Sermon Podcast

Passing the Baton

May 13, 2012

2 Timothy 1:1-14
Intro: What makes a mother a good mother? Is it that she has kids? Or is it that she takes care of her kids? Or is it that she protects her kids? Or that she just nurtures anyone, whoever they might be? Certainly there are many qualities of good mothering. And characteristics we could celebrate or encourage. Today I’d like to focus on something we learn from the life of Timothy and his mother.

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Going Beyond the Gold

May 6, 2012

Proverbs 16:16-17

Intro: Wisdom. It can be a pretty hard thing to come by considering how much we don’t know. For example:

“Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs is ridiculous fiction.” –Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Tolouse, 1872

“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” –Western Union internal memo, 1876.

“The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?” –David Sarnoff’s associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” –Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

Clearly if we know anything, it’s clear that there’s much we don’t know at any given time. But is knowing stuff the same as wisdom?

Scripture urges us to get wisdom:

“Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:5-7, NIV.

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The Next and Better Chapter

April 29, 2012

Philippians 3:12-21

Intro: Suppose I was to ask you what God has been doing in your life lately. Would you have an answer? Suppose I was to ask you how the health of our soul was? What would you say?

Is the soul like the body: it gets larger and taller in the beginning years, and then levels off to 5’6” or 6’2” staying there until you start getting grey in your hair, and then beginning a slow condensing?

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Facing the Giants

April 22, 2012

Joshua 1:9

Intro: Maybe you’ve heard of them. I’m calling them the “Not” Believers. They’re safe. They make it through a day “not doing” lots of things. They don’t smoke, drink or chew, and never go out with girls that do. They know all the things people shouldn’t be doing and sometimes tell them so, but mostly they are quiet, safe. Most of those around them have no idea they are religious. They are the NOT– Believers, as I am labeling them today.

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Faith You Can See

April 15, 2012

Intro: Faith is a sometimes difficult button to put your finger on. It’s a term used in so many different ways.

We say, “I have faith in her.” and mean that we’re not worried about her showing up on time for our ride so we will refrain from texting her a reminder 2 minutes before the agreed upon hour.

When we say “Faith” we could mean a country singer with long blonde hair standing on a “hill”, or we could be speaking of our whole religious and philosophical view of the world and our existence: “our Faith.”

Some people define faith as the things you believe even though you know they’re not true. “Well, I don’t really believe the foot of a rabbit will make my day go smoothly, but I carry it just in case.”

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The Empty Things of Easter

April 8, 2012

John 19:38-John 20:18

Intro: You don’t have to live long to get discouraged with empty promises. People make them all the time. Politicians tell you what you want to hear when it’s time to vote, but do they do what they say? Ebay deals look like a good thing, but sometimes when the item comes in the mail its a whole different story.

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What Am I Looking For?

April 1, 2012

John 6:35-40

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have dome down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

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The Gospel of the Old Testament

March 25, 2012

Isaiah 52:13-Isaiah 53:12

“See, my servant will act wisely;

he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

Just as there were many who were appalled at him -

his appearance was so disfigured

beyond that of any man

and his form marred beyond human likeness -

so will he sprinkle many nations,

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Of First Importance

March 18, 2012

A. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”

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The Humiliation of a King

March 11, 2012

2 Samuel 16:5-14

1. Enemy’s Rage

2. The Commander’s Response

3. The King’s Response

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