Obedience - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:28:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg Obedience - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 Rooted – 1 John – Week 2 https://liferoads.org/sermons/rooted-1-john-week-2/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:28:35 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5312 There is a Christian maxim, origin unknown, “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.” Take sin seriously! Sin ruins. However, do not carry your sin (or others) as a burden; we have an advocate. “[Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins,” meaning He has turned God’s wrath into favor through His love (⁠1 John 2:1-2⁠). Jesus’ love language is obedience. […]

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]]> There is a Christian maxim, origin unknown, “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.” Take sin seriously! Sin ruins. However, do not carry your sin (or others) as a burden; we have an advocate. “[Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins,” meaning He has turned God’s wrath into favor through His love (⁠1 John 2:1-2⁠). Jesus’ love language is obedience. That word might make us flinch, but if we have accepted His grace and seek Him, we will find great confidence and assurance in following His wisdom (⁠1 John 2:3-6⁠). It begins with the Great Commandment (⁠John 13:34-35⁠), Love God and Love people (⁠1 John 2:7-11⁠)(⁠⁠1 John 2:12-17⁠⁠). Keep in mind that loving God means not loving the things of the world, for we cannot serve two masters (⁠Matthew 6:24⁠). Obedience to the world is incompatible with obedience to Christ. Just as Jesus prayed, “I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth.”(⁠John 17:14-19⁠).

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]]> Following Jesus – Week 5 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-5/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 02:03:36 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4977 This message challenges us to honestly evaluate the substance of our faith: Are we Jesus flavored or Jesus filled? Drawing from ⁠Matthew 7⁠, we look at three essential tests Jesus gives: the Fruit Test, the Obedience Test, and the Foundation Test. Popularity, appearances, and good intentions aren’t enough — what matters is a life rooted in knowing Jesus, doing God’s will, and building on the unshakable foundation of His Word. In a world filled with spiritual shortcuts and diluted faith, […]

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]]> This message challenges us to honestly evaluate the substance of our faith: Are we Jesus flavored or Jesus filled? Drawing from ⁠Matthew 7⁠, we look at three essential tests Jesus gives: the Fruit Test, the Obedience Test, and the Foundation Test. Popularity, appearances, and good intentions aren’t enough — what matters is a life rooted in knowing Jesus, doing God’s will, and building on the unshakable foundation of His Word. In a world filled with spiritual shortcuts and diluted faith, Jesus calls us to the narrow road that leads to life.

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]]> Humility from Heaven https://liferoads.org/sermons/humility-from-heaven/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 03:09:51 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3801 The hymn Christ-Hymn of Philippians 2 is masterfully honoring the humanity and deity of Christ. Paul paints Jesus at the highest peak of
honor, placing his name above all creation; and shows this from the vantage point of the lowest points of humanity; emptied, humble and obedient.

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Romans 7:25

Romans 12:2

Deuteronomy 21:23

Luke 2:35

Exodus 3:14

Isaiah 45:22-25

2 Corinthians 4:6-7

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]]> Hope and Holiness – Pt.2 https://liferoads.org/sermons/hope-holiness-pt-2/ https://liferoads.org/sermons/hope-holiness-pt-2/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2017 21:39:20 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=832 We have a great hope in Gods promises. We have a great hope in Him. Now, a call for action. Be different as your God is different.

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Gal 5:19-23

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