Podbean Podcast Site Category :   General   Tags :    

JOSHUA: Moving Forward in Faith (#3 of 4)

May 23rd, 2011

May 22, 2011 | Preaching - Dave Smith

UNEXPECTED SETBACKS TO ENDURE

Joshua 7.1-21

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of the sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father, but from the world. --1 John 2.15-16

  1. Sin and Its Sequence

    1. Considering it with our EYES

    2. Coveting it in our HEARTS

    3. Committing it by our ACTIONS

  2. Sin and Its Setbacks

    1. Sin diminishes our TRUST in God

    2. Sin disrupts our RELATIONSHIP with God

    3. Sin damages the WORK of God

  3. Sin and Its Solution

    1. CONFESSION of our wrong

    2. REPENTANCE in our hearts

    3. OBEDIENCE to our Lord

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (86)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

JOSHUA: Moving Forward in Faith (#3 of 4)

May 23rd, 2011

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

Moving Forward in Faith (#2 of 4)

May 18th, 2011

May 15, 2011 | Preaching - Dave Smith

DIFFICULT OBSTACLES TO FACE

Joshua 6.1-20

JERICHO: A city of ... Antiquity | Iniquity | Enormity | Impossibility

  1. Faith is the Victory that begins with Surrender

    1. Surrendering our FUTURE

    2. Surrendering our FOCUS

  2. Faith is the Victory that Continues with Consideration

    1. Consider the IMPOSSIBILITY

    2. Consider our RESPONSIBILITY

    3. Consider the QUESTIONS

    4. Consider the WAIT

  3. Faith is the Victory that ends in Celebration

    1. The DESTRUCTION of our enemies

    2. The DEPTH of our victory

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (52)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

Moving Forward in Faith (#1 of 4)

May 11th, 2011

May 8, 2011 | Preaching - Dave Smith

NEW ROADS TO TRAVEL

Joshua 5.1-15

  1. Put Away the Past (Joshua 5.2-3, 8-9)

    1. The reproach of Egypt

    2. We don’t have to repeat past mistakes

    3. Our second chance with God

  2. Prepare for Change (Joshua 5.10-12)

    1. God is not bound by conventionality

    2. Change is an eventuality

    3. The truth about change

  3. Present Yourselves to the Lord (Joshua 5.13-15)

    1. Ensure yourselves of the Lord’s presence

    2. Avail yourselves of the Lord’s power

    3. Humble yourselves as the Lord’s people

    4. Submit yourselves to the Lord’s plans

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (60)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

Don’t Go Backwards

May 11th, 2011

May 1, 2011 Preacher - Jason Lykins

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (48)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

More than Conquerors - #3 of 4

April 18th, 2011

Speaker: Jim Book

HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT
Romans 5.5

Jesus makes his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, prophesied by Zechariah himself some 500 years before (Zechariah 9.9-10)

WHY DIDN'T THEY SEE JESUS FOR WHO HE WAS

  1. They had their view of Jesus eclipsed by their hardened hearts

    1. Paul recognizes the same crisis taking place in the city of Rome (Romans 1.20-25)

    2. Don't suppress the truth when it revolves around the ministry and message of Jesus (Romans 1.18)

  2. Jesus weeps over the city that refused to accept his message of deliverance

    1. The Greek word used here means to "wail and sob"

    2. While they were saying, "Hosanna! Hosanna!" He was hearing, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"

    3. When Jesus looks at me what does he really see?

    4. Romans 5.19 - "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one man's disobedience many will be made righteous."

  3. If they had only known the things that made for their peace

    1. "IF ..." that word always carries with it a sad, troubling contemplation

    2. This was a parade in their honor

    3. Jesus' immediate thoughts were not on his own gruesome death, but rather on the destruction of this once great city.

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (47)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

More than Conquerors - #2 of 4

April 13th, 2011

Speaker: Jim Book

MORE THAN CONQUERORS
Romans 8.26-31

“Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Paul Compares the Christian Life to ... A MILITARY CAMPAIGN ... A FOOT RACE ... A FARMER

We have assurance of total and complete victory
  • We shall win the battle
  • We shall cross the finish line
  • We shall prevail in our spiritual encounter with Satan
  • We are more than conquerors through Him that loves us

  1. We Are Helped by the Pleadings of the Holy Spirit

    1. One of the greatest gifts the child of God has at his disposal is the Holy Spirit

      1. Paul says: "We know not how to pray as we ought"
      2. Luke 11.1 - "Lord, teach us to pray"

    2. The Spirit helps us

      1. He knows our needs better than we know them
      2. He knows the will of the Father
      3. He is aware of our tremendous struggles and crushing heartaches
      4. He assists us in being "more than conquerors"

  2. We Are Kept by the Providence of God

    1. Romans 8.28

      1. We know ... the assurance of His providential care
      2. All things ... the scope of His providential care
      3. Work together ... the duration of His providential care
      4. For good ... the purpose of His providential care
      5. To those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose ... the objects of His providential care

    2. How can I know that God has a plan for me?

      1. The entire plan of salvation was laid out in the mind of God before time began
      2. This group of believers God foreknew would accept His message He predetermined should be conformed to the image of His Son

    3. Paul asks the thought-provoking question ... "if God be for us, who can be against us?"

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (37)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

Romans: More than Conquerors - #1 of 4

April 4th, 2011

Speaker: Jim Book

The Heart of the Gospel
Romans 1.3-7

“... concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 1.3-7)

  1. Our Savior’s Special Nature (vs. 3)

    1. He was the Son of God

    2. He was the Son of Man

  2. Our Savior’s Kingly Ancestry (vs. 4) ... he was a descendant of David

  3. Our Savior’s Powerful Acclamation (vs. 4)

    1. Agent of the Acclaim ... who through the Spirit of holiness

    2. Decisiveness of the Acclaim ... declared with power

    3. Direction of the Acclaim ... to be the Son of God

    4. Demonstration of the Acclaim ... His resurrection from the dead

    5. Reflection of the Acclaim

      1. He is Jesus: Savior. A name divinely mandated for him at His birth
      2. He is Christ: Messiah. The Promised One
      3. He is our Lord: i.e. boss or leader. We submit to His authority

  4. Our Savior’s Gracious Provision (vs. 5)

    1. Paul’s Salvation

    2. Paul’s Service

  5. Our Savior’s Special Possession (vs. 6-7)

    1. We are a special people

    2. We live in this world

    3. We are loved by God

    4. We are called to a noble life

    5. We experience wonderful blessings

    6. We have a wonderful provider

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts [37:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (49)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

The Living Sacrifice Sermon Series #4 of 4

March 27th, 2011

Speaker: Jim Book

The Living Sacrifice
Leviticus 20.7-8

“ Consecrate yourselves and be holy; because I am the Lord your God. Keep my degrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.” (Leviticus 20.7-8)

THE PENTATEUCH CONTAINS FOUR GREAT COLLECTIONS OF THE LAW

Ten Commandments ... a policy of categorical law

Covenant Code ... covers how particular legal issues are to be handled

Holiness Code ... provides the motivational foundation for all that God asks of his people both then and now

Deuteronomic Code ... these laws are an amplification of the Sinai laws for a new generation

  1. Consecrate and Be Holy

    1. The holiness code was a reflection of God’s holiness and nature

    2. Every negative law that God pronounced had a positive law attached to it

      1. Leviticus 19.4
      2. 1 Peter 2.9
      3. Deuteronomy 26.16-19: God told the physical nation of Israel that they were his people

    3. Be Holy Because I Am the Lord Your God

      1. God becomes the standard for holiness

        1. 1 Samuel 2.2-3
        2. 1 Peter 1.15-16
        3. Deuteronomy 26.16-19: God told the physical nation of Israel that they were his people

      2. God sanctified the nation of Israel with peculiar privileges, laws and favors

    4. Keep My Decrees and Laws

      1. Why? Because holiness is rewarded by sweet communion with God

      2. Why? Because we have confidence and our faith provides us with boldness

      3. Why? Because we have a hope that does not disappoint

      4. Why? Because this is how I make myself presentable to God

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (42)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

The Living Sacrifice Sermon Series (#3 of 4)

March 20th, 2011

Speaker: Dave Smith

The Rewards of Self-Sacrifice
Leviticus 26.1-13

  1. God’s Providence is Realized (vs. 3b-5)

    1. Physical NEEDS will be met

    2. Abundant BLESSINGS will be obvious

    3. Spiritual CONTENTMENT will be available

  2. God’s Peace is Revealed (vs. 6-8)

    1. Protection from MORTAL DANGER

    2. Fearless before NATURAL ENEMIES

    3. Victory in IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS

  3. God’s Presence is Restored (vs. 9-12)

    1. The expression of God’s FAVOR

    2. The explanation of God's GENEROSITY

    3. The experience of God's COVENANT

“I am the LORD your God … I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.” (Leviticus 26.13)

Listen Now:


icon for podbean  Standard Podcasts [32:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (49)

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0) » | *****(0 ratings)

« Previous Entries |
Channel Visits: 3863

calendar

January 2012
M T W T F S S
« May    
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  

Subscribe

  • Subscribe with iTunes
  • Add to my Google
  • Add to my Yahoo

Feeds

  • rss2 podcast
  • atom feed
  • rss2 comments