Episodes
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God Vs. Superstition
Jeff Durbin - John 5:1-8 - Today, we are continuing our study of the Gospel According to John. In this section of Scripture we see a moment of the divine power of the Lord Jesus. False religion preys on superstitious people and creates the mindset that is committed to strange and superstitious...
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Do You Need a Sign From God?
- John 43-54 - The text before us contains such a powerful and central point that is delivered constantly throughout all of Scripture: God's Word is self attesting. It is objective. It is true. It is true anyways and regardless of anything we feel, perceive, or think. The Jews of Jesus' day,...
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Read It And Reap
In the text before us, the Lord Jesus calls us to see our work in this life for God to be as essential to our daily lives and eating food. He tells the disciples they need to be aware and ready to harvest. He gives us tremendous hope that God has given seed planters and reapers. All are vital....
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The Gospel According To Jesus
Jeff Durbin - John 3:16-21 - Eternal Life. That's what the Lord Jesus promises. He repeats Himself many times throughout the Gospels. He came that we might have life. His mission was to seek and to save that which is lost. But, how does He do this? What does God call us to in order to receive…
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John 3 & Calvinism
Jeff Durbin - John 3:1-21 - This week are continuing to work through the Gospel According to John with our body. Today, I'm going to talk about John 3 in light of the Doctrines of Grace and Calvinism. Jesus touches a number of subjects in this chapter that are foundational and thematic truths...
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How To Have Eternal Life
Jeff Durbin -John 3:11-21 - What a gift have before us, today! We are continuing in our study of the Gospel According to John. We are in the chapter where one of the most famous verses in the whole Bible sits. This section is truly a source of hope, peace, comfort, and strength. Christ came…
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You Must Be Born Again
Today, we are going to be meditating upon and unpacking a very well-known moment in the ministry of the Lord Jesus. It's the famous scene of Christ's interaction with Nicodemus on the new birth. Although it's a well-known moment in Scripture and most have at least a portion of it committed to...
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Confronting False Faith
Continuing our sermon series, Pastor James White preaches on John 2:13-25.
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The Wedding in Cana
James White - John 2:1-12 - God ordained marriage as one of the very first institutions amongst men, and honored it by attending a wedding in Cana of Galilee in the Person of His Son. We will consider Jesus' relationship with His mother in this story, a vital topic when we seek to proclaim good...
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Heaven Has Opened
- John 1:35-41 - We are in our series on the Gospel According to John. Today, we are finishing up chapter 1 and the introduction of the fist disciples called by the Lord Jesus. The beloved disciple has already pointed us to the profound realities of Jesus. He is God in the flesh. He is the…
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Behold, the Lamb of God
Today, we are continuing our study of the Gospel According to John. John, the beloved disciple, records for us the initial words of John the Baptist regarding the Lord Jesus. He is the Lamb of God. He takes away the sins of the world. This statement of the greatest of prophets would have brought…
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Jesus, Full Of Grace & Truth
-Jeff Durbin- John 1:14-18 We are continuing in our study of the Gospel According to John. Today, we are in the end of the prologue looking at the profound truths that the beloved disciple wants the world to know about the identity of the Messiah and what He brings. He is God, at the Father's…
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The Divine Birth Given By God
Jeff Durbin - John 1:12-13 - We are in our exposition and series on the Gospel According to John.Today, we are going to examine a powerful and central theme in God's incredible story of redemption: regeneration or the new birth. Scripture teaches throughout (and John makes the point over and over...
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The Life & Power of John the Baptist
We are in our study and exposition of the Gospel According to John: St. John's Gospel - He Walked Among Us. Today, we are looking at the life and ministry of John the Baptist. John was a powerful and mighty believer. God gave prophecy concerning his coming and God used him to prepare the people…
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God Became Flesh
-Jeff Durbin- We are in our expositional study of St. John's Gospel. Today, we are listening to John expand upon the identity of the One He wants us to believe in and have life in. John 1:1-14 delivers a potent and unmistakable message about Jesus. John puts a fine point upon his explanation so…
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John 1:1 - The Objections
Today we dive back into John 1:1, but since the Jehovah's Witnesses who come to your door often have pre-memorized speeches about the verse, we need to be prepared. There are a whole range of ingenious interpretations of the first verse of John's Gospel that have been suggested down through the...
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St. John's Gospel: Jesus, The Eternal God and Creator
Jeff Durbin - John 1:1-3 - This week at Apologia Church we start our new sermon series on the Gospel of John.
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Loving the Lost & Mission
- Matthew 28:18-20 - We are a Church that has from the beginning, had a devotion to reaching the lost. God has used our body to lead countless people to a saving relationship with Jesus. Our desire is to continue to give our church the hope we have in evangelism and to spur one another on to…
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Christ the Wisdom of God
Jeff Durbin -1 Corinthians 1:18-31- I want to thank our Lord for the blessing, honor, and privilege have had in preparing and delivering messages from the Book of Proverbs these last few years. This sermon series was so challenging to me, personally. It was challenging in at least two ways: 1....
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The Snake’s Word vs. God’s Word
- Wade Orsini - Genesis 3:1-7 Everything boils down to God's word vs. Satan's word. Who will image-bearers believe? This very reality creates a war of truth against falsehood. And fittingly, it begins here in Genesis, the book of beginnings. May you cling to God's Word like a light unto your path...
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Hell: Will The Lost Suffer Forever?
Brian Gunter - Revelation 14:9-13 - We worship an infinitely holy God who demands justice against sinners for their sin. Our doctrine of Hell even affects some essential Christian doctrines, so we must be prepared to explain and defend what the Bible teaches about Hell.
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But For The Grace of God
-Ephesians 2:1-10- A deeper understanding of the Grace we have received in Christ enables us to be more gracious and patient. It cultivates faithfulness, humility and a deep reliance upon Christ who is the only fount from which this blessing flows. May the Lord bless His people this evening…
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Yahweh Will Keep You
-James White- Psalm 121 is one of the Songs of Ascent. God's people have sung, and read, and meditated upon, these words for thousands of years. What does the Lord have for us in these words today?
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Love, Spanking and Discipline
Jeff Durbin -Proverbs 13:24- We are in the final stages of our study of the Book of Proverbs, Today, we are going to meditate upon the many instances in the glorious book where God speaks to how we are to love our children with discipline. The world is broken and sinful. However, God gives us His...
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Be Bold As a Lion
Jeff Durbin -Proverbs 28:1- We are in the final stages of our meditation upon God's Wisdom in the Book of Proverbs. Today, we will look to God's Word about what distinguishes the wicked from the righteous: boldness. The wicked flee and are cowards. The righteous are as bold as lions. Bold in…
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Fear God. Not Man.
Scripture says a lot about fear. One the one hand, God is constantly calling His people to not be afraid, to not fear, to resist the fear of man, and to trust Him. On the other hand, God calls us to fear Him. Fear God. Not man. Not our circumstances. Not the future. Not any human being. Not what...
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Stiff Necks & Shattered Lives
Pastor Jeff Durbin continues our Wisdom From Above series with this sermon Proverbs 29:1.
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Do You Not Know? Have You Not Heard?
This week at Apologia Church, James White preaches on Isaiah 40.
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The Danger of Ignoring God's Law
Jeff Durbin -Proverbs 28:9- We are continuing in our study of God's Divine Wisdom in the Book of Proverbs. Today, we are going to examine God's Wisdom and warning about turning away our ears from hearing God's Law. This truth from the Word of God is particularly important in our day. The...
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He Is Risen
The Son of God is risen from the grave! Death has been defeated! Because He lives, we will live also! It's hard, truly hard, to express which point of God's story of Redemption is more beautiful. I struggle with this. And, that's perfectly alright. It's a good, necessary, and appropriate…
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Loving the Lost: Mormons
Jeff Durbin -Acts 17:1-17- This week will mark my personal 30-year anniversary of going to minister the Gospel at the Mormon Temple in Mesa. During that time, I have had the privilege of giving the biblical Gospel to millions of Latter-day Saints, face-to-face, and through the platform that the...
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Dangerous Men
Jeff Durbin -2 Timothy 3:1-8- Today, we are going to address some of the prevailing sins of men in the world and the church. God created man. When He created Him, He called it "good. It's good to be a man (as my friend Michael Foster has spoken and written about.) However, because of the fall…
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Dangerous Women
Jeff Durbin -Titus 2:3-5- We are going to spend two weeks looking into some of the common and prevailing sins that men and women struggle with as men and women. This week, we are going to start with some of the common struggles of women that we see addressed in Scripture. We're going to start…
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God's Words to The World
-Proverbs 29:18- In our study of God's Book of Divine Wisdom we are now meditating upon the role that God's Revelation has in protecting and preserving, not only our lives, but the lives of those around us. When we hide or don't speak the Word of God, the Scriptures are clear, the world will fall...
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He Will Wipe Away Every Tear From Your Eyes
-James White- Revelation 21 We look to the promises of Scripture about the fulfillment of God's great work of redemption in our study today. But our focus will not really be heaven and its joys, though we will surely make note of these truths. Instead, we will be doing a challenging study in how...
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The Sovereignty of God
-Jeff Durbin- Proverbs 16:33, 19:21, 21:1 and 21:30. The universe is busy. The world is busy. Life is busy. Everything is always moving. Sometimes it seems like a machine, smoothly running. More often than not, it seems like the parts are colliding and going off course. There are so many moments...
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The Beautiful Gospel
Jeff Durbin -Romans 5:8- We've been in God's Book of Divine Wisdom for some time. It has been such a blessing and a transformative experience for so many of us. Today, my heart's desire is to focus our minds on the glory and beauty of the Good News of God. A love of God's Wisdom can only come…
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The Goodness & Blessing of the Law
We are continuing our study of the Book of Proverbs. Today, we see God's Wisdom that is testifying to what we see in the whole of Scripture: the goodness and blessing of God's Law. We live in a time with so many turning their eyes away from the goodness of God's Law. Unfortunately, both…
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How To Answer The Fool
-Jeff Durbin- -Proverbs 26:4-5- As we continue our study and meditation upon God's Wisdom From Above" we are now in The Lord's instruction on how to converse with the fool. It really is a gift to have God's instruction manual on how to answer someone who has abandoned God's ways in how they think...
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The Kiss of Truth
-Jeff Durbin- Proverbs 24:23-26 Today, we continue our study in the Book of Proverbs and are learning about God's call to speak the truth about the evil around us. We are called to abandon the commitment we have to our favorite faces (partiality) and to tell the truth about the evil or sin that…
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The Christian Requirement of Excellence
Pastor Jeff Durbin continues our Wisdom From Above series with this sermon on Proverbs 22:29.
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He Who Was Manifested
Pastor James White preaches on 1 Timothy 3:16
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The "Secret" to Success
Pastor Jeff Durbin returns to our Wisdom From Above series with this sermon on Proverbs 20:13.
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A Vapor That Vanishes Away
Pastor James White preaches on James 4:13-16.
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Let Earth Receive Her King Pt. 2
Pastor Jeff Durbin continues our new Christmas sermon series. Reference: Isaiah 9:6-7
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Let Earth Receive Her King
As Christmas approaches, Pastor Jeff Durbin begins a new series teaching on Luke 1:26-33.
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How to Destroy Your Marriage
Pastor Jeff Durbin continues our Wisdom From Above series with this sermon on Proverbs 21:9.
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You Have Left Your First Love
Pastor Jeff Durbin preaches on Revelation 2:4.
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What Does God Want From Me?
Pastor Jeff Durbin continues our Wisdom From Above series with this sermon on Proverbs.
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A Love That Lasts
Pastor Jeff Durbin continues our Wisdom From Above series with this sermon on Proverbs 20:6.
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