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David, Jonathan, & Saul
March 11, 2013 02:37 - 41 minutes - 24.9 MB1 Samuel 18:1–16 (Listen) David and Jonathan’s Friendship 18:1 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father’s house. 3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and hi...
The Lord Will Save
March 03, 2013 22:20 - 36 minutes - 22.2 MB1 Samuel 17:31–58 (Listen) 31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. 32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.” 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his fath...
A Man After God’s Own Heart
February 25, 2013 02:20 - 33 minutes - 20 MB1 Samuel 16 (Listen) David Anointed King 16:1 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ 3 And invite Jesse to the sac...
The Disobedience of Saul
February 18, 2013 02:55 - 39 minutes - 24.1 MB1 Samuel 15:1–31 (Listen) The Lord Rejects Saul 15:1 And Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the LORD. 2 Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt. 3 Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction1 all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donk...
There’s No Rock Like Jesus
February 11, 2013 02:16 - 41 minutes - 24.6 MB1 Samuel 1:1–20 (Listen) The Birth of Samuel 1:1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, wh...
Hymn of Repentance
February 03, 2013 22:15 - 32 minutes - 19 MBPsalm 130 (Listen) My Soul Waits for the Lord A Song of Ascents. 130:1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! 2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! 3 If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; 6 my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the m...
Pursuing Those Who Have Wandered
January 27, 2013 22:50 - 26 minutes - 15.7 MBJames 5:19–20 (Listen) 19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. (ESV)
Healing Prayer
January 21, 2013 04:50 - 35 minutes - 21.4 MBJames 5:13–18 (Listen) The Prayer of Faith 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one ...
Yes and No
January 14, 2013 03:26 - 32 minutes - 19.8 MBJames 5:12 (Listen) 12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. (ESV) Matthew 5:33–37 (Listen) Oaths 33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, ...
Patience
January 07, 2013 03:35 - 37 minutes - 21.8 MBJames 5:7–11 (Listen) Patience in Suffering 7 Be patient, therefore, brothers,1 until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. 10 As an example of suffering and...
O Come Let Us Adore Him
December 17, 2012 02:25 - 35 minutes - 20 MBMatthew 2:1–13 (Listen) The Visit of the Wise Men 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men1 from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose2 and have come to worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Chr...
With Us to Save Us
December 10, 2012 03:13 - 25 minutes - 14.9 MBMatthew 1:18–25 (Listen) The Birth of Jesus Christ 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ1 took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed2 to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not ...
Jesus’ Dysfunctional Family
December 03, 2012 04:32 - 33 minutes - 19.9 MBMatthew 1:1–17 (Listen) The Genealogy of Jesus Christ 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,1 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salm...
Praise the Lord
November 26, 2012 02:54 - 34 minutes - 20.1 MBPsalms 148–150 (Listen) Praise the Name of the Lord 148:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! 2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! 3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! 4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were created. 6 And he established them forever and ever; ...
Riches Untold
November 19, 2012 04:56 - 41 minutes - 23.7 MBJames 5:1–6 (Listen) Warning to the Rich 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the...
Deo Volente
November 12, 2012 04:19 - 33 minutes - 19.4 MBJames 4:13–17 (Listen) Boasting About Tomorrow 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 So whoever ...
Our Call to Peacemaking
November 05, 2012 03:44 - 48 minutes - 28.3 MBJames 3:13–18 (Listen) Wisdom from Above 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above...
A Cry In The Darkness
October 29, 2012 02:41 - 30 minutes - 17.5 MBPsalm 88 (Listen) I Cry Out Day and Night Before You A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil1 of Heman the Ezrahite. 88:1 O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. 2 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry! 3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength, 5...
The Dangers of Envy
October 15, 2012 02:04 - 42 minutes - 24.5 MBJames 3:13–4:6 (Listen) Wisdom from Above 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from abov...
Who Can Tame the Tongue?
October 08, 2012 02:07 - 38 minutes - 22.3 MBJames 3:1–12 (Listen) Taming the Tongue 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. 3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong...
A New Song In My Mouth
October 01, 2012 06:46 - 25 minutes - 15.1 MBPsalm 40 (Listen) My Help and My Deliverer To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, w...
Faith Without Works Doesn’t Work
September 24, 2012 04:39 - 45 minutes - 29.3 MBJames 2:14–26 (Listen) Faith Without Works Is Dead 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good1 is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But someone will say, “You have faith and ...
Fulfilling the Royal Law
September 17, 2012 02:29 - 32 minutes - 19.4 MBJames 1:26–2:13 (Listen) 26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. The Sin of Partiality 2:1 My brothers,1 show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and f...
Be Doers of the Word
September 10, 2012 02:20 - 41 minutes - 24.8 MBJames 1:18–25 (Listen) 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Hearing and Doing the Word 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But ...
Receiving the Implanted Word
September 03, 2012 04:49 - 31 minutes - 18.9 MBJames 1:18–25 (Listen) 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Hearing and Doing the Word 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But ...
Thirsting for God
August 27, 2012 02:30 - 35 minutes - 21.4 MBPsalm 42 (Listen) Book Two Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul? To the choirmaster. A Maskil1 of the Sons of Korah. 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?2 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go wit...
Trials and Temptations
August 20, 2012 04:48 - 34 minutes - 20.1 MBJames 1:9–18 (Listen) 9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass1 he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits. 12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised ...
Testing
August 13, 2012 04:36 - 32 minutes - 19.3 MBJames 1:1–8 (Listen) Greeting 1:1 James, a servant1 of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Testing of Your Faith 2 Count it all joy, my brothers,2 when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to ...
Theological Coffeehouse: Faith in the Digital Age
August 09, 2012 04:43 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBJoel Brooks speaks on the role and influence of technology in our faith. How does Twitter, Facebook, blogging, smartphones, etc. effect the way we relate to God and one another? Would Jesus have used Facebook? Would he have broadcast on television to communicate his message? How can technology help and hurt our purpose in life?
The Lord Is Our Inheritance
August 06, 2012 03:21 - 30 minutes - 17.3 MBJoshua 13:32–33 (Listen) 32 These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. 33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel is their inheritance, just as he said to them. (ESV)
Heart of Repentance
July 30, 2012 00:41 - 35 minutes - 19.1 MBPsalm 51 (Listen) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1 Have mercy on me,1 O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned ...
Hope and Holiness
July 23, 2012 03:08 - 29 minutes - 17.1 MB1 Peter 1:13–21 (Listen) Called to Be Holy 13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action,1 and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impar...
God’s Whisper
July 16, 2012 02:41 - 34 minutes - 20.6 MB1 Kings 19:1–18 (Listen) Elijah Flees Jezebel 19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” 3 Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day’s jou...
Theological Coffeehouse: Legalism, Freedom, & Grace
July 12, 2012 04:10 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBJeffrey Heine and Josh Hausen wrestle with the issues of legalism, freedom, & grace. They address questions like “Why is legalism so dangerous?”, “Does it really matter if I sin?”, “What difference does it make if I am obedient or not?”, “Does obeying the Bible make me a legalist?”
Why Not Rather Be Wronged?
July 09, 2012 02:46 - 39 minutes - 23.3 MB1 Corinthians 6:1–11 (Listen) Lawsuits Against Believers 6:1 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? 3 Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! 4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those w...
That You May Be Filled
July 02, 2012 03:43 - 34 minutes - 20.6 MBColossians 1 (Listen) Greeting 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brothers1 in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. Thanksgiving and Prayer 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this yo...
The LORD Is My Shepherd
June 25, 2012 02:15 - 35 minutes - 20.4 MBPsalm 23 (Listen) The Lord Is My Shepherd A Psalm of David. 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.1 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness2 for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,3 I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before m...
I Am With You Always
June 18, 2012 03:51 - 35 minutes - 20.2 MBJudges 6:7–24 (Listen) 7 When the people of Israel cried out to the LORD on account of the Midianites, 8 the LORD sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery. 9 And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land. 10 And I said to you, ‘I am the LORD your God; you...
Theological Coffeehouse: The Doctrine of the Trinity
June 14, 2012 04:32 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBThe Doctrine of the Trinity: Treasure or Embarassment? Dr. Graham Cole explores the biblical, historical and contemporary perspective of the Trinity with an eye on its value for the Christian life today.
The Only Cure for a Troubled Soul
June 11, 2012 04:08 - 40 minutes - 23.8 MBLuke 12:22–34 (Listen) Do Not Be Anxious 22 And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his ...
The Gospel and Justice
June 04, 2012 03:05 - 35 minutes - 20.6 MBAmos 8:4–7 (Listen) 4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and bring the poor of the land to an end, 5 saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel1 great and deal deceitfully with false balances, 6 that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and sell the chaff of the wheat?” 7 The LORD has sworn b...
God Our Father
May 28, 2012 03:33 - 29 minutes - 16.9 MBPsalm 103 (Listen) Bless the Lord, O My Soul Of David. 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The LORD works righteo...
The Word of Christ Dwelling in You Richly
May 21, 2012 03:19 - 33 minutes - 19.5 MBDeuteronomy 6:4–9 (Listen) 4 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.1 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shal...
Theological Coffeehouse: Embracing Joy in a Deceiving World
May 10, 2012 04:50 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBHappiness. The American Dream. You can achieve it if you work hard enough. There are many lies that pull at you to find the good life by seeking after it, yet when you live like the joy you want is a gift from God you will eventually experience more of it. This talk will help you understand that process.
The Seriousness of Sin and the Certainty of Forgiveness
May 07, 2012 03:51 - 32 minutes - 18.8 MBPsalm 32 (Listen) Blessed Are the Forgiven A Maskil1 of David. 32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up2 as by the heat of summer. Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin...
Unity in Christ (Part 2)
April 30, 2012 03:21 - 33 minutes - 18.9 MBJohn 17:20–24 (Listen) 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and ...
Unity in Christ (Part 1)
April 23, 2012 03:20 - 23 minutes - 13.5 MBJohn 17:20–24 (Listen) 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and ...
Gospel of Grace
April 16, 2012 02:42 - 40 minutes - 23.5 MBActs 20:24–32 (Listen) 24 But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole coun...