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People
Experience
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November
11, 2001
To
claim that Jesus is the only way
to God seems to be an arrogant
statement. What does the Bible
say?
A
Jealous
God
2001-2002
Sermons
by
Lay
Leader
Joseph
Slife
December
2,
2001
Jesus
put
His
love
for
the
Church
into
action.
We
must
do
likewise.
March
17,
2002
Our
mission
as a
church
can be
expressed
in
four
simple
words:
"Helping
People
Experience
God."
But to
carry
out
that
mission,
we
must
be
imitators
of
God.
August
11,
2002
How
we
manage
what
God
owns
has an
impact
on the
health
and
vitality
of our
spiritual
lives.
This
is why
what
we do
with
our
money
is a
spiritual
issue.
December
16, 2001
The
Bible says one God's
characteristics is that He is
"jealous." Seems strange, doesn't
it? (First
in the series "Knowing
God.")
A
God of Love (Love Came Down at
Christmas)
December
30, 2001
God's
love is holy and redemptive. It
is unconditional. It is
unrelenting.
(Second
in the series "Knowing God.")
A
God of
Covenant
January
6, 2002
God
chose covenant as the means of
revealing Himself to humanity
because it is the highest form of
human relationship.
(Third
in the series "Knowing God.")
A
Holy
God
January
13, 2002
What
does the Bible mean when it
declares that "God is holy?" And
what difference does His holiness
make in our lives?
(Fourth
in the series "Knowing God.")
A
God of
Judgment
January
20, 2002
The
final judgment of God can be a
frightening thing of dread, but
because of what Christ has done,
it doesn't have to be.
(Fifth
in the series "Knowing God.")
The
Living
God
January
27, 2002
The
God we worship and serve is
personal and relational -- and He
acts on behalf of His people and
His kingdom.
(Sixth
in the series "Knowing God.")
El
Shaddai, God
Almighty
February
3, 2002
The
God of the Bible has limitless
power, and that power lives in us
who follow Christ.
(Seventh
in the series "Knowing God.")
The
Only Wise
God
February
10, 2002
To
make life work we must have God's
wisdom, and His wisdom is vastly
different than the wisdom of the
world.
(Eighth
in the series "Knowing
God.")
February
17, 2002
The
God who transcends both time and
space has chosen to accomplish
much His work through limited
human beings. That's why He has
given His Holy Spirit to the
Church.
(Ninth
in the series "Knowing God.")
The
Faithful
God
March
3, 2002
God
is a promise keeper. He fulfills
the requirements of every
relationship He has established
with human beings.
(Tenth
in the series "Knowing God.")
A
Merciful, Compassionate
God
March
10, 2002
God
may not always seem compassionate
and merciful, but He is. And He
calls us to be compassionate and
merciful, too.
(Eleventh
in the series "Knowing God.")
Being
a
Witness
March
24, 2002
God
has called us to know Him -- and
to make Him known.
(Twelfth
in the series "Knowing God.")
The
Rolling
Stones
March
31, 2002 (Easter Sunday)
At
Easter, Christ not only defeated
our archenemy death, He defeated
every other thing that tries to
undermine the abundant life He
has for us.
Because
He First Loved
Us
April
7, 2002
We
must believe and receive God's
love for us before we can love
love Him, love ourselves, and
love
others.
(First in the series, "Opening
Ourselves to God.")
Conduits
of God's
Love
April
14, 2002
If
we want more of God's love,
grace, and power, we must give
away what we
have.
(Second in the series, "Opening
Ourselves to God.")
God
Takes the
Initiative
April
21, 2002
God's
grace calls us to faith in
Christ, and to the tasks God has
prepared for us in the Kingdom.
But if we're not on the alert and
looking for His grace, we'll God
at work in our
midst.
(Third in the series, "Opening
Ourselves to God.")
April
28, 2002
The
only way to be "saved" is by the
grace of God in Jesus Christ. You
cannot earn it. Until you
understand, believe, and accept
this, you will never have a
solid, unshakable assurance of
our
salvation.
(Fourth in the series, "Opening
Ourselves to God.")
God's
Grace and Our
Holiness
May
5, 2002
Does
God
make
us holy -- or
must
we
do
it? Is it really an either/or
issue?
(Fifth in the series, "Opening
Ourselves to God.")
Staying
Power
May
12, 2002
The
power of God working in our lives
enables us to overcome adversity
and live life to its fullest
measure.
(Sixth in the series, "Opening
Ourselves to God.")
Going
Power
May
19, 2002 (Pentecost Sunday)
Jesus
intends for His church to move in
the power of
Pentecost.
(Last in the series, "Opening
Ourselves to God.")
May
26, 2002
Ignorance
isn't bliss. What we don't know
about spiritual gifts can
hurt us, and can render the
Church ineffective in the work
God has called her to
do.
(First in the series, "Spiritual
Gifts in Corporate Worship.")
Let
Us Rise Up and
Build
June
2, 2002
We
can be assured that it is
God who is building
our planned church facility
because he has demonstrated His
activity on our behalf in four
distinct ways.
The
Enabling Gifts of the
Spirit
June
9, 2002
Manifestations
of the Holy Spirit's activity
include what are sometimes called
the "enabling gifts" or
"motivating gifts." These include
prophecy, teaching, and
exhortation.
(Second
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
The
Gift of
Prophecy
June
16, 2002
Prophecy
is a critically important
spiritual gift -- a gift we
modern Christians have treated
much too lightly even to the
point of total neglect.
(Third
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
The
Gifts of Tongues and
Interpretation of
Tongues
June
23, 2002
Speaking
in tongues is a gift of the Holy
Spirit clearly and openly
addressed in Scripture. Tongues
is speech directed toward God,
not toward people
(Fourth
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
The
Gift of
Healing
June
30, 2002
The
power to heal is found in our
union with Jesus. If we are
grafted into Jesus we can draw
upon the power of heaven itself.
(Fifth
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
Avoiding
the Negatives with Spiritual
Gifts
July
7, 2002
The
purpose of spiritual gifts is to
build up the church. But used
improperly, the gifts of Holy
Spirit can become a point of
pride and a source of division.
(Sixth
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
The
Gift of
Exhortation
July
14, 2002
This
spiritual gift of exhortation
equips a person to motivate
others to their best, to the
highest level of being in Christ.
(Seventh
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
The
Gifts of Knowledge, Wisdom, and
Faith
July
21, 2002
These
three gifts work together,
helping the church be a
supernatural organism, rather
than a natural organization.
(Eighth
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
The
Gift of Healing - 2: Healing and
the Nature of
God
July
28, 2002
Sickness
and disease are the work of the
devil and are contrary to God's
will and purpose for His people.
Jesus came to destroy the devil's
work.
(Ninth
in the series, "Spiritual Gifts
in Corporate Worship.")
Hope
For the
Hopeless
August
18, 2002
The
Bible reveals a God who does not
recognize the words "hopeless"
and "impossible."
The
Gift of Discerning of
Spirits
August
25, 2002
The
Bible says we are to "test the
spirits to see whether they are
from God." This is why God has
given the gift of "discerning of
spirits" to the Church.
(Tenth
and last in the series,
"Spiritual Gifts in Corporate
Worship.")
Building
an
Altar
September
8, 2002
The
altar is a place of
sacrifice.
Our
new church building is intended
to be this kind of place, where
people can surrender themselves
to the Kingdom of God.
Offer
Them
Hope
September
22, 2002
There
are two components to giving hope
to others -- the first is love,
the second is power.
Put
to the
Test
September
29, 2002
A
new building is something we have
asked God for, and He seems
prepared to give it. But if our
trust shifts from God to the
building, the very tool He is
giving us will become an
abomination to Him.
To
Seek and to
Save
October
6, 2002
If
Jesus came to seek and save that
which was lost, what should the
Church, the "Body of Christ," be
doing in the world today?
The
Fruit of the Spirit is
Love...
October
13, 2002
Love
is the root and foundation for
all other fruit of the Spirit. It
is God's love that enables us to
live the Christian life.
(First
in the series, "The Fruit of the
Spirit.")
The
Fruit of the Spirit
is...Joy
October
20, 2002
Joy
flows from being in God's
presence. By the Holy Spirit, the
Lord's presence isn't just with
us, it is within us.
(Second
in the series, "The Fruit of the
Spirit.")
The
Fruit of the Spirit
is...Peace
October
27, 2002
The
peace of God is found in a
particular place: the path of
God's will and purpose for your
life.
(Third
in the series, "The Fruit of the
Spirit.")
The
Fruit of the Spirit
is...Patience
November
3, 2002
We
must learn to wait. Not doing so
can lead to disastrous
consequences.
(Fourth
in the series, "The Fruit of the
Spirit.")
The
Fruit of the Spirit is...Kindness
and
Goodness
November
10, 2002
God's
truth is "wrapped" in our lives
for delivery to the world.
Kindness and goodness are
essential elements of the
wrapper.
(Fifth
in the series, "The Fruit of the
Spirit.")
Sure
Footing in a Slippery
World
November
17, 2002
Is
your salvation secure? Or can you
lose your salvation by falling
into sin?
Give
Thanks With a Grateful
Heart
November
24, 2002
Do
you give thanks with your lips
while your heart is far from
God?
Keeping
the
Watch
December
1, 2002 (First Sunday in
Advent)
Jesus
said He is coming back and that
we should keep watch. But what
does it mean to "keep watch"?
The
Good
News
December
8, 2002 (Second Sunday in
Advent)
We
have good news to share with the
world, but we need to understand
just how good it is!
Little
is Big in the Hands of
God
December
15, 2002 (Third Sunday in
Advent)
When
surrendered to God and submitted
to His purpose, the seemingly
insignificant can play a big role
in God's plans.
What's
In a
Name?
December
22, 2002 (Fourth Sunday in
Advent)
The
angel was specific: "You are to
give him the name Jesus." Why
that name?
The
Light is
Come
December
29, 2002
The
same God who spoke light into
existence has sent us the true
Light to bring order, meaning,
and purpose to life. That Light
is Jesus.