Podcast: Download (41.8MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Freed to Love IX.mp3 Stir it up! – PDF Key Texts: Deut. 30:6; II Thess. 3:5 Review: This week we began with a brief review of our key passages in Deut. 30:6 & II Thess. 3:5. Then we began looking at the second and third expressions of love in our list of ways in which we are “Freed to Love” – namely… Stop wallowing in self-oriented story and accept the story He had written for you beginning with His agape’ love for you. Living for our brothers and sisters Forgiving To begin our study […]
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Concerning Prayer 09-16-12
Podcast: Download (27.7MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Lesson: How MUST we Pray?.mp3 Key Text: Rom. 8:26 Olive green – is always scripture. In the Words of Paul, “…we know not what we should pray, nor how to offer that prayer in a worthy manner as we must…” Romans 8:26. Overview: Praying in line with God’s overall purpose which is the Kingdom of God. Though we are in and part of the kingdom, not all kingdom goals are going to be immediately compatible with our own comfort and safety. Therefore, to pray for those things which provide for yourself alone without a […]
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Podcast: Download (8.1MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Prayer & prophecy following praise time.mp3 References used: Rom. 12; I Cor. 7:27-35 Review: We had to have a healing and open discussion about a local tragedy in our assembly. I edited the content to protect the specific identity of those involved. This time was very good, healing and instructional. Some very difficult issues had to be addressed and some of those are listed below along with any scriptures we discussed concerning them: General admission to our lack of intimate involvement in each others lives. How this may have effected this specific […]
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Podcast: Download (29.8MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Lesson: 1st Principles.mp3 Color coded topics below: Olive green – is always scripture. Red – is concerning sin. Teal – is God’s Character. Overview: This is a new class we are offering in place of Sunday School. This is quite a departure for us who have grown up with traditional “Sunday Schools” all of our lives. Not that there has ever been anything particularly “traditional” about our church, but loosing the name alone is a type of fresh start. In this class we are exploring the topic of prayer. Prayer in its purest and in fact only […]
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Podcast: Download (46.6MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Freedom from/Freedom to: Freed to Love – Special Whole Group Session.mp3 References used: II Tim. 3:1-9 Review: We discussed: The comparison between Jesus and Timothy in how they dealt with grief and sorrow. We also saw how Paul’s encouragement toward Timothy pulled him out of this state the same way Jesus came out of His. What defines our value. The difficulty of knowing academically who I am, but still not believing beyond the image in the mirror. How true spiritual growth is measured.
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