There are more mega-churches in the U.S. than ever before, but the number of Americans who actually go to church is decreasing. Could it be that all of our market driven strategies and plans are causing Christians to move about from one hotspot to the next, but not bringing new babies into Christ's family? It's time for us to get back in time to the first century document that actually tells us the truth about Christ and His Body—the Church. Listen to this eight part series and stop church hopping and start church planting and building.
The following complete sets of Dave Wyrtzen's teachings series are available as streaming audio online, as free MP3 downloads, and for order as audio cds. Read the descriptions below and click for more information.
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Acts: Impacting Our World
It's the most riveting comeback story you could ever hear, and you can drink in every detail in the only first century history we have of the explosion of the Jesus movement. We want you to discover with us the power that can change the human heart anywhere, anytime.
I Peter: Aliens and Pilgrims - Living Stones in a Fallen World
Has the loss of an eternal perspective and the rejection of divine judgment and salvationno hell below us, above us only skygenerated more oneness and peace throughout the world? If so, why was John Lennon gunned down on the streets of New York? What about our own hopes and fears when we live only for today? Do you ever begin to realize maybe things arent quite right in this present life? The Apostle Peter, near his death, wrote a letter to some believers in what is now modern Turkey and told them that only aliens on earth can feel at home in eternity.
The Birth of a King
Christmas carols provide the background music for your shopping. Every retail store judges their year on the sales generated by this holiday, and the air passengers will fill the skies and we pray both the sky and the passengers are friendly. Why all the fuss in the middle of winter? Jesus, the only human being who conquered death, was born of the Virgin in Bethlehem. On your breaks from shopping join Truth Encounter for this series titled—The Birth of a King.
The Church the Body of Christ
There are more mega-churches in the U.S. than ever before, but the number of Americans who actually go to church is decreasing. Could it be that all of our market driven strategies and plans are causing Christians to move about from one hotspot to the next, but not bringing new babies into Christ's family? It's time for us to get back in time to the first century document that actually tells us the truth about Christ and His Body—the Church. Listen to this eight part series and stop church hopping and start church planting and building.
Countering the Spirit of Antichrist
As events continue to heat up in the Middle East, the hunger for predictions intensifies, yet we can overlook the obvious. The Spirit of Christ and the antichrist are already locked in a to-the-death struggle. This spirit continues its war of total destruction. How can we counter this anti-supernatural, secular spirit of power? This series can help us conquer this deadly force in our own lives with biblical answers.
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Colossians: Holding It Together
Spiritualism has gained popularity today. How do we know that Jesus is the Lord over all the angelic and demonic powers? Why believe in Jesus instead of your basic Avatar? Colossians gives us the answers.
Conquering Illicit Passions
The Sixties proclaimed the so called liberation message of Free Love. Today we are living out the consequences of this rejection of biblical morals. Broken families, broken emotions, broken bodies-these are the signs that a spirit of lawlessness has taken over our land. There is hope! The sweet singer of Psalm 23 became an adulterer, liar and murderer but eventually found his way back home.
The Cross and the Empty Tomb
We celebrate Good Friday and millions gather to remember that the Son of God died on the cross. Even many of our children know that Jesus died to forgive us for our sins. They also know that Easter Sunday is the time when we celebrate the empty tomb. But do we know what the Cross has to say about questions we ask about forgiveness and does the resurrection of Jesus mean anything when it come to the power to actually reconcile with God and with one another? Join us as we explore the significance of The Cross and the Empty Tomb.
Daniel: Living in the Lion's Den
Is it possible to climb the ladder in business in education or in government and stay close to God? What does personal faith in Jesus look like publically in Monday morning Main Street life? Daniel is the Old Testament patron saint for those who want the answer to these questions. If you want to get serious about living in "Babylon" but not be destroyed by it, then this Truth Encounter series is a must listen for you.
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Dethroning the Goddess of Money
Goddess Worship! It brought God's children down in the Old Testament and God sent them into exile. As we begin the 21st Century, we are far more sophisticated. We would never dream of falling into this kind of idolatry, or would we? You've got to listen to these four studies titled "Dethroning the Goddess of Money." This download could save your spiritual life.
HisStory: Old and New Testaments
When we open the pages of the best seller of all time, we enter the greatest story ever told. Unlike the Koran, the Scriptures of both Jews and Christians tell a story. Do you know the setting of this story, the main characters, the plot, the climax, and the resolution? Who are the good characters and the bad? Is it a comedy or a tragedy? This series will help you feel comfortable and confident that you know the story that God is telling in His Word, why He is telling it, and how you fit into His Story.
Homebuilder.God
You owe it to yourself to take a first hand look at what God actually does say about Home Building. Consider this a personal invitation to take an in depth look at the Architect's Blueprint.
Journey to Christmas
It's the biggest birthday celebration in the world. Macys and Target make or break their entire year in the few weeks leading up to the Holiday and even Hollywood tries to cash in with some major releases. But Charlie Brown and the simple reading of the Scriptural narrative still captures our hearts. Who was this baby wrapped in swaddling clothes as the Father's gift? Where did He come from? How long has he lived? What makes him the most important baby ever born? Matthew and Luke tell us about the birth in Bethlehem. John's introduction to his Gospel takes us back to eternity where the story actually began.
The Last Week: Rejected in Jerusalem
After hard frosts and heavy snows, finally March Madness begins. It brings not only the best show in basketball, but Easter lilies in Wal-Mart and beautiful new dresses on racks for moms to buy for their little girls. Its the triumph of warmth over cold, of tulip blossoms over ugly bulbs, but most of all its the time when more than 2 billion Christians across the globe look back to the events of Passion Week, the Last Week, the time when Jesus was rejected in Jerusalem. . His Last Week on earth began with shouts, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! It ended with My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? How could this week in a land hardly the size of New Jersey where a peasant was crucified like thousands of other Jews by the Romans be the climax of all of history?
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Living Free Forever (Galatians)
Can Christ really make us a new person? When we take an honest look at ourselves, when we interact with our family and those closest to us, do they see evidence that Jesus Christ is making a difference? These messages will enable you to take a good inventory of your struggles with the sinful nature even as a "new creation in Jesus", and then give you hope from the truth of God's Word for a life full of the Fruit of the Spirit.
Romans: Getting It Right Before God
Written only twenty three years after Jesus crucifixion, this book has provided the most influential answer to the question about our destiny, in the history of Christianity. You owe it to yourself to at least begin your search for an answer about eternity in Romans, and these messages will help you to get into the message of Romans for yourself. The Book begins with an ironic twist. One of the most conservative, orthodox Jews in the first century tells us that he is totally unashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Read Paul's letter carefully and I pray that these messages will help you to discover for yourself God's power unto salvation.
First Thessalonians: The Rescue-Our Best Days Are Ahead
If you're a high school all conference quarterback, you live for the Friday night lights. If your IQ is 140 and you make straight A's in physics, you live to find the atom's ultimate building block. If you sing like an angel, you dream of winning American Idol and becoming the next Carrie Underwood. But what happens when you no longer can perform, do research or play ball? Is there something we can live for that guarantees that our best days are still ahead? It's one of the earliest letters in the New Testament, but right from the start the Apostle Paul reveals how you can be rescued from living for stuff that only turns to dust. He can guarantee that your best days are ahead..
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Spiritual Leadership
From the White House to the church house, there is a crisis of moral leadership. What are Gods credentials for leadership and how does He generate this kind of man or woman? Listen and discover the secrets the great Apostle Paul revealed to his young protégé.
Unexpected Grace
Good Sunday school children expect to grow up and go out into the world and experience blessing after all, God promises good to those who obey Him. Prodigals go out into the world and conclude God has rejected them after all, they have failed to live up to divine expectations. Since its hopeless, why not just abandon your life to the pleasures of the world? Both the good religious Sunday Schooler and the Prodigal have got it wrong. Learn from the life of Joseph and Judah and discover the unexpected grace the Lord has planned for your life .
What is--Marriage, Family, Church?
The question whether or not gays have the right to marry marches through the courts toward the Supreme Court. Hollywood preaches that children raised with two mommies or two daddies are just fine, and with the new breakthroughs in genetics who needs either a dad or a mom? How did the ultimate Supreme Court Judge get excluded from the discussion? Who do you believe has the right to define marriage and family, and how does all this impact Christ's Family--the Church?
Your Kids and Jesus: Skillful Parenting in the 21st Century
Our kids--all of us parents agree that they are our priceless treasures, but we don't agree on how to raise them. Some of us are too strict and some of us are too easy. Who can give us the wisdom and the power to get it right? This series challenges us to get serious about helping each of our children to experience the fact that Jesus loves them because the Bible tells us so.
