Sermon Title:
Fast Food Nation
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Are we poisoning our souls with a steady diet of spriritual junk food? If so, how can we break our bad habits, put our soul on a diet, and get healthy? Join us for a 4 week sermon series called Fast Food Nation!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sermoncast 8 - Fast Food Nation
Sermon Title:
Fast Food Nation
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Are we poisoning our souls with a steady diet of spriritual junk food? If so, how can we break our bad habits, put our soul on a diet, and get healthy? Join us for a 4 week sermon series called Fast Food Nation!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Sermoncast 07 - Strange Food
Sermon Title:
Strange Food
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Text:
Acts 10:9-23
" 9About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air. 13Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."
14"Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."
15The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."
16This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
17While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon's house was and stopped at the gate. 18They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.
19While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Simon, three[a] men are looking for you. 20So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them."
21Peter went down and said to the men, "I'm the one you're looking for. Why have you come?"
22The men replied, "We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to have you come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say." 23Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests." NIV
Peter gets a lesson on discrimination, hopefully we all learn a lesson about strange food.
Announcements:
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
Strange Food
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Text:
Acts 10:9-23
" 9About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air. 13Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."
14"Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."
15The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."
16This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
17While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon's house was and stopped at the gate. 18They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.
19While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Simon, three[a] men are looking for you. 20So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them."
21Peter went down and said to the men, "I'm the one you're looking for. Why have you come?"
22The men replied, "We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to have you come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say." 23Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests." NIV
Peter gets a lesson on discrimination, hopefully we all learn a lesson about strange food.
Announcements:
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Sermoncast 06 - What is in a name
Sermon Title:
What is in a name
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Text:
Acts 9:32-42
"32As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the saints in Lydda. 33There he found a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years. 34"Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up. 35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas[b]), who was always doing good and helping the poor. 37About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Please come at once!"
39Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive. 42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon."
Announcements:
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
4. Synod Assembly May 3-5 remember to pray for our Election of a Bishop.
What is in a name
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Text:
Acts 9:32-42
"32As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the saints in Lydda. 33There he found a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years. 34"Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up. 35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas[b]), who was always doing good and helping the poor. 37About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Please come at once!"
39Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive. 42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon."
Announcements:
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
4. Synod Assembly May 3-5 remember to pray for our Election of a Bishop.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sermoncast 05 - Blind
Sermon Title:
Blind
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Text:
Acts 9:1-19
"1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
5"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. 6"Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord," he answered.
11The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."
13"Lord," Ananias answered, "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."
15But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."
17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength."
Announcements:
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Next Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
4. Synod Assembly May 3-5 remember to pray for our Election of a Bishop.
Blind
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Text:
Acts 9:1-19
"1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
5"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. 6"Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord," he answered.
11The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."
13"Lord," Ananias answered, "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."
15But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."
17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength."
Announcements:
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Next Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
4. Synod Assembly May 3-5 remember to pray for our Election of a Bishop.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
SermonCast 04 - Honestly
Sermon Title:
Honestly
Text:
John 20:19-31
"19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
Jesus Appears to Thomas 24Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."
26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
28Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
29Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
30Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31But these are written that you may[a] believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." NIV
Clik here to listen or click on the suscribe button to the right to subscribe.
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Next Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
4. Synod Assembly May 3-5 remember to pray for our Election of a Bishop.
Blessings and see you all soon
Pastor Rus.
Honestly
Text:
John 20:19-31
"19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
Jesus Appears to Thomas 24Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."
26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
28Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
29Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
30Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31But these are written that you may[a] believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." NIV
Clik here to listen or click on the suscribe button to the right to subscribe.
1. Regular study group this week on Tuesday.
2. Next Thursday 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction.
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
4. Synod Assembly May 3-5 remember to pray for our Election of a Bishop.
Blessings and see you all soon
Pastor Rus.
Monday, April 9, 2007
SermonCast 03 - Easter- Reset
Sermon Title:
Reset
Text:
John 20:1-18
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Some days I wish life had a reset button. Good news, it does.....listen on.
Hi folks, Pastor Rus here. Hope you had a great Holy Week, here are some announcements:
1. No regular study groups this week.
2. Thursday after next 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
Blessings and see you all soon
Pastor Rus.
Reset
Text:
John 20:1-18
Click here to listen to the sermon or click on the "Subscribe" button to subscribe to the podcast.
Some days I wish life had a reset button. Good news, it does.....listen on.
Hi folks, Pastor Rus here. Hope you had a great Holy Week, here are some announcements:
1. No regular study groups this week.
2. Thursday after next 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction
3. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
Blessings and see you all soon
Pastor Rus.
Monday, April 2, 2007
SermonCast 02 - Shopping for Jesus
Sermon Title:
Shopping for Jesus
Text:
Luke 19:28-40
Click here to listen to the sermon or click on the "Subscribe" button to subscribe to the podcast.
Jerusalem thought they were getting themselves a Messiah (read "buying" a Messiah) who would do whatever they wanted him to do. Imagine their suprise when they discovered that God thinks for himself. We all have that shock from time to time......listen on.....
Hi folks, Pastor Rus here. Well this is going to be a busy week.
1. No regular study groups this week.
2. Maundy Thusday service and seder meal at 7:00 Call 443-0756 for details
3. Good Friday Service 7:30 PM at the Rotary Park building.
4. Easter Egg Hunt Sunday at 10:00 AM
5. Easter Service at 10:30 AM
whew.... and add to that My wife is due to deliver our third child this week.....LOL pray for me all of you out there in cyber land.
6. Thursday after next 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction
7. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
8. Last but not least thanks to all who helped raise up all those great supplies to send to Haiti ...Good job.
Blessings and see you all soon
Pastor Rus.
Shopping for Jesus
Text:
Luke 19:28-40
Click here to listen to the sermon or click on the "Subscribe" button to subscribe to the podcast.
Jerusalem thought they were getting themselves a Messiah (read "buying" a Messiah) who would do whatever they wanted him to do. Imagine their suprise when they discovered that God thinks for himself. We all have that shock from time to time......listen on.....
Hi folks, Pastor Rus here. Well this is going to be a busy week.
1. No regular study groups this week.
2. Maundy Thusday service and seder meal at 7:00 Call 443-0756 for details
3. Good Friday Service 7:30 PM at the Rotary Park building.
4. Easter Egg Hunt Sunday at 10:00 AM
5. Easter Service at 10:30 AM
whew.... and add to that My wife is due to deliver our third child this week.....LOL pray for me all of you out there in cyber land.
6. Thursday after next 9:00 AM till whenever Habitat construction
7. May 12 Potato drop.....we help the Society of St Andrews distribute 45,000 lbs of spuds to the needy. (yeah, 45,000)
8. Last but not least thanks to all who helped raise up all those great supplies to send to Haiti ...Good job.
Blessings and see you all soon
Pastor Rus.
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