Title: Sending Your Treasures Ahead
Date: January 29, 2012
Size: 24.2 MB

Matthew 6:19-21; Pastor Duncan reminded us that while we cannot take our treasures with us, we can send them ahead. He pointed some key points on how to deal with prosperity: (1) Do not let your possessions possess you, (2)do not stockpile your treasures, and determine to (3)send your treasures ahead by using them to extend God's Kingdom.

Title: Evidence of Grace
Date: January 22, 2012
Size: 25.1 MB

2 Corinthians 8:1-7; Pastor Duncan challenged us to demonstrate evidence of the grace we have received from God by giving in severe affliction, giving beyond our measure, counting it a privilege to give, and giving beyond expectations. When we give in this fashion we display the grace of God that has been poured into our lives.

Title: Keepers of the Truth
Date: January 15, 2012
Size: 25.0 MB

2 Timothy 2:14-19 Pastor Duncan reminded us that being good stewards meant to also be keepers of the Truth of God's Word. He called upon us to remember what the truth consists of (stay centered on the gospel), to put all our effort into rightly handling the Truth, and for us to recoil at godless chatter and continually focus on the Cross.

Title: Redeeming the Time
Date: January 8, 2012
Size: 34.9 MB

Michael DiSanto shares with us the importance of being good stewards of the time God has given us. He points out that we should make the most of every moment for the glory of God.

Title: Count Your Blessings
Date: January 1, 2012
Size: 25.1 MB

1 Corinthians 16:1-4; Pastor Duncan challenged us to each count our blessings and recognize how good God has been to us. We were then challenged from God's Word to lay aside our resources and store them up so that when we come together on Sunday we can give of the blessings God has given us with a prepared and cheerful heart. Pastor reminded us that God blesses us so that we can in turn glorify Him.

Title: So Close to Jesus . . . So Far from Salvation
Date: December 25, 2011
Size: 20.4 MB

Matthew 2:1-6; Pastor Duncan shared with us how there are times when we can be so very close to Jesus (church attendance, religious performance, right vocabulary) and still be so very far from salvation. Taking his cue from the chief priests and scribes who knew all the prophecies, served in the temple, interpreted the Scripture, and yet still missed out on the coming of the Messiah, pastor reminded us that we can be saturated with religious activities and still miss out on salvation.

Title: The Christmas Greeting that Changed Everything
Date: December 11, 2011
Size: 25.3 MB

Luke 1:26-38; Pastor Duncan shared with us both how exciting and how disturbing that first Christmas Greeting was when Gabriel told Mary she was going to give birth to the Messiah. Pastor reminded us of the necessity of the virgin birth which testifies to the deity of Christ and warrants His sinless life and perfect sacrifice for our sins. That first Christmas Greeting was telling Mary and the rest of the world that this baby Jesus was born to die.

Title: Good News for Poor Performers and Splendid Sinners
Date: December 4, 2011
Size: 27.5 MB

Luke 1:5-20; Pastor Duncan reminded us that on our best day, we are merely poor performers and splendid sinners. He then shared with us that the Bible is filled with poor performers and splendid sinners. In fact, God is pleased with our poor performances because He does not focus on the action as much as on the heart. In the text for today, Zechariah was a righteous man before God yet he doubted that God could do what He claimed . . . he was a poor performer. However God worked through him to accomplish His purpose. In the same way God works through our poor performances to display His glory and even though our righteousness is made up of splendid sin, God's grace is sufficient for even that.

Title: Lord, What Do You Want From Me?
Date: November 27, 2011
Size: 29.1 MB

Micah 6:1-8; Pastor Duncan shared with us the Lord's indictment upon His people and His call for us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.

Title: Giving Thanks from the Belly of a Fish
Date: November 20, 2011
Size: 26.1 MB

Jonah 2; Pastor Duncan reminded us that most of our offerings of praise to God arise in those times when life is going good. He posed the question: Is God only good when life is good? He then challenged us to learn to give thanks like Jonah did: from the belly of a fish with no hope in sight, nothing that would seem to warrant praise, except the goodness of God.

Title: Knowing God: The Majesty of God
Date: November 6, 2011
Size: 27.8 MB

Psalm 8; Pastor Duncan challenged us to acknowledge the majesty of God as demonstrated in His Essence, our Praise, and as ultimately revealed in Jesus.

Title: Parables of the Lost
Date: October 30, 2011
Size: 35.1 MB

Luke 15; Mike Brennan shared with us the Parables of the Lost from Luke 15 in a truly compelling manner. Combining his experiences at the Pine Ride Reservation in South Dakota with the power stories in Scripture, Mike challenged our hearts

Title: Called to Make Disciples
Date: October 23, 2011
Size: 28.1 MB

John 1:35-51; Pastor Duncan challenged us with the question: If we have, indeed, been called to faith in Jesus, what is the result of our belief? He asked us to consider the impact our decision to intentionally share the gospel can have on our community and our world.

Title: Desperate for the Spirit of God
Date: October 9, 2011
Size: 25.4 MB

Exodus 33:1-18; Pastor Duncan pointed out three things that take place when you become desperate for the Spirit of God: you seek God, you yearn for His presence, and you live for His glory.

Title: What We Believe Concerning Salvation
Date: October 2, 2011
Size: 22.3 MB

Romans 3:21-26; Pastor Duncan shared with us three major tenets of salvation. He shared from the text that God's Word teaches that our justification comes by faith in Jesus Christ, Jesus atoned for our sin through his substitutionary death on the cross, and the God is both just and the justifier of those who have faith in Jesus Christ.