Psalm Sundays – The Back Beat Boys (Psalm 129)
Psalm 129 – The Back Beat Boys TOPIC The psalmist asks Israel to remember when they were beaten so badly by their oppressors that it was as if furrows were being plowed into their backs. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Psalm 129:1-8 Zechariah 12:10 Malachi 3:6 1 Peter 5:8 Revelation 12:1-6 Revelation 20:11-15 FROM THE MESSAGE “Modern Israel […]
Psalm Sundays – I AM…Is On My Side…Yes He Is! (Psalm 124)
Psalm 124 – I AM…Is On My Side…Yes He Is! TOPIC The psalmist invites us to remember that the LORD is on our side. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Psalm 124:1-8 Joshua 5:13-14 Matthew 28:20 Romans 8:31 Galatians 4:4-6 FROM THE MESSAGE “Listening to the stories being told, someone -perhaps a child – might wonder about times in […]
Psalm Sundays – I’ve Just Had An Antiphony (Psalm 118)
Psalm 118 – I’ve Just Had An Antiphony TOPIC The congregation of Israel participates in worship by singing antiphonally at their celebration of Passover. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES Psalm 118:1-29 Exodus 15:1-12 FROM THE MESSAGE “There are incredible estimates of how many lambs were slain annually in the Second Temple period. One site said 1 million. If […]
Get Back To Where You Once Belonged – Persian Pen Letter
Ezra 5:6-6:12 – Persian Pen Letter Two Persian officials pen a letter to King Darius to determine if the Jews have permission to rebuild their Temple. listen to the audio read the transcript “I find it odd, and disturbing, that many who are in Christ have a contempt for prophecy. The author of the best-selling […]
Get Back To Where You Once Belonged – Weapons Of Mass Discouragement
Ezra 4:1-5:5 – Weapons Of Mass Discouragement Ezra lists the many strategies Israel’s enemies used to discourage them from building the Temple. listen to the audio read the transcript “I’m guessing a lot of us are discouraged on some level. Learn from Elijah and don’t cave-in to it. ‘Let not your heart be troubled.’ Those […]
You Were Raised Right – The Fashion Of The Christ
Colossians 3:5-16 – The Fashion Of The Christ The apostle Paul compares putting on Christ to putting on clothing listen to the audio read the transcript “Testimonies can be effective tools, but generally we want to forget what we have been saved from and rejoice in what we’ve been saved to.”
Straight Outta Egypt – Angel In The Battlefield
Exodus 23:20-33 – Angel In The Battlefield God promises Israel to send His Angel ahead of them into battle against their enemies listen to the audio read the transcript “Conquering is easy, in one sense. God could easily, immediately overcome all our pains and problems. More than conquering – that’s real work, spiritual work, that […]
Straight Outta Egypt – She Sings Sea Songs By The Sea Shore
Exodus 15:1-27 – She Sings Sea Songs By The Sea Shore As Moses sings a hymn of praise celebrating the Red Sea crossing, his sister, Miriam, sings responsively listen to the audio read the transcript “How do you want God to respond? You might want Him to be a “man of war,” when instead He […]
The Dead’s End (Psalm 73)
Psalm 73 – The Dead’s End In the winter of his years Asaph surveyed the wreckage of his hopes and dreams. listen to the audio read the transcript “Asaph questioned the value of living a separated life, a holy life, in light of the prosperity of the wicked. What good was it if the righteous […]
A Hero Will Rise – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Betrayal
Judges 20:1-48 – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Betrayal When the Israelites unite to discipline the wicked men of Gibeah, the tribe of Benjamin breaks ranks and defends them, precipitating a bloody civil war. listen to the audio read the transcript “It may not be possible, but I’d counsel you to not give any advice, […]
A Hero Will Rise – This Land Was Your Land, This Land Is My Land
Judges 18:1-31 – This Land Was Your Land, This Land Is My Land The tribe of Dan abandons the conquest of their own allotted territory and instead conquers the land of Laish by murdering its peaceful inhabitants. listen to the audio read the transcript “We aren’t given a physical inheritance of land to more-than conquer. […]
A Hero Will Rise – The Daily Grind
Judges 16:1-31 – The Daily Grind No longer endued with God’s Spirit, Samson is captured, blinded, and sentenced to grinding meal in a Philistine prison. listen to the audio read the transcript “At many points in our Christian lives, sometimes daily, part of us can yearn for the world, and the things of the world.”
A Hero Will Rise – Hello, My Name Is Gideon. You Killed My Brothers. Prepare To Die.
Judges 8:1-21 – Hello, My Name Is Gideon. You Killed My Brothers. Prepare To Die. Gideon reveals that the two kings he has defeated and captured are the men who murdered his brothers. listen to the audio read the transcript “The weaker we are physically, the stronger we can be seen to be spiritually.”
A Hero Will Rise – Do The Dew
Judges 6:33-40 – Do The Dew Gideon puts God to a test by asking Him to manipulate the amount of dew that is on a fleece of wool each morning. listen to the audio read the transcript “Do you believe you are clothed with the Holy Spirit? Or, like Gideon, do you disbelieve you are?”
A Hero Will Rise – The Ophrah Wartree
Judges 6:1-24 – The Ophrah Wartree Gideon’s war against the Midianites is foretold by the Angel of the Lord while sitting under the tree at Ophrah. listen to the audio read the transcript “When you cry-out to God, He immediately responds. But it might not be in deliverance. In the age in which we live, […]
A Hero Will Rise – Bang, Bang, Jael’s Savage Hammer…
Judges 4:1-24 – Bang, Bang, Jael’s Savage Hammer Came Down Upon His Head A pagan woman named Jael kills the Canaanite captain by driving a tent peg through his head with a hammer. listen to the audio read the transcript “If I’m being honest, I don’t always feel like an overcomer. It’s during those times […]
A Hero Will Rise – Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation
Judges 2:1-10 – Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation The Lord talks to the generation after Joshua’s death who refused to drive out Israel’s enemies from the Promised Land. listen to the audio read the transcript “There’s someone you know who cannot ever have grandkids. God has no grandchildren.”
A Hero Will Rise – Did You Ever Know That You’re God’s Hero?
Judges 1:1-36 – Did You Ever Know That You’re God’s Hero Against a backdrop of defeat, God gives a brief glimpse of the heroes He will raise-up to deliver His people. listen to the audio read the transcript “No one said the Christian life was going to be easy. Plenty of godly voices, in Scripture, […]
A Hero Will Rise (Judges)
Judges 1:1-36 – Did You Ever Know That You’re God’s Hero Against a backdrop of defeat, God gives a brief glimpse of the heroes He will raise-up to deliver His people. watch the video listen to the audio read the transcript notas en español Judges 2:1-10 – Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation The Lord talks to […]
First Serve – Victory Is The Spice Of Eternal Life
Mark 16:1-8 – Victory Is The Spice Of Eternal Life Three women bringing spices to anoint the body of Jesus are the first to witness His victory over death. listen to the audio read the transcript audio en español notas en español “There is no Christianity, and therefore no salvation, without the physical, bodily resurrection […]
The Last Night – Not By Might
John 16:5-15 – Not By Might Be encouraged to walk in victory in every situation. listen to the audio “The good news is that ministry is not based on our performance, but His work in us.”
First Serve – Deaf And Dumber
Mark 9:14-29 – Deaf And Dumber Jesus commands a deaf and dumb spirit to come out of a young boy. listen to the audio read the transcript audio en español notas en español “God is not absent, we are not helpless.”
Life In Christ – Win, Win, Win!
Philippians 3:12-21 – Win, Win, Win How do we run the Christian life to win? listen to the audio “Never settle.”
Life In Christ – Victorious In Christ
Philippians 1:12-26 – Victorious In Christ How do we experience the victory that has overcome the world? listen to the audio “The fact that God has given us victory doesn’t mean that life is without problems.”
Life In Christ (Philippians)
Philippians 1:1-11 – Life In Christ An introduction to our study in Philippians: Life in Christ. watch the video listen to the audio Philippians 1:12-26 – Victorious In Christ How do we experience the victory that has overcome the world? watch the video listen to the audio Philippians 1:27-2:4 – Unity In Christ How do […]
God’s Crush On Satan (Christmas 2015)
Genesis 3:15 – God’s Crush On Satan How Christmas fits into God’s plan to crush the devil listen to the audio read the transcript audio en español notas en español “God rushed in to save us. He responded immediately. It took some time to develop, due to the nature of the problem. But He came, […]
Queen For A Day – Victor Victorious
Esther 9:17-32 – Victor Victorious We are the victors; we are victorious. Yet we often experience the agony of spiritual defeat. listen to the audio read the transcript “We need to change our way of thinking regarding Christian victory.”
First Serve – It’s A Plunderful Life
Mark 3:22-35 – It’s A Plunderful Life Jesus likens His display of power and authority over the devil to binding a strong man in order to enter his house and plunder his goods. listen to the audio read the transcript audio en español notas en español “Treating your wife like Jesus treats the church, and […]
Queen For A Day – Plunderbust
Esther 9:1-16 – Plunderbust The Jews overcome their attackers, but refuse all plunder. listen to the audio read the transcript “If you do not prepare for battle everyday, you risk being plundered.”
Soldier Up – The Commission Is Our Mission
Solider Up! – The Commission Is Our Mission – Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 12:26-29 & Luke 10:18-20 listen to the audio read the transcript
Soldier Up – The Saint And Spiritual Warfare
The Saint And Spiritual Warfare – Ephesians 2:1-3 watch the video listen to the audio read the transcript Your Crash Course In Spiritual Warfare – Ephesians 6:10-17 watch the video listen to the audio read the transcript Pulling Down Strongholds – 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 watch the video listen to the audio read the transcript Keep […]
Quickstart – Obadiah
Obadiah listen to the audio read the transcript
Total Incline Of The Heart – The Life Of David
1 Samuel 16.1-13 – Show Me The Monarch God sends Samuel to Bethlehem to show him the son of Jesse he would anoint as the future king of Israel watch the video listen to the audio read the pdf transcript 1 Samuel 16.14-23 – Exorcise Music Davidʼs music is able to drive-off the distressing spirit […]
Nehemiah
Nehemiah 1.1-2.8 – The Days Of Wine And Weeping listen to the audio read the transcript Nehemiah 2.9-20 – Wall-Eyed listen to the audio read the transcript Nehemiah 3.1-5 – Bend It Like Builders listen to the audio read the transcript Nehemiah 3.6-16 – Door Matters listen to the audio read the transcript Nehemiah 3.17-32 […]
