Sermons for 2007

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01-07-07: Letting God Change Us. How much God values you.

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sermon 46 MB, 50 min.

Zacchaeus seemed hopeless and hated, but Jesus saw his worth, and persuaded him to change his ways.

No recording on 01-14-07

01-21-07: Letting God Change Us. Changing from the inside.

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sermon 55 MB, 60 min. (sermon is 39 min. long, followed by prayer, accompanied by Ted singing and playing the piano)

The paralyzed man and the 3 things that paralyze our potential.

Scriptures:
Luke 5:17-19 (Mes)
Matthew 9:2 (NCV)
Proverbs 12:25
1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)
Psalm 34:4 (NCV)
Luke 5:20 (NCV)

Isaiah 55:7 (GN)
Colossians 2:13-14
Romans 3:22 (LB)

Mark 2:10-12 (NLT)

(Mes)=Message translation
(NCV)=New Century Version
(NLT)=New Living Translation
(GN)=Good News Translation
(LB)= Living Bible

01-28-07: Letting God Change Us. Breaking out of your rut

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sermon 41 MB, 45 min.

What motivates people to get moving?

Scriptures:
James 2:17
Luke 15:14-18 (GN)
Proverbs 20:30 (GN)
1 Kings 17:2-9 (GN)
Acts 9:3-6
Proverbs 28:13 (LB)
Romans 12:2 (GN)
Mark 9:23
James 1:8
Ecclesiastes 11:4 (GN & LB)
1 Timothy 4:8
1 Kings 18:21 (GN)

(GN)=Good News Translation
(LB)= Living Bible

02-04-07: Letting God Change Us. Pressing through your issue.

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sermon 35 MB, 38 min.

Don't let your issues define who you are.

02-11-07: Letting God Change Us. What to do when you run into a wall.

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sermon 50 MB, 55 min.

The walls of Jericho came down with a SHOUT!
Listening to God's instructions.

Scriptures:
Joshua 6:1-3, 6-16
Joshua 5:14
Joshua 6:20

No recording from 02-18-07

02-25-07: Letting God Change Us. My part/God's part in changing me.

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sermon 28 MB, 31 min.
(Due to technical difficulties, the recording stopped before the sermon ended)

The 3 tools He uses, and the 3 choices we have

Scriptures:
Philippians 2:12-13
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (LB)
Romans 8:11 (Ph)
1 Corinthians 3:18 (LB)
Romans 8:28-29 (Ph)
Proverbs 20:30 (GN)
Proverbs 4:23 (GN)
Ephisians 4:23-25 (Jer)

Romans 12:2
Psalms 1:1
(recording stops)
Philipians 1:8
Colossians 3:6
Psalms 1:19
Joshua 1:8

John 15:4-5 (LB)
James 1:2-4 (Ph) Romans 5:3-4

The points cut off at the end of "My part in changing me: Three choices", were:

2. I can choose to depend on God's spirit moment by moment
John 15:4-5 (Living Bible)
Check your prayer life.
3. I can choose my response to circumstances
James 1:2-4
Learning to depend on God in all things.

03-04-07: Created For Fruitfulness

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sermon 45 MB, 49 min.

Guest speaker Tammy Dunahoo

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control..."

"Be fruitful and multiply"

Scriptures:
Genesis 1:27, 28
John 15:1-17
Psalm 1
Colossians 1:6
Colossians 1:9-10
Galatians 5:22
Matthew 7:15-22
Psalm 92:14
Matthew 28:19
Philippians 1:21-24
Exodus 1:7

03-11-07: Letting God Change Us. Changing your faith.

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sermon 42 MB, 46 min.

Faith is...

Scriptures:
Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Hebrews 11:7 (NLT)
Hebrews 11:8 (GN)
Hebrews 11:4 (GN)
2 Corinthians 8:2-3 (ICB)
2 Corinthians 9:6
Hebrews 11:27 (JB)
Joshua 11:30
Hebrews 11:30 (NIV)
Mark 11:24 (GN)
Hebrews 11:39-40 (NIV)

(NIV)=New International Version
(NLT)=New Living Translation
(GN)=Good News Translation
(ICB)=International Children's Bible
(JB)=Jerusalem Bible

03-18-07: Letting God Change Us. Changing your commitment

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sermon 38 MB, 41 min.

Make God the first in everything

Scriptures:
2 Chronicles 16:9 (NIV)
Matthew 6:24
Proverbs 4:23
Mark 8:36
Luke 14:26 (NLT)
Psalms 5:3 (LB)
Acts 20:7 (LB)
Proverbs 3:9 (LB)
Proverbs 3:5-6 (LB)
Mark 4:19 (LB)
Romans 12:11 (GWT)
Matthew 6:31-33 (NIV)
Matthew 25:23 (NIV)

(NIV)=New International Version
(NLT)=New Living Translation
(LB)= Living Bible
(GWT)=God's Word Translation

03-25-07: Letting God Change Us. Saying yes to change

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sermon 41 MB, 44 min.

Scriptures:
2 Chronicles 5:17
Philippians 3:12-14
Philippians 1:6
Hebrews 10:10
Leviticus 20:7-8
2 Corinthians 3:18
2 Corinthians 7:1
Ephesians 4:22
Proverbs 28:13
Psalms 23:3
2 Peter 1:3-8
Psalms 40:5
Galatians 5:22-23

04-01-07: Letting God Change Us. Changing the way we do family.

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sermon 48 MB, 50 min.

"We are family"

Scriptures:
John 10:10
Proverbs 17:22
Philippians 2:2-4 (NCV)
Deuteronomy 4:9 (LB)
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Matthew 12:35 (LB)
John 13:34-35
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
Joshua 24:15

04-08-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. Just follow the red paved road.

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sermon 42 MB, 45 min.

"God's roadmap of atonement"

Scriptures:
Genesis 2:17
Genesis 3:7
Genesis 3:21
Exodus 12:13
Isaiah 53:5
John 1:29
Mark 10:45
John 10:15
1 Corinthians 15:54

04-15-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. Nobody understands me like Jesus.

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sermon 51 MB, 56 min.

"How does Christ identify with us?"

Scriptures:
Philippians 2:5-7 (NASB)
Mark 6:3 (NIV)
Genesis 2:15 (NIV)

Luke 8:19-21
Luke 22:54-62
Matthew 26:14-16
Matthew 26:36-46

Hebrews 2:18 (NASB)
Hebrews 4:15 (NASB)
Isaiah 53:3
Mark 6:3 (NIV)
Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)

(NASB)=New American Standard Bible
(NIV)=New International Version

04-22-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. It's a SPA world after all.

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sermon 36 MB, 39 min.

"It's all about me"

Scriptures:
Matthew 20:20-21

Mark 9:33-34
Mark 10:43, 45

04-29-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. Christ the master teacher.

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sermon 42 MB, 46 min. (broadband)
dialup users click here (15.4 MB)

"Real Christians Of Genius" commercial parody (20 MB)
(download 16.8 MB zip file here)

Jesus spoke with relevance

Scriptures:
Matthew 7:28 (NIV)
Matthew 13:54 (NKJV)
Matthew 22:22 (NKJV)
Luke 4:18-19 (NLT)
Mark 12:37 (NIV)
Matthew 13:34 (NIV)
2 Corinthians 11:3
Hebrews 10:25 (NIV)
Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV)

(NIV)=New International Version

(NKJV)=New King James Version
(NLT)=New Living Translation

05-06-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. Warning labels!

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sermon 38 MB, 41 min. (broadband)
dialup users click here (14 MB)

Warning: Failure to read directions will cause extreme embarrassment.

Scriptures:
Luke 14:25-27, 33 (NIV)
Luke 9:57 (NIV)
Luke 9:58 (NLT)
Luke 9:59-60 (NIV)
Luke 9:61-62 (NIV)
Luke 12:51-52 (NIV)

(NIV)=New International Version

(NLT)=New Living Translation

05-13-07(Mother's Day): Raising a difference-maker.

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sermon 44 MB, 48 min. (broadband)
dialup users click here (16.4 MB)

"A Breakfast Story" Mother's Day video (16 MB)

How Moses's mom saved him and served as a role model of their faith

Scriptures:
Exodus 2:2-9
Hebrews 11:23-24
Deuteronomy 6:5

05-20-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. The path to greatness.

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sermon 44 MB, 49 min. (broadband)
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When you were young, you had a desire to do something great.
When you get older, you have the desire to BE someone great.

Scripture:
Mark 10:17-31

05-27-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. Losing control is a good thing.

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sermon 41 MB, 45 min. (broadband)
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Put your faith in God to take control

Scriptures:
Mark 6:1-3, 6 (NLT)
Matthew 8:5-10 (NLT)
Hebrews 11:6 (NLT)

(NLT)=New Living Translation

06-03-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. The miracles-what do they say to me

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sermon 38 MB, 41 min. (broadband)
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Three encounters with Jesus

Scriptures:
Colossians 1:15
John 9:1-6
Mark 5:24-27, 29-32
John 8:1-11

06-10-07: Snapshots Of The Savior. In review.

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sermon 27 MB, 30 min. (broadband)
Dialup users click here (8.5 MB)

Scriptures:
Mark 12:29-31 (NCV)

(NCV)=New Century Version

06-17-07: Father's Day

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sermon 54 MB, 59 min. (broadband)
Dialup users click here (16.9 MB)

Video played at beginning 32 MB, 2 min.

Scriptures:
1 Samuel 30:8, 18-19

"Will you accept the challenge?"
David and the challenges he took on.

Also, "Body 4 God". The men's group starting July 11th will be focusing on spiritual growth, physical growth, and relational growth.

06-24-07: Special Guest Dr. Karl Hargestam

Dr. Karl Hargestam, founder of Joshua Campaign

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sermon 60 min. 17.1 MB (dialup version)
(higher-quality broadband version coming Monday or Tuesday)
"Don't Wait" video 9 MB

The Joshua Campaign: One chance for every person.
Dr. Karl Hargestam, founder of the Joshua Campaign, spoke at Destiny Church on Sunday, June 24th. The purpose of the Joshua Campaign is to provide the basic right for every born person to at least once hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and make a decision. He has been to Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan and Indonesia.

07-01-07: Living a Life Of Worship. Created for worship

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sermon 33.5 MB, 37 min
dialup users click here
"It's All About Me" video 20 MB

Scriptures:
Psalm 100:4
Acts 17:24-27
Matthew 4:10
Romans 12:1

Worship: Intense passion or esteem for a person, place, or thing.
Worship is not manufactured. It's intrinsic.

07-08-07: Living A Life Of Worship. Is your worship about style or substance?

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sermon 41 MB, 45 min
dialup users click here 12.9 MB

Scriptures:
John 14:9
John 4:24
John 3:6 (NASB)
Isaiah 6:1-5,8

(NASB)=New American Standard

Worship is being intensely passionate about mirroring the majesty of our Maker in all that we do and say.

Object lesson with mirror
Wondering what he was doing with the lipstick when listening to the recording of the sermon? Here, Gene demonstrates how it's hard to reflect the majesty of God when we have sin in the way.

07-15-07: Living A Life Of Worship. Is your worship about style or substance? (part 2)

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sermon 38 MB, 41 min
dialup users click here 11.7 MB
"That's My King(Do you know him?)" video 32 MB
(video's audio included in sermon)

Scriptures:
John 14:9
John 4:24
John 3:6 (NASB)
Psalm 103:13
1 Chronicles 29:14
Isaiah 6:1-5,8
Psalm 113:2

(NASB)=New American Standard

Worship is being intensely passionate about mirroring the majesty of our Maker in all that we do and say.

Some of the names of God:
•    Elohim: The Creator
•    El Shaddai: God Almighty
•    Adonai: The Lord
•    Jehovah: I Am
•    Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord is My Provider
•    Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord is My Victory
•    Jehovah-M’kaddesh: The Lord Who Makes Me Holy
•    Jehovah-Rophe: The Lord is My Guide

07-22-07: Living a Life Of Worship. Do you worship or do you worry?

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sermon 43 MB, 47 min
dialup users click here 13.5 MB

Scriptures:
Psalm 105:4
2 Chronicles 20:1-22

Jehoshaphat! How J-phat asked God for help when his soldiers were outnumbered 3-to-1, and how we can ask God for help too.

07-29-07: Living a Life Of Worship. Special Guests: Hillary & Aldair

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sermon 67 MB, 70 min
dialup users click here 19.8 MB

Special guests Hillary and Aldair from Brazil

08-05-07: Living a Life Of Worship. The battle for your worship

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sermon 35 MB, 38 min
dialup users click here (11 MB)

Scriptures:
Isaiah 14:13-14
John 2:15-16
Exodus 17:11-12
Acts 16:25-26
James 4:7

08-12-07: Living a Life Of Worship. How to worship when you're hurt.

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sermon 34 MB, 42 min
dialup users click here (12.1 MB)

Scriptures:
Job 36:15
Job 1:20
Job 7:11
Job 1:21-22

Job 10:12
Job 36:22
Job 37: 5,23
Job 23:10
Job 31:4
Job 34:13
Job 23:14
Job 5:11

Job 5:8
Job 12:13
Job 36:18-24
Job 2:9-10
Job 13:15

When Job had lost everything, he continued to praise God.

08-19-07: Living a Life Of Worship. Most important meeting of the week

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sermon 43 MB, 54 min
dialup users click here (15.4 MB)

Click here for the video (18.4 MB)

Here's a transcript of the words WITH ACTIONS in the video

Scriptures:
Hebrews 10:25
Psalm 130:1-4
Proverbs 3:9-12
Colossians 4:5

Church, a meeting of worship, is the most important meeting of the week.

08-26-07: Living a Life Of Worship. How to express your love to God

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sermon 39 MB, 42 min
dialup users click here (12.1 MB)

Scriptures:
Matthew 22:37-38 (NIV)
Psalms 147:7 (LB)
Psalms 116:1-2 (NLT)
John 10:14, 16 (NLT)
Mark 8:38
Romans 6:3 (MES)
2 Chronicles 16:9
Romans 12:1 (MES)
2 Corinthians 8:7-8 (NIV)

(NIV)=New International Version
(LB)= Living Bible
(NLT)=New Living Translation
(MES)=Message translation

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment."

Matt. 22:37-38

09-02-07: Living a Life Of Worship. How God expresses His love to us

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sermon 48 MB, 53 min
dialup users click here (15 MB)

Scriptures:
Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT)
John 13:35 (NIV)
Exodus 33:11, 17
John 15:15 (NLT)
Exodus 18:6-9
1 Samuel 19:4-5
Hebrews 9:24
John 3:29
Job 2:11-13
1 John 3:1 (NLT)
Galatians 4:4-5, 7 (NLT)
Luke 11:11-12
Proverbs 13:24
Hebrews 12:5-6
Luke 11:13
Proverbs 22:6
Ephesians 5:31-32 (NLT)
Ephesians 5:25
Romans 8:38-39 (NLT)

(NIV)=New International Version
(NLT)=New Living Translation

Special guest speaker Matt Ingle.

09-09-07: How to worship when it doesn't make sense

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sermon 44 MB, 48 min
dialup users click here (13.8 MB)

Scriptures:
Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Genesis 22:1-18
Psalm 46:10 (NCV)
John 16:13 (NIV)
John 14:24 (NIV)
Hebrews 12:28 (NLT)

(NIV)=New International Version
(NCV)=New Century Version
(NLT)=New Living Translation

"Therefore, I urge you... in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship."

-Romans 12:1 (NIV)

09-16-07: Living A Life Of Worship. The nature of worship.

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sermon 39 MB, 48 min
dialup users click here (13.7 MB)

Scriptures:
Isaiah 1:19
Matthew 6:26
John 15:16
Psalm 103:15-16
Lamentations 3:22-23
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Matthew 16:17-18
John 3:3

Worship is in everything around you. Everything God created.

09-23-07: Living A Life Of Worship. Just sing.

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sermon 40 MB, 44 min
dialup users click here (12.5 MB)

Audio of the baptisms 6 MB, 21 min.

For "Dancing With Jesus" video, scroll down

Scriptures:
Isaiah 54:1-5 (NKJ)
Job 37-38

(NKJ)=New King James

God speaks to the barren woman. Prepare to receive, even if it looks like it'll never happen.

Today was Baptism Sunday, and the conclusion to the series "Living A Life Of Worship". Audio from the sermon and the baptisms is offered separately above. A photo gallery of the baptisms can be seen here. You may watch the video played at the end of the sermon below...

Song is "Everything" by Lifehouse

09-30-07

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sermon 12.8 MB, 45 min.

Scriptures:
Matthew 10:16 (NIV)
Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
Acts 1:8 (NIV)
Matthew 13:1-8
2 Timothy 4:5 (NIV)
Colossians 4:2-3 (NIV)

(NIV)=New International Version

Defeating the La-Z-Boy spirit

10-07-07: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Do you fish?

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sermon 11.4 MB 40 min.

Scriptures:
Matthew 4:18b-19 (NIV)
Luke 19:1-10 (NKJ)

(NIV)=New International Version
(NKJ)=New King James

Zacchaeus, and being fishers of men.

10-14-07: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Fishing tips from the Master.

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sermon 11.9 MB, 34 min.

People have different personalities, and respond to different methods.

Scriptures:
John 1:35
John 1:42-50

10-21-07: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Fishing tips from the Master part 2.

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sermon 13.2 MB, 38 min.

People have different personalities, and respond to different methods.

Scriptures:
John 1:35-51

10-28-07: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Learning to take a risk.

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sermon 16.1 MB, 47 min.

What step are you afraid to take that would result in depth or closeness to God?

Scriptures:
Acts 3:1-7 (NLT)
Acts 3:12 (NLT)
Acts 4:1-3 (NLT)
Acts 4:7-8 (NLT)

(NLT)=New Living Translation

11-04-07: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Moving beyond your past.

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sermon 13.6 MB, 34 min.

I cannot RELATE to the present, if I am still REACTING to my past.

Scriptures:
Philippians 3:12-14
Ephisians 4:31-32
Job 5:2 (GN)
Job 18:4 (GN)
Matthew 27:3,5
Matthew 26:75
1 John 1:9
2 Corinthians 5:17

(GN)=Good News Translation

11-11-07: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Living a life of courage.

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sermon 18.9 MB, 55 min.
Video tribute to the armed forces (21.7 MB)

2 soldier interviews (1.5 MB)

Happy Veterans Day

Scriptures:
Joshua 1:9 (NKJ)
John 1:8 (NIV)
Proverbs 28:13 (GN)
1 Corinthians 16:13
Ezekiel 3:18
2 Timothy 1:7-8 (Mes)

(NKJ)=New King James
(NIV)=New International Version
(GN)=Good News Translation
(Mes)=Message translation

11-18-07: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Learning to do whatever.

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sermon 16.2 MB, 47 min.

Jonathan, the son of King Saul, goes into battle with one sword and wins

Scriptures:
1 Samuel 14:1,6
Ecclesiastes 10:2
Philippians 4:8-9
Acts 16:6
1 Samuel 14:8

11-25-07: Special Guest. Fred Williams.

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sermon 18.8 MB, 55 min.

Guest speaker Fred Williams speaks on trusting God during the hardest times. God is in control.

Scriptures:
Job 23:8-12

12-02-07: Eyewitness Accounts Of Christmas. Mary.

Eyewitness accounts of Christmas - Eyewitness account of Mary

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sermon 12.7 MB, 37 min.

How Mary responded to being chosen as the mother of Jesus.

Scriptures:
Luke 1:28
Luke 1:48
1 Peter 5:5
Luke 1:38
Luke 1:46,47

12-09-07: Power Outage - Power Fellowship

Power outage - power fellowship Download:
sermon 4.3 MB, 12 min.

The area had a power outage, but 50 people showed up anyway. This was recorded on a handheld voice recorder.

12-16-07: Eyewitness Accounts Of Christmas. Angels and Shepherds.

Eyewitness accounts of Christmas - Eyewitness account of the angels and shepherds.

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Worship music (featuring the preschoolers, Destiny Kids, and worship team) 29 MB, 42 min.

sermon 12 MB, 35 min.

About the angels and the shepherds.

Scriptures:
Luke 2:10
1 Corinthians 4:9
Matthew 18:10
Luke 2:13, 15, 16
Luke 2:17, 20

You may click an image to see the full size (750 kb)

12-23-07: Eyewitness Accounts Of Christmas. Jesus.

Eyewitness accounts of Christmas - Eyewitness account of Jesus

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sermon 17 MB, 50 min.

Jesus is the greatest gift ever given

Scriptures:
Matthew 2:11

12-30-07: Making A Fresh Start To The New Year

Making a fresh start to the new year download:
sermon 14.1 MB 41 min.
(right-click and choose "Save Target As...")

Scriptures:

Proverbs 28:13 (LB)

Proverbs 27:12 (LB)

Proverbs 15:22 (NCV)

Proverbs 24:10 (NCV)

Galatians 3:4

Matthew 9:29 (NIV)

Proverbs 16:9 (LB)

Proverbs 29:25 (NCV)

Proverbs 4:23 (GN)

Psalms 1:1-3 (GN)

Zecharia 4:6 (NCV)

2 Corinthians 5:17 (LB)

(LB)= Living Bible

(NCV)=New Century Version

(NIV)=New International Version

(GN)=Good News Translation

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