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Sermons – Grace In the Desert

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“A Bold Approach, a Reception of Mercy, & Needed Grace”

February 26, 2022 19:30 - 69.5 MB

Revelation 1:10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” 12 I turned around to see the […]

“Consider Jesus: Apostle & High Priest of Our Confession”

February 19, 2022 19:10 - 60.8 MB

Romans 13:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 14 I myself feel confident about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to […]

“Crown of Glory & Tasting Death – We Do See Jesus”

February 12, 2022 19:05 - 47.9 MB

Psa. 8:1 O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! ¶ You have set your glory above the heavens.   Psa. 8:2 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger.   Psa. 8:3  ¶ […]

“Of Prophets, Angels, & the Very Being of God”

February 05, 2022 19:00 - 44.9 MB

2Pet. 1:16 ¶ For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. 2Pet. 1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the […]

“Laodicea’s Last Stumble Back”

January 29, 2022 19:10 - 45.4 MB

Matt. 25:31 ¶ “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. Matt. 25:32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, […]

“His Voice, a Knock, & the Church’s Last Stumble”

January 22, 2022 19:10 - 61.3 MB

Eph. 2:3 All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else. Eph. 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us Eph. 2:5 even […]

“Lamblike: The Cross, The Sword, & the Beast’s New Image”

January 15, 2022 19:15 - 53.3 MB

John 10:7 ¶ So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. John 10:8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. John 10:9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will […]

“The & the Cross – A Brief Open Door”

January 08, 2022 19:10 - 58.2 MB

Isaiah 22:  20 On that day I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah, 21 and will clothe him with your robe and bind your sash on him. I will commit your authority to his hand, and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. 22 […]

“Communion – More Thank Resolution”

January 01, 2022 19:15 - 23.8 MB

Welcome to our New Years’ 2022 Communion Devotion. We celebrate each Communion service together with our sister congregation The Peoria Spanish Group. Translated by Lourdes Colin Romans 7:21-8:1 21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight […]

“The Sword The Cross & a Dead Church”

December 18, 2021 19:15 - 53.3 MB

Is. 9:1  ¶ But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. […]

“The Cross & the Sword – A Deadly Compromise”

December 04, 2021 19:15 - 57.4 MB

Matt. 10:34 ¶ “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matt. 10:35 For I have come to set a man against his father,                           and a daughter […]

“Smyrna & the Martyrs – the Ultimate Stumbling Fools”

November 27, 2021 19:15 - 53.8 MB

Matt. 5:9 ¶ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matt. 5:10 ¶ “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. 5:11 ¶ “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you […]

“Enduring to the End”

November 20, 2021 19:10 - 86.9 MB

Hebrews 12:1-2 12 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking only at Jesus, the [a]originator and perfecter of the faith, who […]

“Be a Light In the Darkness”

November 13, 2021 19:00 - 68.4 MB

John 3:14-19 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who [a]believes will have eternal life in Him. 16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him […]

“The Stumbling Power of Losing”

November 06, 2021 19:05 - 95.7 MB

1John 4:7 Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.  9 By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we […]

“The Stumbling Block of Being Good”

October 23, 2021 19:00 - 102 MB

Matt. 9:9 ¶ As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. Matt. 9:10 ¶ And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with […]

“Forgiveness – The Foolishness Continues”

October 16, 2021 19:15 - 103 MB

Luke 7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him—that she is a sinner.” Luke 7:40 Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something […]

“Our Foolish Paradigm of Power”

October 09, 2021 19:15 - 99.9 MB

Phil. 2:5 Let the same mind be in you that wasa in Christ Jesus, Phil. 2:6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, Phil. 2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, Phil. 2:8 […]

“The Other End of the Pew”

October 02, 2021 19:15 - 46.9 MB

What a blessing it is to spend each Communion service together with our Peoria Spanish Group. Today’s devotion is translated for us by Lourdes Colin!   Matt. 26:20 ¶ When it was evening, he took his place with the twelve;a Matt. 26:21 and while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of […]

“The Stumbling Block of Power”

September 25, 2021 19:15 - 82.3 MB

1Corinthians 1:17   For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made of no effect. 18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who [v]are being saved it […]

“John & the Cross – The Revelator’s Notes”

September 18, 2021 19:00 - 95.8 MB

Luke 23: 44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the entire land until the ninth hour, 45 because the sun stopped shining; and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” And having said this, He died. 47 Now […]

“Remembering Where We Were & Asking Who We Are”

September 11, 2021 19:30 - 98.8 MB

John 16:22 Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one is going to take your joy away from you. 23 And on that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it […]

“Questions On the Shore – Breakfast From the Children’s Menu”

September 04, 2021 19:15 - 105 MB

Mark 14:66 ¶ While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by. Mark 14:67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said, “You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.” Mark 14:68 But he denied it, saying, “I do not know or […]

“Seeing,Believing, & Where His Body Was Laid”

August 28, 2021 19:15 - 92.6 MB

1Cor. 15:12 ¶ Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 1Cor. 15:13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; 1Cor. 15:14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has […]

“‘Tetelestai’ – Simply Complete, Simply Done”

August 21, 2021 19:10 - 94 MB

1Corinthians 1:18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20 Where is the one who is […]

“I Find No Case Against Him…”

August 14, 2021 19:00 - 89 MB

John 1:29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!  30 This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’  31 I did not recognize Him, but […]

“Ask Those Who Have Heard…”

August 07, 2021 19:20 - 107 MB

John 11:47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. John 11:48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy placea and […]

“The Lord’s Prayer” pt 2

July 31, 2021 19:20 - 110 MB

Rom. 5:17 If, because of the one man’s trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. Rom. 5:18 ¶ Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for […]

“The Lord’s Prayer” pt 1

July 24, 2021 19:00 - 73.9 MB

Phil. 2:6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, Phil. 2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, Phil. 2:8 he humbled himself and became obedient to the point […]

“Nevertheless I Tell You – I Won’t Ask the Father” pt 2

July 17, 2021 19:30 - 121 MB

Deut. 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deut. 7:7 ¶ It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the LORD set his heart […]

“Nevertheless I Tell You the Truth – I Won’t Ask the Father” pt 1

July 10, 2021 19:15 - 92.5 MB

Deut. 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deut. 7:7 ¶ It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the LORD set his heart […]

“The King’s Table – Enemies Invited”

July 03, 2021 19:30 - 45.4 MB

Welcome to our Communion Sabbath which we always celebrate together with our Peoria Spanish Adventist Group! Devotion Translated by Lourdes Colin  Rev. 19:6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord […]

“‘Parakletos’ – Called By Our Side”

June 26, 2021 19:10 - 75.4 MB

Is. 42:1  ¶ Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. Is. 42:2 He will not cry or lift up his voice,or make it heard in the street; Is. 42:3 a bruised reed he will not break, and […]

“You Didn’t Choose Me..”

June 05, 2021 19:15 - 92.6 MB

Is. 5:1  ¶ Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. Is. 5:2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield […]

“Glory, Love, & Greater Things Than These”

May 29, 2021 19:10 - 89.3 MB

Lev. 19:13 ¶ You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning. Lev. 19:14 You shall not revile the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. Lev. 19:15 ¶ […]

“Do You Know What I Have Done To You?..”

May 22, 2021 19:00 - 97 MB

Psa. 41:4  ¶ As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me;                                                                                  heal […]

“‘…Let Him Go On Like This?..’ Anoint, Crown, or Kill”

May 15, 2021 19:15 - 45.7 MB

1Cor. 13:8 ¶ Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end.  1Cor. 13:9 For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part;  1Cor. 13:10 but when the complete comes, the partial will […]

“Let Us Go Again to Judea”

May 08, 2021 19:15 - 98 MB

1Pet. 1:3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1Pet. 1:4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, […]

“Like a Child…”

May 01, 2021 19:00 - 74.3 MB

Matt. 18:1 ¶ At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”  Matt. 18:2 He called a child, whom he put among them,  Matt. 18:3 and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of […]

“Something Greater Than Yourself”

April 24, 2021 19:40 - 112 MB

Preaching today is Dan Huerta. Dan is an elder in both the Glendale & Maricopa Village churches. He tells us that he may not be a pastor, but he certainly loves to preach! Jer. 10:23  ¶ I know, O LORD, that the way of human beings is not in their control,that mortals as they walk […]

“The Light of the World, the Light of Life”

April 17, 2021 19:30 - 109 MB

John 8:1 while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.  John 8:2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to teach them.  John 8:3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making […]

“You Shall Have Nothing But Joy”

April 10, 2021 19:00 - 93.8 MB

Deut. 16:13 ¶  After the ingathering from your threshing floor and your vat, you shall hold the Feast of Booths for seven days. Deut. 16:14 You shall rejoice in your festival, with your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow in your communities. Deut. 16:15 […]

“From Water to Wine, From 5 to 5000”

April 03, 2021 19:15 - 46.2 MB

Ex. 12:21 ¶ Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go, select lambs for your families, and slaughter the passover lamb.  Ex. 12:22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood in […]

“The Bread of Life: ‘I Am & I Will'”

March 27, 2021 19:30 - 102 MB

Ex. 3:9 The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. Ex. 3:10 So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” Ex. 3:11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to […]

“Jesus, Moses, & the Bible Believing Non Believers”

March 20, 2021 19:10 - 101 MB

Rev. 1:1 ¶ The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place; he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,  Rev. 1:2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.  […]

“The Faith of the ‘Whoevers'”

March 13, 2021 19:00 - 67.7 MB

Acts 13:27​ The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Acts 13:28​ Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. Acts 13:29​ When they had carried out […]

“And the Man Believed His Word…”

March 06, 2021 19:00 - 93.3 MB

Matt. 8:5 ¶ When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him Matt. 8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress.”  Matt. 8:7 And he said to him, “I will come and cure him.”  Matt. 8:8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have […]

“Judgment Condemnation & the Only Son of God”

February 27, 2021 19:00 - 89.7 MB

1John 1:5 ¶ This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.  1John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true;  […]

“The One the Only & Whoever Will Believe”

February 20, 2021 19:10 - 92.8 MB

Rom. 1:16 ¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.  Rom. 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, “The one who […]

“Are You a Teacher of Israel?..”

February 12, 2021 19:00 - 98.9 MB

Num. 21:5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food.”  Num. 21:6 Then the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so […]