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Village Bible Church Podcast — 785 episodes
A Tale of Two Nations (Genesis 25:19-34)
The Abraham Chronicles Reading Service (Genesis 12-24)
Love at First Sight (Genesis 24:1-67)
God in the Grief (Genesis 23:1-20)
Because He Lives (1 Corinthians 15:12-58)
Save Us! (Matthew 21:1-13)
Completely Committed, Nothing Held Back (Genesis 22:1-24)
What Will the Neighbors Say? (Genesis 21:22-34)
The God Who Still Sees (Genesis 21:8-21)
So You Want To Be a Missionary?
His Mercy Is More (Again) (Genesis 20:1-18)
Compromise Upon Compromise (Genesis 19)
Is God Just or Merciful? (Genesis 18:16-33)
Faith and Snickering (Genesis 18:1-15)
Vision Sunday 2026: ADOPT!
Keep Faith – God is at Work (Genesis 17:1-27)
Telling God How (Genesis 16:1-16)
Covenants and Grace (Genesis 15)
Second Advent: Christ is Coming! (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
Come and Worship
Great Joy (Luke 2:1-20)
Surrender and Peace (Luke 1:26-38, Mark 1:18-24)
Hope Is Come (Luke 1:5-25, 57-59)
The Battle (And Everything) Belongs to the Lord (Genesis 14:1-24)
Second Chances, Better Choices (Genesis 13:1-18)
Two Steps Forward and One Step Back (Genesis 12:4-20)
A New Hope (Genesis 11:27-12:3)
Dusty Discipleship (Mark 1:16-29)
Love, Light, and Life (1 John)
Reading Service (John 13-21)
Restored (John 21:15-25)
Now What? (John 20:19-31)
He Is Risen (John 20:1-18)
Darkness Falls (John 19:31-42)
Weak Man, Dreadful Verdict (John 18:28-19:16)
A Night of Faithfulness and Faithlessness (John 18:12-27)
Sovereign Surrender in the Garden (John 18:1-12)
Praying For The Church (John 17:20-26)
Praying For His Disciples (John 17:6-19)
Praying For Self (John 17:1-5)
Speaking Plainly (John 16:25-33)
Better (John 16:5-24)
Hated Like Jesus (John 15:18-16:4)
Love Like Jesus (John 15:12-17)
Be the Branch (John 15:1-11)
The Holy Spirit Dwelling (John 14:15-31)
The Way To Believe in God (John 14:1-14)
Betrayed, Denied, and Still Radically Loving (John 13:21-38)
Servanthood That Washes (John 13:1-20)
Summing It UP: Believe In Jesus!
Final Appeal (John 12:27-43)
Is He Your King? (John 12:9-26)
Easter – Compelled to Believe
Death-Defying Savior (John 11:17-44)
Misjudging Timing (John 11:1-17)
A Door And A Sheperd (John 10:1-21)
I Can See The Light! (Part 2) (John 9:13-41)
I Can See The Light! (John 9:1-12)
John So Far (John 1-8)
Genesis Reading Service (Genesis 1-11)
Little gods (Genesis 11:1-26)
Insidious (Genesis 9:18-10:32)
Epic Salvation (Episode3): After Salvation (Genesis 8:20-9:17)
Ethics and the Beginning of Life
Vision Sunday 2025: Contagious Discipleship (2 Timothy 1:4-8)
Epic Salvation (Episode 2): Worldwide Judgment (Genesis 7:17-8:19)
Epic Salvation (Episode 1): Remarkable Obedience (Genesis 6:9-7:16)
Grace In The Flesh (Matthew 1:21-23; Luke 1:28-32; John1:14-18)
Grace Longed For (Luke 1:67-79)
Bright Spots In A Darkening World (Genesis 5:1-6:8)
Crouching And Escalating (Genesis 4)
In God’s Image (Genesis 2:4-25)
In God’s Image (Genesis 1:26-28)
Seven Days That Started Everything (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
The Splendor of Creation (Psalm 104)
And God Said . . . (Genesis 1:3-2:3)
In the Beginning, God . . . (Genesis 1:1-2)
Reading Service (John 1-8)
Family Ties (John 8:37-59)
Responding To The Light (John 8:13-36)
Dealing With Stones (John 8:1-11)
Refusing Water (John 7:25-52)
Good Dependence (John 7:1-24)
Words that Divide, Words that Give Life (John 6:60-71)
Think About Thinking (2 Corinthians 10:4-5)
The Best Bread (John 6:22-59)
Impossible Situations (John 6:1-21)
Glory From the Father (John 5:30-47)
Like Father, Like Son (John 5:19-29)
What Kind of Jesus Do You Believe In? (John 4:43-54)
Action Steps For Outreach (John 4:27-42)
God’s Son, Sent for Salvation (John 3:1-21)
Water and Wine, Fullness and Faith (John 2:1-12)
Behold! (John 1:19-34)
Hold the Rope
What Is the Gospel
The Savior We Needed
The Savior We Wanted
Why Church? Q&A
How To Come To Church
Effective Together – Outward Reasons God Created The Church
Why We Love God’s Church
Why Did God Make The Church?
The Church Is Like . . .
Ekkle-What? Called Out Together (Matthew 16:13-19)
Continuing to Stand for Life
Vision Sunday 2024: Magnify Together (Psalm 34:1-3)
Ruth Reading Service
Redemption In Bethlehem (Ruth 4:1-22)
The Redeemer and the Worthy Woman (Ruth 3:1-18)
Unexpected Favor (Ruth 2:1-23)
Hoping In Bethlehem (Ruth 1:1-12)
Live Like Jesus Is Coming Back (2 Peter 3:11-16)
Remember, Jesus Is Coming
Empty Enticing Strategies
Really, Take This Seriously (2 Peter 2:10-22)
Inspired Reminders (2 Peter 1:12-21)
Grace for Making Godly Gains (2 Peter 1:3-11)
A Second Letter (2 Peter 1:1-2)
Peace To You (1 Peter 5:12-14)
Under God (1 Peter 5:5-11)
Hope Filled Leadership (1Peter 5:1-6)
Joyful Suffering (1 Peter 4:12-19)
Live For Something Better (1 Peter 4:1-11)
Marriage For the Glory of God (1 Peter 3:1-7)
Suffering Servants of the Suffering Servant (1 Peter 2:18-25)
Politics For the Glory of God (1 Peter 2:13-17)
Who We Are (1 Peter 2:9-12)
The Living Stone (1 Peter 2:1-8)
Readied For Action (1 Peter 1:13-25)
Seeing Above the Storm (1 Peter 1:3-12)
To the Dispersion: An Intro to 1 Peter (1 Peter 1:1-2)
Prayer Or Paralysis (2 Kings 19:14-19)
Prayer and Praise Service
Walls or Doors?
Praying In Public (1 Kings 8:22-61)
What Do I Pray For? (Part 2)
What Do I Pray For?
How Should I Pray? God’s Further Instructions for a Vibrant Prayer Life
How Should I Pray? God’s Instructions For A Vibrant Prayer Life (Luke 18:9-14)
Watch and Pray (John 17:1-26)
Risen (Matthew 27:57-28:15)
Does God Answer Prayer?
The Face of Modern Mission: Adapting to Change
Why Pray? (Matthew 6:7-13)
Reading Service (Acts 18:23-28:31)
The Rest of the Story
Can You Hear Me Now? (Acts 28:17-31)
Hospitality and God’s Sovereign Hand (Acts 28:1-16)
A Storm, Shipwreck, and Trust (Acts 27)
I Can Do No Other (Acts 25:13 – 26:32)
Wisdom Within the Law (Acts 25:1-12)
Promise Deferred – Wait on the Lord (Acts 24)
Promise Made, Promise Kept (Acts 23:12-35)
Unquenchable Prayer
Unexpected Savior: The Savior We Needed (Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-25)
The Savior They Thought They Wanted (Luke 1:57-79)
Take Courage (Acts 22:22-23:11)
Opportunity From Disaster (Acts 21:37-22:22)
Carried Away (Acts 21:17-36)
Doggedly Determined (Acts 21:1-16)
A Good, Hard Goodbye – Part 2 (Acts 20:17-38)
A Good, Hard Goodbye (Acts 20:17-21)
The Many Adventures of Paul and Associates (Acts 20:1-16)
Hard Economic Times In Ephesus (Acts 19:21-41)
ReDiscovering Discipleship (Acts 18:23-28)
Righteous God (Psalm 7)
When People Attack (Psalm 25)
Hope in the Steadfast Redeemer (Psalm 130)
The God Who Hears and Delivers (Psalm 116)
Oily Heads (Psalms 133 & 134)
Make Some Noise (Psalms 98 & 100)
His Generation (Psalm 24)
Working With God (Psalm 127)
Near God (Psalm 73)
In the Company of Greatness (Psalm 104)
Slow and Abounding (Psalm 103)
Cries From the Cave (Psalms 57 and 142)
No Horses (Psalm 33)
The Most Important Question (Psalm 15)
Acts Reading Service 2 (Acts 9-18:22)
Refreshed and Recharged (Acts 18:1-22)
Reaching a Secularized, God Unknowing World (Acts 17:16-34)
Noble Verification (Acts 17:1-15)
Gospel Earthquakes (Acts 16:16-40)
Come Help Us (Acts 16:1-15)
When Conflicts Happen (Acts 15:36-41)
ReDiscovering Grace (Acts 15:1-35)
The Threats of Slander, Lies, and Success (Acts 14)
Witnesses
Get Your Story Straight (Acts 13:13-52)
The Church’s First Missionaries (Acts 13:1-12)
Power, Glory, and Worms (Acts 12)
Embracing God’s Work (Acts 11:1-30)
Overcoming Blind Spots with the Gospel! (Acts 10:9-48)
Power and Blind Spots (Acts 9:32-10:8)
Jumping Into the Deep End (Acts 9:19-31)
Unblinded (Acts 9:1-19)
Divine Appointments (Acts 8:26-40)
At What Cost? (Acts 8:1-25)
Vision Sunday
Receive My Spirit (Acts 6:8 – 7:60)
Growing Pains (Acts 6:1-7)
Remember and Celebrate
Can’t Stop the Preaching (Acts 5:17-42)
Inside Rot (Acts 4:32-5:16)
Gospel Boldness In The Face Of Opposition (Acts 4:1-31)
Walking, Leaping, and Praising (Acts 3)
Life Together (Acts 2:42-47)
Tongues of Fire (Acts 2:1-13)
Waiting Well (Acts 1:12-26)
The Unquenchable Gospel In Action (Acts 1:1-11)
The Psalms and the Psalmist
Psalms Reading Service
Choose Praise! (Psalm 149-150)
Getting Ready For Sunday – Psalm 120-121
Known (Psalm 139)
A Heart For Worship (Psalm 8)
The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Christ Our King, Our Priest, Our Victor (Psalm 110)
Lord, Have Mercy! (Psalms 51)
Groaning and Trusting (Psalm 22)
Therefore I Remember You (Psalms 42-43)
Falling Apart, But I’m OK (Psalm 69)
Psalms – Introduction (Psalm 1)
Only Jesus
The Deep Idol of CONTROL
The Deep Idol of COMFORT
The Deep Idol of APPROVAL
The Deep Idol of POWER
The Sin Beneath the Sin
To Younger Me . . . (Deuteronomy 4:3-14)
But I Don’t Have A Statue!
Titus Reading Service
Devote (Titus 3:8-15)
Training Sessions (Titus 2:11-15)
ReNewed (Titus 3:1-7)
UnDistracted At Work (Titus 2:9-10)
Sound Discipleship (Titus 2:1-8)
Healthy Countermeasures (Titus 1:10-16)
Character Matters (Titus 1:5-9)
UnDistracted Godliness
Supporting and Not Destroying the Testimony of God’s Church
Being Family Through Undistracted Commitment to Ministry
Chores or Responsibilities?
Being Family Through Undistracted Unity
Undistracted
Even If . . . (Habakkuk)
Set Your Heart to Seek God: The Life and Legacy of King Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17-20)
Remember and Celebrate Testimony Service
Hope Arrived
Remember and Celebrate: The Feasts
Daniel Reading Service
In Conclusion . . . God is still in charge (Daniel 12)
The Truth and the Time of the End (Daniel 11)
A Look Behind The Curtain (Daniel 10:1-11:1)
70 (Daniel 9:20-27)
Prayer That Moves God (Daniel 9:1-19)
Defeating Unicorns (Daniel 8)
Strange Beasts and Difficult Times (Part 2) (Daniel 7:19-28)
Strange Beasts and Difficult Times (Part 1) (Daniel 7:1-18)
Here We Go Again… (Daniel 6)
Not Like Neb: The Writing on the Wall (Daniel 5)
Mad Cow Disease (Daniel 4)
Firm in the Fire (Daniel 3)
A Dreamed Up Crisis (Daniel 2)
Love God, Honor Government . . . Even King Neb (Daniel 1)
UNSHAKEABLE: standing with the Most High – Daniel Introduction
How to Please our Holy God (part 1) (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)
1 & 2 Thessalonians Reading Service
Energizer Christians (2 Thessalonians 3:13-18)
No Mooching (2 Thessalonians 3:6-12)
Pray For Us (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5)
Thanksgiving and Firm Living (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17)
Unshakeable To the End (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12)
(2 Thessalonians 1:5-12)
Hello Again (2 Thessalonians 1:1-4)
A Good Goodbye (1 Thessalonians 5:23-28)
Working While Waiting: Walking With God (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
Valuing The Church (Psalm 122)
Working While Waiting: Community (1 Thessalonians 5:12-15)
Acting Like The End is Near (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
Ultimate Encouragement (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
How To Please Our Holy God (Part 2) (1 Thessalonians 4:1-2,9-12)
Face to Face (1 Thessalonians 3:6-13)
Separate But Together (1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:5)
Cancelled (Colossians 2:12-15; Acts 3:18-21)
Powerful Response (1 Thessalonians 2:13-16)
Ministering Like Dad In Difficult Times (1 Thessalonians 2:10-12)
Ministering Like Mom In Difficult Times (1 Thessalonians 2:7-9)
Missions Conference 2020
Motivations (1 Thes 2:1-6)
Imitating Jesus (1 Thessalonians 1:5b-10)
Faith, Love, and Hope – A Recipe For Starting Well (1 Thessalonians 1:2-5)
Introduction (1 Thessalonians 1:1)
Defending the Defenseless (Proverbs 24:10-12)
Remember and Celebrate
What Makes Life Precious
Putting God First (Haggai 2)
If It Pleases the Lord (Haggai 1)
Spirit Mindfulness (Romans 8:5-14)
Behold and Adore
Reading / Response (Esther)
A Happy Holiday: From Sorrow Into Gladness (Esther 9-10)
Reversing the Irreversible (Esther 8)
Abated (Esther 6:14-7:10)
Don’t Discount Insomnia, God’s Ironic Reversal Begins (Esther 5:1-6:13)
If I Perish, I Perish (Esther 4)
When Right Decisions Go South (Esther 3)
Don’t Despair; God Uses Even the Worst Circumstances (Esther 2)
A Hidden Hand Sets The Stage (Esther 1:1-22)
Introduction (Esther 1:1-3)
What Part Does The Holy Spirit Have in Salvation
How Do We Live By The Holy Spirit?
What Does The Holy Spirit Do? In Helping and In Salvation
What Does The Holy Spirit Do? Jesus’ Instruction
Who Is The Holy Spirit
Not Merely Actions (Matthew 5-7)
James Reading and Response Service
Actually, We Are Our Brother’s Keeper (James 5:19-20)
Prayer: Absolutely Essential for Real Faith in Real Life (James 5:13-18)
Speak Like You Mean It (James 5:12)
Establishing Patience (James 5:7-11)
Lifestyles of the Rich and Miserable (James 5:1-6)
Don’t Mess With My Plans (James 4:13-17)
A Life Before the Lord (James 4:7-12)
Battling With Others and Ourselves (James 4:1-6)
So You Think You’re Wise (James 3:13-18)
Taming That Fiery Tongue (James 3:2-12)
Teachers Beware (James 3:1-2)
Faith That Works (James 2:14-26)
Partiality and Prejudice (James 2:1-13)
True Christianity (James 1:19-27)
He Made Me (James 1:13-18)
Made Alive! (Col 2:12-14, 3:1-17)
The Great Reversal (James 1:9-12)
You want me to do what? When life is hard? (James 1:2-8)
Introduction – James 1:1
Does the Bible Contradict Itself?
Count the Cost: Get On Board
Count the Cost: The Risk is Right
When The Rubber Meets The Road
The Canon – How Did God Let Us Know What Should Be in The Bible?
Is God’s Word Trustworthy? Preponderance of the Evidence
God’s Word is Needed and True (Romans 10:14-17 and Matthew 4:4)
More Than Enough (2 Peter 1:3)
God’s Very Words (2 Tim 3:16-17)
Lives: Every Minute Led, Worthy, and Working (Eph 4:1-4)
Sanctity of Life: Honoring Those Older (Leviticus 19:32)
Reading/Response Service (Luke 18:35-24:53)
Flesh and Bones Jesus (Luke 24:36-53)
Let’s Take a Walk . . . With Jesus (Luke 24:13-35)
Interrupted By Glory (John 1:14)
The Son Rises (Luke 24:1-12)
The Apparent Ending of the Manger Story (Luke 23:44-56)
Hope In A Crucifixion (Luke 23:26-43)
The Innocent for the Guilty (Luke 23:1-25)
Tests Failed, Tests Passed (Luke 22:54-71)
Praying Through the Dark Night (Luke 22:39-53)
The Path To Greatness (Luke 22:24-38)
The Last and First Supper (Luke 22:1-23)
Trouble Is Here Jesus is Coming (Luke 21:25-38)
Trouble is Coming (Luke 21:5-24)
Condemnation and Commendation (Luke 20:45-21:4)
Living Forever (Luke 20:27-44)
God and Country (Luke 20:9-26)
Worship Wars (Luke 19:45-20:8)
Cheers and Tears (Luke 19:28-44)
Stay Busy in the In-Between (Luke 19:11-27)
Undesirables Like Us (Luke 18:35-19:10)
Reading Service (Luke 9:51-18:34)
Give It Up, Give It All (Luke 18:15-34)
Kingdom Living in an Unjust World: God’s Got You Covered (Luke 18:1-14)
Resetting Kingdom Expectations (Luke 17:20-37)
The Key to Faith and Gratitude: It’s Not You, It’s Him (Luke 17:5-19)
Giving Sin No Footholds (Luke 17:1-4)
Giving Sin No Footholds (Luke 17:1-4)
What Really Matters (Luke 16:19-31)
God, Money, and Faithfulness (Luke 16:1-18)
Lost and Found (Luke 15:1-32)
Raising Kids that Don’t Love You Most (Part 2) (Luke 14:25-35)
Eating Crow With Pharisees (Luke 14:1-24)
Are You In? Upside Down Principles of the True Kingdom (Luke 13:10-35)
Ready or Not, He’s Coming (Luke 12:35-13:9)
Life is More: The Get Rich Forever Scheme (Luke 12:13-24)
Raising Kids that Don’t Love You Most (Part 1) (Luke 14:25-35)
Getting Our Hearts Right So We Get Our Talk Right (Luke 11:37-12:12)
For or Against: Leaving No Room For the Strong Man (Luke 11:14-36)
The Good Portion (Luke 10:28-11:15)
Who is My Meighbor? (Luke 10:25-37)
The Mission Expanded: Pushing Back Satan (Luke 10:1-24)
The “Foolishness” of the Cross
Scattered: The Mission, Missions, and Missionaries
Excuses, Excuses: Keeping Ourselves from Being All In (Luke 9:51-62)
Reading Service (Luke 1:1-9:50)
True Glory, True Greatness (Luke 9:28-50)
Lost and Found (Luke 9:18-27)
A Mission Worth Dedicating Your Life To (Luke 9:1-17)
Faith or Despair: Is Your God Too Small? (Luke 8:40-56)
Awe Inducing Power: Worship or Run (Luke 8:22-39)
Image Bearing (Gen 1:26-28)
Being a True, Growing, Discipling Family (Luke 8:19-21)
Listen Carefully (Luke 8:4-18)
Be a Forgiven 500 Sinner (Luke 7:36-8:3)
Rejoicing Like Shepherds and Angels (Luke 2:8-20)
Rejoice! Going Beyond Merry
Greater Expectations (Luke 7:18-35)
Compassionate Power (Luke 7:1-17)
Bearing Fruit Even in the Storm(Luke 6:43-49)
Logs and Splinters (Luke 6:37-42)
I’m Just Like My Daddy . . . Unless Someone Hurts Me (Luke 6:27-36)
Upside Down )Luke 6:20-26)
No Weaksauce Prayers (Luke 6:12-19)
A Sabbath from the Heavy Demands of Legalism (Mark 6:1-11)
New Wine for the Sin-Sick (Luke 5:27-39)
The Miracle Behind the Miracle (Luke 5:12-26)
Called (Luke 5:1-11)
The Authoritative Words of Jesus (Luke 4:31-44)
A Rude Homeconing (Luke 4:14-30)
Defeating Temptation: Putting Jesus’ Example into Practice (Luke 4:1-13)
Stomping Down Temptation (Luke 3:23-4:13)
Do and Say: Pointing People to Jesus With Actions and Words (Luke 3:1-22)
Stop Sometimes Adulting and Be an Adult! (Luke 2:22-52)
Extraordinarily Ordinary (Luke 2:1-21)
God Always Keeps His Promises (Luke 1:57-80)
Joy and Woship at the Start of God’s Rescue Plan (Luke 1:39-56)
Responging to the Impossible (Luke 1:5-38)
Walking in the Footsteps of the Man Who is God (Luke 1:1-4)
A Very Unlikely Deliverance (Judges 3:12-30)
Isaiah Response Service
Life as Community (Acts 4:32-37)
You Mean That Verse Applies to the Family? Part 2 (Rom 12:9-21)
The End of the Story: Worship (Isaiah 66:5-24)
The End of the Story (Isaiah 66:1-4)
Choose Your Own Destiny (Isaiah 65)
Both/And: The Vengeful Victor and Faithful Father (Isaiah 63-64)
You Mean That Verse Applies to the Family? Part 1 (Rom 12:1-10)
Called, Redeemed, and Delighted In: What More Could We Want! (Isaiah 61-62)
God’s Kingdom: A Bright Futurer (Isaiah 60)
Right Delight: Loving God from the Inside Out (Isaiah 58-59)
Hope Has Risen
God’s Kingdom: Who’s Part of it and Who’s Not (Isaiah 56-57)
Isaiah Reading Service (Isaiah 38-55)
Don’t Settle for Junk Food: Responding to the Servant (Isaiah 55)
The Joy of Presence: The Result of Jesus’ Sin Payment (Isaiah 54)
One Great God for All Nations
In Our Place: Crushed, So We Don’t Have To Be (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
Salvation is Coming (Isaiah 51-52:12)
The Servant Songs: Cut Through the Excuses and Follow the Servant (Isaiah 49-50)
Redeemed Because of Glory (Isaiah 48)
God Cares Enough To Act On His Plans, Even If We Don’t Like Them (Isaiah 46-47)
Why Do We Question God? (Isaiah 45)
Redeemed By the Only One Who Can (Isaiah 44)
Caring For the Fatherless as a Family
As Family We Go
The Glorious God Who is and His Delightful Servant (Isaiah 42-43)
Pointing to the Light
Light Broke Through
Fear Not: God with Israel, God with Us (Isaiah 41)
Powerful Comfort When We Need It Most (Isaiah 40)
Isaiah Reading Service (Isaiah 1-37)
Hezekiah’s (And Our) Prayer and Pride: (Isaiah 38-39)
The Trust Final Exam (Isaiah 36-37)
Reminding Ourselves of the Conclusion Again! (Isaiah 33-35)
Here We Go Again (Isaiah 30-32)
Precious Cornerstone, Close Hearts, and Obedient Clay (Isaiah 28-29)
Shalom, Shalom (Isaiah 26:1-27:13)
Two Ends (Isaiah 24-25)
Do You Need More Reasons To Trust God? (Isaiah 19:16-23:18)
Paying Attention To Warning Signs (Isaiah 13:1-20:6)
A Messiah for This Mess (Isaiah 11:1-12:6)
To Trust or Not To Trust (Isaiah 7:1-9:7)
Called By The Sovereign, Holy God With a Plan (Isaiah 6)
Despising the God Who Gives Everything (Isaiah 4-5)
Yahweh Alone (Isaiah 2:1-4:1)
A Worship Diagnosis (Isaiah 1)
Trust And Obey (Mark 12:13-17)
Intro to Isaiah
Loving Others in Our Homes
2 Corinthians Reading Service (2 Cor 1:1-13:14)
Summing It up: Be Restored (2 Cor 13:1-14)
Wait Until Dad Gets Home (2 Cor 12:11-21)
Family Worship: You Can Do This!
The Power of Weakness (2 Cor 12:1-10)
How Far Would You Go To Reach Someone? (2 Cor 11:16-33)
Do Bear With Me (2 Cor 11:1-15)
Commendable Ministry (2 Cor 10)
Open Hands or Tight Fists? (Part 2) (2 Cor 9:1-15)
Loving God in Our Homes (Deut 6:4-9)
Open Hands or Tight Fists? (2 Cor 8:1-24)
Opening Our Hearts to Restoration (2 Cor 7:2-16)
IN the World, but not OF the World (2 Cor 6:14-7:1)
The Characteristics of a Faultless Ministry (2 Cor 6:1-13)
You’re Hired (2 Cor 5:11-21)
Reconciled
Longing Forward, But Not Checking Out Now (2 Cor 5:1-10)
Awesomely Fragile Clay Pots (2 Cor 4:1-18)
Misson in the 21st Century – The Final Phase?
The State of Christian Missions: From Pentecost to 2016 and Beyond
Irradiated (2 Cor 3:7-18)
Have An Aroma (2 Cor 2:12-3:3)
With the End in Mind (2 Cor 2:5-11)
Loving Others Even When It’s Hard (2 Cor 1:12-2:4)
Good Out Of Suffering (2 Cor 1:3-11)
Loving God and Loving Others by Defending Life
Building God’s Church from Clay Pots – 2 Corinthians
Love God, Love Others – Selfessly Living Our Faith in Everyday Life
Listening to God in Preaching
Behold Our God — Reading Service
And His Name Shall Be Called—-
Learning from the Teaching Spirit
The Holy Spirit Is Part of Salvation Too
The Helper that Actually Helps
Who Is The Holy Spirit?
The Revelation of the Victorious Lamb
Names the Church Calls Jesus
Rabbi/Teacher, High Priest, Advocate, Servant
The Saving Lamb
The Names of Jesus – He is God! (Part 2)
The Names of Jesus – He is God! (Part 1)
The Names of Jesus in Prophecy
Name Above All Names: The Lord Jesus Christ
Lord of the harvest, Father of Mercies and God of All Comfort, and Majesty
Ancient of Days, Husband, and Lion
Our Father is What We Need and He is There
Our Maker King is Also Our Shepherd!
The LORD of Hosts, The Holy One of Israel, Stronghold
The Living God, Yahweh is the Rock, Yahweh Shalom
Yahweh is Our Banner, He is Jealous and He Sanctifies
The Everlasting Provider!
The God Who Sees, Looks after us, and is Able!
Hello, My Name is ….. Yahweh and God Most High
God of gods and Lord of lords
What’s In A Name
Readiing Service (1 Cor 1:1-16:24)
Acting Like Men (1 Cor 16:1-24)
Resurrected Bodies (1 Cor 15:35-58)
The Powerful Gospel in an Ungodly World (1 Cor 15:1-34)
You’ve Got Them … How Will You Use Them? (1 Pet 4:10-11)
Open and Shut: When to Use Your Tongue in Church (Or Not) (1 Cor 14:26-40)
Articulating Intelligible Utterances From The Oral Cavity That Buttress The Amassing Of The Saints (1 Cor 14:1-25)
The Essential Ingredient (1 Cor 13:1-13)
Unwrapping Our gifts (1 Cor 12:12-31) (Rom 12:6-8)
What If We Were All “Ears”? (1 Cor 12:12-31)
Gifts: From God, For All, For Good (1Cor 12:1-11)
We Don’t Take Communion Alone (1 Cor 11:17-34)
Risen!: Evidences for the Resurrection
That Do Hats and Razors Have to Do with Worship? (1 Cor 11:2-16)
Our Purpose For Everything! (1 Cor 10:23-11:1)
Helping From the Home Front
History Actually Does Matter (1 Cor 10:1-22)
Radical Sacrifice For the Gospel (Part 2) (1 Cor 9:15-27)
Radical Sacrifice For the Gospel (Part 1) (1 Cor 9:1-14)
Destructive Knowledge, Constructive Love and Being My Brother’s Keeper (1 Cor 8:1-13)
Impactful Singleness: God’s Good Gift to His Church (1 Cor 7:25-40)
You Are Here: How to Live Faithfully In Your Assignment (1 Cor 7:17-24)
Staying Single, Marrying, and Staying Married (1 Cor 7:1-16)
Pursuing Purity In An Immoral World (1 Cor 6:12-20)
Behold Our God, and Respond! (Isa 40:9-31)
Courting Disaster (1 Cor 6:1-11)
Tolerating The Sin Jesus Came To Die For (1 Cor 5:1-13)
Born To … (Phil 2:5-11)
Like Scum (1 Cor 4:1-21)
Grow Up To Be A Fool (1 Cor 3:1-23)
Wisdom Beyond Imagination (1 Cor 2:1-17)
The Wonderful, Foolish, Powerful Cross (1 Cor 1:18-31)
Dividing Christ (1 Cor 1:10-17)
Different In All The Right Ways (1 Cor 1:1-9)
Building God’s Church from Clay Pots (1 Corinthians)
Turning Core Values Into Core Actions
Significant Service – Ministry
Metamorphosis
Community: It Takes Work, But It’s Worth It!
Strength in Numbers: Developing a Culture of Outreach
Evangelism – Overwhelmed Into Action By Grace
Why The Church?
Learning the Secret of Christian Contentment (Phil 4:10-13 1Tim 6:6-10)
Faithful to Judge – Merciful to Save (Judges 1:1-21:25)
Questions and Answers from the Book of Joshua
Joshua Reading Service (Joshua 1:1-24:33)
Choose Wisely (Joshua 24)
Reproducing Leaders (Joshua 23)
Attacking Our Own (Joshua 22)
“All Came to Pass”: The Giving God Who Cannot Fail (Joshua 13:1-21:45)
The Obedience Campaigns (Joshua 10:29-12:24)
The God Who Fights For Us (Joshua 10:1-28)
A Tale of Two Mountains (Joshua 8:30-35)
Godward Family Leadership: Lessons from Joshua
Duped: The Dangerous Deception of Success (Josh 9:1-27)
After Failure (Josh 8:1-35)
Hidden Sin, Deadly Consequences (Josh 7:1-26)
And The Walls Came tumbling Down (Josh 6:1-27)
A Mom That Influenced A Nation (1 Sam 1:1-2:11)
Getting Ready For God’s Work (Joshua 5)
More Than Rocks: Leaving A Spiritual Legacy (Joshua 4)
From Death to Life: Does the resurrection Really Matter (1 Cor 15:1-58)
Stepping Into The Water (Joshua 3)
Unexpected Grace (Joshua 2)
Strong and Courageous (Joshua 1)
Stepping Out in Faith for the Faithful One (Josh 1:1-2)
Doctrine: Heaven and Hell
Vision And Doctrine
1st and 2nd Timothy Reading Service
A Faithful and Focused Finish (2 Tim 4:9-22)
Finishing Well (2 Tim 4:1-8)
Completely Equipped (2 Tim 3:10-17)
Cheer Up, It’s Getting Worse (2 Tim 3:1-9)
Becoming Usable Pots And Pans (2 Tim 2:20-26)
Be God’s Church: Of One Heart (Acts 4:32-37)
Be God’s Church, Build God’s Church: Losing Our Lives for The King
Words Matter: The Unashamed Worker and the approval of God (2 Tim:14-19)
Are You Making the Right Resolutions? (2 Tim 2:8-13)
Glory In The Newborn King (Luke 2:22-38)
THE King is Born (Matt 2:1-12)
Are You an Athletic, Farming Solder? (2 Tim 2:3-7)
Passing On The Faith (2 Tim 2:1-7)
Not Ashamed (2 Tim 1:8-18)
Generations (2 Tim 1:1-7)
Remember (Hebrews 10:32-39)
How To Be Rich (1 Tim 6:17-21)
A Sacred Commissioning (1 Tim 6:11-16)
Cravings (1 Tim 6:3-10)
Now About Your Leaders… (1 Tim 5:17-6:2)
We A Family (Part 2) – Making Our Widows Our Family (1 Tim 5:3-16)
We A Family (Part 1) (1 Tim 5:1-2)
Paul’s Pastoral Imperatives (1 Tim 4:11-16)
Training Regimen (1 Tim 4:6-10)
Good Servants of a Good God Who Gives Good Things (1 Tim 4:3-6)
Looking Good But Seared (1 Tim 4:1-5)
Live What We Believe (1 Tim 3:14-16)
Deacons And Deaconesses: Serving The Church (1 Tim 3:8-13)
Get Qualified! Stepping Up To Lead (1 Tim 3:1-7)
Worshipful Behavior: It’s About God, Not Us! (Part 2) (1 Tim 2:8-15)
Worshipful Behavior: It’s About God, Not Us! (1 Tim 2:8-15)
First Things First: Pray (1Tim 2:1-7)
Battle Orders (1 Tim 1:18-20)
Not What I Was (1Tim 1:12-17)
Where Is The Love: True and False Teaching In The Church (1 Tim 1:3-11)
Entrusted: His Purpose, Our Focus
Honoring Fathers God’s Way
The Seven: What Christ Wants From His Church – Reading Service
Communion: Sacred Remembrance
Baptism: Forgotten Obedience
When to be Needy (Rev 3:14-22)
Mothers: Created and Designed By God
The Ever-Increasing Worship of the Lamb (Rev 5)
Don’t Give Up, God has it Covered (Rev 3:7-13)
Sardis (Rev 3:1-6)
Into The Ravine (Rev 2:18-29)
Standing, Slipping, and Rationalizing (Rev 2:12-17)
Repercussions of the Resurrection
Fearlessly Faithful
Rekindling the Flame (Rev 2:1-7)
What Christ Wants From His Church (Rev 1)
I Am – Reading Service
New and Improved! . . . A Little At A Time
The Weight of Glory
God Is Good, All The Time
Your Life: God’s Grace and Mercy On Display
Without Fail: God Does What He Says
Wrapping It Up
Holiness
Pursuing God’s Call: Sending the Tribbles as Missionaries
Living Life On Purpose For His Purpose (2 Tim 1:5-14)
The Gospels
Would You Rather Have An Unjust God? (Part 2)
When God’s Plans and Our Plans Collide
The Almighty God in a Manger
Revelation
Would You Rather Have An Unjust God?
God’s Love: God Gives God
How To Read The Bible – Epistles
Real Power, Real Authority, Be Thankful
Proverbs And The Wisdom Books
The God Who Knows All, Even The Number of Hairs On Your Head!
Heart For God – The Prophets
Not Just The Man Upstairs: Omnipresence
The Law
The Only Thing That Doesn’t Change Is…God
How To Read The Bible – Psalms
Endlessly Unlimited: God’s Eternality and Infinitude
How To Read The Bible/Old Testament Narratives
The Uncaused and Complete One
In Awe of the Almighty
Illumination and Context
It’s Go Time (John 21:15-19)
Getting to Know Biblical Interpretation
Colossians and Philemon Reading Service
“In Christ” Meddles With Life: Forgiveness and Discipleship (2) (Philemon 8-25)
“In Christ” Meddles With Life: Forgiveness and Discipleship (1) (Philemon 1-7)
We’re All in This Together (Col 4:7-18)
Nuts and Bolts: The Intentionality of the New Self (Col 4:2-6)
Radically Changed Households (Col 3:18-4:1)
Whatever You Do…Worship (Col 3:16-17)
Community Clothes (Col 3:12-15)
Getting Rid of the Smell (Col 3:5-11)
Not of This World (Col 2:20-3:4)
Rescued, Raised, Rooted … In Christ (Col 2:6-15)
Something Worth Fighting For (Col 2:1-5)
Hope Through Suffering (Col 1:24-29)
Earth Needs Dads (1 Thes 2:9-13)
Worshiping the Preeminent Christ (Col 1:15-23)
How To Know God’s Will (Col 1:9-14)
Gospel Growth: Recognition and Action (Col 1:3-8)
Discovering Life In Christ (Col 1:1-2)
Earth Needs Moms: A Mother’s Influence In Discipleship (1 Thes 2:6-9)
Putting It Into Practice (Matt 28:19-20) (2 Tim 2:1-4) (1 Thes 1:5-8)
Essential Ingredients (John 15:5-17)
Digging Deeper Into Discipleship (Matthew 28:18-20)
Reading Through The Gospel of Mark (Mark 1:1-16:8)
It’s Empty! Now What? (Mark 15:40 – 16:8)
The King’s Ransom…For a Servant! (Mark 15:21-39)
The Royal Treatment (Mark 15:1-20)
Beyond Bumper Stickers: Unashamed of the Gospel (Mark 14:53-72)
Pitiful or Powerful (Mark 14:43-52)
Memory Loss That Leads To Sin (Mark 14:12-26)
Prodigal Worship (Mark 14:1-14)
Signs of the End From the One in Control (Part 2) (Mark 13:9-37)
Signs Of the End From the One in Control (Part 1) (Mark 13:1-9)
When Pennies Are Worth Millions (Mark 12:35-44)
Distracted From the Kingdom (Mark 12:13-34)
I Don’t Know….Yes You Do (Mark 11:27-12:12)
Prayer: Faith-Filled Dependence on the God of the Impossible (Mark 11:20-25)
Reproduce: Called To Disciple
Kneeling With the Magi
He Gave…
Cleaning House (Mark 11:11-19)
The King is Here, The King is Here! (Mark 11:1-11)
Take Heart and Get Up (Mark 10:46-52)
Is Servant Leadership That Different from Power Leadership? (Mark 10:42-45)
Paradigm Shift: The Servant Savior (Mark 10:32-45)
Learning From Children (Mark 10:13-31)
ReBoot Beautiful Feet
Missions Conference – Beautiful Feet
Building Marriages That Last (Mark 10:6-9)
What Does the Bible Really Say About Divorce? (Mark 10:1-12)
Getting Serious About Sin (Mark 9:42-50)
Status Update: Last = First (Mark 9:30-41)
Help Me! (Mark 9:14-29)
Self or the Gospel (Mark 8:31-9:1)
Progressive Sightness (Mark 8:22-30)
The Satisfying Savior (Mark 8:1-21)
Desperate Requests, Dramatic Answers (Mark 7:24-37)
More Than Hands (Mark 7:1-23)
Recognize Jesus (Mark 6:45-56)
When You’re Tired, Have Some Fish! (Mark 6:30-44)
The Sacrifice of Mission (Mark 6:1-13)
The Life and Times of John the Baptist
Is Your God Too Small? Death and Disease: Not a Problem (Mark 5:21-43)
Is Your God Too Small? Authority Over Satan (Mark 5:1-20)
More Than One Dad
Is Your God Too Small? (Mark 4:35-41)
Does God Want His Church to Grow? (Mark 4:21-34)
Have You Cultivated the Dirt This Morning? (Mark 4:1-20)
No Gain, No Pain (Mark 3:20-35)
Traditions – Friend or Foe (Part 2: Mark 2:23-3:6)
More Than One Mom (Mark 3:31-35)
Traditions – Friend or Foe (Part 1: Mark 2:18-22)
Words From the Cross – The Final Hour
Words From the Cross – The First Hours
Jesus had a Posse (Mark 3:7-19)
Village Faith Promise
The Tax Guy . . . Really? (Mark 2:13-17)
Real Cleaning Power (Mark 1:40-2:12)
A Day In The Life (Mark 1:21-39)
Strange Beginnings (Mark 1:9-20)
A Life Pointing To Christ (Mark 1:1-8)
A Walk With Our Servant Savior Through The Gospel of Mark
Non Sola
It’s All About Me – To the Glory of God Alone
That’s Not Fair – Grace Alone
No Other Name – Christ Alone
Scripture Alone – Wading in
Scripture Alone – Fact or Fiction?
Why The Nativity?
Scripture Alone – Preponderance of Evidence Pt. 2
Scripture Alone – Preponderance of Evidence Pt. 1
Scripture Alone- God-Breathed, Definitely Enough! Pt. 2
Scripture Alone – God-Breathed, Definitely Enough! Pt. 1
Sola – Foundations To Stand On in a Turbulent Culture
Wrapping Up Nehemiah
Happily Every After – Nehemiah 13
Evaluating the Shack Biblically – Part 3
Evaluating the Shack Biblically – Part 2
Evaluating the Shack Biblically