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2017 SERMONS:
June 25, 2017 Chased by God
March 26, 2017 Reviving Discipleship: Discipleship for Real Days
March 19, 2017 Reviving Discipleship: The Decision
March 12, 2017 Reviving Discipleship: The Demand
March 5, 2017 Reviving Discipleship: The Design (Did not record)
February 26, 2017 Reviving Discipleship: Where He Leads I'll Follow??
February 19, 2017 Reviving Discipleship: Where He Leads I'll Follow?
February 12, 2017 Reviving Discipleship: Opening Tip
February 5, 2017 What's the Point?
January 29, 2017 Out Into Deep Water: Led by the Spirit to Serve
January 22, 2017 Life Lessons from Jesus (Did not record)
January 15, 2017 Hearts Devoted to God in Love
January 8, 2017 Growing Hearts Toward God: Cultivating a Fast and Soft Heart
January 1, 2017 Prayers for a New Time
A Conversation with JOHN CLAYTON - DOES GOD EXIST? (October 30 and November 4-6, 2016)
October 30, 2016 Bible Class: The New Atheism and the New Science and God
October 30, 2016 Sermon: Why I Left Atheism
November 4, 2016, Presentation #1: The Cosmos - An Evidence for God's Creation
November 4, 2016, Presentation #2: The Source - Design or Creation?
November 5, 2016, Presentation #3: Who Created God and How Are We In His Image?
November 5, 2016, Presentation #4: How Do We Know the Bible Is God's Word?
November 6, 2016, Sermon: What Kind of Faith Do You Have?
2016 SERMONS:
December 25, 2016 And the Word Became Flesh... (Did not record)
December 18, 2016 Christmas Chorus for Female Voices
December 11, 2016 Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas
December 4, 2016 The Wedding of Love and Reality
November 27, 2016 Relationships at Cross Purposes
November 20, 2016 "Friendly Thoughts"
November 13, 2016 Can You Command Love? (not recorded)
November 6, 2016 (John Clayton; see above)
October 30, 2016 (John Clayton; see above)
October 23, 2016 Proverbial Friendship
October 16, 2016 Friends of Sinners?
October 9, 2016 (Paul Kee, guest speaker; recording not available)
October 2, 2016 Friends of Jesus
September 25, 2016 Clay Jars (Carson Reed, guest speaker)
September 18, 2016 Time, Christ, and Lives with Laser Focus
September 11, 2016 Time That Counts
September 4, 2016 Can You See It? (Mike DeCamp, guest speaker)
August 28, 2016 Leading from Behind (The Leader)
August 21, 2016 Trained by Jesus for Leading
August 14, 2016 There Will Be No Parties: A Very Few Hellish Thoughts
August 7, 2016 God is a God of Encouragement (Terry Gardner, guest speaker)
July 31, 2016 Mastering Morals
July 24, 2016 The Serious (Spiritual) Business of Marriage
July 17, 2016 Re-Envisioning Marriage
July 10, 2016 Marriage on the Rocks
July 3, 2016 Joyous Living, Says Yahweh
June 26, 2016 Lest You Get the Wrong Impression (Some Thoughts on Sex)
June 19, 2016 Turning Off the Power on Pornography
June 12, 2016 Leaving No Place for Pornography
June 5, 2016 Speaking About It So That It is Unheard Of (Pornography)
May 29, 2016 The Grateful Living
May 22, 2016 Spiritual Warfare (Manuel Gonzales, guest speaker)
May 15, 2016 Dying With the Most Toys (Greed)
May 8, 2016 Holy Anger
May 1, 2016 A Short Fuse, Easily Lit (Anger)
April 24, 2016 The Reclamation Project (Robert Oglesby, guest speaker)
April 17, 2016 The Proverbial Slippery Slope
April 10, 2016 Dressing for Holiness
April 3, 2016 Living the Truth of the Gospel
March 27, 2016 Resurrection Hope
March 20, 2016 One of Seven: Moving Toward Resurrection
March 13, 2016 Romans: The Journey is Not Over
March 6, 2016 Romans: Together on Mission
February 28, 2016 Romans: Foundation for Growth
February 21, 2016 Romans: Watching What You Eat, Among Other Things
February 14, 2016 Romans: Life in Two Worlds
February 7, 2016 Romans: Christ-Followers Inside and Out
January 31, 2016 Romans: The Beginning of Living Sacrifice
January 24, 2016 Romans: Lordship Illustrated
January 17, 2016 Romans: Sovereignly Chosen, Choosing to BE Chosen
January 10, 2016 Romans Reboot
January 3, 2016 The Year of Living Dangerously Godly
2015 SERMONS:
December 27, 2015 Everything I Need to Know in Life is in Matthew 6 (Craig Hill, speaker)
December 20, 2015 Reduced for Christmas
December 13, 2015 Romans: A Conquering Certainty
December 6, 2015 Romans: You Can't Beat It (2): But You're Not Playing That Game Anymore, Anyway
November 29, 2015 Romans: You Can't Beat It (1): But Don't Join It!
November 22, 2015 Romans: Living Grace-fully
November 15, 2015 Romans: What's Baptism Got to Do With It?
November 8, 2015 Romans: Life at Peace
November 1, 2015 Romans: This is What We Mean By "Trust" (Did not record)
October 25, 2015 Romans: Salvation by Trust
October 18, 2015 Romans: Has Your Heart Been Baptized?
October 11, 2015 Romans: Wait? This is Good News?
October 4, 2015 Romans: Shamelessly Good News
September 27, 2015 "Romans" is Not Just the Name of the Letter
September 20, 2015 Life and Death Meet on the Road (Mike Allen, guest speaker)
September 13, 2015 Investing in the Future
September 6, 2015 Growing Hearts in Community: Reiteration and Wrap-Up
August 30, 2015 Growing Hearts in Community: Won't You Be a Neighbor?
August 23, 2015 Growing Hearts in Community: Some Practical Considerations
August 16, 2015 A New Day: The Story of Redemption (Chris Kirby)
August 9, 2015 More on Growing Hearts in Community
August 2, 2015 Growing Hearts in Community
July 26, 2015 Growing Hearts Toward God: Wrap Up (For Now...)
July 19, 2015 Growing Hearts Toward God: Led by the Spirit to Serve
July 12, 2015 Growing Hearts Toward God: Trained by Christ for Life (2)
July 5, 2015 Growing Hearts Toward God: Trained by Christ for Life
June 28, 2015 Chris Shelby, missionary from Rwanda, guest speaker
June 21, 2015 Growing Hearts Toward God: Devoted to God in Love (2)
June 14, 2015 Growing Hearts Toward God: Devoted to God in Love
June 7, 2015 Growing Hearts Toward God
May 31, 2015 The Mind of the Master: The Beginning Point of True Wisdom (Did not record)
May 24, 2015 Remembering Jesus
May 17, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Fixing or Finding?
May 10, 2015 Children of God
May 3, 2015 The Mind of the Master: When Did We Act Like You?
April 26, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Living This Moment, Into the Future
April 19, 2015 The Mind of the Master: The Gentle Boldness of Jesus
April 12, 2015 The Mind of the Master: The Inescapable Move from Watching to Doing
April 5, 2015 Easter: Does Resurrection Have a "V" in It?
March 29, 2015 The Mind of the Master: A Hill Worth Dying On
March 22, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Saturated with Scripture
March 15, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Who's the Enemy?
March 8, 2015 The Mind of the Master: The Courage to Live
March 1, 2015 No worship; it was a snow day!
February 22, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Free to be Clever
February 15, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Choosing Trust
February 8, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Enlarging the Tent
February 1, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Next Level Focus
January 25, 2015 The Mind of the Master: A Practiced Focus
January 18, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Patient, Patiently Developed
January 11, 2015 The Mind of the Master: Getting Started
January 4, 2015 2015: One Thing with Questions
2014 SERMONS:
December 28, 2014 Living the "Rest of the Story"
December 21, 2014 What Grace Teaches Us
December 14, 2014 Scrooge's Learning Curve
December 7, 2014 Qualities of Life: The Life God Calls Us to Live
November 30, 2014 Qualities of Life: The Gospel in a Word? (Did not record)
November 23, 2014 Qualities of Life: Life Together
November 16, 2014 Qualities of Life: Target in Sight
November 9, 2014 Qualities of Life: In for the Long Haul
November 2, 2014 Qualities of Life: Taking Charge of Me
October 26, 2014 Qualities of Life: Knowing the Lord
October 19, 2014 Qualities of Life: The Excellent Pursuit
October 12, 2014 Qualities of Life: Building on Trust
October 5, 2014 Qualities of Life: Big Picture First
September 28, 2014 The How and Who of Leadership
September 21, 2014 Called into God's Mission (Guest Speaker: Rubel Shelly) and Statement by Kent Brantly
September 14, 2014 More Aroma: Stories to Tell, Stories Yet to Tell
September 7, 2014 More Aroma: The Aroma of Following Jesus
August 31, 2014 More Aroma: What Are We Afraid Of?
August 24, 2014 Expressing Our Thankfulness to God for Kent's Healing
August 17, 2014 More Aroma: Measuring Difference
August 10, 2014 More Aroma: Take, Then Give
August 3, 2014 "But If Not..."
July 27, 2014 Initial Response to Kent Brantly's Diagnosis
July 20, 2014 More Aroma: Signs and Wonders
July 13, 2014 More Aroma: To Boldly (and Humbly) Go...
July 6, 2014 More Aroma: Practicing Christ-like Humility
June 29, 2014 Soldiers of Love In the Army of God
(Bryan Hixson, missionary in Rwanda)
June 22, 2014 More Aroma: Two-Way Communication
June 15, 2014 More Aroma: Seeing People As God Sees People
June 8, 2014 More Aroma: The Hospitality of the Gospel
June 1, 2014 More Aroma: Worst Case Scenario-Church Visit
May 25, 2014 Power of Community
(Chris Kirby, speaker; did not record)
May 18, 2014 "Until" and "Nevertheless"
May 11, 2014 Mom's Pride and Joy
May 4, 2014 On a Day Celebrating Success, Words on Failure
April 27, 2014 Looking for Ponies
April 20, 2014 Surprise Witness
April 13, 2014 What We Owe the Past, What We Owe the Future
(Bob Herndon, guest speaker)
(Celebrating 50 years at this site)
April 6, 2014 The Aroma of Christ: Now Is the Day of Salvation
March 30, 2014 The Aroma of Christ: Representing Christ
March 23, 2014 The Aroma of Christ: A Ministry of Reconciliation
March 16, 2014 The Aroma of Christ: It Matters How You Love
March 9, 2014 The Aroma of Christ: It Matters What You Know
March 2, 2014 (No assembly due to snow and ice storm)
February 23, 2014 The Aroma of Christ: It's That Smell Thing Again
February 16, 2014 Things That Accompany Salvation
(David McElwain, speaker)
(Did not record)
February 9, 2014 Thinking About Heaven
February 2, 2014 Living Into Glory
January 26, 2014 What's the Mission?
January 19, 2014 In the Year of the Lord...
January 12, 2014 Standing at the Bank of the River
(Tom Rellinger, guest speaker)
January 5, 2014 (No assembly due to snow storm)
2013 Sermons
December 29, 2013 Voices for 2014
December 22, 2013 Giving Birth to Hope
(Did not record)
December 15, 2013 Got Room?
December 8, 2013 Aroma of Christ: Aiming to Please
December 1, 2013 Aroma of Christ: We Trust God, and so...
November 24, 2013 Aroma of Christ: The Sweet Smell of Success?
November 17, 2013 Aroma of Christ: Light in a Jar
November 10, 2013 Aroma of Christ: We Proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord
November 3, 2013 Aroma of Christ: The Smell of Transformation
October 27, 2013 Seimpre Familia Iglesia de Cristo
(guest speaker: Manuel Gonzales)
October 20, 2013 Aroma of Christ: Transforming Presence
October 13, 2013 Aroma of Christ: Spirit Competence
October 6, 2013 Aroma of Christ: An Authentic Look and Smell
September 29, 2013 Facing the Unpleasant Realities
September 22, 2013 Facing the Unpleasant Realities
(interview with Beth Law)
September 15, 2013 Paul on Mission
September 8, 2013 Funding Our Mission
September 1, 2013 A Wee Bit of Compelling
August 25, 2013 Moving in Line with the Master
August 18, 2013 Hide and Seek (Luke 15)
(Chris Kirby)
August 11, 2013 For the Sake of the World
(Did not record)
August 4, 2013 Who's Welcome Here?
July 28, 2013 Some Moral Basics: A Few Take Aways
July 21, 2013 The Call of God and Your Life
(Kent Brantly)
July 14, 2013 Listening to the Lord's Supper
July 7, 2013 Neighborhoods
(Chris Kirby)
June 30, 2013 Some Moral Basics: In Light of Recent Events...
June 23, 2013 Some Moral Basics: The Place to Stand (2)
June 16, 2013 Some Moral Basics: The Place to Stand (1)
June 9, 2013 Pivot and Proceed
June 2, 2013 Some Moral Basics: What Are Bodies For?
May 26, 2013 Some Moral Basics: The Weight of Words
May 19, 2013 Called in Time (Did not record)
(Dale Robinson)
May 12, 2013 Some Moral Basics: Open Hands Have a Light Hold
May 5, 2013 Some Moral Basics: A Heart-y Generosity
April 28, 2013 Some Moral Basics: Favoring the Easy Fix?
April 21, 2013 Some Moral Basics: A Seismic Societal Shift
April 14, 2013 Some Moral Basics: Living for Christ in a Sex-Obsessed Society
April 7, 2013 Worship, Whatever the Circumstances
(Songs led by Gary Myers and brief talks by Greg York interwoven together)
March 31, 2013 To Whom Can We Go?
March 24, 2013 Some Moral Basics: Friend of Sinners?
March 17, 2013 Some Moral Basics: To Love Abnormally Well
March 10, 2013 Some Moral Basics: But It's Only a Little Violence
March 3, 2013 Some Moral Basics: Holiness and Desire
February 24, 2013 Some Moral Basics: Where We Live Now
February 17, 2013 Where are You?
(Dale Robinson)
February 10, 2013 Philippians: Your Part in the Drama of Salvation
(Did not record)
February 3, 2013 Plant and Cultivate
(Chris Kirby)
January 27, 2013 Philippians: Trusting the One Who Sustains
January 20, 2013 Philippians: That "Joy" Thing, Again
January 13, 2013 Philippians: Conflict on the Way of the Cross
January 6, 2013 Communion Thoughts and Shepherd's Prayer
(Jeff Miller and Mike DeCamp, respectively)
2012 Sermons
December 30, 2012 Always Ending and Beginning
December 23, 2012 The Song We Were Born to Hear
December 16, 2012 What Waiting Looks Like
December 9, 2012 Derived Excellence and Vision 2013 Presentation
(Greg York, Chris Kirby, Mark McKee, Dale Robinson)
December 2, 2012 Philippians: Good Runners and Good Citizens
November 25, 2012 Philippians: The Power of the Cross
November 18, 2012 Philippians: The New "Ordinary"
November 11, 2012 Philippians: The Word on Unity
November 4, 2012 Voting, Discipleship, and Disaster
October 28, 2012 Philippians: Living the New Perspective
October 21, 2012 Philippians: Gaining a New Perspective
October 14, 2012 Philippians: A Gospeled Joy
October 7, 2012 Philippians: Earthy Saints
September 30, 2012 Reaching Legion - The Blessings are Many
(Robert Cox, Men's Advance speaker)
September 23, 2012 Kingdom Leadership, Part 3: Wise Men
September 16, 2012 Kingdom Leadership, Part 2: Leading Followers
September 9, 2012 Kingdom Leadership, Part 1: Leading!
September 2, 2012 Communion Thoughts and Shepherd's Prayer
(Jeff Miller and Craig Hill, respectively)
August 26, 2012 In Step with God: Confessing Life
August 19, 2012 In Step with God: Environmental Changes
August 12, 2012 Kingdom of the Impossible
(Chris Shelby, missionary in Rwanda)
August 5, 2012 In Step with God: A Life of Change
July 29, 2012 In Step with God: A Life of Faithfulness
July 22, 2012 In Step with God: A Life of Believing
July 15, 2012 In Step with God: A Life of Listening
July 8, 2012 Praying for Forgiveness (Psalm 51)
(Bob Herndon)
July 1, 2012 Living Images
June 24, 2012 The Leading Partner
June 17, 2012 Partners with God
June 10, 2012 Being Really Devoted
(Did not record)
June 3, 2012 Church for Real
May 27, 2012 Pentecost Again
May 20, 2012 Faithful Prayers
May 13, 2012 Standing in the Power of God Alone
May 6, 2012 A Rite of Passage and Seeing the "Right" Passage
April 29, 2012 In a Workaday World
April 22, 2012 For Children's Sake
April 15, 2012 Marriage and Mystery
April 8, 2012 Resurrection Home and Away
April 1, 2012 Boldly Submitted
March 25, 2012 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
(Jerry Rushford)
March 18, 2012 Songs of the Heart
March 11, 2012 Makeover, Not Just Clean Up
March 4, 2012 Setting the Darkness Alight
February 26, 2012 Make Every Day "Opposite Day!"
February 19, 2012 Avoiding Identity Theft
February 12, 2012 Speaking the Truth in Love
February 5, 2012 Accepting the Gifts
January 29, 2012 Doing Together
January 22, 2012 A Life Prayer for Life Power
January 15, 2012 International Men and Women of Mystery
January 8, 2012 The God Who Sees Me (Dale Robinson)
January 1, 2012 2012, Like You Mean It
2011 Sermons
December 25, 2011 Your Mission, Should You Decide to Accept It...
December 18, 2011 "God With Us"
December 11, 2011 Shed a Little Light
December 4, 2011 This Is Your Time! (Mike DeCamp)
November 27, 2011 Three Skills for the Holiday Season (Mark Willis)
November 20, 2011 Ephesians: Moves and Transitions
November 13, 2011Ephesians: Choosing Grace (2) - A Heavenly
Performance
November 6, 2011 Perspective - It Changes Everything
(Tom Rellinger)
October 30, 2011 Ephesians: Choosing Grace (1) - Dead People
Walking
October 23, 2011 Ephesians: God-Powered, Prayer-Filled, Living
Hope
October 16, 2011 Ephesians: Blessing Upon Blessing
(Did not record)
October 9, 2011 Giving Principles (Terry Gardner)
October 2, 2011 On a Mission from God: Starting Ephesians
Earlier 2011 SERMONS
April 3, 2011 Initiation and Participation
April 10, 2011 Baptism in Action
April 17, 2011 Baptism Gifts
April 24, 2011 What's Coming Next
May 1, 2011 Compassion Sunday (Chris Kirby)
May 8, 2011 Mary's Mother's Day
May 15, 2011 Flip the Script (Ken Durham)
May 22, 2011 Cello Lessons
May 29, 2011 Remember God
June 5, 2011 What Kind of God?
June 12, 2011 Did not record (Dale Robinson)
June 19, 2011 Maturing Effort
June 26, 2011 In the Direction of Maturity
July 3, 2011 A Chosen Race...A Holy Nation
July 10, 2011 Trading in the Elephant
July 17, 2011 Growing Hearts Toward God
(Mike DeCamp, Greg York)
July 24, 2011 There's Power in the Words
July 31, 2011 Where the Kingdom Is
August 7, 2011 The Kingdom Is Like...
(Did not record)
August 14, 2011 A Vision of the Kingdom
August 21, 2011 Kingdom Life
August 28, 2011 The King's Archrival
September 4, 2011 A Church Moving Toward The Kingdom
(Did not record)
September 11, 2011 Ten Years On: A 9/11 Rememberance
September 18, 2011 Vision and Identity
September 25, 2011 Pandor-ing to Self
(Did not record)
2012 MEN'S ADVANCE with ROBERT COX:
Friday, Sept 28 Revive_Session One
Saturday, Sept 29 Revive_Session Two
Revive_Session Three
MEN'S BREAKFAST:
August 4, 2012 Returning From a Dark Place
(Keith Stillinger)