WHERE
DOES CHRIST BEGIN?
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
All of us
began at a point in time, and slid down the birth canal out into the light
of existence. Now here is a riddle for you. Think of a man who was born
at a specific time, who died on a specific date, yet you cannot determine
his age from his life span, yet if you used this figure to give his age,
you would come up with a totally wrong answer.
John 1
| Download
FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
 Real Audio |
 Windows Media |
 |
 |
|
The
Godly Mom
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
The feminine
mystique that never grows out of date! Today it is time to recognize the
qualities in women that the Creator has cherished from the beginning.
When the Apostle Paul sat down with his quill pen in hand to write to
a young pastor on the rowdy island of Crete, he set forth the basic qualities
he was to encourage among the women of God’s household.
Titus 2:3-5
| Download
FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
Faith's Father
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
From Little League Trophies to a cruise in the Caribbean for winning a sales contest in your company most of us understand the thrill and the pride of standing before a reward stand and winning. There is a legitimate pride of accomplishment and the sweet satisfaction of a well-earned reward for hard work, but did you know that when you stand before God, this is one judgment where all your hard work will not get you across the threshold of heaven? Abraham is viewed as the father of both Jews and Arabs, but few understand how you actually do become a son or daughter of Abraham.
Romans 4:1-12
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
 |
The Gift--Not Guilty
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Jews do have an advantage when it comes to possessing the revelation of the true God in His Word, their Old Testament Scriptures. This does not mean that they will be excluded from God’s judgment against sin because they had the book that defined what sin is. Neither will Gentiles. In His spiritual MRI, the Great Physician gives a tough diagnosis. If we are all terminally ill spiritually and religious moral principles and practices can’t cure us, what can? This is the question the Apostle Paul finally answers as we continue our study in Romans 3.
Romans 3:9-31
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
Total Depravity--The Most Politically Incorrect Revelation in the Bible
Sunday, April 22, 2007
From Imus' vocal violence on the Beltway to Cho Seung-Hui real shots in Blacksburg, VA our entire culture again grapples with the thorny question--how do basically good human beings do such hurtful, violent things to one another.
In a by-gone era the word "sin" would have been raised, and the idea of our basic goodness would have been called into question. Now we are enlightened, and we talk instead about crudeness and context, isolation, and mental illness.
I believe it's time to open the pages of the book that shaped our culture more than any other and think again about total depravity--that's what the dusty old theologians used to called it. Its the most politically incorrect doctrine in the bible, but after a week where we mourn 32 victims of raging, murderous violence, its time to turn to Romans 3 and think again about what goes on deep inside the human heart.
Romans 3:1-20
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
Radical Heart Surgery
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Heart disease, like the Stealth Bomber, flies in to destroy under the radar. Physical heart disease can shorten this present life, but spiritual heart disease can cause us to lose our life forever. This is the stealth disease the Apostle Paul tries to expose in Romans 2:17ff. He was Jewish and he exposes the deadly, blinding pride that religious arrogance can bring into the lives of those who take pride in exposing the sins of others but never allow a spiritual arteriogram to expose the clogs in their own heart system.
Romans 2:1-29
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
Jesus Resurrection: Hoax or Truth?
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Easter—it’s a perplexing time of the year if you are not a follower of Jesus. A couple of weeks ago you could have spent two hours watching John Cameron’s documentary on the family tomb of Jesus. Before you bank your own eternity on the Discovery Channel, it might be wise to read a document from the first century that reports what the followers of Jesus actually did only a couple of months after Jesus was crucified. The book is called Acts and we will look at just one incident where the followers of Jesus expressed what they believed about this issue—Jesus’ resurrection—Hoax or Truth?
Acts 4:32-37
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
The Cross--Power of Foolishness?
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Imagine walking into a city, like Las Vegas, where sex, money, and greed rule. Men laugh at the idea that moral faithfulness would be a gift of love to their children and the women join in the drunken revelry. What message do you think this city needs? Teaching on the moral virtues, laws to govern promiscuity, programs on abstinence for all the adolescents? Paul walked into Corinth, the Las Vegas of the ancient world, broken and discouraged, but he determined he would give them one message--the Cross.
1 Corinthians 1:17-31
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
Hypocrites in the Hands of an Angry God
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Will God judge fairly at the final judgment? Will those who judge others and do the same destructive things duck by? Paul declares that God’s judgment will be totally fair and just. The person who persists in doing good, who seeks God’s glory, and honor will achieve immortality and life, and the individual who lives for himself, rejects the truth, and lives for evil will face God’s eternal judgment. God shows absolutely no favoritism. So how do you think you will do when God judges the secrets of each of our hearts based upon His moral standards?
Romans 2:1-16
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
The Horror of Suppressing the Truth
Sunday, March 18, 2007
If you suppress the truth about God and flagrantly worship false gods and live for degrading, destructive passions, what will the just holy God do about it? Our society says, “I’m okay, you’re okay!” How does God weigh in on this question?
Romans 1:18-32
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
Power for Salvation
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Do you ever feel afraid or find yourself clamming up? I know I do, and I have found that the beginning of Paul’s letter to the Romans has given me courage. Turn to Romans 1:8-17 and lets discover why the Apostle Paul was so unashamed of the gospel.
Romans 1:8-17
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
God’s Good News
Sunday, March 4, 2007
These days everyone feels that things will work out on the other side. The materialists believes there is nothing after death, but the vast majority of people I meet think that things will work out okay for them when death strikes. After all, they are as good as the next person. The former orthodox Jew turned fervent Jesus follower wrote the most powerful presentation concerning the question—“How can we be sure that we will be right before God?” Why should you listen to him? Is there evidence to support his good news, and what do you need to do about it?
Romans 1:1-7
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|
Becoming Teammates in Eternal Love
Sunday, February 25, 2007
"Let’s not get hung up in all that talk about doctrine: Let’s just get together and love one another” Before you throw all doctrine out the window, you need to think hard about what the word “doctrine” really means. Dave begins with a Christmas shopping escapade to illustrate how doctrine about God can invade the most unexpected places.
Ephesians 2
| Download FREE MP3 |
Order CD | Download LIFE IN FOCUS | ||
Real Audio |
Windows Media |
|
|
|