Archive teachings consists of previous recorded teachings by Jeff during his involvement with Xenos Christian Fellowship (now Dwell Community Church). All information is free to view, listen to, copy and disseminate for the purpose of furthering the kingdom of God. It is not to be sold or used for profit in anyway.
LIVING FOR GOD IN A THREATENING WORLD
Summary: Acts 3,4
Date: November 24, 2019
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PETER: A TOPICAL STUDY- THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH UPON
Summary: LIFE OF PETER
Date: September 15, 2019
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THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Summary: JOHN 10: 1-42
Date: April 7th, 2019
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PERSEVERANCE IN SUFFERING
Summary: 1 PETER 1: 10-21
Date: September 7th, 2014
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MATTERS OF CONSCIENCE
Summary: ROMANS 14
Date: August 17th, 2014
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GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
Summary: ROMANS 9
Date: August 3rd, 2014
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THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION
Summary: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Date: June 8th 2014
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ALWAYS BY FAITH AND FAITH ALONE
Summary: ROMANS 4
Date: June 1st, 2014
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THE POWER OF GOD THAT BRINGS SALVATION
Summary: ROMANS 1: 1-17
Date: May 4th, 2014
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THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WANT
Summary: PSALM 23–A Psalm of Radical Trust in God.
Date: April 6, 2014
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JUDGE AND BE JUDGED
Summary: Matthew 7: 1-12—Sermon on the Mount teachings
Date: March 9th, 2014
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HOW TO PRAY
Summary: Matthew 6: 7-15 (Lord’s Prayer)—Sermon on the Mount teachings
Date: February 9th, 2014
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SALT AND LIGHT
Summary: Matthew 5: 13,14—Sermon on the Mount teachings
Date: January 12th, 2014
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CORROSION OF THE RICH
Summary: James 5: 1-6
Date: December 15th, 2013
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THE TONGUE
Summary: James 3: 1-12
Date: November 17th, 2013
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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS
Summary: James 1: 12-18
Date: October 20th, 2013
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TWO WAYS OF RELATING
Summary: Galatians 4: 1-11
Date: September 15th, 2013
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TRUSTING THE MESSAGE
Summary: Galatians 1:21 – 2:9
Date: August 18th, 2013
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THE CROSS OF CHRIST
Summary: Why did Jesus have to die? Why did he have to die on a cross? As we survey Mark 14 & 15, we’ll consider some of the physical and emotional aspects of the Crucifixion.. However, our primary focus will be to shed light on the spiritual implications of why Jesus died for all of humanity and laser down to the individual benefits for each of us personally.
Date: July 28th, 2013
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ZEBEDEE BROTHERS: PRIDE & HUMILITY
Summary: In Mark 10 the Zebedee brothers, James & John (Jesus’ disciples also known as ‘Sons of Thunder’) selfishly request special favor from Jesus as He heads towards Jerusalem in the shadow of the cross. We explore the pride in the hearts of these brothers and measure this against our own hearts today. We consider Pride and its antithesis Humility. What does Jesus mean when He says “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” and“whoever wants to be first must be slave of all” ?
Date: June 30th, 2013
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HELP ME WITH MY UNBELIEF!
Summary: Mark 9: 14-27 This passage explores an encounter between Jesus and a father with a demon-possessed son . The father pleads with Jesus to heal his son, crying out“I do believe, help my unbelief!” This encounter raises some compelling questions… What is unbelief? Is it the same as doubt? How much belief does God require and how important is it? Answers to these questions as they relate to our relationship with God may be very different from what we might expect!
Date: June 9th, 2013
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SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
SUMMARY: 1 Thessalonians 5: 11-13 Paul, addressing all the brothers and sisters of the Thessalonian church, urges his listeners to appreciate the leaders among them. He suggests that God designates leadership within the church and that plurality of leadership is always emphasized in the New Testament writings. God defines leadership in the church not as one in authority who lords it over people , but instead, as one who sacrificially serves for the good of others.
Date: May 26, 2013
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LESSONS IN MINSTRY
Summary: Mark 6– You might be surprised to discover that the account of the feeding of the 5000 in scripture is much more than just a lesson in provision. In fact, Jesus is multi-tasking with his disciples by also showing them the immense spiritual need for a lost humanity and the sea of aimless people …a need that can be totally overwhelming to the ones in God’s service. Very quickly, the disciples realize their own limitations and their need for God’s power to do anything for Him. Still today, those of us who desire to serve God in ministry can be quickly overcome by the enormous human need in front of us, sometimes leading to fatigue, exhaustion and sometimes even despair. Jesus’s lesson is the same today for all who serve in God’s kingdom… His work, His provision, by His power.
Date: May 5, 2013
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THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS LIKE…
Summary: (Mark 4 & Matthew 13) In this study, Jesus speaks in parables to the crowds… describing both the Kingdom of God & the Kingdom of Heaven.. Most people tend to believe that these kingdoms refer to some distant future eternal far-off realm…. But instead, we find that Jesus was speaking about the coming age of the church which exists in this present day! And those who know Jesus are part of it right now! This truth makes these parables extremely relevant to each one of us. Let’s look at what He says.
Date: April 7, 2013
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AUTHORITY OF CHRIST
Summary: Early in the gospel of Mark (Chapters 1 & 2), three miraculous accounts are recorded to establish the authority of Christ as the predicted and chosen Messiah . Jesus demonstrates his unique authority over both the spiritual and natural realms by casting out demons, cleansing a leper, and healing a paralytic. This account also explores His claim to possess the power and authority to forgive sins.
Date: March 10th, 2013
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BECOMING LOVERS OF GOD: Part 2
Summary: 2 Timothy 4: Knowing that his time of execution is near, Paul summarizes what’s most important to his beloved young friend, Timothy.. Paul urges him to keep the gospel of grace pure and to fulfill the plan God has for his life. He then looks ahead to his own immediate future and reward in heaven.. having finished the course God had laid out for him.. What is it that kept Paul so passionate and zealous for the grace of God.. all the way to the very end of his life? How can we, as Christians, cultivate that same zeal?
Date: February 17th, 2013
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GUEST SPEAKER: KENDAL TRIPLETT
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BECOMING LOVERS OF GOD: Part 1
Summary: 2 Timothy 3: While awaiting execution in prison , the great apostle Paul pens his final words to his beloved son in Christ ,Timothy…. words of warning as well as words of encouragement. Paul warns of the difficult times ahead for Timothy as he leads the church in Ephesus and spearheads his charge for Christ. Men will more and more become lovers of selfand lovers of pleasure. Paul encourages Timothy to continue in his faith and tohold steady his course by relying on God and the scriptures. As relevant as this counsel was for Timothy and the church in Ephesus, we find this same counsel may be even more compelling for us today as we get closer and closer to the return of Christ.
Date: February 10, 2013
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DON’T FEED THE LAZY
Summary: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–3:18. A particularly difficult and puzzling passage for the modern reader. What is God’s will in this whole area of how to respond to the busybody, the lazy or idle Christian? What are the biblical principles that speak to the treatment of lazy Christians… from not giving them food to the point of possibly not associating with them at all? This seems harsh.. but we discover that in some situations, this action is possibly the most loving response.
Date: January 13, 2013
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BELIEVING WITHOUT SEEING
Summary: John 20 summarizes the account of the resurrection of Jesus Christ , His encounter with His disciples, and specifically details His encounter with “doubting” Thomas. We consider Jesus’command to go out into the world and spread the good news and also answer the question.. Is there a difference between “believing without seeing” and“believing without evidence” when it comes to trusting in the person of Jesus Christ
Date: December 16th, 2012
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THE CROSS
Summary: John 19…Was the cross of Christ really unique? If so, in what way? What physical and spiritual victories did Christ accomplish for the sake of the human race ? What impact does his death have on you personally? Answers to these questions and more in this discussion…
Date: December 2nd, 2012
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SERVANT LOVE: A FOOT WASHING
Summary: John 13: Foot-Washing: On the last night of his life, Jesus performs an amazing act of servant love by getting up from the Passover dinner table and washing his disciples’ feet. Although he was fully aware of his impending fate within the next 24 hours, he tells us that he did this to give us an example of how we should do likewise for one another. This lesson suggests some important motivations to consider as we follow Jesus’ example in serving God as well as in serving other people.
Date: November 4th, 2012
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TRUE SIGHT AND TRUE BLINDNESS
Summary: John 9: “The blind will see and those who do see will become blind….” What was Jesus saying in this famous riddle as He revealed His identity to the man whose blindness He had just cured ? And why did He speak these words well within the hearing of the eavesdropping religious leaders of the day? Jesus is lasering in on two very different heart attitudes that existed in people during His day and exist in our present day as well. What is your heart attitude ? How do you respond to Jesus in your life? A good question for all of us to consider on a regular basis…
date: October 7th, 2012
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DO YOU WISH TO GET WELL?
Summary: John 5: In His third of seven miraculous signs in the Gospel of John, Jesus heals a man crippled from birth at the pool of Bethesda. We’ll explore the deeper meaning behind the question Jesus asks the man just prior to healing him, and we discover that this very pointed question is the same one Jesus presents to each of us personally. Do you wish to get well?
Date: September 9th, 2012
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WATER INTO WINE
Summary: In John 2, we explore the first of several specific signs that are highlighted in the gospel of John. While attending a wedding, Jesus saves the day when the wedding party runs out of wine during their celebration. But far more significant than the immediate need for wine, is the underlying symbolism that connects some Old Testament accounts and images with the current day experience of the wedding- goers. Furthermore, this passage also points to future events like the culmination of God’s kingdom, often described in scripture as a wedding ceremony, a great banquet or feast!
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Date: August 12, 2012
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THE IMPORTANCE OF FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIPS
Summary: (1Thessalonians 2&3) In this letter, Paul stresses the importance of time spent in face to face relating.. He uses some very emotional language to express his deep love for this young but very faithful church at Thessalonica. Though Paul longs to be with these young believers, he is quick to remind them of God’s enemy, Satan, and his efforts to thwart our attempts to reach people we love with the gospel of grace. In this study, we also explore how to have healthy Christ-centered relationships.. that are neither co-dependant nor disengaged and the potentially dangerous influence on our relationships from the IT age in which we live..
Date: June 3rd, 2012
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SOME PARTING PRINCIPLES
Summary: Paul concludes his letter to the church at Philippi (Philippians 4:9-20) with 2 important principles.: First, he expresses thanks to these brothers and sisters for their financial support. The support for missions, both financially and in prayer, is as critical in the spreading of the gospel today as it was in Paul’s day. Secondly, he goes on to impart some very personal wisdom on learning the secret of contentedness.. no matter what life circumstances we may face…
Date: May 13th, 2012
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BEWARE OF THE DOGS
Summary: The beginning of Philippians 3 is an intense section of scripture where Paul addresses a specific group of false teachers. In afierce defense of the gospel of the grace of God, Paul launches out with some harsh language by referring to them as “dogs”. These were religious guys who would come in behind Paul and attempt to steal the joy from brand new Christians by teaching a distorted and false view of Christianity. The gospels also narrate Jesus’s own choice words that directly challenge and condemn this type of false teacher. Let’s look at Paul’s advice here and see how we should respond. It might be far different than you think.
Date: APRIL 22nd, 2012
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REGARD ONE ANOTHER AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOURSELVES
Summary: As we consider Paul’s words in the first part of Philippians 2, we discover a command in scripture that is extremely challenging when taken literally. Verse 3 commands us to“regard one another as more important than ourselves. “ If we really take the time to think about acting on this, is it even humanly possible? Fortunately, Paul does not make this statement without qualifications and it is interesting to discern exactly what God’s perspective is on this imperative. We find principles such as “being of the same mind” and “being united in spirit” and the high value that God places on spiritual unity within the community of His people.
Date: April 1st, 2012
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SIMPLICITY THAT IS IN CHRIST
Summary: So many times we, as believers in Christ, make our faith so complicated that we forget how simple the Christian message is. Today we are going to look at an emphasis in the bible (2Corinthians11) on the importance of keeping the message of Christ simple and furthermore protecting against complicating it by adding or removing key elements which lead to some common deceptions that we as humans fall into very easily.
Date: March 4th, 2012
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AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST
Summary: What an odd metaphor in scripture? However, when you think about it, an ambassador is what we truly are when we think of our role as Christian servants. The Apostle Paul uses this metaphor in the last half of 2Corinthians5 to describe our part when it comes to reaching people for God. We explore what it means to be an affective ambassador for the “King of the Universe” and the importance of embracing this #1 task committed to us by God, this message of reconciliation, out to a lost and suffering world.
Date: February 12th, 2012
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VICTORIOUS IN CHRIST
Summary: 2Corinthians 2 vs16–“To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life”. What a profound statement in scripture. What does being the aroma of Christ mean in our lives today? How do we gain victory in Christ? We explore some truths and falsehoods surrounding this notion of what it means to be victorious in Christ and how we can be an affective aroma for God.
Date: January 15th, 2012
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OUR NEW BODY
Summary: The supernatural aspect of a resurrected body. Is this hard to believe? How do you explain it? What is it like, and how important is it to the Christian faith? These questions and more are addressed as we explore 1Corinthians 15 about the resurrected Christ and the implication for you and me concerning our eternal life. Also, we will look at the importance of our view of the Past and the Future and how it affects us in the Present.
Date: December 11/2011
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| THE MYSTERIOUS WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Summary: “The Mysterious Work of the Holy Spirit.” We will be looking into 1 Cor12: 1-13, a very rich passage filled with all kinds of applications. We will discuss the different roles of the Holy Spirit, the One who holds all things together in the body of Christ and brings to light areas of conviction, unity and gifting, as well as illuminating our part in God’s plan of salvation. Date: 11/13/2011 Listen to teaching ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SEX AND THE BIBLE Summary: Sex: Is God for it? Is God against it? “Free Love” or “Sex is Dirty”? People often lean towards one or the other of these two extremes . What do you think? What does God think? Surprisingly, as the designer of sexual intimacy, God has some interesting things to say.. Discover what God defines as the foundational element when it comes to human sexual expression. A very intriguing study to say the least . (Reference 1Corinthians 6) Date: October 23, 2011 Listen to teaching ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TWO PRIORITIES Summary: Things aren’t always the way they appear to be….Ancient Corinth seemed to project an atmosphere very hostile towards God when the apostle Paul entered the city spreading the Gospel in 51AD. Yet many eagerly received Paul’s message…Some years later, Paul writes to rebuke this church for falling away from true godly living. Yet instead of a smack down, Pual suprisingly opens the letter by emphasizing two priorities: God’s grace by reinforcing their eternal standing before Him and the importance of unity within the body of Christ (Reference Acts 18 & 1Corinthians 1). Date: September 11, 2011 Listen to teaching _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Living and Growing in Love Summary: Arguably, one of the deepest passages in the bible is 1 John 4:7-21, because it unpacks for us the most foundational principle of the Bible, love. While relying on Him alone, we should be inhaling God’s love daily with a heart of gratitude, all the while, simultaneously exhaling His love out to others. The choices we make as a result of this life-sustaining dependence result in a deepening of our own relationship with Him. Date: August 21, 2011 Listen to teaching _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ False Teachers Summary: Jesus said that “many will come in my name and many will be deceived.” Doesn’t it seem like this prophetic word has come true, especially in today’s world? There are so many variations of the truth taught in churches today.. How do you know what to believe as truth and what to reject as falsehood? Let’s look at 1 John 2:18-26 and see what John has to say about these false teachers and how we should guard against them Date: July 31, 2011 Listen to teaching _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Getting to Know God Better Summary: So many times in life we often find ourselves cut to the core by our own hearts and wind up in places that feel really far away from God. We might claim to know God, but the more pressing question is do we really know him well? This undoubtedly leads, if left unchecked, to the more critical question that our doubting minds often ask: ARE YOU REALLY THERE GOD? Discover with us, through the teachings of John (1John2) the difference between just knowing God and getting to know God better as we tie in the connection between God’s command to love other people and the validation of our faith as we experience and recognize God working through us to accomplish his goals in this dark and lost world. Date: July 17, 2011 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Bible and Love Relationships Summary: As we continue our study in Colossians, chapter 3 has some specific things to say about what our attitudes and behaviors should look like as we interact with God and with each other. Paul gives a pretty clear reminder regarding how our focus should always be undergirded with “Thankfulness towards God” and how we as believers, way too often, get this wrong. We also investigate the meaning of “Let the Peace of Christ Rule in your Hearts” and how Love is the key foundational ingredient in binding everything we do together as we interact with each other on a daily basis.. Date: June 19, 2011 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Key to Spiritual Transformation Summary: Have you ever felt frustrated when it comes to trying to make positive changes in your life? Especially when it comes to following God with the goal of pleasing him and becoming more Christ-like? A lot of spiritual conversations and questions center on changing for the better and gaining victory over the sin in our lives. Let’s look at the the beginning of chapter 1 of Colossians to see what advice we can glean when it comes to Spiritual transformation and what God says about pleasing him. Date: May 15, 2011 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wine or Wineskins? Avoiding Legalism Summary: We look at a somewhat confusing parable in Luke 5 where Jesus starts talking about old and new wine and wineskins. It is sandwiched right between some encounters between Jesus and the religious elite where Jesus is accused of breaking the laws of God. What does wine have to do with this? We try to unpack the meaning of this riddle and apply the principals to our lives today. Date: April 10, 2011 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ready for Battle…By Putting on the Full Armor of God Summary: Have you ever felt wiped out both emotionally and spiritually? Have you ever experienced the weight of the world pressing against you and those flaming arrows of life just coming at you from all directions? God says He can help! We look at Ephesians 6 today to see how putting on the armor that God provides is essential for the Christian to survive spiritually on a daily basis. Learn how the different pieces of the armor are designed to ward off personal attacks by our enemy the Devil. This is a crucial training exercise for any Christian who wants to maintain footing in the heat of spiritual battle. Date: March 6th, 2011 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Putting Off” the Old Self and “Putting On” the New! Summary: We take a close look at what it means to live in a Christ-centered community and how this works it’s way out in our actions and thinking. The Apostle Paul, while writing to the Ephesian church (Ephesians 4), brings up this concept of putting off the Old Self and putting on the New Self. Not only do we have a new identity as a believer in Christ, but we should be striving every day to “become in our actions who we already are spiritually” and live in our new identity. Conversely, Paul points out that it is possible to have this new identity and yet continue to live in our old sinful ways causing disunity within the church. Let’s see what his advice is on this. Date: February 6th, 2011 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ God’s Rescue Plan For Humanity Summary: I had someone wiser than I once ask me, if you only had one sentence to explain the main premise of the Bible, what would you say? I thought it was an interesting and challenging question. Well, he finally answered it this way. He said, “It is God’s Rescue Plan for a lost and dying humanity (which includes you & me). As we look at some passages from the first two chapters of Luke and import some others, we unpack the ins and outs of this telling thought; the Rescue Plan of God. Date: December 19, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Justice of God Summary: The Old Testament is filled with accounts depicting God’s character trait of justice. Alongside that we also see the other side of God, his love and mercy side. How do we reconcile these character traits when they seem to be polar opposites? We square up with this dilemma by looking at Joshua 7 and the compromise of Achan and how God deals with this compromise. We broaden the scope by also looking at God’s justice and love when it comes to all people. We find some very compelling conclusions. Date: November 14, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BARRIERS TO CONVERSION Summary: As we survey the gift of the Holy Spirit being poured out on Cornelius and his family found in The Book of Acts chapter 10, we end up coming across some very interesting lessons from God. We find God initiating and involved with both the non-believer Cornelius and the believer Peter and how strategically He works to bring them together. We also see how God challenges Peter to overcome some very deep rooted barriers towards other people that are not like him, and urges him to move outside of his comfort zone to reach them for God. Hopefully we can learn from this story how to recognize and overcome our own barriers that often prevent us from reaching out to the people that God puts before us. Date: October 10, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A Warning to the Church Against Hypocrisy Summary: God usually disciplines his children with patience, mercy and a loving hand. However in this epic account in Acts 5 we see God make an urgent, decisive decision to take a couple of His kids home early based on a very poor decision on there part. God addresses what Jesus calls the Yeast of the Pharisee’s, hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is a destructive cancer to a local body of Christians and we look at some of its devastating affects along with some practical counter measures to fight against this deadly bacillus. Date: August 29, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you Summary: What do you think the disciples thought as thier Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was crucified, died and buried? Then what do you think they thought after he raised from the dead, spent 40 days with them and vanished suddenly into heaven? And finally, what did Jesus mean when he said to them before he left, “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you”? We will try and answer these qestions and more as we look at the 1st chapter of the Book of Acts. Date: July 25th, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Be Faithful, Even to the Point of Death Summary: This is the charge that Jesus gives to the Christian population living in the city of Smyrna. This group was suffering under intense persecution by the Roman government and Jesus tells them that it will get even worse, and to be faithful, even to the point of death. We take a look at the history of this city up to modern times. We see how history verifies the predictions in this Revelation 2 passage. We also pull out some profound application into our own lives as we push forward the word of God. Date: June 20, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Take A Stand for God Summary: Have you ever asked the question, “Where is God”? Or even a better question, how do you Take a stand for God when it seems that God is nowhere to be found? We go back in history to the book of Daniel, chapter 1 to get an example from the Prophet Daniel as a young teenage boy. The nation of Israel is in a state of turmoil as the great Babylonian empire comes in and conquers the Jewish people. Daniel, as a young boy, is taken hostage and led back to Babylon in chains. How did he respond to God? Let’s take a look at this remarkable example of faith. Date: May 2, 2010 Listen to teaching http://www.tlcmicro.com/Xenos/EastSide/05-02-2010.mp3 Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Resurrected Bodies Summary: The supernatural aspect of a resurrected body. Is this hard to believe? How do you explain it? What are they like, and how important is it to the Christian faith? These questions and more are addressed as we explore 1Crointhians 15 about the resurrected Christ and the implication for you and I concerning our eternal life. Date: April 4, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Justified by Works or by Faith? Summary: Justified by works in James 2, or Justified by faith in Galatians 2. Today’s teaching takes a look at an apparent contradiction in the Bible while studying in James. Can both of these statements be in the Bible with out challenging the validity of each other? Can we harmonize these two statements? Let’s take a look. Date: January 31, 2010 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Christmas Responses Summary: This Christmas message focuses on different peripheral characters that encounter Jesus at the beginning of his human life. We look at the Magi that come from the East, King Herod, and even the people in the Inn, along with others as they respond in very different ways to the baby Jesus. Ways that many of us respond today to the message of Jesus Christ. We pull from both the book of Matthew and the book of Luke to try and find some unique insight. Date: December 20, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maturing In God’s Family Summary: Maturing in God’s family may not come across as an appealing subject to study. However, our study in Galatians 4 addresses this, and the Bible as a whole has a lot to say about this subject. The question to ask yourself is this.. “Are you committed to allowing those in God’s family who are close to you to help you grow spiritually, as God calls on us to do?” And are you committed to helping others mature in their relationship with God, or are you living a life of isolated immaturity? What are some key elements to measure as we ask these questions? Date: November 15, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Battle for Grace Summary: Have you ever felt you were all alone on an Island? This is how the apostle Paul must have felt as he went up against the majority of the early church in defense of the core message of the Bible. Like today, this core message was being compromised; Salvation as a free gift from God, through faith, not by works. We look in Galatians 2 as this epic confrontation takes place. Date: October 18, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Esau’s Free Choice Summary: This teaching leads us to an interesting quote in the Bible– “Jacob I loved, Esau I hated”. Can God hate? A twist in understanding allows us to find the true meaning under this seemingly alarming statement. Hopefully we learn also through the example of Esau in Genesis 25 about the importance and influence of our choices in life. Date: September 6, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Tower of Babel Summary: This study has a couple of different applications. We learn about one of the earliest conquerors in history, Nimrod, who comes up early in Bible history in Genesis 10. Not a familiar name to most in our day but would have been extremely familiar in that time period and for several generations that followed. We see what God has to say about star gazing and look at the religious view of animism. We also touch on the apocalypse towards the end of the study. Date: August 9, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Fall of Humanity Summary: Humanity’s fall from grace; the forbidden fruit; the serpent, “you shall surely die”. What affect does this event have on us today? We look deep into the origins of sin, the power of the devil, and the negative influence of evil in our lives and in our world. Where is God in all of this? Genesis 3 has many hidden answers. Date: July 5, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ God’s Judgment Summary: In today’s day and age, the idea of God having the right to hold judgment over you or me can be very offensive. In 2nd Peter 2, Peter squares up on this issue, and we find out that God has much to say on this. Does God judge? Is that fair or unfair? Where do you come in on this issue? Date: June 7, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Appealing Christianity Summary: What does Appealing Christianity look like? How do non-Christians view Christians? Where does the Bible place its emphasis when looking at this question? Are you prepared to give an answer for the reason you believe in Jesus Christ? We take a look in 1Peter3 to start exploring the answers to some of these questions. Date: April 26, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ God’s View of Women Summary: The treatment of women throughout history does not offer a kind view. In this teaching we survey history to find it laced heavily with a misogynistic view towards women.. pretty much a hatred of women. Historically, even Christianity has a very black mark in this area. How does God view Woman? Some say the pages of the Bible are not kind to women. We spring board off of Romans 16 to explore some of these charges to find some interesting and surprising conclusions. Date: March 1, 2009 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ xxxxx Summary: Date: December 21,2008 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ xxxxxxx Summary: Date: October 19, 2008 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ xxxxxx Summary: Date: October 12, 2008 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Adulterous Woman Summary: Date: August 24, 2008 Listen to teaching Comments or Questions? Post them to my BLOG |
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