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Another example of intercessory prayer is Abraham (and Job). We look at 7 characteristics of their prayers.

Both Nehemiah and Daniel are examples of how a full prayer life can give you strength and wisdom to handle life's difficulties and struggles.

We take a look at the first few verses of the book of Nehemiah to see how he handled the news he got about Jerusalem.

As we begin our study of the book of Nehemiah, we start with an overview of the history leading up to the events in the book and how it shows God's faithfulness to His people Israel.

Aaron Montalvo, the new Program Director at Camp Gilead, talks about how Jesus fulfills God's promise made in Genesis 3.

Joy can come from many places. For Christians, real joy come from Christ's death and resurrection.

If you look closely, you may notice that there is a similar theme to the first and last chapters of the book of Romans, kind of like bookends. Pastor Rob Robbins shows us what some of those are and then look at the book in 6 common phrases.

The people Paul mentions at the closing of his letter to the Romans show us some characteristics of spiritual adulthood.

After Thomas gives us a quick recap of the recent chapters of Romans, he shows us how to tell when someone is trying to be divisive and what we can do to prevent it.

As Paul finishes his greeting to the church in Rome, we see how he encourages them and how it can encourage us.

As Christians, we are to exhibit certain qualities that Paul says Pheobe demonstrates in Romans 16.

As we can also see in Proverbs 16:1-9, we can make plans, but God has the ultimate and final say in what happens in our lives.

The book of Romans tells us the reasons why Christ is important to ministry.

Through Pwul's conclusion of his letter to the church in Rome, we learn some principles that help evaluate ourselves as ministers to one another.

From Romans 15, we see that joy, peace and hope are expressions of God's grace.

We look today at how God want us to apply His unity to our lives.

In the second part of this sermon, we look at how to build up others in the body of Christ.

In Romans 14, Paul goes into detail about how living out the gospel shows itself in how we interact with one another.

Psalm 138, specifically verse 8, gives us a reason why we were made. And with some supporting references we take a deeper look.

We use Psalm 23 to take a closer look at Whose birth we celebrate this time of year.

Missionary Todd Janes shows us his motivation for missions and that is should be the sole motivation for missions.

From the second chapter of Luke, we see many people that are involved in the story of Christmas. We look at some of them today and see what they have to say.

Opinions are not facts, Everybody knows that. But we tend to live our lives like we think they are.

We have much to be thankful for, especially God's grace and mercy

Pastor Ralph Poulson tells us how and why we are to give thanks to God from Psalm 100.

Paul, in Romans 14, discusses how those who are strong in their faith should interact with those who are not as mature, or weak, in their faith.

The death that Christ suffered was more than just the pain of the crucifixion. He also suffered the shame. And He did it for the joy that was to follow.

Romans 13:11 says we, as Christians, need to wake up. Pastor Lyle shows us 4 things we should wake up to.

Because of God's love and what He has done for us, we have an obligation. Pastor Lyle how we are to fulfill that obligation.

the people in authority have been put there by God. Because of that, we are to respect and obey them as we would obey God. That is one of the ways we gain peace from God.

In Romans 13, we find that God has put those in authority over us in their places for a reason.

One of the best ways to have a positive impact on the world is to realize God's sovereign authority. Even when things don't go the way that we like, if we realize the sovereignty of God and that He is still in control, we can be at rest.

In this final sermon in our summer series on Theology, we see how in Psalm 18 (and 2 Samuel 22) how David, even in his time of difficulty when King Saul was pursuing him, was praising God for his deliverance as his loving, personal, mighty God.

2 Samuel 22 is practically identical to Psalm 18. And what a fitting way to end our Summer 2025 series on Theology, but to study these chapters that so accurately capture the essence of theology.

2nd Corinthians 5 mentions the love of Christ. There are two sides to that - our love for Him and His love for us. His love for us has many characteristics - intimate, personal, strong, active, etc. Our love for Him is what compels us to live for Him and not ourselves.

Knowing the God that leads our hearts means knowing the Holy Spirit and how He leads us and helps us.

John 1 has a lot to say about Who Jesus is, along with Galatian 2: 15-20. Lyle uses these scriptures to focus on how we can apply that knowledge to our lives.

The whole Bible is breathed out by God, and is useful, to the person who is in right relationship with him, so that he (or she) lacks nothing, and is ready for anything.

As part of our Summer 2025 series, we look today at Anthropology, which is the study of man. According to the Bible, there are three parts to anthropology: pre-fall, current, and glorified. We will be looking at the glorified part of anthropology.

From eternity to eternity, God's plan and purpose was to save us. In Ephesians 1, it shows us in more detail what that means for us.

Hamartiology is the study of sin. And it is sin that hinders our relationship with God. But we want to be clear on what sin is and how it hinders our relationship.

Ecclesiology is about knowing God. And the aim of a Christian's life should be about knowing God

We in America, have often had a common foundation with those we wish reach with the gospel. But what about those who have never heard about or read the Bible?

We can learn a lot about God as we read the account of the burning bush in Exodus.

Since God is the source of life, then theology is life. No theology, no life.

Romans 12:17-21 shows us how we as Christians should have a gospel-heart attitude towards unbelievers.

Romans 12:14-16 talks about external actions that we should do as followers of Christ, but it's the internal motivations that are the true focus.

Romans 12:13 tells us more about how we should behave towards others in the church body, especially being open with each other and showing hospitality.

Our actions depend largely on our motives. And our motives are driven by our hearts and our desires.

As we apply the gospel to our lives, it will have an effect on our relations with others, including those within the church body.