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Stonebrook Church, Ames, Iowa, Sermons — 541 episodes
Jars of Clay
2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6 - Competence for Ministry
1 Corinthians 16 - Do Everything in Love
1 Corinthians 15:35-58 The Resurrection of the Body
1st Corinthians 15:12-34 The Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 - Of First Importance
1 Corinthians 14:26-40 - Orderly Worship
1 Corinthians 14:1-25 - Pursue Gifts That Build Up
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 - The One Thing That Matters
1st Corinthians 12:1-31 - Unity and Diversity in the Body
1 Corinthians 11:17-34 - Worship with Reverence
1 Corinthians 12:1-7 - For the Common Good
1 Corinthians 11:2-16 - Gender Distinctions In Worship
1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1 - For the Good of Others - John Shields
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 - Christ is the Rock
1 Corinthians 9 - Run to Win the Prize
1 Corinthians 8:1-13- Love Builds Up
1 Corinthians 7:17-40 - Live In Undistracted Devotion
1 Corinthians 7:10-16 - Direction for Difficult Marriages
Easter Sunday - The Risen Jesus Breaks Through
Palm Sunday - Seeing Jesus
1 Corinthians 7:1-9 - Marriage and Singleness
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 - Not Yours to Give
1 Corinthians 6:1-11 - The Trivial and The Eternal
1 Corinthians 5:1-13 - Clean Out the Old Leaven
1 Corinthians 3:18-4:21 - The Verdict that Matters
1 Corinthians 3:1-17: Building the Temple
1 Corinthians 2: The Work of the Spirit
The Wisdom of God
1 Corinthians 1:10-18: Unity Through Christ
1 Corinthians 1:1-9: Saints
Godliness and Generosity
Isaiah 53: Hope For The World
Light of The World
Psalm 98: Joy to the World
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14: The Conclusion of the Matter
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 - Remember Your Creator
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 - I Dare You To Move
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 - Wisdom is Quiet, Folly is Loud
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 - Live While You're Alive
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 - Wisdom: Good Yet Limited
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 - No One Righteous
Lessons From A Funeral
Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9 - Loving Wealth or God?
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 - Talk Is Cheap
Ecclesiastes 4:4-4:16 - Don't Go Alone
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:3 - Better Off Dead?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 - God Sets the Times
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 - Where do I look?
Ecclesiastes 1:3-18 - What Do I Gain?
Ecclesiastes Intro: The Search for Meaning
Welcoming the Stranger
Grace-Driven Service
Acts 2:41-46 - Biblical Community
2 Timothy 3:13-4:4 - Word-shaped Worship
Judges 19-21 - Wickedness in the Heart of Israel
Judges 17-18 False Gods, False Blessings
Judges 16 - Samson's Victory in Death
Judges 14-15
Judges 13:1-13
Judges 10-12 Jepthah - Bad Theology Kills
Judges 9:1-10:6
Judges 7:24-8:35 God's Law & Gideon's Ephod
Judge 7:1-23 Boast in the Lord
Judges 6:1-40 God's Grace Shines in our Weakness
Judges 4-5 Blessed Be The Lord
Judges 3:7-31 - Variations on a Theme
Judges 2:6–3:6 — Remember the Gospel!
Judges 1 Kingless Israel
Mark 16:1-8 Risen From The Dead
Mark 15:1-20 Pilate's Dilemma
Mark 14:43-72 - Three Trials
Mark 14:32-42 Agony in the Garden
Mark 14:12-31 - The Passover and the Kingdom
Mark 14:1-11 Worship and Betrayal
Mark 13: The End is Near
Mark 12:35-13:2 Old Made New
Mark 12:18-34 - Scoffers and Seekers
Mark 12:1-17 - Give to God what is God's
Mark 11 - Jesus Comes in the Name of the Lord
Mark 10:46-52 The Mercy of Jesus
Mark 10:32-45 - Not So Among You
Entering the Kingdom of God
The Tithe
The Gravity of Sin
Greatness in God's Eyes
By Nothing But Prayer
Listen to Jesus
Follow Jesus The Messiah
Cheerful Givers
Miracles and Unbelief
What Makes Us Clean
The Compassion and Power of Jesus
Suffering for Jesus
The Power and Authority of Jesus
Jesus Brings Peace or Fear
The Kingdom of Jesus
The Mercy of Jesus
Jesus's Plan to Spread the News
Jesus is Our Sabbath Rest
Jesus, Friend of Sinners
Jesus Heals Our Deepest Need
Jesus Came to Preach
The Authority of Jesus
The Good News from God!
The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Personal Investment in the Mission
Jesus’s Instruction on Prayer
Praying the Psalms of Justice and Imprecation-Psalm 58
Guest Speaker – Praying the Psalms: Praise and Thanksgiving (Psalm 100)
Praying Psalms of Lament (Psalm 13)
Guest Speaker – Praying Psalms of Deliverance (Psalm 34)
Praying Paul’s Prayers (Colossians 1:3-14)
Praying Paul’s Prayers (Philippians 1:1-11)
Praying Paul’s Prayers (Ephesians)
Praying the Bible-Introduction
Hebrews 13: Closing Exhortations
Hebrews 12:12-29: Run with Endurance
Hebrews 12:1-17 Strengthened in Jesus
Hebrews 11- Trusting in the Son
Hebrews 10:19-39 – Encouragement & Warning
Hebrews 10:1-25 – The Perfect Sacrifice
Hebrews 9-The Blood of Jesus
Hebrews 8 – A Better Covenant with Better Promises
Hebrews 7 – The Priesthood of Jesus
Hebrews 5:11-6:20 The Surety of the Son
Hebrews 4:14-5:10 – He Gets Us
Hebrews 4:1-13 The Rest Found in Jesus
Hebrews 3:1-4:1 – Fix Your Mind on Jesus
Hebrews 2:5-18 The Humanity of Jesus
Hebrews 1:4-2:5 – Better than the angels
Hebrews 1:1-4 – The Glory of the Son
Commands of Jesus: “Do this in remembrance…”
Commands of Jesus: “Baptize them.”
Commands of Jesus: “Follow Me”
Exodus: Immanuel, God With Us
Exodus 40: God dwells with his people
Exodus 32: The Golden Calf
Exodus 31: The Sabbath
Exodus 29: Consecration of the priest
Exodus 25-28, 35-39 pt 2: Offerings for Worship
Exodus 25-28: Details and Shadows
Exodus 21-24: More Laws
Exodus 19-20: The Ten Commandments
Exodus 17: Testing and Quarreling
Exodus 15-16: Proving, Testing, Resting
Exodus 14-15: God’s Guidance
Exodus 12-13: The Passover
Exodus 7-11 The Plagues
Exodus 5-6: God’s Faithfulness in our Faithlessness
Exodus 3-4: The Burning Bush
Learning to see the invisible
Exodus 2:1-10 Moses’s Birth and Adoption
Exodus 1: Israel’s Oppression
Every Member a Minister
2 Timothy 4
2 Timothy 3
2 Timothy 2
2 Timothy 1
1 Timothy 6
1 Timothy 5
1 Timothy 4
1 Timothy 3– The Mystery of Godliness
1 Timothy 1 The King Eternal
What Does Jesus Say About Human Sexuality?
Revelation 22 – The Time is Near!
Revelation 20: The Final Judgment
Revelation 19: The Victory of the Lamb over the Beasts
Revelation 17 & 18: Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!
Revelation 15 & 16: Seven Bowls of Wrath
Revelation 14: The Lamb’s Book of Life and the 144,000
Revelation 13: The False Trinity Part 2: The Beasts
Revelation 12: The False Trinity, Part 1: The Dragon
Recap Revelation 6-11
Revelation 10 & 11: No More Delay
Revelation 8 & 9: The Trumpets of Judgment
Revelation 6 & 7: The Seven Seals
Revelation 4 & 5: Jesus Is Worthy!
Chapter 2 & 3: Let Him Who Has Ears Hear
Chapter 1: Jesus’s Revelation
The Prince of Peace
The Resistance Against Loneliness
Christmas!
The Resistance Against Despair (Advent week 4)
The Resistance Against Worry (Advent week 3)
The Resistance Against Hurry (Advent week 2)
The Story of God and Man Part 11: Kingdom Consummation
The Story of God and Man Part 10: The Bible
The Story of God and Man Part 9: The Church
The Story of God and Man Part 8: The Holy Spirit
The Story of God and Man Part 7: Resurrection, Commission, & Ascension
The Story of God and Man Part 5: Blessings and Curses
The Story of God and Man Part 4: Promise and Covenant
The Story of God and Man Part 3: The Flood of Noah
The Story of God and Man Part 2: The Fall
The Story of God and Man Part 1: Creation
The Story of God and Man: Series Intro
Luke 24 & Acts 1,2 -Brothers, What Shall We Do?
Luke 24 – The Resurrection: From Suffering to Glory
Luke 23:26-56 – The Love of God on Display
Luke 22:66-23:25 – The Trials of Jesus and the Wisdom of the Crowds
Luke 22:39-65 – Triumphing Over Temptation
Luke 22:1-38 – The Betrayal of the Son
Luke 21 – The Coming Destruction
Luke 20 – Jesus Confounds His Opponents
Luke 19:11-48 – Do His Business Until He Comes
The Devotional Life: Remaining in the Father
The Devotional Life: College Panel
The Devotional Life Panel Discussion
Luke 18:35-19:10 – Salvation for the Outcast
Luke 17:20-18:8 – Like the Days of Noah and Lot
Luke 16:18-17:19 – Rich man and Lazarus, servants and lepers
Luke 16:1-17 – God’s Economics
Luke 24:13-27 – How Jesus Reveals Himself
Luke 15 – Lost, But Now Found
Luke 14:7-35 – The Way of a Disciple
Luke 13:10-14:6 – The Heart of Christ for Sabbath Healing and God’s Kingdom
Luke 12:35-13:9 – Be Ready for the Master’s Return
Luke 12:13-34 – Be Heavenly Minded
Luke 12:1-12 – Fear, and Fear Not
Luke 11:37-54 – Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers
Luke 11:14-36 – Blessed Are Those Who Hear and Obey
Luke 10:38-11:13 – Mary, Martha, and Prayer
Luke 10:25-37 – The Good Samaritan
Luke 9:51-10:16 – What it’s like to follow Jesus
Luke 9:37-50 – Afraid to Ask
Luke 9:28-36 – The Transfiguration: The Coming Glory
Luke 2:39-52 – Jesus Grows Up
Luke 2:21-38 – Waiting Patiently
Luke 1:57-80 – Christ our Sunrise
Luke 1:26-56 – The Promise Keeper
Deferred Hopes, Fulfilled. An advent reflection on Luke 1:5-25
Advent: The Long-Awaited Messiah
Luke 9:18-27 – Come to Jesus
Luke 9:1-17 – Jesus Sends the Twelve and Feeds the Five Thousand
Luke 8:40-56 – Do Not Fear, Only Believe
Luke 8:22-39 – Soul Storms
Luke 8:1-18 – The parable of the soils
Luke 7:36-8:3 – Extraordinary Forgiveness and Love
Luke 7:18-35 – The One Who is and is to Come
Luke 7:1-17 – The Authority and Compassion of Christ
Luke 6:12-49 – The Sermon on the Plain
Luke 5:33-6:11 – Fasting & Sabbaths
Luke 5:1-26 – We Have Seen Extraordinary Things Today!
Luke 4:31-44 – The Good News of the Kingdom of God
Luke 4:16-30 – Bring Your Nothing
Luke 3:23-4:15 – The Last Adam
Luke 3:1-22 – Preparing the Way for the Lord
Luke 3:23-4:15 – That We May Know Him
First of all, Pray. The Effect of the Gospel on the Gathered Church
Sexual Wisdom
Words of Life or Death
Getting Counsel
Good Government
In Training
Guard Your Heart
The Fear of the Lord
Introduction to Proverbs
Malachi – Where is My Honor?
Zechariah 3 – The High Priest’s Dirty Robes
Haggai- Be Strong for He Is with us
Zephaniah – The Day of the Lord
Habakkuk’s Lament and Joy
Nahum – The Vengeance of the Lord
Micah – Who is Like the Lord?
Jonah — True Confessions of a Prophet
Easter: The Day of the Lord in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus
Obadiah – Comfort and Hope
Let Justice Roll – Amos
Call on the Lord – Joel
Hosea and the Mercy of God
Stewardship of Work
Stewardship of Money
The Final Rescue
New Beginnings
A Light Has Dawned
God’s Purposes in the Exile
Esther and the Invisible God
Rescue: Famine
The Rescue of Noah in the Flood.
The Twenty-Ninth Chapter
Acts 20-28: Accomplishing the Mission, Finishing the Course
The Gospel for All People
Acts 15: Disagreements, Debates, & Decisions
Acts 12: The Unstoppable Church Part 2
Acts 10: For the Nation
The Conversion of a Christian Killer
Expansion to Samaria
Stephen Full of the Spirit
Acts 5– The Unstoppable Church
Stonebrook 101: We Are Ambassadors
Responding to Persecution
Signs and Wonders
Gospel Shaped Community
The Message of the Ambassador
The Beginning of the End
Acts: The Holy Spirit and His Unstoppable Church – Part 1
The Glory of Work
Stand Firm in the Love of God
The Victorious Lord
The Justice of the Lord
Colorblind: Our Struggle to See the Multicolor Image of God
1 Thessalonians 5
Living for the Day of the Lord
Hope in the Resurrection
A Life Pleasing to God
Stand Fast in Affliction
You, Our Glory and Joy
1 Thessalonians
Our Story in Christ
Faith, Hope, and Love
An Easter Afternoon Encounter at Emmaus
Restoring Relationship
Ministry Partnership
The Marks of a Minister + Q&A session
The Marks of a Minister + Q&A session
Ministers of Reconciliation
The Great Exchange
Motivation for Ministry
Treasure in Jars of Clay
Reflecting His Glory
Our Sufficiency for the Task
Saints on Parade
Comfort and Affliction
Stewarding our Health
Stewarding our Money
Stewardship of our Time
Stump the Pastors Q&A Time
Stump the Pastors Q&A Time
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Joy to the World
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus – The expectation for our Savior
O Come O Come Emmanuel
The Great Messianic Hope
To You, O Lord, I Lift up My Soul
When God Seems Absent
Cast Your Burden
Seek His Face
Praise Him!
Rise and Fall – Epilogue
Rise and Fall – The Aftermath from David’s Sin
Rise and Fall – The Fall of David
Rise and Fall – The Promise and Plan of God
The Rise of David, the Flawed Messiah
Rise and Fall – David the Refugee
Consider the Great Things – David: A Man after God’s Own Heart
Consider the Great Things
The Rise and Fall of King Saul
Rise and Fall – Man of Faith
Rise and Fall: Desperate in Faith
Christian’s Mission: Pass on the Faith
Christian's Mission: Pass on the Faith
Proclaim Christ Part 1
Serving The City Through Our Vocations
Walking In Godliness, Part 2 – Transformation from the Inside Out
What a Mother Needs
Worship, Scattered – The Christian Life, Monday through Saturday
Worship Gathered – Why do we do what we do on Sunday AM
Jesus is Alive!
Letters from the Elder – 2 & 3 John
Letters from the Elder – 2 & 3 John
Believe God’s Testimony & Live Forever
Believe God’s Testimony & Live Forever
Love One Another
Love, Faith, and Assurance
The Children of God
Walk As Jesus Walked
God Is Light
Stewardship – Q & A with Pastors Brad, Dave, and Matt
Stewardship – Q & A with Pastors Brad, Dave, and Matt
Stewardship – One for every ten – The Tithe
Stewardship – Money and our Purpose
The First Coming of Christ, Part 4: Come, Long-Expected Jesus
The First Coming of Christ, part 2: Mary’s response
The First Coming of Christ, part 2: Mary's response
The First Coming of Christ
Life in Jesus Name – Appearance and Restoration in Galilee
Death Is Defeated
The Crucifixion: To Fulfill the Scriptures
Jesus, King of Kings
Jesus’ Arrest and Trial: John 18:1-27
You will have Trouble, but Take Heart
Abide in the Vine
Only One Way
Love As I Have Loved You
Walk in the Light While You Have It
Responding to Jesus
John 11 – Rising from the Dead
John 10 – The Good Shepherd
I Was Blind, But Now I See
The Truth Will Set You Free
God Story – My Little Story
Jesus, the Matchless One
I Am the Bread of Life
The Father and the Son
The Savior of the Whole World
Gospel of John: Life in Jesus’ Name – Born Again
Gospel of John: Life in Jesus' Name – Born Again
Gospel of John: John’s Testimony
Gospel of John: John's Testimony
Gospel of John: Life in Jesus’ Name – The Word
Gospel of John: Life in Jesus' Name – The Word
Counterfeit Truth
Relationships: The Transition
Mothers to the Next Generation
Reflections on Marriage: One Couple’s Journey
Reflections on Marriage: One Couple's Journey
Go and Be Reconciled
Gently Restore
Resolving Conflict: Get The Log Out!
Resolving Conflict: Glorifying God
Jesus, the Suffering King
Believe and Be Baptized!
Well Supplied by God
Finding Joy and Peace in the Lord
Citizens of a Heavenly Kingdom Work Toward Only One Goal
Suffer Loss to Gain Christ
Work Out Your Own Salvation: Going Down In Order To Go Up
Striving Side By Side
To Die Is Gain
Citizens of a Different Kingdom
Money and Contentment
Lessons from the Apostle Paul’s Fund Raiser
Lessons from the Apostle Paul's Fund Raiser
Perspectives on Money and Heaven
Jesus the King
Jesus the Priest
Jesus Christ as Prophet
Prayer-Filled Renewal
At a Crossroads: Deuteronomy Wrap Up – Be Careful and Watch Your Heart
At a Crossroads: Life and Death
At a Crossroads: Blessed or Cursed?
Reformation Sunday: Semper Reformanda
At a Crossroads: Love the Word of God
At a Crossroads: Living for the Glorious
At a Crossroads: Remember Who You Are
At a Crossroads: The Key to Blessing
At a Crossroads: Completely Destroy the Canaanites
At a Crossroads: The Lord is One
At a Crossroads: The Ten Commandments
At a Crossroads: Listen and Live
Our Fear & God’s Faithfulness
Our Fear & God's Faithfulness
At A Crossroads – Choose Life
Live in the Light of the Whole Gospel
Persevering in Suffering
If the Lord Wills – James 4:11-5:6
Words, Wisdom, Desire and Humility
Faith in Action
Testing of Faith
Vainglory Part 2
Vainglory
Mission of the Church
The Art of Neighboring Part 3: Telling the Good News
The Art of Neighboring Part 2: Taking Time To Love
The Art of Neighboring Part 1: Getting Over Yourself
Four Ways to Honor Mom
Proclaiming Our Reason For Hope!
Romans – A Summary
Paul the Man of God
Romans 15 God-glorifying Harmony
Build Up, Don’t Destroy
Romans 14:1-12 Accept One Another
Romans 13:8-14 – The Continuous Debt
God and Government
Romans 12 Part 3: Genuine Love
Romans 12 Part 2: Godlike
The Transformed Life – Romans 12
God’s Righteousness Revealed
Part 3: God First
The Joy of Generosity
Providence
The Nearness of God
He Has Come and Is Coming
The Long Expected Jesus
Romans 9-11 Panel Discussion
God’s Mercy on All
God’s Grace and Faithfulness
Israel Rejects the Good News
The Rock of Offense
The Justice and Mercy of God
What about Israel?
Romans – Made Righteous in Christ
What is the Gospel?
Romans Q & A
What Shall We Say Then?
Finding Hope in a Broken World
No Condemnation
This Body of Death
Free From the Law
Romans 1-6 Review
The Riches of Relationships
The Weight of Worship
Defining Moments: My Work Matters
What Fruit Were You Getting?
Died, Buried, and Resurrected with Christ!
Grace Abounds Much More
Peace with God
Sons of Abraham
God’s Righteousness Revealed in Jesus
The Advantage The Jew Has
Reliance Upon God or the Law
God Shows No Partiality
The Wrath of God
The Gospel is the Power of God for Salvation
Romans Intro: Astonishing Salvation
Malachi: The Unchanging God
Hosea
Esther: The Unseen God
Lamentations
Song of Songs
Leviticus: Holy God, Holy People
Job
The Reality of Resurrecton
To Him Be the Dominion Forever
Do Not Be Surprised with Suffering
The End is Near, Therefore…
Wives and Husbands
The Life of a Sojourner and an Exile
Think Deeply and Act Strongly
Born Again to a Living Hope
God and Money
Spiritual Disciplines for the New Year
Prayer for the Persecuted Church
The Holy Spirit – Our Guide
Gifts of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit and Our Sanctification
The Holy Spirit and The New Birth
The Helper Has Come
Wise Guys and Fools
Lessons from 40 Years of Ministry
Empathy
Musings on Suffering
Life on the Battlefront
Be Ready for War
The Surety and Sufficiency of Scripture
Work and Worship wrap up
Work is Worship
The Joy and Pain of Work
Why We Work
How the Gospel Affects Our Work