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• What Matters Most (Galatians 6:11-18)
• The Gospel and Relationships (Galatians 5:26-6:10)
• A New Year’s Plan: Consider and Act (Psalm 90)
• The With-Us God (Matthew 1:18-25)
• The Book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:1-17)
• True Freedom (Galatians 5:13-26)
• Stand Firm In Your Freedom (Galatians 5:1-12)
• The Gospel and Two Sons (Galatians 4:21-5:1)
• The Gospel Alarm (Galatians 4:8-20)
• The Law and the Promise (Galatians 3:15-25)
• Finish the Way You Start (Galatians 3:1-14)
• In Line With the Gospel (Galatians 2:11-21)
• Jesus Plus Nothing (Galatians 2:1-10)
• Says Who? (Galatians 1:10-24)
• Don’t Lose the Gospel (Galatians 1:1-9)
• The Harvest is Plentiful (Matthew 9:35-38)
• A Psalm of Praise (Psalm 8)
• A Prayer When Slandered (Psalm 7)
• A Prayer for Dealing With Sin and Guilt (Psalm 6)
• A Prayer for Tight Spots (Psalm 4)
• A Prayer When Facing Enemies (Psalm 3)
• The World That’s Been Promised to the King (Psalm 2)
• The Congregation of the Righteous (Psalm 1)
• The Training and Instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:1-4)
• How to Fight (Jude 1:17-25)
• What’s the Big Deal? (Jude 5-16)
• Worth Fighting For (Jude 1:1-4)
• The End of the Matter (Ecclesiastes 12:9-14)
• Enjoy Life, Fear God (Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8)
• Be Bold and Wise (Ecclesiastes 11:1-6)
• How Easter Changes People (John 20:1-10)
• It Is Finished (John 19:28-30)
• Let Marriage Be Held in Honor (Hebrews 13:4)
• Wisdom and Some Warnings (Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20)
• When Life's Brief and Unpredictable (Ecclesiastes 9:1-12)
• Living with Adversity (Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14)
• Enjoying God’s Daily Gifts (Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9)
• The Danger of Worship (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7)
• Three Ways to Live (Ecclesiastes 4:7-16)
• Living and Working in an Unjust Wicked World (Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6)
• The Problem of Time (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15)
• The Search for Meaning (Ecclesiastes 1:12-26)
• What Do We Gain? (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11)
• Abide in Me (John 15:1-8)
• Christ is Enough (Philippians 3:1-16)
• In Whom Do You Trust? (Isaiah 7-9)
• At the End of Hope (Micah 5)
• Why Church? (Ephesians 2:11-22)
• How the Gospel Changes Relationships (Colossians 3:1-17)
• Extravagant Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)
• Genuine Community (Matthew 18:1-22)
• The Cross and Criticism (Proverbs)
• A Community That Confesses (Psalm 32)
• When You Find Fault with Others (Luke 12:13-15)
• The Importance of Unity (Ephesians 4:1-3)
• The Key to Peace (Colossians 1:15-20)
• The Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-6:2)
• The Message of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)
• Compelled by Judgment and Love (2 Corinthians 5:11-15)
• Like a Weaned Child (Psalm 131)
• All of Life is Repentance (Ezra 9-10)
• Living Water (John 4:1-28)
• The Goodness of Motherhood (1 Timothy 2:8-15)
• Entrust the Good Deposit (2 Timothy 1:8-2:7)
• Tell to the Coming Generation (Psalm 78)
• Knowing God (Deuteronomy 6)
• The Empty Tomb (Mark 16:1-8)
• The Death of Jesus (Mark 15:21-47)
• Enduring the Shame (Mark 15:16-32)
• Two Kingdoms (Mark 15:1-15)
• The Beginning of the End (Mark 13)
• The Stone the Builders Rejected (Mark 11:27-12:44)
• The Coming of the King (Mark 11:1-26)
• Our Biggest Blind Spot (Mark 10:32-52)
• The Kingdom’s Upside-Down Values (Mark 10:1-31)
• The Cross-Shaped Life (Mark 9:30-50)
• The Danger of Self-Reliance (Mark 9:14-29)
• Two Questions (Mark 8:27-9:13)
• Where God Lives (John 1:14, Colossians 2:12)
• The Mindset of Jesus (Philippians 2:5-11)
• Coming of Age (Galatians 3:23-4:7)
• Blindness (Mark 8:11-26)
• More Than Crumbs (Mark 7:24-8:10)
• Becoming Clean (Mark 7:1-23)
• I Am in the Storm (Mark 6:45-56)
• Hungry (Mark 6:30-44)
• The Call and Cost of Ministry (Mark 6:7-30)
• Jesus and Hopeless Causes (Mark 4:35-6:6)
• The Growth the Kingdom (Mark 4:1-34)
• Insiders and Outsiders (Mark 3:13-35)
• Undercurrent (Mark 2:1-3:12)
• The Kingdom of God Has Come Near (Mark 1:14-45)
• The Beginning of the Gospel (Mark 1:1-13)
• The God of Seeing (Genesis 16)
• Do Not Covet (Exodus 20:17)
• No Stealing (Exodus 20:15)
• Love Life (Exodus 20:13)
• Honor Father and Mother (Exodus 20:12)
• No Other Gods (Exodus 20:1-3)
• Accept One Another (Romans 15:7)
• Spiritual Warfare (Ephesians 6:10-20)
• The Gospel Applied to Work (Ephesians 6:5-9)
• The Gospel Applied to Parenting (Ephesians 6:1-4)
• The Gospel Applied to Marriage, Part Two (Ephesians 5:22-33)
• The Gospel Applied to Marriage, Part One (Ephesians 5:22-33)
• The Road to Recognition (Luke 24:13-35)
• The Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)
• The Greater David (1 Samuel 17)
• The Stricken Rock (Exodus 17:1-7)
• Winning the Blessing (Genesis 32:22-32)
• What It Cost (Genesis 22)
• Suppose There is One (Genesis 18:16-33)
• Grasping the Gospel (Ephesians 5:15-21)
• Why We Preach (1 Timothy 4:1-16)
• What We Proclaim (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)
• Now You Are Light (Ephesians 5:3-14)
• Don’t Try Harder - Learn Christ (Ephesians 4:17-5:2)
• Why We Pray (Matthew 7:7-11)
• Investing Our Time (Ephesians 5:15-16)
• Christmas Conflict (Revelation 12)
• The Hearts of the Fathers (Malachi 4:4-6; Luke 1:17)
• One Who Will Be Ruler Over Israel (Micah 5)
• Ultimate Hope (Isaiah 7)
• The Reason the Son of God Appeared (Genesis 3:15, 1 John 3:8)
• When Each Part is Working Properly (Ephesians 4:7-16)
• Why Sing?
• The Gospel and Relationships (Ephesians 4:1-6)
• A Prayer for Experience (Ephesians 3:14-21)
• Part of Something Bigger (Ephesians 3:1-13)
• Why Worship? (Deuteronomy 5:7)
• From Exclusion to Embrace (Ephesians 2:11-22)
• But God (Ephesians 2:1-10)
• A Prayer to Know (Ephesians 1:15-23)
• Every Spiritual Blessing (Ephesians 1:3-14)
• Our Greatest Need (Ephesians 1:1-2)
• A Picture of Wisdom (Proverbs 31:10-31)
• Repairing Relationships (Proverbs)
• Friendship (Proverbs)
• Poverty (Proverbs)
• God's Plans and Our Plans (Proverbs)
• Work (Proverbs)
• Words (Proverbs)
• Envy (Proverbs)
• Wisdom and Money (Proverbs)
• Sex by Design (Proverbs 5)
• Family (Proverbs)
• What Wisdom's Worth (Proverbs 3:13-35)
• Wisdom, Rewards, and Failure (Proverbs 3:1-12)
• Pursuing Wisdom (Proverbs 2)
• Learning to Live Well (Proverbs 1:1-7)
• Eyes Are Opened (Luke 24)
• Good Friday (Luke 23:44-49)
• They Don't Know What They're Doing (Luke 23:18-43)
• Before Jesus (Luke 22:63-23:43)
• Alone in the Hour of Darkness (Luke 22:39-62)
• Our True Condition (Luke 22:1-34)
• Repenting of Religion (Luke 19:28-21:38)
• Ordinary People and Loyal Love (Ruth)
• How to Know if You Understand Christmas (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)
• Relational Giving (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
• A Clash of Kingdoms (Matthew 2:1-18)
• Where Did Things Go Wrong? (Judges 19-21)
• A Mess From Top to Bottom (Judges 17-18)
• The Danger of Strength (Judges 13-16)
• Knowing God (Judges 10:6-11:38)
• When Good People Go Bad (Judges 7-9)
• More Than History (Judges 6)
• When God Uses People (Judges 4-5)
• God and Messes (Judges 3:7-31)
• Breaking the Idolatry Cycle (Judges 2:6-3:6)
• What's Wrong With the World? (Judges 1:1-2:5)
• September Kick-Off
• The Congregational Code (1 Peter 5:1-11)
• Living Faithfully When It Costs (1 Peter 4:1-11)
• Engaging Culture (1 Peter 3:8-22)
• Marriage Transformation (1 Peter 3:1-7)
• All of Life is Repentance (Ezra 9-10)
• God's Role and Ours (Ezra 7-8)
• Opposition (Ezra 4-6)
• Restoring Worship (Ezra 3)
• Restoration (Ezra 1:1-4)
• The Church's Power (Acts 2:1-17)
• How to Pray (Luke 10:38-11:13)
• Why Pray? (Psalm 131)
• The Promise of the Cross - Strength to Get Through Anything (2 Timothy 1:6-12)
• The Paradox of the Cross (John 12:20-36)
• The Provision of the Cross (Colossians 2:13-15)
• The Price of the Cross (Mark 8:27-9:1)
• The Power of the Cross (Romans 6:1-14)
• Real Life Community (1 Peter 4:7-11)
• Forgiveness (Colossians 3:11-15)
• Baggage (Colossians 3:1-17)
• The One Thing (John 13:34-35; John 17)
• What Failure Teaches Us (Mark 9:14-29)
• A Church's New Year's Resolution (1 Corinthians 2:1-5)
• A Subversive Christmas (Luke 1:46-55)
• Two Kings (Matthew 2)
• Two Empires (Luke 2:1-12)
• One Good Reason (1 Peter 2:18-25)
• When You Don't Like Who's in Charge (1 Peter 2:13-17)
• Give to God (Mark 12:16-17)
• Passing the Sniff Test (1 Peter 2:11-12)
• No Ugly Betty (1 Peter 2:1-10)
• Living the Gospel (1 Peter 1:13-25)
• The Holiest Thing You Can Do (1 Timothy 4:1-5)
• Don't Just Do Something (1 Peter 1:1, 2:11-12)
• What Keeps Us Going (1 Peter 1:1-12)
• Richview Blesses
• The Greatest in the Kingdom
• The Greatest in the Kingdom (Matthew 18:1-5)
• The Kingdom is Tiny (Matthew 13:31-33)
• The Kingdom is a Mess (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
• The Kingdom's Worth It (Matthew 13:44-46)
• Consider Carefully How You Listen (Luke 8:1-18)
• Based on a True Story: Act Six (Revelation 5:1-11, 21:1-5)
• Based on a True Story: Act Five (Acts 1:1-11)
• Based on a True Story: Act Four (Luke 10:1-24)
• Based on a True Story: Act Three (Genesis 12:1-3)
• Based on a True Story: Act Two (Genesis 3)
• Based on a True Story: Act One (Genesis 1:26-2:3)
• Easter Sunday (Ephesians 1:15-23)
• Palm Sunday (Luke 19:28-44)
• The Lord's Supper (Luke 22:7-23)
• On the Mountain with Jesus (Luke 9)
• When You Feel Unworthy (Hebrews 4:14-16)
• Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)
• Abiding - Part Two (John 15:1-8)
• Abiding in Jesus - Part One (John 15:1-8)
• When You Lose Your Way (Habakkuk 3)
• Crisis of Faith (Habakkuk 1:1-2:20)
• Questioning God (Habakkuk 1:1-4)
• In the Flesh
• Christmas for Unbelievers (Luke 2:25-35)
• Christmas for Outsiders (Luke 1:51-53)
• He Remembered (Luke 1:5-25, 57-80)
• Follow Me (Luke 5:1-11)
• International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (Romans 8:14-39)
• Kingdom Love (Luke 6:27-36)
• Why Do Men Hate Going to Church? (John 2)
• Kingdom Values (Luke 6:12-26)
• Putting Religion in Its Place (Luke 6:1-11)
• Invitation to Outsiders (Luke 5:12-39)
• The Peter Principle (Luke 5:1-11)
• I Will Follow (Luke 4:14-44)
• Private Battle (Luke 4:1-13)
• The Micah Challenge (Micah 6:1-8)
• The Temptations of Prayer (Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13)
• Lead Us Not Into Temptation (Matthew 6:13)
• Forgive Us as We Forgive Others (Matthew 6:12)
• Daily Bread (Matthew 6:11)
• Your Kingdom Come (Matthew 6:10)
• Where to Begin (Luke 11:1-4)
• What Shall We Do? (Acts 2:37-38)
• Father's Day (1 Timothy 5:1-16)
• Lost and Found (Luke 15)
• It Takes a Church (Philippians 1:27-30)
• Lifestyle Adjustments (Luke 14:1-24)
• Secrets of Salt and Light
• More Ready Than You Realize (John 14:12-18)
• The Mission of God (John 20:19-23)
• Blessed to be a Blessing (Genesis 12:1-3)
• The Best I Have to Give (Malachi 1:1-14)
• Surprised and Changed (Luke 24:1-12)
• The Holiest of Days, for Not-So-Holy People (Luke 23:26-43)
• Why Jesus was Buried (Matthew 12:38-42)
• Why Jesus Died
• Portrait of a Church
• Taking Faith Home (Colossians 3:18-4:1)
• Living What Jesus Has Already Done
• Don't Settle for More
• All That We Need (Colossians 2:6-15)
• All about Jesus
• How to Pray for Others
• Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
• The Everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6)
• Who Is He? Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6)
• Who is He? Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6)
• Toolkit for Living: Reproducing (Matthew 28:18-20)
• Toolkit for Living: Investing (Luke 12:13-34)
• Focus on the Persecuted Church
• Toolkit for Life: Tuning (Luke 10:38-42)
• Slowing (Psalm 127)
• The Great Invitation (Isaiah 55:1-13)
• We Care: People-Focused (Matthew 9:35-38)
• We Care: Visionary
• We Care: Love (Luke 10:25-37; 1 John 3:11-24)
• The Source of our Help (Psalm 121)
• Lies I've Believed: We Do Church the Right Way (Acts 15)
• Lies I've Believed: A Decision Makes Me a Christian (Luke 9:57-62)
• When God's Promises Seem Impossible (Genesis 15)
• When You Don't Feel Like Praying (Luke 18:1-8)
• First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage (1 Corinthians 13)
• If it feels good, and doesn't hurt anybody, do it
• Bring Them Down (Daniel 4)
• Our Plans, God's Plans (Genesis 11:1-9)
• The Most Surprising People... (Luke 8:19-21)
• Re-creation (Genesis 6:9-9:17)
• Easter 2004
• A Different Kind of King (John 12:12-19)
• Cain's Story (Genesis 4)
• Good without God (Genesis 3:1-24)
• And God Created Woman (Genesis 2:18-25)
• God 101 (Genesis 2:4-17)
• Rediscovering Sabbath (Genesis 2:1-3)
• Essence of God (Genesis 1:26-31)
• All Things New (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
• Going Radical (Genesis 5)
• Unplanned and Interrupted (Luke 2:21-38)
• The Weak God (Hebrews 4:14-5:10)
• I Choose a Mortal Life (Hebrews 2:10-18)
• More than a Mess (Ephesians 1:13-14)
• Kingdom's Here (Matthew 10:5-10)
• The Call
• Rethinking Spiritual Transformation
• Rediscovering Fellowship
• God-Walkers (Worship)
• What on Earth Am I Here For? (Matthew 4:18-22)
• The Audience is Listening (Colossians 3:16-17)
• God Doesn't Want Worship
• Why Worship? (Isaiah 6:1-8)
• Why I'm Gomer (Hosea)
• I am Gomer (Hosea 1)
• The Dying Church (Mark 8:34-37)
• My Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32)
• Figure the Cost (Luke 14:25-35)
• Kingdom Snapshots (Matthew 13:24-52)
• Secret Seed (Mark 4:26-32)
• Return of the Evil Spirit (Matthew 12:43-45)
• Lessons from a Winemaker (Luke 5:33-38)
• Grace-filled Families
• Father's Day (Titus 2:2)
• What We're Concerned About (Jonah 3-4)
• After You Hit Rock Bottom (Jonah 2)
• Mother's Day
• Running from God (Jonah 1)
• Why Did Jesus Have to Die? (Hebrews 10:1-18)
• Compelled by Love (2 Corinthians 5:10-6:2)
• Jesus vs. Death (John 11:1-44)
• Spiritual Eyesight (John 9:1-41)
• God Sightings (John 6:16-24)
• When You Want More (John 6:1-15, 25-71)
• Jesus vs. Rules (John 5:1-15)
• Why Do You Ask? (John 4:43-54)
• New Wine (John 2:1-11)
• A Non-Owner's Perspective (Luke 16:1-14)
• I'd Like to Help, But... (Malachi 3:6-12)
• I Didn't Know... (Proverbs 30:7-9; Luke 12:13-34)
• Jesus, Proof of God's Love (Luke 20:9-19; 1 John 4:9-10)
• Jesus the Generous God (2 Corinthians 8:9)
• Jesus at the Right Time (Galatians 4:1-7)
• About That Check... (Philippians 4:10-23)
• How to Grow (Philippians 3:12-4:1)
• Audacious Prayer (Matthew 7:7-8)
• Nothing More (Philippians 3:1-11)
• A Life of Service (Philippians 2:19-30)
• A Thankful Heart
• The Path to Greatness (Philippians 2:1-11)
• Developing a Purpose (Philippians 1:12-30)
• Deep Impact (Philippians 1:1-11)
• Rekindle the Flame (2 Timothy 1:5-7)
• The Pastor's Most Valuable Player (Exodus 17)
• The Main Thing (John 13:1-17, 33-35)
• Famous Bad People: Samson (Judges 13-16)
• Famous Bad People: Rahab (Joshua 2)
• Famous Bad People: Aaron
• Famous Bad People: Jacob
• Famous Bad People: Abraham
• Sacred Passion (Proverbs 5)
• Sacred Singleness (1 Corinthians 7)
• Sacred Parenting (Ephesians 6:4)
• Sacred Marriage (Ephesians 5:21-33)
• Male and Female He Created Them (Genesis 1:26-3:24)
• How God Sees New Me (Romans 8:1-39)
• The Power to Change (Romans 7:1-25)
• How to Act New (Romans 6:1-14)
• Natural Born Sinners (Romans 5:12-21)
• More than Forgiven (Romans 5:1-11)
• The Platinum Rule (Romans 14)
• Outreach: Invest and Invite (Luke 15)
• Service (Acts 6:1-7)
• Discipleship (Ephesians 4:11-16)
• Mary (Luke 1 and 2)
• How to Live with Faith (Hebrews 11:8-19)
• The Magi (Matthew 2:1-12)
• Herod (Matthew 2:1-12)
• Dealing with Distractions (Nehemiah 6:1-14)
• Protecting the Vision (Nehemiah 4:1-23)
• Sharing the Vision (Nehemiah 2:11-18)
• Preparing for Vision (Nehemiah 1:5-11)
• How to Live a Life of Vision (Nehemiah 1:1-4)
• How to Handle Tragedy
• Running the Race (Hebrews 12:1-4)
• Why I Came to Jesus: Healing (John 9:1-41)
• Why I Came to Jesus: Friendship
• Why I Came to Jesus: Forgiveness (Luke 7:36-50)
• Why I Came to Jesus: Calling (Luke 5:1-11)
• Saving Grace (Ephesians 2:1-9)
• Telling the Truth (Exodus 20:16)
• Prospering with Integrity (Exodus 20:15)
• Let There Be Life (Exodus 20:13)
• God's Word to Workaholics (Exodus 20:8-11)
• Honoring My Parents (Exodus 20:12)
• Taking God Seriously (Exodus 20:7)
• The Foundation of a Strong Family (Exodus 20:1-3)
• What Jesus Finished
• How to Connect with God (Matthew 6:5-13)
• Using the Bible to Make Decisions (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
• God's Purpose for My Life
• Maintaining Moral Purity
• Worship With Genuine Enthusiasm
• How to Invest Your Life
• Connecting With People
• Twenty-First Century Leadership
• How to Prepare for a New Year
• God's Promise to Meet Your Needs
• Breaking Out of the Debt Trap
• How to Avoid a Financial Collapse
• How a Leader Handles Criticism (Nehemiah 4:1-6)
• Building a Life of Purpose (Nehemiah 1:1-10; 6:1-3)
• Building a Life of Faith (Hebrews 11:8-18)
• The Secret of Greatness
• The Four Habits of Highly Uncompassionate People (Deuteronomy 15:7-11)
• Focusing Your Life
• Building Margin Into Your Life
• Facing Failure
• Hot Potatoes: God's Will
• Hot Potatoes: Tolerance
• Hot Potatoes: Belief Systems (Acts 17:16-34)
• How to Refocus Your Life
• How to Handle Temptation (Genesis 39:1-18)
• How to Handle Betrayal (Genesis 37)
• When God Disappoints
• The Ultimate Lifestyle: Living Joyfully (Philippians 1:12-26)
• The Ultimate Lifestyle: Living Gratefully
• How to Protect Your Church
• The Art of Encouragement
• God's Answer to My Doubts (John 20:24-31)
• When Christians Disagree (Colossians 3:12-14)
• How to Be Good and Mad
• How to Connect with People
• Did Jesus Really Say That?
• Growing in Grace (Ephesians 4:22-24)
• Transforming Grace
• Liberating Grace
• Healing Grace (Psalm 103:1-5)
• Saving Grace (Ephesians 2:1-9)
• Praying Like Jesus
• Mountain-Moving Prayer (Mark 11:12-25)
• Infiltration (Hebrews 10:5-7)
• What Difference Does Christmas Make? (John 1:1-13)
• How God Turns Nobodies into Somebodies (Judges 6-7)
• The Type of Person God Uses
• Four Secrets of Significance (Romans 12:3-8)
• Y2K Discovery Service
• What It's Going to Take (Joshua 1:1-9; 16-18)
• Let's Talk About the Pastor (1 Timothy 4:12-16)
• Relationships
• Worship
• Lemmond Farewell (2 Timothy 1:3-7)
• Service
• Godly Confrontation (1 Timothy 5:1-2)
• Church - What's the Point?
• The Rewards of Forgiveness
• Forgiving Others (Philemon)
• How to Serve with Excellence (1 Timothy 4:6-10)
• Where Forgiveness Begins (Matthew 18:21-35)
• Pictures of the Church (1 Timothy 3:14-16)
• How to Handle Temptation
• Deacons (1 Timothy 3:8-13)
• How to Handle Failure
• A Leader's Qualifications (1 Timothy 3:1-7)
• Two Lost Arts (1 Timothy 3:1)
• The Model for Giving (Mark 12:41-44)
• Does Gender Matter in Ministry? Part Two (1 Timothy 2:8-15)
• The Rewards of Giving (2 Corinthians 9:8-15)
• Get a Grip on Your Finances
• Does Gender Matter in Ministry? Part One (1 Timothy 2:9-15)
• The Goodness of God
• First Things First (1 Timothy 2:1-8)
• A Tribute to Women (Proverbs 31:10-31)
• If This Doesn't Light Your Fire (1 Timothy 1:12-17)
• The Grace of Giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-12)
• A Good Church Fight (1 Timothy 1:6-11; 18-20)
• My Part in God's Kingdom (Colossians 4:7-14)
• Let's Talk About the Pastor (1 Timothy 1:1-6)
• The Justice of God
• Canceling the Code
• The Reality of the Resurrection
• The Credibility of Christ's Claims
• The Credibility of the Bible
• The Lukewarm Church (Revelation 3:14-22)
• The Grace of God
• The Church of the Open Door (Revelation 3:7-13)
• The Love of God
• The Coasting Church (Revelation 3:1-6)
• Coming to a Position
• Pastor Terry Ciona's Farewell (Acts 20:17-38)
• Premillennialism
• The Compromising Churches (Revelation 2:12-29)
• Postmillennialism
• The Tested Church (Revelation 2:8-11)
• End Times: Introduction
• The Heartless Church (Revelation 2:1-7)
• Where the Battle Will Be Won (Jeremiah 29:1-14)
• Good News and Great Joy! (Luke 2:1-20)
• Bethlehem or Bedlam?
• Christmas for All the People (Luke 2:10-14)
• Honor the Stable Born King (Isaiah 9:1-7)
• Follow the True Star of Christmas (Matthew 2:1-12)
• Baptism
• The Pain of the Cross
• Work Hard at Unity (Ephesians 4:1-3)
• Giving God Your Best
• Scripture and Prayer
• Discovering Your Ministry
• Looking at the Gifts
• What Are Spiritual Gifts?
• God's Will for Your Life (Romans 12:1-8)
• Everyone's a Minister (Ephesians 4:7-16)
• Secrecy
• Confession
• Shepherdology 101 (1 Peter 5:1-14)
• Servanthood
• Tested and Tried (1 Peter 4:12-19)
• Slowing
• Four Commands - One Goal (1 Peter 4:7-11)
• How to Handle the Heat (1 Peter 3:13-4:6)
• Celebration
• A Life of Submission (1 Peter 2:13-3:12)
• The Truth About Spiritual Disciplines
• A Life of Love (1 Peter 1:22-2:10)
• The ABC's of Evangelism
• A Life of Holiness (1 Peter 1:13-21)
• Creating a Powerful Church (Acts 4:18-31)
• Everything to Live For (1 Peter 1:1-12)
• The Spirit Empowers (Zechariah 4:6-10)
• The Pastor's Most Valuable Player
• Moses' Great Good-bye (Deuteronomy 31:1-7)
• Paul's Great Goodbye (Acts 20:17-38)
• The Ministry of Motherhood (Titus 2:1-5)
• Responding to God
• The Pain of the Cross
• The Grace of God
• The Love of God
• The Justice of God
• The Goodness of God
• The Omniscience of God
• The Omnipresence of God
• The Omnipotence of God
• The Sovereignty of God
• The Holiness of God
• The Sufficiency of God
• The Flip Side of Knowing God
• Knowing God
• Clean Slate
• Good News! (Luke 2:8-15)
• When God Became Man
• Levi's Genes (Matthew 1:1-17)
• Living Stones in God's Portable Temple (1 Peter 2:4-10)
• Let's Talk About the Pastor (1 Timothy 4:12-16)
• Our Church Has a Great Future (Matthew 16:13-20)
• Encountering God at Church (Acts 4:18-31)
• Serving a Broken World (Luke 10:25-37)
• Modeling Integrity (Acts 4:32-5:11)
• Empowering Each Individual (Acts 18:24-28)
• Stretching Your Comfort Zone (Acts 10:1-35)
• Capturing the Heart of the Community
• Becoming a Church that Cares (Philippians 2:1-11)
• What Life's All About (Ecclesiastes 12:1-14)
• Living Life to the Fullest (Ecclesiastes 11:1-10)
• What Did You Expect? (Ecclesiastes 9:11-10:20)
• How to Live Before You Die (Ecclesiastes 9:1-10)
• Wise Up (Ecclesiastes 8:1-17)
• Suffering and Sin (Ecclesiastes 7:1-8:1)
• Catching Breath and Taking Stock
• Daylight Robbery (Ecclesiastes 5:1-6:12)
• Confessions of a People-Watcher (Ecclesiastes 4:1-16)
• Time and Justice (Ecclesiastes 3:1-22)
• A Tribute to Women (Proverbs 31:10-31)
• Disgusted with Life? (Ecclesiastes 2:1-26)
• Living in Circles (Ecclesiastes 1:1-18)
• Is Life Worth Living? (Ecclesiastes 1:1-3)
• The Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:19-21)
• Great Gettin'-Up Mornin'
• Worship the Right Jesus
• The Gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-31)
• The Spirit Preserves
• The Spirit Empowers (Zechariah 4:6-10)
• The Spirit Illumines
• The Spirit Purifies
• The Spirit's Filling (Ephesians 5:14-18)
• The Spirit's Baptism
• The Promise of the Spirit (John 14:16-18)
• Strategy for Ministry
• Measuring Your Heart
• Aging Grace-Fully (Luke 2:25-35)
• Merry Tifton
• Glory to God in the Lowest (Luke 2:19)
• Satanism
• The Significance of the Insignificant
• The New Church (The General Church of the New Jerusalem)
• When God Comes Calling (Luke 1:26-38)
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Answering our Doubt (Luke 1:5-25)
• The International Church of Christ
• Transformed Living; Transformed Giving (Romans 12:2)
• The New Age Movement
• The Grace of Giving
• Mormonism - The Latter Day Saints
• Unmasking the Cults - An Introduction
• Follow At All Costs
• Take a Stand
• Piercing the Darkness (Mark 11:15-17)
• We Need Each Other (Hebrews 10:23-25)
• Acting Our Faith (Luke 10:25-37)
• Recovering our Saltiness (Matthew 5:13-16)
• The Zacchaeus Factor (Luke 19:1-10)
• The Cost of Following Jesus (Luke 14:25-35)
• Reasons to Believe in Heaven & Hell
• Reasons for Believing in Christ and the Resurrection
• Reasons to Believe in the Bible
• Reasons for Believing in God
• Eternal Perspectives
• Get a Grip on Your Devotions
• Get a Grip on Your Relationships
• Get a Grip on Your Finances
• Get a Grip on Your Body