Speaker: Dan Schoepf
Weekend: May 22-23, 2010
Text: I Thessalonians 3:11-4:2
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This weekend I am asking a question. It’s for each of you. “How are YOU doin’?”
The perennial optimists might answer, “fantastic and great!” Frankly, (I’m not charging anyone with deceit, but) I doubt the honesty of that response. Really? “Full of the abundant life!” Come on!
The response affirmed in the Bible as the one we ought to have is “growing and learning.” Life is tough. Times are difficult. It is not terrific. But we are moving! Progressing. Maturing. Because if we are not, we are going backwards.
Speaker: Dan Schoepf
Weekend: May 15-16, 2010
Text: Luke 6:25-71
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Do you have an appetite? What is it for? (Don’t answer out loud!)
Jesus is constantly comparing the physical and the spiritual appetites. And in this teaching he makes some rather bold statements about the two.
Jesus is clearly “the Bread of Life,” but do we understand what that means? Physical or spiritual?
(And, by the way, this chapter chronicles a catastrophic decline in attendance by “Jesus followers.” Wow!)
Speaker: Steve Ott
Weekend: May 8-9, 2010
Text: Luke 18:9-14
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Humility. Setting aside your pride, your status, your personal achievements, your agenda, your desire to shine brightest for the sake of others, for the sake of God.
As we fill with knowledge of Jesus and an understanding of His Kingdom and will for our lives, we run the risk of allowing pride to overtake humility, causing us to travel further and further away from the reality of our lives: we are all sinners saved by grace.
The danger in this misguided journey is two-fold: we begin to forsake the need for grace, and we also start to distance ourselves from those who need grace the most. We need to recapture the spirit of humility, for the sake of others, for the sake of ministry and for the sake of God.
Speaker: Scott Mauck
Weekend: May 1-2, 2010
Text: John 6:16-24
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One thing is certain about our life: we will face overwhelming obstacles that we don’t think we can overcome.
These obstacles usually trigger fear in our hearts; they usually emphasize our complete helplessness and leave us nowhere to turn, unless we are walking in complete dependance upon God.
Is that what happens when you become overwhelmed? Do you lean into God, or are you so overwhelmed by your circumstance you forget that Jesus sees the issue and walks with you during that most difficult time?
Speaker: Bruce Martin
Weekend: April 24-25, 2010
Text: John 6:1-15
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I still dream about the bread I used to eat in Italy. Crunchy. Hearty. Nutritious. I have never truly appreciated Wonder Bread.
The crowd was hungry, and this was a test. The disciples tried to figure out how to meet such a big need with limited resources. They had no idea what Jesus was about to do. The people were looking for some handouts. They wanted Jesus to be their king. They knew what they wanted.
Jesus was about to surprise everyone. He reminded them that he had come to offer full hearts, not full stomachs. Then he left.
Speaker: Bruce Martin
Weekend: April 17-18, 2010
I have a death certificate. I hope you have one too. If you don’t have a death certificate, then you will not be the kind of Christ follower that God is counting on.
In Romans 6, Paul is telling us that we have been forgetful. We have forgotten that when we became a Christian, we died to our past and died to our sin. What do you do with dead things? You bury them!!
Remember when you got baptized? That baptismal tank was a tomb, and when you went under the water, you died! But you didn’t stay buried—you came up from the water a new person to live a new life.
Sometimes we need to be reminded.
Speaker: Bruce Martin
Weekend: April 10-11, 2010
Text: John 5:31-47
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Jesus was under fire. He was accused of breaking the Sabbath and of blasphemy. These were very serious charges, and warranted the death penalty. He was in big trouble.
To defend himself, Jesus turned to the big guns. He brought in the testimony of four major witnesses that would substantiate His claim to be equal with God.
His enemies thought they knew the Word of God, but they did not know the God of the Word! You can know the Bible and still not know the Savior. Since Jesus is at the center of God’s plan, then He needs to be at the center of our lives as well.
Speaker: Dan Schoepf
Weekend: April 3-4, 2010
Text: John 5:16-30
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He is the hero of the Easter story. He dies but he wins.
Today there is much confusion over this guy. Great teacher? Nice person? Revolutionary? Two thousand years ago, while he was on earth, the same questions came up.
But his own statements were clear. And he made it impossible for people to accept him merely as a good man.
What do you believe? Really! Have you crossed over from death to life? It all depends!
Speaker: Dan Schoepf
Weekend: March 27-28, 2010
Text: John 4:43-5:15
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Jesus didn’t heal everybody, not even everybody he came in contact with. Not only that, each person he physically healed eventually got sick again and ultimately died! Wonderful!
But when Jesus did the miraculous it spoke volumes about who he was. And it made a huge difference to the recipient! The eventual target, however, was not just a lame body, but also the soul.
Do you think Jesus can overcome the barriers to your healing?
Speaker: Dan Schoepf
Weekend: March 20-21, 2010
Text: John 4:4-42
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have Jesus walk alongside you and directly point out the things he really wants you to see?
His interactions with the likes of Nicodemus and the woman at the well give us great insight about what Jesus really sees when he looks around.
Turns out he knows it all, loves deeply, and then picks the least likely to fulfill his divine purposes.
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