Episodes
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# 147. What vulnerability does desperation bring to our faith? Sermon, 7/14/24
Lessons from Rebekah and Isaac, Genesis 27. Desperation makes us vulnerable to stop believing God will do what He said He will do. We are tempted to stop listening to His voice and listen to our own voice instead. This is always a mistake.
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# 146. Malchus’s Ear - A Canonical Perspective
Why did Jesus restore Malchus ‘ ear? And why did Luke choose to include this story? A look at Luke 22:47-53 from a canonical lens.
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#145 Why is it good -tov- to sing praises to God?
Tim answers the question: why is it good , good for us, to sing praises to God? Tim looks at spiritual, emotional, and physical benefits of singing.
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#144 Our Influence: Are you a Faith Tripper or a Bridge Builder? Luke 17:1-10
In this Sunday chapel chat teaching, Tim examines Jesus’ words in Luke 17:1-10. In view of Jesus’ teaching; What does a leader do or not do to be a good influence, not a faith stumbler to those who look up to him or her?
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#143 - God’s Blessing on Isaac, the Peacemaker, Genesis 26:12-22, Sunday, 6/9/24
Give up your rights for the sake of peace. God will bless you. Titus 3:1-3
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#142-Sunday Sermon, Marriages Sink from the Slow Leak of Self- Gratification, Gen. 27:1-5, 6/30/2024
Takeaways: -Marriage Start: A good start in marriage is wonderful, but it is no guarantee that it will finish well. -Marriage points of vulnerability, the slow leaks in either spouse. -Parenting a child’s strengths in preparation for their future marriage. -The Family Blessing.
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#141-External Choices Reveal Our Internal Values, Gen. 26:34-35 Sunday sermon, June 23,2024
Esaau’s choice to take Hittite daughters as his wives showed that he was unfit to inherit the Abrahamic Blessing and was a bitter blow to his parents. Takeaways: As we climb a ladder in life, what wall is our ladder leaning against? Our choices are an X-Ray of the realities inside of us. Jesus...
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A Great Reversal
A canonical view helps us see how the entire Bible is tied together. The first meal in human history resulted in tragedy. The first meal in the new creation, on resurrection afternoon, reversed those consequences.
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A canonical look at Luke’s story of Jesus by the lake
Luke 5:1-11. Luke wrote the story of Jesus, master of the sea, as a reenactment of Jesus first creation in Genesis 1. Jesus, the creator, is now calling and developing people, as new creations.
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The Harvest that Peacemakers Enjoy - Sermon, 6/16/24
Genesis 26:23-33. 1. We can expect blessing and rewards from God when we choose peace, and don’t stand on our rights. 2. Worship is the natural response to God’s grace.
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God’s blessing and Isaac’s good character didn’t cause God to excuse his private weaknesses
How can you have good character and God’s blessing in your career and public life, and yet have private weaknesses and failures. Does one cancel out the other?
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Who is qualified to lead? Why did God choose David? I Samuel 16 - 17
Who is qualified to lead, to be a shepherd of people? Why did God choose David? He evaluated him based on his heart. In a world of social comparison, focus on character, not achievement.
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Gods Mercy can Overrule Serious Mistakes in Marriage. Sermon, 4/26/24
Genesis 26:1-11. God provided for Isaac because of his faith. He protected him despite his major failure because of His mercy.
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Your Child’s Suffering is Not Wasted. Sermon, 4/21/24
Both Joseph and Jesus, beloved sons, suffered unjustly. Lessons and hope from Genesis 37:1-11.
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What we value will determine the path of our life- The lesson from Jacob and Essau. Sermon, 5/19/24
Isaac and Rebekah started well, trusting God to give them children. But as parents they developed very different values. It caused division in the family and heartbreak. Genesis 25:27-34
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Redeeming Your Childhood Suffering
Listen to Tim’s sermon from Genesis 37:11; 42: 18-24; Luke 2:41-51 Both Joseph and Jesus experienced unjust suffering that God used to refine and prepare them to lead people effectively. Have you been disappointed or confused because of suffering in your life or the life of someone you love? This...
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This donkey spoke for God
When a foolish man, Balaam, decided to disobey God, his donkey spoke to him with God’s message.
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Three donkeys who help prepare us for Jesus the Messiah
Three stories of three donkeys, three people, and three stories of death and resurrection, pointing us to Jesus.
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Wisdom from animals in the Bible- Lesson from donkeys, part 2.
Donkeys left the presence of an unfit leader, King Saul. They were safer lost than under his care.
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Wisdom from Animals in the Bible - what can we learn from these pigs?
These pigs refused to be controlled by evil.
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What can we learn from these donkeys in the Bible?
These donkeys were submissive to God’s King.
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Birds and the Bees Part 4- Lessons from 2 Holy Cows
Part 4 in series
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Birds and the Bees - 3 -Lessons from the Bear
Lessons from animals in the scripture
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The Birds and the Bees: Part 1- Lessons in the scripture from animals
Introduction to series of lessons from animals. Wisdom for us and for our children.
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Birds and the bees part 2 - Lessons from a Raven
Animals in the Bible that God uses to show how foolish and unfaithful people are.
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Jesus Was Prepared For Setbacks
Jesus knew ahead of time that his entire leadership team would desert him in his time of crisis when he needed them the most. He still chose them, loved them, and committed to lead them and use them. Jesus still chooses you, even tho he knew ahead of time all the sins and failures in your life.…
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What Is Predestination?
The term predestination is a Lightning rod - it attracts arguments and misunderstandings. In this podcast, Tim looks at Ephesians 1 and Romans 8 to examine what Paul meant when he used the term. #predestination
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Can My Spouse Be My Accountability Partner?
The best kept secret for living free may be your spouse, a person who cares and loves you & knows you better than anyone.
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Why Did God Reject Cain's Offering?
Why does God reject our halfhearted worship? Cain’s faith was fake. His offering was just his leftovers, reflecting his entitled attitude toward God. His failure at worship then led to failure in family. War in his family was the bitter fruit of Cain’s war with God.
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What Does "God Bless you" Mean?
What does it mean to be blessed by God? What does the term God bless you mean? Tim traces the context and meaning when the blessing of God is pronounced throughout scripture in the Old Testament and New, conferring God’s protection, potency, and power, or enablement. How does this practice apply...
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Resentment Leads To Addiction
A sobering message for all parents that want to raise kids that love christ.
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Believe What We Hear, Not What We See
Genesis3:1-7 Satan, Gods shrewd adversary, exploited a women's imprecise knowledge of Gods word, causing her to doubt His integrity and goodness and to weaken her trust in His word.
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The Investigation of Women Teaching
Sunday sermon from 11/27/2022 based on Colossians 3:16 and 1 Timothy 2:11 - 15
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The Basis of Assurance of Our Salvation
Our salvation does not depend on our own faithfulness or lack of sin. We have assurance of our salvation although we continue to sin. God’s declaration of our righteous standing before Him at the beginning of our Christian experience is the final word on our case.
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Afterlife In The Old Testament
How did Old Testament people of faith understand the afterlife? Where did they think they would go after death? Did they believe those outside the faith or people without faith in Yahweh (God) would have a different fate?
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What does it mean to fall away?
Dr. Zachary J. Cole, Associate Professor of NT at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL joins us today with his message at our local church. He tackles a historically tough and debated passage on apostasy within the church. Today maybe more than ever, apostasy is alive and well in the…
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How can I help carry the burden of someone who’s has been overtaken by sin?
Join Tim in Galatians 6:1-5 as he tackles the mandate from Paul to come alongside a brother or sister in order to restore them. Our goal is to be a person who is capable of restoring another believer, bringing them back to a functioning, thriving, abundant life—capable of worship and capable of...
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What kinds of people does the culture influence us to be impressed with?
It’s easy, with our eyes and ears and senses inundated by a 360 degree world of media, to be impressed by all the wrong people and things. It’s daily, and it’s fast and normal, so much so that we might find ourselves asking, “What, or who exactly, SHOULD I be impressed with?” Join Tim as he…
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I’m not a “gifted” individual, but can God still use me?
God doesn’t choose to use a man, woman, boy, or girl based on the same standards we often use to pick someone. It’s not the playground kickball team selection with God. God has His own standard and it’s far better and just than ours—and thanks be to God it is, right? Listen in and be encouraged…
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Do the shepherds of the Old Testament foreshadow Jesus, the Good Shepherd?
Whether you are aware or not, there exits in the OT a messianic chain of suffering shepherds. Their lives foreshadow Jesus, and when we get to our Savior, we see not only the true and better Adam, but also the true and better Shepherd—the one who is able to lead His people to safety within the...
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Part II: Is there a reliable foundation of truth that we can build our lives on?
Thanks for listening! This second, short part II of epistemology, deals with one of the most important concepts for our daily lives: Do we believe in absolute truth, and if so, what is the source of that truth? Is it reliable? Can we bank on it during the storms of life? The episode will be split...
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Is there a reliable foundation of truth that we can build our lives on?
Thanks for listening in to Tim Cole. This episode deals with one of the most important concepts for our daily lives: Do we believe in absolute truth, and if so, what is the source of that truth? Is it reliable? Can we bank on it during the storms of life? The episode will be split into two…
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Why are we prone to not be thankful for what God has provided for us?
It seems like we would always be thankful to God, right? He’s saved us, redeemed us, He’s renewing us, and one day will fully glorify us. Unfortunately, our sinful hearts are big fans of gratitude—instead, we focus on our own desires, what we think we deserve, we complain, and we shun suffering;...
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How do we know from Gen. 1:1 that Jesus is the Firstborn, the Creator and Sustainer of all things?
Take a deep dive into Genesis 1:1 and the use of the Hebrew word “Bereshit” throughout the Torah. Follow Tim as he dissects Genesis 1:1, 1:27, 49:3, Psalms 78:51, and Psalms 105:36. In these passages he unravels the real meaning of Genesis 1:1, giving credibility to the NT authors that attribute...
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What does it mean to be made in the “image of God”?
We know from Genesis 1 that God has an image and that male and female were made in His image. So logically we ask, what is an image, and what exactly is God’s image? Listen in and gain clarity, Hope, and confidence in God’s word! God bless you as you learn.
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Part II: Where do we see examples in the Bible of women functioning as a sustainer?
Come back with us into the text and see the correct way to view the woman, the way God made her and equipped her. She’s a sustainer, a warrior, and a life-giver! Dig into some examples with Tim and we hope this helps you break down any incorrect views you’ve picked up and reorient your view of…
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What does it mean in Genesis when it says that the woman was created as a “helpmete” for man?
Dig into the original text with Tim and see exactly, from a canonical lens, what Moses intended when he chose these words to describe the creation of the woman. We hope this episode and others give you hope and encourage your faith—giving you a correctly placed confidence in the text. God bless…
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What does it mean that Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end?
Join us as Tim discusses how the text uses a merism, a figure of speech, to describe Jesus. God bless you as you learn more about the savior.
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How do we forgive those who have wronged us in the past?
Do you have deep wounds from perhaps family members, friends, coworkers, or bosses? Wounds that, left unchecked, grow roots of bitterness and resentment. It is difficult to forgive and to properly heal from those wounds, but it is where freedom is found. If this is you or you want to help others...
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How do we look back and evaluate the past sins and failures of our forefathers?
How do we evaluated the former sins and failures of our forefathers, our family, and even ourselves? Do we say, “Well, the past is the past and we can’t change it, so let’s just move on!” Do we just ignore, dismiss, whitewash, or downplay them? Let’s take a look at what God’s word has to say on...
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