AM worship series:   Galatians, the Gospel of God's Grace
PM worship series:   1 Samuel, the road to the monarchy for David the King,

Recent Sunday's messages 

• Running the race well,  Gal. 5:6-12  (9-21)
• The proper use Christian liberty, Gal. 5:13-15 (9-28)
• Walking by the Spirit, pt. 1  Gal. 5:16-18 (10-5)
  

• Jim and Loretta Laplander special music / Saul and the witch of Endor pt. 1
  

Easter messages

• Bringing hope, The triumphal entry of Jesus, Luke 19
• The Suffering Servant,  Isaiah 53 
• Easter service / The Resurrection gives us 5 incentives for serving Christ,  (some special music + sermon) 

The road to the Throne / 1 & 2 Samuel

• Intro to Samuel / Hannah's prayer, 1 Sam. 1:1-18
• Hannah's victory, 1 Sam. 1-2:10
• A tale of two families, 1 Sam. 2:11ff
• Domesticating God,  1 Sam. 2.27
• What does it require to raise a godly child, 1 Sam. 2 & 3
  
• The calling of Samuel, 1 Sam. 3
• Going for the glory,  1 Sam. 4 
• Ichabod! The glory has departed, 1 Sam. 5
• Testing God, Should we?   1 Sam. 6
• From Icabod to Ebenezer, 1 Sam. 7
• Israel demands a king, 1 Sam. 8           (2-17-08)
• Saul is chosen as king, 1 Sam. 9 & 10   (3-2-08)
• God uses the humble, (The public election of Saul) (3-9-08)
• Samuel's farewell address as "Mediator", 1 Sam. 12  (3-16-08)
• Praying like Samuel,  1 Sam.  12         (3-30-08)
• Why we are tested by God, 1 Sam. 13      (4-6-08)
• The impact of one person, the life of Jonathan,  (4-20-08)
• The foolish vow of Saul,       (4-27-08)
• Obedience is better than sacrifice,  (5-4-08)
• God chooses servants based upon the heart, (5-11-08)
• David's internship in the palace, an example of God's providence, (5-22-08)
• The real meaning of David and Goliath, 1 Sam. 17  (6-22-08)
• The deep friendship of Jonathan and David, 1 Sam. 18  (6-29-08)
• The secret of David's prudence before the people, 1 Sam. 18:5ff  (7-6-08)
• David's trials, pt. 1 / Why God allows difficulties in our lives,  1 Sam. 18-20 (7-13-08)
• David's trials, pt. 2 /  How God remains faithful when we falter,  1 Sam. 19ff (7-20-08)
• David's trials, pt. 3 /  Overcoming evil with good,  1 Sam. 23 & 24  (7-27-08)
• Making your enemies your friends,  1 Sam. 24,  (8-10-08)
• Reflections on grief,  (8-17-08)
• David, Nabal and Abigail, 1 Sam. 25  (8-31-08)
• David, a man on the run,  1 Sam. 27 & 29 (9-14-08)
• Saul and the witch of Endor (BONUS: Jim and Loretta Laplander's music)
  

The Ten Commandments

• Intro to the 10 commandments, Exodus 19 & 20   (2-3-08)
• Keeping God first,  Exodus 20:1-3                            (2-17-08)
• Worshiping in Spirit and truth,  Exodus 20:4-6      (2-24-08)
• Wearing God's Name with honor,  Exodus 20:7      (3-2-08)
• A day of worship and rest, Exodus 20:10  (3-9-08)
• Honoring your Father and Mother,   Exodus 20:12  (3-30-08)
• You shall not murder,   Exodus 20:13    (4-6-08)
• Becoming truly pro-life,  misc Scriptures,  (4-20-08)
• The sanctity of marriage,  Exodus 20:14,   (4-27-08)
• The sanctity of property,   Exodus 20:15  (5-4-08)
• Protecting the honor of your neighbour, Exodus 20:16 NEW
• Conclusion:  Being content with God, Exodus 20:17  NEW
  

Family messages 2008

• Lighting a fire in the hearts of your children,  Ps. 145
• Going for the glory, 1 Samuel 4
• Bringing forgiveness to the family,   Genesis 45 
• Forgiving as God forgave you, Matt.  18

Christmas messages

• The genealogy of the Messiah, Matt. 1
• The message of the Messiah, "Jubilee!" Luke 4:16
• The announcement of the Wisemen, Matt. 2

Special speakers

• Resolutions for a new year, Paul Joles
• The Holy Spirit and missions,  Dan French
• Taking the gospel to your generation, Steve Lonetti
• The Two Ways from Psalm 1,  Steve Sebring
• What is love from 1 Cor.  13 pt. 1  Steve Sebring  (4-27-08)
• What is love, pt. 2  Steve Sebring   (4-27-08)
• How to pray for fellow believers / Phil. 1:9, Roger Daley (8-3-08)
  

Galatians Series:  The Gospel of Grace

• Staying with the Gospel, Gal. 1:1-4
• Leaving grace, Gal. 1:6ff
• The uniqueness of Paul's gospel, Gal. 1:11ff
• The radical change in Paul, Gal. 1
• Shall we go back to legalism?, Gal. 2:1ff
• Fighting for grace, Gal. 2:11ff
• The heart of the Gospel, Justification by Faith. Gal. 2:17-19
• The secret of the Christian life, Our Union with Christ, Gal. 2:15-21
• The consequences of leaving justification, Gal. 3:1-5
• Sons of Abraham through faith, Gal. 3:6ff
• Blessings or Curses / You loose the blessing if you leave Christ, Gal. 3:10ff
• The promise of Abraham fulfilled in Christ THE Seed,  Gal. 3:15
• Why did God give us the law if it does not save, Gal. 3:19-25 (7-13-08)
• The privileges of Sonship, part 1 / Who can be a son? Gal. 3:26-29  (7-20-08)
• Receiving the benefits of sonship,  (and what if sonship is rejected) Gal.  4:1-7
• Intimacy with the Father through the gift of the Holy Spirit, Gal. 4:6, 7
• Can a true Believer fall away? / Holding the promise and warning passages in balance, Gal. 4:8ff (8-10-08)
• Paul's pleading that the Church come full term in the new birth, (or Be like Me!)  Gal. 4:12 (8-17-08)
• Paul's final argument: "Who is your spiritual mother?" An allegory designed to show that he too, can allegorize for the end of the Law.
• Stand in grace, Gal. ch. 5:1  (9-7-08)
• Standing in grace, pt. 2 living in hope,  Gal. 5:2ff  (9-14-08)
• Running the race well, Gal. 5:6-12  (9-21-08)
• The proper use of Christian liberty, Gal. 5:13-15  (9-21)
• Walking by the Spirit, pt. 1  Gal. 5:16-18  (9-28)

Christ's prayer in John 17

• Christ's first request:  living for the glory of God,   John 17:1,2 
• How Christ glorifies His Father, John 17:1-3
• What does it mean to "Know God",  John 17:3
• Christ's second request: "Father keep them" John 17:6-12
• A promise God keeps,   John 17:11-16
• Christ's third request:  "Make them holy,  John 17:17-20
• What is truth,  John 17:17
• Jesus prayer for His church pt. 1  "Unity through truth"
• Six reasons why Christ prizes unity, John 17:20ff

The Road to the Cross

• Christ controls His destiny  John 18:1-11
• When a Believer stumbles, (Peter's denials) John 18:15 ff
• The importance of the resurrection,  1 Cor. 15:3ff
• The Jewish trial of Jesus  John 18:19
• Jesus before Pilate pt. 1
• Jesus before Pilate pt. 2
• The crucifixion of Jesus

Jesus seven sayings on the Cross

• A word of forgiveness and a word of salvation,
• A word of affection and abandonment,
• A word of humanity and victory
• A word of complete trust (conclusion)
• The death of Jesus, John 19.31ff
• Coming out of the shadows, John 19:38

The restoration of struggling disciples

• Everything changes with the resurrection, John 20:1ff
• The restoration of hope,  John 20
• Remembering our first calling , The great commision,  John 20:19ff
• Restoring the faith of a doubter,  John 20:26
• Christ reveals who He is to 7 fishermen, John 21:1ff
• Peter's restoration,  John 21
• John's conclusion:  Follow Christ,  John 21:15ff

Family messages (2007)

• Why is love necessary,  1 Cor. 13:1-3  click here  
• What does love look like?  1 Cor. 13:4-7  click here
• Having the kind of marriage God can bless, 1 Pt. 3.7  click here
• A contrast of two families,  1 Samuel 1-3  click here
• How to Pray   Matt.  15:21ff   (2-10-08)

Zechariah:  A prophet of future joy

• Intro to Zechariah
• Vision of the horses:  God rules His world,  ch1
• Visions of the measuring line & four horns:  Israel's future joy and restoration, ch 2
• Vision of Joshua the Priest before the Lord,  ch. 3
• The Coming Branch:  Our God is a god of second chances  ch3b
• Vision of the lampstand:   Zerubbabal will be victorious by God's Spirit.  ch. 4
• Vision of the flying scroll;  God's world-wide moral rule,  ch. 5
• Vision of the woman in a basket:  The ultimate removal of sin,  ch5b
• The final vision: Four chariots and the culmination of history, Zech 6
• Fasting or feasting,  Zech. 7
• What God expects from us, Zech. 7b
• Israel's future, Does God always keep His promises?, Zech. 8
• Alexander the Great or the Messiah? God rulesHis world, Zech. 9
• Trusting the Lord or idols?  Zech. 10
• The consequences of rejecting the Messiah, Zech. 11:1-8
• Prophecies of the Messiah, Zech. 11:9ff
• The Lord's burden for Israel,  Zech. 12
• Getting Israel ready for the Millennium, Zech. 13
• A suffering Shepherd and suffering sheep, Zech. 13:7ff
• The darkness before the dawn of God's glorious kingdom, Zech. 14:1ff
• The dawn of the kingdom of God / Conclusion to Zechariah

2 Corinthians

• Losing sight of the gospel, 2 Cor. 11:1ff
• Losing the gospel pt. 2,   2 Cor. 11:4ff
• Identifying false teachers,  2 Cor. 11:13ff
• Paul's pedigree,  2 Cor. 11:16-24
• The heart of a genuine minister,  2 Cor. 11:23ff
• Paul's visit to heaven,  2 Cor. 12:1ff
• The sufficiency of God's grace, 2 Cor. 12:7ff
• Repenting in view of Paul's 3rd visit,  2 Cor. 12:20
• Are you sure you are saved, pt.  1,  2 Cor. 13.5
• Are you sure you are saved, pt. 2,   2 Cor. 13.5

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