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Was Jesus In Control of His Crucifixion – Good Friday – Sermon – April 06 2012

Was Jesus In Control of His Crucifixion ? – Good Friday – Sermon – April 06 2012

Was Jesus really at the mercy and whim of His persecutors?  Was He really an innocent victim? Did he die of the wounds they gave Him?  Could He have come down from the cross?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Was Jesus In Control of His Crucifixion ? – Good Friday”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Isaiah 52: 13, 3: 12,  Hebrews 4: 14 – 16, 5:7 – 9

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What is So Scary About Death ? – Easter Sunday – Sermon – April 08 2012

What is So Scary About Death? – Easter Sunday – Sermon – April 08 2012

God says – fear of death is a good place for you to begin!  God wants to move you from fear to fearlessness.  How does God move us to this state of fearlessness through Jesus Christ?

Listen for these questions and answers about “What is So Scary About Death? – Easter Sunday”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 118: 14 – 24, Isaiah 26: 16 – 21, Philippians 3: 8 – 11, 17 – 21, Matthew 28: 1 – 10

Keywords: fear of death, fear of the grave, facing death, life everlasting

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The Bronze Serpent – Sermon – April 15 2012

The Bronze Serpent – Sermon – April 15 2012

Serpents generally get a bad rap in the Bible.  They symbolize evil and sin.  So why did God choose a snake to be made of brass to be put on a pole to…save the people?  Why did God have Moses do this?  Did God give us this story to confirm us in our faith in Jesus Christ?  How does the Serpent symbolize Christ?

Listen for these questions and answers about “The Bronze Serpent”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 145: 1 – 2, 6 – 21, Numbers 21: 4 – 9, 1 Peter 1: 3 – 9, John 3: 5 – 18

Keywords: foreshadowing of Christ in the Old Testament, story of the Bronze Serpent, the Brass or Bronze Snake made by Moses,

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The Day of Atonement – Sermon – April 22 2012

The Day of Atonement – Sermon – April 22 2012

The Day of Atonement, is also called Yom Kippur, in Hebrew, and does this event foreshadow Christ?  The whole purpose of this day in the Old Testament was to atone for the people’s sins once a year that they might be clean before the Lord.  What does it mean to “atone” for sins?  What does the word “atone” mean?  How does this event, the Day of Atonement relate to Christ?

Listen for these questions and answers about “The Day of Atonement”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 40: 1 – 10, Leviticus 23: 26 – 32, Hebrews 9: 6 – 12, Matthew 27: 45 – 54

Keywords: Aaron the High Priest, Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, Holy Place, Holy of holies, foreshadowing of Christ in the Old Testament

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Daniel’s Four Kingdoms – Christ in the Old Testament – Sermon – April 29 2012

Daniel’s Four Kingdoms – Christ in the Old Testament – Sermon – April 29 2012

Daniel was asked to describe the King’s dream, and then interpret the King of Babylon’s Dream, Is Christ spoken of in this dream?  What other religion can boast of this – a prophecy of such accuracy spoken centuries ahead of time?  What kind of Kingdom did Christ come to bring?  What kind of a king is He?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Daniel’s Four Kingdoms – Christ in the Old Testament”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 105: 1 – 2, 12 – 20, Daniel 2: 1 – 6, 10 – 16, Revelation 22: 6, 10 – 13, Matthew 24: 15 – 25

Keywords: 4 four empires, Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek, Roman, Jesus Christ , Bronze Serpent, Day of Atonement, 4 Four Kingdoms of Daniel, Passover, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Chaldeans, foreshadowing of Christ in the Old Testament,

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The Lord’s Passover – Christ in the Old Testament – Sermon – May 06 2012

The Lord’s Passover – Christ in the Old Testament – Sermon – May 06 2012

Do the Jews today see what the Passover is really about?  Or is it hidden from their minds?  In other words, is Jesus Christ in the Passover, of the Old Testament?  Did this Passover of the Old Testament, point forward to Jesus as Savior?  How do we know Jesus is the Lamb of God, the true Passover Lamb, the fulfillment of this Old Testament event?  When was Jesus killed? At what time, moment, day was He crucified in the Jewish calendar?

Listen for these questions and answers about “The Lord’s Passover – Christ in the Old Testament”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 105: 23 – 37, Numbers 9: 1 – 5, 1 Peter 1: 13 – 21, Matthew 26: 17 – 29

Keywords: Bronze Serpent, Day of Atonement, 4 Four Kingdoms of Daniel, Passover, Jesus Christ was the Passover lamb

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Prayer and The Battle of Rephidim – Sermon – May 13 2012

Prayer and The Battle of Rephidim – Sermon – May 13 2012

Do you think you pray as often as you should?  Do you pray with Authority?  Do you see results?  Do you at times grow weary in prayer or neglect it?  Is prayer the weapon in your right hand as you face struggles today, battles, troubles?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Prayer and The Battle of Rephidim”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 66: 8 – 20, Exodus 17: 8 – 16, Ephesians 6: 10 – 20, Luke 18: 1 – 8

Keywords: Amalek, Amalekites, Battle of Rephidim, Exodus 17: 8 – 16, power of prayer, weak prayer, non belief, armor of God, Ephesians

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The Lost Book of the Law – Sermon – May 20 2012

The Lost Book of the Law – Sermon – May 20 2012

What do you think your life would be like without the Bible?  Do you love the Word, and delight in it more and more?  Or, has your love for the Word grown cool?  Have you forgotten the Word, ceased to read it each day at home?  Can a church lose the Bible? Are we not the keepers of it?

Listen for these questions and answers about “The Lost Book of the Law”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 33: 1, 4 – 9, 13 – 22,  Amos 8: 9 – 14, 2 Timothy 4: 1 – 5, John 8: 48 – 59

Keywords: the lost book of the law,  2 Chronicles 34:1 , Josiah, Public Schools and prayer in school, losing your Bible, importance of reading The Bible, reading Gods word

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A Tale of Two Towers, Tower of Babel and Pentecost – Sermon – May 27 2012

A Tale of Two Towers, Tower of Babel and Pentecost – Sermon – May 27 2012

What can we learn about the story of The Tower of Babel?  God is going to speak to us about a tower, and what kind of tower He wants us to take refuge in, in this life.  How would you say that this story is still repeating itself in modern times?  How is Pentecost, a Reversal of Babel?  What items do we need to compare, when we compare Babel and Pentecost?

Listen for these questions and answers about “A Tale of Two Towers, Tower of Babel and Pentecost”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 104: 1 – 4, 24 – 34,  Genesis 11: 1 – 9, Acts 2: 1 – 13,    John 16: 4b – 15

Keywords: tower of Babel

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Your New Identity in Christ – Sermon – June 03 2012

Your New Identity in Christ – Sermon – June 03 2012

How does Satan try to steal your identity?  Who are you really in Jesus Christ?  Who has God made you to be?  What has He declared about you?  Who did you used to be, before you came into Christ?  Why don’t I experience more the difference from what I was before I attained my new Identity in Christ?  How does the devil come to rob you of your new identity and make you forget and disbelieve it?  Where does the battle really take place, this battle of identity and belief?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Your New Identity in Christ”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 77, Ezekiel 36: 23 – 28, 2 Corinthians 10: 1 – 6, John 17: 12 – 19

Keywords: soldiers in Christ, More than conquerors, Royal Priests, Saints, Children of God, joyful saints, poor miserable sinners, a new creature, a new creation, a chosen race, a holy nation, God’s own people, fighters, soldiers, warriors,

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MP3 Player - Your New Identity in Christ - Sermon - June 03 2012

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