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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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MP3 Player - A Tale of Two Towers, Tower of Babel and Pentecost - Sermon - May 27 2012

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Go for the Golden Streets – Sermon – August 12 2012

Go for the Golden Streets – Sermon – August 12 2012

The Christian life, according to the Bible, is a race, or, it is like a race.  Sometimes we have steep hills to climb, difficult and challenging times in our life!  And at times like these we may be tempted to quit, give up on Christianity, “It’s too hard!”  And inner voice might whisper to us – Why keep on running? Why endure the pain? Why remain a Christian?  What’s the great benefit of Christianity anyway?  So – today – then – what does our Coach, our Team Captain, our great and mighty God say to us runners today about our race, about our Christian life?  What awaits us at the finish line?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Go for the Golden Streets”, below in the 3-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 69: 29 – 36,  Genesis 15: 1 – 6,  Galatians 4: 1 – 7,  Matthew 21 : 33 – 46

Keywords: the olympics, endurance, fighting the good fight of the faith,  discouragement of Christians, conviction, powerful prayer

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MP3 Player - Go for the Golden Streets - Sermon - August 12 2012

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The Lone Stranger – Sermon – August 19 2012

The Lone Stranger – Sermon – August 19 2012

Are we indeed called by God to undertake a journey?  Are God’s people indeed all pilgrims?  If we are travelers, if we are pilgrims, how does a traveler make it to his journey’s end, his desired haven, his blessed rest, his home country?  What do you need in the journey God has called you on to undertake, to at last arrive in heaven?

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

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 69: 1 – 4, 7 – 14, 35 – 36,  Ezekiel 14: 1 – 8,  1 Peter 2: 9 – 12, John 8 : 21 – 30

Keywords:   passport, faith, baptism, citizen of heaven,

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MP3 Player - The Lone Stranger - Sermon - August 19 2012

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What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have – Sermon – September 09 2012

What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have ? – Sermon – September 09 2012

How do I know when my faith is a right faith?  How can I make my faith stronger?  What is the difference between the faith of the world and faith of a Christian?  What is the object of your faith, in you, your guilt, your feeling of being undeserving of an answered prayer, or do you place your in the object of your faith?

Listen for these questions and answers about “What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have ?”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 115,  Isaiah 11: 1 – 5,  1 Thessalonians 3: 1 – 8, Matthew 15: 21 – 28

Keywords: faith in yourself, unbelievers faith, christian faith, weak faith, strong faith, weak faith and prayer, conviction, powerful prayer

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MP3 Player - What Kind of Faith does God Want Me to Have ? - Sermon - September 09 2012

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The Secret Power of Prayer – Sermon – September 16 2012

The Secret Power of Prayer – Sermon – September 16 2012

How can I learn to pray with more faith?  How can I have a better experience in my prayer life with God?  How can I pray more powerfully – to have prayer that is filled with faith?

Listen for these questions and answers about “The Secret Power of Prayer”, below in the 3-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 66: 8 – 20, 1 Kings: 18: 41 – 46,  James 5: 13 – 18,  Matthew 6: 5 – 15

Keywords: faith in prayer, how to pray with faith, more powerful faith and prayer, belief in the power of prayer, conviction in prayer, confidence in our prayer, unbelief

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MP3 Player - The Secret Power of Prayer - Sermon - September 16 2012

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What About When God’s Timing is not My Timing – Sermon – September 23 2012

What About When God’s Timing is not My Timing ? – Sermon – September 23 2012

What can we do when Gods seems to be late, even very , very late to us with His answer to our Prayers and our Deliverance?   God has  3 ways that He answers prayers, what are they?  How can we keep faith alive while waiting for our prayers to be answered?

Listen for these questions and answers about “What About When God’s Timing is not My Timing ?”, below in the 2-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 13,  1 Samuel 13: 8 – 14,  Acts 1: 4 – 11,  Luke 18: 1 – 8

Keywords: God’s answers to Prayer, patience with prayer, patience with answers to prayer, conviction, powerful prayer

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MP3 Player - What About When God's Timing is not My Timing ? - Sermon - September 23 2012

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Why Does God Allow Suffering – Sermon – September 30 2012

Why Does God Allow Suffering? – Sermon – September 30 2012

Why does He not just rescue us out of it and keep us from it?   I mean – if He is a good God and loves us, why let us endure suffering and have us pass through it?  Where does suffering even come from?  Does He have any great purpose for us in it?  Can we even learn to rejoice in our sufferings?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Why Does God Allow Suffering?”, below in the 2-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 46, Job 23: 1 – 17,  Romans 5: 1 – 5, Matthew 10: 16 – 23

Keywords: suffering, sin and suffering, joy in suffering, Christian suffering

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MP3 Player - Why Does God Allow Suffering ? - Sermon - September 30 2012

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How to Keep Christian Joy When You Hear Bad News – Sermon – October 14 2012

How to Keep Christian Joy When You Hear Bad News – Sermon – October 14 2012

How can we stay Positive Amidst Bad News?  When we hear bad news, do we forget who is in charge?

Listen for these questions and answers about “How to Keep Christian Joy When You Hear Bad News”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 37: 30 – 40, Habakkuk 1: 6 – 17, Phillippians 4: 4 – 9, John 16: 25 – 33

Keywords: Fruits of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, self control, worry, anxiety, fear, depression, the economy, money , job loss, unemployment, corruption, politics, evil, being happy, staying happy, faith in God, conviction, powerful prayer

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MP3 Player - How to Keep Christian Joy When You Hear Bad News - Sermon - October 14 2012

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Are You a Worrier or are You a Warrior – Sermon – October 21 2012

Are You a Worrier or are You a Warrior? – Sermon – October 21 2012

How do you deal with Anxiety or Worry? What is God’s will for you? What is worry? How can we change from being a Worrier to a Warrior for God?  How did David deal with the threat of Goliath? How can we be filled with the Spirit?  What does God do for us  then to convince us He is with us, and to remove our worry?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Are You a Worrier or are You a Warrior?”, below in the 2-part Video or 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below the Videos.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Psalm 37: 1 -4, 7, 9, 23 – 28, 39 – 40, Isaiah 8: 11 – 17, 2 Corinthians 5: 1 – 5, Matthew 6: 25 – 34

Keywords: bad news, the economy, unemployment, money, stock market crash, weight, appearance, job security, health, cholestorol, cancer, material things, bills, gas prices, impressing other people, weak faith, stronger faith, strong prayer, conviction

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MP3 Player - Are You a Worrier or are You a Warrior? - Sermon - October 21 2012

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Two Lives, Two Houses, Two Destinies – Sermon – December 30 2012

Two Lives, Two Houses, Two Destinies – Sermon – December 30 2012

Jesus is talking about our response to his word – whether we will do it or not?  The two lives of two men, both of them hear his word as believers, but there are only possible ways to respond to his teachings and words – Either you hear his words and do them, or you hear his words and don’t do them. Nothing in between.  What type of a Man are You?  What type of a house are you building, one on a deep foundation on rock, o r on the ground without a foundation?  What is meaning of a “house”  in the story?  Why is on man a fool and the other wise in this story?  What is the “Storm” that Jesus is talking about in this story?

Listen for these questions and answers about “Two Lives, Two Houses, Two Destinies – Sermon”, below in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.

Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:

Isaiah 45: 18 – 25, 1 John 3: 4 – 10, Luke 6: 46 – 49

Keywords: foundation, the rock, great storm of the second coming of Christ, justification by grace alone thru / through faith alone in christ alone, conviction

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MP3 Player - Two Lives, Two Houses, Two Destinies - Sermon - December 30 2012

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