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Go (Easter Sermon)
April 29, 2010 01:04 - 30 minutes - 14 MBApril 4, 2010 – Matthew 28:1-20 – Easter – “Go!” It is widely known that Thomas Jefferson could not accept the miraculous elements in Scripture. With a pair of scissors Jefferson edited his own special version of the Bible in which all references to the supernatural were deleted. The closing words of his Bible were: “and [he] placed [Jesus’ body] in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.” Jefferson’s und...
Essential
February 23, 2010 00:42 - 34 minutes - 16 MBFebruary 21, 2010 – Essential - Corinthians 12:21; Ephesians 4:11-16 You know the feeling, you get to the end of the driveway, or the end of your street and suddenly realize you left your cell phone in the house. So what do you do? You stop the car, turn around, run in the house and get it. Now the funny thing is that all of us just a few short years ago used to drive EVERYWHERE without a cell phone. BUT NOW? Now we can’t even run to the corner store to pick up a gallon of milk without...
Win
February 10, 2010 19:01 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBFebruary 7, 2010 – Matt. 7:15-23 – Win! The success or failure of a baseball team is not measured just by ACTIVITY but by achieving the GOAL - having the most players cross home plate. Did you catch that principle? Success is not measured by activity but by achieving the win. If your team’s players don’t cross home plate it doesn’t matter how beautifully the individual players played, or how hard the team worked, or how great the camaraderie on the field. Everything is measured in light ...
Simple
February 02, 2010 19:17 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBJanuary 31, 2010 – Simple – Matt 11:28-30; 22:36-40 While the skeletal system might not be the most important system, the structure that the skeleton gives to the body is necessary for the overall functioning of the Body. The structure of the skeleton allows correct functioning and growth of the other more important systems of the body Structure is NOT the most important thing, but it IS important because it allows our bodies TO DO the most important things. Why the anatomy lesson? Beca...
Defender of the Weak
January 25, 2010 14:48 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBJan. 24, 2010 – “Defender of the Weak” - Dt. 10:18; Ps. 68:5; 82:3-4; Prv. 14:31; 19:17; 31:8-9; Isa. 1:15-17,23; Jer. 22:16 We LOVE stories about “defenders of the weak” - those who defend the cause of the weak, the vulnerable, and the hurting. WHY does this idea so resonate with us? WHY is it that we seek out and retell stories about these defenders of the weak? WHY is it do you think that we find countless myths throughout human history heralding those who are defenders of the weak? ...
Formed to Fit
January 20, 2010 19:24 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBJanuary 17, 2010 – Romans 12:1-8 – Formed to Fit Cal Ripken Jr. is considered to be one of the greatest individual players in baseball history. However, when interviewed about his view of success, this what he said: "I'd much rather be referred to not as an individually great player, or someone who tore up the record books, but someone who came to the ball park and said: 'Okay, I'm here. I want to play. What can I do to help us win today?'" My friends, THAT must be our attitude. What can...
Where are the other nine?
November 23, 2009 16:38 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBNovember 22, 2009 - “Where are the other nine?” - Luke 17:17 We opened the service watching this video: Did you hear what she said?: "I’m thankful for like the fact that God lets us live and breathe and He gives us beautiful lives and art and relationships. And even though we don’t deserve it, He showers His mercy on us year after year. Even though we ignore Him, He takes care of us. He loves us." We have many excuses for NOT thanking God, but many MORE reasons TO thank Him. Psalm 107...
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
November 15, 2009 22:51 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBNov. 15, 2009 - “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” Matthew 6:25-34 ONLY 40 Days until Christmas! JUST 11 Days until Thanksgiving! Do you feel the anxiety rising? Worry is an uninvited guest in most of our lives. What worry really is, is a low grade FEAR. We FEAR that something will or will not happen - whether it is a promotion, a raise, an award, an invitation, a proposal, a closing, a deal, an affirmation. OR we fear that we will or will not have something we ...
If you love only those who love you, what reward will you get?
November 13, 2009 17:34 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBNovember 8, 2009 - If you love only those who love you, what reward will you get? - Matthew 5:46 The Sermon on the Mount in many ways serves as a corrective to the interpretation and application of the law and prophets by the Pharisees. What had they done? In the words of theologian John Stott: “[The Pharisees] made the law’s demands less demanding and the law’s permissions more permissive.” So we come to the question that Jesus’ asks today: "If you love only those who love you, what rew...
Has no one condemned you?
November 01, 2009 22:40 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBNov. 1, 2009 - “Has no one condemned you?” John 8:10, Matt. 7:3-4 Jesus’ questions today should and will cut us to the heart - challenging our attitudes and actions. Hear Him ask you today: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” and also “Has no one condemned you?”
If You Can? - Mark 9:23
October 29, 2009 00:31 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBThis is the video clip from Facing the Giants that we showed Sunday morning before the sermon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyPkUXGq1S0). October 25, 2009, Questions from Jesus: “If You Can?” Mark 9:23 The coach says, "I don’t want you giving up a certain point when you could go further." Maybe we give up too soon. Maybe we've contented ourselves with the 30-yard-line when He wants to bring us to the End Zone. Maybe we've just chosen to sit on the sidelines while He's trying to get u...
Do You Believe This?
October 19, 2009 15:05 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBOctober 4, 2009 – “Do you believe this?” - John 11:26 “Do you believe this?” This is Jesus’ question to us today The word, "believe," is a dominant word in the Gospel of John. He uses the Greek word for believe – pisteuō - 98 times. When John explains the purpose of his gospel in John 20:31 he writes: "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." So belief is not passive, nor it is mere cognit...
Do you want to be well?
September 30, 2009 13:15 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBSeptember 27, 2009 – “Do you want to be well?” – John 5:6 Change is always risky and hard - even when the prospect is of changing from something worn, old, past its prime to something new and better. It’s easier, safer, more comfortable to cling to what we know, sometimes, we just don’t want to change. And that truth is at the heart of the question that we hear Jesus asking us today. For beyond the question of our comfortable old shirts, we must examine the comfortable, yet worn out and ...
What good will it be for a person if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
September 23, 2009 16:08 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBSeptember 20, 2009 - What good will it be for a person if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? - Mark 8:31-38 The economic crisis that we now find ourselves in has brought an interesting phrase into the headlines: toxic assets. Toxic assets are a huge reason why banks are in the trouble that they are in. You see, assets are loans. Somebody owes the bank money that they pay it back with interest. However, as the economy now stands - especially with the mortgage foreclosure cris...
Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
September 16, 2009 16:23 - 32 minutes - 15 MBSeptember 13, 2009 Series: Questions from Jesus Sermon: “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?” Scripture: Luke 13:2 Where were you on September 11, 2001?. Last Friday we paused to remember the anniversary of 9/11 – eight years ago that day. And most of us have vivid images in our minds – sights, sounds, smells - of that day. Often in the wake of tragedy, our fears blind us. We grope through darkness, grasping at ...
Questions: What do you want me to do for you?
September 07, 2009 15:23 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBSept. 6, 2009 - “What do you want me to do for you?” - Mark 10:36, 51 Today we turn to what may be the most frequently asked question of Jesus. It is a question that Jesus seems to ask often, to many different people, and in many different ways: "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked many variations of this question: “What do you want me to do for you?” Mt. 20:32; Mk. 10:36; 10:51; Lk. 18:41 "What is it you want?" Matt 20:20-22 "What are you looking for?" John 1:38 What do w...
How many loaves do you have?
September 01, 2009 20:39 - 18 minutes - 8.65 MB08/23/2009 Series: Questions from Jesus Sermon: “How many loaves do you have?” Text: Mark 6:32-44 We come to God with all kinds of questions. Often we do so much asking and so much talking that rarely do we listen and consider that maybe God has some questions for us. When we read the Gospels, we find that Jesus was a master at asking questions. One scholar counted 307 questions asked by Jesus in the four gospels. So this fall, we embark on a journey – we will study together some of the...
Don't Turn Away
April 27, 2009 16:58 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBC. H. Spurgeon said in one of his sermons: “NATURE is selfish, but grace is loving. He who boasts that he cares for nobody, and nobody cares for him, is the reverse of a Christian, for Jesus Christ enlarges the heart when he cleanses it. None so tender and sympathetic as our Master, and if we be truly his disciples, the same mind will be in us which was also in Christ Jesus.” NATURE is SELFISH - survival of the fittest, every man for himself. However, as Dr. Mead said, the first sign of ci...
A Table for Turncoats, Traitors, and the Timid
April 13, 2009 01:24 - 20 minutes - 9.17 MBThursday, April 9, 2009 - Maundy Thursday - Matthew 26 A Table for Turncoats, Traitors, and the Timid Tonight we read of the events surrounding Jesus’ final meal with His disciples as found in Matthew 26. As we reflect upon the table that Jesus prepared, consider who were the first to receive the new meal He instituted? That evening, we find that it was a Table set for Turncoats, Traitors, and the Timid. A table set for men and women like you and like me.
False Advertising
April 07, 2009 00:27 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBDate: April 5, 2009; Series: At the Cross Sermon: False Advertising; Text: Mark 11:1-21 What has been termed "The Triumphal Entry" is one of the few events recorded in ALL 4 gospels - emphasizing its importance. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem was a carefully orchestrated parable - in the words of theologian Robert Stein, “For Jesus the triumphal entry was a carefully orchestrated messianic act. It was a parabolic act that could be perceived by those with eyes to see but that was concealed fo...
No Condemnation
March 24, 2009 19:38 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBMarch 22, 2009 - Series: At the Cross Sermon: No Condemnation - Luke 7:36-50; John 3:17; Romans 8:1 We’ve all seen people struggling through an airport weighed down by all the baggage they are trying to carry. People who would love to be relieved of their burden - grateful if someone removed just some of that weight from their shoulders. Today, we read the story of a woman who shows up at a dinner party carrying all sorts of baggage. The luggage of her sin weighs her down, the knowledge ...
What Shall We Do: Baptism
March 17, 2009 20:04 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBMarch 15, 2009 – Acts 2:37-41, 8:34-38, 16:30-33 – What shall we do? (Baptism Service) We had some problems with the recording equipment on Sunday morning so this a "re-recording" of the sermon. That Sunday evening we further discussed Baptism and I went into detail about modes (methods) of baptism and why it is we baptize adults and not infants. I included this extended discussion as part of the recording. We opened our baptism service with a clip from the movie O Brother Where Art Thou...
Wise Investments
March 10, 2009 18:17 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBMarch 8, 2009 – Wise Investments - Series: "Being the Church" - Matthew 25:14-30, Ephesians 2:10, 1 Peter 4:10-11. Today’s sermon is NOT about money. It's about something much, much more important. As we wrap up our series on “Being the Church” I’d like us to consider another type of investment. As a part of the Church - as a member of the Body of Christ - how will you invest what you’ve received? According to 1 Cor. 12:7, we who are part of the Church, have all received gifts - “Now to...
Loving Leaders, Faithful Followers
March 03, 2009 03:35 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBDate: March 1, 2009 Series: Being the Church Sermon: Loving Leaders, Faithful Followers Text: Acts 20:28; Heb. 13:17; 1 Thes. 5:12-13; 1 Tim. 3:1,13; 5:17 “Question Authority!” We live in a world that is inherently suspicious of authority. In our fear and suspicion, we have a tendency to throw the concept of authority completely out the window. We try to level the playing field and create a system somehow devoid of any real authority. As such, in our town governments here we have the fa...
Internally Strong, Externally Focused
February 24, 2009 17:57 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBDate: 02/22/2009 Series: Being the Church Sermon: Internally Strong, Externally Focused Text: Matthew 28:18-20; John 17:14-18 There is a conversation that cycles through the church community – “where should we put our attention?” Should the Church’s emphasis be on becoming internally strong - GROWING the Saints? Or should our attention be focused externally - GOING to the lost and suffering? Should we be focused on GROWING or GOING? This question gets danced around, dissected, and debat...
Defense of an Old Fashioned Idea
February 17, 2009 21:21 - 40 minutes - 18.3 MBDate: 02/15/2009 Series: Being the Church Sermon: Defense of an Old-Fashioned Idea Text: Acts 4:32-33 I stumbled across ARTICLE V of our church Constitution titled CHURCH COVENANT. Did you even know we have a Church Covenant? My friends, I have been in this church coming up on six years as of July. NEVER ONCE have we read this covenant together as a body. NEVER ONCE have we asked anyone to consider or affirm this as part of attaining church membership. NEVER ONCE have we referred to it ...
Body by the Spirit
February 10, 2009 17:31 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MB02/08/2009 – Series: Being the Church - Body by the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 12 Nowadays we have: Body by Jake Body by Glamour Body by Dr. Ted Body by Victoria and Body by Milk - because Milk does a Body good Corporately, as the Church, we here have a Body by the Spirit. Last week, we discussed how we are a community of the Spirit. What we will see today is that the Spirit makes us even more than a community, but in a real way, a Body. As 1 Corinthians 12:13,27 says, "So it is with ...
A Community of the Spirit
February 03, 2009 02:31 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MB02/01/2009 - Series: Being the Church, part 2 - A Community of the Spirit - Acts 1:4-5; 2:1-41 Last week we said the church is a community founded upon the Rock of the apostolic message – the divinely inspired confession of and message about Jesus Christ. The identity and message of Jesus Christ are foundational to the identity and message of the church. But while the church is gathered around the identity and message of Jesus Christ, the church is more than that. We will see today that ...
Ekklesia (The Church)
January 27, 2009 15:54 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBJanuary 25, 2009 – ekklesia – Matt, 16:13-20; 18:15-18 For what the church is will determine what it does will determine how the church is to be organized. In other words: form follows function, function follows identity. So we must be clear upon the identity - the nature - of the church. On commentator put it this way, “The interrelationship of the three aspects is clear. The church is. The church does what it is. The church organizes what it does. The nature of the church is based o...
Imago Dei (The Image of God)
January 27, 2009 15:44 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBJanuary 18, 2009 – Imago Dei - Genesis 1:27; 9:5-6; Prov. 31:8-9; Matthew 22:37-40 Imago Dei is Latin phrase used by theologians meaning "The Image of God." As Genesis 1:27 says: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." This concept of Imago Dei is an important one for us to understand for the concept possesses far reaching implications for a plethora of moral issues. Today is Sanctity of Life Sunday, a day in which we rec...
State of the Church address: Grasshoppers or Giant Slayers
January 13, 2009 21:49 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBJanuary 11, 2009 - State of the Church address: Grasshoppers or Giant Slayers, Numbers 13 & 14 Joshua and Caleb are men whose names have endured the test of time. Their deeds are NOT forgotten for they are men who never forgot God’s mighty deeds. These are men who, in faith, believed God’s unbelievable promises, trusted his unknowable strength, and knew His generous gifts. As such, these men became Giant Slayers – unstoppable, courageous, and remembered even until this day. However, the...
Have Yourself a Money Little Christmas
December 01, 2008 21:05 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MB11/30/08 - 1 Tim. 6:3-10, 17-19 - Have Yourself a Money Little Christmas. Financial matters are mentioned more often in the Bible than prayer, healing, or mercy. Why? Because our pursuit of money always threatens to derail our pursuit of God. That’s exactly what had happened in the Church at Ephesus. In today’s passage, we will hear Paul condemn "men...who think that godliness is a means to financial gain" (6:4) and in 6:10, those "eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierc...
Thanksgiving (1 Timothy 1:17, 6:15-16)
November 24, 2008 21:56 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBNovember 23, 2008 – 1 Tim 1:17; 6:15-16 – Thanksgiving As often happens in Paul's writings, when he begins to dwell upon God and re-tells the story of Grace – the story of Jesus Christ - he often breaks into doxology and thanksgiving (cf. Rom. 1:25; 9:5; 11:36; 16:27; Gal. 1:3-5; Eph 3:20-21; Phil. 4:20; 2 Tim. 4:18) Good theology should always lead us to doxology. Theology (theo - God & logos - words) words about God. Doxology (doxo - glory & logos - words) words of Glory. Right words ab...
House Rules
November 18, 2008 17:55 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBNovember 16, 2008 – 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2 – House Rules - from the series: "Watch Your Step: A Study in First Timothy." In chapter Five of First Timothy, Paul reminds the church at Ephesus of the House Rules. As Paul wrote in 3:15 - the church is God’s Household. So when you're in God house - in His family - you play by His rules. We remember that the household at Ephesus was in disorder, wrought by the false teachers and the wayward leaders whom Timothy had been left to silence. For Timoth...
Leaders Worth Following (part 2) - Deacons
November 10, 2008 22:39 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MB11/09/2008 – 1 Timothy 3:8-16 – "Leaders Worth Following - Deacons (part 2) - Deacons." From the series: "Watch Your Step: A Study through First Timothy." In the New Testament - and here in the letter of 1 Timothy - we see alongside the Elder another official role of church leadership. A role of equal importance but different function - the role of Deacon. The Greek diakonos that we translate here as Deacon is translated elsewhere in the New Testament literally as servant or minister. S...
Leaders Worth Following (part 1) - Elders
November 03, 2008 15:55 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MB11/02/2008 – 1 Timothy 3:1-16 – Leaders Worth Following. First Timothy offers ample evidence that some of the false teachers at Ephesus were the very Elders charged with the care of God’s household. This would account for the extended treatment of the qualifications for church leadership here in 1 Tim. 3:1-16 and later the discipline of church leaders in 1 Tim. 5:17-22. Paul had predicted a day when some of the church leaders might go bad in his tearful farewell speech to the Ephesian chur...