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Brad Chappell에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Brad Chappell 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.

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Three Questions - Jonah 4:5-11 25:36

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Jesus is, and always has been, God John 1:1-5 29:14

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The creation did not know the Creator - John 1:6-11 30:47

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Grace built upon grace - John 1:14-18 28:59

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A Second Time - Jonah 3:1-6 31:36

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The Repentance of God - Jonah 3:6-10 31:04

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We Are Gospel Lamps - Luke 8:16-18 29:22

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Battling Boredom Through Christianity - Jay Joye 36:45

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Delighting in God Our Father - Luke 15:11-32 34:59

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The Triumphal Entry 29:52

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A Glorious Resurrection 28:55

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Jonah's Anger 29:48

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Rejoicing with Heaven Luke 15:1-10 1:55:35

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Full Joy John 17:13-14 29:31

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Father Abraham had many sons Galatians 3:6-14 36:17

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Courage for the New Year 1Thessalonians 4:13-18 25:36

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A Holy Kiss of Unity 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 30:06

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Arise and Go Jonah 1:1-3 27:24

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Guarding the Heart Jonah 1:4-11 30:31

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Servant Leadership John 13:1-15 29:12

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When I am Weak, WE are strong. 2 Cor. 12:11-18 27:53

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Examining the Heart - 2 Cor. 13:1-5 28:26

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FPC Women's Conference Friday Night 56:26

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FPC Women's Conference Saturday Talk 1 57:33

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FPC Women's Conference Sunday School Talk 39:45

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Boasting in Weakness - Part 2 33:57

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Boasting in Weakness - Part 1 31:26

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Betrothed to One Husband 30:00

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The Prevailing Church 30:22

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Caleb Galloway preaches on Matthew 16:13-18 "The Prevailing Church" September 29 , 2024.

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The Glory of the Lord's Supper - part 1 24:24

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Boast in the Lord 27:08

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Future Grace Motivates Generosity 1:33:16

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Generosity Fueled by Grace 1:30:02

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Dealing with Disappointment 35:17

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Pursuing Happiness 1:55:53

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Seeking God's Guidance 31:46

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Pastor Caleb Galloway's sermon from July 28, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church Dothan, Alabama. Psalm 25 - Seeking God's Guidance.

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Overcome by Awe 31:56

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Overcoming Fear 35:00

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Praising God in the Storm 31:58

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Hello Darkness, My Old Friend 37:38

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Coming Out of Shame 35:08

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Worry Gives You Nothing 31:40

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Excelling in the Grace of Generosity 25:54

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The Freedom to Serve 28:35

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Godly Sorrow that Leads to Repentance 32:12

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Light and Darkness 32:25

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The Bread of Life 32:44

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The Resurrection 27:43

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Widen Your Heart 34:41

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Embracing the Sorrows 33:32

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The Transfiguration 29:37

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Making Room 33:44

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The Great Exchange 22:26

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Controlled by the Love of Christ 37:23

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Pastor Rusty Milton 2 Corinthians 5:11-15 ESV "Controlled by the Love of Christ" Your life should not be controlled by your feelings but Christ's feelings for you. Your feelings come and go; his feelings are steady and unchanging. His love for us should be our motivation for why and how we do everything we do. The Christian can be motivated by two different things: Appearances through good works to gain God's pleasure. Or, the love of Christ. But it is the love of Christ that must control your heart. Paul tells us two things to explain why. First, it is the love of Christ for us that compels us (vs. 9). The Love of Jesus restrains us from acting for ourselves, which causes our desires and affections to be led by Jesus' love for us. Secondly, Jesus died for us (vs. 14): one died for all and therefore all have died. Jesus has died in the place of all believers, and therefore, the required deaths of all believers have been satisfied. How should we apply this? We ought to be mindful that we are guided and led by a living person. Make choices out of love for him. Be mindful of the reasons for your choices. Is it the appearance of godliness? Or is it the love of Christ? 2 Corinthians 5:11-15 The Ministry of Reconciliation 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. 12 We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. 13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.…

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The Judgment Seat of Christ 31:49

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Pastor Rusty Milton 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 ESV "The Judgment Seat of Christ" Because of what Jesus has done for us, let our aim be to please Jesus for all eternity. All believers are sealed by the Holy Spirit, and must live to please Jesus in order to receive the fruit of our labor. When we read about Christ judging the world, it can often be difficult to reconcile it with the grace we have received. Four insights can help us understand this: The aim of our lives is to please Jesus (vs. 9). The right to judge the world has been given to Jesus by the Father (vs. 10). During the judgment of the world, everyone will be given what they are entitled to (vs. 10). Being clothed in Christ, our judgment will be tempered by the righteousness of Christ; yet, we are admonished to do good works as a way of loving Jesus. How do we apply this to our lives? We should be responsible in all we do, living out our faith by generating good works. 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 English Standard Version Our Heavenly Dwelling 5 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on[ a ] we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.…

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Celebrating the Name of Jesus 49:08

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Pastor Rusty Milton "The Place Where Greatness Is Found" Luke 7:19-35 ESV What does it mean that the least in the kingdom is greater than John the Baptist? Jesus is not saying anything negative about John; he's saying that the things of the world don't compare to the things of God in value and greatness. In other words: worldly greatness is too small a goal for the child of God. There are two things to see in Luke 7 regarding this: who Jesus is, and who John the Baptist is. Regarding the former, Jesus demonstrates that he is the Messiah--the world's hope and salvation. He then explains that John is the messenger sent to prepare the way for the Messiah. As the Church demonstrates to the world the love, greatness, cleansing, and salvation of Christ through our lives, we take on similar but "greater" roles than John. Luke 7:18-35 English Standard Version Messengers from John the Baptist 18 The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, 19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” 20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’” 21 In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight. 22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers[ a ] are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. 23 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” 24 When John's messengers had gone, Jesus[ b ] began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts. 26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ 28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just,[ c ] having been baptized with the baptism of John, 30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.) 31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ 33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.”…

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Two Ways to Live 29:41

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Pastor Caleb Galloway Psalm 1 ESV "To Ways to Live" We are finite and cannot know what's in store for the future. When seeking the right path forward, it can be difficult to know with certainty what choices we should make. Our spirit longs for the way of God, but our flesh is easily tempted by the world. So, how can we know whether we are on the path of righteousness or the way of wickedness? The way of righteousness is made clear by its consistency with scripture and the testimony of the Spirit of God. When we are in doubt, therefore, we ought to pause, explore God's word, and allow the Spirit to speak through it to give us direction. Book One The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked 1 Blessed is the man[ a ] who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law[ b ] of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.…

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The Word Became Flesh 29:03

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Pastor Rusty Milton "The Word Became Flesh" John 1:14-18 ESV Before John tells us about Jesus taking on flesh, he gives us a preface about who he was before that: the eternal Word of God. There are two things to understand from this passage: the Word was eternally with God as God (v. 1), distinct from the Father, not created but pre-existent; and the Word then took on flesh, which was necessary to make the Father known to mankind. How do we apply this? Remind yourself that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind, and that to do this, we must fully know the triune God. This is accomplished as we move into a relationship with Jesus, who makes the fullness of God known to us. John 1:14-18 English Standard Version 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.…

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Behold the Lamb 12:37

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Behold the Lamb" John 1:29 ESV God will provide a sacrifice for us as he did for Abraham and Isaac. Many FFS try to cover up our sins through good works or self deprecation. But we can’t atone for our sins. This is what John the Baptist says in John 1:29. Jesus is God‘s sacrificial land to take away the sense of the world. When you feel guilty and unclean, therefore, and something tells you that you need to be perfect or punish yourself, rest in Jesus and his toning sacrifice. Behold, the Lamb of God 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!…

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Peace I Leave with You 28:23

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Pastor Rusty Milton John 14:25-27 ESV "Peace I Leave With You" Any gift that Jesus gives you--his grace, salvation, peace, his word, etc--the Enemy will relentlessly attack. And he wants you to seek it in the wrong place and to discredit the power of God in your life. Satan loves to steal our peace. One way is to turn you toward the sin of your past, reminding you of how you do not deserve God's grace and deserve condemnation. Another way to tempt us is to look to physical or worldly means of peace, though these things cannot satisfy our inner needs. We must realize that Jesus has given us an inheritance of his peace. There are two reasons why Christianity can sometimes seem to give us little or meaningless peace. One way is that we fail to realize what Christ has done for us. If this is us, it belies a lack of emphasis on grace in our lives. But in Christ, we need to realize we are free from condemnation and are promised an inheritance of eternal life. Another way is that we fail to realize what God has given to us. We must recognize, however, that the inheritance we are given from God is different than what the world gives. He gives us something that nothing and no one can give us in the world--his peace, which our soul craves more than anything. How do we apply this to our lives? First, realize where you direct the cravings and desires of your heart. Once identified, recognize that those things cannot and will not meet your needs. They will only distract us. Turn, rather, to the only true source of peace: Christ. John 14:25–27 English Standard Version 25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.…

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A Living Savior Gives Us A Living Hope 22:47

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Circling the Cross with Thanksgiving 28:59

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Our Final Destiny: The Resurrection and Renewal 37:12

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When Suffering Tempts Me to Despair 41:54

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The Decisive Act of Your Conversion Was God Making You Alive with Christ 31:22

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Hope in the Darkness 42:53

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The Glorious Ministry of the Spirit 43:04

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Fragrance of Christ 34:17

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The Eternal Yes of God’s Promises in Christ 38:13

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When Self-Reliance is Put to Death 42:41

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God's Work of Grace and Purpose in our Afflictions 30:49

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Pastor Rusty Milton "God's Work of Grace and Purpose In Our Affliction" 2 Corinthians 1:3-8 ESV One of the greatest harms to the modern church is that when you come to Christ, he promises to give you health and wealth and keep you from affliction and hardship. Many teach that problems are a result of lack of faith. The truth is that we will experience these things for righteousness' sake, and that he will use it for our good and God's glory. Therefore, when you are afflicted, seek true comfort in God the Father. He gives us two promises in our affliction: he will give us sustaining grace (vs. 3), and there is purpose in our affliction (vv. 4-6). He will give us this blessing through the Word, the love of Christ, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. 2 Corinthians 1:3-8 English Standard Version God of All Comfort 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.[ a ] 6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[ b ] of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.…

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A Call to Serve 31:14

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Pastor Rusty Milton "A Call to Serve" John 13 ESV A vertical knowing of Christ leads to a horizontal display of God's grace. Through faith in Christ, we go from unclean to clean, from enemies to adopted children, from led by the flesh to led by the Spirit. As we experience Christ's love and grace toward us, these internal changes empower us to become vessels for that love and grace toward others (vv. 1-17). Whether we are ministering to those we like, or those we feel an aversion to, Christ's power is sufficient to move into and change their lives. John 13 English Standard Version Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet,[ a ] but is completely clean. And you[ b ] are clean, but not every one of you.” 11 For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” 12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant[ c ] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. 18 I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled,[ d ] ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ 19 I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” One of You Will Betray Me 21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus' side,[ e ] 24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus[ f ] of whom he was speaking. 25 So that disciple, leaning bac…

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Loving the Defenseless! 42:23

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Pastor Rusty Milton Leviticus 19:1-2; 9-17 ESV "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself" You cannot love God without doing justice and loving mercy. If you want to know how to live a holy life, then love your neighbor as yourself; have compassion on the poor; help the homeless, widows, orphans, sojourners, and the poor. To not care for the needy is to hide God's holiness to the world. The principal way God shows his glory to the world is through the charity and love of the Christian. Unfortunately, too often our focus is entirely on ourselves. How can we intentionally move toward loving our neighbor as ourselves? Focusing more on helping others than on our own gain; giving expecting nothing in return; and sharing the Gospel by way of showing others God's love. Leviticus 19 English Standard Version The Lord Is Holy 19 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God. 5 “When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted. 6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the day after, and anything left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire. 7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted, 8 and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned what is holy to the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from his people. Love Your Neighbor as Yourself 9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. 10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God. 11 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. 12 You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. 13 “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. 14 You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. 15 “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life[ a ] of your neighbor: I am the Lord. 17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. You Shall Keep My Statutes 19 “You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material. 20 “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free; 21 but he shall bring his compensation to the Lord, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. 22 And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin that he has committed, and he…

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The Beauty and Duty of the Doctrines of Grace 28:49

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Why is the church hesitant to address the doctrine of election? Whether it's in personal evangelism or from the pulpit, we tend to shy away from the doctrine of predestination. But in John 10 Jesus doesn’t shy away from it. In today’s sermon, Pastor Joye will show us the beauty and the duty of the doctrines of grace. He will show us how this doctrine is actually a wonderful doctrine and not one that we should shy away from. Given the right perspective, it is a glorious doctrine that reveals the love God has for his people and is a great motivator for us to pursue a relationship with Him.…

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The sermon today comes from Hebrews chapter 4. We are reminded that we can come boldly to throne of Christ, not because are worthy in and of ourselves. To attempt to approach God on our merit would be futile. We can come boldly because, in Christ, we have a Great High Priest who is our advocate before the Father. Jesus presented himself as the perfect sacrifice for us. Christ also sympathizes with our weaknesses and shoes infinite mercy and grace to those who have faith in him. Because of Him we can come boldly to the throne.…

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The Darkest Days 41:46

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Pastor Rusty MIlton "The Darkest Days" Judges 19 ESV There is a battle in every relationship that's affected by sin. When there is no forgiveness, darkness within relationships ensues. But forgiveness penetrates the darkness, freeing the heart to know and worship God. In Judges 19, a Levite and his wife separate due to conflict within their relationship. When they are reunited, there are opportunities to forgive (vv. 1-3). The Levite's buried resentment, however, becomes evident when he gives his concubine to a mob to save himself (vv. 21-27). Despite his initial outward reconciliation to her, inwardly, he was unwilling to let go of his bitterness. Forgiveness is more than sweet, external words. It's to both pardon someone's guilt and give up the right to seek vengeance. Where are you on the road to forgiving others? Are you doing what is right in your own eyes, or following Jesus by forgiving others? Judges 19 English Standard Version A Levite and His Concubine 19 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. 2 And his concubine was unfaithful to[ a ] him, and she went away from him to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there some four months. 3 Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house. And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. 4 And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there. 5 And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go.” 6 So the two of them sat and ate and drank together. And the girl's father said to the man, “Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry.” 7 And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law pressed him, till he spent the night there again. 8 And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart. And the girl's father said, “Strengthen your heart and wait until the day declines.” So they ate, both of them. 9 And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, “Behold, now the day has waned toward evening. Please, spend the night. Behold, the day draws to its close. Lodge here and let your heart be merry, and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home.” 10 But the man would not spend the night. He rose up and departed and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a couple of saddled donkeys, and his concubine was with him. 11 When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over, and the servant said to his master, “Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it.” 12 And his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah.” 13 And he said to his young man, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah.” 14 So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, 15 and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gibeah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night. 16 And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah…

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Pastor Caleb Galloway Psalm 103 ESV "Moving Out of the Fog" Who is God? What is he like? What are his motives? What does he think of you? The answers to these questions are crucial for us to understand if we are to truly be in relationship with God. But Satan's strategy is for you to forget God, or what God wants. He plants seeds of doubt. We must, therefore, remember and rehearse God's character, which dissipates the dark clouds of spiritual sluggishness. When you are spiritually overwhelmed, remember God's benefits to you (vv. 1-5); remember God's character (vv. 6-14); and remember that life and our sorrows are short (vv. 15-18). To keep these truths our focus, we must memorize, meditate upon, and pray God's word. Bless the Lord, O My Soul Of David. 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. 10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. 14 For he knows our frame;[ a ] he remembers that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. 17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, 18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. 19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. 20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! 21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! 22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!…

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 16 Samson went from being a church of Israel, filled with power, it’s being light and powerless. We, too, are blind, enslaved, and powerless without the power of God. Throughout Judges 16, we see Samson slowly ensnared, manipulated, and finally defeated by the Philistines’ plan to use Delilah to take away his power. He eventually gives in to the deception, and breaks his Nazarite vow, leading him to depart from the anointing of the Spirit. We too, can walk out of the will of God, by engaging in habitual sin, and toying with and righteousness. We can’t lose the spirit, but we can be cut off from his power. If you find yourself in this position, swear to Christ, pray for grace and strength, immerse yourself in the word of God. It’s the spirit of Christ and us that empowers and changes us. Judges 16 English Standard Version Samson and Delilah 16 Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her. 2 The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, “Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him.” 3 But Samson lay till midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron. 4 After this he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.” 6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.” 7 Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.” 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9 Now she had men lying in ambush in an inner chamber. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he snapped the bowstrings, as a thread of flax snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. 10 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me and told me lies. Please tell me how you might be bound.” 11 And he said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.” 12 So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And the men lying in ambush were in an inner chamber. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread. 13 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you might be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”14 So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web.[ a ] And she made them tight with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web. 15 And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me where your great strength lies.” 16 And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death. 17 And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upo…

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An Inconvenient Stand for Truth 40:08

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Today, Pastor Caleb is preaching from Judges 15 about the story of Samson. This story reminds us that while we are tempted to take the easy route, life is actually very hard. Jesus promised us this much, but we must be willing to stand firm.

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 14 ESV "Samson: Part 2" One of the most difficult things for believers is to have faith in God, when everything seems to be falling apart around us. Often, the stories of God's people seem messy, and we aren’t sure what’s going on. But God's means of accomplishing things are sometimes difficult to understand; he is always working behind the scenes. If we find ourselves filled with confusion and despair because of our circumstances, we must be patient. Faith waits patiently for God‘s plan to unfold while trusting his power not to fail. We see this in Judges 14: 1-3. There, we read how Samson seeks to marry a Philistine woman and asks his parents to arrange the marriage. Naturally, they are dismayed that he is not seeking to take an Israelite wife. As the drama unfolds, however, we see that while Samson’s purposes may have been fleshly, God worked through them to bring about judgment on the Philistines. We need to remember this in our everyday lives. We may not be aware of what God is doing, but we can be sure that he is working. In the same way that Samson’s deliverance for Israel foreshadowed God’s deliverance of us through Christ, we can be sure that all of our circumstances, however bleak, are being used by God to bring about our sanctification and glorification. Judges 14 English Standard Version Samson's Marriage 14 Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 Then he came up and told his father and mother, “I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. Now get her for me as my wife.” 3 But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes.” 4 His father and mother did not know that it was from the Lord, for he was seeking an opportunity against the Philistines. At that time the Philistines ruled over Israel. 5 Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion came toward him roaring. 6 Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and although he had nothing in his hand, he tore the lion in pieces as one tears a young goat. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. 7 Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes. 8 After some days he returned to take her. And he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. 9 He scraped it out into his hands and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion. 10 His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, for so the young men used to do. 11 As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 And Samson said to them, “Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes, 13 but if you cannot tell me what it is, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Put your riddle, that we may hear it.” 14 And he said to them, “Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet.” And in three days they could not solve the riddle. 15 On the fourth[ a ] day they said to Samson's wife, “Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invit…

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Samson" Judges 13 ESV Often we have callings, that we may feel in the dark about how God wants us to accomplish these things. The character, power, and revelation of God are what we must look to in the midst of the unknown. In Judges 13, Manoah experienced this kind of uncertainty after an angel announced the birth of his son, Samson. It was foretold that Samson will lead Israel out from under the yoke of the Philistines. In verses one through four, the mission of deliverance is announced, even though the people are no longer crying out to God because they have forgotten him in their idolatry. In verses eight through seven, Manoah prays in response. He hopes for greater clarity, though God simply reiterates the same revelation given before. There are three reasons God gives Manoah to trust: the word of grace, the power of God, and the character of God. When we are seeking a new direction, God will use the word he has already given us for reassurance; he will point to his power; his past promise-keeping past; and remind us that he is trustworthy. Judges 13 English Standard Version The Birth of Samson 13 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. 2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children. 3 And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4 Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, 5 for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name, 7 but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’” 8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” 9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me.” 11 And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to this woman?” And he said, “I am.” 12 And Manoah said, “Now when your words come true, what is to be the child's manner of life, and what is his mission?” 13 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. 14 She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.” 15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you and prepare a young goat for you.” 16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “If you detain me, I will not eat of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.) 17 And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” 18 And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?” 19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the Lord, to the one who works[<…

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The Resurrection 27:49

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Triumphal Entry 28:22

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Pastor Rusty Milton “Triumphal Entry” Luke 19:28-40 ESV In Luke 19, we read of Jesus, entering the city, while his followers praise him. The Pharisees panic, correctly interpreting their praise as implying that Jesus is the Messiah. Jesus informs them that if the people did not praise him, the very rocks would cry out. What is so important and crucial about the triumphal entry that the people needed to worship? Because he was the Lamb of God, presenting himself as the sacrifice for our sins; and when he comes for the second time, he will come as the great king over all creation. How do we apply this? By worshiping God, regardless of whether or not we are rebuked by the world; worship with words of truth; worship with our actions.…

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A Nazarite is Born 32:16

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Pastor Rusty Milton Luke 12:35-48 ESV Jesus is coming, and we are to be ready. In Luke 12, Jesus prepares the disciples to be ready for life without him. To help them understand how they should ready themselves, he tells a story of two groups of servants. One group of servants were awake and ready, longing for the master's return. The other kind of servant desires power and abuses others out of a heart motivated by self-centeredness. When the master returns, he will bless the faithful servants. The unfaithful servants, on the other hand, will receive judgment for the evil they've done. How should we apply this? Flee from living a life of cheap grace, licentiousness, and vainglorious pursuits. Don't neglect the spiritual disciplines. Be ready for Jesus' return: grow in grace by exercising the spiritual disciplines through worship, prayer, reading the scriptures, and fellowship. Love and follow Christ, and rest in his finished work. Luke 12:35-48 ESV “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?” And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.…

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Judges 12 25:20

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 12:1-7 ESV “Angry Ephraim” You must not let anger overshadow the wonderful works of God's salvation. If we allow anger to go unchecked in our hearts, it will foster the desire for self-glory and dull our understanding of grace. We see this in Judges 12:1-7, when Ephraim confronts Jephthah for what they perceived to be their exclusion from his campaign against the nation's oppressors. But, by their allegations, one can surmise that their true frustration lay with the loss of glory they believed they suffered by not going into battle. Jepthah defends himself by simply laying out the truth: Ephraim was called to join the troops, but chose to ignore the muster to arms. Ephraim's response is sophomoric and filled with insults. How should we apply this to our lives? Brothers and sisters in Christ should never engage in slander and denigration. Yet, the righteous will face unbiblical accusations; there are always seasons of insults and accusations. Our response? Indignation--righteous anger--is appropriate, but never self-centered anger. Indignation leads to a focus on grace and healing, not vainglorious attacks. Judges 12 English Standard Version Jephthah's Conflict with Ephraim 12 The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” 2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. 3 And when I saw that you would not save me, I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” 4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.” 5 And the Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” 6 they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell. 7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead.…

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The Tragic Vow 27:53

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Pastor Rusty Milton "The Tragic Vow" Judges 11:29-40 ESV In Judges 11, Jephthah feels the need to make a deal with God, attempting to manipulate greater favor. The Christian who has forgotten their favor in Christ from God often believes they must bargain with God rather than worship. God is not looking for negotiation, but trust and surrender, which leads to life. But bad theology like Jepththah's leads to pain. He believed he could make a vow that would cause God to bless him more: the sacrifice of whatever human first came out of his house upon his victorious return from battle. But when it's his own daughter who exits the house first, he realizes how rash and foolish his vow was. It is not sacrifice, or any other act of religion which wins God's favor. Our favor comes through Christ because of his sacrifice. Jephthah's Tragic Vow 29 Then the Spirit of the LORD was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, "If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, 31 then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering." 32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD gave them into his hand. 33 And he struck them from Aroer to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a great blow. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. 34 Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah. And behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow." 36 And she said to him, "My father, you have opened your mouth to the LORD; do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." 37 So she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains and weep for my virginity, I and my companions." 38 So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains. 39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow that he had made. She had never known a man, and it became a custom in Israel 40 that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.…

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45th Missions Conference: Christ’s Mission in Our Changing World 32:54

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Dr. Richard Pratt "Christ's Mission in our Changing World" Matthew 6:7-13 In the Lord's prayer, he's not just teaching us how to pray, but teaching us what's important to him. He reminds us that the one who holds all of creation together cares for you. He teaches us that he desires God's kingdom to be manifested on earth as it already is in heaven, so that his dwelling place may be with mankind. And, he reminds us that God's kingdom will come, despite our earthly circumstances, and that he is aware of our daily needs. 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as b the Gentiles do, for c they think that they will be heard d for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, e for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 f Pray then like this: g “Our Father in heaven, h hallowed be i your name. 1 10 j Your kingdom come, k your will be done, 2 l on earth as it is in heaven. 11 m Give us n this day our daily bread, 3 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And o lead us not into temptation, but p deliver us from q evil. 4…

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The Outlaw Savior 32:52

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The Fruitful Leader 37:32

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 9:7-21 ESV "The Fruitful Leader" The qualification to lead is seen in one’s fruits. Good leaders produce good fruit. It’s not the type of work that they do but how they do it. Bad leaders produce bad fruit. Believers should not choose leaders in the same way that the world does. Rather, they should choose leaders to fill positions in government, the church, and the home who discern truth and direction by the leading of God. How should we apply the store alliance? We should be cautious to guard against any sins which may grow up and hinder our ability to discern truth and goodness in others, as well as ourselves. Regularly, ask God to search our hearts, rooting out any bad fruit which would prevent us from honoring God. Judges 9:7-21 English Standard Version 7 When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you. 8 The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ 9 But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?’ 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 11 But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?’ 12 And the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 13 But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?’ 14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 15 And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’ 16 “Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved— 17 for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian, 18 and you have risen up against my father's house this day and have killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your relative— 19 if you then have acted in good faith and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech.” 21 And Jotham ran away and fled and went to Beer and lived there, because of Abimelech his brother.…

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The Severity and Goodness of God 32:57

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In today's sermon from Judges chapter 10 we learn about both the severity and goodness of God. Our God is a jealous God and his judgment upon idolatry is severe. But our God is also a good and gracious God that offers forgiveness through sincere faith and repentance.

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The Gateway to Heaven on Earth 28:28

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Pastor Caleb Galloway Genesis 18:16-34 ESV “Prayer: the Gateway to Heaven on Earth” What is the content of your prayers and what does this say about the content of your heart? As we get older, we often become cynical, which affects our prayer life. As a result, prayer become smaller in our lives and our joy shrinks. But God calls us into a praying life, which enables us to take part in his kingdom mission. In Genesis 18, we read of Abrahams, intercession for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. There are three aspects of prayer which we can learn from this: we are to be compassionate in prayer, ceaseless in prayer, and confident in prayer. If you find that these attributes do not describe your prayer life, ask God to change your heart, to change the hearts of others, and to put people in your path who need him. Genesis 18:16-33 English Standard Version 16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way.17 The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I have chosen[ a ] him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” 20 Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether[ b ] according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.” Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”26 And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” 27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. 28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” 33 And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.…

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The Shepherd Who Rejoices over His Sheep 31:19

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Abimelech: The Half-Blooded King 32:48

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 9:1-6 ESV “Abimelech: The Half-Blooded King We are far too impressed by compelling arguments. And judges nine, we see this with Abimelech, who desires, power above anything else. He promises his people freedom at the expense of sacrificing others, but Christ is the only human sacrifice that brings real freedom. His father, Gideon, lived like a king and had many wives, and at least one concubine. It was this concubine who was Abimelech’s mother, and who’s connections with the Canaanites, and the religion of Baal, open the door for Abinelech to wreak havoc in Israel. In one fateful power move, Abimelech deceived and sacrificed all of Gideon’s other sons save one, to Baal. It was through this act that he attempted to gain power over Israel. And his people believed him, hoping that by sacrifice of human life, the god Baal would bring about a utopia for them. How do we apply this to our every day life? We ought to remember that God provided a human sacrifice to bring true freedom to the world. To follow Jesus, we must die, so that we might also live with God. But we are not our own sacrifice, and it is not for us to punish ourselves, or beat ourselves up to make amends for sin. There has been only one sacrifice that was sufficient for this : Jesus’ atoning sacrifice. Judges 9:1-6 English Standard Version Abimelech's Conspiracy 9 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family, 2 “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.” 3 And his mother's relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.” 4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him. 5 And he went to his father's house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself. 6 And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.…

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I Am My Own Authority 29:53

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 8:22-25 ESV Pastor Rusty Milton "I Am My Own Authority" In Judges 8, we see how the pursuit of gold and glory led Gideon and his people into idolatry. He had a good theology in theory, but in practice, he failed miserably because he made it about him. God cares very seriously how we worship. We are not free to invent ways of worship, as though it's a recipe we can add things to to satisfy our own appetites. It's a recipe that is given to us that will lead us into a true relationship with God. There is always a temptation to make worship about us, but true worship is about a strong desire for God rooted in truth. How do we apply this to our lives? Remember that true worship includes truth, engaging with our hearts, empowered by the Spirit. How do you see worship? Something you can manipulate for your own enjoyment? Or a recipe for intimacy given by God? Judges 8:22-35 English Standard Version Gideon's Ephod 22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” 23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.” 24 And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a cloak, and every man threw in it the earrings of his spoil. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels[ a ] of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels. 27 And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah. And all Israel whored after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family. 28 So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they raised their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.…

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Misplaced, Misdirected Anger 33:15

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Pastor Caleb Galloway "Misplaced and Misdirected Anger" Judges 8:1-21 ESV Good and righteous anger moves God and us to drive out evil for his glory and his kingdom. In Judges 8, we read of sinful anger and incorrect responses to evil. In verses 1-3, the men of Ephraim are angry because they yearned for self-glory. In verses 4-9, the men of Succoth and Penuel were apathetic toward the evil of Israel's oppressors. And, in verses 13-21, we read of Gideon's vengeful anger. How should we react to anger? First, recognize when our anger is misplaced; then, lament and repent of our sinful anger; finally, we should ask God to enable us to process through our feelings with the mind of Christ and respond to our emotions in a holy way. Judges 8:1-21 English Standard Version Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna 8 Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely. 2 And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? 3 God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger[ a ] against him subsided when he said this. 4 And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing. 5 So he said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 6 And the officials of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” 7 So Gideon said, “Well then, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.” 8 And from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. 9 And he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about 15,000 men, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East, for there had fallen 120,000 men who drew the sword. 11 And Gideon went up by the way of the tent dwellers east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the army, for the army felt secure. 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he threw all the army into a panic. 13 Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres. 14 And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men. 15 And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are exhausted?’” 16 And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson. 17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. 18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them resembled the son of a king.” 19 And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.” 20 So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as…

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Living As a Child 36:08

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The Branch of Jesse 32:44

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Pastor Rusty Milton Isaiah 11 ESV “The branch of Jesse “ How will one small sprig from David’s line do anything? In fact, it does everything. In Isaiah 11, the prophet details the fruits of the Messiah‘s first coming. He foretells Jesus as being like his father, David: anointed with the Holy Spirit, and having wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, and the fear of the Lord. He will care for the poor and the meek, and will bring equity to the world. He likewise discusses the fruits of Jesus is the second coming, which will be the redemption of all of creation. How should we apply this to our lives? Don’t run from the effects of sin, but rather, Allow the spirit to work through us to restore culture and the natural world. This starts in our homes and families, and then extends out as we care for the poor, schools, orphanages, and allow the spirit to create and restore through us. The Righteous Reign of the Branch 11 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, 4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins. 6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. 9 They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious. 11 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush,[ a ] from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea. 12 He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. 13 The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. 14 But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west, and together they shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put out their hand against Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites shall obey them. 15 And the Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt, and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching breath, and strike it into seven channels, and he will lead people across in sandals. 16 And ther…

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No Small People 33:53

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Pastor Caleb Galloway "No Small People" Judges 7:1-5 ESV God delights in calling and using people of insignificance in His kingdom. In Judges 7:1-25, we read of Gideon, called and anointed by God, mustering Israel's army to overthrow their oppressors. However, God, knowing that Israel would be tempted to treat a victory as the result of their own power, intentionally whittles away at their numbers so that only 300 men were left in the troops. God then brings about victory supernaturally by casting the armies of the enemy into disarray and confusion so that they slaughter one another. From this recounting of Gideon's life, we ought to take note that: God's ways are vastly different than ours, and true victory is dependence on the Lord. Therefore, remember your identity as a child of God, remember your calling, and remember who is with you in the midst of your troubles. Judges 7:1-25 ESV Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. The LORD said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead.’” Then 22,000 of the people returned, and 10,000 remained. And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ shall go with you, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ shall not go.” So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, “Every one who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, every one who kneels down to drink.” And the number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was 300 men, but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water. And the LORD said to Gideon, “With the 300 men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand, and let all the others go every man to his home.” So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets. And he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the 300 men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. That same night the LORD said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand. But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant. And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp. And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the East lay along the valley like locusts in abundance, and their camels were without number, as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance. When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade. And he said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it so that it fell and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.” And his comrade answered, “This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; God has given into his hand Midian and all the camp.” As soon as Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped. And he returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for the LORD has given the host of Midian into your hand.” And he divided the 300 men into three companies and put trumpets into the hands of all of them and empty jars, with torches inside the jars. And he said to them, “Look at me, and do likewise. When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do as I do. W…

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The LORD is Peace 38:41

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Pastor Caleb Galloway "The Lord is Peace" Judges 6:19-40 ESV The Lord brings peace through his presence and through our active obedience. In Judges 6:19, we continue to follow Gideon in his calling to muster Israel's military strength against their oppressors. It is important to recognize, however, that before God commanded Gideon to rise up, he was invited to engage in worship and communion. So too with us: God calls us to commune and worship before we step out in faith. As we do, we are made new within. Subsequently, through our active worship, we are outwardly empowered to obey even when scared. Judges 6 English Standard Version Midian Oppresses Israel 6 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. 3 For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. 4 They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey. 5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents; they would come like locusts in number—both they and their camels could not be counted—so that they laid waste the land as they came in. 6 And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the Lord. 7 When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord on account of the Midianites, 8 the Lord sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery. 9 And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land. 10 And I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.’ But you have not obeyed my voice.” The Call of Gideon 11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.” 13 And Gideon said to him, “Please, my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonderful deeds that our fathers recounted to us, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and given us into the hand of Midian.” 14 And the Lord[ a ] turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?” 15 And he said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.” 16 And the Lord said to him, “But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.” 17 And he said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me. 18 Please do not depart from here until I come to you and bring out my present and set it before you.” And he said, “I will stay till you return.” 19 So Gideon went into his house and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes from an ephah[ b ] of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and brought them to him under the terebinth and presented them. 20 And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and put them on th…

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The Pride That Ends in Shame 38:08

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Pastor Rusty Milton "The Pride That Ends in Shame" Judges 4:11-20 ESV When pride is the beginning, shame will be the end. In Judges 4, the battle between Israel and Sisera continues. Believing his armies to be invincible, Sisera takes all his chariots to crush Israel's uprising. God responds by sending torrential rain, miring down the chariots in a quagmire on the plains and ensuring Israel's victory over them. After his army is routed, Sisera flees the battlefield. In disgrace, he hides in the tent of Jael, whom he believes to be his ally. Once asleep, however, she drives a tent peg through his head and delivers him up to his pursuers. To any who walk in pride, God responds in similar ways: he will take away one's power (vv. 10 , 12), superiority (vv. 11, 17-20), and even at times one's life (vv. 21-22). We should take warning from this. Pride stands against grace and glory, while humility brings both into our lives because of Jesus' finished work on the cross. Judges 4:11-24 New International Version 11 Now Heber the Kenite had left the other Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ brother-in-law,[ a ] and pitched his tent by the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh. 12 When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, 13 Sisera summoned from Harosheth Haggoyim to the Kishon River all his men and his nine hundred chariots fitted with iron. 14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! This is the day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone ahead of you?” So Barak went down Mount Tabor, with ten thousand men following him. 15 At Barak’s advance, the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword, and Sisera got down from his chariot and fled on foot. 16 Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim, and all Sisera’s troops fell by the sword; not a man was left. 17 Sisera, meanwhile, fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was an alliance between Jabin king of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite. 18 Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come, my lord, come right in. Don’t be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. 19 “I’m thirsty,” he said. “Please give me some water.” She opened a skin of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him up. 20 “Stand in the doorway of the tent,” he told her. “If someone comes by and asks you, ‘Is anyone in there?’ say ‘No.’” 21 But Jael, Heber’s wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died. 22 Just then Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. “Come,” she said, “I will show you the man you’re looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead. 23 On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites. 24 And the hand of the Israelites pressed harder and harder against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.…

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Deborah and Barak 28:53

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 4:1-9 ESV "Deborah and Barak" Faith that has not been through trials may be genuine, but may not be strong. Tests and trials grow our faith. As a result, the reality of trusting God comes when our entire security and trust is in him no matter our circumstances. In Judges 4, Israel had returned to oppression because of idolatry (vv. 1-3). God therefore raised up Deborah as a prophetess and leader of the nation (vv. 4-5). In her ministry to the nation, the Lord moved through her to bring hope to Israel. In revealing God's will to the people, she commanded Barak, the military leader, to take his men and march against their oppressors. He hesitated in unbelief, however, fearing to go into battle without her. Deborah and Barak's roles and actions run parallel to our relationship with Christ. Like Deborah, Christ is our prophet and the clearest revelation of God. Barak, like us, must learn to rely solely on God when we go through trials. Trust, therefore, that God will do what he says. Obey him wherever he is calling you to go. No matter what you face, Jesus is with you through his Spirit. Go and have faith. Judges 4:1–9 Deborah and Barak And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. 2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. 3 Then the people of Israel c cried out to the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in e the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 She sent and summoned f Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. 7 And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to meet you by i the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops, j and I will give him into your hand’?” 8 Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” 9 And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.…

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A Left Handed Savior 33:16

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 3:12-30 ESV "A Left-handed Savior" Idolatry can be anything. If you're willing to sin to obtain your goal, your desire is an idol. In Judges 3: 12-30, we read of Israel's return to idolatry. In turn, they fell into enslavement by the surrounding culture and their tyrannical, obese king, Eglon. God then raised up an unlikely savior (v. 15): Ehud, a left-handed warrior. In a deceptive move, (vv 16-23), he kills Eglon, rallies Israel's armies, and defeats the enemy's armies. Like Ehud, Jesus is our unlikely savior who frees us from our since and enslavement to idols. Judges 3:12-30 ESV And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes. And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he commanded, “Silence.” And all his attendants went out from his presence. And Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he arose from his seat. And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out. Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them. When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.” And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor. Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah. When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader. And he said to them, “Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over. And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.…

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Authority to Forgive Sins 34:45

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Authority to Forgive Sins" Luke 5:17-26 ESV It is right and necessary for the Church to care for people's needs, but that alone does not solve their greatest need--the forgiveness of sins. Jesus addresses this need in Luke 5, where he first forgives the sins of the paralytic, and then demonstrates his power and authority to do so by healing his physical body as well. There were two reactions to this from those involved: the man healed of his physical and spiritual maladies stood in faith; the Pharisees sat in disbelief and judgment. The same choice is presented to us. Don't be a sitter. Run to Christ in worship, prayer, and faith. Luke 5:17-26 ESV On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”…

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Amnesia Produces Apostasy 37:00

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"Amnesia Produces Apostasy” How does another generation arise that does not know the Lord? In this week’s sermon we will see that this happens when parents fail to teach their children the things of God and when families don’t separate themselves from the world.

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God's Assignment 31:17

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Pastor Rusty Milton Judges 2:1-5 ESV "God's Assignment" Living in rebellion to God's covenant takes us from a joyful heart to a weeping heart. In Judges 2, the angel of the Lord confronts Israel for not completely obeying the Lord's commands to drive out the wicked inhabitants of the land, and to completely dismantle their idolatrous religions. By not doing so, the nation was foretold to inevitably struggle with entangling sin and national problems (vv 1-3). God created mankind to worship, and we become like what we worship. Bringing us out of idolatry is therefore one of the most loving things God can do. Giving us over to idolatrous worship is, conversely, a severe judgment for disobedience. Many avoid the commitment of religion, and so create an amalgamation of beliefs based on their desires for an experience. At best, this will only lead to idolizing personal experiences, emotions, or whatever subjective things we value. This will inevitably lead to bondage and deception, and separate us from knowing and enjoying God. Thanks be to God that he does not leave us in this state! God, in his infinite love, sent his own son to die for our sins and to open the way to true worship and relationship with the Creator. Judges 2:1-5 ESV 2 Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? 3 So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.” 4 As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place Bochim.[ a ] And they sacrificed there to the Lord.…

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Justice for the Gentiles 32:00

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9/18/22 Pastor Rusty Milton "Justice for the Gentiles" Judges 1:4-10 ESV How important is justice to the church? It ought to be very important since Jesus, in his first public preaching, reads from Isaiah to explain that he has come to set the captives free and minister to the downtrodden. We see more of God's concern for justice played out in Judges 1:4-10, where an evil king, Adonai-Bezek gets the justice he deserves, mingled with restraint required by God's law. For Christians, saved by grace through faith, we are to walk with God and do justice out of a merciful heart. Judges 1:4-10 ESV 4 Then Judah went up and the LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek. 5 They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. 8 And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. 9 And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.…

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Chosen Pilgrims 29:03

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Pastor Mike Palmer "Chosen Pilgrims" 1 Peter 1:1-2 ESV How can we know which desires are correct when we have so many conflicting feelings within us? As Christians, however, we are chosen and set apart to be in a covenant relationship with God. By extension, we can rest in the knowledge that, as children of God, set apart according to his foreknowledge and imbued with destiny, God's will for us will be worked out in our lives. 1 Peter 1:1-2 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.…

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Transformed by Glory 33:37

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Pastor Rusty Milton "The Glory of Christ" 2 Corinthians 5:6-7 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 There are two ways we will behold God's glory: by faith in this world, and by sight in the next. All our present comfort as believers starts with beholding the glory of Christ by faith. It is beholding the glory of Christ that changes us. The view of Christ in this world is obtained through faith, though we see and experience God dimly as through a poorly polished mirror. In heaven, however, we will see God by sight, face to face. On this side of the veil, however, we can nevertheless be changed by his glory via the ordinances of faith: prayer, reading of the scripture, meditating on scripture, the sacrament of baptism, and the Lord's supper. 2 Corinthians 5:6-7 English Standard Version 6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 3:4-6 English Standard Version 4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.…

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Praying in the Spirit 31:05

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Praying in the Spirit" Ephesians 6:10-18 ESV Galatians 5:25 ESV Paul describes prayer as something that is woven into everything we do. We can have all the other armor of the Spirit, but without prayer, we are at a disadvantage. Prayer in the Spirit is a movement of the heart towards God. Paul, therefore, exhorts believers to pray always (Vs. 18) so that they are in constant interaction with the Father, receiving input from the Spirit and expressing the needs of our heart; and, to pray in a variety of ways, asking for help in as much as intercession for others. How do we apply this to our lives? First, be aware that if there is secret sin in our hearts, and/or we are not engaging in the spiritual disciplines, we will not be able to pray in the Spirit. Second, discern between the impulses and desires of our flesh and true desires of the Spirit: guidance from the Spirit will always point toward Christ. Ephesians 6:10-18 The Whole Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, Galatians 5:25 English Standard Version 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.…

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The Three Most Unwanted Gifts from God 49:10

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Reverend Randy Pope "The Three Most Unwanted Gifts from God" 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Proverbs 30:7-8, James 1:2-4 When we go through difficult times, it reveals our view of God and his relationship with us. It's our presuppositions about God which lays the faulty groundwork for failing faith. To better understand our presuppositions, we must ascertain our view of man, God, and God's ways. Do you view man as good, good with a little bad, bad with a little good, or all bad? Do you view God as being a little, significantly, or totally responsible for salvation? Do you conceive of God's methods as making redeemed man potentially, partially, or fully righteous? Understanding the authentic gospel corrects all three of these perspectives: man is wholly evil; God is completely responsible for salvation; and the redeeming work of Christ makes us fully righteous before God. In understanding this, we can then accept that God uses (and, indeed, must use) suffering, weakness, and denied abundance for the sanctification of his children. They are necessary catalysts of growth for the believer. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. Proverbs 30:8 New American Standard Bible 8 Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, James 1:2-4 New American Standard Bible 2 Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters , when you encounter various [ a ]trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces [ b ]endurance. 4 And let [ c ]endurance have its perfect [ d ]result, so that you may be [ e ]perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.…

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Sword of the Spirit 33:25

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 6:17 ESV "The Sword of the Spirit" Of all the graces given to us, there is none like the sword of the Spirit. What makes it different is that it is both a defensive and offensive weapon. To understand this, don't disconnect the Spirit from the Word of God. It is the Spirit that makes the word a sword in our lives. The word functions like a sword in the Spirit's hands. The bible is the sword of the Spirit because he inspired it, because it enables us to understand and believe, and because he makes it powerful in the believer's life. To "wield" it effectively, we must not come to the scriptures with an unrepentant heart or preformed judgments. Rather, prayerfully come, comparing scripture to scripture, and consulting the Spirit so that we are able to understand it. Ephesians 6:17-20 English Standard Version (ESV) 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.…

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What Am I to Do with My Life? 36:34

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Pastor Caleb Galloway Matthew 28:16–20 ESV “What am I to do with my life?“ What is the central focus of your life? In Matthew 28:16-20, Jesus sends out his disciples with the great commission, promising his power and presence. Two points are significant in Jesus‘ words. First, he calls us into “action” by challenging us to go and make disciples of other people. This is to be one of the central foci of our calling in our lives. Secondly, he reassures his disciples that he will be with them (and us) and will impart spiritual power. To apply this to our lives, we should pray for God to show us who to invest in, watch expectantly for opportunities with those people to arise, invest intentionally in them, trust God to provide, and immerse ourselves in the truth. Matthew 28:16-20 English Standard Version The Great Commission 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”…

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Two Foundations 34:44

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Adam Commeens "Two Foundations" Luke 6:46-49 ESV If a house's foundation is off, everything will be off. In the Sermon on the Mount, our propensity might be to see the teaching as too hard for us. We might be tempted to look for "spiritual shortcuts." But when real life starts to happen, if our lives are not built on Jesus, we will fall apart. What does it mean to build on the foundation of Jesus? And what are the benefits to building on Jesus as our foundation? Building our lives on the foundation of Jesus is inextricably linked with obedience to God and bearing fruit out of love for God. It means digging deep into the Word of God, his truth, fellowshipping with others, engaging in prayer, and clinging to Christ instead of relying solely on earthly support. The benefits of building on Jesus are the security and safety created by God's indwelling Spirit, perseverance through hard times, blessing of comfort in the midst of difficulty, and the nearness of God in hardship. If you haven't had that kind of experience with Jesus, go to him, repent, turn toward him as the true foundation and source of life. Luke 6:46-49 English Standard Version Build Your House on the Rock 46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.[ a ] 49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”…

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Forgiveness 32:40

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Dr. Charles Lewis Ephesians 4:32 Genesis 50:19-20 We live in a day when a lot of turmoil is happening. There are wars, division, political conflict, and polarizing views. Statistics also show that great division exists within the church as well. In these times, we often say things that are hurtful. This division leads to ill-will, maliciousness, divisiveness, and negativity in general. The outcome of such is often broken, ruined relationships. And thus, one of the greatest things we can do is forgive: a gift to the offender generally, and your offender specifically. It's one of the hallmarks of the Christian. We are commanded to forgive in Ephesians 4:32, where we are to forgive as through Christ, God forgave us. Unforgiveness keeps us out of God's lane, and in our own lane. In Genesis, Joseph asks, "Am I in God's place?" We often love to get in God's place, where we have no business at all. Holding a grudge is none of our business, and keeps us far from God. We should also be mindful that forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting. It is a choice to pardon--letting others go free while we also acknowledge our pain and what occurred. Be also mindful that what has been done against you can make you bitter or better. Joseph perceived God's working through his hardships, even those caused by his brothers' wicked choices, and he chose to be better. If your situation is bad, don't count God out. Count him in. Are you trying to pay someone back for the evil they have done to you? Are you holding a grudge? Joseph would say, "Let it go." Vengeance is the Lord's. Stay in your own lane, and don't get in God's lane. But what if you've been the perpetrator, having done wrong and injured others through actions or words? There's something you can do. Like Joseph's brothers, you can send a message to those you've harmed. Like them, you can reach out to those you've harmed, express your wrong, and ask for forgiveness. God can redeem both the hurt of the wounded, and the wrongs of the perpetrators. Ephesians 4:32 And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.…

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The Helmet of Salvation 33:29

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The Helmet of Salvation Ephesians 6:17 Rusty Milton July 10, 2022 The whole armor of God allows the believer to “withstand evil” and “stand firm.” (6:13) The belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the gospel of peace, and the shield of faith are parts of the armor previously discussed that fit the believer for battle. The helmet of salvation is the next piece of armor the Bible identifies in Eph 6:17. This is the helmet of the hope of the assurance of salvation that we have through faith. There is nothing that Satan can do to separate us from this salvation, but he can cause us to misunderstand and be spiritually sluggish toward the greatness of Christ in salvation. Are you hopeful or hopeless toward your salvation? Are you sluggish? The helmet of salvation is like a spiritual hard hat built upon the work of Christ. 1 Thess. 5:8 tells us that this salvation brings hope. Life can cause us to be on emotional roller coasters until we look to the hope of our salvation, attached to the promise of God that we “have the full assurance of hope” so that we “may not be sluggish” but “through faith and patience inherit the promises.” (Heb. 6:11-12) How do we wear the helmet of salvation and restore hope? Look to Jesus and reflect on salvation - you have been saved from your spiritual death in sins and trespasses; he has redeemed you completely from all that was dead before. You have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ and have obtained an inheritance and sealed by the Holy Spirit. This is the hope of salvation.…

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Freedom From the Pit of People-Pleasing 28:22

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Pastor Caleb Galloway Ephesians 6:5-8 ESV "Freedom from the Pit of People Pleasing" Why do you do what you do? Is it for the approval of others around you, or is it out of love for God? Your status in Christ liberates you from the crushing demands of people pleasing. In verses 5-6 of Ephesians 6, Paul challenges the church to submit to authority as you would Christ, and to pursue excellence for the glory of Christ. When we change our motivations to obedience as unto Christ we are freed from people pleasing. Ephesians 6:5-8 English Standard Version Bondservants and Masters 5 Bondservants,[ a ] obey your earthly masters[ b ] with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free.…

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Envy's Antidote 27:17

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Mike Palmer Psalm 73 ESV "Envy's Antidote" Worship of the Lord is the antidote for an envious heart. In Psalm 73, the psalmist is seeing the wicked thrive, which is confusing to him. Aren't God's people the only ones who are supposed to experience shalom? He comes away with a rash conclusion: the wicked are always at ease, and obedience to God is in vain. There is a turning point for him, however (vv. 15-24). He reflects on God's faithfulness to Israel in the past, and worships and resolves to live by faith as he meditates on the truth. He then realizes that the blessings of the wicked are judgment--it keeps them blinds to the reality of their destitute spiritual life. He then resolves (v. 25-28) to accept that the Lord is his portion. A Psalm of Asaph. 73 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek. 5 They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind. 6 Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. 7 Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies. 8 They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression. 9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongue struts through the earth. 10 Therefore his people turn back to them, and find no fault in them.[ a ] 11 And they say, “How can God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?” 12 Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. 13 All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence. 14 For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning. 15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children. 16 But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, 17 until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. 18 Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin. 19 How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors! 20 Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms. 21 When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, 22 I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. 23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. 24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength[ b ] of my heart and my portion forever. 27 For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. 28 But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.…

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Holy and Happy Before God 27:44

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Wrestling with Darkness 31:23

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV "Our Daily Battle" We don't wrestle with flesh and blood (mankind), but with the demonic forces of darkness. In these verses, Paul's exhortation gives us insight into the nature of spiritual warfare: it is an ongoing, lifelong battle with evil spiritual beings whose territory is the fallen world. The ongoing nature of spiritual warfare is a catalyst for our own spiritual growth. Do not be afraid, however; everything is in the will of our Father. And, through Christ, we have the grace needed for victory against the enemy's power and schemes. Ephesians 6:10-12 The Whole Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.…

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Christ Centered Work 24:50

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 6:5-10 ESV Those with authority must lead carefully. God is concerned not only with what we do, but how we do it. Are your methods of leading Biblical? God is concerned with how we lead people, commanding us to do so without threats or coercion, but with the perspective of ourselves as subjects of our heavenly Master. Paul outlines three objectives to guide leaders: those in authority have a duty to protect, must not threaten or shame, and must be just and fair. Ephesians 6:5-10 English Standard Version Bondservants and Masters 5 Bondservants,[ a ] obey your earthly masters[ b ] with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master[ c ] and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.…

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A Good Vision for Your Children 38:13

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 6:4-5 ESV "Children Honoring Parents" As parents, are we raising up our children in the way God desires us to? The greatest command parents have from God is to train and instruct our children so that their hearts are disciplined. Good questions to ask ourselves are: Is our home Christ-centered? Are we intentionally gospelizing our children? If our answers to these questions are "No," we should be aware that the world is actively instructing our children each day, the result of which will be spiritual obstacles placed in our children's path to God. So how can we nurture our children? Fathers should focus on encouraging their children's hearts rather than provoking them to anger; spend time with their children; discipline their children; and intentionally weave in the gospel into their everyday lives. Ephesians 6:4-5 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.…

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Children Honoring Their Parents 27:27

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 6:1-3 ESV "Children Honoring Parents" Why should you obey your parents? In Ephesians 6:1-2, we read that this is a command from God: obedience to parents should be immediate and complete, with honor, and toward both mother and father. This is accompanied by a promised blessing: i.e. "that it may go well with you." How should we understand this blessing? Not as a guarantee that our lives will be easy and perfect; rather, that obeying and honoring our parents is the start to a good life because it puts our hearts in the right posture to honor and obey Christ. In this light, we can also understand that honoring and obeying parents brings joy to God. Ephesians 6:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV) Children and Parents 6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”…

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Go Ask Your Father 32:43

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Pastor Caleb Galloway "Go Ask Your Father" Matthew 7:7-11 ESV What prevents you from regularly praying to your heavenly father? He loves you and desires you to draw near to Him in prayer. Nevertheless, we often feel distant from God and forget who he really is. He is our Father, in whose eyes we are justified and accepted as children. We have but to ask, seek, and knock in order to have what we need relationally, spiritually, and physically. Matthew 7:7-11 ESV “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!…

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The Resurrection 28:55

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Triumph of the Son of Man" Luke 24:1-9 ESV There were three thing necessary for salvation: Jesus had to be the Son of Man, he had to be crucified, and he had to rise on the third day. While not explicitly foretold in the Old Testament, the resurrection was specifically foreshadowed in both Genesis 22:4 and Hosea 6:1-2. It is because of Jesus' divine nature that his death, atoning sacrifice, and resurrection have made us children of the resurrection, and partakers in his eternal glory. Luke 24:1-9 ESV But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” And they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.…

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The Triumphal Entry 28:34

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Love and Respect 32:59

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Pastor Rusty Milton "On the Road to the Cross" Luke 19:11-27 ESV In Luke 19, Jesus tells the story of a shrewd and severe ruler who holds his servants accountable for what they are doing with his kingdom resources. This story should challenge us to ask what we are doing with the Gospel message. At first glance, the story is a shocking one, but the listeners of Jesus' time would have known the story well as it paralleled the events of Herod Archelaus' rise to power. But Jesus puts a kingdom twist to the story, challenging his audience to use the Gospel message and the power of the Spirit to love others sacrificially. Specifically, we are challenged to be like the first servants by relying on the Spirit and the Gospel to show others compassion, grace, forgiveness, and material support. If we find that we are like the disobedient servant--self-serving, blaming others for our disobedience, and only interested in what we can get--we should expect a severe reaction from God. Examine your heart to determine where you fall on the spectrum of obedient to disobedient. Luke 19:11-27 ESV As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’ But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.’ And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’ And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’ And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ He said to him, ‘I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’ ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.’”…

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Husbands Sanctifying His Wife with the Word 30:05

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Husbands Sanctifying Their Wives with the Word" Ephesians 5:25-32 ESV Husbands, love your wife by pursuing her sanctification. When filled with the Holy Spirit, we have the capacity to minister to one another out of reverence to Christ. Every disciple is called to die to themselves, and to submit to one another. This is played out very clearly in the marriage relationship, where husbands are called to give themselves unselfishly to service the needs of their wives. But how is that done? Rather than implying a husband should point out their wife's sin constantly, it means: helping her be clean and holy by encouraging and exhorting her with the Word, and ensuring she has enough time to worship and study in devotion. Husbands should also remember that they are the bride of Christ: when they fail, they should rely on the Spirit to encourage and refresh them in the Word. Ephesians 5:25-32 ESV 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.…

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The Role of Husbands in Marriage 32:16

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Pastor Rusty Milton “Husbands, love your wife“ Ephesians 5:21-25 esv To love sacrificially means to be more concerned with what I can give rather than what I can get it. Selfishness is the opposite, seeking only one you can get from other people. Husbands are commanded to love their wives and selfishly just as Christ loves the church. But what does it mean for a husband to truly love his wife on a daily basis? It’s important to appropriately interpret love as an action rather than just a feeling. It is the action of being committed to your wife’s good, giving up yourself for her. Motivation counts: give up your life not to get things from her, but so that she can better represent the image of God. Our primary obstacle in our lives is our own selfishness. But, with the help of the Holy Spirit, we are given the power to lay down our lives and initiate love. Ephesians 5:21–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900) 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;…

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Be Filled with the Spirit: Part 3, Submission 36:24

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 5:22-25 ESV "Be Filled with the Spirit: Part 3: Submission" A wife's submission to her husband's spiritual leadership demonstrates the church's relationship to Christ. All throughout the Biblical narrative, we see evidence of sin ruining the glory of marriage, as God's purpose in the institution was oneness and equality with both men and women operating in different roles. Through the curse, these roles became points of contention, with the fleshly desires of each rising up to seek dominance and power over the other. Christ, however, restores the glory of marriage (vs. 22), clarifying that headship and submission are not about authority, but about mutually loving and serving one another. Ephesians 5:22-25 English Standard Version Wives and Husbands 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,…

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Rooting Out Cynicism 36:23

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Pastor Caleb Galloway 1 Samuel 17:24-37 ESV "Rooting Out Cynicism" How cynical are you? However cynical you are, what led you to that point? Cynicism grows quickly because we don't want to be let down. It's a form of self-protection that can overgrow our soul and kill hope. God calls you away from cynicism into a dependent, child-like faith. We see both cynicism and faith played out in 1 Samuel 17. Eliab and Saul are both steeped in cynicism when David comes to the battlefront (vv. 28-30). Their general cynicism led them to be cynical toward others and God. This is juxtaposed by David's simple, child-like faith: he meditated on the works of God (vv. 34-47) and the faithfulness of God. Our journey out of cynicism begins in the same way. 1 Samuel 17:24-37 English Standard Version 24 All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel.” 26 And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” 27 And the people answered him in the same way, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.” 28 Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.” 29 And David said, “What have I done now? Was it not but a word?” 30 And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before. 31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. 32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.” 34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”…

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44th Annual Missions Conference 36:32

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Reverend Stephen Spanjer "To What End?" Matthew 5:10-12 ESV To what end are you living? What are you trying to achieve? All of our fleshly trophies and accomplishments will turn to dust and shame before the face of God. Are you willing to show others Christ? Everyone is on a mission. All of our actions are working on changing the world around us. What version of the world are you working on trying to bring about? Many people have false confidence in their virtuous deeds, but all will be put to shame if the "end" is wrong, for whatever is not done in faith is sin. Conversely, everything matters when done in faith: parenting, use of money, sports--all things matter when done with mission in mind. Matthew 5:10-12 English Standard Version 10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.…

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A Call to Send Missionaries and to Live Missionally 33:46

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2/20/22 Pastor Rusty Milton "A Call to Send Missionaries and to Live Missionally" Luke 14:12-24 ESV The kingdom of God is like a finished banquet feast. As Christians, Jesus sends us to tell people the Gospel message that salvation is accomplished by Christ. Live, therefore, to entreat people to come to the finished banquet of salvation. Remind ourselves that there is no other banquet, and that all of our resources need to be used to invite the world to experience the free grace of God. Luke 14:12-24 English Standard Version The Parable of the Great Banquet 12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers[ a ] or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” 15 When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant[ b ] to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ 23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you,[ c ] none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”…

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Be filled with the Spirit: Part 2, Thanksgiving 33:40

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 5:15-21 ESV The Spirit-filled heart is to give thanks always for all things. Give thanks to God through Christ, because he gave his life for us. Because of his sacrifice, and his freeing us from sins, we can give thanks to God in all things, knowing our suffering is for a purpose. Ephesians 5:15-21 English Standard Version 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.…

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Be filled with the Spirit: Part 1, Magnifying God 30:07

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 5:18-21 ESV "Be Filled with the Spirit, Part 1: Magnifying God The Spirit-filled heart magnifies the Lord with singing. It magnifies God's name to other believers through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; and magnifies God's name to God himself. Saving faith flows out of a heart that is given over to Christ. Worship from the heart is what honors God and rebounds grace onto our lives. Ephesians 5:18–21 18 And s do not get drunk with wine, for that is t debauchery, but u be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in v psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 w giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 y submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.…

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Exposing Darkness 36:32

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Pastor Caleb Galloway Ephesians 5:8-14 ESV "Exposing Darkness" God has made us light, therefore he calls us to expose evil wherever it appears in our lives. In Ephesians 5, Paul explains that prior to Christ, we were darkness. Now, as children of the light, we are to walk in the Spirit, exposing evil in ourselves, our families, our church, and in our world. Ephesians 5:8-14 English Standard Version 8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”…

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Filled with the Spirit 28:15

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Filled with the Spirit" Ephesians 5:15-18 ESV What does it mean for you to be filled with the Holy Spirit? In Ephesians 5: 15-18, Paul juxtaposes being filled with the Spirit with the cultural occultic practices of worshiping Dionysius via drunkenness and debauchery. Using this as an object lesson, he demonstrates that walking in the Spirit is the opposite: engaging with God with clarity, being filled with wisdom, walking in the anointing so that we are ready for special tasks and missions, giving of ourselves through acts of love, and demonstrating self-control. Therefore, don't grieve the Spirit through habitual/controlling sin; don't quench the Spirit through rebellion; do be mindful that he dwells within you always; and do remember that he desires fellowship with you. Ephesians 5:15-18 English Standard Version 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,…

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Redeemed from the Ashes 33:06

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1/8/22 Pastor Rusty Milton The Deception of Empty Words Ephesians 5:5-10 ESV People's thoughts and words can be deceptive. As believers, we must understand our culture's deceptive philosophies so that we are wary, but recognize that the Enemy will use these things to call us back into spiritual darkness if we let them. In Ephesians 5:6, Paul challenges the church to be alert against deceptive beliefs that do not contain truth, explaining that such philosophies of the world invite God's wrath. Rather, we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices to the one true God, and to allow our minds to be transformed so that we bear the Mind of Christ. Ephesians 5:5-10 ESV For you may be sure of this, that u everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ( v that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 w Let no one x deceive you with empty words, for because of these things y the wrath of God comes upon z the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore a do not become partners with them; 8 for b at one time you were c darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. d Walk as children of light 9 (for e the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and f try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.…

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Imitators of God 32:09

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Don't Grieve The Spirit but Give Grace with Your Words 24:59

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Pastor Rusty Milton Ephesians 4:25-30 ESV "Don't Grieve the Spirit, but Give Grace with Your Words" Unwholesome talk affects God's spirit in you, your neighbors, those who are needy, and those who are listening--including your family. Don't grieve others with your words.This is more than simply a prohibition against swear words, but leaves no room for critical language, slandering others, and/or destructive words. Therefore, build relationships with those around you. Become acquainted with their needs, be involved with their lives, and minister to them with Spirit-filled words. Ephesians 4:25-30 English Standard Version 25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.…

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The Old and The New Man 34:05

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Pastor Rusty Milton "The Old and the New Man" Ephesians 4:17-24 ESV Jesus is the defining point in our lives. From the point of salvation, we are renewed and remade--putting off the old flesh through repentance, and putting on the mind of Christ. Therefore, if you are in Christ, don't return to a life in the darkness. Ephesians 4:17-24 English Standard Version The New Life 17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self,[ a ] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.…

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Anchored in the Truth 36:50

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Pastor Caleb Galloway "Anchored in the Truth" Ephesians 4:12-16 ESV The Church's greatest need is to know and tell the truth of God's word. The goal is intimacy with Christ, unity with his people, and maturity in the faith. We accomplish this by knowing the truth of God's word (vv.11-14), which God imparted to his church in order to equip us for ministry and to protect it from false doctrine. We also progress in this by telling the truth of God's word to those around us (vv. 15-16), which we are called to do in love so that we might all be encouraged to grow together as a body. Ephesians 4:12-16 English Standard Version 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,[ a ] to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.…

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Equipped for a Purpose 32:05

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Pursuing Unity 27:05

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The Dimensions of Christ's Love for Us 28:39

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Don’t Lose Heart: The Gospel Is Never in Chains 27:29

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From Alienation to Access 30:38

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Living as a New Creation 28:12

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Worship Service 27:24

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Disordered Desire and Discontentment 31:30

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The Pain of Forgiveness 32:24

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What We Are by Nature and What We Can Become by Grace 28:51

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What Man Is by Nature and What He Can Become by Grace 31:05

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A Trinitarian Salvation (Part 3: Sealed with the Spirit) 32:24

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Jesus: God’s Grace to the Ignorant and Wayward 30:55

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Pastor Rusty Milton 1 Kings 22:13-28 ESV "The Three Marks of False Prophets" God is good and he reigns supreme, no matter what circumstances may surround you. Often, there is a general rejection of God's truth when it tells the world what it doesn't want to hear. We see this in 1 Kings 22:8-9, with Ahab's attitude toward Micaiah's prophecies from the Lord. We live in a culture where man believes he is sovereign, and decides what is good and bad. Rason is above revelation from God, and man believes he is evolving and progressing toward total self-sufficiency. As an extension of this man-centered philosophy, the world pressures us to change the Word of God rather than be transformed by it. In vv. 24-28, however, we see that the opposite is true: Michaiah declares that God's word always comes true, and we must conform to it . 1 Kings 22:8-28 English Standard Version 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” 9 Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.” 10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’” 12 And all the prophets prophesied so and said, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab 13 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” 14 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I will speak.” 15 And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we refrain?” And he answered him, “Go up and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” 16 But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” 17 And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’” 18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” 19 And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left; 20 and the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. 21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ 23 Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the Lord has declared disaster for you.” 24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?” 25 And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.”…

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Pastor Rusty Milton 1 Kings 22:1-13 "False Prophets" How can we discern God's will and direction from the false messages of the world. In 1 Kings 22, Ahab and Jehoshaphat seek divine wisdom from the nation's prophets. Jehoshaphat notices, however, that no true prophets of the Lord are present. Ahab offers to summon Michaiah, but despises his prophecy because it doesn't tell him what he wants to hear. Like Jehoshaphat, we can discern God's true direction by recognizing that false teaching and prophecy only give a positive message, are usually not specific, and misapply the Word of God in order to achieve their own goals. How should we apply these insights into our own quests to discover God's direction for our lives? 1) Don't come to the scriptures with unrepentant hearts. 2) Don't come to the scriptures with decisions already made. 3) Engage in fervent prayer prior to reading the scriptures. 4) Allow scriptures to interpret scripture. 5) Consult the guides God has put in your life. 1 Kings 22:1-13 English Standard Version Ahab and the False Prophets 22 For three years Syria and Israel continued without war. 2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?” 4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” 7 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” 9 Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.” 10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’” 12 And all the prophets prophesied so and said, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab 13 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”…

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God: Not Safe, but Good 23:58

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Pentecost: Light and Heat 31:34

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Christ Satisfies the Dissatisfied Heart 29:37

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Christ Satisfies the Dissatisfied Heart" 1 Kings 21:1-16 ESV Contentment is found when you set your desires to be satisfied by Christ. In 1 Kings 20, we see Ahab sullen and pouting when Naboth refuses to sell his vineyard. He and Jezebel then conceive a plot to have him slandered and unjustly executed, all because Ahab was discontent. In this passage, we see that a covetous heart is never satisfied (vv. 1-4), always places its desires above God's desires (vv. 5-7), and finds a way to get what it wants at all costs (vv8-14). How do we apply this to our lives? Recognize that covetousness wreaks havoc to get what it wants, and that this dissatisfaction is at the root of misery. Conversely, contentment brings true satisfaction in our lives. 1 Kings 21: 1-16 English Standard Version Naboth's Vineyard 21 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” 4 And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food. 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?” 6 And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” 7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. 9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed[ a ] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.” 15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16 And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.…

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Affliction of the Christian Life 32:05

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Hebrews 6: When Repentance Is Impossible 32:11

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Pastor Rusty Milton Hebrews 6:4-9 ESV Repentance is a work of God's grace in our life that's not to be taken lightly; it is a grace God does not give to some. In Hebrews 6:4-9, the author addresses the question of seeming believers who fall away from a relationship with God. How are we to understand this? In vs. 4-6, this falling away was the result of a calculated step away from God despite having experienced the gifts of God: the presence of the Holy Spirit in other believers; the teaching of the Word of God; and excitement over the world to come. In vs. 7-8, the metaphor of different soils is used to help explain this process: having received rain, one soil bears fruit, and one soil bears thorns. Clarification comes when one sees that focus is placed on what is already within the soil: seeds of one or the other. How do we apply this to our lives? Make a choice to take hold of the means of grace (prayer, the Word, communion, fellowship), and you will bear fruit. But, if you find that you are only bearing worthless, outward adherence to religious tenets without experiencing a heart change, your "religion" is worthless and it would seem you have never been renewed by the Spirit. Turn to Christ, and ask God to search your heart and lead you to true repentance. Hebrews 6:4-9 English Standard Version 4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. 7 For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. 9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation.…

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4/4/21 Pastor Caleb Galloway "Resurrection Hope" 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 ESV We all desire for there to be something more than the world we live in. This longing is fulfilled in Jesus' kingdom. He has accomplished what humanity never could, bringing deliverance from the dominion of evil, freedom from death and judgment, and freedom to live in eternal delight. His kingdom has broken into time, space, and history, and he will bring the fullness of his kingdom when he comes back. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 English Standard Version 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.…

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Pastor Rusty Milton "Before Abraham Was, I AM" John 8:49-58 ESV Who did Jesus claim to be? Many believe that he never actually claimed to be God, but is this accurate? In John 8:56, Jesus declares that he is the fulfillment of the promise of redemption made to Abraham. In vs. 57-58, he declares that he is EGO EIMI, the great I AM (Jehovah) who can forgive sins, who sends the Spirit, God's one and only Son, and one with the Father. Any honest reading of the Gospels can leave us with no doubt: Jesus declared himself one with, and inseparable from, God. John 8:49–58 English Standard Version 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but h I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet i I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Truly, truly, j I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never k see death.” 52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! l Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet m you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never n taste death.’ 53 o Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, p “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. q It is my Father who glorifies me, r of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ 4 55 But s you have not known him. t I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be u a liar v like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. 56 w Your father Abraham x rejoiced y that he would see my day. z He saw it and was glad.” 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 5 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, a I am.”…

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Embracing Exclusive Truth 26:31

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Pastor Caleb Galloway "Embracing Exclusive Truth" John 14:6-11 ESV Many in modern culture believe that Christianity is about living a moralistic life, seeking God because he will make us happy, and that God is removed from everyday life. But none of this is accurate. The heart of Christianity is the person and work of Jesus. Jesus is the Way to God; the Truth about God (vs. 7); and the Life of God, empowering believers to live by the Spirit and not by the power of sin (vs. 10). John 14:6-11 English Standard Version 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also.[ a ] From now on you do know him and have seen him.” 8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.…

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The Good Shephard 30:56

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What is a good shepherd? In John 10 Jesus shows us the difference between a good shepherd and mere hireling. A hireling will flee in times of trouble in stead of caring for the sheep. But a good shepherd is will to lay his life his life down because he knows and cares for his sheep. John 10 gives us the reason we can trust Christ as our good shepherd.…

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Where Is His Heaven? 32:49

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