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Sun, 10 April 2022
There is a powerful lie at work in our culture, a lie that measures status and worth by one’s possessions and whispers to us, “You are what you have.” Let’s stop buying that lie. Life does not consist in an abundance of possessions. Life is found in being the beloved children of God. |
Sun, 3 April 2022
Our identity is found in being a beloved child of God and discovering the unique vision, calling, and mission God has given each of us. Anything else that we let define us does not tell us the truth about who we are.
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Sun, 27 March 2022
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Sun, 13 March 2022
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Sun, 6 March 2022
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Sun, 13 February 2022
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Sun, 6 February 2022
Direct download: I_Need_A_Breathru_Pt._5_-_The_Power_of_Fasting.mp3
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Sun, 30 January 2022
Direct download: I_Need_A_Breakthru_Pt._4-Freedom_Through_ForgivenessAUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 23 January 2022
Direct download: I_Need_A_Breakthru_Pt._3_-Overcoming_TemptationAUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 16 January 2022
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Sun, 9 January 2022
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Sun, 2 January 2022
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Sun, 19 December 2021
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Sun, 12 December 2021
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Sun, 5 December 2021
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Sun, 28 November 2021
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Sun, 21 November 2021
Direct download: Give_Thanks_-_Why_Thanksgiving_Is_ImportantAUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 12 September 2021
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Sun, 5 September 2021
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Sun, 29 August 2021
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Sun, 22 August 2021
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Sun, 15 August 2021
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Sun, 8 August 2021
Every person longs for meaningful friendships. We are wired for them. Yet far too many of us have grown to be adults with too little relational connection. What if we lived as a community of people who walked through our days with attentiveness to the opportunities we have to invest in the lives of others? What if, instead of just letting people pass us by, we actually took the time to invest in them. |
Sun, 1 August 2021
Jesus extends an invitation to all people. So we want to be a community of people who are on mission together so that more and more people accept Jesus’ invitation and find their way back to God. An invitation starts with identifying people who we know who might be ready to receive Jesus’ invitation. |
Sun, 25 July 2021
Direct download: Scared_to_Death_Pt._3-_Fears_About_Eternity_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 18 July 2021
In the decisions that come our way, we are faced with many choices, but oftentimes we end up going from one thing to the next and are never able to discern the important from the urgent. This can cause us trouble. However, as we read in the Gospel of Luke, there is only one priority that we should focus on.
Direct download: Scared_to_Death_Pt._2-_Overcoming_Anxiety_1st_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 11 July 2021
Fear is an emotion caused by belief of impending potential distress, misfortune, or loss. It’s based in the future. The source of our fears is usually something we’re going to lose or we’re afraid we won’t have in the future. Since we can never really know what’s the around the corner, is it even possible to live without fear and worry?
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Sun, 4 July 2021
Do you remember the board game slogan, “You learn about life when you play The Game of Life”? It’s true. We do learn about life when we play games. But too often, the lessons we learn aren’t healthy ones . . . especially when we play The Mind Game. Relationships built on The Mind Game can’t survive.
Direct download: Let_the_Games_Begin_Pt._2-_The_Mind_Game_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 27 June 2021
We all love games, but playing games in relationships is dangerous. Approaching relationships as though someone has to win and someone has to lose is a bad idea. One game we tend to play in our relationships is The Change Game. There’s nothing more toxic to a relationship than secretly trying to change the other person. It feels awful. It doesn’t work. And it will eventually destroy the relationship. The good news is there’s a better way.
Direct download: Let_the_Games_Begin_Pt._1-_The_Change_Game_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 20 June 2021
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Sun, 13 June 2021
For thousands of years, the Bible has contained the best financial principles to help people achieve financial freedom. These principles worked thousands of years ago, and they’re just as effective today - they are timeless financial truths.
Direct download: Timeless_Pt._3-_Financial_Freedom_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 6 June 2021
We make investments in life to provide for something in our future. But have you ever thought about how you can invest in your eternity? Is that even possible? You may be surprised!
Direct download: Timeless_Pt._2-_Investing_in_Eternity_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 30 May 2021
By it’s very definition, eternity it timeless. And when we think about eternity, we think about Heaven. The popular misconceptions about what Heaven is like hinder our pursuit of a truly significant life. Why? Because we tend to tend to prioritize the temporal things of this life over what has eternal value. At the end of the day, we’re not convinced that eternity is going to be much different than the here and now. And yet, the opposite is true. When we understand what the Scriptures teach about Heaven, it not only gives us a greater and grander vision for eternity, it also gives us a greater and grander vision for the next seven days.
Direct download: Timeless_Pt._1-_To_Eternity_and_Beyond_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 23 May 2021
We’re all headed somewhere. Arriving at our new destinations requires change. For most of us, change creates stress. Sometimes you know what’s coming next—graduation, wedding, new baby, new job, retirement. But there’s no correlation between knowing what’s next and being prepared for what’s next. So, how do you prepare for the next season when you can see what’s coming? |
Sun, 16 May 2021
We’re all headed somewhere. We’re all moving toward a new season. And none of us has been where we’re going. Yet it’s up to us to figure out what we need to pack in our bags so that we’re prepared for that coming season. But how can you know what you’ll need when the coming season is a mystery? How can you know what you don’t know? |
Sun, 9 May 2021
We’re all headed somewhere. Arriving at our new destinations requires change. For most of us, change creates stress. Just like when we travel on a boat, plane, or in a car, traveling through life can give us motion sickness. We’re knocked off balance. The ground beneath our feet doesn’t feel solid. So how do you prepare for what’s next when the anxiety of transition has you fighting motion sickness? |
Sun, 2 May 2021
Life is full of change. Transitions can be both exciting and stressful. That’s because we can’t see into the future. We can’t tell what comes next. But what if there was a way to prepare for the next season? What if you could do something now to influence where you end up then? |
Sun, 25 April 2021
Eschatology (es·cha·tol·o·gy) is a Christian term that references the biblical teachings about the study of the “last things,” including the second coming of Jesus. While Christians hold to a wide variety of beliefs about the details surrounding the second coming of Christ, there is one central truth on which there is broad agreement: Jesus is coming again, and he will come in a literal and visible manner. The return of Jesus is necessary to bring redemptive history to its ultimate conclusion where God sets all things right and restores his created order.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._12-_Return_of_the_King_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 18 April 2021
When the church launched, it began to grow quickly. A quick survey of the first several chapters of Acts will show that they kept track of how many people were embracing the message of the Gospel. What was the focus of the early church? What led to its rapid growth?
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._11-_The_Church_Grows_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 11 April 2021
After his resurrection, Jesus spent 40 days with his closest disciples pouring into them and teaching them from the Scriptures. At the end of that period of time, he gave them a mission: take the message of the Gospel to every nation on earth and make disciples for and of Jesus. But what is a disciple? What exactly was the message of the Gospel? How were they to accomplish this mission?
Direct download: Gods_Gran_Story_Pt._10-_The_Church_Begins_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 4 April 2021
Everything in Jesus’ ministry led up to a singular crisis climax: his death and resurrection. Even though Jesus told his disciples that his death was coming, they couldn’t wrap their minds around it: the Messiah wasn’t supposed to die prematurely. Upon the first reports of his resurrection, it seemed to his closest followers as an unrealistic fantasy. Yet this dramatic event was the centerpiece of God’s plan and became the foundation of his plan to restore a broken and fallen world.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._9-_Jesus_Dies__Lives_Again_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 28 March 2021
Though few people could put their finger on exactly who Jesus was, everyone had an opinion about the things he did. He came as a powerful teacher who gradually revealed his true identity and demonstrated the kingdom of God though his character, attitudes, words, and deeds.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._8-_Jesus_Ministries_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 21 March 2021
It had been about four centuries since any prophet had spoken for God and any Scripture was written. The Jews had been scattered around the world while bing subject to various empires and only experienced occasional periods of freedom and independence. In the eyes of many, God seemed to have abandoned his people and his plan. During God’s “silence,” he was making preparations for the arrival of the Promised One, the Messiah. Messiah’s birth was a miracle foretold and announced by angels. As an infant, enemies sought to destroy him and foreign sages traveled for months to worship him. From the time of his birth to the beginning of his public ministry, God was faithfully preparing Jesus to fulfill his divine plan of redemption.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._7-_Jesus_Arrives_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 14 March 2021
This message contains both a special video and an interview with two of our volunteers. |
Sun, 7 March 2021
For centuries, God sent his prophets to warn his people that unless they repented and walked in obedience to him that he would judge them. Though they had seasons of revival, the southern Kingdom of Judah would continue to rebel against God. Therefore, God used pagan nations to deliver judgment against his people. They were conquered, Jerusalem leveled, and the majority of people exiled in a foreign land, many as slaves. Ahead of time, God sent prophets to say that their exile would be limited and they would ultimately return. These same prophets would also foretell of a coming Messiah and of a kingdom that would never end, where righteousness would dwell.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._6-_Captivity__Coming_Kingdom_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 28 February 2021
For a brief moment in time, the nation of Israel had shown signs of their potential glory. But like Adam and Eve in the garden, they fell. And fell again. And again and again. Like the rest of us, they sought sustenance, significance, and meaning in life. But also like many of us, they sought it in the wrong places, straying from God until he gets our attention.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._5-_Divided_Kingdom_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 21 February 2021
The nation of Israel has inherited the land and territory that God had promised to Abraham. They are coming out of a dark period of time in their history where there was no king and where everyone was doing what was right in their own eyes. Into this environment the nation comes together to receive their first earthly king. While it was a time of great accomplishment, it was also a challenging time for the leaders and the people. We can learn from their struggles and not have to experience their regrets.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._4-_United_Kingdom_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 14 February 2021
Moses has brought the Israelites to the edge of the land of promise and passes the baton of leadership to Joshua. They set out to inherit what God had promised to Abraham, but it would require them to obey God and trust in his protection and power. After they defeated the enemies of God, they settled into the land. At the end of his life Joshua challenged the people to continue to follow God and walk in his ways. After Joshua and the elders who served with him died, the nation was thrown into a 350 year period where they would stray from God and experience God’s judgment on them to bring them to repentance.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._3-_Promised_Land_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 7 February 2021
After more than four hundred years of the Israelites being enslaved in Egypt, God heard their cries for help. In Exodus we see him delivering his people from slavery and rescuing them from their enemies. In Leviticus we see God giving explicit instructions on how to live and how to relate to him. In Numbers we witness God guiding, providing for, and disciplining his wayward people. In Deuteronomy we hear him patiently reminding the next generation of Israelites of how to live lives that honor him, bless the world, and bring personal fulfillment.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._2-_Wanderings_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 31 January 2021
We tend to view the Bible as a bunch of fragmented bits of history, poetry, and moral tales, but in reality, the Bible tells a story. And it’s a true story. Ultimately, it’s a story about God and our part in the story he is writing. It’s a story that gives meaning to our existence, our daily lives, and to every other story on earth. As you read through the Bible, resist the tendency to get bogged down in the details and make sure you never loose sight of the magnificent story that is unfolding.
Direct download: Gods_Grand_Story_Pt._1-_Beginnings_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 24 January 2021
Many people feel intimidated by the Bible. When they've tried to read it they have been confused and found it hard to understand. In this message, you'll discover how to read the Bible, understand what you're reading, and how to apply what you're learning.
Direct download: Worlds_Best_Seller_Pt._3-_Diving_In_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 17 January 2021
Everything Christians believe is based on the teachings found in the Bible. However, many people wonder if the Bible is a reliable source of information about God and his ways. After so many years of copying and recopying the ancient Biblical text, aren’t there many mistakes in the manuscripts? Aren't many of the events the Bible speaks of just made up fairy tales? How can you know if they really happened? Doesn’t science conflict with the Bible? In this message, James Brummett will tell you about his own crisis of faith and what he discovered about the reliability of the Bible that served to ground him in the Christian faith.
Direct download: Worlds_Best_Seller_Pt._2-_Believe_It_or_Not_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 10 January 2021
If you have ever been confused or frustrated when reading the Bible, then you will appreciate this first message which he explains how the Bible is structured, what the most readable and reliable versions are, which 13 books capture all of the stories and history in the Bible chronologically, and much more!
Direct download: Worlds_Best_Seller_Pt._1-_Getting_Your_Bearings_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 3 January 2021
Most of us want this year to be better. But “better” requires a bit of honest and awkward evaluation. So what are you holding onto that’s holding you back? If you’re holding onto something that’s making a monkey out of you, maybe it’s time to let go of the banana and run away! |
Sun, 27 December 2020
We all want to win. After all, winning is better than not winning. In a game a win is defined, but life is not a game. And winning in the most important areas of our lives isn’t always clear. So, how do we win? |
Sun, 13 December 2020
The Christians in the first century were filled with joy, but their circumstances didn’t get any better as a result of following Jesus. In fact, their circumstances grew worse. Following Jesus and being identified with Jesus was costly for them. And yet … they had joy. They were optimistic. What was it that enabled them to have joy?
Direct download: Joy_Came_Down_Pt._4-_Joy_Beyond_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 6 December 2020
When life is chaotic and disruptive changes come your way, is it possible to have joy? When circumstances deflate you bringing frustrations and disappointments, how can you experience joy? Mary, the mother of Jesus, has a secret that can help anyone experience joy in spite of their circumstances.
Direct download: Joy_Came_Down_Pt._3-_Treasures_of_Joy_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 29 November 2020
Sometimes the power of the Christmas story is found in the strangest of places. Tucked away in the small letter the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Galatia is a profound truth of the joy of what Jesus came to do.
Direct download: Joy_Came_Down_Pt._2-_Joy_in_the_Family_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 22 November 2020
At the announcement of the birth of Jesus, the angel described this event as one that would bring joy to all the people. When Jesus came, so did joy. Why would his birth bring joy to all the people? How is it possible to have joy that endures, even when the circumstances of life don't lend themselves to joy?
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Sun, 15 November 2020
What goes around often comes around. The powerless often find themselves in a position of power and the people who hurt us may someday need us. In the moments when we’ve got those people right where we want ‘em, what we say will say as much about us as anything else. If our words are stones, will we choose to throw them, or use them to pave the way forward?
Direct download: Me__My_Big_Mouth_Pt._4-_Right_Where_You_Want_Em_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 8 November 2020
Our big mouths can be destructive, but they also have the power to build others up. What we say can impact the quality, and even the direction, of the lives of the people around us. How can we use this power for good?
Direct download: Me__My_Big_Mouth_Pt._3-_According_to_Code_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 1 November 2020
Like a small spark that has the potential to scorch an entire green forest, our tongues are untamable, with the power to control our whole bodies. We have a tool that can be used to build up those around us or tear them down in just a few words. What do we do with that kind of power? We can’t lock it away. But we can, by God’s grace, learn to control it.
Direct download: Me__My_Big_Mouth_Pt._2-_Untamable_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 25 October 2020
We all know what it’s like to be hurt by someone who just couldn’t listen long enough to understand us. Maybe in their attempt to be right, they damaged a relationship that could have been saved with a little patience and curiosity. You’ve probably been on the other side of that coin too. Taking the verbal offense may have won the argument, but you lost relationally. What if we didn’t settle for being right, but tried to make things right instead? The longer we listen, the more we learn, and the better chance we have of protecting ourselves from our own big mouths. |
Sun, 18 October 2020
Sometimes church people get confused about what it is they are supposed to be doing. Jesus, however, was very clear about what he expected — commanded — his followers to do. Getting and maintaining clarity on Jesus’s mandate for his followers is essential if we desire to fulfill his mission for us in this world.
Direct download: Moving_Forward_Pt._5-_Discipling_audio.mp3
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Sun, 11 October 2020
God wants us to pray. He wants us to present our needs and requests to him. God’s desire for our prayers, however, goes far beyond simply presenting our needs and requests to him. God also has a strategic purpose for our prayers. |
Sun, 4 October 2020
Christians in the first century were not content with simply gathering in a holy huddle. From the beginning, they were on a mission to spread the Gospel of Jesus to anyone who would listen. Even though they were persecuted and martyred for spreading the Gospel, they would not stop. But why? What motivated them to a continue to call people to repentance and to surrender their lives to Jesus? What can we learn from their example?
Direct download: Moving_Forward_Pt._3-_Reaching_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 27 September 2020
Nero burned Rome in July of A.D. 64. Shortly thereafter, persecution broke out against Christians. The Apostle Peter wrote to a scattered group of Christians to encourage them and to instruct them on how to live in incredibly difficult times. What Peter wrote to these Christians is relevant to us today, more than 2,000 years later. |
Sun, 20 September 2020
Christians in the first century were not only a minority group, practicing their faith was a challenge. Sometimes they grew discouraged and simply stopped engaging in the community of the Church. This is one of the issues the writer of the New Testament letter of Hebrews was addressing. What can we learn from their experience?
Direct download: Moving_Foward_Pt._1-_Gathering_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 13 September 2020
People who were not like Jesus liked Jesus, and he liked them back. Since the church is the body of Christ, people should be drawn to Jesus followers. Even if they don’t agree with the message of the church, they should like the church. So, why isn’t that true? |
Sun, 6 September 2020
There is an assumption that good things happen to good people, and bad things happen to sinners. But clinging to that myth will cause your faith to eventually be ground into dust. |
Sun, 30 August 2020
Direct download: Blessed_Pt._8-_Those_Who_Are_Persecuted_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 23 August 2020
We live in a world of conflict between nations, political parties, classes of people, friends, and even between family members. Jesus taught that those in his kingdom would be characterized as peacemakers. So what kind of peace was Jesus talking about, and how can we grow in this characteristic? |
Sun, 16 August 2020
Of all the Beatitudes, the statement of Jesus about “the pure in heart” may be the most difficult. It isn’t hard to see ourselves as spiritually bankrupt, mourning, meek, hungering and thirsting, merciful, peacemakers, or even being persecuted. But being “pure in heart”? Probably no one goes around thinking of themselves as being pure in heart. So what does Jesus mean and how can we pursue this “purity of heart”? |
Sun, 9 August 2020
Jesus said that people in his Kingdom will be merciful. This characteristic of disciples of Jesus makes Christianity attractive, for at one point or another we all need (and want) mercy. So, what is mercy and how can we grow more merciful? |
Sun, 2 August 2020
Solomon, the third king in Israel, was one of the wealthiest people in world history. He pursued happiness in every way imaginable: education, work, sex, power, wealth, influence, architecture, agriculture, gardening, just to name a few. Yet he wrote that it was all vanity, or emptiness. It didn’t bring him fulfillment. So, where do we find fulfillment? Jesus promised fulfillment to those who pursued righteousness.
Direct download: Blessed_Pt._4-_Hunger_and_Thirst_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 26 July 2020
We aspire to be a lot of things in life: productive, loyal, honest, hard working, and generous, just to name a few. But one characteristic that is not very high on anyone’s list is that of meekness. What is meekness and why did Jesus include it as one of the defining characteristics of those in his Kingdom? |
Sun, 19 July 2020
We live in a fallen and broken world where we experience loss, pain, and suffering. We appropriately respond to brokenness with grief and mourning. We understand this dynamic. What is sometimes missing is a grief and sense of mourning over our own sin and brokenness. The promise of comfort from Jesus in the Beatitudes is more directly related to this experience: brokenness over personal sin.
Direct download: Blessed_Pt._2-_Those_Who_Wourn_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 12 July 2020
When it rains, it pours. You’ve probably been through a day (or a season) where you felt like whatever could go wrong, went wrong. What do you do when you feel like all sides are crushing in on you? How do you navigate through the storm? The small New Testament letter of James offers some straight-forward instructions for this very question.
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Sun, 5 July 2020
It can be easy to see someone else self-destruct and think to ourselves, I would never do that. But truth be told, we’re all capable of ending up where we don’t want to be. Even Solomon's son—the heir to the throne of Israel—blatantly ignored a principle that we should all pay close attention to.
Direct download: How_Not_to_be_Your_Worst_Enemy_Pt._3-_Listen_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 28 June 2020
We can talk ourselves into anything. Our internal narratives justify our beliefs as well as our actions. But when those narratives are not true, they lead to destructive thoughts and behaviors. We can choose to carry around false but comfortable narratives—or we can look to destroy them.
Direct download: How_Not_to_be_Your_Worst_Enemy_Pt._2-_Pay_Attention_to_Your_Narratives_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 21 June 2020
We all face dilemmas in which circumstances point us in one direction, but our consciences point us in a different direction. At times, we ignore the tug of our consciences and sell ourselves on a questionable decision. King David found himself in such a position, and his example can help us navigate our own dilemmas.
Direct download: How_Not_to_be_Your_Own_Worst_Enemy_Pt._1-_Pay_Attention_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 14 June 2020
Perhaps nothing characterized the life of Jesus more than his pursuit of people whose lives and lifestyles did not look like his. If we fail to listen to people who don't experience the world the way we do, we will never bear their burden. |
Sun, 7 June 2020
Direct download: A_Nation_in_Pain_Pt._2-_Sin_not_Skin_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 31 May 2020
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Sun, 24 May 2020
How is your stress level these days? Are you on edge? Frustrated? Worn down? Anxious? Is your soul burned with cares? We’ve all been there. Some of us have sought the help of a counselor, psychiatrist, or doctor and have found a measure of relief from anxiety as a result. But even then, there are still things only God can alleviate.
Direct download: Anxious_for_Nothing_Pt._6-_Peace_is_Possible_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 17 May 2020
You may not be able to avoid anxious thoughts from time to time, but you don’t have to live in the prison of anxiety. In Philippians 4:8, the Apostle Paul gives us another powerful tool that, when used, will help us rid our hearts of perpetual anxiety.
Direct download: Anxious_for_Nothing_Pt._5-_Meditate_on_Good_Things_AUDIO.mp3
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Sun, 10 May 2020
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Sun, 3 May 2020
To this point in our study of Philippians 4:4-9, Paul has been assuring us of God’s
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