Sermon Archives

	Downloadable Sermon Archives Click on the sermon below to download the file. They are all Microsoft Word documents.
	2010 Why Do We Do That? January 2&3 - Introduction - 2 Timothy 3:16 January 9&10 - Why Do We Worship? - John 4:19-24; Psalm 100 January 16&17 - Guest Dr. Gordon Bolt January 23&24 - Why Do We Pray? - Acts 2:42 January 30&31 - Why Do We Baptize? - Matthew 28:19 February 6&7 - Why Communion? - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 February 13&14 - Why Marriage? - Genesis 2:22-24 February 20&21 - Take a Weekly Offering? - 1 Cor 16:1-4 February 27&28 - Have a Weekly Sermon? - 2 Timothy 4:1-5 March 6&7 - Dr. E. E. Elliott March 13&14 - Have an Invitation? - Luke 14:16-24
	2009 Lord, I Have a Problem January 3&4 - How Fights Are Started and Stopped - James 4:1-10 January 10&11 - Family Feud - Luke - Ange Relyea January 17&18 - Beware of the Dog - Ange Relyea January 24&25 - Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave - Ange Relyea January 31 & February 1 - How We Normally Handle Problems - Mark 6:45-52 February 7&8 - Root Causes of Our Problems & Conflicts - Joshua 7:1-26 February 14&15 - Digging Deeper into the Root Causes - Matt 5:12-18 February 21&22 - Do Our Problems Have a Purpose? - Deut 8:1-6 February 28 & March 1 - Benefits? You've Got to Be Kidding - James 1:2-4 March 7&8 - Solving Problems & Conflicts God's Way - James 1:1-8 March 14&15 - How to Prevent Problems & Conflicts - Deut 7:1-26 Living Life through the Eyes of a Dead Man March 21&22 - Introduction: We Could All Be Lazarus - John 11:1 March 28&29 - Where's Jesus When I Need Him? - John 11:6 April 4&5 - When All We See Is Darkness - John 11:17 April 11&12 - Whose Name Do You Hear? - John 11:43 April 18&19 - When Life Stinks Worse Than Death - John 11:39 April 25&26 - Planet Earth* - Genesis 1; 2:15 - Ange Relyea not part of the series May 2&3 - Stepping Out of Darkness* - John 11:43 May 9&10 - Living Again - John 12:1 May 16&17 - Dr. E. E. Elliott May 23&24 - Dr. E. E. Elliott May 30&31 - What Happens When I Die? - Job 14:14 Building Healthy Relationships June 6&7 - He Said/She Said - Ephesians 5:21-33 June 13&14 - He First Loved Us - 1 John 4:7-19 June 20&21 - Love for a Lifetime - Matthew 19:3-6 June 27&28 - Breaking Free - 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 July 4&5 - Our Declaration of Independence* - John 8:34-36 not part of the series July 11&12 - The Question* -* John 5:1-13 - Ange Relyea not part of the series July 18&19 - Forgiveness* - Colossians 3:13 July 25&26 - A Better Way of Living - John 13:34-35 Stories That Have Shaped Our World August 1&2 - Parable of the Prodigal - Luke 15:11-32 August 8&9 - Parable of the Rich Fool - Luke 12:16-21 August 15&16 - Parable of the Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37 August 22&23 - Parable of the Sower - Matt 13:1-9, 18-23 What Not to Bear August 29&30 - Intro - Philippians 4:6-7 Sept 5&6 - Our Worries about the Economy - Luke 12:22-31 Sept 12&13 - Our Worries about How Our Children Turn Out - Prov 22:6 Sept 19&20 - Our Worries about Losing Our Jobs - Lev 26:3-12 Sept 26&27 - Our Worries about Not Finding Happiness - Phil 4:12 Oct 3&4 - Our Worries about What Others Think - Daniel 6:16 Oct 17&18 - Our Worries about Disease & Illness - Psalm 121:5-8 Oct 24&25 - Our Worries about Losing Our Minds - Psalm 91:9-10 Oct 31&Nov 1 - Our Worries about Being Alone - John 14:18 Who Are We? Nov 7&8 - We Are a Church That Believes in One Another - 1 John 4:7-12 Nov 14&15 - We Believe in the Authority of Scripture - 2 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:20 Nov 21&22 - We Are a Grace-Driven Church - 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 1 Peter 4:10 Nov 28&29 - Jesus Is the Only Son of God - Hebrews 1:1-3 The Women of Christmas Dec 5&6 - Elizabeth - Luke 1:24-25, 39-45 Dec 12&13 - Anna - Luke 2:21-23, 36-39 Dec 19&20 - Christmas Homecoming Music Worship Dec 26&27 - Mary - Luke 1:26-38, 46-56
	2008 Life in the Fast Lane January 5&6 - An Introduction - Psalm 46 January 12&13 - Our Work - Ecclesiastes 9:10 January 19&20 - Fame - Matt 6:1-7; Ecc 1:11-14 January 26&27 - Relationships - 1 Peter 3:7 February 2&3 - Money - Luke 16:8-13 February 9&10 - Patience 1 - Colossians 3:12 February 16&17 - Patience 2 Dropping the F-Bomb February 23&24 - Find - Jeremiah 29:13 March 1&2 - Forget - Philippians 3:12-15 March 8&9 - Foundation - Luke 6:46-49 March 15&16 - Fulfill - Luke 21:22; John 19:24, 28, 36 March 22&23 - Forgive - Matthew 6:9-15 March 29&30 and April 5&6 - Follow - Romans 14:19 April 12&13 - Facing Facts - John 8:31-36 - Ange Relyea April 19&20 - What Does God Have in Mind? - Acts 15:36-41 Building Dedication April 21-24 - Fanning the Flame - ABC Pastors Conference April 26&27 - Fight - 1 Timothy 6:12 Desperate Households May 3&4 - Parenting Shouldn't Be Hazardous to Your Health (G) - Ephesians 6:1-4 May 10&11 - It Hurts When the Bough Breaks: Divorce (PG) - Matthew 19:3-10 May 17&18 - Jonah - Chris Cannon May 24&25 - Infidelity and Broken Promises (PG-13) - Exodus 20:14 May 31 & June 1 - Growing Intimacy in a Sexually Charged Culture (PG-13) - Genesis 2:18-25 June 7&8 - Money and Riches: In God We Trust (G) - 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 June 14&15 - The Control Dilemma - Matthew 6:33 June 21&22 - When Secret Sins Become Public - 2 Samuel 12:1-13 - Ange Relyea June 28&29 - Marriage Suggestions from Seasoned Veterans (G) - Joshua 24:15 Too Many Questions July 5&6 - Who Was Jesus? - Mark, Luke, John - Ange Relyea July 12&13 - Am I My Brother's Keeper? - Genesis 4:1-9 July 19&20 - Where Is the Lamb? - Genesis 22:1-19 July 26&27 - How Often Must I Forgive? - Matthew 18:21 August 2&3 - Who Can Stand Against the Armies of God? - 1 Samuel 17 August 9&10 - If God Is with Us, Why Has All This Happened to Us? - Judges 6-8 August 16&17 - What's in Your Hand? - Exodus 3:1-15; 4:1-5, 10-17 August 23&24 - Who Do You Say I Am? - Matthew 16:13-18 August 30&31 - Dr. E. E. Elliott September 6&7 - How Can God Be Good When There Is So Much Bad - Psalm 1-3, 13-14, 23-26 What Does a Christian Look Like? - 2 Peter 1:3-9 September 13&14 - Put on Faith September 20&21 - Put on Goodness September 27&28 - Put on Knowledge October 4&5 - Playing with Fire - James 3:2-10 - Ange Relyea October 11&12 - Put on Self Control October 18&19 - Put on Perseverance October 26 - Put on Godliness November 2 - Put on Brotherly Kindness November 9 - Put on Love November 15&16 - Amazing Peace - John 14:27, Phil 4:4-9 - Ange Relyea November 23 - A Donkey Tale - Numbers 22:21-31 Christmas Before Christ November 29&30 - The Place - Micah 5:1-5 December 6&7 - The Promise - Genesis 3:14-15 December 13&14 - ABE Christmas Homecoming December 20&21 - The Names - Isaiah 9:1-7 December 24 - The Night - Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:1-12 December 27&28 - What Christmas Teaches Us about God: He Is Faithful - Lamentations 3:19-23
	2007 Going Beyond Good Intentions January 6&7 - In Courage - Matthew 10:16-28 January 13&14 - In Diligence - Matthew 7:7 January 20&21 - In Mercy - Matthew 5:7 January 27&28 - In Humility - Matthew 23:12 February 3&4 - In Surrender - Matthew 16:24 February 10&11 - In Learning - Matthew 7:24 February 17&18 - In the Way of Acceptance - Matthew 12:50 February 24&25 - Straight from the Heart March 3&4 - In Repentance - Matthew 18:3 March 10&11 - In Service - Matthew 20:26-27 March 17&18 - In Obedience - Matthew 5:19 March 24&25 - In Faith - Matthew 9:29 March 31 & April 1 - In Integrity - Matthew 5:37 April 7&8 - Close Only Counts in Horseshoes and Hand Grenades April 14&15 - Guest Speaker - Dr. E. Elliott Living a Good Life April 21&22 - Series Introduction April 28&29 - Life's Four Great Paradoxes - Mark 8:34-37 May 5&6 - A Heart for Justice - Micah 6:8 May 12&13 - A Generous Heart - Luke 6:37-38 May 19&20 - Spiritual Connection - John 17:20-23 May 26&27 - Dealing with Our Unhappiness - Psalm 77:1-6, Phil 4:6-7 June 2&3 - What a Body and Mind Need - 1 Kings 19:1-18 June 9&10 - A Taste of Heaven - Mark 9:1-8 - Robb Massey Prayer: Can We Make It Work? June 16&17 - An Introduction - Matthew 6:5-13 June 23&24 - Just As We Are - Psalm 139:23-24 June 30 & July 1 - Wrong Prayers - Judges 11:29-35 July 7&8 - Why Pray? - Ephesians 3:14-21 July 14&15 - What Are You Asking? - Luke 11:1-13 July 21&22 - Power in Prayer - Matthew 21:18-22 July 28&29 - Distractions - 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 August 4&5 - When All Is Silent - Psalm 13 August 11&12 - God Used a Window - Matt 7:1-2 - Stephen Williams August 18&19 - The Peril of Prideful Praying - Luke 18:9-14 August 25&26 - Unanswered Prayer: Part 1 - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 September 1&2 - Unanswered Prayer: Part 2 What Got You Here Will Not Get You There Sept 8&9 - What Got You Here...Introduction - Matt 9:9-13 Sept 15&16 - Belief & Behavior - 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Sept 22&23 - The Common Faults in "Doing Church" - John 7:14-24 Sept 29&30 - How We Can Change for the Better - John 8:12-19 Oct 6&7 - Being Blinded by Sight - John 9:35-41 Oct 13&14 - Knowledge without Understanding - John 12:37 Oct 20&21 - From Academic Belief to Active Belief - John 12:42-43 Oct 27&28 - Sitting and Settling - Mark 12:28-34 Nov 3&4 - The Myth of Having Arrived - Matthew 25:45-46 Nov 10&11 - Ange Relyea How Full Is Your Bucket? Nov 17&18 - The Dipper & Bucket - Luke 6:38 Nov 24&25 - The 5 Strategies - Luke 6:38 What Do You Want for Christmas? Dec 1&2 - Good News - Luke 2:8-19 Dec 8&9 - Christmas Choir Musical - The Perfect Tree Dec 15&16 - Peace - Luke 2:8-19 Dec 22&23 - A Savior - Luke 2:8-19 Dec 29&30 - What Did You Get for Christmas? - Matt 2:11-12
	2006 That's Unbelievable! The Outrageous Claims of Christianity Dec 31/Jan 1 - We Get It When We Need It - 1 Corinthians 10:13 January 7&8 - You Don't Have to Be a Rat to Compete in the Rat Race - Mark 10:17-22 January 14&15 - What You Do Lasts for Eternity - Matthew 5:16 January 21&22 - A Little Doubt Really Does Strengthen Your Faith - Luke 7:18-23 January 28&29 - Our Sex-Lives Are Most Liberated When We Follow God's Rules - 1 Corinthians 7:1-6 February 4&5 - It's Not Enough to Be Kind - Mark 12:28-34 - Robb Massey February 11&12 - The Most Dangerous Way to Live? Play It Safe! - Matthew 5:38-48 February 18&19 - You Gain When You Give Yourself Away - John 13:1-5 February 25&26 - The Ultimate Freedom Is Forgiveness - Matt. 5:43-48 March 4&5 - Heaven Is More than Wishful Thinking - 1 Cor. 15:35-44 - Robb Massey March 11&12 - Jesus Is the Only Path to God - John 14:6-7 - Ange Relyea Cleaning Up the Mess: Shucking the Shame March 18&19 - Plotting an Overthrow - Romans 8:12-17 March 25&26 - Shame, Shame - Genesis 1:28 April 1&2 - Hide & Seek - Genesis 3:8; Matthew 6:33 April 8&9 - Shame & Conviction: the Difference - Luke 15:11-32 April 15&16 - A Tale of 2 Goats - Leviticus 16:5, 7-10, 20-22 April 22&23 - When Your Best Isn't Good Enough - 1 Kings 18:7 April 29&30 - Hardening of the Oughteries - 1 Samuel 16:7 May 6&7 - Guest Concert Pianist - Dr. Charles Clevenger Letters to... May 13&14 - A Letter to My Mom May 20&21 - A Letter to My God May 27&28 - A Letter to Those Who Came Before - Robb Massey June 3&4 - 2036 (A Letter to the Church) - Ange Relyea June 10&11 - A Letter to My Kids June 17&18 - A Letter to My Dad Lay Aside the Weights - Hebrews 12:1 June 24&25 - An Introduction July 1&2 - Busy(ness) July 8&9 - The Need to Be in Control July 15&16 - The Tongue July 22&23 - Bitterness July 29&30 - Pleasure as Life's Goal August 5&6 - Judgementalism August 12&13 - Laziness August 19&20 - Jealousy - Robb Massey August 26&27 - The Wrong Evaluation Tool The Gospel According to... - Mark 16:15 September 2&3 - An Introduction September 9&10 - ...Popeye: "That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more." September 16&17 - ...Barney Fife: "Nip it in the bud." September 23&24 - ...Duct Tape Sept 30 & Oct 1 - ...Tony Soprano: "Get outta here." October 7&8 - ...Jack Bauer: "Download it to my PDA." October 14&15 - ...Oz: "There's no place like home." October 21&22 - ...Oprah: "Live Your Best Life" October 28&29 - ...There's Room in the Gospel for Us All" When You Least Expect It November 4&5 - In the Beaker of Faith November 11&12 - In Redefining the Terms November 18&19 - In a Memory November 25&26 - Looking Up December 2&3 - Looking Around December 9&10 - Adult Choir Program - Night of Wonder December 16&17 - Looking In December 23&24 - Looking Down
	2005 January 1&2 - Taking Inventory - Haggai 1:5-7 Addictions: When It's Easier to Grab Hold than Let Go January 8&9 - What Is Addiction & How Does It Work? - Rom. 7:14-25 January 15&16 - Waking Up Miles Away from Where You Want to Be! January 22&23 - Addicted to: It Tastes So Good! - 1 Cor. 6:12-13 January 29&30 - Addicted to: It Feels So Good! - 1 Cor. 6:12-13 February 5&6 - Addicted to: It Helps Me Not Feel! - Rom. 14:17-23 February 12&13 - Helping Addicts Return to Living Water - Pat Cron February 19&20 - Addicted to: Anger & Rage - Matt. 5:22-35 February 26&27 - Addicted to: Love - Romans 12:9-16 March 5&6 - Addicted to: Power & Authority - 1 Cor. 1:26-31 March 12&13 - Addicted to: Service & Good Works - 1 Cor. 15:58 March 19&20 - Addicted to: Church - Hebrews 10:25 March 26&27 - Addicted to: The One Who Brings the Word - Mark 10:42-45 Weak Worldly Solutions to Powerful Moral Problems April 2&3 - The Abimalech Argument - Genesis 20 April 9&10 - The Eliezer Equation - Genesis 15 April 16&17 - Hagar's Hypothesis - Genesis 16:1-6 April 23&24 - Ismael's Intrusion - Genesis 16 Bringing Meaning to the Meaningless April 30 & May 1 - Running on Empty - Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 May 7&8 - 125 Channels of ... ? - Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 May 14&15 - Same Old, Same Old - Ecclesiastes 2 May 21&22 - Living and Dying with a Fake Rolex - Ecclesiastes 3 May 28&29 - Counting on One Hand - Ecclesiastes 4 June 4&5 - Cross My Heart & Hope to Die - Ecc. 5 - Robb Massey June 11&12 - Winning by a Nose - Ecclesiastes 7 June 18&19 - The Power of One - Ecclesiastes 9:18 June 25&26 - Life on the Fly - Ecclesiastes 10 July 2&3 - Taking a Risk - Ecclesiastes 11 July 9&10 - Aged to Perfection - Ecclesiastes 12 I Have a Friend... July 16&17 - Who Is Really Tempted - James 1:12-15 July 24&30 - Who Struggles with the Truth - Eph. 4:22-25 July 31 - Who Is Depressed - 1 Kings 19:1-18 August 6&7 - Who Is Always Negative - Phil. 1:12-26 August 13&14 - Who Is Having Trouble with His Kids - Eph. 6:1-4 August 20&21 - Who Needs Counseling - Isaiah 9:6 August 27&28 - Commitment to the Present - Mark 14:32-42 - Posey Gaines (not part of the series) September 3&4 - Whose Marriage Is in Trouble - Gen. 2:18-25 September 10&11 - Is Good Stronger Than Evil? - Romans 12:21 Been There, Done That September 17&18 - A Series - 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 September 24&25 - Sorrow - Matt 5:4; John 11:33-35 & 14-15 October 1&2 - Conflict - Luke 12:49-53 October 8&9 - Aloneness - 2 Samuel 9:1-13 October 15&16 - Obedience - Romans 5:12-19 - Robb Massey October 22&23 - Forgiveness - Matthew 18:21-35 October 29&30 - Confronting Evil - James 1:12-18 November 5&6 - Offering Grace - John 8:1-11 November 13&14 - Thank You, Veterans November 19&20 - Thanksgiving Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places November 26&27 - Looking for Love on a Lonely Highway December 3&4 - Looking for a Safe Love December 10&11 - A Meaningful Love - Ephesians 2:1-20 December 17&18 - A Love That Keeps Me in 1st Place - Matt. 2:1-20 December 24&25 - A Love That Will Change ____! - Eph. 4:17-5:2

2004

Who's Almighty

January 3&4 - There Is a God, and You're Not Him - Psalm 115:3

January 10&11 - A Real Know-It-All - Psalm 139:1-6

January 17&18 - Jack of All Trades - Psalm 139:1-6

January 24&25 - Life of the Party - Psalm 139:7-12

February 7&8 - God Is Love - 1 John 4:8

February 14&15 - Are We Listening to ... the God Who Speaks? -

1 Sam. 3:1-11

February 21&22 - God Is Good - James 1:16-18

40 Days of Purpose

February 28&29 - What on Earth Am I Here For? - Luke 24:1-12

March 6&7 - You Were Created for God's Pleasure - Mark 12:30

March 13&14 - You Were Formed for God's Family - Romans 12:5

March 20&21 - You Were Created to Become Like Christ - Matthew

March 27&28 - You Were Shaped for Serving God - 1 Cor. 12:4-7

April 3&4 - You Were Made for a Mission - Acts 1:1-8

April 10&11 - Beyond the Tomb - John 20:24-29

April 17&18 - God Sets the Lonely in Families - Jamaica Team

ER: Expectation Rescue

April 24&25 - The Expectation of an Easy Life - 2 Cor. 11:23-28

May 1&2 - The Expectation of Death - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
May 8&9 - The Expectation of Moral Failure - Eph. 4:17 - 5:2

May 15&16 - The Expectation of Change - Jer. 13:23 & Acts 6:14

May 22&23 - The Expectation of Conflict - James 4:1-10

May 29&30 - The Expectation of Direction - Numbers 22:21-38

Daily Dilemmas

June 5&6 - Racism: Can We Be Color-blind? - Acts 10:34-35

June 12&13 - The Dilemma of a Biblical Worldview - Ange Relyea

June 19&20 - War & Peace: Who's Responsible? - Proverbs 20:18

June 26&27 - Divorce and Remarriage - Mark 10:2-9

July 3&4 - Separation of Church & State - Romans 13:1-7

July 10&11 - Wanting to Die; Fearing to Live - Job 3:11-26

July 17&18 - Running, Rebelling, Ignoring -- Bad Decisions, How Do

We Handle Them? - Jonah 1:1-17 - Brandon Robards

July 24&25 - Homosexuality Part 1: Chance or Choice? - Rom. 1:24-28

July 31&Aug 1 - Homosexuality Part 2: Does the Church Have Any

Good News for Gays? - Romans 1:21-32

August 7&8 - Straight Talk on Straight Sex - 1 Corinthians 6:9-20

August 14&15 - Job: Victim or Victor - Job 1:13-20a - Brandon Robards

August 21&22 - Moms, Careers, & Guilt - Romans 12:1-2

August 28&29 - Rich Christians: Looking for a Large Needle & a Very

Small Camel - Mark 10:17-27

I Doubt That!: Signs of the Savior

September 4&5 - When Doubt Might Be Desirable - Matthew 11:1-6

September 11&12 - When Doubt Is the Right Choice - Luke 24:13-31

September 18&19 - Life or Something Like It - Genesis 2

September 25&26 - Next Life or Something Like It - 1 Thess. 4:13-18

October 2&3 - Let 'em Find Their Own Way Home - Luke 15:1-10

October 9&10 - A Loving God & Eternal Punishment - Matt. 25:31-46

October 16&17 - I Doubt There Is Any Reason for Pain - Ps. 38:17

October 23&24 - I Doubt the Church Is the Institution Blessed by God - Mark 2:1-12

October 30&31 - Skeptical Discipleship: Believing Is Seeing -

John 20:24-29

November 6&7 - Finding Hope in Failure - Deut. 30:1-10

Give Thanks

November 13&14 - Are You One in Ten Blessed? - Luke 17:11-19

November 20&21 - Grumbling and Gratitude - 1 Thess. 5:18

Christmas in the "Real World"

November 27&28 - Surviving the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

December 4&5 - Contextualization: The Jerusalem Council Meets Today

- Brandon Robards (not part of the series)

December 11&12 - When All You Possess Is a Humbug Heart

December 18&19 - When Christmas Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be

December 25&26 - Learning to Krank It Down at Christmas

2003

Handling God Moments

January 4 - The Jonathan Factor - 1 Samuel 14:1-23
January 11 - The Pomegranate Dilemma - 1 Samuel 13:22-14:2

January 18 - On a Need-to-Know Basis - 1 Samuel 14:6-7
January 25 - Live Before You Die - 1 Samuel 14:8-11a
February 1 - When God Says "Go" Instead of "No" - 1 Sam. 14:11b-12
February 8 - Behind Enemy Lines - 1 Samuel 14:13-15
February 15 - Taking Jesus to Godless Places - 1 Samuel 14:16-19
February 22 - Unleashing the Faithful - 1 Samuel 14:20-23

Stymieing the Seven Deadly Sins

March 8 - When Humility Becomes Pride - Philippians 2:3

March 15 - From Lust to Loving - Romans 1:24-26

March 29 - From Lazy to Life - Romans 8:11

April 5 - When Is Enough, Enough? - Luke 12:16-21

April 12 - Wait Watchers - Romans 12:1-2

April 19 - CSI: Cross Scene Investigation - Matthew 27:35-50

Parenting Prodigals

April 26 - What Went Wrong? - Luke 15:11-13

May 3 - What You've Got Is What You Get - Luke 15:14-16

May 10 - Faulty Forgiveness: Halfway Is No Way - Luke 15:20-21

May 17 - Loving If . . . - Luke 15:22-24

May 24 - The Quick Fix Always Breaks - Luke 15:25-27

May 31 - Taking It Back: Words Hurt - Luke 15:28-30

June 7 - You Have It All, Get a Grip! - Luke 15:31-32

Training

June 14 - Training at God's Pace: The Unhurried Life - Phil. 2:1-11

June 28 - Training by the Rules - Colossians 3:17

July 12 - Imagine - Ephesians 3:20

July 19 - Listen to the Sounds of a Maturing Church - Eph. 4:15-16

July 26 - Hearing the Voice of God - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

August 2 - Making Peace with Disappointment - Ps. 77:1-6, Phil. 4:6-7

August 9 - Why We Do What We Do - Psalm 8

August 16 - Why God Does What God Does - Job 38:1-8, 34-38

August 30 - How We and God Can Do It Together Better - Exodus 3

Trading Places

September 6 - When God Doesn't Deliver in Domino's Time - Gen. 12

September 13 - Joseph: When Pride Puts You in the Pits - Gen. 37

September 20 - Moses: The Whiner Who Became a Winner - Ex. 5-6

September 27 - Samson: Sexual Sin - The Lie - Judges 16:4-20

October 4 - Jonah: Exit Stage Left - Jonah 1:1-11

October 11 - Jeremiah: The Desperation of Aloneness - Jer. 20:14-18

October 18 - Peter: The ADHD Disciple - John 1:40-42

October 25 - The Church: Resisting the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics -

Revelation 3:14-22

November 1 - When All Is Said and Done - Isaiah 48:16-19

November 8 - They Do It at Malls - Genesis 5:21-24

Fear Factor

November 15 - God's Promises for a Life Free from Fear - Is. 41:9-13

November 22 - The Last Fear - 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

November 29 - Fear of Loss - John 11:38-44

December 13 - Fear of Failure - Colossians 3:23-24

December 20 - Fearing What We Don't See - Luke 2:8-20

Christmas Eve 1 - Where Christmas Meets Reality - Luke 2:8-20

Christmas Eve 2 - To Cope with Christmas - Luke 2:8-20

December 27 - Facing New Year - Philippians 3:12-14

2002

January 20 - Beep, Beep, Beep, Means You're Backing Up - Luke 9:1
January 26 - Becoming Better, Feeing Worse - 1 Timothy 1:15

Crawling Out of the Holes of Life
February 3 - The Depression Hole - Numbers 11:14-15
February 10 - The Anger Hole - Jonah 4
February 24 - The Fairness Hole - Job 1:1-6; 30:25-29
March 3 - The Loss Hole - Job 3:1-16
March 10 - The Brokenness Hole - John 15:1-8
March 17 - Making the Hole Whole - James 1:2-8

March 23 - Sitting at the Table - 2 Samuel 9:1-13
Maundy Thursday - The Uninvited Guest - Luke 22:14-30
Good Friday - Your Face in the Crowd - Matthew 27:32-56
March 30 - More Than Words Can Say - John 21:25
Sunrise - Who Will You Tell? - Mark 16:1-8

April 7 - Is God Still Talking? -

April 14 - How Can I Be Sure It's Him? - John 10:27-30
April 28 - How Do I Know If I'm Listening? -
May 5 - How Do I Get That Obedience Thing Down? -
May 12 - Mothers, Grandmothers, and Other Four-Letter Words -

Matthew 1:1-16

Getting Down to the Real Nitty Gritty
May 25 - Meet Religion - Luke 18:35-42
June 1 - Meet Who I Was! - John 4:1-18
June 8 - Meet Who I Have Become! - Matthew 10:18-36
June 15 - Brother Nitty of Sister Gritty - Romans 8:1-4
June 22 - Livin' Large - Mark 12:41-44
June 29 - Meet Grace - Romans 8:38-39

July 6 - One Nation Under ? - Psalm 33:12-22
July 13 - The Crocodile Hunter Has It Too Easy - 2 Peter 3:8-13

Built Lord Tough
August 3 - Hitting the Road - 2 Timothy 1:1-10
August 10 - Body by Jesus - 2 Timothy 2:1-13
August 17 - Rust Proofing the Fellowship - 2 Timothy 2:14-19
August 24 - Adding the Options - 2 Timothy 2:20-26
August 31 - A Case for Seatbelts and Airbags - 2 Timothy 3:1-9
September 7 - Reading the Owner's Manual - 2 Timothy 3:10-17
September 14 - Driving on One-Way Streets - 2 Timothy 4:1-8
September 21 - When the Car Pool Dies - 2 Timothy 4:9-22
September 29 - Looking for the Ordinary - James 4:1-10

October 5 - Jesus' Kingdom Strategy - Matthew 13:31-32
October 12 - He Doesn't Write Very Often - Exodus 20:1-21

O Moses, Where Art Thou?
October 19 - Honor Your Father and Mother - Exodus 20:12
October 26 - The Lesson of the Cyclops - Exodus 20:13, Matt. 5:21-22
November 2 - Let's Talk About S__ - Exodus 20:14, Matt. 5:27-30
November 16 - Becoming a Giver in a Taking World - Exodus 20:15

December 14 - When the Wait Is Over - Luke 1:21-23
December 21 - A Ride in the Wheelbarrow - Luke 1:26-28
Christmas Eve 1 - The Lord of the Gift - Matthew 25:14-30

Christmas Eve 2 - The Lord of the Settled Account - Matthew 25:14-30

Christmas Eve 3 - The Lord of the Reward - Matthew 25:14-30
December 28 - Down and Dirty - John 1:1-14

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