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In this part of the story of Moses we are confronted with the question of suffering.  God will bring 10 plagues against Egypt that will not only affect the Pharaoh and the Egyptians, but also the Israelites.  So why does God bring suffering?

This is the second part of the sermon; Hearing and Avoiding the call of God.  Moses heard God's call to return to Egypt and deliver the Children of Israel from their slavery,  But he made five excuses as to why God shouldn't have him do it.

In this second sermon over the life of Moses, we find Moses being called by God to lead the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage.  But Moses offers 5 excuses to God as to why he is not the man for the job.

Before they met Jesus, the 12 disciples were sinful, fearful, and flawed people.  And even after they spent 3 years following Him, they still abandoned Him at His crucifixion.  But then Jesus was raised from the dead, and He put His Spirit in them.  They were transformed into different people.  You can have that same transformation.

As we begin the book of Exodus in our Firm Foundations series, we discover that God keeps His Word.

This is the final message around discovering your spiritual gifts.  In this message we discover that we are given our gifts for the "perfecting of the saints." 

This sermon covers the last two of the spiritual gifts: giving and mercy.

This our tenth message around the Spiritual gifts.  In this one we examine the gifts of discerning spirits, and the gift of service or helps.

This study takes us to the next spiritual gifts of leadership, administration, and faith.

This is the next part of the series on Spiritual gifts.  We are looking at the gifts of prophecy and exhortation.

In this message we are defining and describing the Spiritual gifts of the "word of knowledge," "word of wisdom," and teaching.

This is the end of the sign gifts: Miracles, tongues, and the interpretation of tongues.

In this message we continue with our study of the Spiritual gifts by looking at miracles, healings, tongues, and the interpretation of tongues.

In this message we continue looking at the Spiritual gifts.  This week we are considering the sign gifts of healing, miracles, tongues and interpretation of tongues.

This series of sermons is designed to help you discover your Spiritual gifts.

We are preparing, as a church, to take a Spiritual gift survey.  But before taking the survey, we want to make sure everyone understands what the Spiritual gifts are.  We are studying the gifts out of the lists in 1 Corinthians, Romans, Ephesians, and 1st Peter.

Every Christian has a spiritual gift from God.  So they need to discover what it is, and put it to work.

I preached this message out of the book of Galatians describing how Paul held firm to the truth of the gospel, despite opposition.

This is the final message comparing the stories of Joseph and Jesus.  Joseph is a foreshadowing of Christ in the salvation he offered and his inheritance.

This message is designed to give you "Just the Word" on homosexuality.  In other words, it is primarily a reading of Scripture on a topic, without a lot of comment.

The epistle of James addresses the issue of favoritism: treating people differently based on superficialities.

We have many decisions we have to make in our lives.  But, how do we know what God would have us do?  How can we know that we are hearing from Him?

Are you really a Christian?  Many people claim to be followers of Jesus Christ, but they don't follow it up with how they live their lives.  What's more, they don't even seem to care what Scripture says about how they live their lives.So, here's the question.  Can you really say you are following someone, if you don't follow?

The movie "A Christmas Story" is a cherished story of a young boy's quest for the perfect Christmas gift; the Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. And the movie became an instant classic, often religiously watched in countless houses during the Christmas season.But what is it about the movie that is so compelling?  I suggest that there is a hidden sense of connection that many of us have to Ralphie.

In this episode of Firm Foundations we continue looking at the life of Joseph as a foreshadowing of the coming of Jesus.  And here we consider the salvation from starvation offered by Joseph, and the salvation from sin offered by our Lord Jesus Christ.

This short 12 minute episode is "Just the Word" of God on the topic of abortion.

There are a number of parallels between the life of Joseph and that of Jesus.  This week we look at the ascension of them both.

The story of Joseph in Genesis is a wonderful foreshadowing of the life of Christ.  Both were preferred by their Fathers, both were hated by their brothers, both were falsely accused, both were tempted without giving in to temptation, both were exalted to the throne.

The story of Joseph in the book of Genesis is the best foreshadowing of Christ in all of Scripture.

Jacob learns trust.

Jacob had to learn how to put his full trust in God.

Jacob had to learn to put all his trust in God; not in himself, or others.

God was at work sanding off Jacob's rough edges.  He was changing him from a deceiver, to a patriarchal man of faith.

The future of the church depends on the spiritual lives of the church's individual members.  Jesus said that if we "abide in Him" we will bear much fruit. 

In our study of Scripture today we discover that if we are filled with God's Spirit, we will be filled with singing, thankfulness, and service.

We are continuing with our study in John 15 around the subject, "How do I Abide in Christ?"  Jesus promised His disciples that if they abided in Him, they would produce much fruit.  That is our desire as a church, but how do we do it?

This episode was in response to a survey we took concerning our overall health.

This is the third sermon around the subject of Joseph from the book of Genesis.  Joseph is unique in that his life is life a scale model for the later life of Christ.  In this sermon we look at his imprisonment and exaltation.

The story of Jacob in the Old Testament is the story of God's salvation.  Jacob was first chosen, then God worked on him to give him victory over his sinful nature, his dysfunctional nurture, his personal narcissism, and over the nincompoops of his life.

The story of Jacob in the Old Testament is the story of God's salvation.  Jacob was first chosen, then God worked on him to give him victory over his sinful nature, his dysfunctional nurture, his personal narcissism, and over the nincompoops of his life.

The story of Jacob in the Old Testament is the story of God's salvation.  Jacob was first chosen, then God worked on him to give him victory over his sinful nature, his dysfunctional nurture, his personal narcissism, and over the nincompoops of his life.

We finished up our messages about the legacy that Abraham left, and how he is an example for us.

After discovering truths about God from the life of Abraham, we now look at his life to discover how to leave a Godly legacy.  

While Abraham went through a major change in his life, He needed to know some things about the God who called him to make those changes: God is in control, God chose Abraham, and God keeps His promises.In this message we continue looking at the promises that God has made to all of His children.

We have been looking at life lessons during times of change.  We have been considering Abraham as an example of how to face those changes.  He knew that God was in control, that he was chosen, and that God keeps His promises.We think on the same things as we go through change.  Today we look at the last; God keeps His promises.  But what are God's promises to the Christian.Here are seven; propitiation, presence, provision, peace, power, pointing the way, and perspective.

Abraham is a great example for Christians on going through times of transition.  He had a right attitude toward God, and he responded to God's instruction with obedience.

We receive guidance from God by His Spirit, by prayer, and by His Word.

This is the final sermon in the series over the Tower of Babel.  In it we conclude our doctrinal statements that arise from the story.  In this we discover how the people responded to the flood judgment, how God responded to the sin of the Tower of Babel, and who is in control.

As we continue our journey through the Bible we come to the story of the Tower of Babel and its doctrinal lessons.  The first lesson we learned from it was that all of mankind is one race.  In this message we will consider two more doctrinal statements.  The first is that death is inevitable.  The second is that mankind's natural inclination is to follow after sin.

In Genesis 10 through 11 the Bible describes the event that answers many doctrinal questions.  The first of them is, "Are we many races, or just one race?"  This message explores the answer to that question.

As we come to the conclusion of our messages around Noah and the flood we will look at two more doctrines that come from this event; God chooses to cleanse sin by blood, and the end times days will be like the days of Noah.