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"Strands of Promise" Pastor David Doster - November 29 2015
/Strands of Promise
(Matthew 1:1-23)
I. In the fullness of time (Introduction)
"But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law." Galatians 4:4
"My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass. But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations." Psalm 102:11-12
II. Biographical bridge
A. Beginning
B. Birth
III. Invited to share in the fulfillment (Application)
"The Blessing of Persecution" Pastor David Doster November 22 2015
/The Blessing of Persecution
I. Crossing the Rubicon (Introduction)
II. What is normal
"Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you." 1 Peter 4:12
III. Expanding our understanding of blessing
A. Reality of persecution
"Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on My account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-12
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed .Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, 1 Peter 3:14
"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him." James 1:12
B. Better gain
C. Pressing deeper
"He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions;
He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with His wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:3-5
IV. Prepared (Application)
Sexual Chaos, Pastor David Doster - November 8 2015
/Sexual Chaos
I. Living in a sexually blurred world (Introduction)
II. Architects of confusion (Historical Perspective)
III. Truth and tough questions
A. The Bible hardly mentions homosexuality
B. The church is supposed to be a place for broken people
C. It's not fair
D. The God I love is a God of love
"The God we worship is indeed a God of love. Which does not, according to any verse in the Bible, make sexual sin acceptable. But it does, by a witness of a thousand verses all over the Bible, make every one of our sexual sins changeable, redeemable and wondrously forgivable" Kevin DeYoung
IV. Responding with grace and truth (Application)
"Science and the Creator" Professor John Grubbs...November 1 2015
/Science and the Creator
I. In the beginning (Introduction)
II. The fall from truth in the name of science
III. Science in defense of the truth
Responding to Academic Oppression, Pastor David Doster...October 11 2015
/Responding to Academic Oppression
(Colossians 2:6-15)
I. Tides of challenge (Introduction)
"For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
II. Shifting tides (Historical Perspective)
A. Impactful decisions
B. Early days
C. Messengers of change
III. Navigating change (Colossians 2:6-15)
A. Loyalty to Christ
B. Captive to deceitful spirits
C. Sufficiency in Christ
IV. The gospel settles it! (Application)
Exposing Idols and Strongholds in the 21st Century... Pastor David Doster September 27 2015
/Exposing Idols and Strongholds in the 21st Century
(Selected Passages)
I. Gateway of grace and truth (Introduction)
II. History of deception
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that theLord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[a] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” (Genesis 3:1)
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." Genesis 2:16-17
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him." john 3:17
III. Overcoming captors (Application)
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." C.S. Lewis
September 20 2015..."Gateway of Grace and Truth," Pastor David Doster
/"Gateway of Grace and Truth"
I. Convinced to the core (Introduction)
II. Church growth formula
A. Grace and Truth
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 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." 1 John 1:1, 4
B. Penetrating paradox
III. Gospel foundation
A. Redeems us
B. Reforms us
C. Rewards us
IV. Unleashing grace and truth (Application)