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Ancient Words for Current Issues: Pursuing Happiness
May 13, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: Psalm 1:1-6
Series: Psalms: Ancient Words for Current Issues
Duration: 33 mins
What is happiness, and how do you find it? The entire book of Psalms is introduced to us in the context of this question. We learn three things about happiness from this first Psalm. First, that happiness really is possible, even though we do go through seasons of unhappiness; second, that happiness is a choice we make to find our allegiance and delight in the Word of God; and third, that happiness is not something that can be pursued in and of itself, but is a consequence of pursuing Christ, of putting all our energies into knowing Christ and developing a relationship with him. The entire book of Psalms exemplifies this kind of relationship with God that will ultimately bring us the happiness, or shalom, that we long for. Please click on the "Text: Slideshow" button to view a Prezi presentation of this sermon.
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And Grace Will Lead Me Home
May 06, 2012
by Rev. Dale Cooper
Passage: Ephesians 1:1-10
Duration: 27 mins
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A Dangerous Divine Diagnosis
April 29, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: Revelation 3:14-22
Duration: 38 mins
What does our church today have in common with the church in Laodicea that is spoken of in the book of Revelation? When Christ, our great physician, looks at us is he ready to diagnose us with the same problem that ailed the church in Laodicea? Unfortunately, yes! Because we are prosperous and blessed by God, we too lean toward idolatrous prosperity, which often results in our being detestable lukewarm Christians. But is there a cure? Will Jesus, who is ready to hurl us out of his mouth in utter disgust, instead seek to be reconciled with us, even to the point of letting us rule along side him on his throne? Find the answers in this message. Please click on the "Text: Slideshow" button to view a Prezi presentation of this sermon.
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Be Prepared
April 22, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: 2 Timothy 2:15
Duration: 29 mins
God has called each of us to be leaders in his Kingdom, so how well-prepared are we to lead? In Paul's second letter to Timothy we find that there are several criteria that we can use to evaluate if we are prepared to lead well. First, is the Lord well pleased? Does he see that we find great pleasure in serving him? Second, is the work we do well done? Are we giving it our all? And third, are we using the Word well? Is it living and active in all that we do? This message challenges us to ask ourselves how ready we might be to lead. Please click on the "Text: Slideshow" button to view a Prezi presentation of this sermon.
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W.H.J.D. (What Has Jesus Done?)
April 15, 2012
by Rev. Mitch Brink
Passage: Galatians 5:1-26
Duration: 31 mins
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Easter: The Ultimate Challenge
April 08, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: Mark 16:1-8
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Duration: 42 mins
The story of Easter, Christ's resurrection from the dead, brings us an ultimate challenge -- a challenge for our head, our heart, and our hands. The challenge for our head is in accepting that it really did happen. This was not just one of many other messianic movements, because no other messianic movement ever claimed that their messiah rose from the dead. The challenge for our heart is in understanding the grace and forgiveness that is now available for everyone through Christ's resurrection; first to his unfaithful disciples, and now to us. The challenge for the hands is in the command to go. Don't fear, but go in the power of the resurrection of to unveil the Kingdom of God in today’s world. Please click on the "Text: Slideshow" button to view a Prezi presentation of this sermon.
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Easter Sunrise: From Darkness into Light
April 08, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: Mark 15:21-47
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Duration: 31 mins
Sunrise Service
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The King Comes Meek and Wild
April 01, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: Mark 11:1-19
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Duration: 35 mins
Who is this King Jesus anyway? What is he really all about? Those are the questions his followers were certainly asking themselves on Palm Sunday and the days that followed. They see Jesus riding into Jerusalem and being hailed as a king, but Jesus himself has chosen to ride meekly on a donkey. Is this King a lion or a lamb? Then as Jesus enters the temple, he goes wild, disrupting the market place which is run by the Jews and claiming the temple as a house of prayer for all nations. And as if that wasn't enough, Jesus goes out from there and curses a fig tree for not bearing fruit. To make sense of this we have to understand that Jesus is both the Lion and the Lamb. He is both our King and our Savior. Please click on the "Text: Slideshow" button to view a Prezi presentation of this sermon.
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The True Revolution
March 25, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: Mark 14:32-52
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Duration: 33 mins
How we face death tells a lot about us and our relationship with Jesus. In Mark 14 we see Jesus facing death and we see His agony as He prayed in the garden. But why would Jesus be in such agony? Was He, the Son of God, afraid of death? Or could it be that he knew that He was about to drink the full cup of God's wrath for all the sins of the whole world, and that He was about to, of His own will, step into hell and be forsaken by God? And why would he do this of His own will? Again we can only be struck by Jesus' love, a revolutionary love that turns everything upside down and compels us to respond. Please click on the "Text: Slideshow" button to view a Prezi presentation of this sermon.
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The Savior's Ransom
March 18, 2012
by Pastor Gerry Koning
Passage: Mark 10:32-45
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Duration: 29 mins
Jesus claimed that "the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." This means that Jesus had come to earth with the specific purpose of dying to purchase the freedom of his people who are imprisoned in sin. We can object to the primitiveness of such a notion, yet at the same time we cannot deny the observation that all life-changing love is in fact a substitutionary sacrifice. This message takes a closer look at the truth of the substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus, and then explores two results of such a sacrifice on how we live our lives, first with deep humility, and then with profound gratitude. Please click on the "Text: Slideshow" button to view a Prezi presentation of this sermon.
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