2015

January

Making Christ My Rabbi in 2015 (Scott Bruns)	01-04-15	Mark 1:16-22		LISTEN
Encouraged by God’s Providence	01-11-15	Esther 8	READ	LISTEN
State of the Church Address 2015	01-18-15		READ	LISTEN
Celebrating God’s Deliverance	01-25-15	Esther 9	READ	LISTEN

February

Seeing God When You Can’t See God	02-01-15	Esther 10	READ	LISTEN
Stephen: “The Man With the Face Like an Angel”			READ
Stephen: An Unsung Hero	02-08-15	Acts 6:1-7	READ	LISTEN
Stephen: A God-given Man of Influence	02-15-15	Acts 6:8-15	READ	LISTEN
Taking the Stand for Christ – Part I	02-22-15	Acts 7	READ	LISTEN

March

Taking the Stand for Christ – Part II	03-01-15	Acts 7	READ	LISTEN
Knowing the Love of Christ – Dave Beam	03-08-15	Ephesians 3:14-21	READ	LISTEN
(Pastor Matt Wilson)	03-08-15	James 1:19-27		LISTEN
Preparing for Passion Week – Seeing the Cross from Mark’s Perspective	03-15-15	Mark	READ
Seeing Mockery at the Cross	03-15-15	Mark 15:16-24	READ	LISTEN
Seeing Mockery at the Cross – Part 2	03-22-15	Mark 15:25-32	READ	LISTEN
Forsaken	03-29-15	Mark 15:33-41	READ	LISTEN

April

Appreciating Easter: The Facts Matter	04-05-15	Mark 15:42-16:18	READ	LISTEN
How God Uses Suffering to Bring People to Himself	04-12-15	Acts 16:25-34	READ	LISTEN
Wrestling With God	04-19-15	Habakkuk	READ
Wrestling With God	04-19-15	Habakkuk 1:1-11	READ	LISTEN
It’s Time to Let God be God in our lives	04-26-15	Habakkuk 1:12-2:20	READ	LISTEN

May

A Prayer of Faith in a Desperate Time	05-03-15	Habakkuk 3:1-19	READ	LISTEN
“How God Can Use a Mother’s Influence”	05-10-15	2 Timothy 1:5-7	READ	LISTEN
“The Importance of the Right Perspective”	05-17-15	2 Timothy 1:8-11	READ	LISTEN
“The Confident Messenger of Jesus	05-24-15	2 Timothy 1:12-14	READ	LISTEN
“Are You Really Happy?” – Dave Beam	05-31-15	Matthew 5:1-16	READ	LISTEN
(Pastor Matt Wilson)	05-31-15	James 3:13-18		LISTEN

June

“Faithfulness in the Face of Death”	06-07-15	2 Timothy 1:15-18	READ	LISTEN
“When the Heat is On”	06-14-15	2 Timothy 2:1-7	READ	LISTEN
“Fatherly Counsel to a Spiritual Son”	06-21-15	2 Timothy 2:8-13	READ	LISTEN
“The Privilege of Being a Workman”	06-28-15	2 Timothy 2:14-19	READ	LISTEN

July

“A Useful Vessel for the Master”	07-05-15	2 Timothy 2:19-23	READ	LISTEN
“Dealing With Those Who Oppose You — As the Lord’s Servant	07-12-15	2 Timothy 2:24-26	READ	LISTEN
Terrible Times in the Last Days	07-19-15	2 Timothy 3:1-5	READ	LISTEN
Grace Works – Scott Bruns	07-26-15	Titus 2:11-14		LISTEN
Shine in the Midst of Fear – Pastor Matt Wilson	07-26-15	Psalm 34		LISTEN

August

The Believer’s Problem With Sin – Dave Beam	08-02-15	Romans 7:7-25	READ	LISTEN
Straight Talk About Ministering in the Last Days	08-09-15	2 Timothy 3:6-13	READ	LISTEN
Stay in the Book	08-16-15	2 Timothy 3:14-17	READ	LISTEN
“Get Your Heart Ready to Get in the Book”	08-23-15	Mark 4:1-20	READ	LISTEN
“Preach the Word”	08-30-15	2 Timothy 4:1-5	READ	LISTEN

September

Finishing Well	09-06-15	2 Timothy 4:6-8	READ	LISTEN
Faithful to the End	09-13-15	2 Timothy 4:9-15	READ	LISTEN
Ready to Leave?	09-20-15	2 Timothy 4:16-22	READ	LISTEN
Privileges in Christ – Scott Bruns	09-27-15	Revelation 1:1-6	READ	LISTEN

October

Praying in Light of Our Mission	10-04-15	Romans 1:8-13, 15:30-32	READ	LISTEN
Missionary Conferences	10-11-15
Philemon Series _ 2015	10-18-15	Philemon	READ
When a Problem Became an Opportunity	10-18-15	Philemon vs. 1-3	READ	LISTEN
The Refreshing Church Member	10-25-15	Philemon vs. 4-7	READ	LISTEN

November

Peacemaking in Action	11-01-15	Philemon vs. 8-11	READ	LISTEN
A Vision for Ministry That Never Changes	11-08-15	2 Corinthians 2:14-17	READ	LISTEN
The Beauty of Reconciliation	11-15-15	Philemon vs. 12-16	READ	LISTEN
The Anatomy of a Peacemaker	11-22-15	Philemon vs. 17-21	READ	LISTEN
Thankful for His Sacrifice	11-29-15	Hebrews 13:15-19	READ	LISTEN

December

The Difference Jesus Makes	12-06-15	Philemon 22-25	READ	LISTEN
A Gospel-Shaped Christmas	12-13-15	Philippians 2:1-11	READ	LISTEN
Let Your Light Shine (Dave Beam)	12-20-15	Matthew 5:13-16	READ	LISTEN
What Child Is This?	12-27-15	Hebrews 1:1-4	READ	LISTEN

2014

January

What Motivated By Mercy in 2014 Requires	Romans 12:3-21	01-05-14	READ	LISTEN
What Motivated By Mercy Requires (cont.)				LISTEN
State of the Church Address 2014		01-12-14	READ	LISTEN
What the Fear of Man Does to the Faith in Jesus	John 12:42-50	01-19-14	READ	LISTEN
Love Like No Other	John 13:1-5	01-26-14	READ	LISTEN

February

Challenging the One Who Washes Feet	John 13:6-11	02-02-14	READ	LISTEN
Commissioned to Wash Feet	John 13:12-17	02-09-14	READ	LISTEN
The Truth About the Betrayer	John 13:18-30	02-16-14	READ	LISTEN
It’s Glory Time	John 13:31-38	02-23-14	READ	LISTEN

March

How the World Will Know We Are His	John 13:34-38	03-02-14	READ	LISTEN
In My Father’s House	John 14:1-7	03-09-14	READ	LISTEN
Getting to Know Our Father	John 14:8-14	03-16-14	READ	LISTEN
What Matters Most (Steve Stairs)		03-23-14		LISTEN
The Father’s Gift—The Holy Spirit	John 14:15-21	03-30-14	READ	LISTEN

April

Encouraged by the Father’s Plan	John 14:22-31	04-06-14	READ	LISTEN
The Beauty of a Bloody Sacrifice	Hebrews 9:24-28	04-13-14	READ	LISTEN
A Living Hope Through a Risen Savior	1 Peter 1:3-9	04-20-14	READ	LISTEN
Life in the Vine	John 15:1-4	04-27-14	READ	LISTEN

May

The Promise of a Fruitful Life	John 15:5-8	05-04-14	READ	LISTEN
A Mother in the Real World	Judges 17-18	05-11-14	READ	LISTEN
Abiding in His Love	John 15:9-13	05-18-14	READ	LISTEN
(Bob Litteral Msg.)		05-25-14		LISTEN

June

I Have Called You Friends	John 15:14-17	06-01-14	READ	LISTEN
If the World Hates You	John 15:18-22	06-08-14	READ	LISTEN
Turning the Hearts of Fathers and Their Children	Malachi 4:5-6	06-15-14	READ	LISTEN
Bearing Fruit When the Soil is Hard	John 15:18-27	06-22-14	READ	LISTEN
Warning: Danger Ahead	John 16:1-4	06-29-14	READ	LISTEN

July

What a Blessed Country Needs to See	Isaiah 6:1-8	07-06-14	READ	LISTEN
The Motivation for Mission	Isaiah 6:8-13	07-13-14	READ	LISTEN
The Context of Godly Wisdom (Dave Beam)	James 3:17-18	07-20-14	READ	LISTEN
Sober Minded (Pastor Matt Wilson)	1 Peter 1:13, 4:7, 5:8	07-20-14		LISTEN
Proclaim the Greatness of God. It Works!(Scott Bruns)	Psalm 40, Psalm 70	07-27-14	READ

August

It’s Time to Read the Final Chapter Again – Revelations	Revelation 22	08-03-14	READ	LISTEN
A Psalm for the Person in the Pits	Psalm 30	08-10-14	READ	LISTEN
The Baptism Question	Acts 8:26-40	08-17-14	READ	LISTEN
“We have a Mission” (New Series!)			READ
Our Mission is to Make Disciples	Matthew 28:19-20	08-24-14	READ	LISTEN
Our Mission Involves Going	Matthew 28:19-20	08-31-14	READ	Not Avail.

September

Our Mission Involves Baptizing	Matthew 28:19-20	09-07-14	READ	LISTEN
Our Mission Involves Teaching	Matthew 28:19-20	09-14-14	READ	LISTEN
The Message of Our Mission – Dave Beam	Romans 1:16-17	09-21-14	READ	LISTEN
Lessons From Paul on Disciple Making – Matt Wilson		09-21-14		LISTEN
Series! “How to Pray for People You Love: Learning About Prayer From Ephesians”			READ
“God-Focused Praying”	Ephesians 1:15-23	09-28-14	READ	LISTEN

October

“Me Worship Idols? No Way!” – Scott Bruns	I Corinthians 10:1-14	10-05-14	READ
“Gospel-Shaped Praying”	Ephesians 3:14-21	10-12-14	READ	LISTEN
Erin Wawro – Brazil Ministry Presentation		10-12-14		LISTEN
Wartime Praying	Ephesians 6:18-20	10-19-14	READ	LISTEN
Reformation Sunday: The Doctrine UponWhich the Church Still Stands or Falls	Romans 3:21-26	10-26-14	READ	LISTEN

November

When Persecution Hits the Church	Acts 8:1-8	11-02-14	READ	LISTEN
New Series: When God Seems Distant			READ
When the King Dumped the Queen—Seeing the HiddenHand of God	Esther 1	11-09-14	READ	LISTEN
Seeing God’s Hand When You Can’t See God’s Hand	Esther 2	11-16-14	READ	LISTEN
When Powerful People Hate God’s People	Esther 3	11-23-14	READ	LISTEN
Responding to a Crisis	Esther 4	11-30-14	READ	LISTEN

December

God in the Little Things	Esther 5	12-07-14	READ	LISTEN
God at Work in a Sleepless Night	Esther 6	12-14-14	READ	LISTEN
The Message of Christmas	1 John 1:1-4	12-21-14	READ	LISTEN
Reaping What You Sow	Esther 7	12-28-14	READ	LISTEN

2013

January

State of the Church Address (Annual Report)		01-06-13	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of Sufficient Grace	2 Corinth 12:7-10	01-13-13	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of Answered Prayer	I John 5:14-15	01-20-13	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of a Life to Come	Revelation 21:1-8	01-27-13	READ	LISTEN

February

The Promise of a Life to Come (Part Two)	Revelation 21:9-27	02-03-13	READ	LISTEN
People To Live With in the Crucible of Suffering			READ
A Call to Care for One Another	Philippians 2:1-4	02-10-13	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ in His Body	Acts 2:42-47	02-17-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring for One Another from Romans 12-16	Romans 12:1-13	02-24-13	READ	LISTEN

March

The Believer’s Joy, Privilege, andResponsibility to Proclaim the Gospel	Romans 1:16-17	03-03-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring For One Another From Galatians	Galatians 6:1-5	03-10-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring For One Another From Ephesians	Ephesians 4:1-6	03-17-13	READ	LISTEN
Preparing for the Passion –A Trip to Gethsemane	Matthew 26:36-46	03-24-13	READ	LISTEN
If We Really Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus	Philippians 3:7-11	03-31-13	READ	LISTEN

April

Learning About Caring for One Another from James	James 5:13-20	04-07-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring for One Another from James – Part Two	James 5:13-20	04-14-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring for One Another from1 Peter	1 Peter 2:13-25	04-21-13	READ	LISTEN

May

Learning About Caring for One Another From Hebrews	Hebrews 10:19-25	05-05-13	READ	LISTEN
Moms in the Real World – Learning About Grace From Samson’s Mother	Judges 13	05-12-13	READ	LISTEN
The Joy of Walking in the Light (Dave Beam)	1 John 1:5-2:2	05-19-13	READ	LISTEN
“Pentecost: The Most Significant Holiday We Don’t Celebrate”	Acts 2:1-21	05-26-13	READ	LISTEN

June

Seeing the Glory of Christ Through Sickness	John 11:1-16	06-02-13	READ	LISTEN
A Biblical Response to Homosexuality (Part 1)		06-02-13		LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ Through His Claim	John 11;17-27	06-09-13	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ Through His Tears	John 11:28-37	06-16-13	READ	LISTEN
A Biblical Response to Homosexuality (Part 2)		06-16-13		LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ Through Raising a Dead Man	John 11:38-44	06-23-13	READ	LISTEN
The Rejection of Glory	John 11:45-47	06-30-13	READ	LISTEN

July

Glorious Gratitude (Dave Beam)	Luke 17:11-19	07-07-13	READ	LISTEN
Following Christ…..For Real (Scott Bruns)	Mark 1:16-20	07-14-13		LISTEN
Pondering the Grace Exchange	2 Corinthians 8:9	07-21-13	READ	LISTEN
The Armor of God			READ
The Armor of God (part one)	Ephesians 6:10-18	07-28-13	READ	LISTEN

August

The Armor of God (part two)	Ephesians 6:14-16	08-04-13	READ	LISTEN
How to be Wise in Life	Proverbs 1:1-7	08-04-13		LISTEN
The Armor of God (part three)	Ephesians 6:16-17	08-11-13	READ	LISTEN
A Great Reminder When Moving Forward- Scott Bruns	I Peter 1:2-25	08-18-13	READ	LISTEN
The Armor of God (part four)	Ephesians 6:18	08-25-13	READ	LISTEN

September

“Who is my Neighbor?”			READ
Who is my Neighbor?	Luke 10:25-37	09-01-13	READ	LISTEN
What is a Good Neighbor?	James 2:1-13	09-08-13	READ	LISTEN
Three Things That Never Change in a Changing World	Hebrews 13:20-21	09-15-13	READ	LISTEN
Practical Counsel About Marriage from Proverbs	Proverb	09-15-13		LISTEN
Let’s Talk About Your Problems (Dave Beam)	James 1:2-18	09-22-13		LISTEN
Run For Your Life (Scott Bruns)	James 1:13-18	09-29-13	READ	LISTEN

October

From Jerusalem to Illyricum	Romans 15:17-22	10-06-13	READ	LISTEN
A Song for the Fearful	Psalm 56	10-13-13	READ	LISTEN
One Week to Live	John 12:1-11	10-20-13	READ	LISTEN
Reformation Sunday – The Text That Changed the World	Romans 1:16-17	10-27-13	READ	LISTEN

November

The King Has Come	John 12:12-19	11-03-13	READ	LISTEN
A Letter to the Persecuted Church	Revelation 2:8-11	11-10-13	READ	LISTEN
Biblical Principles of Finance and Stewardship	(Mr. Jim Rickard)	11-10-13		LISTEN
The Danger of Not Giving Thanks	Romans 1:18-25	11-17-13	READ	LISTEN
The Most Revealing Holiday on the Calendar	1 Thessalonians 5:18	11-24-13	READ	LISTEN

December

A Model Thanks-Giver	1 Timothy 1:12-14	12-01- 13	READ	LISTEN
So You Want to See Jesus?	John 12:20-56	12-08-13	READ	LISTEN
Glory Through Suffering	John 12:27-33	12-15-13	READ	LISTEN
The Battle for Christmas–Remembering Who Jesus Really Is	John 12:34-41	12-22-13	READ	LISTEN
Motivated by Mercy in 2014	Romans 12:1-2	12-29-13	READ	LISTEN

2013

January

State of the Church Address (Annual Report)		01-06-13	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of Sufficient Grace	2 Corinth 12:7-10	01-13-13	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of Answered Prayer	I John 5:14-15	01-20-13	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of a Life to Come	Revelation 21:1-8	01-27-13	READ	LISTEN

February

The Promise of a Life to Come (Part Two)	Revelation 21:9-27	02-03-13	READ	LISTEN
People To Live With in the Crucible of Suffering			READ
A Call to Care for One Another	Philippians 2:1-4	02-10-13	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ in His Body	Acts 2:42-47	02-17-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring for One Another from Romans 12-16	Romans 12:1-13	02-24-13	READ	LISTEN

March

The Believer’s Joy, Privilege, andResponsibility to Proclaim the Gospel	Romans 1:16-17	03-03-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring For One Another From Galatians	Galatians 6:1-5	03-10-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring For One Another From Ephesians	Ephesians 4:1-6	03-17-13	READ	LISTEN
Preparing for the Passion –A Trip to Gethsemane	Matthew 26:36-46	03-24-13	READ	LISTEN
If We Really Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus	Philippians 3:7-11	03-31-13	READ	LISTEN

April

Learning About Caring for One Another from James	James 5:13-20	04-07-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring for One Another from James – Part Two	James 5:13-20	04-14-13	READ	LISTEN
Learning About Caring for One Another from1 Peter	1 Peter 2:13-25	04-21-13	READ	LISTEN

May

Learning About Caring for One Another From Hebrews	Hebrews 10:19-25	05-05-13	READ	LISTEN
Moms in the Real World – Learning About Grace From Samson’s Mother	Judges 13	05-12-13	READ	LISTEN
The Joy of Walking in the Light (Dave Beam)	1 John 1:5-2:2	05-19-13	READ	LISTEN
“Pentecost: The Most Significant Holiday We Don’t Celebrate”	Acts 2:1-21	05-26-13	READ	LISTEN

June

Seeing the Glory of Christ Through Sickness	John 11:1-16	06-02-13	READ	LISTEN
A Biblical Response to Homosexuality (Part 1)		06-02-13		LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ Through His Claim	John 11;17-27	06-09-13	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ Through His Tears	John 11:28-37	06-16-13	READ	LISTEN
A Biblical Response to Homosexuality (Part 2)		06-16-13		LISTEN
Seeing the Glory of Christ Through Raising a Dead Man	John 11:38-44	06-23-13	READ	LISTEN
The Rejection of Glory	John 11:45-47	06-30-13	READ	LISTEN

July

Glorious Gratitude (Dave Beam)	Luke 17:11-19	07-07-13	READ	LISTEN
Following Christ…..For Real (Scott Bruns)	Mark 1:16-20	07-14-13		LISTEN
Pondering the Grace Exchange	2 Corinthians 8:9	07-21-13	READ	LISTEN
The Armor of God			READ
The Armor of God (part one)	Ephesians 6:10-18	07-28-13	READ	LISTEN

August

The Armor of God (part two)	Ephesians 6:14-16	08-04-13	READ	LISTEN
How to be Wise in Life	Proverbs 1:1-7	08-04-13		LISTEN
The Armor of God (part three)	Ephesians 6:16-17	08-11-13	READ	LISTEN
A Great Reminder When Moving Forward- Scott Bruns	I Peter 1:2-25	08-18-13	READ	LISTEN
The Armor of God (part four)	Ephesians 6:18	08-25-13	READ	LISTEN

September

“Who is my Neighbor?”			READ
Who is my Neighbor?	Luke 10:25-37	09-01-13	READ	LISTEN
What is a Good Neighbor?	James 2:1-13	09-08-13	READ	LISTEN
Three Things That Never Change in a Changing World	Hebrews 13:20-21	09-15-13	READ	LISTEN
Practical Counsel About Marriage from Proverbs	Proverb	09-15-13		LISTEN
Let’s Talk About Your Problems (Dave Beam)	James 1:2-18	09-22-13		LISTEN
Run For Your Life (Scott Bruns)	James 1:13-18	09-29-13	READ	LISTEN

October

From Jerusalem to Illyricum	Romans 15:17-22	10-06-13	READ	LISTEN
A Song for the Fearful	Psalm 56	10-13-13	READ	LISTEN
One Week to Live	John 12:1-11	10-20-13	READ	LISTEN
Reformation Sunday – The Text That Changed the World	Romans 1:16-17	10-27-13	READ	LISTEN

November

The King Has Come	John 12:12-19	11-03-13	READ	LISTEN
A Letter to the Persecuted Church	Revelation 2:8-11	11-10-13	READ	LISTEN
Biblical Principles of Finance and Stewardship	(Mr. Jim Rickard)	11-10-13		LISTEN
The Danger of Not Giving Thanks	Romans 1:18-25	11-17-13	READ	LISTEN
The Most Revealing Holiday on the Calendar	1 Thessalonians 5:18	11-24-13	READ	LISTEN

December

A Model Thanks-Giver	1 Timothy 1:12-14	12-01- 13	READ	LISTEN
So You Want to See Jesus?	John 12:20-56	12-08-13	READ	LISTEN
Glory Through Suffering	John 12:27-33	12-15-13	READ	LISTEN
The Battle for Christmas–Remembering Who Jesus Really Is	John 12:34-41	12-22-13	READ	LISTEN
Motivated by Mercy in 2014	Romans 12:1-2	12-29-13	READ	LISTEN

2012

January

The Spirit’s Fruits, Gifts, and Directions		01-01-12		LISTEN
The Spirit’s Fruits, Gifts, and Directions		01-01-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN
Ministry Presentation by Bob Litteral		01-01-12		LISTEN
Ministry Presentation by Bob Litteral		01-01-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN
Being People of the Book in 2012	Psalm 19:7-11	01-08-12	READ	LISTEN
State of the Church Address		01-08-12	READ	LISTEN
State of the Church Address		01-08-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN
Being People of Prayer in 2012	Acts 4:23-31	01-15-12	READ	LISTEN
Jesus and a Man Blind From Birth	John 9:1-12	01-22-12	READ	LISTEN
The Power of a Testimony	John 9:13-34	01-29-12	READ	LISTEN
The Power of a Testimony	John 9:13-34	01-29-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN

February

The Cure for Spiritual Blindness	John 9:35-41	02-05-12	READ	LISTEN
The Shepherd and His Sheep	John 10:1-6	02-12-12	READ	LISTEN
Who Needs a Gate?	John 10:7-10	02-19-12	READ	LISTEN
Getting to Know the Good Shepherd	John 10:11-21	02-26-12	READ	LISTEN

March

Eternally Secure in the Hands of the Good Shepherd	John 10:22-30	03-04-12	READ	LISTEN
Eternally Secure in the Hands of the Good Shepherd				LISTEN
Eternally Secure in the Hands of the Good Shepherd				LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	READ	LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	(cont.)	LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	(cont.)	LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	(cont.)	LISTEN
The C.E.U.’s of Prayer	Acts 12:1-17	03-18-12	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Good Shepherd in Psalm 23	Psalm 23	03-25-12	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Good Shepherd in Psalm 23			(cont.)	LISTEN

April

I Will Build My Church	Matthew 16:16-20	04-01-12	READ	LISTEN
What Really Happened in That Tomb	Luke 24:1-12	04-08-12	READ
“Putting Christ on Display in our Homes”	Colossians	04-15-12	READ
“First Things First: Priorities in the Home”	Colossians 3:1-4	04-15-12	READ	LISTEN
“Learning to Fight God’s Way in Our Homes”	Colossians 3:5-11	04-22-12	READ	LISTEN
“Being a Family That Forgives”	Colossians 3:12-14	04-29-12	READ	LISTEN

May

A Family That Functions God’s Way	Colossians 3:15-21	05-06-12	READ	LISTEN
A Message of Hope for Moms in the Real World	Ruth 4:13-22	05-13-12	READ	LISTEN
What it Takes to Live for Jesus in the Real World	2 Timothy 2:3-7	05-20-12	READ	LISTEN
Remembering the One Who Died For Us	Galatians 3:13	05-27-12	READ	LISTEN

June

Worship: Essential Ingredients for God Pleasing Worship (Part One)	Malachi 1:1-5	06-03-12	READ	LISTEN
Worship: Essential Ingredients for God Pleasing Worship (Part Two)	Malachi 1:6-14	06-10-12	READ	LISTEN
A Father-Son Relationship (The Father’s Love)	John 5:16-24, Luke 15:11-24	06-17-12	READ	LISTEN
The Almighty’s All Night Watch	Psalm 121	06-24-12		LISTEN

July

Sola Deo Gloria – Petty Thieves & Ultimate Possession	Psalm 145	07-01-12	LISTEN
God’s Purpose For His People in Trials	Romans 8:28-30	07-08-12	LISTEN
Family Camp Speaker, Mark Holeman		07-15-12	LISTEN
TRI-M: A Pauline Procedure and Our Practice	Acts 13-19	07-22-12	LISTEN
Kingdom of God Priorities	Romans 14:13-19	07-29-12	LISTEN

August

Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Part I)	Matt 6:5-15,Luke 11:1-13	08-05-12	READ	LISTEN
Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Part II)	Matt. 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13	08-12-12	READ	LISTEN
Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Part III)	Luke 11:1-13, Matt. 6:5-15	08-19-12	READ	LISTEN
Do You Display the Mark?	Romans 12:1-9	08-26-12	READ	LISTEN

September

A Message to a Special Church from a Grateful Pastor	Philippians 1:3-8; 4:15-20	09-02-12		LISTEN
“How Long, O Lord?”	Psalm 13	09-09-12	READ	LISTEN
Some Post-Sabbatical Reflections about Making the Most of Gospel Opportunities	Ephesians 5:15-17	09-16-12	READ	LISTEN
Some Post-Sabbatical Reflections about Our Incredible Trinitarian Blessings	2 Corinthians 13:14	09-23-12	READ	LISTEN
We are Pilgrims	Psalm 131	09-30-12	READ	LISTEN

October

When God Speaks……	Jim Chambers	10-07-12		LISTEN
Promises to Live By in the Crucible of Suffering		10-14-12	READ
The Promise of a Way of Escape	I Corinthians 10:1-13	10-14-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of a Good Outcome	Romans 8:28-30	10-21-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of Forgiveness	1 John 1:8-10	10-28-12	READ	LISTEN

November

The Promise of God’s Provision	Matthew 6:33	11-04-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of God’s Guidance	Proverbs 3:5-6	11-11-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of a Harvest	Galatians 6:7-10	11-18-12	READ	LISTEN
Thinking Rightly About God’s Blessings	Psalm 67	11-25-12	READ	LISTEN

December

The Promise of Wisdom	James 1:2-8	12-02-12	READ	LISTEN
(Message by Paul Holritz, Missionary)		12-09-12		LISTEN
The Songs of Christmas (Part One)	Luke 1:46-55	12-16-12	READ	LISTEN
The Songs of Christmas (Part Two)	Luke 1-2	12-23-12	READ	LISTEN
The World Only Has Four Types of Soil	Bob Litteral, Missionary to PNG	12-30-12		LISTEN

2012

January

The Spirit’s Fruits, Gifts, and Directions		01-01-12		LISTEN
The Spirit’s Fruits, Gifts, and Directions		01-01-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN
Ministry Presentation by Bob Litteral		01-01-12		LISTEN
Ministry Presentation by Bob Litteral		01-01-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN
Being People of the Book in 2012	Psalm 19:7-11	01-08-12	READ	LISTEN
State of the Church Address		01-08-12	READ	LISTEN
State of the Church Address		01-08-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN
Being People of Prayer in 2012	Acts 4:23-31	01-15-12	READ	LISTEN
Jesus and a Man Blind From Birth	John 9:1-12	01-22-12	READ	LISTEN
The Power of a Testimony	John 9:13-34	01-29-12	READ	LISTEN
The Power of a Testimony	John 9:13-34	01-29-12	(Cont.)	LISTEN

February

The Cure for Spiritual Blindness	John 9:35-41	02-05-12	READ	LISTEN
The Shepherd and His Sheep	John 10:1-6	02-12-12	READ	LISTEN
Who Needs a Gate?	John 10:7-10	02-19-12	READ	LISTEN
Getting to Know the Good Shepherd	John 10:11-21	02-26-12	READ	LISTEN

March

Eternally Secure in the Hands of the Good Shepherd	John 10:22-30	03-04-12	READ	LISTEN
Eternally Secure in the Hands of the Good Shepherd				LISTEN
Eternally Secure in the Hands of the Good Shepherd				LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	READ	LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	(cont.)	LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	(cont.)	LISTEN
The Good Shepherd on Trial	John 10:31-42	03-11-12	(cont.)	LISTEN
The C.E.U.’s of Prayer	Acts 12:1-17	03-18-12	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Good Shepherd in Psalm 23	Psalm 23	03-25-12	READ	LISTEN
Seeing the Good Shepherd in Psalm 23			(cont.)	LISTEN

April

I Will Build My Church	Matthew 16:16-20	04-01-12	READ	LISTEN
What Really Happened in That Tomb	Luke 24:1-12	04-08-12	READ
“Putting Christ on Display in our Homes”	Colossians	04-15-12	READ
“First Things First: Priorities in the Home”	Colossians 3:1-4	04-15-12	READ	LISTEN
“Learning to Fight God’s Way in Our Homes”	Colossians 3:5-11	04-22-12	READ	LISTEN
“Being a Family That Forgives”	Colossians 3:12-14	04-29-12	READ	LISTEN

May

A Family That Functions God’s Way	Colossians 3:15-21	05-06-12	READ	LISTEN
A Message of Hope for Moms in the Real World	Ruth 4:13-22	05-13-12	READ	LISTEN
What it Takes to Live for Jesus in the Real World	2 Timothy 2:3-7	05-20-12	READ	LISTEN
Remembering the One Who Died For Us	Galatians 3:13	05-27-12	READ	LISTEN

June

Worship: Essential Ingredients for God Pleasing Worship (Part One)	Malachi 1:1-5	06-03-12	READ	LISTEN
Worship: Essential Ingredients for God Pleasing Worship (Part Two)	Malachi 1:6-14	06-10-12	READ	LISTEN
A Father-Son Relationship (The Father’s Love)	John 5:16-24, Luke 15:11-24	06-17-12	READ	LISTEN
The Almighty’s All Night Watch	Psalm 121	06-24-12		LISTEN

July

Sola Deo Gloria – Petty Thieves & Ultimate Possession	Psalm 145	07-01-12	LISTEN
God’s Purpose For His People in Trials	Romans 8:28-30	07-08-12	LISTEN
Family Camp Speaker, Mark Holeman		07-15-12	LISTEN
TRI-M: A Pauline Procedure and Our Practice	Acts 13-19	07-22-12	LISTEN
Kingdom of God Priorities	Romans 14:13-19	07-29-12	LISTEN

August

Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Part I)	Matt 6:5-15,Luke 11:1-13	08-05-12	READ	LISTEN
Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Part II)	Matt. 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13	08-12-12	READ	LISTEN
Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Part III)	Luke 11:1-13, Matt. 6:5-15	08-19-12	READ	LISTEN
Do You Display the Mark?	Romans 12:1-9	08-26-12	READ	LISTEN

September

A Message to a Special Church from a Grateful Pastor	Philippians 1:3-8; 4:15-20	09-02-12		LISTEN
“How Long, O Lord?”	Psalm 13	09-09-12	READ	LISTEN
Some Post-Sabbatical Reflections about Making the Most of Gospel Opportunities	Ephesians 5:15-17	09-16-12	READ	LISTEN
Some Post-Sabbatical Reflections about Our Incredible Trinitarian Blessings	2 Corinthians 13:14	09-23-12	READ	LISTEN
We are Pilgrims	Psalm 131	09-30-12	READ	LISTEN

October

When God Speaks……	Jim Chambers	10-07-12		LISTEN
Promises to Live By in the Crucible of Suffering		10-14-12	READ
The Promise of a Way of Escape	I Corinthians 10:1-13	10-14-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of a Good Outcome	Romans 8:28-30	10-21-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of Forgiveness	1 John 1:8-10	10-28-12	READ	LISTEN

November

The Promise of God’s Provision	Matthew 6:33	11-04-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of God’s Guidance	Proverbs 3:5-6	11-11-12	READ	LISTEN
The Promise of a Harvest	Galatians 6:7-10	11-18-12	READ	LISTEN
Thinking Rightly About God’s Blessings	Psalm 67	11-25-12	READ	LISTEN

December

The Promise of Wisdom	James 1:2-8	12-02-12	READ	LISTEN
(Message by Paul Holritz, Missionary)		12-09-12		LISTEN
The Songs of Christmas (Part One)	Luke 1:46-55	12-16-12	READ	LISTEN
The Songs of Christmas (Part Two)	Luke 1-2	12-23-12	READ	LISTEN
The World Only Has Four Types of Soil	Bob Litteral, Missionary to PNG	12-30-12		LISTEN

2011

January

A Prayer for Fruit in 2011	Philippians 1:3-11	01-02-11	READ	LISTEN
What the Witnesses Say About Christ	John 5:31-40	01-09-11	READ	LISTEN
The Right Response to Christ	John 5:41-47	01-16-11	READ	LISTEN
The State of the Church Address		01-16-11	READ	LISTEN
A Meal Like None Other	John 6:1-15	01-23-11	READ	LISTEN
Let Nothing Be Wasted – The Life of a Steward	I Corinthians 4:1-5	01-30-11	READ	LISTEN
Word of Life Evangelist – Justin Gambel	Open Air Evangelism	01-30-11		LISTEN

February

The Night He Walked on Water	John 6:16-27	02-06-11	READ	LISTEN
What You Need Most: Bread From Heaven	John 6:28-40	02-13-11	READ	LISTEN
“Slaves to Sin No Longer”	Romans 6	02-13-11	READ
What You Need to Know to Overcome Sin	Romans 6:1-7	02-13-11	READ	LISTEN
Before You Raise Your Hand	John 6:34-40	02-20-11	READ	LISTEN
What You Need to Do to Overcome Sin	Romans 6:8-14	02-20-11	READ	LISTEN
Grumbling About Bread From Heaven	John 6:41-51	02-27-11	READ	LISTEN
Can People Really Change	Romans 6:15-18	02-27-11	READ	LISTEN

March

Eating Real Food	John 6:52-59	03-06-11	READ	LISTEN
A Different Kind of Invitation	John 6:60-71	03-14-11	READ	LISTEN
Incentives for Holy Living	Romans 6:19-23	03-20-11	READ	LISTEN
“Regaining Your First Love”	Revelation 2:1-7	03-27-11	READ	LISTEN

April

“Gazing at the Suffering Servant” Pondering the Message of Isaiah”	Isaiah 52:13-53:12	04-03-11	READ
Gazing at the Servant Who Suffered	Isaiah 52:13-53:3	04-03-11	READ	LISTEN
Dying as a Substitute	Isaiah 53:4-6	04-10-11	READ	LISTEN
Silent to the Last Breath	Isaiah 53:7-9	04-17-11	READ	LISTEN
The Most Important Thing We Do in the Church	I Timothy 2:1-8	04-17-11	READ
The Most Important Thing We Do in the Church	I Timothy 2:1-4	04-17-11, and 04-24-11	READ	LISTEN
His Pain, Our Gain	Isaiah 53:10-12	04-24-11	READ	LISTEN

May

When the Lamb Walked Into the Lion’s Den	John 7:1-13	05-01-11	READ	LISTEN
Developing a Passion for the Lost	I Timothy 2:5-8	05-01-11	READ	LISTEN
Grace-Driven People (Mothers)	I Corinthians 15:9-11	05-08-11	READ	LISTEN
Teaching a Hostile Crowd	John 7:14-24	05-15-11	READ	LISTEN
Confusion About Jesus	John 7:25-36	05-22-11	READ	LISTEN
Wartime Praying	Ephesians 6:18	05-22-11	READ	LISTEN
Dropping Baggage	Hebrews 12:1-2	05-29-11	READ	LISTEN

June

Faith: The Defense Against Worry Which Leads to Over Commitment	Matthew 6:31-33	06-05-11	READ	LISTEN
Help for the Family from Proverbs	Proverbs 3:1-6	06-12-11	READ	LISTEN
A Father’s Day Model: Enoch, A Man Who Walked With God	Genesis 5:21-24	06-19-11	READ	LISTEN
What’s Going on in the World?	Daniel	06-19-11	READ
What’s Going on in the World?	Daniel 9:20-27	06-19-11	READ	LISTEN
An Invitation to Thirsty People	John 7:37-53	06-26-11	READ	LISTEN
What’s Going on in the World? –Part 2	Daniel 11:36-45	06-26-11	READ	LISTEN

July

What Jesus Really Said About Casting Stones	John 8:1-11	07-03-11	READ	LISTEN
Dealing With the Claims of Jesus	John 8:12-30	07-10-11	READ	LISTEN
The Seven “C’s” of History: Is the Bible the True History of the Universe?	Ans. in Genesis Conf. -Sunday School	07-17-11		LISTEN
The Relevance of Genesis: The Key to Reclaiming the Culture	Ans. in Genesis Conf. -Morning Worship	07-17-11		LISTEN
Why Won’t They Listen?	Ans. in Genesis Conf. – Evening Worship	07-17-11		LISTEN
Being Free Indeed	John 8:31-41	07-24-11	READ	LISTEN
What’s Going on in the World? –Part Three	Daniel 12:1-13	07-24-11	READ	LISTEN
What Good People Do With Jesus	John 8:42-59	07-31-11	READ	LISTEN

August

Revive Us Again!		08-07-11	READ
It’s Time for Revival	2 Chronicles 29	08-07-11	READ	LISTEN
It’s Time for Revival…Again	2 Chronicles 34	08-14-11	READ	LISTEN
Does Revival Last?	2 Chronicles 15	08-21-11	READ	LISTEN
The Necessity of the Bible for True Revival	Nehemiah 8-10	08-28-11	READ	LISTEN

September

When an Entire City Turned to the Lord	Jonah 3	09-04-11	READ	LISTEN
The Day the Church Began	Acts 2:42-47	09-11-11	READ	LISTEN
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church		09-18-11	READ
9 Marks of a Health Church Discussion/Reading Schedule			READ
“A Commitment to Expository Preaching”	2 Timothy 4:1-5	09-18-11	READ	LISTEN
“A Commitment to Preaching the Whole Bible”	Acts 20:25-32	09-25-11	READ	LISTEN

October

A Commitment to the Gospel	Galatians 1:6-12	10-02-11	READ	LISTEN
A Commitment to God-Centered Conversion	Ephesians 2:1-10	10-09-11	READ	LISTEN
A Commitment to God-Centered Evangelism	2 Corinthians 4:1-6	10-16-11	READ	LISTEN
A Commitment to Church Membership	Hebrews 10:19-25	10-23-11	READ	LISTEN
A Commitment to Biblical Church Discipline	Matthew 18:15-21	10-30-11	READ	LISTEN

November

A Commitment to Growing Disciples	Ephesians 4:20-24	11-06-11	READ	LISTEN
A Commitment to Biblical Church Leadership	Titus 1:5-9	11-13-11	READ	LISTEN
Giving Thanks for Forgiveness	Psalm 32	11-27-11	READ	LISTEN
Giving Thanks for Forgiveness	Psalm 32	11-27-11	(cont.)	LISTEN
Giving Thanks for the Church	I Peter 2:4-10	11-27-11	READ	LISTEN

December

A King Like No Other		12-04-11	READ
A Genealogy That Can Change Your Life	Matthew 1:1-17	12-04-11	READ	LISTEN
A Message for Joseph About the King	Matthew 1:18-21	12-11-11	READ	LISTEN
When a Virgin Gave Birth to the King	Matthew 1:22-25	12-18-11	READ	LISTEN
When the Magi Worshipped the King	Matthew 2:1-12	12-25-11	READ	LISTEN

2010

January

A King Like No Other		12-04-11	READ
A Genealogy That Can Change Your Life	Matthew 1:1-17	12-04-11	READ	LISTEN
A Message for Joseph About the King	Matthew 1:18-21	12-11-11	READ	LISTEN
When a Virgin Gave Birth to the King	Matthew 1:22-25	12-18-11	READ	LISTEN
When the Magi Worshipped the King	Matthew 2:1-12	12-25-11	READ	LISTEN

“Trinitarian Praying”: A Prayer for Your Church	Ephesians 1:15-23	01-10-10	READ	LISTEN
“When It’s Time to Mourn”	Lamentations 1	01-17-10	READ	LISTEN
“Looking at Suffering From God’s Perspective”	Lamentations 2	01-24-10	READ	LISTEN
“Where to Find Hope When Hope Seems Gone”	Lamentations 3	01-31-10	READ	LISTEN

February

“Will the Sun Ever Rise Again?”	Lamentations 4	02-07-10	READ	LISTEN
“When It’s Time to Stop Grieving”	Lamentations 5	02-14-10	READ	LISTEN
“Living By Faith When Times Are Tough”	Jeremiah		READ
“If We Really Believe the Lord, It Shows”	Jeremiah 32	02-21-10	READ	LISTEN
“Living in the Grip of God’s Call”	Jeremiah 1	02-28-10	READ	LISTEN

March

“A Trip to the Potter’s House”	Jeremiah 18	03-07-10	READ	LISTEN
“Living in Light of the Future”	Jeremiah 31:26-40	03-14-10	READ	LISTEN
“Getting Ready for the Cross”	Mark		READ
“Getting Ready for the Cross”	Mark 10:32-45	03-21-10	READ	LISTEN
“Palm Sunday: A Journey to the Cross”	Mark 11:1-11	03-28-10	READ	LISTEN

April

“I Am the Resurrection” (Easter Morning)	John 11:25-26	04-04-10	READ	LISTEN
“Getting to Know Jesus Better -John’s Gospel”	John	04-11-10	READ
“In a Class All by Himself”	John 1:1-5	04-11-10	READ	LISTEN
“No One Like Jesus”	John 1:6-13	04-18-10	READ	LISTEN
“When God Became a Man”	John 1:14-18	04-25-10	READ	LISTEN

May

“Learning From Jesus About Balancing Grace and Truth”	John 1:17	05-02-10	READ	LISTEN
“What the Lord Can Do With a Woman Who Fears Him Above All Else”	Judges 4-5	05-09-10	READ	LISTEN
“Do You Know Who You Are”	John 1:19-28	05-16-10	READ	LISTEN
“What Do You Say About Jesus”	John 1:29-37	05-23-10	READ	LISTEN
“How Jesus Began His Ministry”	John 1:38-51	05-30-10	READ	LISTEN

June

Living in Freedom	Galatians 5:1-5	06-06-10	READ	LISTEN
“When the Lord Laughs”	Psalm 2	06-13-10	READ	LISTEN
“Straight Talk About Overcoming Sexual Sin”		06-20-10	READ
“The Need for God’s Kind of Men”	Deuteronomy 6:4-25	06-20-10	READ
“Jesus Began at a Wedding”	John 2:1-11	06-27-10	READ	LISTEN

July

“What Makes Jesus Angry” Part One	John 2:12-25	07-04-10	READ	LISTEN
“What Makes Jesus Angry” Part Two	John 2:12-25	07-11-10	READ	LISTEN
“We Have a Mission”	Acts 16:1-10	07-18-10	READ	LISTEN
“Living With a Warrior’s Mentality”	I Peter 5:8-9	07-25-10	READ	LISTEN
“When Life Doesn’t Make Sense”	Psalm 44	07-25-10	READ	LISTEN

August

“What a Good Person Needs Most: A Second Birthday” Part One	John 3:1-8	8-15-10	READ	LISTEN
“What a Good Person Needs Most: A Second Birthday”: Part Two	John 3:1-21	8-22-10	READ	LISTEN
“The Evidence of Being Born Again”	John 3:9-15	8-29-10	READ	LISTEN

September

“The New Birth: A Gift for the World”	John 3:16-21	09-05-10	READ	LISTEN
“A Passion to See Christ Exalted”	John 3:22-29	09-12-10	READ	LISTEN
“A Passion to See Christ Exalted” Part Two	John 3:31-36	09-19-10	READ	LISTEN
“A Shocking Conversation in Samaria”	John 4:1-14	09-26-10	READ	LISTEN
“Called to be People of Faith”	Romans 4:18-25	09-26-10	READ	LISTEN

October

“How Jesus Satisfies a Thirsty Soul”	John 4:15-26	10-03-10	READ	LISTEN
Missions Conference Challenge – Rex Whiteman from Union Mission, WV		10-09-10	LISTEN	LISTEN
Missions Conference: “Seeing People Through the Eyes of Jesus”: Rex Whiteman		10-10-10		LISTEN
A Different Kind of Food	John 4:27-42	10-17-10	READ	LISTEN
Learning From Jesus About Worship	John 4:23-24	10-24-10	READ	LISTEN
Know, Live, Preach…For the Next Generation	2 Timothy 3:16-4:3a	10-31-10	READ	LISTEN

November

Nurturing a Passion for the Glory of God		11-07-10	READ
Scared Straight	Matthew 5:13-16	11-14-10	READ	LISTEN
Another Quiet Miracle	John 4:43-54	11-21-10	READ	LISTEN
A Thanksgiving Charge: The Danger of Stockpiling	Luke 12:13-21	11-28-10	READ	LISTEN

December

Something Worse Than Being Disabled	John 5:1-15	12-05-10	READ	LISTEN
The Identity of the X-Mas Child	John 5:16-23	12-12-10	READ	LISTEN
The Mission of the X-Mas Child	John 5:24-30	12-19-10	READ	LISTEN
Giving Attention to Your Intention	James 1:18-27	12-26-10	READ	LISTEN

2009

January

“Gripped By Grace”	Titus 2:11-14	01-04-09	READ	LISTEN
The Final Chapter	Revelation 22	01-11-09	READ
“”The Call To Go Fishing For Men”	Mark 1:14-20	01-18-09	READ	LISTEN
“What Makes Human Life Sacred”		01-18-09	READ
“Fishing For Men at Home”	Mark 2:13-17	01-25-09	READ	LISTEN

February

“There’s No Place Like Home: Hospitality for the Glory of God”		02-01-09	READ
“Putting Love Into Action With Hospitality”		02-01-09	READ	LISTEN
“Taking Fellowship Seriously With Hospitality”		02-08-09	READ
“Learning to Love Strangers: That’s Hospitality”		02-15-09	READ	LISTEN
“Because of Christ”	Hebrews 10:19-25	02-22-09	READ	LISTEN

March

“The Need to Persevere”, Part One	Hebrews 10:26-39	03-01-09	READ
“The Need to Persevere” , Part Two	Hebrews 10:32-39	03-08-09	READ	LISTEN
“Living By Faith”, Part One	Hebrews 11:1-7	03-15-09	READ	LISTEN
“Living By Faith”, Part Two	Hebrews 11:5-7	03-22-09	READ	LISTEN
“Putting Faith on Display” – Abraham	Hebrews 11:8-12	03-29-09	READ	LISTEN

April

“Longing for a Better Country”	Hebrews 11:13-22	04-05-09	READ	LISTEN
“What Jesus Said on the Cross and Why”	Matthew 27:45-50	04-12-09	READ	LISTEN
“The Wonder of the Cross”	Romans 5:9-11	04-12-09	READ
“Seeing What Others Cannot See”	Hebrews 11:23-28	04-19-09	READ
“Heroes of Faith”	Hebrews 11:29-40	04-26-09	READ	LISTEN

May

“A Bible-Centered Life”		05-03-09	READ
“The Importance of Hearing the Word”	Acts 17:11	05-03-09	READ	LISTEN
“Running When You Feel Like Quitting”	Hebrews 12:1-3	05-03-09	READ	LISTEN
“God’s Kind of Woman”	Proverbs 9	05-10-09	READ	LISTEN
“The Importance of Reading and Studying the Word”	1 Peter 2:2	05-10-09	READ	LISTEN
“The Importance of Memorizing the Word”		05-17-09	READ
“Responding to the Lord’s Loving Discipline”	Hebrews 12:4-8	05-17-09	READ
“The Loving Purpose of the Lord’s Discipline”	Hebrews 12:9-13	05-24-09	READ	LISTEN
“Getting Serious About Finishing Well Together”	Hebrews 12:14-24	05-31-09	READ	LISTEN

June

“Receiving a Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken”	Hebrews 12:25-29	06-14-09	READ	LISTEN
“A Father’s Day Charge: Putting Christ on Display in Your Family”	Colossians 3:15-21	06-21-09	READ	LISTEN
“If We Really Believe God is With Us”	Hebrews 13:1-6	06-28-09	READ	LISTEN

July

“The Invitation to go to Jesus”	Hebrews 13:7-14	07-05-09	READ	LISTEN
“His Sacrifice, Our Sacrifices”	Hebrews 13:15-19	07-12-09	READ
“Living a Dependent Life”	Hebrews 13:20-25	07-26-09	READ	LISTEN

August

“Putting the Pieces Back Together” – The Message of Hebrews		08-02-09	READ	LISTEN
“The Pain and Gain of the Cross”	Isaiah 53:10-12	08-09-09	READ
“Lead Us Not Into Temptation”		08-09-09	READ
“How the Tempter Works”	Genesis 3:1-7	08-09-09	READ
“Understanding How Temptation Works”	James 1:12-15	08-16-09	READ	LISTEN
“The Temptation of Jesus”, Part One	Matthew 4:1-11	08-23-09	READ	LISTEN
“The Temptation of Jesus”, Part Two	Matthew 4:1-11	08-30-09	READ	LISTEN

September

“The Temptation of Jesus”, Part Three	Matthew 4:1-11	09-06-09	READ	LISTEN
“Good News When Tempted”	1 Corinthians 10:13	09-13-09	READ	LISTEN
“Protection Against Temptation” – God’s Armor	Ephesians 6:10-18	09-20-09	READ	LISTEN
“It’s All About Christ”		09-27-09	READ
“Opening the Door to Christ”	Revelation 3:14-22	09-27-09	READ	LISTEN

October

“Finding Our Identity in Christ”	Galatians 2:20	10-04-09	READ	LISTEN
“Jonathan Edwards”		10-04-09	READ
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Intro by Mark Dever		10-04-09	READ
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Sermon by Jonathan Edwards	Preached by Pastor Brad	10-04-09	READ
“Suffering With and For Christ”	Colossians 1:24-29	10-18-09	READ	LISTEN
“Longing to See Christ”	2 Timothy 4:6-8	10-25-09	READ	LISTEN

November

“Christ-Centered Living in a Me-Centered World”	I Timothy 6:6-10	11-22-09	READ	LISTEN
“Giving Thanks for the Greatest Gift Ever Given”	John 3:16	11-29-09	READ	LISTEN

December

“A Trinitarian Christmas”	Ephesians 1	12-06-09	READ
“Giving Praise for the Gift of God the Father”	Ephesians 1:3-6	12-06-09	READ	LISTEN
“Giving Praise for the Gift of God the Son”	Ephesians 1:7-12	12-13-09	READ	LISTEN
“Giving Praise for the Gift of God the Holy Spirit”	Ephesians 1:13-14	12-20-09	READ	LISTEN

2008

January

“Why the Son Became a Man”	Hebrews 2:14-18	01-06-08	READ	LISTEN
“A Picture of True Fellowship– Communion”	1 Corinth 10:16-17	01-13-08	READ	LISTEN
“Jesus-Focused Living”	Hebrews 3:1-6	01-13-08	READ	LISTEN
“Getting Serious About the Sin of Unbelief”, Part One	Hebrews 3:7-19	01-20-08	READ	LISTEN
“Getting Serious About the Sin of Unbelief”, Part Two	Hebrews 3:14-19	01-27-08	READ	LISTEN

February

“Getting Serious About Entering God’s Rest”, Part One	Hebrews 4:1-5	02-03-08	READ	LISTEN
“Getting Serious About Entering God’s Rest”, Part Two	Hebrews 4:6-11	02-10-08	READ	LISTEN
“Resources for Entering God’s Rest”, Part One	Hebrews 4:12-16	02-17-08	READ	LISTEN

March

“Resources for Entering God’s Rest”, Part Two	Hebrews 4:12-16	03-02-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Humble High Priest”, Part One	Hebrews 5:1-10	03-09-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Humble High Priest”, Part Two	Hebrews 5:1-10	03-16-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Importance of Remembering the Resurrection”	I Corinth. 15:1-11	03-23-08	READ	LISTEN
“Counsel for the Christian Who’s Living on Milk”, Part One	Hebrews 5:11-6:3	03-30-08	READ	LISTEN

April

“Counsel for the Christian Who’s Living on Milk”, Part Two	Hebrews 5:11-6:3	04-06-08	READ	LISTEN
“Looking Back In Order to Look Ahead”	Acts 1:1-11	04-13-08	READ	LISTEN
“No Stopping the Church”	Acts 28:17-31	04-20-08	READ

May

“A Warning Against Falling Away”	Hebrews 6:4-8	05-04-08	READ	LISTEN
“The God Who Sees Your Work and Love”	Hebrews 6:9-12	05-11-08	READ	LISTEN
“An Anchor for the Soul”	Hebrews 6:13-20	05-18-08	READ	LISTEN
“Redeemed People Have Reason to Speak”	Psalm 107	05-25-08	READ
“Redeemed People Have Reason to Speak”, Part One	Psalm 107	05-25-08	READ	LISTEN

June

“Redeemed People Have Reason to Speak” , Part Two	Psalm 107	06-01-08	READ	LISTEN
“Learning From the Prayers of Paul”		06-08-08	READ
“Learning About Prayer from Paul”	Acts 13:1-3	06-08-08	READ	LISTEN
“Paul’s First Prayer for the Thessalonians”	1 Thes. 1:2-3; 2:13-14;5:23-24	06-15-08	READ	LISTEN
“Paul’s Second Prayer for the Thessalonians”	2 Thes. 1:3-4; 11-12;3:16	06-22-08	READ	LISTEN
“Praying for Perfection: “Paul’s Prayer for the Corinthians”	1 Cor. 1:4-9; 2 Cor. 13:7-9	06-29-08	READ	LISTEN

July

“Praying for an Open Door: Paul’s Prayer for the Romans”	Romans 1:8-13; 15:30-32	07-06-08	READ	LISTEN
“Knowing God Better: Paul’s First Prayer for the Ephesians”	Ephesians 1:15-23	07-13-08	READ	LISTEN
“Praying for the Fullness of God: Paul’s Second Prayer for the Ephesians”	Ephesians 3:14-21	07-20-08	READ	LISTEN
“Praying for Discernment: Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians”	Philippians 1:3-11	07-27-08	READ	LISTEN

August

“Praying for a Friend: Learning from Paul’s Prayer for Philemon”	Philemon 4-7	08-24-08	READ	LISTEN
“Remembering You in Prayer: Paul’s Prayer for Timothy”	2 Timothy 1:3-7;4:22	08-31-08	READ	LISTEN

September

“Gospel-Centered Praying”	Ephesians 6:18-20	09-07-08	READ
“Going Deeper into Christ”	Hebrews 7:1-3	09-14-08	READ	LISTEN
“Learning About Christ From Melchizedek”	Hebrews 7:4-10	09-21-08	READ	LISTEN
“Our Priest Jesus”	Hebrews 7:11-19	09-28-08	READ	LISTEN

October

“A Priest That Meets Our Needs”	Hebrews 7:20-28	10-05-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Truth About Our High Priest”	Hebrews 8:1-6	10-19-08	READ	LISTEN
“Living Under the New Covenant”	Hebrews 8:7-13	10-26-08	READ	LISTEN

November

“Worship: It’s Not What It Used to Be”	Hebrews 9:1-10	11-02-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Powerful Blood of Christ”	Hebrews 9:11-15	11-09-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Necessity of a Bloody Sacrifice” Part One	Hebrews 9:16-28	11-16-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Necessity of a Bloody Sacrifice” Part Two	Hebrews 9:23-28	11-23-08	READ	LISTEN
“The Tragedy of Failing to Thank God”	Romans 1:18-25	11-30-08	READ	LISTEN

December

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“Born to be a Sacrifice”, Part One	Hebrews 10:1-10	12-07-08	READ	LISTEN
“Born to be a Sacrifice”, Part Two	Hebrews 10:11-18	12-14-08	READ
“A Special Baby”	Luke 2:21-40	12-21-08	READ	LISTEN

2007

January

“A Great Place to Start”	1 Peter 1:1-2	01-07-07	READ	LISTEN
“Ruth”		01-14-07	READ
“Seeing God in our Losses”	Ruth 1	01-14-07	READ	LISTEN
“God in a Barley Field”	Ruth 2	01-21-07	READ	LISTEN
“A Case for Arranged Marriages?”	Ruth 3	01-28-07	READ	LISTEN

February

“The Importance of Following Jesus”	Romans 15:5-6	02-04-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Romance of Redemption”	Ruth 4:1-12	02-11-07	READ	LISTEN
“Watching God Bring Good Out of Bad”	Ruth 4:13-22	02-18-07	READ	LISTEN
“Evangelism”		02-18-07	READ
“How to Lead Someone to Christ”	1 Corinthians 3:6	02-18-07	READ	LISTEN
“Getting Ready for Evangelism”	1 Peter 3:15	02-25-07	READ	LISTEN
“Preparing for Easter”		02-25-07	READ
“The Importance of Remembering a Night You’d Rather Forget”	Mark 14:66-72	02-25-07	READ	LISTEN

March

“So You Think You’re Not Treated Fairly”	Mark 15:1-15	03-04-07	READ	LISTEN
“Mockery at the Cross”, Part One	Mark 15:16-32	03-11-07	READ	LISTEN
“Mockery at the Cross”, Part Two	Mark 15:25-32	03-18-07	READ	LISTEN
“Forsaken on the Cross”	Mark 15:33-41	03-25-07	READ	LISTEN

April

“An Easter Message for a Post-Modern Generation: The Facts Matter”	Mark 15:42-16:8	04-08-07	READ	LISTEN
“If You Really Believe in Jesus”	Mark 16:9-20	04-15-07	READ	LISTEN
“How Did We Get Our Bible Anyway?”		04-15-07	READ	LISTEN
“How NOT to Respond to Tragedy”	JOB	04-22-07	READ	LISTEN
“Thanks Mark, For Teaching Us About Jesus”	Mark	04-29-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Active Obedience of Christ”		04-29-07	READ	LISTEN

May

“Learning From the First Family”	Genesis	05-06-07	READ
“Learning From the First Marriage”	Genesis 2:18-25	05-06-07	READ	LISTEN
“Learning From the First Parents & Children”	Genesis 4:1-12	05-13-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Holiness of God”		05-20-07	READ
“What is God’s Greatest Attribute?”	Isaiah 6:1-5	05-20-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Psalms of David”		05-20-07	READ
“When Your Family is Attacking You”	Psalm 59	05-20-07	READ	LISTEN
“What to do When You Are Afraid: Psalm 56”	Psalm 56	05-27-07	READ	LISTEN
“Sinful People in the Presence of a Holy God”	Isaiah 6:6-8, Job 38, Hab. 3:2,16	05-27-07	READ	LISTEN

June

“How God Helped a Man Who Was Scared Out of His Mind”	Psalm 34	06-03-07	READ	LISTEN
“When You’ve Been Betrayed”	Psalm 52	06-10-07	READ	LISTEN
“Is God Fair?”	Leviticus 10:1-3;2 Samuel 6:1-11	06-10-07	READ	LISTEN
“God’s Kind of Man”	Psalm 54	06-17-07	READ	LISTEN
“When a Righteous Man is Accused of Doing Wrong”	Psalm 7	06-24-07	READ	LISTEN

July

“Crying in a Cave”	Psalm 57	07-01-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Holiness of Christ”	Luke 5:1-11; 8:22-25	07-01-07	READ	LISTEN
“Still Crying in a Cave”	Psalm 142	07-08-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Victory Song”	Psalm 60	07-15-07	READ	LISTEN
“David’s Testimony in Song”	Psalm 18	07-22-07	READ	LISTEN

August

“Responding Rightly to the Holiness of God”	1 Peter 1:13-16	08-05-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Sinner’s Prayer” (Part One)	Psalm 51	08-12-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Sinner’s Prayer” (Part Two)	Psalm 51	08-19-07	READ	LISTEN
“What to Pray When Your Son Wants to Kill You”	Psalm 3	08-26-07	READ	LISTEN
“Prayer and Advancement of the Gospel”	2 Thessalonians. 1:11-12	08-26-07	READ	LISTEN

September

“When You’re Living in the Desert”	Psalm 63	09-02-07	READ	LISTEN
He is Coming Again	2 Thes. 1:5-10	09-02-07	READ
“The Majesty of Mercy”	Psalm 30	09-09-07	READ	LISTEN
“No Book Like This Book”	Psalm 19	09-16-07	READ	LISTEN
“Discerning the Will of God”		09-16-07	READ
“Discerning the Will of God”, Part One	Ephesians 5:17	09-16-07	READ	LISTEN
“Discerning the Will of God”, Part Two	Romans 12:1-2	09-23-07	READ	LISTEN
“When the Lord is Your Shepherd”	Psalm 23	09-23-07	READ	LISTEN
“Jonah”		09-30-07	READ
“The Folly of Running From God”	Jonah 1	09-30-07	READ	LISTEN
“Discerning the Will of God”, Part Three	Romans 15:32	09-30-07	READ	LISTEN

October

“A Repentant Sinner’s Prayer”	Jonah 2	10-14-07	READ	LISTEN
“The God of Second Chances”	Jonah 3	10-21-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Tragedy of Hoarding God”	Jonah 4	10-28-07	READ

November

A Thanksgiving Charge

I Timothy 6:17-21

11-25-07

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December

“In a Class All By Himself”	Hebrews	12-02-07	READ
“The Matchless Son”	Hebrews 1:1-4	12-02-07	READ	LISTEN
“No Son Like This Son”	Hebrews 1:5-14	12-09-07	READ	LISTEN
“The Danger of Ignoring the Son”	Hebrews 2:1-4	12-16-07	READ	LISTEN
“But We See Jesus”	Hebrews 2:5-13	12-23-07	READ

2006

January

“God Became A Human”	John 1:14-18	01-08-06	READ
“Sanctity of Life”		01-15-06	READ
“Biblical Reasons to Protect Unborn”		01-15-06	READ
“Psalm 139: How God Views an Unborn Child”	Psalm 139	01-22-06	READ
“Pride & Humility”		01-29-06	READ
“Your Greatest Enemy: Pride”	James 4:1-10	01-29-06	READ

February

“Your Greatest Need Humility”	Jeremiah 9:23-24	02-05-06	READ
“Learning About Humility From Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount”	Matthew 5:1-10	02-19-06	READ
“Models of Humility in the Old Testament”		02-26-06	READ

March

“Models of Humility in the New Testament”		03-05-06	READ
“The Greatest Model of Humility- Jesus”		03-12-06	READ
“A Church That’s Ready to Reach Out”		03-19-06	READ
“The Necessity of Godly Leadership”	Titus 1	03-19-06	READ
“The Necessity of a Godly Congregation”	Titus 2	03-26-06	READ

April

“The Necessity of a Godly Reputation in a Community” Part One	Titus 3	04-02-06	READ
“The Necessity of a Godly Reputation in a Community” Part Two	Titus 3	04-09-06	READ
“What is the Good News Anyway?”	Luke 24:45-49	04-16-06	READ
“Forgiveness God’s Way”		04-23-06	READ
“What is Forgiveness Really?”		04-23-06	READ
“How Do We Seek Forgiveness?”		04-30-06	READ

May

“How Do We Grant Forgiveness?”		05-07-06	READ
“What Jesus Did For His Mother”	John 19:25-27	05-14-06	READ
“Ministering to Widows”	I Timothy 5:3-8	05-14-06	READ
“Caring for Widows – And Not Just on Mother’s Day” (Part One)	1 Timothy 5:3-8	05-14-06	READ
“The Conflict of Competing Agendas”	Mark 10:32-45	05-21-06	READ
“Ministering to Widows” (Part Two)	1 Timothy 5:3-8	05-21-06	READ
“Never Too Busy to Serve”	Mark 10:46-52	05-28-06	READ

June

“A Sermon Without Words”	Mark 11:1-11	06-04-06	READ
“What the Lord Thinks of Mere Religion”	Mark 11:12-26	06-11-06	READ
“The Perfect Father”	Isaiah 1:2-20	06-18-06	READ

July

“Loving Enough to Confront”	Mark 11:27-12:12	07-02-06	READ
“Religion Versus Jesus”	Mark 12-13-27	07-09-06	READ
“It Starts With Baptism”	Matthew 28:19	07-16-06	READ
“What Matters Most to God”	Mark 12:28-37	07-23-06	READ
“Looks Can Be Deceiving”	Mark 12:38-44	07-30-06	READ

August

“Daniel”		08-20-06	READ
“Looking Back to Learn About the Future”	Daniel 9:20-27	08-20-06	READ
“Where is the World Heading?”	Daniel 11:36-45	08-27-06	READ

September

“Ready or Not, It’s Coming!”	Daniel 12	09-03-06	READ
“Living in Light of the Future”	Mark 13:1-8	09-10-06	READ
“He Never Said It Would Be Easy”	Mark 13:9-23	09-17-06	READ
“Get Ready to See Him!”	Mark 13:24-37	09-24-06	READ

October

“How Much is Jesus Worth to You?”	Mark 14:17-26	10-01-06	READ
Get Ready to Grow	2 Peter 3:18	10-01-06	READ
“A Meal Unlike Any Other”	Mark 14:12-26	10-15-06	READ
“With Jesus in Gethsemane”	Mark 14:27-42	10-22-06	READ
“When Life Seems Out of Control”	Mark 14:43-52	10-29-06	READ

November

“Learning to be Thankful From Inside a Fish”

Jonah 2:8-9

11-26-06

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December

“Why Shouldn’t I Be Baptized?”	Acts 8:26-40	12-03-06	READ	LISTEN
“What Religious People Think About Jesus”	Mark 14:53-65	12-10-06	READ	LISTEN
“The Christmas Story We Seldom Read”	Revelation 12	12-17-06	READ	LISTEN
“Born at Just the Right Time”	Galatians 4:4-7	12-24-06	READ	LISTEN

2005

January

“Living in the Grip of Mercy in 2005	Romans 12:1-2	01-09-05	READ
“So You Want to be a Living Sacrifice?”	Romans 12:3-8	01-16-05	READ
“Living With the Mindset of a Steward”	1 Corinthians 4:1-5	01-23-05	READ
“Living With the Cross in View”	Mark 8:22-38	01-30-05	READ

February

“A High Carb Message in a Low Carb World”	Mark 8:34-38	02-06-05	READ
“Straight Talk About Jesus”	Mark: 9-16	02-13-05	READ
“Seeing Him as He Really Is”	Mark 9:1-13	02-13-05	READ
“Real Faith in the Real World”	Mark 9:14-32	02-20-05	READ
“The Struggles of a Disciple”	Mark 9:33-50	02-27-05	READ

March

“What Jesus Thinks of Divorce”	Mark 10:1-12	03-06-05	READ
“Learning From a Child About Eternal Life”	Mark 10:13-31	03-13-05	READ

April

“Working Together on our God-Given Task”	Romans 15:23-29	04-03-05	READ
“Learning About Prayer From the Master”			READ
“How to Pray According to Jesus”	Matthew 6:5-15	04-10-05	READ
“What to Pray According to Jesus”	Matthew 6:9-15	04-17-05	READ

May

A Letter to a a Mother and her Children	2 John	05-08-05	READ
“What’s So Special About the Church?”	1 Timothy 3:14-16	05-15-05	READ
“What’s So Special About the Church?”	1 Timothy 3:14-16	05-15-05	READ
“The Church as the Lord Intended”		05-22-05	READ

June


“A Place for You at WBC”		06-05-05	READ
“Ministry at WBC: A Means to an End”		06-12-05	READ
“Needed Today: God’s Kind of Man”	1 Kings 18	06-19-05	READ
“Fellowship: Getting Beyond “How Are You?”		06-26-05	READ

July

“When You’ve Left Your First Love”	Revelation 2:1-7	07-03-05	READ
“Prepare to be Persecuted”	Revelation 2:8-11	07-17-05	READ

August

“When a Church Tolerates Sin”	Revelation 2:12-17	08-07-05	READ
“Why a Church Must be Holy”	Revelation 2:18-19	08-14-05	READ
Putting on Humilty	1 Peter 5:5-7	08-14-05	READ
“A Letter From the Lord to a Dead Church”	Revelation 3:1-6	08-21-05	READ
“How to be a Church That Pleases the Lord”	Revelation 3:7-13	08-28-05	READ

September

“How to Change – A Biblical Framework For Change That Lasts”		09-25-05	READ
“How to Change–Or Can I?” A Biblical Framework for Change That Lasts” – Part One		09-25-05	READ

October

“How to Change” – Part Two	10-02-05	READ
“How to Change” – Part Three	10-16-05	READ
“How to Change” – Part Four	10-23-05	READ
“How to Change” – Part Five	10-30-05	READ

November

“Giving Thanks for the Cross”	Isaiah 53:4-6	11-20-05	READ
“The Importance of Thanking Jesus”	Luke 17:11-19	11-27-05	READ

December

“When God Became a Man”	John 1:1-18	12-18-05	READ
“Who is Jesus Really?”	John 1:1-5	12-18-05	READ
“What Makes Jesus So Special”	John 1:6-13	12-25-05	READ

2004

January

“Get a Grip: Seven Values of a Strong Christian”	01-11-04	READ
“Value #1: Worship: First Things First”	01-11-04	READ
“Value #2: Edification: The Importance of Growing”	01-18-04	READ
“Value #3: Love: Living With the Proper Focus”	01-25-04	READ

February

“Value #4: Service: Using the Basin and the Towel:		02-01-04	READ
“Value #5: Evangelism: Taking the Good News to the World”		02-08-04	READ
“Value #6: Fellowship: Committed to Being Connected”		02-15-04	READ
“Value #7: Obedience: Remembering Who’s in Charge		02-22-04	READ
“What Really Happened on the Cross?”		02-29-04	READ
*“Did Mel Get it Right?” (Regarding the film The Passion of the Christ)*			READ
“Substitution: He Traded Places”	2 Corinthians 5:21	02-29-04	READ

March

“Redemption: He Paid a Ransom”	Galatians 3:13	03-07-04	READ
“Justification: He Made Sinners Right With God”	Romans 3:21-26	03-14-04	READ
“Propitiation: He Endured the Wrath of God”	1 John 2:2; 4:10	03-21-04	READ
“Reconciliation: He Removed the Hostility of Sin”	Romans 5:9-11	03-28-04	READ

April

“Learning to Love God’s Way”	1 Corinthians 13	04-04-04	READ
“Learning How to Love, Who Me?”	1 Corinthians 13:1-3	04-04-04	READ
“What Real Loves Looks Like”	1 Corinthians 13:4-5	04-11-04	READ
“Straight Talk About Jesus”	(Mark: Chapters 1-8)	04-25-04	READ
“Knowing the Truth About Jesus”	Mark 1:1-3	04-25-04	READ

May

“Preparing for Someone Special”	Mark 1-4-13	05-02-04	READ
“Another Look at Real Love”	1 Corinthians 13:4-7	05-02-04	READ
“Love for the Long Haul”	1 Corinthians 13:8-13	05-09-04	READ
“The Jesus Many Don’t Know”	Mark 1:14-20	05-23-04	READ
“The Credentials of Jesus”	Mark 1:21-34	05-30-04	READ

June

How to be an Encourager	1 Peter 5:10-14	06-13-04	READ
“The Balanced Life of the Perfect Man”	Mark 1:35-45	06-20-04	READ
“What Did You Expect”	Mark 2:1-12	06-27-04	READ
A Charge to Men: “When You Feel Like Throwing in the Towel”	Psalm 73	06-27-04	READ

July

The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Country	1 Timothy 2:1-4	07-04-04	READ
“Jesus and Sinners”	Mark 2:13-22	07-11-04	READ
“The Problem With Being Religious”	Mark 2:23-3:6	07-25-04	READ

August

“The Master Plan of the Master”	Mark 3:7-19	08-01-04	READ
“When Your Family Thinks You’re Crazy”	Mark 3:20-25	08-08-04	READ
“Four Kinds of People in the Pews”	Mark 4:1-20	08-15-04	READ
“When It Seems Like Nothing’s Happening”	Mark 4:21-34	08-22-04	READ
“When the Lord is in Your Boat”	Mark 4:35-41	08-29-04	READ

September

“Hope for the Helpless”	Mark 5:1-21	09-05-04	READ
“Big Problems for Us, No Problem for Him”	Mark 5:21-43	09-15-04	READ
“The Master’s Ministry”	Mark 6:1-13	09-19-04	READ
“When Corrupt Politics Confront God’s Kingdom”	Mark 6:14-29	09-26-04	READ

October

“Learning About Jesus From the Unexpected”	Mark 6:30-44	10-03-04	READ
“The Night He Walked on Water”	Mark 6:45-56	10-10-04	READ
“Tradition, Tradition!”	Mark 7:1-13	10-17-04	READ
“Getting to the Heart of the Problem”	Mark 7:14-23	10-24-04	READ
“What Jesus Thinks of People Not Like Us”	Mark 7:24-37	10-31-04	READ

November

December

The Final Chapter	Revelation 22	12-01-04	READ
“The Danger of Missing the Point About Jesus”	Mark 8:1-21	12-12-04	READ

2003

January

Living With A “Wartime” Mentality		01-05-03	READ
“The Need for Spiritual Warriors”	1 Peter 5:8-9	01-05-03	READ
“How the Enemy Works”	Genesis 3:1-7	01-12-03	READ
“Living in Enemy Territory”	John 16:1-4	01-19-03	READ
“Survival Training for the Christian”	2 Timothy 2:3-7	01-26-03	READ

February

“How to Survive in Spiritual Warfare”	Ephesians 6:10-13	02-02-03	READ
“How to Survive in Spiritual Warfare” – Part Two	Ephesians 6: 14-17	02-09-03	READ
“How to Survive in Spiritual Warfare” – Part Three	Ephesians 6:14-17	02-23-03	READ

March

“Last Minute Battle Instructions”	Ephesians 6:18	03-02-03	READ
“How God Saves a Sinner”	Acts 16:11-15	03-09-03	READ
“The Ups and Downs of Front Line Ministry”	Acts 16:16-24	03-16-03	READ
“When You Can Sing in Prison”	Acts 16:25-40	03-23-03	READ

April

“Making Christ Known in a Pagan Society”

Acts 17:1-9

04-27-03

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May

“How to Listen to a Sermon”	Acts 17:10-15	05-04-03	READ
“When All Roads Lead to Heaven”	Acts 17:16-34	05-25-03	READ

June

“Presenting Christ to a Sensual Culture”	Acts 18:1-17	06-01-03	READ
“Keeping Our Mission in Focus”	Acts 18:18-28	06-08-03	READ
“A Ministry That Lasts in a ‘Throw Away’ Society”	Acts 19:1-10	06-22-03	READ
“When God’s Word is Unleashed”	Acts 19:11-22	06-29-03	READ

July

“Why People Resist Christ”

Acts 19:23-41

07-06-03

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August

How to Reach Our Community for Christ	1 Peter 3:13-17	08-03-03	READ
“How to Live a Life of No Regrets” – Part 1	Acts 20:13-24	08-10-03	READ
“How to Live a Life of No Regrets” – Part 2	Acts 20:25-38	08-17-03	READ
“Radical Faith”	Acts 21:1-17	08-31-03	READ

September

“The Frustration of Being Misunderstood”	Acts 21:17-36	09-07-03	READ
Good News About the Church	1 Peter 2:4-10	09-08-03	READ
“The Importance of Being Ready”	Acts 21:37-22:39	09-14-03	READ
“When You’re Standing Alone”	Acts 22:30-23:11	09-21-03	READ

October

“A Life and Death Matter”	Acts 23:12-35	10-05-03	READ
“On Trial for Christ”	Acts 24	10-19-03	READ
“When the Ungodly Are in Control”	Acts 25	10-26-03	READ

November

“The Power of a Personal Testimony”	Acts 26	11-02-03	READ
“Seeing God in the Storms of Life”	Acts 27	11-09-03	READ

December

“Moving Ahead One Inch at a Time”	Acts 28:1-16	12-07-03	READ
“The Unstoppable Work of God”	Acts 28:17-31	12-14-03	READ

2002

January

The Fruitful Life	John 15	01-06-02	READ
“What It Takes to be Fruitful”	John 15:1-4	01-06-02	READ
“How to Reach Our Potential in Christ”	John 15:5-8	01-13-02	READ
“The Evidence of Fruitfulness”	John 15:9-13	01-20-02	READ
“Being a Friend of Jesus”	John 15:14-17	01-27-02	READ

February

“The Cost of the Fruitful Life”	John 15:18-22	02-03-02	READ
“Bearing Fruit in Enemy Territory”	John 15:23-27	02-10-02	READ
“When God Doesn’t Seem Fair”	Leviticus 10:1-3; 2 Samuel 6:1-11	02-17-02	READ
“Making God Your Refuge”	Psalm 46	02-24-02	READ

March

Matthew 26		03-10-02	READ
“The Agony of Gethsemane”	Matthew 26:36-46	03-10-02	READ
“The Agony of Betrayal”	Matthew 26:47-56	03-17-02	READ
“A Trip to the Tomb”	Luke 24:1-12	03-31-02	READ

April

Winning the War Against Sin	Romans 6	04-07-02	READ
“What You Need to Know to Win the War Against Sin”	Romans 6:1-7	04-07-02	READ
“What You Need to Do to Win the War Against Sin”	Romans 6:8-14	04-14-02	READ
“Can People Really Change?”	Romans 6:15-28	04-21-02	READ
“Incentives for Holy Living”	Romans 6:19-23	04-28-02	READ

May

“What the Lord Can Do to Get the World’s Attention”	Acts 9:32-43	05-05-02	READ
“Moving Out of Our Comfort Zone”	Acts 10:1-23	05-19-02	READ
“When We Move Out of Our Comfort Zone”	Acts 10:24-48	05-26-02	READ

June

“Learning to Think Outside the Box”	Acts 11:1-18	06-02-02	READ
“A Church on the Cutting Edge”	Acts 11:19-30	06-09-02	READ
“Escape From Death Row”	Acts 12:1-19	06-16-02	READ

July

“What God Thinks of Glory Stealers”	Acts 12:19-25	07-07-02	READ
“A Church on the Move”	Acts 13:1-5	07-14-02	READ
“The Ups and Downs of Ministry”	Acts 13:6-13	07-21-02	READ
“How to Evangelize Religious People”	Acts 13:14-43	07-28-02	READ

August

“What God’s Word Can Do to a City”	Acts 13:44-52	08-04-02	READ
“When the Going Gets Tough”	Acts 14:1-20	08-11-02	READ
“Who Needs the Local Church?”	Acts 14:21-28	08-18-02	READ
“The Battle for the Faith”	Galatians 1:6-9	08-25-02	READ

September

Habakkuk		09-08-02	READ
“Why Doesn’t God Do Something?”	Habakkuk 1:1-11	09-08-02	READ
What Matters Most in Life	2 Tim. 4:9-15	09-08-02	READ
A Nation Responds to a Crisis	2 Chronicles 20	09-11-02	READ
“When God Doesn’t Make Sense”	Habakkuk 1:12-2:20	09-15-02	READ
“Trusting God in Desperate Times”	Habakkuk 3:1-19	09-22-02	READ

October

God’s Standard for Church Leaders	1 Timothy 3:1-7	10-06-02	READ
God’s Standard for Deacons	1 Timothy 3:8-13	10-13-02	READ
“Bringing Down Barriers in the Church”	Acts 15:1-21	10-20-02	READ
“Dealing with Differences God’s Way”	Acts 15:22-35	10-27-02	READ

November

“When Godly People Differ”	Acts 15:36-41	11-03-02	READ
“When We’re Serious About Our Mission”	Acts 16:1-10	11-24-02	READ

December

Luke 2 (for Christmas)		12-08-02	READ
“A Birth the World Ignored”	Luke 2:1-7	12-08-02	READ
Until He Comes to Earth	1 Peter 4:7-11	12-15-02	READ
“A Birth Heaven Applauded”	Luke 2:8-14	12-15-02	READ
“A Birth That Can Change Your Life”	Luke 2:15-20	12-22-02	READ

2001

January

The Book of Acts	Acts	01-07-01	READ
“The Best Thing You Can Do for a Friend”	Acts 1:1-2, Luke 1:1-4	01-07-01	READ
“His Final Words, Our First Concern”	Acts 1:1-11	01-14-01	READ
“Waiting for the Promise”	Acts 1:12-26	01-21-01	READ
“What Really Happened at Pentecost”	Acts 2:1-13	01-28-01	READ

February

“The Right Response to Pentecost”	Acts 2:14-36	02-04-01	READ
“When the Word is Truly Preached”	Acts 2:37-41	02-11-01	READ
“The Real Evidence of the Holy Spirit”	Acts 2:42-47	02-18-01	READ
“A Standing Ovation for Jesus”	Acts 3:1-10	02-25-01	READ

March

“Straight Talk About Jesus”	Acts 3:11-4:4	03-04-01	READ
“When Its’ Time to Speak Up for Jesus”	Acts 4:5-22	03-18-01	READ
“Getting Serious About Prayer”	Acts 4:23-31	03-25-01	READ

April

“Evidence That God is Real in a Church”	Acts 4:32-37	04-01-01	READ
The Real Picture of the Risen Christ	Revelation 1:9-18	04-15-01	READ
“What God Thinks of Little Sins”	Acts 5:1-11	04-22-01	READ
“He Never Said It Would Be Easy”	Acts 5:12-42	04-29-01	READ

May

“Growing Pains in the Church”	Acts 6:1-7	05-06-01	READ
“Stephen, A Pacesetter”	Acts 6:8-15	05-20-01	READ

June

“On Trial for Christ – Part 1”	Acts 7 (Part 1)	06-17-01	READ
“On Trial for Christ – Part 2”	Acts 7 (Part 2)	06-24-01	READ

July

“It’s Time to Go to Samaria”	Acts 8:1-8	07-01-01	READ
Something We Must Not Forget	1 Peter 1:18-21	07-01-01	READ
“The Man Who Thought He Was Saved”	Acts 8:9-25	07-15-01	READ
“Divine Appointments”	Acts 8:26-40	07-22-01	READ

August

“The Day Saul Saw the Light”	Acts 9:1-19	08-05-01	READ
“When God Truly Saves a Sinner”	Acts 9:19b-31	08-12-01	READ
Haggai		08-26-01	READ
“Mixed Up Priorities”	Haggai 1:1-15	08-26-01	READ

September

“When You’re Stuck in the Rut of the Past”	Haggai 2:1-9	09-02-01	READ
“How a Nation Gets Right With God”	Haggai 2:10-19	09-23-01	READ
“Hope for the Future”	Haggai 2:20-23	09-30-01	READ

October

“The Messiah Through the Eyes of Isaiah”	Isaiah 52:13-53:12	10-07-01	READ
“The Messiah Through the Eyes of Isaiah” (Overview)	Isaiah 52	10-07-01	READ
“The Servant Who Suffered”	Isaiah 52:13-53:3	10-14-01	READ
“Dying as a Substitute”	Isaiah 53:4-6	10-21-01	READ
“Silent to the Last Breath”	Isaiah 53:7-9	10-28-01	READ

November

“His Pain, Our Gain”

Isaiah 53:10-12

11-04-01

READ

December

Why You Need to Know the Truth About Christmas

1 John 4:1-6

12-09-01

READ

2000

January

“In the Beginning – God”	Genesis Chapters 1-11	01-16-00	READ
“Back to the Beginning”	Genesis 1:1-2	01-16-00	READ
“How God Made the World: Days 1, 2, & 3”	Genesis 1:3-13	01-23-00	READ
“How God Made the World: Days 4 & 5”	Genesis 1:14-23	01-30-00	READ

February

“How God Made the World: Day 6”	Genesis 1:24-31	02-06-00	READ
“The First Day of Rest”	Genesis 2:1-3	02-13-00	READ
“The First Man”	Genesis 2:4-17	02-20-00	READ
“The First Marriage”	Genesis 2:18-25	02-27-00	READ

March

“The First Sin”	Genesis 3:1-7	03-05-00	READ
“The First Excuse”	Genesis 3:8-19	03-12-00	READ
“The First Sacrifice”	Genesis 3:20-24	03-19-00	READ
“The First Children”	Genesis 4:1-12	03-26-00	READ

April

“Two Types of People in the World”	Genesis 4:13-26	04-02-00	READ
“Learning From the Past”	Genesis 5	04-30-00	READ

May

“Enoch: A Man Who Walked With God”	Genesis 5:21-24	05-07-00	READ
“The Worst Thing You Can Do For Your Family	Genesis 6:1-8	05-14-00	READ
“One Righteous Man: Noah”	Genesis 6:9-21	05-21-00	READ
“The Flood: When God Took Action”	Genesis 7	05-28-00	READ

June

The Final Chapter	Revelation 22	06-07-00	READ
“Lessons About God From the Flood”	Genesis 8	06-18-00	READ
“The One Who Keeps His Promises”	Genesis 9:1-17	06-25-00	READ

July

“A Blemish on a Godly Life”

Genesis 9:18-29

07-16-00

READ

August

“Much More Than a Bunch of Names”	Genesis 10	08-06-00	READ
“The Danger of Trying to Reach God the Wrong Way”	Genesis 11:1-9	08-13-00	READ
“Watching God’s Plan Unfold”	Genesis 11:10-32	08-20-00	READ

September

“Gideon ‘The Original ‘Ordinary’ Guy”	Judges 6-8	09-03-00	READ
“What God Can Do With an Ordinary Person”	Judges 6:1-24	09-03-00	READ
“Getting Serious About God”	Judges 6:25-40	09-10-00	READ
“When God Sent People Home”	Judges 7:1-15	09-17-00	READ
“The Surprise of God”	Judges 7:16-25	09-24-00	READ

October

“Dealing With Challenges in Life”	Judges 8:1-12	10-01-00	READ
“No Time For Coasting”	Judges 8:13-35	10-15-00	READ
The Gospel That Jesus Preached	Luke 18:18-30	10-22-00	READ
“When Life Gets Hard”	Hebrews 12: 1-14	10-29-00	READ
“When Life Gets Hard”	Hebrews 12:1-3	10-29-00	READ

November

“God’s Perspective on Hard Times”	Hebrews 12:4-8	11-05-00	READ
“Practical Help for Hard Times”	Hebrews 12:9-13	11-12-00	READ

December

“Amazed By Grace”		12-03-00	READ
“Never Too Far Gone For Grace”	1 Timothy 1:12-17	12-03-00	READ
“Getting to Know the God of Grace”	2 Timothy 1:8-10	12-10-00	READ
“Saving Grace”	Ephesians 2:8-10	12-17-00	READ
“The Grace Exchange”	2 Corinthians 8:9	12-24-00	READ
“Living By Grace”	Titus 2:11-14	12-31-00	READ

1999

January

The Message That Never Changes	I Corinthians 1:18	01-03-99	READ
A Warning About the Unthinkable	I Timothy 4:1-5	01-03-99	READ
How to be a Good Minister	I Timothy 4:6-10	01-10-99	READ
What God Expects of a Minister	I Timothy 4:11-16	01-17-99	READ
A Family Approach to Ministry	I Timothy 5:1-3	01-24-99	READ
Caring for Widows	I Timothy 5:3-8	01-31-99	READ

February

Knowing When to Say Yes and No	1 Timothy 5:9-16	02-07-99	READ
When a Church Takes the Word Seriously	1 Timothy 5:17-22	02-14-99	READ
Living in the Light of Eternity	1 Timothy 5:23-6:2	02-21-99	READ
The Importance of Sound Teaching	1 Timothy 6:3-5	02-28-99	READ

March

Two Approaches to Life	1 Timothy 6:6-10	03-07-99	READ
How to Identify a Real Man of God	1 Timothy 6:11-16	03-14-99	READ
The Right Investment for Eternity	1 Timothy 6:17-21	03-21-99	READ
Having a Vision for Ministry	2 Corinthians 2:14-17	03-28-99	READ
If the Resurrection was a Hoax	I Corinthians 15:12-19	03-28-99	READ

April

Because He Lives	I Corinthians 15:20-24	04-04-99	READ
What in the World is Jesus Doing?	I Corinthians 15:25-28	04-11-99	READ
If There is No Resurrection	I Corinthians 15:29-34	04-18-99	READ

May

June

July

What Jesus Thinks of a Pharisee	Matthew 23:1-7	07-18-99	READ
The Difference Between Being Religious & Being Christian	Matthew 23:8-12	07-25-99	READ

August

How to Spot a Hypocrite	Matthew 23:13-22	08-01-99	READ
What to do I You’re Hung up on Externals	Matthew 23:23-28	08-08-99	READ
The Problem of Self-Deception	Matthew 23:29-36	08-15-99	READ
A Message to the Religious from Jesus	Matthew 23:37-39	08-22-99	READ
Esther – Seeing the Hidden Hand of God at Work		08-29-99	READ
“How God Used a Domestic Squabble”	Esther 1	08-29-99	READ

September

“The World Calls It Luck”	Esther 2	09-05-99	READ
“The Long History of Anti-Semitism”	Esther 3	09-12-99	READ
“For Such a Time as This”	Esther 4	09-26-99	READ
The Remedy for Sin	1 John 1:8-10	09-26-99	READ

October

“What to do with a Blank Check”	Esther 5	10-03-99	READ
“How the Lord Can Use a Sleepless Night”	Esther 6	10-10-99	READ
“Hung on His Own Gallows”	Esther 7	10-17-99	READ
“The Amazing Providence of God”	Esther 8	10-24-99	READ
“A Time to Celebrate”	Esther 9	10-31-99	READ

November

“What God Can Do with a Man”

Esther 10

11-07-99

READ

1998

January

February

The Power of Jesus’ Touch

Mark 1:40-45

02-01-98

READ

March

God’s Expectations

1 Timothy 4:12-16

03-01-98

READ

April

The Lord’s Faithfulness to His Church	Matthew 16:16-20	04-05-98	READ
A Biblical Understanding of Forgiveness: Part 1 What is Forgiveness?		04-19-98	READ

May

A Biblical Understanding of Forgiveness: Part 2 How do We Seek Forgiveness?		05-03-98	READ
A Biblical Understanding of Forgiveness: Part 3 How do We Grant Forgiveness?		05-10-98	READ

June

The Jesus Many Don’t Know

Revelations 1:4-8

06-07-98

READ

July

August

September

The Battle for the Truth	1 Timothy 1:1-4	09-06-98	READ
The Battle for the Truth Contiues	1 Timothy 1:5-7	09-13-98	READ
Confused About a Good Thing: The Law	1 Timothy 1:8-11	09-20-98	READ
What a Difference Grace Makes	1 Timothy 1:12-14	09-27-98	READ

October

Never Beyond the Reach of Grace	1 Timothy 1:15-17	10-04-98	READ
The Fight Worth Fighting	1 Timothy 1:18-20	10-11-98	READ
The Most Important Activity in the Church	1 Timothy 2:1-4	10-18-98	READ
How to Develop a Passion for the Lost	1 Timothy 2:5-7	10-25-98	READ

November

God’s Design for Men and Women in the Church	1 Timothy 2:8-15	11-1-98	READ
Leaders in the Church	1 Timothy 3:1-7	11-8-98	READ
Deacons: Role Models for Service	1 Timothy 3:8-13	11-22-98	READ

December

What’s So Special About the Church	1 Timothy 3:14-16	12-6-98	READ
When God Became a Man –(Part One)	John 1:1-5	12-13-98	READ
When God Became a Man –(Part Two)	John 1:6-13	12-20-98	READ
When God Became a Man –(Part Three)	John 1:14-18	12-27-98	READ

1997

January

February

March

April

The Prodigal Sons

Luke 15:11-32

04-20-97

READ

May

Two Approaches to God	Luke 18:9-14	05-04-97	READ
“What Makes Christianity Christian?” Exploring the Fundamentals of True Biblical Christianity		05-18-97	READ
The Superiority of God	Psalm 8	05-18-97	READ
The Supremacy of Christ	Colossians 1:15-20	05-25-97	READ

June

The Sufficiency of Scripture	Hebrews 4:12-13	06-01-97	READ
The Solas of Salvation	Galatians 1:6-9	06-08-97	READ
The Splendor of the Second Coming	2 Thessalonians 1:5-10	06-15-97	READ

July

August

September

October

November

December

A Fresh Look at Christmas

1 John 1:1-4

12-21-97

READ

1996

January

How to Deal With the Cults
Being Prepared for the Cults	2 Corinth. 11:13-15	1-28-96	READ

February

A Biblical Response to Mormonism	02-11-96	READ
A Biblical Response to Mormonism –part two	02-18-96	READ
A Biblical Response to Jehovah’s Witness	02-25-96	READ

March

Character in a World of Compromise	Daniel 1:1-8	03-03-96	READ
A Biblical Response to the New Age Movement		03-03-96	READ
When We Choose to Honor God	Daniel 1:9-21	03-10-96	READ
A Biblical Response to the Occult		03-10-96	READ
The God of the Crunch Times	Daniel 2:1-23	03-17-96	READ
What in the World is God Doing	Daniel 2:24-49	03-24-96	READ
Radical Faith	Daniel 3:1-18	03-31-96	READ

April

Refusing to Bail Out	Daniel 3:19-30	04-14-96	READ
How God Gets a Person’s Attention	Daniel 4:1-27	04-21-96	READ
How God Gets a Person’s Attention…part two	Daniel 4:28-37	04-21-96	READ

May

When You See the Writing on the Wall	Daniel 5:1-17	05-05-96	READ
A Tale of Two Men	Daniel 5:18-31	05-19-96	READ

June

When the Law Says You Can’t Pray	Daniel 6:1-15	06-02-96	READ
When You Are in the Pits	Daniel 6:16-28	06-09-96	READ
A Dream You’d Never Forget	Daniel 7:1-14	06-16-96	READ
When You Know the Outcome	Daniel 7:15-28	06-23-96	READ
A Vision of a World Against God	Daniel 8:1-14	06-30-96	READ

July

A Look Back at the Future	Daniel 8:15-27	07-07-96	READ
The Beginning of a Spiritual Awakening	Daniel 9:1-10	07-14-96	READ
Getting Beyond Small Talk in Prayer	Daniel 9:11-19	07-21-96	READ
An Amazing Prediction	Daniel 9:20-27	07-28-96	READ

August

Preparing for a Meeting With God	Daniel 10:1-11	08-04-96	READ
Touched by an Angel	Daniel 10:12-21	08-25-96	READ

September

A Good Reminder in an Election Year	Daniel 11:1-20	09-01-96	READ
Lessons From a Man Who Hated God	Daniel 11:21-35	09-08-96	READ
Learning How to Love Biblically	1 Corinthians 13:1-3	09-08-96	READ
What in the World is Going to Happen?	Daniel 11:36-45	09-15-96	READ
The Picture of Love	1 Corinthians 13:4-5	09-15-96	READ
The Picture of Love—part two	1 Corinthians 13:4-5	09-22-96	READ
Being Prepared for the Inevitable	Daniel 12	09-22-96	READ
The Permanence of Love	1 Corinthians 13:8-13	09-29-96	READ
The Parable of the Four Soils	Luke 8:1-15	09-29-96	READ

October

Counting the Cost	Luke 14:25-35	10-06-96	READ
An Unusual Invitation	Luke 18:18-30	10-20-96	READ
The Man Who Emptied His Wallet for Jesus	Luke 19:1-10	10-27-96	READ

November

Back to the Basics	Colossians 2:6-7	11-10-96	READ
Back to the Basics: The Word	Psalm 119	11-17-96	READ
Back to the Basics: Prayer	Matthew 6:5-15	11-24-96	READ

December

Traditions, Traditions (A Biblical Look at Communion)	1 Corinthians 11:26	12-01-96	READ
Back to the Basics: Prayer ….part 2	Matthew 6:9-15	12-01-96	READ

1995

January

Robbing God	Malachi 3:6-12	01-01-95	READ
Playing Games With God	Malachi 3:13-18	01-08-95	READ
Fasting in an Age of Feasting	Matthew 6:16-18	01-15-95	READ
The Difference the Future Makes	Malachi 4:1-6	01-15-95	READ
When Love Grows Cold	Revelation 2:1-7	01-22-95	READ
Proper Attitudes in Fasting	Isaiah 58:1-12	01-22-95	READ

February

A Church That Tolerates Sin	Revelation 2:12-17	02-12-17	READ
Why a Church Must be Pure	Revelation 2:18-29	02-19-95	READ
Looks Can Be Deceiving	Revelation 3:1-6	02-26-95	READ

March

A Church That Pleases the Lord	Revelation 3:7-13	03-05-95	READ
To Those Who Think They are Spiritual	Revelation 3:14-19	03-12-95	READ
When Jesus Gives an Invitation	Revelation 3:20-22	03-19-95	READ
The Day the Crowd Cheered	Mark 11:1-11	03-19-95	READ

April

The Man of Sorrows	Mark 14:32-42	04-02-95	READ
When the Lord is Displeased	Mark 11:12-12:44	04-02-95	READ
Through the Eyes of Peter	1 Peter 3:18	04-16-95	READ
When Should a Person Be Baptized	Acts 16:25-34	04-16-95	READ
The Injustice He Endured	Mark 15:1-15	04-23-95	READ
Come to the Cross	Mark 15:16-41	04-30-95	READ

May

An Event That Can Change Your Life	Mark 15:42-16:8	05-07-95	READ
Back to Basics on Marriage	Genesis 2:18-25	05-21-95	READ
What God Expects of the Husband	1 Peter 3:7, Eph. 5:25-29	05-28-95	READ

June

God’s Design for the Wife	Ephesians 5:22-24	06-04-95	READ
Communication in the Home	Ephesians 4:25-32	06-11-95	READ
The Goal of Parenting	Ephesians 6:4	06-25-95	READ

July

Two Guidelines in Parenting	Ephesians 6:4	07-02-95	READ
Why Do We Struggle With Sin	Genesis 3:1-8	07-09-95	READ
Getting to Know the Good Shepherd	John 10:1-6	07-09-95	READ
The Effects of Sin	Genesis 3:9-24	07-16-95	READ
I Am the Door	John 10:7-10	07-16-95	READ
Just Enough Religion to be Dangerous	Genesis 4:1-12	07-23-95	READ
What Kind of Shepherd is Jesus	John 10:11-18	07-23-95	READ
When a Society Crumbles	Genesis 4:13-26	07-30-95	READ
How Secure Am I?	John 10:22-30	07-30-95	READ

August

Marks of a Successful Church

Colossians 1:3-5

08-27-95

READ

September

Being a People of Love	1 Thessalonians 1:2-3	09-03-95	READ
Being a People of Hope	1 Peter 1:3-4, 21-22	09-10-95	READ
God’s Design for Church Leadership	1 Timothy 3:1-7	09-10-95	READ
God’s Design for Deacons	1 Timothy 3:8-13	09-24-95	READ

1994

January

A Gift You Cannot Buy	John 14:27-31	01-02-94	READ
Some “Do’s” & “Don’t” When Praying	Matthew 6:5-8	01-09-94	READ
How to be a Fruitful Christian	John 15:1-4	01-09-94	READ
Reaching Our Potential in Christ	John 15:5-8	01-16-94	READ
The Portrait of a Fruitful Christian	John 15:9-13	01-23-94	READ
What Makes Life Sacred	Job 10:8-12	01-23-94	READ
Are You Jesus’ Friend?	John 15:14-17	01-30-94	READ
The Church’s Responsibility When Life is Violated	Proverbs 24:10-12	01-30-94	READ

February

You and Your Spiritual Gift	Romans 12:6-8	02-04-94	READ
The Cost of Being a Fruitful Christian	John 15:18-22	02-06-94	READ
The Cost of Following Jesus	Luke 9:57-62	02-13-94	READ
Living in Enemy Territory	John 15:23-27	02-13-94	READ
Warning: Danger Ahead	John 16:1-4	02-20-94	READ
The Gifts of Prophecy & Service	Romans 12:6-7	02-20-94	READ
Forgiveness at the Cross	Luke 23:34	02-27-94	READ
Spiritual Gifts: Teaching & Faith	Romans 12:6-8	02-27-94	READ

March

It’s Never Too Late	Luke 23:43	03-06-94	READ
Faith, Hope, and Love	1 Thessalonians 1:3	03-06-94	READ
No One Ever Cared Like Jesus	John 19:26-27	03-13-94	READ
Alone on the Cross	Matthew 27:45-49	03-20-94	READ
Surrendering on the Cross	John 19:28	03-27-94	READ

April

The Day He Finished What We Started	John 19:30	04-03-94	READ
Living in Light of the Resurrection	1 Peter 1:3	04-03-94	READ
Where to Find Contentment	Luke 23:46	04-10-94	READ
The Gift of Exhortation	Romans 12:8	04-10-94	READ
Fresh Air in the Church	Acts 4:36-37	04-17-94	READ
Spiritual Gifts: Exhortation & Giving	Romans 12:8	04-17-94	READ
Spiritual Gifts: Leadership & Administration	Romans 12:6-8	04-24-94	READ
An Encourager in Action	Acts 9:27; 22-26	04-24-94	READ

May

When Godly People Disagree	Acts 15:36-41	05-01-94	READ
The Best Thing a Mother Can Give Her Children	Proverbs 31:1-9	05-08-94	READ
The Gift of Mercy	Romans 12:8	05-08-94	READ
Spiritual Gifts: Wisdom and Knowledge	1 Corinth. 12:8	05-22-94	READ
A Letter Than Could Change Your Life	Romans 1:1-7	05-22-94	READ
The Right Kind of Debt	Romans 1:8-15	05-29-94	READ

June

The Marks of a Strong Church	Colossians 2:6-7	06-05-94	READ
What Do You Do With Good News	Romans 1:16-17	06-05-94	READ
What in the World is Going On?	Romans 1:18-23	06-12-94	READ
Living in a Sexaully Insane World	Romans 1:24-27	06-19-94	READ
When the Handwriting is on the Wall	Romans 1:28-32	06-26-94	READ
The Spiritual Gift of Evangelism	Ephesians 4:11	06-24-94	READ

July

The Danger of Being a Good Person	Romans 2:1-4	07-10-94	READ
Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual Gifts: Healing & Miracles	1 Corinthians 12:9-10	07-10-94	READ
How to Help a Moralist	Romans 2:5-11	07-17-94	READ
Spiritual Gifts: Tongues & Interpretations	I Corinthians 12:10	07-17-94	READ
Seeing Ourselves as Stewards	I Corinth. 4:1-2	07-31-94	READ
The Shocking Truth About the Judgment Day	Romans 2:12-16	07-31-94	READ

August

Communion: A Celebration of Fellowship	I Corinth 10:16-17	08-14-94	READ
Dealing With the Problem of Presumption	Romans 2:17-24	08-14-94	READ
The Real Thing	Romans 2:25-29	08-21-94	READ
The Remedy for Forgetting	Psalm 103:1-5	08-28-94	READ
The Problem of Guilt	Romans 3:1-8	08-28-94	READ

September

Treating the Cause and Not the Symptom	Romans 3:9-18	09-04-94	READ
The Privilege of Belonging to God’s Family	Galatians 4:4-7	09-04-94	READ
What Do You Think of the Law?	Romans 3:19-22	09-11-94	READ
The Benefit of the Holy Spirit	Ephesians 1:13-14	09-11-94	READ
How God Sets a Person Free	Romans 3:23-26	09-18-94	READ
Do You Believe in Sola Fide’?	Romans 3:27-31	09-25-94	READ
What God Thinks of Church Business Meetings	1 Timothy 3:14-15	09-25-94	READ

October

The Right Response to Jesus	Matthew 7:24-27	10-02-94	READ
Case Studies in Faith	Romans 4:1-8	10-02-94	READ
When It Sounds Too Good to be True	Romans 4:9-12	10-09-94	READ
Promises, Promises	Romans 4:13-17	10-16-94	READ
How to be a Person of Faith	Romans 4:18-25	10-23-94	READ
Let’s Talk About Results	Romans 5:1-5	10-30-94	READ

November

The Difference God Makes	Romans 5:6-11	11-06-94	READ
The Lost Three-Letter Word	Romans 5:12-17	11-13-94	READ
Who’s on the Throne?	Romans 5:18-21	11-13-94	READ
Taming the Tongue	James 3:1-2	11-13-94	READ
The Power of the Tongue	James 3:3-5	11-20-94	READ
What God Thinks of Leftovers	Malachi 1	11-27-94	READ

December

A Message for Ministers	Malachi 2:1-9	12-04-94	READ
The Battle of the Tongue	James 3:6-8	12-04-94	READ
When the Family is Under Attack	Malachi 2:10-16	12-11-94	READ
The Choice Involving Your Tongue	James 3:9-12	12-11-94	READ
When We Alter God’s Absolutes	Malachi 2:17-3:5	12-18-94	READ
Christmas Through the Eyes of the Magi	Matthew 2:1-12	12-25-94	READ

1993

January

What Happens in Your Life the OTHER Six Days?	Genesis 47	1-3-93	READ
A Letter to a Friend	Philemon 1-3	1-10-93	READ
Dying With Dignity	Genesis 48	1-10-93	READ
Leaving a Legacy That Lasts	Genesis 49	1-17-93	READ
A Breath of Fresh Air	Philemon 4-7	1-17-93	READ
The Difference God Makes in Dealing With Pain	Genesis 50	1-24-93	READ
How a Useless Person Became Useful	Philemon 8-11	01-24-93	READ
The Difference Christ Makes in Relationships	Philemon 12-16	01-31-93	READ
What is God’s Greatest Attribute	Isaiah 6:1-5	01-31-93	READ

February

How Can Sinful People be Right With a Holy God?	Isaiah 6:6-8	02-07-93	READ
The Role of the Peacemaker	Philemon 17-21	02-07-93	READ
Is God Fair?	Levit. 10:1-3, 2 Sam. 6:1-11	02-14-93	READ
Wrapping it Up	Philemon 21-25	02-14-93	READ
How to Identify a Genuine Christian	Luke 8:4-15	02-21-93	READ
What is Holiness?	Exodus 15:11	02-21-93	READ
The Holiness of Christ	Luke 5:1-11; 8:22-25	02-28-93	READ

March

The Proper Response to God’s Holiness	1 Peter 1:13:16	03-07-93	READ
How to Live as a Christian in a Non-Christian World	1 Peter 1:1-2	03-14-93	READ
It’s a Matter of Choice	Psalm 1	03-21-93	READ
Living With the Right Perspective	1 Peter 1:3-9	03-28-93	READ

April

The Pain and Gain of the Christian Life	1 Peter 1:10-16	04-04-93	READ
The Marks of a Person Who is Close to God	Psalm 15	04-04-93	READ
Surprised by the Risen Christ	John 21:1-14	04-11-93	READ
Where to Turn When You Need Help	Psalm 54	04-11-93	READ
How God Sets a Hostage Free	1 Peter 1:17-21	04-18-93	READ
The Barren Times of Life	Psalm 63	04-18-93	READ
The Church: God’s Intensive Care Unit	1 Peter 1:22-2:3	04-25-93	READ
The Difference God Makes in Life	Psalm 121	04-25-93	READ

May

What Makes a Church Attractive	1 Peter 2:4-10	05-09-93	READ
How to be a Model Citizen in a Messy World	1 Peter 2:11-17	05-16-93	READ
How to Live for Christ on the Job	1 Peter 2:18-25	05-23-93	READ

June

The Best Thing a Wife Can Give Her Husband	1 Peter 3:1-6	06-13-93	READ
How to be a Husband That Pleases God	1 Peter 3:7	06-20-93	READ
The Will of God and the Word of God	Ephesians 5:17	06-20-93	READ
The Marks of a Strong Church	1 Peter 3:8-12	06-27-93	READ
How to Find the Will of God	Romans 12:1-2	06-27-93	READ

July

Where to Go to Find Hope	Luke 19:1-10	07-04-93	READ
How to Impact Our World for Christ	1 Peter 3:13-17	07-04-93	READ
Why Plan if God Has a Will?	Romans 15:32	07-11-93	READ
How to Experience Fruitful Living in a Fallen World	1 Peter 4:1-6	07-18-93	READ
A Model for Decision-Making	1 John 2:17	07-18-93	READ
A Prescription for Living in the End Times	1 Peter 4:7-11	07-25-93	READ

August

When You Suffer as a Christian	1 Peter 4:12-16	08-01-93	READ
The Work of the Spirit and the Will of God	Romans 8:27	08-01-93	READ
Whatever Happened to Commitment	1 Peter 4:17-19	08-08-93	READ
Straight Talk to Church Leaders	1 Peter 5:1-4	08-15-93	READ
The Need for Humility	1 Peter 5:5-7	08-22-93	READ
Identifying the Cause of Anxiety	Matthew 6:25-30	08-22-93	READ
Identifying the Cure for Anxiety	Matthew 6:31-34	08-29-93	READ
How to Survive in Spiritual Warfare	1 Peter 5:8-9	08-29-93	READ

September

The Need for Encouragement	1 Peter 5:10-14	09-05-93	READ
The Proper Response to the Love of Christ	Matthew 26:6-13	09-05-93	READ
The Master Became a Servant	John 13:1-5	09-12-93	READ
Learning to Pray More Biblically	Romans 1:8-10	09-12-93	READ
It’s Easy to be Misunderstood When You’re a Servant	John 13:6-11	09-19-93	READ
Prayer: An Essential for Helping Others Grow	Phil 1:9-11	09-19-93	READ
What’s Expected of Servants	John 13:12-17	09-26-93	READ
How to Pray for a Church Under Attack	Colossians 1:9-14	09-26-93	READ

October

The Great Love of the Greatest Servant	John 13:18-30	10-03-93	READ
The Place of Prayer in the Advance of the Gospel	II Thes. 1:11-12	10-03-93	READ
The Standard for Servants	John 13:31-35	10-24-93	READ
When Servants Fall	John 13:36-38	10-31-93	READ
The Call to Follow Jesus	Matthew 16:24	10-31-93	READ

November

God’s Remedy for a Troubled Heart	John 14:1-4	11-07-93	READ
Black & White for a Gray World	John 14:5-7	11-14-93	READ
The Place of Prayer in the Life of the Church	1 Timothy 2:1-2.8	11-14-93	READ
It’s a Matter of Credentials	John 14:8-11	11-21-93	READ
The Necessity of Public Prayer	1 Timothy 2:8	11-21-93	READ
A Staggering Announcement About Prayer	John 14:12-14	11-28-93	READ

1993 December

Practical Help for Present Living	John 14:15-21	12-05-93	READ
How to Identify a Real Christian	John 14:22-26	12-12-93	READ
Things We’re Commanded to Pray for in the Bible	Matthew 6:9	12-12-93	READ

1992

January

How to Live For Christ on the Job	Ephesians 6:5-9	01-05-92	READ
How to Survive in Spiritual Warfare	Ephesians 6:10-13	01-12-92	READ
The Armor of God	Ephesians 6:14-17	01-19-92	READ
Life on the Winning Side	Ephesians 6:17	01-26-92	READ

February

Last Minute Battle Instructions	Ephesians 6:18	02-02-92	READ
The Marks of True Revival	II Chronicles 15	02-23-92	READ

March

Does Revival Last?	II Chronicles 15	03-08-92	READ
Practical Truth About Friends From Proverbs	Proverbs 17:17	03-22-92	READ
The Rest of the Story About Jesus	Psalm 110	03-22-92	READ
Practical Counsel About Marriage From Proverbs	Proverbs 5:15	03-29-92	READ

April

The Psalm of the Cross	Proverbs 22	04-05-92	READ
Practical Instruction on Parenting From Proverbs	Proverbs 22:6	04-12-92	READ
The Psalm of the Empty Tomb	Proverbs 16	04-12-92	READ
The Real Picture of the Risen Christ	Revelation 1:9-18	04-19-92	READ

May

Contentment on Death Row	II Timothy 1:1-4	05-03-92	READ
Practical Counsel on Finances From Proverbs	Proverbs 22	05-03-92	READ
The Greatest Thing a Mother Can Give Her Child	II Timothy 1:5-7	05-10-92	READ
How to Overcome Temptation According to Proverbs	Proverbs 16:17	05-10-92	READ
How to Live With the Proper Perspective	II Timothy 1:8-11	05-17-92	READ
Dealing With the Temptation of Alcohol	Proverbs 20:1	05-17-92	READ
A Model of Confident Living	II Timothy 1:12-14	05-24-92	READ
Role Models for Life	II Timothy 1:15-18	05-31-92	READ

June

Pass It On	II Timothy 2:1-2	06-07-92	READ
Who Said the Christian Life was Easy?	II Timothy 2:3-7	06-14-92	READ
The Heart of the Matter	II Timothy 2:8-13	06-21-92	READ
How to Get a Handle on Your Tongue	Proverbs 15:1-4	06-21-92	READ

July

The Obligations of a Leader	II Timothy 2:14-19	07-12-92	READ
How to be God’s Kind of Person	Proverbs 3:1-6	07-12-92	READ
How Can I be Used by God?	II Timothy 2:19-23	07-19-92	READ
How to Study the Bible	Acts 17:11	07-19-92	READ
How to Deal With People Who Get Under Your Skin	II Timothy 2:24-36	07-26-92	READ
Why Study the Bible	1 Peter 2:2	07-26-92	READ

August

Living in Stressful Times	II Timothy 3:1-5	08-02-92	READ
The Church Under Attack	II Timothy 3:6-12	08-09-92	READ
The Fruit of Bible Study	Deut. 6:4-9	08-09-92	READ
Back to the Basics	II Timothy 3:13-17	08-16-92	READ
What Happens When We Study the Bible	Isaiah 55:8-11	08-16-92	READ
The Preeminance of Preaching	II Timothy 4:1-5	08-23-92	READ
The Object of Bible Study	John 5:39	08-23-92	READ
Who Wins in the Race of Life?	II Timothy 4:6	08-30-92	READ
Getting the Most Out of Bible Study	II Peter 1:19-21	08-30-92	READ

September

Who Benefits from God’s Grace	Luke 18:9-14	09-06-92	READ
The Things That Matter Most	II Timothy 4:9	09-06-92	READ
Dealing With the Pain of Loneliness	II Timothy 4:16-22	09-13-92	READ
Eternity
Life Beyond the Grave	Luke 16:19-31	09-20-92	READ
The Hope of Heaven	John 14:1-4	09-20-92	READ
The Best is Yet to Come: The New Heaven & Earth	Revelation 21:1-5	09-27-92	READ
Changed Lives	Matthew 21:28-32	09-27-92	READ

October

The Truth About a Painful Subject	Revelation 21:5-8	10-04-92	READ
Fruit Inspection 101	Galatians 5:22-23	10-04-92	READ
God’s Perspective on Human Tragedy	Genesis 37	10-11-92	READ
The Works of the Flesh	Galatians 5:19-21	10-11-92	READ
How to Tell if God is REAL in Your life	Genesis 39	10-18-92	READ
When God Seems Far Away	Genesis 40	10-25-92	READ
Fruit Starts Here	Galatians 5:22	10-25-92	READ

November

From Prison to the Palace in a Day	Genesis 41	11-08-92	READ
Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out	Genesis 42	11-15-92	READ
Fruit in a Crowd	Galatians 5:22	11-15-92	READ
Forgiving Involves More Than Words	Genesis 43	11-22-92	READ
Fruit Grows Inside Out	Galatians 5:22-23	11-22-92	READ
How to Tell if a Person is Really Sorry	Genesis 44	11-29-92	READ

December

What Makes a Person Great	Genesis 45	12-6-92	READ
An Onion in the Fruit Salad	Galatians 5:24-26	12-6-92	READ
Out of the Limelight	Genesis 46	12-13-92	READ
Lessons From a Child	Matthew 18:1-5	12-13-92	READ

1991

January

An Unpopular Message	Jude 14-16	1-12-91	READ
Dealing With Danger in the Church	Jude 17-19	1-19-91	READ

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

How to Pray More Biblically	Ephesians 3:14-21	08-18-91	READ
Where the Rubber Meets the Road	Ephesians 4:1-6	08-25-91	READ

September

The Master Plan for Ministry at WBC	Ephesians 4:7-12	09-01-11	READ
The Marks of a Mature Christian	Ephesians 4:13-16	09-08-91	READ
Living for God in an Ungodly World	Ephesians 4:17-21	09-15-91	READ

October

November

A Cancer in the Church	Jude 8-10	11-10-91	READ
How to be a Wife That Pleases God	Ephesians 5:22-24	11-10-91	READ
Straight Talk to Husbands	Ephesians 5:25-30	11-17-91	READ
Red Alert in the Church	Jude 11-13	11-24-91	READ
The Marks of a Great Marriage	Ephesians 5:31-33	11-24-91	READ

December

God’s Design for the Parent/Child Relationship	Ephesians 6:1-4	12-01-91	READ
Whatever Happened to the Christ of Christmas?			READ
Is Christmas More Than a Sentimental Story?	Luke 1:1-4	12-08-91	READ
Getting Ready for the Baby	Luke 1:5-80	12-08-91	READ
The Humble Birth of the Sovereign King	Luke 2:1-7	12-15-91	READ
The Correct Response to the Christ of Christmas	Luke 2:15-20	12-22-91	READ