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Sermons Preached At Blountville
Community Chapel |
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Title |
Description |
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How
Can I Know I'm Saved? |
Colossians 2:1-8 ~ Legalism, Traditionalism, Rationalism
~ May 21, 2000 |
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The
Strength Of Weakness |
2 Corinthians 12:1-12 ~ God is fixing you, your weakness,
His strength ~ May 28, 2000 |
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Facing
Your Fears |
Psalm 34: 1-8 ~ Our fears, weaknesses, & resources
in God ~ June 4, 2000 |
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Am
I My Brother's Keeper? |
1 Corinthians 10 ~ Things lawful, but not expedient
~ June 11, 2000 |
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Setting
Your Affections |
Colossians 3:1 ~ New habits in place of old ~ June
18, 2000 |
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Things
To Remember |
Deuteronomy 8:1 ~ Rightly dividing the Word
of Truth ~ June 25, 2000 |
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The Rejoicing
Bride |
Isaiah 61:10 ~ Christian truths noticed at a friend's
wedding ~ July 2, 2000 |
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Half-Truths
From A Gloomy King |
Ecclesiastes 2:11 ~ Wise and foolish Christians contrasted
~ July 9, 2000 |
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Getting
Away With It |
Ecclesiastes 8:11 ~ The judgment of God is sure ~
July 16, 2000 |
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Christian
Living in the Last Days, Part 1 |
2nd Peter ~ God's warnings to the church ~ July 23,
2000 |
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Christian
Living in the Last Days, Part 2 |
1,2, & 3 John ~ Antichrists, seducers, & tyrants
~ July 30, 2000 |
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Christian
Living in the Last Days, Part 3; Balaam |
Jude 4, Numbers 22 ~ A prophet for profit ~ August
6, 2000 |
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Christian
Living in the Last Days, Part 4; Jude |
Jude ~ When the Mixed Multitude enters the church
~ August 13, 2000 |
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Christian
Living In The Last Days, Part 5 |
Jude, part 2 ~ Holy living in days of apostasy ~ August
20, 2000 |
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Spiritual
Strongholds |
2 Corinthians 10: 3-6 ~ What part of your life is
still under enemy control? ~ August 27, 2000 |
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Spiritual Hygiene |
John 16:33 ~ Spiritual food and exercise = a clean
walk ~ September 3, 2000 |
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The
Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy |
Rev. 1 ~ Introduction to Revelation ~ September 10,
2000 |
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A Prophetic
Overview |
Rev. 2:1-7 ~ The letter to the church at Ephesus ~
September 17, 2000 |
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Smyrna: The
Suffering Church |
Rev. 2:8-11 ~ Knowing what's really important ~ September
24, 2000 |
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Pergamos:
The Compromising Church |
Rev. 2:12-17 ~ Faithful to die, but not to live ~
October 1, 2000 |
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Revelation
/ Matthew 13 Chart |
Chart used in the messages concerning the Letters
to the Seven Churches |
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Thyatira:
The Corrupted Church |
Rev. 2:18, Matt. 13 ~ Jezebel, and the mysteries of
the Kingdom ~ October 8, 2000 |
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Sardis:
The Remnant Church |
Rev. 3:16 ~ God's hidden treasure Israel, & dead
formalism ~ October 15, 2000 |
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Philadelphia:
A Role Model Church |
Rev. 3:7-13 ~ Revival; a pearl of great price ~ October
22, 2000 |
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Laodicea:
The Final Decline |
Rev. 3:14-22, Matt 13 ~ The church age in a nutshell
~ October 29, 2000 |
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Prove
All Things |
1 Thess. 5:21 ~ Politics, Christian accountability
~ November 5, 2000 |
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The
Raptured Church |
1 Thess. 4, 1 Cor. 15 ~ Pre, Mid, or Post Trib rapture?
~ November 19, 2000 |
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Before
The Throne |
Rev. 4 & 5 ~ The church in glory ~ November 26,
2000 |
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Daniel:
The Key to Revelation |
The basis for prophetic interpretation ~ December
3, 2000 |
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Opening The
Seals |
Matt. 24 ~ Comparing Matt 24 with Rev. 6 & 7 ~
December 10, 2000 |
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The
Silence And the Sounding |
Rev. 8 & 9 ~ The 7 trumpet judgments, the occult
invasion, and the drug plague ~ December 17, 2000 |
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Slay Them All |
1 Kings 18:40 ~ Judging and overcoming sins by the
Holy Spirit ~ December 31, 2000 |
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The Mystery
is Finished |
Rev. 10 ~ Obedience to the Word ~ January 7, 2001 |
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The
2 Witnesses & the Seventh Trumpet |
The relationship between Zechariah and Revelation
~ January 14, 2001 |
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Conflict In
Heaven |
Rev. 12 ~ Spiritual friendly fire ~ January 21, 2001 |
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The
Unholy Trinity |
Rev. 13 ~ Satan's trinity vs. God's Messiah ~ January
28, 2001 |
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Tribulation
Panorama |
Rev. 14 ~ Follow the Lamb ~ February 4, 2001 |
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Testimonies
For God |
Rev. 14 & 15, Ex. 15 ~ The song of Moses &
the song of the Lamb ~ February 18, 2001 |
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The Harlot
& The Beast |
Rev. 17 & 18 ~ The great whore & the fall
of Babylon ~ February 25, 2001 |
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Remembering
the Lord |
Some thoughts on the Lord's Supper ~ March 4, 2001 |
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The Day Of
The Lord |
Matt. 25, Isaiah 65 ~ the Marriage Supper of the Lamb
~ March 11, 2001 |
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Behold; I Make
All Things New |
Rev. 21, 22 ~ New heaven, new earth, eternity ~ March
18, 2001 |
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Passover or
Easter |
Separating truth from traditions ~ April 8, 2001 |
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The Reality
of the Resurrection |
1 Cor. 15:3-8, 12-23 - If Christ be not raised...~
April 15, 2001 |
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Spiritual
Warfare |
Yielding ground to the enemy ~ April 29, 2001 |
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Spiritual Warfare
Part II |
Lies, generational sins, false guilt feelings ~ May
6, 2001 |
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Spiritual Warfare
Part III |
Enemy disguises, depression, physical ailments ~ May
13, 2001 |
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Spiritual
Warfare IV |
Depression, osteoarthritis ~ May 20, 2001 |
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The
Pattern of Pentecost |
Acts 2, Lev. 23 ~ Patterns in prophecy ~ May
27, 2001 |
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Denying,
Living, and Looking |
Titus 2:11-14 ~ Living soberly, righteously, &
Godly ~ June 3, 2001 |
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Stress?
or Peace? |
Phil. 4:4-9 ~ God's solution for stress ~ June 10,
2001 |
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Forgiveness |
Luke 23:34, Matt. 18:18 ~ How does God forgive? How
do we forgive? ~ June 17, 2001 |
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Works
Don't Work |
Galatians ~ Law vs. Grace vs. Works ~ June 24, 2001 |
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Works
Follow Faith |
Psalm 37:3 ~ Things that happen when we trust God
~ July 1, 2001 |
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Works
Or Fruit |
Hosea 14:8 ~ The true role of the Law for the Christian
~ July 8, 2001 |
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How
Does God Bless |
Phil. 4 1 Kings 17 ~ Blessing through abasement ~
July 15, 2001 |
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What
Happened? |
1 Sam. 9-31 ~ Starting well, finishing poorly. King
Saul as an object lesson ~ July 22, 2001 |
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I, Being
in the Way |
Genesis 24 ~ Abraham's servant, having a plan,
trusting God ~ July 29, 2001 |
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Begotten Into
His Image |
Romans 8:29 ~ Conformed to the image of Christ ~ August
5, 2001 |
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Don't Get Spoiled |
Colossians ~ Spoiled through philosophy, legalism,
rudiments of this world ~ August 12, 2001 |
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What
Are You Investing In? |
Psalm 37 ~ Investing in the kingdom of God ~ August
19, 2001 |
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Traditions
Of Men |
Mark 7:1-23, 1 Cor. 3:17 ~ Church traditions, defilement,
& God's Word ~ August 26, 2001 |
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The Reprobate
Horse |
Rom. 8:5-13 ~ Carnality, enmity against God, no salvation
by association ~ September 2, 2001 |
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The Three R's
: Redemption |
Gen. 1:1, Rev. 1:11 ~ Relationships, Restoration,
Redemption ~ September 9, 2001 |
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The Three
R's #2 : Relationships |
Genesis 2:21-25 ~ Adam & Eve, nakedness
& shame, self consciousness , intimacy ~ September 16, 2001 |
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The Three
R's #3 : Restoration |
Genesis 37, Luke 13 ~ Sept 11th attack, causes
of evil, repentance ~ September 23, 2001 |
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What
is Islam? |
Surah 19, Hadith (various) ~ In their own words
~ September 30, 2001 |
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Worship |
1 Cor. 11:26, Gen. 22 ~ Abraham & Isaac ~ October
7, 2001 |
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Endurance |
2 Sam. 23 ~ Perseverance in tribulation ~ October
14, 2001 |
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Doctrines of
Devils |
1 Tim. 4:1, Deut. 18:9 ~ Dream catchers, amulets,
charms, & other occult things ~ October 21, 2001 |
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Revival
and Unity |
John 17:20-23 ~ Oneness of the body reflects the Trinity,
unity of the body brings revival ~ October 28, 2001 |
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Worship
and Unity |
Rev. 4:8-11 ~ The worship of Jesus ~ November 4, 2001 |
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Where
Do You Want to Live? |
Gal 5:17 ~ When we see Jesus in others, then church
is safe ~ November 11, 2001 |
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Transformers |
Rom. 12:1-6 ~ Practical applications of the Christian
life ~ November 18, 2001 |
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Thanksgiving |
Phil. 4:6-7 ~ Thankfulness leads to peace ~ November
25, 2001 |
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God's
Christmas Blessing: Ruth |
Ruth 1 & 2 ~ Stay in the place of blessing ~ December
9, 2001 |
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God's
Christmas Blessing: Ruth, Part II |
Ruth 2 & 3 ~ Handfuls of purpose ~ December 16,
2001 |
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God's
Christmas Blessing: Ruth, Part III |
Ruth 3 & 4 ~ God's tapestry & faithfulness
~ December 23, 2001 |
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What
Are You Counting On? |
Phil. 3:1-15 ~ Evaluation, simplification, cancellation,
aspiration, determination ~ December 30, 2001 |
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The
God of Second Chances |
Jonah 1:1-3, 3:1-3 ~ Obedience & blessing ~ January
6, 2002 |
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The
Works and the Word of God |
Psalm 19, 1 Cor. 5 ~ Sins by accident, sins by design
~ January 13, 2002 |
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The
Lost Ark |
Isaiah 18, Jer. 3:16, Acts 8:26-39 ~ Indiana Jones
revisited ~ January 20, 2002 |
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What
Do We Believe? |
Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed, BCC articles of Faith
~ January 27, 2002 |
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WWJD |
Meeting the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs
of others ~ February 3, 2002 |
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Satan's Subtle
Sales Secrets |
Luke 15:11-32 ~ Discontent, immediate gratification,
self centered ~ February 24, 2002 |
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Self
Will |
Luke 15: 11-32 ~ Leads to sin, requires surrender
~ March 3, 2002 |
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Putting
Away |
1 Cor 5 ~ Church Discipline ~ March 10, 2002 |
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Humility
and Suffering |
Psalm 22 ~ Jesus' thoughts on the crucifixion ~ March
17, 2002 |
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Whatever
You Ask |
John 14, 15, 16 ~ Palm Sunday, promise of nearness
in prayer ~ March 24, 2002 |
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All
Hail |
Is. 61:1-2, Luke 4:14-19 ~ Proclaiming liberty
to the captives ~ March 31, 2002 |
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What
Saves Us? Who Saves Us? |
1 Cor. 1-24 ~ Salvation by works? Tongues? What? ~
April 7, 2002 |
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Problem
Solving: How God Led Nehemiah |
Nehemiah 1-6 ~ Problems in family, church, others,
enemy action ~ April 14, 2002 |
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Thy
Kingdom Come |
Matt 6: 10, Gen. 12,13,14,15 ~ Anti-Semitism, covenant,
the land of Israel ~ April 28, 2002 |
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Seek
Ye First |
Matt. 6:19~34 ~ Trusting God to meet our needs ~ May
5, 2002 |
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Raising
Godly Children |
2 Timothy ~ parenting, peer pressure, spiritual gifts
~ May 12, 2002 |
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Spiritual
Gifts to the Church |
1 Cor. 12, 13 ~ Charisma: what? Why? Who for? ~ May
19, 2002 |
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Baptized Unto
Salvation |
Rom. 6:1-13 ~ Sanctification, new life, dead, buried,
made like Jesus ~ May 26, 2002 |
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Repent &
Be Converted |
Matt. 28:9-10 ~ Repentance, conversion, justification
~ June 9, 2002 |
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Quit
Complaining |
Phil. 2:12-15 ~ Murmuring & missing the blessing
~ June 16, 2002 |
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Samuel &
His Times |
1st Samuel 1-2 ~ Poor choices, divorce, seeking God's
best ~ June 23, 2002 |
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Failed
Fathering |
1st Samuel 2:12-36 ~ Parenting priorities gone wrong
~ June 30, 2002 |
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Secrets
of Samuel's Success |
1st Samuel 3 ~ Being available: right place, willing,
listening, obedient ~ July 7, 2002 |
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False &
True Revival |
1st Samuel 4-7 ~ Religious enthusiasm vs. repentance
& conversion ~ July 14, 2002 |
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Idolatry? |
1st Samuel 8 ~ Trusting yourself instead of God, waiting
on the Lord ~ July 21, 2002 |
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The
Genuine Gospel |
Gal. 3:19 ~ Using the Ten Commandments correctly ~
July 28, 2002 |
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Dispensations:
Failures and Victory |
2 Peter 3:5 ~ failures of religion and the church
~ August 4, 2002 |
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Dealing
With Temptation |
Proverbs 7 ~ Choose your path, expect attack, build
barriers, and then run ~ August 11, 2002 |
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Tempting
and Testing |
1 Cor 10 ~ Substitutionary atonement, Abraham, Jennifer's
dog ~ August 18, 2002 |
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Compromising |
Exodus 5:1 ~ Staying in Egypt, worldliness, following
God ~ August 25, 2002 |
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Christ:
Our Perfect Provision |
Eternal security, God sees the blood, crossing the
Red Sea, Jordan ~ September 1, 2002 |
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Practical Heresy |
1 Tim 6:6-10 ~ Love of money, snares, Lot, Balaam,
Gehazi ~ September 8, 2002 |
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Prayer That
Prevails |
Luke 18:1-8 ~ Persist, expect, prayer habits ~ September
15, 2002 |
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Prayer
Warfare |
Luke 11:7, Daniel 10 ~ Importunate prayer, patience,
discernment ~ September 22, 2002 |
- Prayers
that get answered, and prayers that don't
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Luke 18:9-14 ~ Pharisee & publican, the Mercy
Seat & pride ~ September 29, 2002 |
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Who, Me? What? |
Malachi ~ Ungrateful, stingy, corrupt people &
priests ~ October 6, 2002 |
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The
Freedom of Forgiveness |
2 Cor 2:6-11 ~ Bitterness, bondage, defiled ~ October
13, 2002 |
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Unashamed,
Unconfused |
2 Tim. 2:15 ~ Fundamentals of salvation, sanctification,
rightly dividing the Word ~ October 20, 2002 |
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God
Has A Reason |
2 Peter 2:1, 3:15 ~ Corruption in church, Nephilim,
understanding God ~ October 27, 2002 |
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Hear
Ye Him |
Matthew 17:5 ~ Hearing Jesus: Why, What, How,
& When? ~ November 3, 2002 |
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What
Is True Religion? |
Psalm 50 ~ True & false worship, idols,
our acceptability to God ~ November 10, 2002 |
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The
Role of Women in the Church |
Teaching? Preaching? Deaconess? Headship of Christ?
~ November 17, 2002 |
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But
Where Are the Nine? |
Thanksgiving, obedience to Christ, spiritual
cleansing ~ December 1, 2002 |
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The
Prince of Peace |
Walking in the light, understanding prophecy,
& the peace of Christ ~ December 8, 2002 |
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The
Meaning of Christmas |
God's Gift to us : What is it? What is it for?
Receiving it ~ December 15, 2002 |
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Surprised
by Christmas |
The Christmas Story : Not what anyone really
expected ~ December 22, 2002 |
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Trusting
and Walking |
Some New Years Resolutions from Proverbs 3:5-6
~ December 29, 2002 |
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The
Rapture & the Second Coming |
What is the Rapture? Is it different from the
Second Coming? ~ January 12, 2003 |
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The
Rapture & the Second Coming #2 |
The church & Israel. Pre? Mid? Post? How
should we live? ~ January 19, 2003 |
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Living
In The Kingdom |
Matthew 5:1-32 ~ Living a post rapture lifestyle
in a pre rapture world ~ January 26, 2003 |
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Just
Like Us |
John 4:4 - 29 ~ The Samaritan woman: not so
different from us ~ February 2, 2003 |
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The
Need for Praise |
Psalm 71 ~ Hope, praise and worship : A life
changing experience ~ February 9, 2003 |
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Love's
Conquest |
Genesis 32:9-28 ~ How God defeats us to bring
us to Himself ~ February 16, 2003 |
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Changed |
2 Cor. 3:18 ~ How God changes us into becoming
Christlike ~ March 2, 2003 |
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Put
On, Put Off, Put Away |
Ephesians 4: 1-32 ~ Behaviors : Those that we
need, and those that we don't ~ March 9, 2003 |
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Blindness
& Kindness |
2 Kings 6: 8-23 ~ Practical Christian behavior
in a non-Christian world ~ March 16, 2003 |
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Free
Will |
Matthew 26:39 ~ Choices: our free will &
the will of God ~ March 23, 2003 |
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A Donkey's
Life |
Matthew 21, Numbers 22 ~ Are you willing to bear the
Lord? ~ March 30, 2003 |
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Behold
the Lamb |
Luke 24: 25-27 ~ God's rehearsal of Christ's death
on the cross ~ April 13, 2003 |
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Resurrected
with Christ |
Passover, Unleavened Bread, & First Fruits
- better than Easter bunnies ~ April 20, 2003 |
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Hebrews:
the Old and the Better |
A brief survey of the book of Hebrews ~ April
27, 2003 |
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Portraits
of Christ |
Christ as pictured in the Torah, the five books
of Moses ~ May 4, 2003 |
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Counterfeit
Christians |
The characteristic of a genuine Christian ~
one who does God's will ~ May 11, 2003 |
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Parables |
Matthew 13 ~ Christ's description of the church
during this present age ~ May 18, 2003 |
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The
Key of Knowledge |
The proper use of the Law of Moses in evangelism
~ May 25, 2003 |
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Lot's Choices |
Lot : a negative object lesson for all Christians
~ June 1, 2003 |
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Abram
& Lot |
Abram & Lot: examples of growth, backsliding
& restoration in the Christian life ~ June 8, 2003 |
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If Only
I'd Learn... |
When God sends us a wake-up call, ignoring it
will probably cost us everything ~ June 29, 2003 |
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Dealing
With Sin |
Confession as the key to restoration and fellowship
with God ~ July 6, 2003 |
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The
Road to Ruin |
Lot as an object lesson to believers of what
not to be or do ~ July 13, 2003 |
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Fair
Warning |
Five groups of people warned by the examples
of Lot & Abraham ~ July 20, 2003 |
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The Fruit of the Spirit -
Self Control |
The Holy Spirit & Galatians 5:23 ~ Seven
steps to a life of temperance ~ July 27, 2003 |
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The
Fruit of the Spirit - Love |
Spiritual Fruit - Love. What is it? ~ August
3, 2003 |
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The
Fruit of the Spirit - Joy |
Spiritual Fruit - Joy. Having it. ~ August 10,
2003 |
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The
Fruit of the Spirit - Peace |
Spiritual Fruit - Peace. Where it comes from
~ August 24, 2003 |
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The Fruit
of the Spirit - Longsuffering and Gentleness |
Spiritual Fruit - Longsuffering and Gentleness:
the marks of a Christian ~ August 31, 2003 |
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The Fruit
of the Spirit - Goodness |
Spiritual Fruit - Goodness - How do we get it?
~ September 7, 2003 |
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The
Fruit of the Spirit - Faith and Meekness |
Spiritual Fruit - Meekness and Faith - What
is that like? ~ September 14, 2003 |
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The Call For
The Bride |
The Feast of Trumpets - God's next event for
his church ~ September 21, 2003 |
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Day
of Atonement |
What the shedding of blood means to us ~ Lev.
16 - October 5, 2003 |
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Why
Christ? Why Christianity? |
So you can fly - but can you make it to England?
1 Corinthians 15:3-25 ~ October 12, 2003 |
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Come
On, Get Happy! |
Joy is not optional for the Christian. So why
do we act like it is? And how do we lose it? ~ Nehemiah 8:1-12
~ October 19, 2003 |
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Being
Disapproved |
Why do some Christians get "laid aside,"
become unusable for the work of the Lord? ~ 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
~ October 26, 2003 |
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More About
Foundations |
How to be a wise man. - More thoughts on Matthew
7:24-27 ~ November 2, 2003 |
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Don't
Be Foolish |
Either "Enter In", or "Beware"
- which will it be? Matthew 7:13-27 ~ November 9, 2003 |
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The
Unconscious Bride |
Why is the Church not filled with the Holy Spirit?
~ Eph. 5: 18 ~ November 16, 2003 |
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Thanksgiving
& Goodness |
Thanks giving is easy when we remember how good God
is ~ Psalm 107 - November 23, 2003 |
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Mary
& Zacharias |
One message, two responses - faith & doubt
~ Luke 1 ~ November 30, 2003 |
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It's
Not Easy |
Are things difficult? God is still in control
~ Luke 2 ~ December 7, 2003 |
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Encouraging
Praise |
Mary's Magnificat & Elisabeth's encouragement
~ Luke 1 ~ December 14, 2003 |
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Coming
New Year |
Make this New Year better than the last one
~ December 28, 2003 |
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Examples
of God's Leading |
God knows what our New Year holds ~ January
4, 2004 |
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Dealing
With Disappointments |
Why didn't the Lord return for the Jerusalem
church? ~ James 5 ~ Jan 11, 2004 |
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I Was
Wrong |
We don't need remorse, we need forgiveness ~
January 18, 2004 |
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Knowing
Good & Evil |
What happens when man becomes the final authority
~ February 15, 2004 |
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Hardness
of Heart |
Eternal object lesson - Pharaoh ~ February 22,
2004 |
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The
Passion & the Gospel |
Isaiah 53 ~ Using a good tool in the best way
~ Feb 29, 2004 |
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Wait
On The Lord |
Wait. Then walk, run, and fly ~ Isaiah 40:31
~ Mar 7, 2004 |
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He Did
That? And We Believe It? |
The Apostle's Creed & our Statement of Faith
~ Mar 14, 2004 |
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Looking Toward
Jerusalem |
What Jesus was teaching shortly before the cross ~
Luke 9 ~ Mar 21, 2004 |
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Patterns
of Redemption |
Jesus identifies Himself with the Brass Serpent
~ John 3, Numbers 21 ~ Mar 28, 2004 |
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Palm
Sunday |
God's schedule is always right on time ~ April
4, 2004 |
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Three
Pictures |
Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, & Barabbas
~ April 11, 2004 |
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Exhortation
to Excellence |
Philemon ~ April 18, 2004 |
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What is Worship? |
Do this in remembrance of Me ~ April 25, 2004 |
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Worship
& Remembrance |
Mary's anointing ~ John 12:1-8 ~ May 2, 2004 |
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Temptation |
Dealing with temptation ~ Matt 4:1-11~ May 9,
2004 |
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The
Law of Sin |
Dealing with the sin nature ~ Romans 7:22-25
~ May 30, 2004 |
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Worship |
Worship, as defined by Jesus ~ John 4:20-24
~ June 6, 2004 |
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Man's Way
vs. God's Way |
Making wise choices in an evil world ~ Judges
19-21 ~ June 20, 2004 |
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Letting
God Be God |
How God meets needs ~ 2 Kings 4:1-7 ~ June 27,
2004 |
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Declaration
of Interdependence |
How we need each other ~ Phil 4:1-9 ~ July 4, 2004 |
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How
Much Is Too Much? |
Understanding James 2:10 ~ July 25, 2004 |
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Lessons From
The Cave |
Seeing God through discouragement ~ Ex:33, 1
Kings 19 ~ August 1, 2004 |
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Drawing
the Line |
Daniel got it right ~ Daniel 1 ~ August 15,
2004 |
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Lessons
on the Road |
Object lessons along the Natchez Trace ~ September
5, 2004 |
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Fear
& Trembling |
Working out your own salvation ~ Phil 2:12,13
~ September 12, 2004 |
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Why
Pray When You Can Worry? |
Refusing to be anxious ~ Matthew 6:25-34 ~ September
19, 2004 |
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The
Ladder of Repentance |
What does it mean to repent? ~ Matthew 5:3-6
~ September 26, 2004 |
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The
Marriage Supper of the Lamb |
The Ultimate Christian Marriage ~ Rev. 19:7
~ October 10, 2004 |
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Politics
as Usual? |
WWJD? Or not? ~ Matthew 6:10 ~ October 17, 2004 |
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Are
You a Doer? |
The Essence, the Excitement, the Exercise of
Christianity ~ James 1:22-25 ~ Oct 24, 2004 |
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A Sea and
a City |
What Jesus plans for His Bride ~ Rev. 21:1 ~
Nov 7, 2004 |
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The
Sword of the Spirit |
A Christian's defensive & offensive gear
~ Eph. 6:17 ~ Nov 14, 2004 |
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Thanksgiving |
Who is thankful for you? And will they continue
to be? ~ 2 Timothy 2:20 ~ Nov 21, 2004 |
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Excuses |
Pretext, pretense, preference & procrastination
~ Luke 14:15-24 ~ Nov 28, 2004 |
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Christmas
Giving |
Giving? Why? How much? Tithing? ~ Galatians
2:10 ~ Dec 5, 2004 |
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Fear
Not |
The scary part of the Christmas Story ~ Matthew
1:18 ~ Dec 12, 2004 |
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Christmas
Traditions |
Why do we do that? ~ Christmas sermon ~ December
19, 2004 |
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Those
Near, and Those Far Off |
The Gospel: Good News - and bad news... ~ Matthew
2:1-12 ~ December 26, 2004 |
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Where
Will You Go This Year? |
New Years Resolutions? ~ Proverbs 3:5-6 ~ January
9, 2005 |
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You
Will All Likewise Perish |
Tsunami: God's judgment? Or... ~ Luke 13:1-5
~ January 16, 2005 |
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What Are You
Thinking? |
As you think in your heart... ~ Proverbs 23:7
~ January 23, 2005 |
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It's Not About
You |
How do we think of ourselves? And others? ~
Philippians 2:1-11 ~ February 6, 2005 |
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Bless,
and Curse Not |
Blessing our enemies? That's a tough one ~ Romans
12 ~ February 13, 2005 |
|
Blinded Minds |
Recognizing the devil's scams ~ 2 Cor 4:4 ~ February
20, 2005 |
|
Understanding
Prophecy & Scripture |
Basic Bible doctrines & prophecy ~ Daniel
1 ~ February 27, 2005 |
|
Humble
& Undefiled |
Doctrine & prophecy part 2 ~ Daniel 1 ~
March 6, 2005 |
|
God
Reveals His Secrets |
Doctrine & prophecy part 3 ~ Daniel 2 ~
March 13, 2005 |
|
Delivered
to Christ |
Palm Sunday ~ Exodus 5-12 ~ March 20, 2005 |
|
Vain
Seeking |
Why seek the living among...? ~ Luke 24:1-9
~ March 27, 2005 |
|
Worship
- Or Else! |
Believers under fire ~ Daniel 3 ~ April 3, 2005 |
|
Pride
and Conversion |
God got the king's attention ~ Daniel 4 ~ April
10, 2005 |
|
Parables
of the Church Age |
The Kingdom of Heaven is like... ~ Matthew 13
~ April 17, 2005 |
|
Weighed
and Found Wanting |
Don't trifle with God ~ Daniel 5 ~ April 24,
2005 |
|
Be Careful.
Think. Choose Wisely. |
Illustrations of the Savior ~ Daniel 6 ~ May 1, 2005 |
|
God's
Opinion of Man's Kingdoms |
The Four Beasts ~ Daniel 7 ~ May 8, 2005 |
|
Baptism:
Your I.D. Badge |
Being identified with Jesus Christ ~ Matthew
3 ~ May 22, 2005 |
|
The
Once and Coming Beast |
The Greek/Syrian Little Horn ~ Daniel 8 ~ May
29, 2005 |
|
Touched
By An Angel |
Daniel's prayer and it's results ~ Daniel 9
~ June 5, 2005 |
|
Mine
Hour Is Not Yet Come |
Daniel's 70 Weeks ~ Daniel 9:21-27 ~ June 12,
2005 |
|
Behind
The Curtain |
Spiritual creatures ~ Daniel 10 ~ June 19, 2005 |
|
The
Willful King |
Antichrist & end times patterns ~ Daniel
11 ~ June 26, 2005 |
|
A Time
of Trouble |
Deliverance in hard times ~ Daniel 12 ~ July
3, 2005 |
|
How
Are We Doing? |
The Lord says: "Listen Up!" ~ Revelation
2 - 3 ~ July 10, 2005 |
|
Living
While Looking Up |
The Trinity ~ 1st Thessalonians ~ July 24, 2005 |
|
Election:
A Blessing For God's People |
God's choice ~ 1st Thessalonians 1:4 ~ July
31, 2005 |
|
True,
But False |
True lies, false slander ~ 1st Thessalonians
2 ~ August 7, 2005 |
|
Established
Hearts |
Established in the Faith ~ 1st Thessalonians
3 ~ August 21, 2005 |
|
Don't
Be Ignorant Brethren |
Things God wants us to know ~ 1st Thessalonians
4 ~ August 28, 2005 |
|
So As
By Fire |
Crowns: what they are, why we need them ~ September
4, 2005 ~ 1 Corinthians 3:15 |
|
Blamelessly
Watching |
Occupying until He comes ~ September 11, 2005
~ 1st Thessalonians 5 |
|
Did
We Miss It? |
Left Behind? ~ September 18, 2005 ~ 2nd Thessalonians
1 |
|
The
Great Apostasy |
The leaving, the falling away, the deception
~ September 25, 2005 ~ 2nd Thessalonians 2 |
|
Pray
- And Stay Busy |
Living in light of the Lord's return ~ October
2, 2005 ~ 2nd Thessalonians 3 |
|
Holiness
and Wholeness |
What is holiness? And how do we live it? ~ October
16, 2005 ~ Leviticus 11:44 |
|
Little
is Much |
We give, God blesses - Glory! ~ October 23,
2005 ~ John 6:1-14 |
|
Belief |
So you believe God can save you and...? ~ October
30, 2005 ~ John 6:1-14 |
|
Perilous
Times |
Last Days dangers ~ November 6, 2005 ~ 2nd Timothy
3:1-5 |
|
Thanksgiving
Thermometers |
Thanks giving ~ Are we doing it? ~ November
20, 2005 ~ 1st Chronicles 29:13 |
|
The
Stable Family: Joseph |
Joseph: What a role model! ~ November 27, 2005
~ Matthew 1:18- 2:20 |
|
Thou
Shalt Call His Name Jesus |
He saves His people from their sins ~ December
4, 2005 ~ Matthew 1:21 |
|
The
Stable Family: Mary |
Mary: What a role model! ~ December 11, 2005
~ Luke 1 |
|
Seeking and
Finding |
Are we Wise Men? ~ December 18, 2005 ~ Matthew
2: 1-16 |
|
First
and Second Advents |
Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays? Oh, Yes!
~ December 25, 2005 ~ John 10:22 |
|
Happy
Inconvenient New Year |
The convenient Christian life? Hah! ~ January
1, 2006 ~ Luke 5:1-11 |
|
Will
You Give Them? |
What will you do with your cares? ~ January
8, 2006 ~ 1 Peter 5:6-9 |
|
What
Happens When you Die? |
You ought to be curious, because
you will find out! ~ January 15, 2006 |
|
The
Main Thing |
Effectively sharing the gospel ~ January 22,
2006 ~ Proverbs 24:11-12 |
|
Weary?
Take Heart! |
Good reasons not to be weary ~ January 29, 2006
~ 2nd Thessalonians 3:13 |
|
Abundance |
Life more abundantly - what does that mean?
~ February 5, 2006 ~ John 10:1-11 |
|
Insults
to Salvation |
Thoughts on the "Muhammad cartoons"
issue ~ February 19, 2006 ~ Isaiah 53:3 |
|
Worship |
Do we "MacWorship" a "MacDiety"?
~ February 26, 2006 ~ Isaiah 6:1-8 |
|
Don't
Push your Luck |
A stiff neck is a dangerous thing ~ March 12,
2006 ~ Proverbs 29:1 |
|
Thorns
& Snares |
Stay far from that crooked path ~ March 19,
2006 ~ Proverbs 22:5 |
|
Questions
on the Nature of God |
Is God a Trinity? Does Baptism save? The Unforgivable
Sin? ~ March 26, 2006 |
|
The
Accuser of the Brethren |
Oneness and Unity in
the Church ~ April 2, 2006 ~ John 17 |
|
Abiding
in the Vine = Joy |
Last minute lessons from the Lord ~ April 9,
2006 ~ John 15:1-11 |
|
The
Things Concerning Himself |
The Law, the Prophets, the Psalms point to...
~ April 16, 2006 ~ Luke 24 |
|
This
Is Good? |
A loser with a winning attitude and finish.
~ April 23, 2006 ~ Genesis 37-41 |
|
Integrity |
Having an undivided heart ~ April 30, 2006 ~
Genesis 37, 39 |
|
Old
Fables Revisited |
Modern Gnosticism ~ May 7, 2006 ~ Colossians
1 |
|
Cunningly
Devised Fables |
The DaVinci Con? ~ May 14, 2006 ~ 2nd Peter
1:16 |
|
Fear
of the Lord |
Cleansing the temple ~ May 28, 2006 ~ Proverbs
9:10 |
|
Memorials |
Days to remember forever ~ June 4, 2006 ~ Exodus
12:14-17 |
|
Grace
and Truth |
Living the truth ~ June 11, 2006 ~ John 1:17 |
|
Lies
Bring Perilous Times |
How did we get here? And where are we going?
~ June 18, 2006 ~ 1st Timothy 1:1-11 |
|
Grace
and Mercy |
Sin, blasphemy, and mercy. ~ June 25, 2006 ~
1st Timothy 1:12-20 |
|
How
to Behave |
Instructions about prayer ~ 1st Timothy 2 ~
July 2, 2006 |
|
Women
in Church |
Scriptural principles for women ~ 1st Timothy
2:9-15 ~ July 9, 2006 |
|
How
to Behave Part II |
Church leadership and servanthood ~ 1st Timothy
3 ~ July 16, 2006 |
|
Doctrines
of Demons |
Asceticism vs. Godliness ~ 1st Timothy 4 ~ July
23, 2006 |
|
Practical
Problem Solving |
Dealing with widows and elders ~ 1st Timothy
5 ~ July 30, 2006 |
|
Avoiding
Profane and Vain Babblings |
Laying a good foundation ~ 1st Timothy 6 ~ August
6, 2006 |
|
Elders
and Cretans |
More about elders and problem churches ~ Titus
1 ~ August 13, 2006 |
|
Teaching
Sound Doctrine |
Practical Christian behavior ~ Titus 2 ~ August
20, 2006 |
|
Good
and Profitable Things |
The practical Christian life ~ Titus 3 ~ August
27, 2006 |
|
Standing
Afar Off |
The publican's external righteousness ~ Luke
18:9-14 ~ September 3, 2006 |
|
Ephesus
& Laodicea |
Keeping our first love ~ 2nd Timothy 1 ~ September
10, 2006 |
|
Surviving
Lukewarmness |
How to live faithfully when the church becomes
lukewarm ~ 2nd Timothy 2 ~ September 24, 2006 |
|
The
Servant of the Lord |
Pastors & Elders ~ 2nd Timothy 2:22-26 ~
October 1, 2006 |
|
Perilous
Times |
Avoiding spiritual seduction ~ 2nd Timothy 3
~ October 8, 2006 |
|
Paul's
Last Will & Testament |
Paul's final requests & instructions to
Timothy. And to us. ~ 2nd Timothy 4 ~ October 15, 2006 |
|
Covenants
& Last Days |
If you want to understand the Last Days, you
need to understand God's covenants ~ October 22, 2006 |
|
The
Current Situation |
Which of the 7 churches are we? ~ Revelation
1-3 ~ October 29, 2006 |
|
Things
Hereafter |
The Rapture and the throne room of God ~ Revelation
4 & 5 ~ November 5, 2006 |
|
Overview
of the Tribulation |
Opening the seven seals ~ Revelation 6-10 ~
November 12, 2006 |
|
O, Jerusalem! |
Two witnesses, and two beasts ~ Revelation 11-13
~ November 19, 2006 |
|
Babylon
is Fallen, is Fallen |
Who or what is Babylon? ~ Revelation 14-18 ~
November 26, 2006 |
|
King
of Kings and Lord of Lords |
The glorious return of Christ ~ Revelation 19
~ December 3, 2006 |
|
The
First & Second Resurrection |
The judgment of unbelievers ~ Revelation 20
~ December 10, 2006 |
|
The
All-New City of God |
Hey Christian, want to see what the mansion
looks like? ~ Revelation 21 ~ December 17, 2006 |
|
A River
of Life and a Tree of Life |
The wonderful promises of God ~ Revelation 22
~ December 24, 2006 |
|
The
Islamic Antichrist |
Satan's ultimate deception ~ Joel 2:1-2 ~ December
31, 2006 |
|
New
Year's Resolutions? |
How will you spy out the land this year? ~ Numbers
13 ~ January 7, 2007 |
|
Test
the Spirits |
Spiritual discernment in the last days ~ Matthew
24:24 ~ January 14, 2007 |
|
Lions
& Honey |
Challenges, victories, and sharing the results
~ Numbers 14:1-9 ~ January 21, 2007 |
|
Compromising
Situations |
Samson: role model or object lesson? ~ Numbers
14-16 ~ January 28, 2007 |
|
Being
Deceived |
A man of God, and a backslidden prophet ~ 1st
Kings 11-13 ~ February 4, 2007 |
|
Evolution
Sunday |
Theistic evolution. Why does it make a difference?
~ February 11, 2007 |
|
Love
Not the World |
Why are there pancakes in your attic? ~ 1st
John 2:15 ~ February 25, 2007 |
|
Will
You Be Healed? |
Jesus meets us at the pool of Bethesda ~ John
5:1-16 ~ March 4, 2007 |
|
Thinking
About The Church |
Why should you be faithful to your church? ~
Romans 12:1-2 ~ March 11, 2007 |
|
Lent?
Or Sanctification? |
Christ: our sanctification ~ 1st Corinthians
1:30 ~ March 18, 2007 |
|
Mercy,
Not Sacrifice |
Seeing Christ in the land of the blind ~ John
9 ~ March 25, 2007 ~ Sermon by Mark E. Stapleton |
|
The
Judgment of the Lamb |
As the Lamb of God judged Israel, so should
we judge ourselves ~ Mark 11, 12 ~ April 1, 2007 |
|
The
Effects of Faith |
The resurrection of Christ in faith and practice
~ Luke 24 ~ April 8, 2007 |
|
Faith
& Doubt |
Things that trouble our faith ~ Hebrews 11 ~
April 15, 2007 |
|
Human
Depravity |
Why bad things happen to good people ~ Romans
3:9-18 ~ April 22, 2007 |
|
Sheol,
Hades, & Hell |
What is hell, really? ~ Matthew 25:41 ~ April
29, 2007 |
|
The
Lord's Supper |
What is it, who it's for, why and how we do
it. ~ John 4:23 ~ May 6, 2007 |
|
Reality
- True & False |
When our reality does not match up with God's
~ May 13, 2005 |
|
Administration |
Deacons and membership ~ Acts 6:1-7 ~ May 20,
2007 |
|
The
Glory of God |
Is God's purpose our purpose? ~ Isaiah 43:1-7
~ May 27, 2007 |
|
A Perfect
Walk |
What does it mean to walk before God and be
perfect? ~ Genesis 17:1 ~ June 17, 2007 |
|
Covenants |
Our church covenant in light of Romans 12 ~
Romans 12:1-10 ~ June 24, 2007 |
|
Covenants
Part Two |
Our church covenant in light of Galatians 6
~ Galatians 6:1-5 ~ July 1, 2007 |
|
The
Doctrine of the Gospel |
Christianity without doctrine? No way! ~ 1st
Corinthians 15:3-4 ~ July 8, 2007 |
|
A Sabbath
Rest |
Resting in Christ ~ Hebrews 4 ~ July 15, 2007 |
|
The
Sermon On The Mount |
Good News for poor Christians ~ Matthew 5:1-16
~ July 22, 2007 |
|
Fulfilling
the Law |
Sermon on the Mount - The purpose of the Law
- Matthew 5:17-28 ~ July 29, 2007 |
|
You
Have Heard, But I Say |
Sermon on the Mount - Man's traditions vs. God's
realities ~ Matthew 5:29-48 |
|
Prayer
& Godliness |
How to pray, and how not to pray ~ Matthew 6:1-8
~ August 12, 2007 |
|
The
Lord's Prayer |
A guideline for how to pray in God's will ~
Matthew 6: 9-15 ~ August 19, 2007 |
|
Come
As You Are |
Always by grace ~ Romans 5:6 ~ August 26, 2007
~ Sermon by Mark E. Stapleton |
|
Flawed
Religion & Safe Treasures |
Hypocrisy & Godliness: two opposites ~ Matthew
6:16-21 ~ September 2, 2007 |
|
Single
Things |
What is your eye fixed on? ~ Matthew 6:19-24
~ September 9, 2007 |
|
Anxiety |
What are you worried about? ~ Matthew 6:25-34
~ September 16, 2007 |
|
What's
In Your Eye? |
Judgment without hypocrisy ~ Matthew 7:1-6 ~
September 23, 2007 |
|
Asking,
Seeking, Knocking |
Keeping the relationship right ~ Matthew 7:7-12
~ September 30, 2007 |
|
Wolves
& Fruit Inspection |
Going through the strait gate ~ Matthew 7:13-29
~ October 7, 2007 |
|
Divine
Justice & the Great Commission |
Sharing the gospel is not optional ~ Matthew
28:19-20 ~ October 14, 2007 ~ Sermon by Mark E. Stapleton |
|
Abiding
in the Doctrine |
Compromise? Be very careful ~ 2nd John ~ October
21, 2007 |
|
God's
Driving School |
Turn. Stop. Go. ~ Exodus 13 & 14 ~ October
28, 2007 |
|
Our
Surpassing Treasure |
Becoming a congregation in love with Christ
~ Philippians 3 ~ November 4, 2007 |
|
Transparency |
Living a transparent life before God ~ Psalm
139 ~ November 11, 2007 |
|
Entitlements
& Maturity |
Growing in grace is not optional ~ 2nd Peter
3 ~ November 18, 2007 |
|
In Everything
Give Thanks |
The Essence of Thanksgiving ~ 1st Thessalonians
5:18 ~ November 25, 2007 |
|
The
Advent of the King |
The Christmas Story - Past, Present & Future
~ Luke 21:5-36 ~ December 2, 2007 |
|
Repentance |
The Messiah is coming - what should we do? ~
Luke 3:1-17 ~ December 9, 2007 |
|
What
Are You Seeking? |
What do you want for Christmas? ~ John 1:6-39
~ December 16, 2007 |
|
No Fear |
Good tidings of great joy to all people ~ Luke
2:1-20 ~ December 23, 2007 |
|
Preparing
For The Future |
You might want to dig some wells... ~ Genesis
26:12-33 ~ December 30, 2007 |
|
Our
Incredible Savior |
In Him there is no darkness at all ~ Psalm 19:1-4
~ January 6, 2008 |
|
The
Journey |
It could have been a great adventure. Instead
it was a great object lesson ~ Exodus 15-20 ~ January 13, 2008 |
|
Take
Heed Lest You Fall |
The Exodus object lesson continues ~ 1 Corinthians
10 ~ January 20, 2008 |
|
Fellowship
With Demons |
Idolatry? Who, me? ~ 1 Corinthians 10:14 ~ January
27, 2008 |
|
Freedom
From Freedom |
Living unselfishly ~ 1 Corinthians 10:24 ~ February
3, 2008 |
|
Numbering
Our Days |
Living a life that counts ~ 2 Corinthians 5
~ February 10, 2008 |
|
How
Are Your Eyes? |
What do you look at, and how do you look at
it? ~ Luke 11:33-36 ~ February 17, 2008 |
|
Keeping
A Diligent Heart |
Successful self-control ~ Proverbs 4:23 ~ February
24, 2008 |
|
Glory
In The Lord |
Aren't you thankful the pressure is off? ~ 1st Corinthians
1:31 ~ March 2, 2008 |
|
Resurrection:
the Cure for Carnality |
Walking in resurrection power ~ Philippians
3 ~ March 9, 2008 |
|
What's
Your Agenda? |
Different responses to Christ on Palm Sunday
~ Luke 19 ~ March 16, 2008 |
|
The
Liberation of the Resurrection |
Don't trade the glory of the resurrection for
junk ~ 1st Peter 1:1-9 ~ March 23, 2008 |
|
Hell's
Best Kept Secret |
How to evangelize the lost like Jesus did ~
Evangelist Ray Comfort ~ March 30, 2008 |
|
Overcoming
Fear - Sharing Your Faith |
Are you a true Christian? ~ Evangelist Ray Comfort
~ April 6, 2008 |
|
Practicing
What You Preach |
Breaking out of your comfort zone in evangelizing
- April 13, 2008 |
|
Eating
and Drinking |
Thoughts on the Lord's Supper ~ John 6 ~ May
11, 2008 |
|
Faith
& Unbelief |
Improving our Christian walk ~ Mark 8:27-9:29
~ May 18, 2008 |
|
Discernment
in the Last Days |
What sort of revival do you want? ~ Matthew
21:10 ~ May 25, 2008 |
|
Honduras
Mission Trip report |
Clayton VanHuss's report & slide show on
the mission trip ~ June 1, 2008 |
|
Priorities |
Do we love God? Or just the stuff He gives us?
~ Haggai ~ June 8, 2008 |
|
How
to Really Love God |
If you love Me, ... ~ Mark 12:28-31 ~ June 15,
2008 |
|
What
Son Is This? |
Zacchaeus: a role model? Who would have guessed?
~ Luke 19:1-10 ~ June 22, 2008 |
|
Abraham's
Family - Object Lessons |
Character studies of Abraham, Sarah & Hagar
~ Genesis 12-22 ~ June 29, 2008 |
|
Living
the Life: Isaac & Lot |
The faith of Isaac & the faith of Lot ~
Genesis 12-22 ~ July 6, 2008 |
|
Ministry
& Reward |
"We have left all and followed you. Therefore,
what shall we have?" ~ Matthew 19-20 ~ July 13, 2008 |
|
Strength
in Weakness |
When I am weak, then I am strong. How does that
work? ~ 2nd Corinthians 12:1-10 ~ July 20, 2008 |
|
Being
Honest |
Being honest in a world of lies ~ Romans 1:16-32
~ July 27, 2008 |
|
A Rest
For The People Of God |
Can you still rest while you're on a trip? ~
Hebrews 3,4 ~ August 3, 2008 |
|
If You're
Saturated, It Shows |
Ok, Aaron, what was it like, all that oil? ~
Galatians 5:22,23 ~ August 10, 2008 |
|
The
Ten-Point Test |
Examining yourself according to Scripture ~
1st John ~ August 17, 2008 by Mark Stapleton |
|
Remembering
the Poor |
Who are the poor, and how do we remember them?
~ Galatians 2:10 ~ August 24, 2008 |
|
That
Gospel Which I Preach |
The two denominations of the apostolic church
~ Galatians 1 & 2 ~ August 31, 2008 |
|
Free
From the Law |
Don't look back, don't go back ~ Galatians 2
~ September 7, 2008 |
|
Consider
Your Deliverance |
Seeing Christ crucified, and showing Him to
others ~ Galatians 3 ~ August 14, 2008 |
|
Sons
& Heirs - Not Slaves |
Act like children, not bond slaves ~ Galatians
4 ~ September 21, 2008 |
|
Freedom:
From What - To What? |
Don't get cut off ~ Galatians 5 ~ September
28, 2008 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
Boasting
Only In The Cross |
Jesus paid it all - Glory! ~ Galatians 6 ~ October
5, 2008 |
|
The
Derision of God |
Raging against God is not smart ~ Psalm 2 ~
October 12, 2008 |
|
Fall
Leaves |
How will the season of your life end up? Drab?
Or glorious? ~ 1st John 2:15-25 ~ October 19, 2008 |
|
Apostasy |
Being submissive in the Last Days ~ 1st John
2:18-25 ~ October 26, 2008 |
|
Scoffers |
Deceivers in the Last Days ~ 2nd Peter 3:3-4
~ November 2, 2008 |
|
So The
Election's Over - Now What? |
Keeping our eyes on Christ and His Holiness
~ Isaiah 57 ~ November 11, 2008 |
|
Cursing
The Ruler |
The Christian & government ~ Exodus 22:28
~ November 16, 2008 |
|
Judge
Not - Or Not? |
"Carnal Christian" is an oxymoron
~ Matthew 7:1 ~ December 7, 2008 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
Glory
to God in the Highest |
Christmas: it's all about the glory of God ~
Luke 2:14 ~ December 14, 2008 |
|
Christian
Music |
God's purposes for Christian music ~ Colossians
3:16 ~ December 21, 2008 |
|
Do It
Yourself |
Planning a better New Year ~ Matthew 11:28-30
~ December 28, 2008 |
|
Testimony
& Exhortation |
Putting God First ~ Deuteronomy 30:15-30 ~ January
4, 2009 ~ Matt Keller & Mark Stapleton |
|
He Wholly
Followed The Lord |
Having a good role model for the New Year ~
Joshua 14:11 ~ January 11, 2009 |
|
Destroying
The High Places |
Are there places in our lives that we need to
change? ~ Numbers 33:52 ~ January 25, 2009 |
|
Here's Mud
In Your Eye |
Judgment from Jesus: a blessing for some, a
curse for others ~ John 9 ~ February 1, 2009 |
|
The
Fear of the Lord |
The fear of the Lord is a good thing. Here's
why ~ Psalm 111 ~ February 8, 2009 |
|
From
Yourself? Or With Yourself? |
Good men and backsliders ~ Proverbs 14:14 ~
February 15, 2009 |
|
Bearing
One Another's Burdens |
One more aspect of practical Christianity ~
Galatians 6:22 ~ February 22, 2009 |
|
Resisting
the Truth |
Being conformed to the character of Christ ~
2nd Timothy 3:1-9 ~ March 1, 2009 |
|
We Belong
To God |
Living in the Last Days ~ Jeremiah 5 ~ March
8, 2009 |
|
BCC is currently going through the Truth Project,
so there won't be anything new added here until mid-June
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For more information, check out The
Truth Project |
|
The
Attributes of God, part one |
Worship in Spirit & in Truth ~ John 4:23
~ June 14, 2009 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
The
Attributes of God, part two |
The eternality of God ~ Hebrews 13:8 ~ June 21, 2009
~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
The
Attributes of God, part three |
The sovereignty of God ~ Daniel 4:34-37 ~ June
28, 2009 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
The
Attributes of God, part four |
The omniscience of God ~ 1st Corinthians 1:18
~ July 5, 2009 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
The
Attributes of God, part five |
The holiness of God ~ Romans 4 ~ July 12, 2009
~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
The
Attributes of God, part six |
The wrath of God and the mercy of God ~ Matthew
7:21-23 ~ July 19, 2009 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
The
Attributes of God, part seven |
The love of God and the jealousy of God ~ Ephesians
2:1-9 ~ July 26, 2009 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
|
Firm
Foundations, part one |
Creation to Christ; God & His Word ~ Genesis
1 ~ August 2, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part two |
Creation to Christ, God's creation of the the
material and angelic world ~ Genesis 1 ~ August 9, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part three |
Creation to Christ, God creates Eve, the Fall,
the introduction of the Gospel ~ Genesis 2-3 ~ August 16, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part four |
Creation to Christ, from Cain to the flood.
~ Genesis 4-7 ~ August 23, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part five |
Creation to Christ, from the flood to Isaac
~ Genesis 9-19 ~ August 30, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part six |
Creation to Christ, Lot & Sodom ~ Genesis
18-19 ~ September 6, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part seven |
Creation to Christ, Abraham and Isaac ~ Genesis
21-22 ~ September 13, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part eight |
Creation to Christ, Jacob & Esau ~ Genesis
25-32 ~ September 20, 2009 |
|
Missions Report |
Report from our missionaries to Honduras ~ September
27, 2009 |
|
Congregational Meeting |
October 4, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part nine |
Creation to Christ, Joseph ~ Genesis 37-45 ~
October 11, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part ten |
Creation to Christ, Moses and the Passover ~
Exodus 1-12 ~ October 18, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part eleven |
Creation to Christ, the Exodus from Egypt ~
Exodus 12-17 ~ October 25, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part twelve |
Creation to Christ, the giving of the Law ~
Exodus 19-20 ~ November 1, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part thirteen |
Creation to Christ, the Tabernacle ~ Exodus
25-40 ~ November 8, 2009 |
|
Firm
Foundations, part fourteen |
Creation to Christ, the OT ends in man's failure
~ November 15, 2009 |
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Firm
Foundations, part fifteen |
Creation to Christ, the coming of Messiah ~
Luke 1 ~ November 22, 2009 |
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Firm
Foundations, part sixteen |
Creation to Christ, the birth of Messiah, &
John the Baptizer ~ Matthew 1-3 ~ November 29, 2009 |
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Firm
Foundations, part seventeen |
Creation to Christ, the beginning of Jesus'
ministry ~ Matthew 4, Mark 1 ~ December 6, 2009 |
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Firm
Foundations, part eighteen |
Creation to Christ, Jesus speaks to Nicodemus
concerning the New Birth and what it means ~ John 3 ~ December
13, 2009 |
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Our
Kinsman-Redeemer |
God's Christmas Gift ~ Ruth ~ December 20, 2009 |
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Firm
Foundations, part nineteen |
Creation to Christ, the Pharisees challenge
Jesus ~ Mark 2, 3:1-5 ~ December 27, 2009 |
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Firm
Foundations, part twenty |
Creation to Christ, Jesus raises Lazarus from
the dead ~ John 11: 1-52 ~ January 3, 2010 |
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Firm
Foundations, part twenty one |
Creation to Christ, Jesus teaches us how to
see what is truly valuable ~ Mark 10:13-31 ~ January 10, 2010 |
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Firm
Foundations, part twenty two |
Creation to Christ, the Last Supper and the
arrest of Christ ~ 1st Peter 2:23 ~ January 17, 2010 |
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Firm
Foundations, part twenty three |
Creation to Christ, the crucifixion and death
of Christ ~ Mark 15, John 19 ~ January 24, 2010 |
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Firm
Foundations, part twenty four |
Creation to Christ, the resurrection and the
disciple's response ~ Luke 24 ~ February 7, 2010 |
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The
Tragedy of Man |
Sin ~ Romans 5:12 ~ February 14, 2010 ~ by Mark
Stapleton |
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The
Propitiation of the Cross |
Salvation ~ John 3:16 ~ February 21, 2010 ~
by Mark Stapleton |
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The
Assyrian and the Deception |
Things that will come to pass in the Last Days
~ Isaiah 14 ~ February 28, 2010 |
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Take
Heed |
Israel & the Last Days ~ Matthew 24 ~ March
7, 2010 |
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The
Ending & the Beginning |
The Rapture & God's plan for Israel ~ Revelation
1-7, Matthew 24 ~ March 14, 2010 |
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Judgment
and Judging |
How to interpret Scripture and the Judgments
of God ~ Proverbs 26:12 ~ March 21, 2010 |
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Seeing
Ourselves In Others |
Palm Sunday ~ John 12 ~ March 28, 2010 |
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First
Fruits From the Dead |
Resurrection Sunday, and many graves were opened
~ Matthew 27:51-54 ~ April 4, 2010 |
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Living
In A Box |
Are the ways of God confining? ~ Matthew 7:13-14
~ April 11, 2010 |
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Not
Sowing Discord Among Brethren |
Getting out of our comfort zone ~ Proverbs 6:16-19
~ April 18, 2010 |
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Conditional
or Unconditional? |
Calvinism, Arminianism, & Free Grace compared
~ Romans 14 ~ May 2, 2010 |
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Study
& Prove |
Lukewarm? There is a solution ~ Revelation 3
~ May 9, 2010 |
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Equipping
the Saints |
God's direction for us ~ Ephesians 4 ~ May 16,
2010 |
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Pentecost
- Defining the Church |
What we are - what we need to be ~ Acts 1 &
2 ~ May 23, 2010 |
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Boldness |
Sharing the gospel ~ Romans 1:16 ~ June 6, 2010 |
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Spiritual
Gifts |
Building up your church ~ 1st Corinthians 12
~ June 13, 2010 |
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Leadership |
Leadership qualities are not just for leaders
~ 1st Samuel 2-4 ~ June 20, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 2 |
The integrity of Samuel's life ~ 1st Samuel
7, 8 & 12 ~ June 27, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 3 |
Saul: a life of unbelief and compromise ~ 1st
Samuel 9, 12,13 & 28 ~ July 4, 2010 |
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The
King of Worldliness |
Why did Samuel kill Agag? ~ 1st Samuel 15:33
~ July 11, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 4 |
A king that pleased God ~ 1st Samuel 16, 17
& 24 ~ July 18, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 5 |
David & Abigail ~ 1st Samuel 25-27 ~ July
25, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 6 |
"I'm discouraged - I think I'll go live
in Gath!" ~ 1st Samuel 26-30 ~ August 1, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 7 |
Nobility of character and spiritual discernment
~ 2nd Samuel 1-9 ~ August 8, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 8 |
So how was it that Ziba could manipulate David
that way? ~ 2nd Samuel 15-19 ~ August 15, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 9 |
Being a One-Woman man ~ 1st Timothy 3:2 ~ August
29, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 10 |
Servants and rewards ~ 2nd Samuel 23 ~ September
5, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 11 |
Postmodernism and "The Narrative"
~ Titus 1 ~ September 12, 2010 |
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Leadership
part 12 |
Leadership summary and overview ~ 1st Timothy
3 & Titus 1 ~ September 19, 2010 |
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Spiritual
Strongholds |
When the devil doesn't want to leave ~ 2nd Corinthians
10:3-6 ~ September 26, 2010 |
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Spiritual
Strongholds part 2 |
When lies seem to be true ~ 2nd Corinthians 10:3-6
~ October 3, 2010 |
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Spiritual
Strongholds part 3 |
Reclaiming surrendered ground ~ Ephesians 4:27
~ October 10, 2010 |
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Spiritual
Strongholds part 4 |
How to forgive ~ 2nd Timothy 2:24-26 ~ October
17, 2010 |
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Spiritual
Strongholds part 5 |
There is safety in fellowship, and danger in
being on the outside ~ 1st Corinthians 5 ~ October 24, 2010 |
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A Family
of Christian Saints |
Paul writes to the church at Rome ~ Romans 1:1-13
~ October 31, 2010 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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The
Power of the Gospel and the Evidence Against the Unrighteous |
Romans 1:14-32 ~ November 7, 2010 ~ by Mark
Stapleton |
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The
Power of Grace vs. the Power of the Christian |
Romans 2 ~ November 14, 2010 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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The
Depravity of Man |
Romans 3 ~ November 21, 2010 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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The
Foundations of Grace Found in the Old Testament |
Romans 4 ~ November 28, 2010 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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The Privileges
of the Believer |
Romans 5 ~ December 5, 2010 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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Walking
In Newness of Life |
Romans 6 ~ December 12, 2010 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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What
Child Is This? |
The real meaning of Christmas ~ Luke 1,2 - Isaiah
9:6,7 ~ December 19, 2010 |
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A New
Covenant Relationship |
Romans 7 ~ January 2, 2011 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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The
Spirit of Adoption |
Romans 8 ~ January 9, 2011 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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Mercy
on Whom God Will Have Mercy |
Romans 9 & 10 ~ January 16, 2011 ~ by Mark
Stapleton |
|
Don't
Boast Against the Other Branches |
Romans 11 ~ January 23, 2011 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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Living
Sacrifices |
Romans 12 & 13 ~ January 30, 2011 ~ by Mark
Stapleton |
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Pursuing
the Things of Peace |
Romans 14 ~ February 6, 2011 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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Valentines
Day |
What is love like, really? ~ Colossians 3:1-11
~ February 13, 2011 |
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Showing
Compassion |
Romans 15 & 16 ~ February 20, 2011 ~ by
Mark Stapleton |
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A Biblical
Generation |
Those who see the fig tree bud ~ Matthew 24:3
~ February 27, 2011 |
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Walking
Worthy of the Lord |
In all things He shall have the preeminence
~ Colossians 1:1-18 ~ March 6, 2011 |
|
Symbols |
Ways for the church to glorify Christ ~ Colossians
1:15-29 ~ March 13, 2011 |
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Deceived
By Persuasive Words |
Things that deceive the church ~ Colossians
2 ~ March 20, 2011 |
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A Christian's
Conscience |
Your relationship with God - is everything cool?
~ Colossians 3 & 4 ~ March 27, 2011 ~ |
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Intimacy?
Or Complacency? |
Seek My Face ~ Zephaniah 1 ~ April 3, 2011 |
|
Broken
Cisterns |
Don't make stupid exchanges ~ Jeremiah 2:11-13
~ April 10, 2010 |
|
The
King |
What do you think of the King? What does He
think of you? ~ John 12 ~ April 17, 2010 |
|
Resurrected
Life |
The third appearance of Jesus ~ Mark 16, John
21 ~ May 8, 2011 |
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Getting
It Right |
Gideon - from nominal believer to hero ~ Judges
6 & 7 ~ May 15, 2011 |
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You
Shall Never See Death |
Unbelievers miss out on a lot ~ John 8:33-59
~ May 22, 2011 |
|
The
Prayer God Answers |
Answered prayer - the why and how, part 1 ~
May 29, 2011 |
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The
Prayer God Answers, part 2 |
Answered prayer - the why and how, part 2 ~
June 5, 2011 |
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The
Comforter |
Pentecost & it's implications ~ John 14:16-26
~ June 12, 2011 |
|
Backsliding
= Misery |
Are you backslidden? Like Jonah? ~ Jonah ~ June
19, 2011 |
|
Contrasts |
Why did Jesus answer the prayer of the blind
man, and not James & John? ~ Mark 10:35-52 ~ June 26, 2011 |
|
Independence
Day |
Independence from - what? Titus 3:3-7 ~ July
3, 2011 |
|
Slaves |
What is your relationship to Christ? ~ Romans
6 ~ July 10, 2011 |
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What
An Adventure |
Living for Christ should never be boring ~ Acts
16 ~ July 17, 2011 |
|
The
Love of the World? |
We don't crucify the flesh; we manage it. Sigh...
~ 1 John 2:15 ~ July 24, 2011 |
|
Management?
Or Relationship? |
Why it is vital to crucify the flesh ~ Romans
8:4 ~ July 31, 2011 |
|
Living
in a Carnal Society |
When the world tries to infect the church ~
1st Corinthians 1 ~ August 7, 2011 |
|
Natural
Wisdom |
Natural wisdom is unable to comprehend spiritual
wisdom ~ 1st Corinthians 2 & 3 ~ August 14, 2011 |
|
The
Problem of Pride |
Pride can make us blind to Christian truth ~
1st Corinthians 4 & 5 ~ August 21, 2011 |
|
Behavior |
Christians are not to be like the world ~ 1st
Corinthians 6 ~ August 28, 2011 |
|
Marriage |
Honoring God's plan in a confused world ~ 1st
Corinthians 7 ~ September 4, 2011 |
|
Knowledge
and Love |
Protecting our weaker brothers and sisters ~
1st Corinthians 8 ~ September 11, 2011 |
|
Obligations |
Being Christlike with our rights ~ 1st Corinthians
9 ~ September 18, 2011 |
|
Bad
Examples |
Don't be disqualified ~ 1st Corinthians 10 ~
September 25, 2011 |
|
Head
Coverings |
When Christians meet, whose glory should we
see? ~ 1st Corinthians 11:1-16 ~ October 2, 2011 |
|
Eliminating
the High Places |
Any altars in your life that shouldn't be there?
~ October 9, 2011 ~ by Mark Stapleton |
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Remembering
the Lord |
What is a "Worthy Manner?" ~ 1st Corinthians
11:17-34 ~ October 16, 2011 |
|
Spiritual
Manifestations |
Spiritual gifts and discernment ~ 1st Corinthians
12 ~ October 23, 2011 |
|
The
Greatest of These is Love |
No sounding brass or tinkling cymbals for us!
~ 1st Corinthians 13 ~ October 30, 2011 |
|
Decency
and Order |
Spiritual gifts and appropriate behavior ~ 1st
Corinthians 14 ~ November 6, 2011 |
|
The
Reality of the Resurrection |
If Christ is not risen, you are still in your
sins ~ 1st Corinthians 15 ~ November 13, 2011 |
|
How
are the Dead Raised? |
Incorruption does not inherit corruption ~ 1st
Corinthians 15:35-58 ~ November 20, 2011 |
|
Maranatha |
The Lord is coming - live like it! ~ 1st Corinthians
16 ~ November 27, 2011 |
|
Mary,
Elizabeth, and Zacharias |
Three types of faith ~ Luke 1 ~ December 4,
2011 |
|
Forgiveness
and Restoration |
God never stays mad at His children ~ Luke 1:57-80
~ December 11, 2011 |
|
The
Seed of the Woman |
God's first promise of Christmas ~ Genesis 3:15
~ December 18, 2011 |
|
No Fear |
No bondage to fear for believers ~ Hebrews 2:15
~ January 1, 2012 |
|
Elect
by the Grace of God |
God's choices ~ Genesis 25:23 ~ January 8, 2012 |
|
Faithful
Servants |
Living faithfully in the Last Days ~ Luke 12
~ January 15, 2012 |
|
The
Basis of Salvation |
Avoiding Extremes ~ January 29, 2012 |
|
The
Carnal Christian |
When God's sheep live in the mud ~ Genesis 12-19
~ February 5, 2012 |
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Not
Conformed - Transformed |
What kind of mold is the world trying to squeeze
you into? ~ Romans 12:1-2 ~ February 12, 2012 |