Mar 25, 2018
2018-03-25 Warm Hands, Cold Hearts
Series: Lent, An Invitation to Repent
Sometimes, as Christians, our hands grow warm through the work for God that we're doing - but our hearts grow cold through a lack of love for the Person and Presence of the Holy Spirit being active in and through the work God has asked us to do.
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- Mar 25, 20182018-03-25 Warm Hands, Cold Hearts
Mar 25, 20182018-03-25 Warm Hands, Cold HeartsSeries: Lent, An Invitation to RepentSometimes, as Christians, our hands grow warm through the work for God that we're doing - but our hearts grow cold through a lack of love for the Person and Presence of the Holy Spirit being active in and through the work God has asked us to do.
- Mar 18, 20182018-03-18 Let the Little Children Come
Mar 18, 20182018-03-18 Let the Little Children ComeSeries: Lent, An Invitation to RepentWith a death-toll far higher than that of modern wars, the AIDS pandemic, drug overdoses, gun violence, and terrorism - the abortion of millions of voiceless, defenseless children is the great sin and tragedy of our society. Abortions even occur among Christians! Yet Christians need to rise above the politics to realize that every abortion also represents a woman in intense need.
- Mar 11, 20182018-03-11 A High Tolerance for Pain
Mar 11, 20182018-03-11 A High Tolerance for PainSeries: Lent, An Invitation to RepentA high tolerance for pain can lead you to disregard caring for sickness and injuries - thereby causing greater problems later on. Today's Christian Church (called the Body of Christ in the Bible) has a high tolerance for the pain of false-teachings, a problem and a pain that Jesus Christ himself had three specific words for.
- Mar 4, 20182018-03-04 To Break Every Chain
Mar 4, 20182018-03-04 To Break Every ChainSeries: Lent, An Invitation to RepentAs humans, we're capable of becoming addicted to anything. Jesus died on the cross for us so that we could be free from every chain of sin and addiction. In this message we learn about the practices that keep people, even sincere Christians, captive to addictions and how to break free through the power of Jesus Christ.
- Feb 25, 20182018-02-25 Beyond Racism
Feb 25, 20182018-02-25 Beyond RacismSeries: Lent, An Invitation to RepentRacism is a universal human problem that is rooted in the sin of pride, the self-flattering lie that says, "I am better than you and you are worse than me." Racism is more than a social problem, it is a heart problem that the Bible not only identifies but also has the answer for.
- Feb 18, 20182018-02-18 Preparing for the Flood
Feb 18, 20182018-02-18 Preparing for the FloodSeries: Lent, An Invitation to RepentOur society has seen an increase in violence - not only in America but also around the world. Why? The Bible makes it clear that it is our tolerance of sin in ourselves and in our society that has unleashed a flood of violence, and human government and education doesn't have the answer. The only answer is found in a changed heart through a true faith in Jesus Christ.Apologies: Due to a technical problem there is audio only for this Service & Message, there is no video.
- Jan 28, 20182018-01-28 Ruth, From Loving to Loved
Jan 28, 20182018-01-28 Ruth, From Loving to LovedIn this message about Ruth, we learn how people who can't love (because of trauma, pain, resentment, or bitterness) need love - and how people who make a choice to love those who believe themselves to be unlovely or unloveable will themselves be greatly loved.
- Jan 21, 20182018-01-21 Boaz, From Faithful to Fruitful
Jan 21, 20182018-01-21 Boaz, From Faithful to FruitfulBoaz was an admirable man; a solid, dependable, moral, faithful follower of God. Today, we would call Boaz a model-citizen and an ideal-Christian. However, with Boaz we learn that being faithful is only half of the story - God also wants us to be fruitful.
- Jan 7, 20182018-01-07 Naomi, From Bitter to Blessed
Jan 7, 20182018-01-07 Naomi, From Bitter to BlessedNaomi was a woman embittered by a cascade of difficulties in life - the deaths of her husband and both of her sons, and a sudden drop into abject poverty. Despite her extreme bitterness against God, God in his extreme love worked in the circumstances of her life to help her move from bitter to blessed in her heart, mind, and life.
- Dec 31, 20172017-12-31 Rahab, From Ruined to Redeemed
Dec 31, 20172017-12-31 Rahab, From Ruined to RedeemedIn the family of Jesus, there was a woman named Rahab. She was a woman who (although outwardly prosperous) was inwardly ruined - yet, God didn't reject her but instead completely redeemed her! No human life is too ruined for God to love, no human heart is too damaged for God to heal.
- Dec 24, 20172017-12-24 Christmas Prophecies
Dec 24, 20172017-12-24 Christmas PropheciesSeries: There's More to Christmas!Chapter 2 of the Gospel of Matthew records FOUR prophecies about Jesus, each written hundreds of years prior to Jesus' birth, that were all specifically fulfilled by Jesus. Only the Bible dares make such detailed predictions of the future, and only the Bible has a 100% accurate record of seeing its predictions fulfilled.
- Dec 17, 20172017-12-17 Christmas Character
Dec 17, 20172017-12-17 Christmas CharacterSeries: There's More to Christmas!One of the most important men in history was a Jewish carpenter named Joseph. A man handpicked by God to be the step-father of Jesus, yet, the Bible doesn't record a single word that this man said - instead, the Bible records what this man did. A person's character is known by what they do, not by what they say and in this message, we see the kind of character that God is looking for in all of us.
- Dec 10, 20172017-12-10 Christmas Healings
Dec 10, 20172017-12-10 Christmas HealingsSeries: There's More to Christmas!Jesus came into this world to bring healing to us from ALL of the effects of our sins. In this message, Pastor Matt takes a look at three major healings that Jesus brought (and brings) to us through His birth.
- Dec 3, 20172017-12-03 Christmas Questions(1)
Dec 3, 20172017-12-03 Christmas Questions(1)Series: There's More to Christmas!When they were visited by the angel Gabriel, both Zechariah and Mary asked a question. Zechariah's question was predicated by his lack of faith in God, and Mary's question was predicated by her faith in God. What questions are you asking when you are confronted by the often challenging and difficult teachings and promises in the Bible?
- Nov 26, 20172017-11-26 Christmas Choices(1)
Nov 26, 20172017-11-26 Christmas Choices(1)Series: There's More to Christmas!We all make choices. Usually we're concerned about making RIGHT choices instead of WRONG choices. The message of Christmas, however, isn't about making right or wrong choices, but about choosing to make the BEST choices instead of merely making GOOD choices. In this message, we see how the shepherds of Bethlehem made the BEST choices, and we're challenged to do the same.