Colonial Presbyterian Church

Jonah: Substitutionary Love - Jonah 1:10-16 - Pastor Jim West

April 14, 2024 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

If you know yourself to be saved…if you truly believe that you were bound for destruction in a storm of your own making and you were saved when Jesus took the dive on your behalf, then you will exceedingly fear the LORD. Love makes sacrifices. The call to substitutionary love is not optional for Christians; it defines Christians. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

Jonah: Othering - Jonah 1:7-10 - Pastor Jim West

April 07, 2024 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Take a good hard look into your identity. Listen carefully to the words that come out of your mouth. Be open to the possibility that you have an “othering” problem. Everything you hold dear is soon to be tested, and the test will reveal your true allegiance. Jonah is on the run from God. He has no intention of obeying God’s call upon his life to confront Israel’s enemy, that great city of Nineveh, with the news about God’s imminent justice and His offer of mercy. Support the show Thank...

The Story of Jesus - From the Cross to a Crown - Hebrews 12:1–2 - Pastor Greg Ealey

March 31, 2024 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

Jesus died so that you can have hope...the pain is hard...the people talk about you...the struggles are deep...but the closer you get to Jesus...the sweeter it gets...you began to look past the pain...and give praise...you began to look past the insults...and see a crown of righteousness...you began to look past the heartache...and see the glory of eternal life...you may have a cross...but for everyone that has a cross...there is a crown. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us...

Resurrection Power - Philippians 3:7-11 - Pastor Jim West

March 31, 2024 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Today the Church universal gathers in every tribe, tongue and nation to celebrate the empty tomb and the joy of our Lord’s resurrection. The Empty Tomb is the hinge of history. Everything about our hope rests upon this historical fact: Christ is risen, He is risen indeed! Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

JONAH: Casting Lots - Jonah 1:6-10 - Pastor Jim West

March 24, 2024 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

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Called to Culture -1 Corinthians 9:19-23 - Pastor Jeff Sparks

March 17, 2024 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

When Christ Jesus commands us to “go and make disciples,” implicit in the dynamic of how that will actually happen is an understanding that we’re not only preaching the gospel to those God sends us to but also to “go and live the gospel” out with someone we are Discipling. Go to your culture my friends . . . wherever the Holy Spirit is calling you, to whomever he is calling you to . . . GO. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

Jonah: What the Storm Reveals - Pastor Jim West - Jonah 1:4-6; Acts 27:18-25

March 10, 2024 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

God has sent a great storm upon the sea. Jonah’s disobedience has invoked God’s wrath, and the consequences of Jonah’s choices are bringing great peril to the sailors onboard the ship. We will return to the ship and look closely at the contrast between Jonah in the storm and the Apostle Paul who endured a very similar storm many years later. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

What do you do when God says no? - Pastor Greg Ealey - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

March 03, 2024 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

Sometimes in our life we may be asking God for something and he is continually telling us no...the hurt is still there...the pain is still there...the sickness is still there...the relationship is still broken...the person is still our boss...the coworker is still getting on our nerves...the finances are still not what I expect... But even though we ask...God is still saying no....So, what do you do when God says no? Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagra...

Jonah: The Storm of God’s - Jonah 1:4-6 - Pastor Jim West

February 25, 2024 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MB

This little story of Jonah is not intended to make us feel great about ourselves. It’s a wakeup call to God’s people. God has His heart set on Nineveh, and He has called us to speak the truth to a lost and perishing world. God loves that motley crew on the deck of a sinking ship, and He has placed us on that ship that we might bear witness to the One, True God in our prayers and in our service. As those entrusted with His Word, called to be a light in the midst of this present darkness, it ...

Running from God - Jonah 1:1-3 - Pastor Jim West

February 18, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Let us learn from Jonah. The place of our greatest freedom is in the presence of the Lord…not away from the presence of the Lord. The safest place for our souls is in our present obedience; disobedience is a sure path to disaster. When we are in the presence of the Lord, He pays the cost for us. When we flee the presence of the Lord, the cost is ours and ours alone. When we rest in the presence of the Lord, our identity is secure, regardless of the circumstances. When we flee the presence o...

Jonah-Running from God - Jonah 1:1-3 - Pastor Jim West

February 18, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Let us learn from Jonah. The place of our greatest freedom is in the presence of the Lord…not away from the presence of the Lord. The safest place for our souls is in our present obedience; disobedience is a sure path to disaster. When we are in the presence of the Lord, He pays the cost for us. When we flee the presence of the Lord, the cost is ours and ours alone. When we rest in the presence of the Lord, our identity is secure, regardless of the circumstances. When we flee the presence o...

Jonah: The Call to Nineveh - Jonah 1:1-3 - Pastor Jim West

February 11, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

Is God less than loving by commanding his prophet Jonah to go to Nineveh? No. God loves Jonah, but God has every right to call His servant to be His mouthpiece to a hostile nation. Is God less than loving if Jonah suffers persecution, torture, or death as a result of this assignment? No...God is never less than loving in anything God does because God IS love. But that’s a hard pill to swallow, particularly if you are Jonah. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or In...

Jonah: The Backstory of Middle Earth - Jonah 1:1-3 - PASTOR JIM WEST

February 04, 2024 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

Jonah is a colorful, exciting, dramatic short story that has value in and of itself. However, the more we know of the deep history leading up to Jonah, the more we will come to grasp the profound significance of this little story tucked away in the much-neglected section of our Bibles commonly referred to as “the minor prophets”. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

Jonah: Pursued by Grace - Jonah 1:1 - PASTOR JIM WEST

January 28, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

This favorite story of Jews, Muslims, and Christians is still popular today. This sermon delves into the relevancy for today: who was Jonah, when did he live, and best of all, what to make of the whale. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

The Drum Major Instinct – Part 2 - Pastor Greg Ealey - Matthew 25:33–40

January 21, 2024 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Today we want to move from the principle of service to the practice of service. As we said last week, The principle of service shows us the argument for why we should commit our lives to serving, especially for the matter of building bridges and breaking down walls. The practice of service shows us what it practically looks like. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

The Drum Major Instinct - Pastor Greg Ealey -1 Peter 4:10-11

January 14, 2024 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

Jesus avoided the drum major instinct. Jesus consistently exemplified the message of humility. Even when his followers wanted him to make a stand and overthrow the government, his response was, my time has not come. Why, because the strongest strategy for progress and success, is humility and servitude. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

Hurts So Good: Radical Generosity with Wealth - Pastor Jim West -Luke 16:1-14

January 07, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Knowing and experiencing God’s radical, costly grace leads a Christian to become a radically generous person in every domain of life including the way we treat people, the use of our time, the way we extend hospitality…we become radically generous people in every currency of life which is costly…it’s often painful…but we become generous towards others because God was so radically generous towards us. This morning we will wrap up the series by looking at what Jesus says about wealth in one of...

5 - Advent - Wisemen - Matthew 2:1-12 - Pastor Mark Potter

December 31, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

Wisemen? Magi? Little is recorded in scripture about these men. However this well researched sermon into the oral traditions and works of ancient scholars sheds much light on this subject. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

4 - Advent -The Journey to Christmas: “Behold!” - Luke 2:8-20 - Pastor Jim West

December 24, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

The power of the Gospel to eradicate fear from your life will depend on the degree to which you truly behold—gaze at, grasp, relish, internalize, rejoice in—the Gospel. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

3 - Advent - Joseph's Journey to Christmas - Matthew 1:18-25 - Pastor Greg Ealey

December 17, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

Joseph, a man who finds himself in a peculiar situation. He is betrothed to a woman of whom he has never laid with, but now she is pregnant. Having been engaged myself as a young man, I can imagine the anticipation of being engaged. The joy of knowing your wife who has been waiting on you her whole life and you have been waiting on her to seal this agreement, the covenant of marriage. Waiting a year to touch his wife and in his excitement, waiting and anticipating … Joseph gets the word… ...

2 - Advent - Mary's Journey to Christmas - Pastor Tami Lundgren -Luke 1:26-38

December 03, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB

The birth of Jesus to a teenage mother is a familiar story to most of us. But in the familiarity of this story, we often lose perspective on just how hard it must have been for Mary. We tend to jump to the happy ending - the birth of the Savior of the World and skip over the reality of what Mary must have gone through, the pain she felt, the emotions she experienced, and the journey she went on. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info coloni...

1- Advent -Journey of Hope - Craig Howard | Mission Southside - ISAIAH 58:1-12

November 27, 2023 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

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Nov 19-2023 - Hurts So Good: Radical Generosity with Time - Pastor Jim West - Luke 10:25-37

November 20, 2023 02:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

We will take a brief look at what it means to be radically generous in the currency of time. Our text will be Luke 10:25-37. My message will fall under three subheadings: 1) Self Justification; 2) The Myth of Busyness and Self-Importance; 3) The Catalyst of Compassion; and 4) Identifying Your Mission. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram more info colonialkc.org

Nov 12, 2023 - Pastor Jim West - Luke 14:7-24 - Hurts So Good: Generous Hospitality

November 12, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

This morning I’m going to focus on a currency that is quite costly and maybe even a bit intimidating for some of us, and that is the currency of hospitality. Many of us give of our time to serve and volunteer, and many of us give some money to charity or noble causes, but we would rather not get too involved with people! We like our privacy; we don’t want to get tangled up in other people’s problems; and we generally prioritize spending time and investing energy in people we like and have mu...

Nov 05, 2023-Hurts So Good: The Heart of Radical Generosity-Pastor Jim West- Luke 18:9-17

November 05, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

The Gospel leads us to radical generosity that is costly. Now, the Gospel oriented concept of radical generosity is quite different from what immediately comes to mind when we think of generosity. For the most part, we think of generosity in terms of giving money, and that is not incorrect, because being generous means no less than giving our money…but it means so much more. Radical generosity is a heart change that affects all the various currencies of life including hospitality, our person...

38 - Ephesians - 10/29/2023 - One In Christ: A Modern Day Ephesians Story

October 29, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

On Sunday we had the opportunity to witness One In Christ. Meghan Connors and Neil Getzlow have overcome their past lives through God’s unlimited grace and unconditional love, and now minister to others. Meghan has educated law enforcement, healthcare workers, probation & parole employees, court advocates, direct support advocates, and others about how to identify, understand, and respond to human trafficking from her unique vantage. She’s received awards for her work and achievements, a sc...

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