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A Foundational Declaration
What kind of person do you want to be ?
Psalm 1
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In God We Trust
In God We Trust is not only a motto on our money but it is a foundational message for Christian living
Matt. 2:13-23
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The Magnifying Soul
The challenge of magnifying the Lord is compounded as our souls experience life in this world
Luke 1:46-56
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God's Future for the God Forsaken
God's future for the God forsaken is found in the image of a hopeful household
Isaiah 54:1-17
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Learning from Luke - Continued
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Safe House Spirit House
The human heart is designed as a spiritual safe house under constant threat of being compromised
Luke 11:14-26
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Supernatural Prayer
Spiritual prayer can occur when human desire meets God's design resulting in holy communion
Luke 11:1-13
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The Good Part of Living Well
We can choose to listen to the God who choses to speak to us
Luke 10: 38-42
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Living and Loving
Living with God means loving like God
Loke 10:25-37
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The Disciples' Joy
Our lack of joyful discipleship may be the result of our misunderstanding of the King's delegated and designated authority
Loke 10:17-24
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The Lord's Appointed
Disciples of Jesus are still appointed to go snd announce the nearness of the coming kingdom of God
Luke 10:1-16
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Set Apart
Anytime people are truly chosen for ministry work, it is the Lord who is truly at work
Acts 13:1-12
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The Power of Pride
The Power of Pride to destroy can be rendered powerless by application of repentznce of rebellion and obedience to the Lord our God
2 Chronicles 26:16-23
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Delight and Desire
The difference in a faithful and fretful person can be found in the object of their delight and the pursuit of their desire
Psalm 37
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Learning from Luke - Continued
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Anatomy of Disipleship
Instead of our often flawed self-exam, the standard of measure of a follower of Jesus is what God requires
Luke 9:51-62
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Surrendered of Hindered ?
The Lord God desires to bless the disciple who is absolutely surrendered to Him
Luke 9:46-50
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Lord of the Lowlands
Luke 9:37-45
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Battleground
Disciples may have eyes to see the kingdom of God but ears that are slow to understand the truth about Jesus
Luke 9:28-36
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Kingdom Provisions
The kingdom of God is revealed through the word and work of God and can be realized by faith as we live and die in this world
Luke 9:10-27
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The King's Earthly Dominion
When earthly dominions encounters the spiritual dimension there is a revelation of authority
Luke 9:7-9
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Spiritual Authority
Spiritual Authority is costly to the giver and the receiver
Luke 9:1-6
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The Necessity of Salvation
Salvation is Humanity's Greatest Need
Luke 8:40-56
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Rejection Of The Remedy
Transdimentional realities are always a revelation of real authority
Luke 8:26-39
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Hostile Country
Transdimentional realities are always a revelation of real authority
Luke 8:26-39
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Power Encounter
Transdimentional realities are always a revelation of real authority
Luke 8:26-39
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Failtfully Following Jesus
The reality of fear and faith within the life of a disciple has a resolution and a remedy designed by God
Luke 8:22-26
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Prior sermons in this series are further down this page
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Are We Doing God's Will ?
Pastor Ron Basham
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The Father's Love
Pastor Ron Basham
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Careful Listening
What we do with what God says reveals the mysterious purpose of our spiritual connection to Him
Luke 8:16-21
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Farm Life and Faithful Living
This story is not so much about farming life as it is about faithful living
Luke 8:4-15
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Living on the Love of God
Learning to love may not add days to your life but surely can add life to your days
Luke 8:1-3
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Loving the Living God
The captivity to love God deeply depends on our awareness of the magnitude of God's forgiveness
Luke 7:36-50
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Personal Provocation
A true messenger of God can be timely and provocative when the message is truly personal.
Luke 7:24-35
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Prison House Hope
When expectations of God disappoint us the questions we ask matter greatly as well as the one we ask
Luke 7:18-23
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Testimony of a Funeral
Luke 7: 11-17
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Faith Worth Finding
Great faith is found connected to proper understanding of Godly authority
Luke 7:1-10
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Living Under the Gaze of God
An effective evaluation of any project requires putting your eyes on it.
Luke 6:20-49
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Power in Prayer
The evidence of the power of God on display in a human life is dependent upon the time we spend connected to the source of that power and prayer is that connection.
Luke 6:12-19
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Looking for Life
"Why do you seek the Living One among the dead?"
Luke 24:1-12
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Sabbath Principles
Luke 6:1-11
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Missing Link
Following Jesus requires that we desire to be connected to Radical Change
Luke 5:27-39
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Power Encounter
The authority for healing is found in the word of God and the power is found in Jesus.
Luke 5:17-26
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The Lord of the Leper
The uncleanness of the leprosy condition symbolizes humanties' hopelessness apart from Christ
Luke 5:12-16
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Ultimate Kingdom Authority is Manifested in this World under the Ministry of Jesus the Messiah
Luke 4:38-44
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What is My Source of Authority ?
Ultimate spiritual authority is revealed in Jesus The Messiah
Luke 4:31-37
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Hometown Hearts
Victory is in the Spiritual Realm
Luke 4:14-30
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Battleground of Temptation
Luke 4:1-13
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Salvation's Ministry
Luke 3:21-28
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The Word in the Wilderness
Luke 3:1-14
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Since Jesus increased in wisdom, is it necressary for us, where can
we find it and how does it happen ?
Luke 2:39-52
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New Way for an Old Day
Luke 2:21-39
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The Sign that the Angel Communicated was Symbolic of the Testimony of the Gospel Incarnate - the Gospel Made Flesh
Luke 2:8-20
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Christmas Spirit
Luke 1:26-45
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God's Hope for Human Hollowness
Luke 1:1-25
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Kingdom Culture Disciples will worship wrongly when they are not thinking righteously.
Jeremiah 23:1-8
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Kingdom Culture Disciples can suffer irreversible damage when they forsake the LORD and fail to heed His word.
Jeremiah 19:1-15
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Kingdom Culture Disciples under the authority of God are like lumps of clay in the hands of a skillful potter.
Jeremiah 18:1-5
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The manifested life of a Kingdom Culture Disciple depends upon the object of their trust.
Jeremiah 17:5-8
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Kingdom Culture Disciples can live out their eternal purpose when they stay close to the
extraordinary presence of the LORD.
Jeremiah 13:1-11
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Kingdom Culture Disciples can be easily trapped in idolatrous pursuits that lead to disastrous ruin.
Jeremiah 10:1-16
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Kingdom Culture Disciples can learn that following Christ will never lead to God forsaken places in our lives.
Jeremiah 2:4-19
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The Father and Son Desire for us to know Them Intimately
Pastor Ron Basham
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Luke 5:1-11
Pastor Sam Gore
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The imagery of a tower can communicate the absolute worst of man and the very best of God.
Proverbs 18:10
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Inner peace is a learned condition.
Psalm 131
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Understanding the relationship between fear and desire helps untie the knots fear has tied.
Luke 12:1-32
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The desires of the heart are never satisfied until the heart is satisfied with God.
Luke 15:11-32
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Humanity’s song is best sung in harmony with the Lord.
Psalm 92
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The Presence of the LORD can change our spiritual condition in the midst of our physical affliction.
Luke 13:10-17
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Our God is Greater Than Our Grief
2 Samuel 21:1-14
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The Primacy of the Name of Jesus is revealed by Witnesses of the Resurrection.
Acts 4:1-20
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God's Great Grace
2 Corinthians 12: 7-9
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The foundation for living faithfully within the authority of God’s Word is established by Jesus.
Hebrews 1:1-12
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The strategy of the Lord’s victory in spiritual warfare is foundational for Disciples of Christ to know.
Revelation 12:7-12
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The willingness to practice forgiveness is foundational to being a faithful disciple of Christ.
Luke 17:1-10
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Our service to God can be evaluated in a context of trust.
Luke 16:1-15
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Salvation is God’s family business
Luke 19:1-10
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The Ascension of Jesus declares the miraculous work of God for disciples of every generation.
Luke 24:36-53, Acts 1:1-11
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The Author of Life and Death uses death to put death to death.
1 Corinthians 15:20-28, Genesis 2:7, Ezekiel 28:11-19, Genesis 3:14-15
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"My Refuge and My Fortress, My God, In Whom I Trust"
Psalm 91
Pastor Ron Basham
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When religious people lack relationship to God, life stories will become sorrowful stories.
Mark 12:1-12
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The place of prayer will take us to places of opportunity for obedience
to His word concerning His will.
Acts 16:6-30
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Disciples of Jesus can easily forget what we are learning in this journey with Jesus.
Mark 8:11-21
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Disciples of King Jesus can learn to be effective ambassadors of the King.
Luke 10:17-20
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The evidence of God’s Kingdom Authority in the life of a disciple is demonstrated in two ways.
Acts 1:8
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When life becomes harder, God is still greater
Psalm 63
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Jonah
More Than A Fabulous Fish Story (Continued)
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The Lord God’s gracious and compassionate call requires man’s personal and intentional response
Jonah 4:10-11
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Life Lessons are often best learned when a Sovereign God speaks during suffering circumstances
Jonah 4:6-9
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The Lord is not surprised by unrighteous anger ... He saw it take root and grow in the human creature.
Jonah 4:4-6
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The Lord God is sovereign in His judgment and mercy
Jonah 3:10
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Sacrificial giving can be very costly but self-centered taking will cost more than we can count.
Mt. 1:18-25, Mk. 10:45, Eph. 5:25, 5:33, 6:1, 6:4, Titus 2:1-15
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Jonah
More Than A Fabulous Fish Story
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The Lord God may choose to change the destiny of a culture by changing the direction of the leaders.
Jonah 3:6-9
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When a pagan population responds rightly to God’s call the entire culture will change.
Jonah 3:5
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A Responsible Response To The Repeated Call Of God
Jonah 3:3-4
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God’s call to humanity does not depend upon His obligation to repeat Himself
but we can be thankful when He does.
Jonah 3:1-2
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When the Lord answers a sinner’s prayer it will always be according to His sovereign will.
Jonah 2:3, 10
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The called are called to thankfully pray because God has given us life.
Jonah 2:6-9
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The called are called to humbly pray . . . because humility matters how to the God who hears us.
Jonah 2:1-6
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The called are called to pray . . . because prayer matters to the God who calls.
Jonah 2:1
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The supernatural power of God over creation has been on display throughout salvation history.
Jonah 1:17, Matthew 12:38-42, Matthew 16:1-4, Luke 11:29-36
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The Lord’s engagement of humanity includes divine appointments within the context of His created order.
Jonah 1:4, 17
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God’s call of salvation can come to idolatrous people through people with idol issues of their own.
Jonah 1:4-16
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God’s call of salvation can come to idolatrous people through people with idol issues of their own.
Jonah 1:4-16
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God’s call of salvation can come to idolatrous people through people with idol issues of their own.
Jonah 1:4-16
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The obedient choice of our response to God’s call is not the only choice we have.
Jonah 1:3
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God’s authoritative call is personally delivered to accomplish His purposes.
Jonah 1:1-2
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Empty Hands, Empty Hearts, Empty Lives
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Whether our prison is made of affliction, addiction, or affection, prayer is a prisoner’s hope.
Jeremiah 33:1-3
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Handling the trials in our lives before they handle us requires that we experience the blessing of testing and realize the testing as a blessing.
James 1:12
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The cause of a curse is sin and the Lord provides the cure.
Proverbs 26:2, Proverbs 3:33
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God’s Solution To The Sorrow Of Shechem
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Repentance ... And The Sorrow That Leads Us There
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2 Corinthians 7:10, Luke 15:11-32
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Repentance ... And The Sorrow That Leads Us There
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Disciples of Christ are commanded not to be deceived … we must know how to obey that command.
1 Timothy 4:1-11
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God chooses His people not because of where or who we are, but because of who He is and
what we can become in order to glorify Him.
1 Peter 1:1-9
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To be out of place living in the world today can be a very good condition for the child of God.
Psalm 119:17-24
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Learning to Live With Hard Times in End Times
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The Lord’s Day of Judgment upon the earth is a day that mankind doesn’t want to think about.
Matthew 24:32-44
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The Purpose of God in end times is to restore His order in a disordered earth.
Matthew 24:1-14, 7:21-23, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
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The Rapture of the Church . . . controversy, comfort, or complacency?
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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For believers to thrive in a morally corrupt culture the longing to belong must be spiritually examined.
Romans 8: 1-25
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When believers discover there is a choice in overcoming sin there is no guarantee we will automatically make the right choice . . . we must consider the problem to see the solution.
Romans 7:14-25
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The Law of Life is Living by Faith in the Word and Work of God.
Romans 3
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What we do will lead to cycles of despair or celebrations of victory encountering God’s righteous judgment.
Romans 2
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The proclamation of the gospel is the believer’s reason for being.
Romans 1:1-17
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Luke 24:13-35
The Word of God reveals man’s plight and God’s provision.
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When Blessings Become Burdens ...
Burdens Can Bring Blessings
Psalm 68
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The Old Way for a New Day Series
Thus says the Lord, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' (Jeremiah 6:16)
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Working For A Living
Working for a living can mean a lot more working and a lot less living.
Romans 4
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Repentance and Faith - You Won’t Be Saved Without Them
Salvation from sin is a work of God that is given to the repentant practitioner of faith.
Mark 1:14-15, Luke 13:1-5, John 3:14-15
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The Quest and The Question
The discipline of God towards His children is not only a potential possibility but a promised probability.
Hebrews 12:12-17, 1 Peter 3:8-12
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Disciplined to Suffer
The discipline of God towards His children is not only a potential possibility but a promised probability.
Hebrews 12:6-11
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Motivated For Ministry
What are the best motivational reasons for disciples to serve King Jesus?
Luke 7:36-47; John 14:15, 21, 23; Luke 17:1-10; Matthew 18:21-35; Matthew 21:28-32
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Jesus, Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Collide
Isaiah 53:5-6, , 1 John 4:10, 1 Peter 2:24
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Redemption – Required For Real Forgiveness
Hebrews 2:2, 9:22, 10:4, Leviticus 16:6-22, 17:11, Luke 18:9-14, John 1:29, 35-38
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The Problem of Sin, The Reality of Hell, and the Justice of God
Romans 3:23, Isaiah 45:21, Hebrews 2:2, Matthew 11:24
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Acts 9: 1 - 19
What kind of people does the Lord see praying?
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Living Full of Hope in a Hopeless World
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One reason we can celebrate the season of Christmas is seeing the signs of our salvation.
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One reason we can celebrate the season of Christmas is that Jesus is called Prince of Peace.
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One reason we can celebrate the season of Christmas is that Jesus is called Eternal Father.
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One reason we can celebrate the season of Christmas is that Jesus is the Mighty God.
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One reason we can celebrate the season of Christmas is that Jesus is called Wonderful Counselor.
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One reason we can celebrate the season of Christmas is that our Savior was sinless.
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One reason we can celebrate the season of Christmas is the realizing our need for a Savior.
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Hope for the lost is found in the life of the Lord Jesus.
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The Ephesian Engagement - Continued
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The bond of spiritual brotherhood is forged and fortified in the heat of spiritual warfare.
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The reality of spiritual warfare heightens the awareness of the power in prayer.
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Godly spiritual warriors are enabled to survive and win the war that is being waged in this arena.
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The believer's shield of faith enables us to survive the strategic missile attacks of the enemy.
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The full armor of God enables our resistance to the enemy and establishes our standing in the earth.
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To prevail in spiritual warfare disciples of Jesus need knowledge about the conflict and its combatants.
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Disciples of Jesus must be enabled to engage in spiritual warfare by standing firm against the enemy.
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Tactical advantage of Spiritual Warfare in the workplace exists in the actions of the believer.
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Prior sermons in the Ephesian Engagement series are located further down this page.
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One day King Jesus will finally return to firmly rule His coming kingdom.
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The Lord invites people into communion with Him and some make excuses.
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Practicing repentance is the spiritual soil conditioning needed to bear fruit in God’s garden.
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The LORD God has made His voice accessible to all creation in every age.
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Prayer to the Lord can enable His people to prevail in the physical realm of spiritual warfare.
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The reality of the Kingdom of God on the earth is a promise being kept.
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Authentic missionary ministry for God consists of those who go and those who stay.
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What does God’s Word say about the Word of God?
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Lamentations
Snapshots of National Judgment
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The judgment of God is designed to bring people to a state of repentance.
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The purpose of God’s righteous judgment is centered on the reality of hope.
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The wrath of God on display is evidence of the Lord’s righteous judgment.
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The judgment of God leaves a mark on the earth that is hard to miss.
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The true practice of our practical worship reveals our true relationship with God.
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The Transfiguration conveys an imaged message that close disciples can trust to be true.
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The Human Race - How to Have a Very Good Finish from an Awful Bad Start
When we arrive at our final destination it will truly be our heart’s desire.
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Resurrection Day is both a review and a preview of the Lord’s planned restoration of His Kingdom.
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Symptoms of a Church in Distress
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Eroded foundational principles among God’s people give rise to the need to reexamine our priorities in our relationship with the Lord of hosts.
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A Going Church Can Be a Growing Church.
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Living in the Fear of the Lord establishes the basis of authority for all human relationships.
Spiritual Warfare is the reality when fathers teach the ways of the Lord to children.
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Living in the Fear of the Lord establishes the basis of authority for all human relationships.
Spiritual Warfare in family relationships often looks like rebellion to godly parental authority.
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Living in the Fear of the Lord establishes the basis of authority for all human relationships.
Spiritual Warfare in marital relationships is truly a war where two words can wield great power.
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Living in the Fear of the Lord establishes the basis of authority for all human relationships.
Husbands can learn the greatest weapon in the spiritual warfare arsenal is the practice of love.
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Living in the Fear of the Lord establishes the basis of authority for all human relationships.
Wives can learn the wisdom of warfare by knowing their place.
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Living in the Fear of the Lord establishes the basis of authority for all human relationships.
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Thriving in spiritual warfare requires that warriors practice some basic warfare principles.
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Children of Light have specific knowledge that gives great advantage in spiritual warfare.
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Idolatry is like a fruitful tree, producing the most ungodly fruit, that threatens godly growth.
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Living in love with the Lord sounds as good as it smells
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The potential loss of power to prevail in spiritual warfare can be realized when we grieve the Holy Spirit of God.
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The potential power to prevail in spiritual warfare depends upon the source of the words we speak.
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The Lord’s victory in spiritual warfare can transform a taker into a giver.
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Anger is an emotional place from which spiritual warfare is strategically planned.
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Spiritual warfare moves from the mind to the mouth during this engagement of the enemy.
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Satan can meddle with the minds of believers when they stop thinking with the mind of Christ.
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Negative counsel can be a positive factor in saving the lives of believers.
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The Evidence of Life in the Body of Christ is maturing in the Love of the Lord.
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The Living Gospel is revealed to the world through the Church.
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Believers in the church are both targets and trophies of the reality of spiritual warfare.
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The grace that believers are given is the foundation of spiritual unity in warfare and community.
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A good understanding of the biblical history of spiritual authority gives God’s people ultimate advantage in spiritual warfare engagements.
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A firm grasp of the biblical history of spiritual warfare can give God’s people advantage in knowing the enemy’s strategies.
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In preparing the church for spiritual warfare, the Lord has three goals in mind.
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The mystery that God reveals to, in, and through the church is some of the most important information needed to engage in spiritual warfare.
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The goal of the concept of God with us is the reality of God in us.
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Our earthly lives will leave eternal tracks.
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Effectiveness in the engagement of spiritual warfare requires that the church possess specific kinds of knowledge.
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Spiritual blessings are given by God so that they can result in the praise of His glory.
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When God’s prominence is propped up by our prosperity, we are worshipping the wrong god.
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Knowing the nature of the warfare and the weapons at our disposal brings victory to the believer in Jesus.
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The Gospel is God’s Declaration of Kingdom Warfare.
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Knowledge of spiritual warfare begins when the Spirit of God fills the believer in Jesus.
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Sermon Series on Colossians
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Water From the Well Sermon Series
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Regeneration Nation Sermon Series
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Grace Gifts Sermon Series
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Promise Kept Sermon Series
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These are the Days of Elijah Sermon Series
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Passion Fruit Sermon Series
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Becoming Fruit-Bearing Disciples in a Kingdom Culture Sermon Series
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Don't Be a Fool Sermon Series
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Casualties of Being Too Casual Sermon Series
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Four Fearful and Faithful Stories Sermon Series
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The King is Coming Sermon Series
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