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Gospel-Centered Apologetics- Lecture 5- The Danger of Under-Spiritualizing Faith

November 6, 2024 By Matthew Cooke Leave a Comment

Apologetics is the biblical practice of defending the faith. Paul did it. Peter did it. Jesus did it. And we are commanded to do it. But man’s problem is not only an intellectual problem but a spiritual and moral problem. Listen as Pastor Matt explains from Romans 1 the limits of evidence and reason, and […]

Filed Under: Gospel Centered Apologetics Tagged With: Depravity, Evidence, Fallen Nature, Gospel-Centered Apologetics, illumination

Matthew 16:17-19 Jesus’ Response the Peter’s Great Confession-Part 1

March 19, 2023 By Matthew Cooke Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Dominion, Ecclesiology, illumination, Matthew, The Great Commission

Matthew 9:32-34 Men With Good Eyes Who Could Not See

August 2, 2020 By Matthew Cooke Leave a Comment

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Matthew 9:27-31 Blind Men Who See So Clearly

July 26, 2020 By Matthew Cooke Leave a Comment

God’s grace is amazing! Consider the story of the two blind men who Jesus healed in Matthew 9. Before Jesus healed their blindness, God had already opened their eyes to a profound truth. Two poor, destitute, blind men understood what the prominent, rich, healthy Scribes, Pharisees, & teachers of the law had missed; Jesus was […]

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I Thessalonians 2:13-16 Two Responses on Display

July 16, 2017 By Matthew Cooke Leave a Comment

It is not astounding that people reject the Gospel. It is not astounding that Christianity is losing influence in the West today. It is astounding that it has spread as it has, and that it continues to spread. Listen as Pastor Matt shows from I Thessalonians 3:13-16 two opposite responses to the Gospel: The response […]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Depravity, Effectual Call, Gospel, illumination

I Thessalonians 1:1-6 Recognizing the Family (Part 2)

February 12, 2017 By Matthew Cooke Leave a Comment

In our last sermon in I Thessalonians we looked at the beautiful concept of the Church as a family. But how does one become part of that family of God? And how do we recognize our brothers and sisters in Christ? Listen as Pastor Matt examines I Thessalonians 1:4-6 to show that God, in His […]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Conversion, Election, I Thessalonians, illumination

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