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The Cleansing of the Temple and the Cursing of the Fig Tree | Matthew 21:12-22
Here is Scott's sermon outline: Jesus cleanses the temple (v 12-13) Jesus heals the blind and lame and receives the praise of children (v 14-17) Jesus curses…
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The Dividing Wall of Hostility Broken Down in Christ | Ephesians 2:14-22
Christians find unity in Christ that transcends all other barriers. You can watch this message here.
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Palm Sunday: Jesus Publicly Tells the World Who He Is | Matthew 20:29-21:11
Main idea: Jesus publicly tells the world who He is: He is the Davidic, Merciful, Sight-Giving, Divine, Prophesied, Humble, International, Saving, and…
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Remember What You Have Been Saved *From* | Ephesians 2:8-13
The first command in Ephesians, and the only command in the first three chapters, is for us to remember. We are to remember who we were before Christ saved us…
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What God Says (and Jesus shows us!) About Authority | WCA Chapel
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, "We ask you, brothers, mto respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, [13] and to esteem them…
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Christian Nationalism?: How the Biblical Covenants Affect Church and State Issues
Christian nationalism is a relatively new phrase that is coming out of a more general discussion about what Scripture teaches about church and state issues. We…
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Dead in Tresspasses and Sins | Ephesians 2:1-7
What did God save us from? And what are we saved for? You can watch this message here.
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Humility: True Greatness | Matthew 20:17-28
Main point: True greatness is found not in chasing worldly power and position, but in humbly serving others for their good. Humble Savior (v 17-19) Proud…
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Paul's Prayer for the Ephesians | Ephesians 1:15-23
Let's learn to pray by paying careful attention to Holy Spirit inspired prayers in Scripture. And Paul's model prayer in Ephesians 1 is a great place to go!…
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The Laborers in the Vineyard: Reckoning with 'Unfair' Grace | Matthew 20:1-16
I. God’s grace is not distributed on human merit Therefore be thankful II. God’s grace is never less than just Therefore don’t grumble III. God’s grace of…
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The Rich Young Ruler: A Camel through a Needle's Eye | Matthew 19:16-30
Here are the three sermon points: Self-Righteousness (v 16-22) Worldly Riches (v 23-26) Eternal Reward (v 27-30) You can watch this message here.
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God Works All Things According to the Counsel of His Will | Ephesians 1:7-14
Jerry, Scott, Zach Petty, and Emory Linder do a great job bringing out the rich gospel truths of Ephesians 1:7-14! You can watch this message here.
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Chosen in Christ Before the Foundation of the World | Ephesians 1:1-6
Jerry, Scott, Zach Petty, and Emory Linder started off our series through Ephesians on Sunday. Listen and be encouraged! You can watch this message here.
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The Gifts of Marriage and Singleness | Matthew 19:10-12
This is our last sermon in the marriage series. It begins with an introductory review about marriage and then moves into two points about singleness…
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Missions: The Big Picture and Practical Takeaways
This is our fifth and last week on missions this summer. We looked at the big picture of missions and then focused on some practical takeaways for our church…
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The Children and the Rich Young Ruler | Matthew
Here is Scott's outline: The disciples, little children, and Jesus The rich young ruler and Jesus The rich young ruler and little children You can watch this…
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The Two Witnesses Lie Dead for Three and a Half Days | Revelation 11
In our last week in Revelation this summer, we picked up where we left off last week and covered the whole of chapter 11 ending briefly on the hope of heaven…
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The Importance of Getting Missions Right
This may be the most important of the five weeks on missions in this five week series. Here we reviewed some of the most important highlights of the last three…
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“Because of Your Hardness of Heart”: How Divorce is Regulated in the OT and the NT | Matthew 19:1-10
Here is the sermon outline: Moses on Divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-4) Jesus on Divorce (Matthew 19:1-10) Paul on Divorce (1 Corinthians 7:15) You can watch this…
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The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 | Revelation 11:1-6
What do the temple, the time period, and the two witnesses refer to in Revelation 11? This is an in-house debate among genuine believers, but it still is worth…
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"Except for Porneia": Understanding Christ's Most Important Statement on Divorce and Remarriage | Matthew 19:9
Matthew 19:9 is the most important recorded sentence we have from Jesus during His earthly ministry about divorce and remarriage. "And I say to you: whoever…
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What about Those Who Have Never Heard About Jesus? | Romans 1, 10, & 15
What we believe about the fate of those who've never heard the gospel will greatly impact our understanding of missions and its necessity. Paul helps us…
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Why Should Revelation be Read Mainly Symbolically *not* Literally? | Revelation 10
For first half of the message, we argue that much of Revelation is intended to be taken symbolically rather than literally. For the second half, we walk…
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Jesus on Divorce and Remarriage | Matthew 19:1-9
This outline relies heavily on Kevin DeYoung's very helpful sermon outline on divorce here. Marriage is intended by God to be a lifelong commitment Remarriage…
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What is a Missionary? | Acts 13-14 [Missions: Week 2]
Not every Christian is a missionary. And not every place a Christian goes is a mission field, even when doing evangelism. We must reserve the special meaning…
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The Seven Trumpets and Demonic Locusts | Revelation 8:6 - 9:21
We argue that the seven trumpets (Revelation 8-11) repeat the same period of time covered by the seven seals (Revelation 6-7), which begins at Christ's…
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What is the Mission of the Church? | Matthew 28:18-20 [Missions: Week 1]
What is the mission of the church? We argue that the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) is the primary task the Lord has given the church to accomplish by His…
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Jesus on God's Good Design for Marriage | Matthew 19:1-6
These are the six sermon points: The Definition of Marriage The Covenant of Marriage The Companionship of Marriage The One-Flesh Union of Marriage The…
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Problems with the Pretribulation Rapture and an Encouragement to Pray | Revelation 8:1-5
The timing of the rapture in relationship to the tribulation of the seals, trumpets, and bowls is not a matter of heresy no matter which of the major views you…
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The Surprising Twist Ending of Jonah | Jonah 4
If we were reading Jonah for the first time, it may seem like the end of chapter 3 is the happy ending of the book. Chapter four, however, would likely catch…
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The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant | Matthew 18:21-35
Here is the sermon outline on how Christians who have been forgiven so much already by God must extend this forgiveness to others who come to us in repentance…
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The 144,000, the Tribulation, and the Great Multitude | Revelation 7:9-17
We continued through Revelation 7, this time spending some expended time considering the what and when of the great tribulation period and the countless…
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The Great Awakening in Nineveh | Jonah 3
The Lord uses His powerful word to humble a proud city and bring it to repentance. His word carries the same power today! You can watch this message here.
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Membership, Discipline, and Authority in the Local Church | Matthew 18:12-20
Jesus provides us with three steps for how church discipline should be done regarding confrontation: One on one Two or three The whole church You can watch…
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Who Are the 144,000? | Revelation 7:1-8
There is much friendly debate amongst genuine Christians regarding the identity of the 144,000 in the book of Revelation. We decided to spend a whole evening…
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Jonah's Prayer from the Belly of the Fish | Jonah 2
The teaching team walks through Jonah 2 where Jonah prays to the Lord from the belly of the great fish. There is much for us to learn from this fascinating…
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Life in the Church / Kingdom | Matthew 18:1-10
Here is the outline to Scott's helpful message on this often misunderstood passsage. The necessity of conversion (v 1-4) Turn and become a child to enter in…
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The Martyrs Before the Altar and the Wrath of the Lamb | Revelation 6:9-17
The first four seals that Jesus, the Slain Lamb, opens are the four horsemen that we covered last week. We argued that the horsemen run throughout church…
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Jonah Flees from the Lord | Jonah 1
The teaching team began our brief series in Jonah on Sunday. When Jonah flees from the word of God, he also flees from the God of the word. You can watch this…
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The Greatness and Lowliness of Jesus | Matthew 17:1-13, 22-27
The greatness and lowliness of… Jesus on and off the mountain (v 1-9, 22-23) John the Baptist in his Elijah-like ministry (v 10-13) Jesus regarding the temple…
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How to Interpret Revelation | The Slain Lamb, Seven Seals, & Four Horsemen of Revelation 5:1-6:8
We began our summer Table Talk series picking up where we left off last summer, in Revelation 5-6. The teaching team spent time reminding us of various ways…
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Has God Rejected Israel? By No Means! | Romans 9-11
We have seen in Acts an initial surge of acceptance of the gospel among ethnic Jews in Acts 1-7. However, from Acts 13-28 we see the majority of ethnic Israel…
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With Jesus in the School of Faith (Again!) | Matthew 17:14-21
Introduction: A Hidden Glory (17:9) A Pleading Father (17:14-15a) A Perilous Condition (17:15, 18) A Public Failure (17:16) A Prophetic Rebuke (17:17) A…
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The End of Titus: Scripture's Trustworthiness and Sufficiency | Titus 3:8-15
Jerry, Papa Fred, and Scott wrap up the book of Titus in a convicting and encouraging panel that points to the sufficiency of scripture, how straying from it…
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The Church as New Israel, New Temple, and New Creation in Christ | Acts 2-7
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The Transfiguration | Matthew 17:1-13
The transfiguration is a mysterious scene that is worth meditating on more than we often do! Here are the sermon points. Jesus's glorious transfiguration Moses…
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The Heart of the Gospel | Titus 3:1-7
Jerry, Papa, and Jared dive into Titus 3 where Paul lays out the gospel with great simplicity and power.
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The Church as the New Israel and New Temple in Christ | Acts 2-7
If the OT promises concerning a new Israel and new temple are being fulfilled now in the church, there is no need to look for a for a future Millennial…
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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me | Matthew 16:21-28
Here are the five points of the message: Jesus declares the necessity of His sacrifice (v 21) Peter rebukes Jesus (v 22) Jesus rebukes Peter (v 23) The demand…
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Jews *and Gentiles* are Included in the Restored Israel by Faith in Christ | Acts 1-11 (Overview)
This message (from March, 2021) gives an overview of Acts 1-11 regarding the inclusion of the Gentiles as Gentiles in the renewed Israel (the Church) by faith…
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How Grace Makes us Zealous for Good Works | Titus 2:11-15
Jerry, Scott, Papa Fred, Jared discuss the powerful way that the grace of the gospel actually makes us zealous for good works.
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Does Jesus Reign on David's Throne Today or in the Millennium? | Acts 15
Understanding when Jesus sits on David's throne (is it now, at the Father's right hand in heaven, or still awaiting the supposed earthly Millenial reign of…
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Becoming a Godly Father | Men's Breakfast
Jerry, Papa Fred, John VanDeLinde, and Bob McAndrew do a great job encouraging fathers to raise their children in a godly and humble way at our most recent…
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I Will Build My Church: Peter's Confession & Christ's Promise | Matthew 16:13-20
The message has two points: Peter's Confession: "You are the Christ!" (v 13-17) Christ's Promise: "I will build My Church" (v 18-20) You can watch this message…
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Instruction for Older/Younger Men and Women | Titus 2:1-10
Jerry, Scott, Papa Fred, and Jared walk through Titus 2 which addresses men and women both young and old instructing us all in how we are to live and treat…
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How Gentiles are Included in the Restored Israel in Acts 10-15
Perhaps the most important section of Acts regarding the inclusion of the Gentiles in the restored Israel of God is Acts 10-15. In chapters 10-11, we have the…
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Willful Unbelief vs. Struggling, Genuine Faith | Matthew 16:1-12
In this message we examine two kinds of responses fo Jesus: The willful, hardened unbelief of the religious leaders and the genuine, struggling, growing belief…
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The Restoration of Israel *in the Church* in Acts 1-11 (An Overview)
In this message, we step back to try to give an overview of this issue and move slowly through some important points regarding Isaiah's restoration of Israel…
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False Teachers on the Island of Crete | Titus 1:10-16
Papa Fred, Scott, and Jared walk us through Titus chapter 1:10-16 and consider the importance of good doctrine.
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Thirteen Lessons from the Feeding of the Four Thousand | Matthew 15:29-39
We learn the following thirteen lessons from watching Jesus care for the crowd of four thousand: He goes into Gentile territory (Decapolis; Mark 7:31) He…