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Sovereign Grace Community Church is a 1689 Reformed Baptist church located in the Central Business District of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Join us in fellowship on Sundays at 10am and Wednesdays at 6pm. You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube by searching @SGCCAbuja
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Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Self righteousness is a pollutant; it pollutes the heart of the self righteous one and the ones it comes in contact with. It is driven by a spirit that trusts in itself as upstanding and able to meet by performance, the unattainable standards of a holy God. Jesus identified this kind of heart when He told a parable about a Pharisee and a tax collector in Luke 18:9,
"He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt:".
He told this parable to highlight the dangers of a heart that trusts in itself as righteous and the futility of such a venture. Self righteousness, as seen in the posture of the Pharisee, leads only to God's disapproval and eventual destruction. A contrite heart, as displayed by the tax collector, is one that God delights in. God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. The one who considers their wretched state and finds no ability in themselves to fulfill the righteous demands of God is the one God lifts up and grants the gift of righteousness. Jesus came into the world to live the perfect life we could never live so that our righteousness is rooted only in him, not in ourselves. When we ascribe righteousness to our own deeds, we reject Christ and his sacrifice.
In this sermon, pastor Adeola points to the dangers of self righteousness and the blessings of a humble heart.
Thursday May 30, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
The Gospel is all powerful. What this proposition means is that when the Gospel makes its home in the heart of a person, it affects every aspect of their lives and changes their entire worldview so that every of life's question finds answers in the truth of the gospel. And it does so not by a set of rules but the its sheer power to take the heart of a person and transform it in a way that enables them to live the life that pleases God. In three subforms, Pastor Adeola posited that:
The gospel is for Christians. The gospel is the ultimate source of transformation and The gospel is what God has done for us.
The power of the gospel brings salvation to your soul and delivers you at the very core from the raging drawbacks that keep you bound to the issues of life. It transforms your view of what is needful and sets you on the path to a truly fulfilled life that can only come from God's all powerful gospel. In this sermon series, Pastor Adeola intends to show us the transforming power of the Gospel.
Thursday May 23, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
If you have ever wondered what it truly means that a group of people are called a church and how that group fits into the larger context of the church of God, then this sermon will be helpful in bringing clarity, particularly as it derives from the undisputed source of all truth; the scriptures. As you listen, you will learn that the church of God is the only institution that the Lord Jesus Christ founded for his people to be joined to and for the protection and spread of the gospel. The church is both local in organization and global in its scope. More specifically, you will learn that the church of God is the church of God, the church of God is the local church…a specific group of people in a specific place and the church of God is the universal church…all the people everywhere, throughout history, who have believed in Christ.
If you’re a Christian, you should love the church of God and be glad that it’s the church of God, not of man. It should give you cause for thanks that God has ordained for his church to be the local church, a specific group of people and a specific time in a specific place, in which he brings all the comforts of the gospel to his people in their own context.
Thursday May 16, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024