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SEARCH THIS SERMON ARCHIVE To search for a combination of words, put them in "quotes" such as "saved by grace" single words can be searched without quotes such as: abortion, prayer, etc. ABORTIONThe Value of a Life (John 11:45-57) (1/26/97) -BAG In His Image (Genesis 1:26,27) (1/10/99) -BAG Valuing Life (Exodus 20:13) (9/3/00) - BAG ABUSIVE SITUATIONS Necessary Losses (Genesis 21:8-21) (6/13/99) - BAG ACCOUNTABILITY Getting Involved (James 5:13-20) (11/30/08) BAG ADOPTION Sons of God (Romans 8:12-17) (9/18/04) BAG ADVENT, CHRISTMASResponding to the Christchild A Scrooge Christmas (Matthew 2:1-18) (12/01/96) - BAG The Child who Led the Worship (Luke 2:8-20) (12/08/96)- BAG What do You Give the One Who Made Everything?(Matt. 2:1,2;7-11) (12/15/96) -BAG Music for the Savior (Luke 2..various) (12/22/96) OUTLINE ONLY - BAG The Most Appropriate Response to the Christ child (John 1:9-14) (Candlelight Worship) (12/23/96)- BAG Eyewitnesses to Christmas (Monologues) A Shepherd's Story (Shepherd -Monologue) Luke 2 -BAG An Old Man's Hope (Simeon- Monologue) Luke 2 - BAG Joseph's Story (Jospeph - Monologue) Mary's Story (Mary - Monologue) The Christmas You've Always Longed For Trying to Enjoy the Season (Luke 1:28-38) (11/30/97) -BAG Keeping Our Focus (Luke 1:46-56) (12/07/97) - BAG Fighting the Distractions of Christmas (Matt. 1:16-25; Philippians 4:4-7) - BAG When Christmas Must Be Endured (Luke 2:8-20) -BAG Making Christmas Meaningful The True Star of Christmas (Matthew 2:1-11) (11/29/98) BAG The Humble King (Isaiah 9:6-8; Philippians 2:5-8) (12/6/98) BAG A Worldwide Celebration (Luke 2:8-15) (12/13/98) BAG Listening for the Master's Voice (Luke 1:26-28, 2:19) (12/20/98) BAG A Christmas Embrace (Luke 2:25-38) (12/23/98) BAG God Become Man (John 1:14) (12/27/98) BAG Opening the Door to Christmas Christmas Surprises (Luke 1:26-38) (11/28/99) BAG Inviting Others to Christmas (Luke 1:39-45) (12/5/99) BAG Finding a Silent Night at Christmas (Luke 1:5-22,57-80) (12/12/99) BAG Lessons from Shepherds (Luke 2:8-20) (12/19/99) BAG Christmas 101 (John 1:1-14; 1 John 4:9-11) (12/23/99) BAG Who is This Jesus? When God Became Man (Philippians 2:5-11) (12/03/00) BAG Born to a What? (Matthew 1:18-19; 24-25; Luke 1:26-28; 34-35; Isaiah 7:14) (12/17/00) BAG Born to Die (Hebrews 2:9-18) (12/23/00) BAG The Crucial Questions of Christmas (Acts 1:11) (12/24/00) BAG What Shall We Call the Christ Child? Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6) (12/02/01 BAG Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6) (12/09/01) BAG Everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6) (12/16/01) BAG Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) (12/23/01) AM - BAG Immanuel: God with Us (Isaiah 7:14) (12/23/01) PM - BAG The Job Description of Jesus The Good News of Christmas (Isa. 61:1; Luke 4:15-21) (12/1/02) - BAG Balm for the Broken-Hearted (Isa. 61:1) (12/8/02)-BAG Setting the Captives Free (Isa. 61:1) (12/15/02) BAG Refreshed by the Light (Isa.61:1) (12/22/02) BAG Transforming Love (Luke 2:16-20) (12/23/02) BAG Candlelight Service The Messiah Has Come A Qualified Messiah (Matthew 1:1-17) (11/30/03) BAG Joseph's Dilemma (Matthew 1:18-25) (12/07/03) BAG Unexpected Visitors (Matthew 2:1-12) (12/14/03) BAG Christmas Rejected (Matthew 2:13-20) (12/21/03) BAG The Shadow Over Bethlehem (Matthew 1:21) (12/23/03) BAG Christmas Through the Eyes of Luke Zechariah - Living with Disappointment (Luke 1:5-25) (11/28/04) BAG Mary at the Crossroads (Luke 1:26-35) (12/5/05) BAG A Reason to Sing at Christmas (Luke 1:39-56) (12/12/04) BAG Shepherds of Privilege (Luke 2:1-20) (12/19/04) BAG We Have Seen His Star (Matthew 2:1-12) (12/23/04) BAG Who is the Christchild? Who is the Baby in the Manger? (John 1:1,2) (11/27/05) BAG The Child Who Made the World (John 1:3) (12/4/05) BAG The Key to Life (John 1:4,5) (12/11/05) BAG Why Some Hate Christmas (John 1:10,11) (12/18/05) BAG How to Keep From Missing Christmas (John 1:12,13) (12/23/05) BAG God Became Man (John 1:14) (12/25/05) BAG Crucial Questions of Christmas Why Do Some People Hate Christmas? (Matthew 2:1-18) (12/3/06) BAG The Facts of Christmas (Luke 1, Various) (12/10/06) Rick Goettsche Is There a Right Way to Celebrate Christmas? (Various) (12/17/06) BAG God's Indescribable Gift (2 Corinthians 9:15) (12/23/06) (BAG) Why Care About the Nativity? (Various) (12/24/06) (BAG) Jesus: In His Own Words The Bread of Life (John 6:25-58) (11/25/07) (BAG) Light of the World (John 8:12-20) (12/2/07) (BAG) The Gateway to Life (John 10:7-10) (12/9/07) BAG The Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18) (12/16/07) BAG How to Live Even Though You Die (John 11:17-37) (12/23/07 a.m.) BAG Finding Your Way To God (John 14:1-14) (12/23/07 p.m.) BAG Having a Fruitful New Year (John 15:1-8) (12/30/07) BAG AFFLUENCE Paradoxes of Life (James 1:9-11) (8/3/08) BAG AGING Living Until You Die (Joshua 14:6-15) (7/22/07) BAG ANGER Keeping Spiritually Fit - What to Eliminate (Colossians 3:5-9) (7/19/98) -BAG A Tale of Two Brothers (Genesis 4:1-14) (1/24/99) - BAG Valuing Life (Exodus 20:13) (9/3/00) - BAG Almost, But Not Quite (Numbers 20:1-3; Deuteronomy 34:1-7) (11/25/01) BAG Love is Not Angry (1 Corinthians 13:5) (5/11/08) BAG Simple Advice that Can Change Your Life (James 1:19-21) (08/17/08) BAG ANTINOMIANISM The Christian and God's Law (Romans 7:4-25) (7/23/00) BAG
ANXIETY, WORRYGoing to Pieces or Enjoying His Peace John 14:25-31 In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG Making Wise Choices (Genesis 13:1-20) 3/14/99 - BAG How to Center Your Life (Genesis 35) 10/17/99 - BAG God's Antidote to Anxiety (Philippians 4:6,7) (3/25/01) BAG Taking Control of Our Thinking (Philippians 4:8-9) (4/22/01) BAG APOLOGETICS Water and Blood (1 John 5:6-12) (3/18/07) BAG ARROGANCE The Pitfalls of Arrogance (1 Corinthians 4:8-21) (10/21/07) BAG ASSURANCE Sons of God (Romans 8:12-17) (9/18/04) BAG A Bold Declaration of Hope (Romans 8:31-34) (11/07/04) BAG Finding Confidence with God (1 John 3:19-24) (1/28/07) BAG The Basis of Our Confidence (1 John 4:13-16) (2/18/07) BAG Joyful Obedience (1 John 5:1-5) (3/4/07) BAG Being Sure of Heaven (1 John 5:13) (3/25/07) BAG ATONEMENT The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16 and Hebrews 9 and 10) (10/14/01) BAG What's Good About Good Friday? (Various) (4/6/07) RG ATTITUDE Barriers to Grace (Genesis 42:25-38) 2/6/00 - BAG The Treasures of Grace (Genesis 43:23-34) 2/20/00 BAG Taking Control of Our Thinking (Philippians 4:8-9) (4/22/01) BAG Learning to Stop Complaining Exodus 15-17 (7/28/01) BAG Almost, But Not Quite (Numbers 20:1-3; Deuteronomy 34:1-7) (11/25/01) BAG Seeing Beyond the Darkness (the Book of Zephaniah) 9/29/02 BAG ATTRIBUTES OF GODGone Fishing (John 21:1-13) 2/1/98 - BAG God Alone (Genesis 15:1) 4/11/99 - BAG Getting to Know God (Omnipresence) (Psalm 139) 5/7/2000 BAG The God Who Understands (Omniscience) (Romans 11:33-36)-5/14/00 -BAG The God Who Can Help (Omnipotence) (Psalm 46 & Psalm 91) - 5/21/00 -BAG The God You Can Depend On (Immutable) James 1:17; Malachi 3:6 (5/28/00) - BAG God in Three Persons (Trinity) Various (6/4/00) - BAG The Soft Hands of Our Great God (Transcendence, Immanence) (6/18/00) -BAG The Holiness of God (Isaiah 6:1-8) (6/25/00) - BAG The Ignored Attribute of God (Wrath) (Nahum 1:1-8; Luke 16:19-31; Romans 1:18-32) (7/2/00) - BAG Faithful and True (Lamentations 3:23-26) (7/9/00) -BAG The God Who Loves (1 John 4:7-14) (7/16/00) BAG Introducing the True God (Acts 17:16-34) (10/5/03) BAG From Him, Through Him, To Him (Romans 11:32-34 (3/13/05) BAG The Starting Point of Real Christianity (1 John 1:5-7) (10/22/06) BAG AUTHORITY Showing Respect in Worship (1 Corinthians 11:2-16) (3/9/08) BAG Preaching that Makes a Difference (Acts 2:14-41) (2/16/03) BAG BETRAYAL A Choice to Save Your Life (John 18:1-11) 9/21/97 - BAG Learning from the Failures of Others (John 18:15-18, 25-26) 9/28/97 - BAG) A Tale of Two Brothers (Genesis 4:1-14) (1/24/99) - BAG BIBLEBecoming the Best You Can Be (John 15:1-6) (6/8/97)-BAG What the Savior Wants for His Friends (John 17:6-19) 7/27/97- BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity (Colossians 2:1-6) 5/17/98 - BAG The Well-Balanced Christian Life (Colossians 3:16-17) (8/30/98) -BAG Developing a Focus for the Future (Romans 12:1,2) (1/2/00) - BAG The Power of God's Word (Romans 15:4) (8/14/05) - BAG Working Together in the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 3:1-9) (9/30/07) Rick Goettsche Essential Christianity (1 Corinthains 15:1-11) (6/15/08) BAG BLESSINGS Blessings (Genesis 48:1-20; 49:1-12) (4/2/00) BAG BROTHERHOOD Looking Out for One Another (Obadiah 1-21) (9/1/02) BAG The Look of Love (Romans 12:10,11) (5/22/05) BAG CAPITAL PUNISHMENTValuing Life (Exodus 20:13) (9/3/00) BAG CHANGEWhat God Has Done (Colossians 2:11-15) (6/28/98) - BAG The God Who Can Help (Omnipotence) (Psalm 46 & Psalm 91) - 5/21/00 -BAG The God You Can Depend On (Immutable) James 1:17; Malachi 3:6 (5/28/00) - BAG Things Change ( Matthew 9:14-17 and Mark 2:18-22, Luke 5:33-39) (1/20/02) BAG CHOICESTwo Roads, Two Different Destinations (John 12:37-50) (3/2/97)-BAG) The Moment of Truth (John 18:28-40; 19:1-3) 10/12/97 - BAG Where Do You Live? (Colossians 1:1,2) 2/15/98 - BAG The Life That Pleases God (Colossians 1:10-12) 3/22/98 - BAG What it Means to Be Saved (Colossians 1:13,14) 3/29/98 -BAG Noah Found Grace (Genesis 6:5-20) 1/31/99 - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG Making Wise Choices (Genesis 13:1-20) 3/14/99 - BAG God vs. Jonah (The book of Jonah) (9/8/02) BAG Practical Faith (the book of Philemon) 10/20/02 BAG CHRIST, DEITY OFHoliday Conversations (John 10:22-42) (11/17/96)-BAG Power to Raise the Dead (John 11:36-45) (1/19/97) -BAG No Bloopers Here (John 8:48-59) (10/06/96) - BAG A Glimpse at the Heart of the Savior (John 17:1-5) 7/20/97 - BAG Lessons from the Courthouse (John 18:12-14; 19-24) 10/05/97 - BAG Christ the King (Colossians 1:15-20) 4/19/98 -BAG Nothing Lacking (Colossians 2:9,10) 6/14/98 - BAG God Become Man (John 1:14) 12/27/98 - BAG Christmas 101 (John 1:1-14; 1 John 4:9-11) (12/23/99) BAG When God Became Man (Philippians 2:5-11) (12/03/00) BAG Who is the Baby in the Manger? (John 1:1,2) (11/27/05) BAG Jesus: The Real Deal Savior (1 John 1:1-4) (10/15/06) BAG Water and Blood (1 John 5:6-12) (3/18/07) BAG The Bread of Life (John 6:25-58) (11/25/07) (BAG) Light of the World (John 8:12-20) (12/2/07) (BAG) The Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18) (12/16/07) BAG The Ever-Living One (Revelation 1:17,18) (3/23/08) BAG CHRIST, PRIESTHOOD OF Abraham Meets Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17-24) (03/21/99) - BAG CHRIST, SINLESS NATURE OFThe Moment of Truth (John 18:28-40; 19:1-3) 10/12/97 - BAG God Become Man (John 1:14) 12/27/98 - BAG What's Good About Good Friday? (Various) (4/6/07) RG CHRIST, SUFFERING OF The Agony of Heaven (John 19:25-27) (10/26/97)- BAG The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:38-46) (4/20/00) BAG What's Good About Good Friday? (Various) (4/6/07) RG CHRIST, TRIAL OFLessons from the Courthouse (John 18:12-14; 19-24) 10/05/97 - BAG The Moment of Truth (John 18:28-40; 19:1-3) 10/12/97 - BAG CHRIST, TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OFClose, But No Cigar (Luke 19:28-44; Matthew 7:21-23) (4/5/98) -BAG What the Master Needs (Luke 19:28-38) - (4/16/00) BAG CHRIST, TRUSTWORTHINESSA Reliable Witness (John 8:13-29) (9/22/96) -BAG Faithful and True (Lamentations 3:23-26) (7/9/00) BAG
CHRISTIAN LIVINGUnpopular Discipleship (John 12:20-26) (2/16/97) -BAG What the Savior Wants for His Friends (John 17:6-19) 7/27/97- BAG The Importance of Deep Roots (Hebrews 5:12-6:3; Psalm 1; James 1:22) (8/24/97) -BAG The Moment of Truth (John 18:28-40; 19:1-3) 10/12/97 - BAG Commissioned (John 20:19-23) 1/18/98 - BAG The Nature of the Gospel (Colossians 1:6-8) 3/8/98 -BAG The Life That Pleases God (Colossians 1:10-12) 3/22/98 - BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity (Colossians 2:1-6) 5/17/98 - BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity Pt. 2 (Colossians 2:5-7) 5/24/98 - BAG Keeping Spiritually Fit - What to Eliminate (Colossians 3:5-9) (7/19/98) -BAG Living With Wisdom Before a Watching World (Colossians 4:5) (10/25/98) - BAG The Power of Our Words (Colossians 4:6) (11/08/98) - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG One Nation Under God? (Genesis 5:22-24) 2/20/99 - BAG Making Wise Choices (Genesis 13:1-20) 3/14/99 - BAG First Place (Genesis 22:1-19) 6/20/99 - BAG Living In Between (Genesis 25:1-11) 8/1/99 - BAG When God is Absent (Genesis 34) (10/10/99) BAG Remaining Faithful in the Good Times (Genesis 41:1-41) (1/16/2000) BAG Servants of God (Romans 6:15-23) (8/15/04) BAG Living a Life That Impacts Others (1 Thessalonians 2:8-16) (5/28/06) BAG Children of God (Hebrews 5:11-14 and others) (5/13/07, Mother's Day) RFG Helping People Grow (Acts 17:1-15) (9/28/03) BAG Seized by Temptation (1 Corinthains 10:13) (2/24/08) - Rick Goettsche CHURCH True and False Believers (Romans 9:1-9) (1/9/05) BAG Who is the Church (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) (9/2/07) BAG CHURCH DISCIPLINE One Bad Apple (1 Corinthians 5) (10/28/07) BAG CHURCH GROWTHUnpopular Discipleship (John 12:20-26) (2/16/97) -BAG An Outward Directed Church (Acts 1:7-11; Matthew 28:19,20) (8/10/97) -BAG The Importance of the Christian Family (Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:24,25) (8/17/97)-BAG Principles of Effective Christian Leadership (Colossians 1:24-29) (5/3/98) - BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity (Colossians 2:1-6) 5/17/98 - BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity Pt. 2 (Colossians 2:5-7) 5/24/98 - BAG Power to Change the World (Acts 1:1-11) (1/26/03) BAG The Focus of the People of God (Acts 2:42-47) (2/23/03) BAG
CHURCH MEMBERSHIPThe Importance of the Christian Family (Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:24,25) (8/17/97)-BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity (Colossians 2:1-6) 5/17/98 - BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity Pt. 2 (Colossians 2:5-7) 5/24/98 - BAG CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE When Push Comes to Shove (Acts 4:13-22) (3/16/03) BAG COMMITMENT How Valuable is Jesus to You? (Matthew 13:44-50) (2/17/02) BAG Lessons from a Fig Tree (Luke 13:1-9) (4/7/02) BAG The Focus of the People of God (Acts 2:42-47) (2/23/03) BAG Choosing to Live (and die) for Jesus (Acts 6:8-8:1) (5/25/03) BAG Could You Be Called a Christian? (Acts 11:18-30) (7/27/03) Becoming a Person of Conviction (Acts 21:1-16) (1/04/04) BAG Servants of God (Romans 6:15-23) (8/15/04) BAG Get it in Gear! (Romans 13:11-14) (7/17/05) BAG The Difference One Person Can Make (1 Kings 17:1-16) (9/11/05) BAG Getting off the Fence (1 Kings 19:19-21) (10/16/05) BAG A Balanced Christian Life (Matthew 23:23,24) (2/19/06) BAG Children of God (1 John 2:28-3:3) (1/7/07) BAG Going Against the Current (Joshua 2) (5/6/07) BAG Playing to Win (1 Corinthians 9:24-27) (2/10/08) BAG Practical Atheism (James 4:13-17) (11/0208) BAG COMMUNICATION Simple Advice that Can Change Your Life (James 1:19-21) (08/17/08) BAG COMMUNIONMore Harm Than Good (1 Corinthians 11:17-33) (4/6/08) BAG COMPASSIONComforting the Miserable (John 11:17-36) (1/12/97)-BAG Learning to Care for Others (Luke 10:25-37) (4/6/97 - Phil Waters Dressing for Discipleship (Colossians 3:12) (8/2/98) -BAG God Become Man (John 1:14) 12/27/98 - BAG Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6) (12/02/01 BAG Practical Christianity (Luke 10:29-37) (3/3/02) BAG The Church: A Place of Refuge (Joshua 20) (8/5/07) BAG Worthwhile Religion (James 1:26-27) (08/31/08) RFG COMPROMISE Judah's Foolishness (Genesis 38) (10/31/99) BAG Valuable Truth in Unlikely Places (Exodus 4:18-31) (6/10/01) BAG Representing God in the World (Exodus 34) (9/23/01) BAG Prophet for Hire (Numbers 22-25) (11/11/01) BAG Treating God With Respect (the book of Malachi) 10/13/02 BAG The Lust for More (1 Kings 21) 10/23/05 BAG CONFESSION Forgiven (1 John 1:6-10) (10/29/06) BAG Getting Involved (James 5:13-20) (11/30/08) BAG CONFLICTGetting Along With Others in the Church (Philippians 4:2-4) Getting Rid of the Sharp Edges (Philippians 4:5) (3/18/01) BAG Two Kinds of Christians (the Book of 3 John) 11/3/02 BAG Practical Lessons from Tense Times (Acts 6:1-7) (5/18/03) BAG Diffusing Conflict (Acts 11:1-18) (7/13/03) BAG Dealing with your Antagonists (Acts 25:1-26:32) (2/22/04) BAG Characteristics of a Christ-Follower (Romans 12:14-16) (6/12/05) BAG Doing What's Right in the Eyes of Everyone??? (Romans 12:17-18) (6/19/05) BAG Turning Enemies into Friends (Romans 12:19-21) (6/26/05) BAG When to Accept Others (Romans 14:1-12) (7/23/04) BAG Wrapping it Up (Romans 16) (9/4/05) BAG Preparing for Battle (Joshua 5:1-15) (5/27/07) BAG Who is the Church (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) (9/2/07) BAG When God's People Are Divided (1 Corinthians 1:10-17) (9/9/07) BAG Growing Up in the Truth (1 Corinthains 2:6-16) (9/23/07) BAG Picking Your Fights (1 Corinthians 9:1-23) (2/3/08) BAG The Cause of Our Conflicts (James 4:1-3) (10/5/08) BAG CONSECRATION Practical Steps for Empowered Living (Joshua 3-4) (5/20/07) BAG CONSIDERATION Responsible Freedom (1 Corinthians 8:1-13) (1/27/08) BAG CONSISTENCYThe Well-Balanced Christian Life (Colossians 3:16-17) (8/30/98) -BAG Working Out Your Salvation (Philippians 2:12,13) (1/14/01) BAG Valuable Truth in Unlikely Places (Exodus 4:18-31) (6/10/01) BAG Prophet for Hire (Numbers 22-25) (11/11/01) BAG Genuine Faith (1 Thessalonians 1:4-10) (5/14/06) BAG Living a Life That Impacts Others (1 Thessalonians 2:8-16) (5/28/06) BAG CONTENTMENT That Satisfied Feeling (Exodus 20:17) (10/8/00) BAG The Secrets of Being Content (Philippians 4:10-14) (4/29/01) BAG The Lust for More (1 Kings 21) 10/23/05 BAG Searching for Contentment (Ecclesiastes 5:10-20; Philippians 4:11,12) 9/17/06 BAG Battling a Sense of Entitlement (Joshua 17:12-18) (7/29/07) BAG CONVERSATION The Power of Our Words (Colossians 4:6) (11/08/98) - BAG Stars in the Night (Philippians 2:14-18) (1/21/01) BAG The Power of Words (James 3:1-12) (09/21/08) BAG CONVERSIONCommissioned (John 20:19-23) 1/18/98 - BAG Where Do You Live? (Colossians 1:1,2) 2/15/98 - BAG The Simple Truth (Colossians 1:21-23) 4/26/98 -BAG What God Has Done (Colossians 2:11-15) (6/28/98) - BAG Living With Wisdom Before a Watching World (Colossians 4:5) (10/25/98) - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG The Way God Changes a Heart (Genesis 42:1-38) (1/30/00) BAG The Different Ways People Respond to the Gospel (Matthew 13:1-24; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-15) (1/27/02) BAG God vs. Jonah (The book of Jonah) (9/8/02) BAG From Persecutor to Pastor (Acts 9:1-22) (6/15/03) BAG Life-Changing Grace (Acts 16:11-40) (9/21/03) BAG True and False Believers (Acts 18:18-19:7) (10/19/03) BAG The Way of Salvation (Romans 10:6-13) (2/6/05) Children of God (Hebrews 5:11-14 and others) (5/13/07, Mother's Day) RFG COURAGE Finding Courage for Living (Acts 22:23-23:11) (1/25/04) BAG Face Off (1 Kings 18:1-40) (9/25/05) BAG Called to Overcome (Joshua 1:1-18) (4/2/07) BAG CREATION In the Beginning . . . God (Genesis 1:1-5) (1/3/99) - BAG In His Image (Genesis 1:26,27) (1/10/99) -BAG CRISIS Keeping Your Head in a Crisis (Acts 27:27-44) (3/7/04) BAG CRITICISM Diffusing Conflict (Acts 11:1-18) (7/13/03) BAG Responding to a Hostile World (Acts 21:37-22:29) (1/18/04) BAG Words that Wound (James 4:11-12) (10/26/08) RFG CROSSFinal Words (John 19:1-24; Luke 23:34-43) (10/19/97) BAG The Agony of Heaven (John 19:25-27) (10/26/97)- BAG Crucified, Dead and Buried (John 19:31-42) (11/09/97) -BAG The Offense of the Cross (Maundy Thursday/Good Friday) (Galatians 5:11) (4/9/98) -BAG A New Covenant (Luke 22:17-22) (4/1/99) Maundy Thursday - BAG The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16 and Hebrews 9 and 10) (10/14/01) BAG Faces in the Crowd (Luke 23:44-49) (3/28/02) Maundy Thursday - BAG Three Crosses and Two Choices (Luke 23:32-43) (4/14/06) BAG What Happened at the Cross? (selected texts) 3/21/08 - BAG CULTURE Developing a Focus for the Future (Romans 12:1,2) (1/2/00) - BAG
DEATHA New Covenant (Luke 22:17-22) (4/1/99) Maundy Thursday - BAG Easter-Down on the Farm (1 Corinthians 15:35-44) (4/4/99) -BAG When You Lose Someone You Love (Genesis 23) (7/11/99) BAG Living In Between (Genesis 25:1-11) (8/1/99) BAG An Encouraging Word (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) (7/9/06) BAG Life After Death (1 Corinthians 15:35-49) (6/29/08) RFG DEBT The Debt You Can't Pay Off (Romans 13:8-10) (7/10/05) BAG DECISIONSTwo Roads, Two Different Destinations (John 12:37-50) (3/2/97)-BAG The Moment of Truth (John 18:28-40; 19:1-3) 10/12/97 - BAG Commissioned (John 20:19-23) 1/18/98 - BAG Putting the Past Behind (John 21:15-25) 2/8/98 - BAG Where Do You Live? (Colossians 1:1,2) 2/15/98 - BAG The Nature of the Gospel (Colossians 1:6-8) 3/8/98 -BAG The Simple Truth (Colossians 1:21-23) 4/26/98 -BAG In His Image (Genesis 1:26,27) (1/10/99) -BAG Noah Found Grace (Genesis 6:5-20) 1/31/99 - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG Making Wise Choices (Genesis 13:1-20) 3/14/99 - BAG Trying to Help God (Genesis 16) (5/2/99) -BAG Judah's Foolishness (Genesis 38) (10/31/99) BAG The Way God Changes a Heart (Genesis 42:1-38) (1/30/00) BAG
DEPRESSIONLessons in the Darkness Psalm 102 BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG How to Center Your Life (Genesis 35) 10/17/99 - BAG Overcoming Temptation (Genesis 39) 11/7/99 - BAG The Discouraged Saint (1 Kings 19:1-18) (10/9/05) BAG Spiritual Frustration (Colossians 2:16-3:17) (9/24/06) BAG DEITY OF CHRISTHoliday Conversations (John 10:22-42) (11/17/96)-BAG Power to Raise the Dead (John 11:36-45) (1/19/97) -BAG No Bloopers Here (John 8:48-59) (10/06/96) - BAG A Glimpse at the Heart of the Savior (John 17:1-5) 7/20/97 - BAG Lessons from the Courthouse (John 18:12-14; 19-24) 10/05/97 - BAG Christ the King (Colossians 1:15-20) 4/19/98 -BAG God Become Man (John 1:14) 12/27/98 - BAG Essential Christianity (1 Corinthains 15:1-11) (6/15/08) BAG DENIALTalk is Cheap (John 13:36-38; Luke 22:31-34) (4/20/97) - BAG A Choice to Save Your Life (John 18:1-11) 9/21/97 - BAG DEPRAVITY The Way God Changes a Heart (Genesis 42:1-38) (1/30/00) BAG DILIGENCE Living a Life That Impacts Others (1 Thessalonians 2:8-16) (5/28/06) BAG Minding Your Own Business (1 Thessalonians 4:9-12) (7/2/06) BAG Passing Inspection (1 Corinthians 3:10-23) (10/07/07) BAG Building on the Past (1 Corinthians 10:1-12) (2/17/08) - BAG In Conclusion (1 Corinthians 16:5-24) (7/20/08) BAG DISCERNMENT Maintaining Spiritual Growth (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22) (8/6/06) BAG Perfect Harmony (1 Corinthians 12:1-11) (4/13/08) BAG DISCIPLESHIPUnpopular Discipleship (John 12:20-26) (2/16/97) -BAG A Family Resemblance (John 8:31-47) (9/29/96) - BAG The Evidence for True Belief (John 14:15-24) (5/25/97) - BAG Focused Fathering (and living) (John 15:5-17) - BAG How to Be Popular (John 15:18-16:4) (6/22/97) -BAG The Importance of the Christian Family (Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:24,25) (8/17/97)-BAG The Importance of Deep Roots (Hebrews 5:12-6:3; Psalm 1; James 1:22) (8/24/97) -BAG The Agony of Heaven (John 19:25-27) (10/26/97)- BAG Crucified, Dead and Buried (John 19:31-42) (11/09/97) -BAG Commissioned (John 20:19-23) 1/18/98 - BAG Where Do You Live? (Colossians 1:1,2) 2/15/98 - BAG The Nature of the Gospel (Colossians 1:6-8) 3/8/98 -BAG The Life That Pleases God (Colossians 1:10-12) 3/22/98 - BAG Close, But No Cigar (Luke 19:28-44; Matthew 7:21-23) (4/5/98) -BAG What Does it Mean to Be Saved? (Colossians 1:13,14) (4/19/98) -BAG The Simple Truth (Colossians 1:21-23) 4/26/98 -BAG The Well-Balanced Christian Life (Colossians 3:16-17) (8/30/98) -BAG Living With Wisdom Before a Watching World (Colossians 4:5) (10/25/98) - BAG Noah Found Grace (Genesis 6:5-20) 1/31/99 - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG First Place (Genesis 22:1-19) 6/20/99 - BAG Working Out Your Salvation (Philippians 2:12,13) (1/14/01) BAG The Focus of the Faithful (Philippians 3:12-14) (2/11/01) BAG How to Stand in the Storms of Life (Matthew 7:24-29) (1/13/02) BAG Lessons from a Wedding Reception (Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:15-24) 4/14/02 BAG Using What God has Given (Luke 19:11-27; Matthew 25:14-30) 6/30/02 BAG Two Sons: Two Kinds of Believers (Matthew 21:28-32) 7/7/02 BAG Could You Be Called a Christian? (Acts 11:18-30) (7/27/03) Valuable Lessons for Disciples (Acts 14:1-20) (8/24/03) BAG The Man Who Fell Asleep in Church (Acts 20:1-13) BAG Servants of God (Romans 6:15-23) (8/15/04) BAG Family Resemblance (Matthew 23:29-36) (3/5/06) BAG The Problem of Forgiveness (1 John 2:1-6) (11/5/06) BAG Children of God (1 John 2:28-3:3) (1/7/07) BAG Playing to Win (1 Corinthians 9:24-27) (2/10/08) BAG Building on the Past (1 Corinthians 10:1-12) (2/17/08) - BAG Fan or Follower? (Luke 19:28-44; various) (3/16/08) BAG Finding Joy in Hard Times (James 1:1-8) (7/28/08) BAG Faith in Motion (James 1:22-25) (08/24/08) BAG Worthwhile Religion (James 1:26-27) (08/31/08) RFG Steps to Godly Living (James 4:7-10) (10/19/08) BAG Practical Atheism (James 4:13-17) (11/0208) BAG DISCIPLINE (SPIRITUAL)Thinking Heavenly Thoughts (Colossians 3:1-4) (7/12/98) -BAG The Focus of the Faithful (Philippians 3:12-14) (2/11/01) BAG DISCOURAGEMENT When Life Makes You Wonder (Genesis 41:1-4) (1/9/000) BAG When Your Back is Against the Wall Exodus 14 (7/22/01) BAG Dealing With the Demands of Life (Numbers 11) (10/21/01) BAG Responding to the Tough Times of Life (Acts 4:23-31) (3/23/03) BAG When You Feel Like Giving Up (Acts 18:1-17) (10/12/03) BAG An Encouraging Word (Romans 7:14-25) (8/29/04)- BAG The Discouraged Saint (1 Kings 19:1-18) (10/9/05) BAG DIVORCETreating God With Respect (the book of Malachi) 10/13/02 BAG Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage (1 Corinthians 7:10-16) (1/13/08) BAG DOCTRINE What a Christian Believes (Romans 1:1-7) (4/25/04) BAG Essential Christianity (1 Corinthains 15:1-11) (6/15/08) BAG DOUBTThe Doubt We Try to Hide (John 20:24-32) (1/25/98) - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG Genuine Faith (1 Thessalonians 1:4-10) (5/14/06) BAG Finding Confidence with God (1 John 3:19-24) (1/28/07) BAG DRAMAA Shepherd's Story (Monologue) Luke 2 -BAG An Old Man's Hope (Simeon- Monologue) Luke 2 - BAG DRINKING When to Accept Others (Romans 14:1-12) (7/23/04) BAG Instructions for the Strong (Romans 14:10-18) (7/31/05) BAG EASTERThe Difference Easter Makes (Matthew 28:1-10) (3/31/97) -BAG The Implications of Easter (1 Corinthians 15:58) (Community Sunrise) (3/31/97) -BAG A Most Pleasant Surprise (John 20:1-9) (11/16/97) - BAG An Abrupt Change of Outlook (John 20:10-18) -(1/11/98)-BAG The Simple Truth That Changes Lives (1 Corinthians 15:1-8) (4/23/00) EASTER - BAG The Offense of the Cross (Maundy Thursday/Good Friday) (Galatians 5:11) (4/9/98) -BAG A New Covenant (Luke 22:17-22) (4/1/99) Maundy Thursday - BAG The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:38-46) (4/20/00) Maundy Thursday - BAG Responding to the Resurrection (Matthew 28) (4/12/98) -BAG Triumphal Entry - Part 2 (Revelation 7:9-15) (3/28/99) -BAG What the Master Needs (Luke 19:28-38) - (4/16/00) BAG Easter-Down on the Farm (1 Corinthians 15:35-44) (4/4/99) -BAG The Good News and Bad News of Easter (Various Texts) (4/15/01) - BAG Faces in the Crowd (Luke 23:44-49) (3/28/02) Maundy Thursday - BAG The Day Before Easter (Various) (3/31/02) BAG Raining on the Parade (Luke 19:28-48) (4/4/04) BAG The Foundation of Life (1 Corinthians 15:3-8) (4/20/03) - BAG The Agony of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46) Maundy Thursday (4/8/04) BAG A Walk to Remember (Luke 24:13-35) (4/11//04)- BAG The Open Doors of Easter (various Scriptures) 3/27/05- BAG The Linchpin of Christianity (1 Corinthians 15:12-32) 4/16/06 - BAG Our Living Hope (1 Peter 1:3-6) 4/8/07 BAG The Ever-Living One (Revelation 1:17,18) (3/23/08) BAG The Proper Response to Easter (Various) (3/30/08) If Christ did not Rise (1 Corinthians 15:12-34) (6/22/08) BAG EFFECTUAL CALL The Golden Chain of God's Grace Pt. 2 (Romans 8:29, 30) (10/31/04) BAG ELECTION God's Choice and Salvation (Romans 9:7-21) (1/16/05) BAG ELIJAH The Difference One Person Can Make (1 Kings 17:1-16) (9/11/05) BAG Faith Beyond the Norm (1 Kings 17:17-24) (9/18/05) BAG Face Off (1 Kings 18:1-40) (9/25/05) BAG Here Comes the Rain (1 Kings 18:41-46) (10/2/05) BAG Getting off the Fence (1 Kings 19:19-21) (10/16/05) BAG The Lust for More (1 Kings 21) 10/23/05 BAG Showing Proper Respect (2 Kings 1) 10/30/05 BAG Going Out in a Cloud of Glory (2 Kings 2) 11/6/05 BAG EMPLOYMENTGod and Your Job (Colossians 3:22-4:1) (10/11/98) - BAG Living With Integrity (Genesis 30:25-31:55) (9/18/99) BAG ENCOURAGEMENT The Man We Would All Like to Have As a Friend (Acts 9:23-31) (6/22/03) BAG Love's Focus (1 Corinthians 13:6,7) (5/18/08) BAG ENDURANCE Signs of a Healthy Church (1 Thessalonians 1:1-3) (4/30/06) BAG Love's Focus (1 Corinthians 13:6,7) (5/18/08) BAG ENVIRONMENTIn His Image (Genesis 1:26,27) (1/10/99) -BAG ENVY Love is Not (1 Corinthains 13:4,5) (5/4/08) BAG ETERNAL SECURITY Characteristics of Christian Joy (Philippians 1:3-11) (10/22/00) BAG A Bold Declaration of Hope (Romans 8:31-34) (11/07/04) BAG Being Sure of Heaven (1 John 5:13) (3/25/07) BAG ENTITLEMENTBattling a Sense of Entitlement (Joshua 17:12-18) (7/29/07) BAG ENVY The Hated Brother (Genesis 37) (10/24/99) BAG Wounded By Those You Love (Numbers 12) (10/28/01) BAG Battling a Sense of Entitlement (Joshua 17:12-18) (7/29/07) BAG EVANGELISM Holiday Conversations (John 10:22-42) (11/17/96)-BAG The Value of a Life (John 11:45-57) (1/26/97) -BAG An Abrupt Change of Outlook (John 20:10-18) -(1/11/98)-BAG Commissioned (John 20:19-23) 1/18/98 - BAG The Nature of the Gospel (Colossians 1:6-8) 3/8/98 -BAG The Simple Truth (Colossians 1:21-23) 4/26/98 -BAG Living With Wisdom Before a Watching World (Colossians 4:5) (10/25/98) - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG Power to Change the World (Acts 1:1-11) (1/26/03) BAG Reacting to the Gospel (Acts 19:8-40) (10/26/03) BAG Preaching that Makes a Difference (Acts 2:14-41) (2/16/03) BAG Three Men, Three Hearts (Acts 8:1-25) (6/1/03) BAG Living With the Heart of Jesus 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:10 (6/4/06) BAG Hello, My Name is Jonah (The book of Jonah) (10/8/06) Rick Goettsche The Proper Response to Easter (Various) (3/30/08) RFG EVIDENCE Water and Blood (1 John 5:6-12) (3/18/07) BAG EVOLUTION In the Beginning . . . God (Genesis 1:1-5) (1/3/99) - BAG
Following in the Footsteps of your Father (Genesis 26) (8/22/99) - BAG Stars in the Night (Philippians 2:14-18) (1/21/01) BAG Models: Good and Bad (Philippians 3:15-19) (2/18/01) BAG Genuine Faith (1 Thessalonians 1:4-10) (5/14/06) BAG EXCUSES The End Justifies . . . Nothing (Genesis 27) (8/29/99) - BAG The Fine Art of Making Excuses (Exodus 3:11-4:18) (6/3/01) BAG A Word to the Good People (Romans 2:1-16) (5/30/04) - BAG EXPERIENCES Building on the Past (1 Corinthians 10:1-12) (2/17/08) - BAG FAILURETalk is Cheap (John 13:36-38; Luke 22:31-34) (4/20/97) - BAG Learning from the Failures of Others (John 18:15-18, 25-26) 9/28/97 - BAG Putting the Past Behind (John 21:15-25) 2/8/98 - BAG A Hero With Clay Feet (Genesis 12:10-20) 3/7/99 - BAG Learning from the Past (Genesis 29, 30) 9/12/99 - BAG An Encouraging Word (Romans 7:14-25) (8/29/04)- BAG The Danger of Living by Sight (Joshua 9) (7/8/07) BAG FAITHThe Evidence of True Belief John 14:15-24 Unpopular Discipleship (John 12:20-26) (2/16/97) -BAG Genuine Christianity (Colossians 1:3-5) (3/1/98) BAG The Nature of the Gospel (Colossians 1:6-8) 3/8/98 -BAG The Simple Truth (Colossians 1:21-23) 4/26/98 -BAG Noah Found Grace (Genesis 6:5-20) 1/31/99 - BAG In the Waiting Room Genesis 7:1-8:20 2/7/99 - BAG Father Abraham (Genesis 12:1-6) 2/28/99 - BAG Making Wise Choices (Genesis 13:1-20) 3/14/99 - BAG Abraham Meets Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17-24) (03/21/99) - BAG First Place (Genesis 22:1-19) 6/20/99 - BAG When Your Back is Against the Wall Exodus 14 (7/22/01) BAG Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Acts 12) (8/3/03) Grace Consistently (Romans 4:1-25) (07/11/04) BAG Faith Beyond the Norm (1 Kings 17:17-24) (9/18/05) BAG Face Off (1 Kings 18:1-40) (9/25/05) BAG Genuine Faith (1 Thessalonians 1:4-10) (5/14/06) BAG Jesus: The Real Deal Savior (1 John 1:1-4) (10/15/06) BAG Going Against the Current (Joshua 2) (5/6/07) BAG Light of the World (John 8:12-20) (12/2/07) (BAG) Faith in Motion (James 1:22-25) (08/24/08) BAG Faith that Does Not Save (James 2:14-26) (9/14/08) BAG FAITHFULNESSLearning from the Failures of Others (John 18:15-18, 25-26) 9/28/97 - BAG Crucified, Dead and Buried (John 19:31-42) (11/09/97) -BAG The Life That Pleases God (Colossians 1:10-12) 3/22/98 - BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity (Colossians 2:1-6) 5/17/98 - BAG The Marks of Spiritual Maturity Pt. 2 (Colossians 2:5-7) 5/24/98 - BAG Living With Wisdom Before a Watching World (Colossians 4:5) (10/25/98) - BAG Faithful and True (Lamentations 3:23-26) (7/9/00) BAG Three Men, Three Hearts (Acts 8:1-25) (6/1/03) BAG Characteristics of Faithfulness (Romans 1:8-15) (5/2/04) BAG FALSE TEACHERSListening to the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-10) (11/3/96)-BAG Removing the Barriers to Intimacy with God(John 7:14-24) (8/18/96)-BAG Deceptive Whispers (Colossians 2:8) (6/7/98) -BAG Threats to Our Spiritual Freedom (Colossians 2:16-23) (7/5/98) -BAG The Balanced Christian Life (The Book of 2 John) 10/27/02 BAG Keeping Your Eyes Open (The book of Jude) 11/10/02 BAG Jesus: The Real Deal Savior (1 John 1:1-4) (10/15/06) BAG Happy New Year; Keep Your Eyes Open (1 John 2:18-27) (12/31/06) BAG How to Find the Truth (1 John 4:1-6) (2/4/07) BAG FAMILY LIFEMarriage, God's Way - Pt. 1 (Colossians 3:18, 19) (9/6/98) - BAG Marriage, God's Way - Pt. 2 (Colossians 3:18,19) (9/13/98) - BAG To the Children in All of Us (Colossians 3:20) (9/27/98) - BAG God's Word to Parents (Colossians 3:21) (10/4/98) - BAG The Laughter of Parenthood (Genesis 18:1-15 and others) (5/9/99) Mother's Day- BAG Blessings (Genesis 48:1-20; 49:1-12) (4/2/00) BAG The Foundation of Society (Exodus 20:12) (8/27/00) BAG Valuable Truth in Unlikely Places (Exodus 4:18-31) (6/10/01) BAG FASTING Things Change ( Matthew 9:14-17 and Mark 2:18-22, Luke 5:33-39) (1/20/02) BAG FATHER'S DAYFocused Fathering (and living) (John 15:5-17) - (6/15/97) BAG A Case Study in Fathering (1 Samuel 2:12-17) -(6/21/98)BAG God's Word to Parents (Colossians 3:21) (10/4/98) - BAG First Place (Genesis 22:1-19) 6/20/99 - BAG Avoiding Achan's Sin (Joshua 7) (6/17/07) FAVORITISM Looking Past the Cover (James 2:1-13) (09/07/08) BAG FEAR Barriers to Grace (Genesis 42:25-38) 2/6/00 - BAG Sons of God (Romans 8:12-17) (9/18/04) BAG Showing Proper Respect (2 Kings 1) 10/30/05 BAG No Fear (1 John 4:17-21) (2/25/07) BAG FELLOWSHIP Characteristics of Christian Joy (Philippians 1:3-11) (10/22/00) BAG FOCUS God Alone (Genesis 15:1) 4/11/99 - BAG A Proper Focus for Joyful Living (Philippians 1:27-30) 11/12/00 - BAG Groaning for the Future (Romans 8:18-27) (10/03/04) BAG FOOL The Man Who Loved His "Stuff" (Luke 12:13-21) (3-17-02) BAG FORGIVENESSCommissioned (John 20:19-23) 1/18/98 - BAG Putting the Past Behind (John 21:15-25) 2/8/98 - BAG Forgiveness: Letting Go of the Hurt (Colossians 3:13) (8/9/98) -BAG |
