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TEN COMMANDMENTS Exodus 20:2,3 Giving God His Rightful Place (7/30/00) BAG Exodus 20:4-6 Worshipping God Appropriately: The Second Commandment (8/6/00) BAG Exodus 20:7 Treating God With Respect The Third Commandment (8/13/00) BAG Exodus 20:8-11 Keeping the Sabbath Holy The 4th Commandment (8/20/00) BAG Exodus 20:12 The Foundation of Society The 5th Commandment (8/27/00) BAG Exodus 20:13 Valuing Life The 6th Commandment (9/3/00) BAG Exodus 20:14 Pursuing Pure Relationships The 7th Commandment (9/10/00) BAG Exodus 20:15 Keeping Your Hands to Yourself The 8th Commandment (9/24/00) BAG Exodus 20:16 Speaking Well of Those Around You The 9th Commandment (10/1/00) BAG Exodus 20:17 That Satisfied Feeling The 10th Commandment (10/8/00) BAG Leviticus 10:1-7 Strange Fire (9/30/01) BAG Leviticus 16 The Day of Atonement (10/14/01) BAG Numbers 11 Dealing With the Demands of Life (10/21/01) BAG Numbers 12 Wounded By Those You Love (10/28/01) BAG Numbers 13-14 Who Can You Trust? (11/04/01) BAG Numbers 20:1-3 Almost, But Not Quite (11/25/01) BAG Numbers 21:4-9 Gratitude for the Snake (11/18/01) BAG Numbers 22-25 Prophet for Hire (11/11/01) BAG Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 4:5-7 The Soft Hands of Our Great God (6/18/00) - BAGDeuteronomy 32:46 - The Key Work of Parents - BAGDeuteronomy 34:1-7 Almost, But Not Quite (11/25/01) BAG Joshua 1:1-18 Called to Overcome (4/29/07) BAG Joshua 2:1-24 Going Against the Current (5/6/07) BAG Joshua 3-4 Practical Steps for Empowered Living (5/20/07) BAG Joshua 5:1-15 Preparing for Battle (5/27/07) BAG Joshua 6:1-21 The Walls Come Down (6/3/07) BAG Joshua 6:22-27 Is God a Tyrant? (Deuteronomy 20:10-18) 6/24/07 BAG Joshua 7:1-26 Avoiding Achan's Sin (6/17/07) RFG Joshua 8:30-35 Keeping Your Focus (7/1/07) BAG Joshua 9 The Danger of Living by Sight (7/8/07) BAG Joshua 10:1-15 The Longest Day (7/15/07) BAG Joshua 14:6-15 Living Until You Die (7/22/07) BAG Joshua 17:12-18 Battling a Sense of Entitlement (7/29/07) BAG Joshua 20: The Church: A Place of Refuge (8/5/07) BAG Joshua 22 Key Ingredients for the Growing Christian (8/12/07) BAG Joshua 23 How to be Blessed by God (8/19/07) BAG Joshua 24 The Choices Before Us (8/26/07) BAG Ruth 1-4 Two Widows and Their God (08/04/02) BAG 2 SAMUEL 2 Samuel 2:12-17 A Case Study in Fathering (6/21/98) -BAG2 Samuel 21:1-14 Lessons in Unlikely Places (05/10/98) - BAG1 Kings 17:1-16 The Difference One Person Can Make (9/11/05) BAG 1 Kings 17:17-24 Faith Beyond the Norm (9/18/05) BAG 1 Kings 18:1-40 Face Off (9/25/05) BAG 1 Kings 18:41-46 Here Comes the Rain (10/2/05) BAG 1 Kings 19:1-18 The Discouraged Saint (10/9/05) BAG 1 Kings 19:19-21 Getting off the Fence (10/16/05) BAG 1 Kings 21 The Lust for More 10/23/05 BAG 2 Kings 1 Showing Proper Respect (2 Kings 1) 10/30/05 BAG 2 Kings 2 Going Out in a Cloud of Glory (2 Kings 2) 11/6/05 BAG Psalm 1- The Importance of Deep Roots (8/24/97) -BAGPsalm 46 The God Who Can Help (Omnipotence) (5/21/00) -BAGPsalm 77 Lowering Your Stress Factor (Matthew 6:25-33) (8/27/06) BAG Psalm 91 The God Who Can Help (Omnipotence) (5/21/00) -BAGPsalm 100 Joyful Worship (3/26/06) - BAG Psalm 102 - Lessons in the Darkness BAGPsalm 107:1-9 (Topical) Thanksgiving List (11/23/97) -BAGPsalm 111:10 The Right Beginning for a New Beginning (New Years) (1/2/05) BAGPsalm 136:1-3 Give Thanks to the Lord (11/20/05) BAGPsalm 139 Getting to Know God (Omnipresence of God) (5/7/00) -BAG
Proverbs Prov. 4:20-27 The Key Work of Parents - BAGEcclesiastes 5:10-20 Searching for Contentment ( Philippians 4:11,12) (9/17/06) BAG Isaiah Isaiah 1:11-17 Why Think About Worship (3/12/06) BAG Isaiah 6:1-8 The Holiness of God (6/25/00) BAG Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel: God with Us (12/23/01) PM - BAG Isaiah 9:6-8 The Humble King (Philippians 2:5-8) (12/06/98) BAG Isaiah 9:6 Wonderful Counselor (12/02/01 BAG Isaiah 9:6 Mighty God (12/09/01) BAG Isaiah 9:6 Everlasting Father (12/16/01) BAG Isaiah 9:6 Prince of Peace (12/23/01) AM - BAG Isaiah 40:12-31 The Soft Hands of Our Great God (6/18/00) BAG Isaiah 61:1-2 The Good News of Christmas (Luke 4:15-21) (12/1/02) - BAG Isaiah 61:1,2 Balm for the Broken-Hearted (12/8/02)-BAG Isaiah 61:1 Setting the Captives Free (12/15/02) BAG Isaiah 61:1 Refreshed by the Light (12/22/02) BAG
JEREMIAH Jeremiah 23:23,24 Getting to Know God (Omnipresence) 05/07/2000 BAG
LAMENTATIONS Lamentations 3:22-26 Faithful and True (7/9/2000) - BAG Lessons from the Locusts (The Book of Joel) (08/11/02) BAG Amos 5:21-24 Why Think About Worship? (3/12/06) BAG Looking Out for One Another (9/1/02) BAG God vs. Jonah (The book of Jonah) (9/8/02) BAG Hello, My Name is Jonah (The book of Jonah) (10/8/06) Rick Goettsche NAHUM The book of Nahum (Overview) When a Nation Forgets God (9/15/02) BAG Nahum 1:1-8 The Ignored Attribute of God (Romans 1:18-32; Luke 16:19-31) 7/2/00 -BAG The Talking Bush (Exodus 3:1-10) (5/27/01) BAG Zephaniah Seeing Beyond the Darkness (the Book of Zephaniah) 9/29/02 BAG A Question of Priorities (the Book of Haggai) 10/06/02 BAG Zechariah 7:5-6 Why Think About Worship (3/12/06) BAG Treating God With Respect (the book of Malachi) 10/13/02 BAG Malachi 1:6-11 Why Think About Worship? (3/12/06) BAG Malachi 3:6 The God You Can Depend On (Attributes of God: Immutable) (5/28/00) - BAG
Matthew 1:1-17 A Qualified Messiah (Matthew 1:1-17) (11/30/03) BAGMatthew 1:18-25 Joseph's Dilemma (Matthew 1:18-25) (12/07/03) BAG Matthew 1:16-25 Fighting the Distractions of Christmas (Philippians 4:4-7;) (12-14-97) BAGMatthew 1:18-19, 24-25 Born to a What? (Luke 1:26-28, 34-35) (12/17/00) BAGMatthew 1:21 The Shadow Over Bethlehem (12/23/03) BAGMatthew 2:1-18 A Scrooge Christmas-BAGMatthew 2:1-11 The True Star of Christmas (11/29/98) BAGMatthew 2:1-12 Unexpected Visitors (12/14/03) BAG Matthew 2:1-12 We Have Seen His Star (12/23/04) BAG Matthew 2:1,2;7-11 What do You Give the One Who Made Everything? -BAGMatthew 2:13-20 Christmas Rejected (12/21/03) BAG Matthew 2:13-20 Why Do Some People Hate Christmas? (12/3/06) BAG Matthew 6:25-33 Lowering Your Stress Factor (Psalm 77) (8/27/06) BAG Matthew 7:1 Words that Wound (James 4:11-12) (10/26/08) RFG Matthew 7:21-23 Close, But No Cigar (4/5/98) BAGMatthew 7:24-29 How to Stand in the Storms of Life (1/13/02) BAG Matthew 9:14-17 Things Change (also Mark 2:18-22, Luke 5:33-39) (1/20/02) BAG Matthew 11:28-30 Too Busy (8/20/06) BAG Matthew 13:1-23 The Different Ways People Respond to the Gospel (Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-25) (1/27/02) BAG Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Lessons from the Weeds (2/3/02) BAG Matthew 13:44-46 How Valuable is Jesus to You? (2/17/02) BAG Matthew 13:10-17 Speaking in Pictures (1/6/02) BAG Matthew 18:15-17 One Bad Apple (10/28/07) BAG Matthew 18: 21-35 The Man Who Didn't Appreciate Grace (2/24/02) BAG Matthew 20:1-16 The Workers Who Felt Cheated 6/16/02 BAG Matthew 21:9-11 Hosanna 3/20/05 BAG Matthew 21:12-17 How Not to Make Friends 4/1/07 BAG Matthew 21:28-32 Two Sons: Two Kinds of Believers 7/7/02 BAG Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Tenants 7/14/02 BAG Matthew 22: 1-14 Lessons from a Wedding Reception (Luke 14:15-24) 4/14/02 BAG Matthew 23:1-7 Form without Substance (1/8/06) BAG Matthew 23:8-12 Titles and Perks (1/15/06) BAG Matthew 23:13 Barriers to Eternal Life (1/22/06) BAG Matthew 23:15 Zealous But Wrong (1/29/06) Matthew 23:16-22 Spiritual Loopholes (2/5/06) BAG Matthew 23:23-24 A Balanced Christian Life (2/19/06) BAG Matthew 23:25-28 Dead Men Walking (2/26/06) BAG Matthew 23:29-36 Family Resemblance (3/5/06) BAG Matthew 25:1-13 Ready for Anything 7/21/02 BAG Matthew 25:1-13 Fan or Follower? (Luke 19:28-44) (3/16/08) BAG Matthew 25:14ff The Hated Brother (10/24/99) BAGMatthew 25:14-30 Using What God has Given (Luke 19:11-27) 6/30/02 BAG Matthew 25:31-46 Sheep and Goats 7/28/02 BAG Matthew 26:36-41 Learning from the Failures of Others - BAGMatthew 26:38-46 The Agony in the Garden (4/20/00) - BAG Maundy ThursdayMatthew 26:36-46 The Agony of Gethsemane (4/8/04) BAG Matthew 26:59-68 Lessons from the Courthouse - BAGMatthew 27:1-2, 11-26 The Moment of Truth 10/12/97 - BAGMatthew 27:45-56 The Agony of Heaven (10/26/97) -BAGMatthew 28 Responding to the Resurrection (4/12/98) -BAGMatthew 28:1-10 The Difference Easter Makes(Easter 97) -BAGMatthew 28:19,20 An Outward Directed Church (8/10/97) -BAGMatthew 28:1-8 A Most Pleasant Surprise (11/16/97) -BAG
Gospel of Mark Mark 2:18-22 Things Change (also Matthew 9:14-17 and Luke 5:33-39) (1/20/02) BAGMark 4:1-20 The Different Ways People Respond to the Gospel (Matthew 13:1-24; Luke 8:4-25) (1/27/02) BAG Mark 4:26-32 Small Beginnings (2/10/02) BAG Mark 11:12-24 Figs and Money-Changers (4/13/03) BAG Mark 12:1-11 Then He Sent His Son (3/25/05) BAG Mark 14:27-31 Foolish Confidence (4/17/03) - BAG Mark 14:58-65 Lessons from the Courthouse 10/05/97 - BAGMark 15:1-15 The Moment of Truth 10/12/97 - BAGMark 15:34 The Agony of Heaven 10/26/97 - BAGMark 16:1-8 A Most Pleasant Surprise (11/16/97) -BAG
Gospel of Luke See the Advent Section of the Sermon Index or Topcial Index for Christmas Messages organized in series form. Luke 1:5-22,57-80 Finding a Silent Night at Christmas (12/12/99) BAG Luke 1:5-25 Zechariah - Living with Disappointment (11/28/04) BAG Luke 1:28-38 Trying to Enjoy the Season (11/30/97) BAG ("The Christmas You've Always Longed For"-1)Luke 1:26-38 Christmas Surprises (11/28/99) BAGLuke 1:26-28; 34-35 Born to a What? (12/17/00) BAGLuke 1:26-35 The Facts of Christmas (12/10/06) Rick Goettsche Luke 1:26-35 Mary at the Crossroads (12/5/05) BAG Luke 1:26-28:2:19 Listening for the Master's Voice (12/20/98) BAGLuke 1:39-45 Inviting Others to Christmas (12/5/99) BAGLuke 1:39-56 A Reason to Sing at Christmas (12/12/04) BAG Luke 1:46-56 Keeping Our Focus (12/7/97) BAG ("The Christmas You've Always Longed For" -2)Luke 2:8-20 The Child who Led the Worship-BAGLuke 2:1-20 Shepherds of Privilege (12/19/04) BAG Luke 2 (Various) Music for the Savior 12/22/96Luke 2 A Shepherd's Story (Monologue) - BAGLuke 2 An Old Man's Hope (Monologue)- BAGLuke 2 Joseph's Story (Joseph - Monologue)-BAGLuke 2 Mary's Story (Mary - Monologue)-BAGLuke 2:8-20 When Christmas Must Be Endured -BAG "Christmas You've Always Longed For -4"Luke 2:8-20 Lessons from Shepherds (12/19/99) BAGLuke 2:8-15 A Worldwide Celebration (12/13/98) BAGLuke 2:16-20 Transforming Love (12/23/02) BAG Candlelight Service Luke 2:25-38 A Christmas Embrace (12/23/98) BAGLuke 5:33-39 Things Change (also Matthew 9:14-17 and Mark 2:18-22) (1/20/02) BAG Luke 7:36-50 A Case Study in Thanksgivng (11/18/07) BAG Luke 8:4-15 The Different Ways People Respond to the Gospel (Matthew 13:1-24; Mark 4:1-20;) (1/27/02) BAG Luke 10:25-37; Learning to Care for Others - Phil WatersLuke 10:38-42 Lessons from the Kitchen (5/12/02) BAG Luke 10:38-42 Choosing What is Better (1/1/06) BAG Luke 10:29-37 Practical Christianity (3/3/02) BAG Luke 11:5-13 Praying Through (3-10-02) BAG Luke 12:13-21 The Man Who Loved His "Stuff (3-17-02) BAG Luke 13:1-9 Lessons from a Fig Tree (4/7/02) BAG Luke 14:15-24 Lessons from a Wedding Reception (Matthew 22:1-14) 4/14/02 BAG Luke 15:1-10 Finding What You Are Looking For 4/21/02 BAG Luke 15:11-36 A Rebellious Son, A Gracious Father 4/28/02 BAG Luke 16:1-15 The Crook Who Was Praised 5/19/02 BAG Luke 16:19-31 The Ignored Attribute of God (Nahum 1:1-8; Romans 1:18-32) (7/2/00) BAGLuke 16:19-31 The Rich Man and Lazarus 5/26/02 BAG Luke 17:1-9 The Proper Attitude for Life 6/2/02 BAG Luke 17:11-19 Cultivating a Grateful Heart (11/21/99) - BAGLuke 18:9-14 The Man Who Went Home Justified 6/9/02 BAG Luke 18:1-18 Praying Through (3-10-02) BAG Luke 19:11-27 Using What God has Given (cf. also Matthew 25:14-30) 6/30/02 BAG Luke 19:28-44 Close, But No Cigar (4/5/98) -BAGLuke 19:28-38 What the Master Needs - (4/16/00) BAGLuke 19:28-44 The Purpose of Palm Sunday (3/24/02) BAGLuke 19:28-48 Raining on the Parade (4/4/04) BAG Luke 19:28-48 Fan or Follower? ( various) (3/16/08) BAG Luke 22:17-22 A New Covenant (4/1/99) - BAGLuke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38; Talk is Cheap -BAGLuke 22:63-71; Lessons from the Courthouse (John 18:12-14; 19-24) 10/05/97 - BAGLuke 23:1-25; The Moment of Truth 10/12/97 - BAGLuke 23:32-43 Three Crosses and Two Choices (4/14/06) BAG Luke 23:34-43, John 19:1-24 Final Words (10/19/97) BAGLuke 23:44-49 Faces in the Crowd (3/28/02) Maundy Thursday - BAG Luke 24:1-10 A Most Pleasant Surprise (11/16/97) -BAGLuke 24:13-35 A Walk to Remember (4/11//04)- BAG
Gospel of John John 1:1-14 Christmas 101 (12/23/99) BAG John 1:1,2 Who is the Baby in the Manger? (11/27/05) BAG John 1:3 The Child Who Made the World (12/4/05) BAG John 1:4,5 The Key to Life (12/11/05) BAG John 1:10,11 Why Some Hate Christmas (12/18/05) BAG John 1:12,13 How to Keep From Missing Christmas (12/23/05) BAG John 1:14 God Became Man ()12/25/05) BAG John 1:9-14 The Most Appropriate Response to the Christ child -BAGJohn 1:14 God Become Man (12/27/98) - BAGJohn 4:1-26 Ingredients for Biblical Worship (3/19/06) BAG John 6:25-59 The Bread of Life (11/25/07) Jesus in His Own Words Series (BAG) John 7:14-24 Removing the Barriers to Intimacy with God -BAGJohn 7:45-52 Innocent Until Proven Guilty-BAGJohn 8:1-11 Set Free by Mercy -BAGJohn 8:12 The Light of Life -BAGJohn 8:12-18 Light of the World (12/02/07) Jesus in His Own Words Series (BAG) John 8:13-29 A Reliable Witness -BAGJohn 8:31-47 A Family Resemblance- BAGJohn 8:31-38 Freedom Worth Celebrating - BAG (7/4/99)John 8:48-59 No Bloopers Here - BAGJohn 9:1-7 Vital Truth for Tragic Times-BAGJohn 9:1-41 Lessons from a Blind Man-BAGJohn 10:1-10 The Gateway to Life (12/9/07) Jesus in His Own Words Series BAG John 10:1-10 Listening to the Good Shepherd-BAGJohn 10:11-18 The Good Shepherd (12/16/07) BAG Jesus in His Own Words SeriesJohn 10:22-42 Holiday Conversations-BAGJohn 11:1-16 Vital Truths for a New Year- BAGJohn 11:17-36 Comforting the Miserable-BAGJohn 11:17-37 How to Live Even Though You Die (12/23/07 a.m.) BAGJohn 11:35-45 Power to Raise the Dead-BAG John 11:45-57 The Value of a Life-BAGJohn 12:1-10 Extravagant Love -BAGJohn 12:11-19 Palm Sunday Seen With Fresh EyesBAGJohn 12:20-26 Unpopular Discipleship-BAGJohn 12:20-33 Knowing What Really Matters 4/9/06 BAG John 12:27-36 Looking Down the Barrel of Judgement BAGJohn 12:37-50 Two Roads, Two Different DestinationsBAGJohn 13:31-38 A New Commandment BAGJohn 13:37,38 Talk is Cheap BAGJohn 14:1-3 Setting Our Mind on Heaven BAGJohn 14:6 Narrow Minded Religion BAGJohn 14:1-14 Finding Your Way To God (12/23/07 p.m.) BAGJohn 14:7-20 Principles for Difficult Times BAGJohn 14:15-24 The Evidence of True Belief BAGJohn 14:25-31 Going to Pieces or Enjoying His Peace BAGJohn 15:1-6 Becoming the Best You Can Be BAGJohn 15:1-8 Having a Fruitful New Year (12/30/07) BAG John 15:5-17 Focused Fathering (and living) -bagJohn 15:18-16:4 How to be Popular -BAGJohn 16:5-15 The Help We've Always Longed For -BAGJohn 16:16-28 Access to Joy -BAGJohn 16:33 Experiencing Calm in the Chaotic Times 7/13/97 -BAGJohn 17:1-5 A Glimpse at the Heart of the Savior 7/20/97 - BAGJohn 17:6-19 What the Savior Wants for His Friends 7/27/97- BAGJohn 17:15-17 Faithful and True 7/9/00 - BAGJohn 17:20-26 What Jesus Wants for the Church 8/3/97 -BAGJohn 18:1-11 A Choice to Save Your Life 9/21/97 - BAGJohn 18:15-18, 25-26 Learning from the Failures of Others 9/28/97 - BAGJohn 18:12-14; 19-24 Lessons from the Courthouse 10/05/97 - BAGJohn 18:28-19:3 The Moment of Truth 10/12/97 - BAGJohn 19:1-24 (Luke 23:34-43) Final Words (10/19/97) BAGJohn 19:19-27 The Agony of Heaven (10/26/97) BAGJohn 19:31-42 Crucified, Dead and Buried (11/09/97) - bagJohn 20:1-9 A Most Pleasant Surprise (11/16/97) -BAGJohn 20:10-18 An Abrupt Change of Outlook -(1/11/98)-BAGJohn 20:19-23 Commissioned - (1/18/98) -BAGJohn 20:24-32 The Doubt We Try to Hide (1/25/98) - BAGJohn 21:1-13 Gone Fishing (2/1/98) - BAGJohn 21:15-25 Putting the Past Behind (2/8/98) -BAG
ACTS Acts 1:1-11 Power to Change the World (1/26/03)- BAGActs 1:7-11 An Outward Directed Church (8/10/97) -BAGActs 1:11 The Crucial Questions of Christmas (12/24/00) BAGActs 1:12-26 In the Meantime . . . (2/2/03) BAGActs 2:1-13 More Power (2/9/03) BAGActs 2:14-41 Preaching that Makes a Difference (2/16/03) BAG Acts 2:42-47 The Focus of the People of God (2/23/03) BAG Acts 2:42-47 The Importance of the Christian Family (8/17/97)-BAGActs 3 Better than Gold (3/2/03) BAG Acts 4:1-12 No Other Name (3/9/03) BAG Acts 4:13-22 When Push Comes to Shove (3/16/03) BAG Acts 4:23-31 Responding to the Tough Times of Life (3/23/03) BAG Acts 4:32-5:11 The Dangers of Looking Good (3/30/03) BAG Acts 5:12-42 Persecuted and Protected (Acts 5:12-42) (4/6/03) BAG Acts 6:1-7 Practical Lessons from Tense Times (5/18/03) BAG Acts 6:8-8:1 Choosing to Live (and die) for Jesus (5/25/03) BAG Acts 8:1-25 Three Men, Three Hearts (6/1/03) BAG Acts 8:26-40 Listening With Your Heart (6/8/03) BAG Acts 9:1-22 From Persecutor to Pastor (6/15/03) BAG Acts 9:23-31 The Man We Would All Like to Have As a Friend (6/22/03) BAG Acts 9:32-10:48 A Gospel Available to All (7/6/03) BAG Acts 11:1-18 Diffusing Conflict (Acts 11:1-18) (7/13/03) BAG Acts 11:19-30 Could You Be Called a Christian? (7/27/03) Acts 12 Now You See Me, Now You Don't (8/3/03) Acts 13:1-12 The Church that Rocks the Boat (8/10/03) Acts 13:13-51 Sharing the Gospel Message (8/17/03) BAG Acts 14:1-20 Valuable Lessons for Disciples (8/24/03) Acts 15:1-21 Sola Fide (9/7/03) BAG Acts 15:36-16:10 The Leading of God's Spirit (9/14/03) - BAG Acts 16:11-40 Life-Changing Grace (9/21/03) - BAG Acts 17:1-15 Helping People Grow (9/28/03) - BAG Acts 17:16-34 The Proper Response to Easter (Various) (3/30/08) RFG Acts17:16-34 Introducing the True God (10/5/03) BAG Acts 17:26-28 The Soft Hands of Our Great God (6/18/00) -BAGActs 18:1-17 When You Feel Like Giving Up (10/12/03) BAGActs 18:18-19:7 True and False Believers (10/19/03) BAGActs 19:8-40 Reacting to the Gospel (10/26/03) BAG Acts 20: 1-3 The Man Who Fell Asleep in Church (11/02/03) BAG Acts 20:17-38 An Instructive Farewell (11/09/03) BAG Acts 20:1-16 Becoming a Person of Conviction (1/4/04) BAG Acts 21:17-36 The Danger of Being Misunderstood (1/11/04) BAG Acts 21:37-22:29 Responding to a Hostile World (1/18/04) BAG Acts 22:23-23:11 Finding Courage for Living (1/25/04) BAG Acts 23:12-35 God and the Circumstances of Life (2/8/04) BAG Acts 24:1-27 Answering the Charges (2/15/04) BAG Acts 25:1-26:32 Dealing with your Antagonists (2/22/04) BAG Acts 27:1-26 An Anchor for the Storms of Life (2/29/04) BAG Acts 27:27-44 Keeping Your Head in a Crisis (3/7/04) BAG Acts 28:1-10 The Danger of First Impressions (3/14/04) BAG Acts 28:11-31 The End of the Beginning (3/21/04) ROMANS Romans 1:1-7 What a Christian Believes (4/25/04) BAG Romans 1:8-15 Characteristics of Faithfulness (5/2/04) BAG Romans 1:16,17 Not Ashamed (5/9/04) BAG Romans 1:18-32 The Ignored Attribute of God (Nahum 1:1-8; Luke 16:19-31) 7/2/00 - BAG Romans 1:18-24 To Those Who "Never Knew" (5/16/04) BAG Romans 1:24-32 When God Gives Up (5/23/04) BAG Romans 2:1-16 A Word to the Good People (5/30/04) - BAG Romans 2:17-3:8 Mr. Churchman (Romans 2:17-3:8) (6/6/04) - BAG Romans 3:9-20 No Exceptions (6/13/04) - BAG Romans 3:21-26 But Now (6/20/04) BAG Romans 3:27-31 The Implications of the Good News (7/04/04) BAG Romans 4:1-25 Grace Consistently (07/11/04) BAG Romans 4:1-12 The Gospel - Plain and Simple (4/18/99) - BAG Romans 5:1-5 The Benefits of Justification (7/18/04) BAG Romans 5:6-11 The Wonder of God's Love (7/25/04) Rick Goettsche Romans 5:12-21 Adam and Jesus (08/01/04) BAG Romans 6:1-14 Dead to Sin (08/08/04) BAG Romans 6:5-7 Freedom Worth Celebrating (7/4/99) - BAG Romans 6:15-23 Servants of God (8/15/04) BAG Romans 7:1-13 A Death Worth Celebrating (8/22/04) - BAG Romans 7:14-25 An Encouraging Word (8/29/04)- BAG Romans 7:4-25 The Christian and God's Law (7/23/00) - BAG Romans 8:1-4 No Condemnation (9/5/04)- BAG Romans 8:5-11 Two Kinds of People (9/12/04) BAG Romans 8:12-17 Sons of God (9/18/04) BAG Romans 8:18-27 Groaning for the Future (10/03/04) BAG Romans 8:26,27 Help for Your Prayer Life (10/10/04) BAG Romans 8:28 A Promise You Need to Know (10/17/04) -BAG Romans 8:29,30 The Golden Chain of God's Grace Pt. 1 (10/24/04) BAG Romans 8:29,30 The Golden Chain of God's Grace Pt. 2 (10/31/04) BAG Romans 8:31-34 A Bold Declaration of Hope (11/07/04) BAG Romans 8:35-39 An Ongoing Reason for Gratitude (11/21/04) BAG Romans 9:1-9 True and False Believers (1/9/05) BAG Romans 9:7-21 God's Choice and Salvation (1/16/05) BAG Romans 9:22-33 God's Patience and Mercy (1/23/05) BAG Romans 10:1-5 Running Fast in the Wrong Direction (1/30/05) BAG Romans 10:6-13 The Way of Salvation (2/6/05)-BAG Romans 10:14-21 Truth About the Lost (2/13/05)-BAG Romans 11:1-12 What's the Deal with Israel? (2/20/05) BAG Romans 11:11-24 The Root and Its Branches (2/27/05) BAG Romans 11:25-31 The Fullness of Time (3/6/05) BAG Romans 11:33-36 From Him, Through Him, To Him (3/13/05) BAG Romans 11:33-36 The God Who Understands (5/14/00) - BAG Romans 12:1 Responding to God's Mercy (4/3/05) BAG Romans 12:2 Thinking Like a Believer (4/10/05) BAG Romans 12:1,2 Developing a Focus for the Future (1/2/99) -BAG Romans 12:1,2 Responding to Christmas (12/30/01) BAG Romans 12:3 Christian Self-Esteem (4/17/05) BAG- Romans 12:48 Doing What You Can Do (4/24/05) BAG Romans 12:3-8 Working Together in a New Year (1/5/03) - BAG Romans 12:3-8 Finding Your Place in the Family of God (1/19/03) BAG Romans 12:9 Love Without Wax (5/15/05) BAG Romans 12:10-11 The Look of Love (5/22/05) BAG Romans 12:12-13 The Look of Love-II (5/29/05) BAG Romans 12:14-16 Characteristics of a Christ-Follower (6/12/05) BAG Romans 12:17-18 Doing What's Right in the Eyes of Everyone??? (6/19/05) BAG Romans 12:19-21 Turning Enemies into Friends (6/26/05) BAG Romans 13:1-7 Christian Citizenship (7/3/05) BAG Romans 13:8-10 The Debt You Can't Pay Off (7/10/05) BAG Romans 13:11-14 Get it in Gear! (7/17/05) BAG Romans 14:1-12 When to Accept Others (7/23/04) BAG Romans 14:10-18 Instructions for the Strong (7/31/05) BAG Romans 14:19-15:3 Helping Each Other Grow (8/7/05) BAG Romans 15:4 The Power of God's Word (8/14/05) - BAG Romans 15:5-13 How to Bring Glory to God (8/21/05) BAG Romans 15:14-33 A Strategy for Faithful Discipleship (8/28/05) BAG Romans 16 Wrapping it Up (9/4/05) BAG 1 CORINTHIANS 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Who is the Church (9/2/07) BAG1 Corinthians 1:10-17 When God's People Are Divided (9/9/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5 Two Different Approaches to God (9/16/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 Growing Up in the Truth (9/23/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 An Abrupt Change of Outlook (Main text: Jn 20:10-18)-BAG1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Working Together in the Body of Christ (9/30/07) Rick Goettsche 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 Passing Inspection (10/07/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 Issues in Christian Leadership (10/14/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 4:8-21 The Pitfalls of Arrogance (10/21/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 5 One Bad Apple (10/28/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 Litigious Christianity (11/4/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Walking Through Life With Jesus (11/11/07) BAG 1 Corinthians 7:1-7 Singleness and Marriage (1/6/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage (1/13/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 7:17-31 Bloom Where You Are Planted (1/20/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Responsible Freedom (1/27/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 9:1-23 Picking Your Fights (2/3/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 All Things to All Men (1 Corinthians 9:19-23) (3/11/07) - Rick Goettsche 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Playing to Win (2/10/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 10:1-12 Building on the Past (2/17/08) - BAG 1 Corinthians 10:13 Seized by Temptation (2/24/08) - Rick Goettsche 1 Corinthians 10:14-33 Freedom that Leads to Life (3/2/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Showing Respect in Worship (3/9/08) BAG 1 Corinthains 11:17-33 More Harm Than Good (4/6/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Perfect Harmony (4/13/08) BAG 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Developing a Healthy Body (4/20/08) BAG |