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Love-Driven Generosity

Sermon: Generosity

Speaker: Raphael Mnkandhla

Scripture: 2 Cor 8:10-24

Main Idea: Generosity springs from the love of Christ within us, flowing through us to bring glory to Him.

More Than That: Grace-Driven Generosity

Following the final sermon in the Fruit of the Spirit series, Tyler talks with Raphael about what counts as giving generously, giving is a marker of a healthy Christian, quantifiable-vs-qualifiable ministry receipts, and pastors/ministry leaders as full-time ministers of the gospel.

Passage: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

4 Views book on tithing.

The Allure of Gentleness by Dallas Willard

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Grace-Driven Generosity

Sermon: Generosity

Speaker: Raphael Mnkandhla

Scripture: 2 Cor 8:1-9

Main Idea: A life rooted in grace bears the fruit of generosity.

More Than That: Fruit of the Spirit-- Self-Control

Following the final sermon in the Fruit of the Spirit series, Tyler talks with Raphael about self-control during the 2024 election, why Paul brings up the fruit of the spirit, the Westminster Confession, Jesus' entrance into the wilderness as an echo of Exodus, the difference between freedom for and freedom from, and the self-controlled church as attractive.

Passage: Galatians 5:22-23; Matthew 4:1-11

4 Views book on tithing.

Inspiring Philosophy's video about Halloween

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Fruit of the Spirit-- Self-Control

Sermon: Fruit of the Spirit

Speaker: Raphael Mnkandhla

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23; Matthew 4:1-11

Main Idea: The Holy Spirit gives us self-control to resist temptation and to submit to God.

More Than That: Fruit of the Spirit-- Gentleness

Following his sermon in the Fruit of the Spirit series, Tyler talks with Raphael about gentleness in the everyday life, seeing each person as an image bearer as a starting point for gentleness, and how to be gentle with and pray for each image bearer who disagrees with you about a sensitive area.

Passage: Galatians 5:22-23; Matthew 11:28-30

The Allure of Gentleness by Dallas Willard

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Fruit of the Spirit-- Gentleness

Sermon: Fruit of the Spirit

Speaker: Raphael Mnkandhla

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23; Matthew 11:28-30

Main Idea: Gentleness is not weakness but Christlikeness.

Fruit of the Spirit-- Faithfulness

Sermon: Fruit of the Spirit

Speaker: Dr. Tim Bryant

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23; John 17:1-4

Main Idea: Faithfulness is but one element of the Fruit of the Spirit, which needs to be concatenated (interconnected) with the other elements of the fruit of the spirit and empowered by God to be genuine.

More Than That: Fruit of the Spirit-- Goodness

Following his sermon in the Fruit of the Spirit series, Tyler talks with Raphael about the problem of evil, how to look at Luke 18:22, divine simplicity, and painting the gospel vividly.

Passage: Galatians 5:22-23; Luke 18:18-20

Yujin Nagasawa's New Book

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Fruit of the Spirit-- Goodness

Sermon: Fruit of the Spirit

Speaker: Raphael Mnkandhla

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23; Luke 18:18-20

Main Idea: God, the good Father, gives us Christ, the good Shepherd, who makes us good servants through the Spirit.