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October 26, 2008
As we continue with Paul’s’ letter, the apostle writes that we be filled with the Spirit. What does that mean exactly? Today we learn about the Holy Spirit; who He is; what He did throughout the bible; and how to be “filled up” by Him. The good news is that every Christian has the Holy Spirit, but does He have you? |
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| Ephesians, Part 11: Purity 3, How Pure is Pure? | Doug Rowse | | As we continue with Paul’s’ letter, the apostle writes that we be filled with the Spirit. What does that mean exactly? Today we learn about the Holy Spirit; who He is; what He did throughout the bible; and how to be “filled up” by Him. The good news is that every Christian has the Holy Spirit, but does He have you? | | Downloads: | 220 | | Recorded: | 10/26/2008 | | Length: | 36 minutes | | Reference: | Ephesians 5:17-20 |
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| February 22, 2009 | | Ephesians, Part 18: War, The Belt of Truth. The first thing needed to fight the spiritual battle that we’ve been talking about is a foundation of truth, which enables you to live free from the lies that we are constantly bombarded with. Lies that Satan t
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| | February 15, 2009 | | Ephesians, Part 17: War, Take Your Stand, Part 2. The spiritual battle that we talked about in part 16 is really a war! A war that we are equipped to fight with weapons that God has given us. Weapons that we can use right now to fight against Satan’s sc
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| | February 8, 2009 | | Thailand Update: Today, New River is blessed to have Reverend Timothy Jeng and his wife Rex visiting us from Thailand. Rev. Jeng is a district coordinator for the Christian Missionary Alliance and has come to share how the mission field in Thailand has
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| | January 25, 2009 | | Who Is New River Community Church, Part 2. Today, the New River church family will sign our annual membership covenant and agree to grow and serve Christ together for the year ahead. We also look at a series of Gospel moments where a miracle occurs, a c
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| | January 18, 2009 | | Who Is New River Community Church? Once again, New River church prepares for the annual signing of our membership covenant, so we take this time every year to review the covenant as our people pray about signing it. We emphasize knowing Jesus Christ int
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| | January 11, 2009 | | Ephesians, Part 16: War, Take Your Stand! Continuing in our study of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he issues instructions to unite the Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians, that is, to be on guard against the schemes of a common enemy, the devil. T
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| | January 4, 2009 | | The Year of Prayer, Part 1: The Lord’s Prayer. As New River focuses on becoming a praying people in 2009, we will have a specific teaching on prayer every month. We start off January with a teaching on the Lord’s Prayer by Bud Duplin. Bud will take us
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| | December 28, 2008 | | Just Christmas, Part 3: The Essence of Joy. Today, Pastor Doug helps us to understand the difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is an emotion that can be triggered by many different things. It’s a gift from God and we recognize that it is good
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| | December 14, 2008 | | Just Christmas, Part 2: The Essence of Hope. Everyone has pain in one form or another. God’s answer to pain is hope. He gives us hope so that we can see past our present painful circumstances. Unfortunately, we sometimes pin our hopes on things that le
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| | December 7, 2008 | | Just Christmas, Part 1: The Essence of Faith. As we put our study of Ephesians on hold for the advent season, we being a short series called Just Christmas that will focus on faith, hope, love and joy. In this first part of the series, we read from Luke
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| | November 23, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 15: Purity Part 6, Pure Work. Is freedom a value that we as a culture have taken too far? Often times, as Americans, we think that freedom means we have the right to do what ever we want. Is that God’s idea of freedom since no where in t
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| | November 16, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 14: Purity 5, Pure Marriages For Women. As the men of New River learned last week that we should love our wives as Jesus loves the church the women now look to scripture to see how they should love their husbands. Submission is the word u
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| | November 9, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 13: Purity, Part 4: Pure Marriage For Men. As we continue to look at the idea of purity in our lives, Paul applies it to our marriages. The scripture today tells us to submit, or yield, to our wives out of reverence, or respect, for Chris
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| | November 2, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 12: Purity 3.1 As we continue our discussion of maintaining purity in our lives by inviting the Holy Spirit to continually supply us, we look at the questions of, “How do I know if I am filled with the Spirit?” and “How can I stay filled
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| | October 26, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 11: Purity 3, How Pure is Pure? As we continue with Paul’s’ letter, the apostle writes that we be filled with the Spirit. What does that mean exactly? Today we learn about the Holy Spirit; who He is; what He did throughout the bible; and
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| | October 19, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 10: Purity 2. So why live in purity? Perhaps, the more pure we are as a people, the better relationships we can have without all the conflicts because of our own sins. That may be why Paul writes about the importance of it? This week
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| | October 12, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 9: Purity 1. “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. (Ephesians 5:3) Pure living requires God’s Spirit. There will be de
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| | October 5, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 8: Raising Great Families. This week, we skip ahead in the book of Ephesians to read Paul’s charge to the families of the church. Paul writes of submission to one another out of reverence for Christ, so that each of us would fulfill his/h
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| | September 28, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 7: Help! I Need To Change! There are things in our life that we know need to change. And for most people it takes some effort for change to occur. But you say you don’t know how to change. In 2 Corinthians Paul writes, “Therefore, if a
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| | September 21, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 6: Growing Together. Consider what type of environment a seed has to have to grow strong and produce fruit. You need good soil full of nutrients, some sun and water. Absent those things, there is no growth. A good environment determine
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| | September 14,2008 | | Ephesians, Part 5: Revelation. In our study of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Paul began his letter by telling the Ephesians that Jesus came to save all people not just the Jews; that He is the head of the church above all; that He conquered death to bri
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| | September 7, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 4: Demolition. From our very early years we learn that other people can hurt us. Since we all have a need to feel secure we put up walls around our heart to protect ourselves from being hurt. In part three of this study we learned how Je
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| | August 31, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 3: Ressurection. As we continue with Paul’s letter to the non-Jewish Christians in the newly formed church of Ephesus, Paul has much to say about being alive in Christ versus dead in our sins and transgressions. Pastor Doug encourages us
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| | August 17, 2008 | | Today’s guest speaker, Bud Duplin draws a very encouraging picture of the Jesus that the disciple John wrote about. A Jesus who is your comforter, your guide, your intercessor, your advocate and so much more. Bud also tells us about the Holy Spirit and
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| | August 3, 2008 | | A Collective Call To Christ: Today’s guest speaker, Rev. James Blyee, takes us into the book of Hebrews where we are called to into acting as a community of believers as we approach God free from a guilty conscience, defend our beliefs together, share res
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| | July 27, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 2: Re-Throning Jesus. With all the popularity of Jesus, do we really know Him? Do we know the Jesus that our culture tells us about or by what the Bible teaches? For many of us Jesus may be part of our life but He is not at the center of
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| | July 20, 2008 | | Jonah: The Journey of the Call. Rev. Mark Byrom, his wife Debbie and three children return to New River Church after almost 4 years abroad in Bosnia serving as missionaries for the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Debbie shares the incredible story of
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| | July 13, 2008 | | Ephesians, Part 1: Your Invited. Today we start a series taking us through the letter to the new church in Ephesus from the apostle Paul. As we look at the very first chapter, Paul teaches us that Jesus is accessible to all people no matter what your cir
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| | July 6, 2008 | | Uncommon Call. There are many worldly things that can distract us from the mission that Jesus gave us. Some are obvious, but others are very subtle.
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| | June 29, 2008 | | Home Front, Part 5. Malachi 4:6 are the last words of the Old Testament which instruct us to focus on our relationships while we wait for the coming of Christ. Today we look at the biblical role of children to obey their parents and for parents to bless
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| | June 22, 2008 | | Due to technical difficulties, the sermon from June 22 is not available. Please view our other sermons available on our "Audio/Video" page.
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| | June 15, 2008 | | It Takes Guts! In Luke 11 Jesus teaches us not only how to pray through the “Lords prayer”, but He teaches us about the character of God. He tells us we can seek out God and ask for His help no matter what the circumstances. For all the men on Father’s
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| | June 8, 2008 | | Unity Through Speech: Last week Pastor John talked about forgiveness as a means to achieve unity in the church. Today we continue with another aspect of unity by paying close attention to our speech. What we say, or don’t say, is very powerful. “Again,
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| | June 1, 2008 | | One: When Jesus prayed before His arrest, He prayed for unity. One of the key components to a unified church body is for its members to be able to forgive. Today, Pastor John reviews the importance of forgiveness to our souls and our faith.
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| | May 25, 2008 | | Home Front, Part 3: Raising God Focused Kids in a Me Focused World. Our scripture passage today tells us to “impress” the Lords’ commands upon our children. So today we look at some very practical things that you can actually do to raise your children t
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| | May 18, 2008 | | John Nichols Ordination Service: Pastor John Nichols was ordained by God many years ago to a life of ministry, and today he is ordained by Reverend Richard Bush and the New River Community Church congregation. Rev. Bush talks about God’s calling to each
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| | May 11, 2008 | | Home Front, Part 2: The Solo Christian Parent. As we continue our series on the task of raising children in a Christian home, we look at the challenges of doing it as a solo Christian parent. The term “solo Christian” encompasses single parents raising k
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| | May 4, 2008 | | Home Front, Part 1: Building A Solid Marriage. As Christians, we want our homes to be an example of Christ’s love, so that when others look at our family relationships they see something they want for their family. At the core of a healthy home is a hea
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| | April 27, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 9: Disciple. When we look in the bible at how Jesus addressed the problems of sin, He took a very simplistic approach. He said, “Come follow me” to the Galilean fishermen. (Matthew 4:19). All He did was to invite them into a relations
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| | April 13, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 8: Baptism. Historically, the Jewish people used pools of water, known as the “Mikveh”, to cleanse themselves before entering the temple and for numerous ceremonial reasons. It was a part of their daily lifestyle. So was baptism for
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| | April 6, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 7: Repent. Repent means so much more then saying "I'm sorry'. It's turning from sin towards righteousness, because He is God and we are not. Our hearts should be motivated to repent because of God's great love. Not because of guilt, r
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| | March 30, 2008 | | God's Love Never Fails: We have all experienced a relationship that failed. It leaves a bad taste in our mouth and we ask if there is a love that can last forever. The answer is yes, there is a love that lasts forever! A true, pure and perfect love tha
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| | March 30, 2008 | | God's Love Never Fails. Due to technical difficulties, this message can not be posted at this time. Please check back next week. Thank you.
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| | March 23, 2008 | | The Cup and the Cross. The bible teaches us about two cups, the cup of wrath and the cup of blessings. The cup filled with God’s wrath and mixed with every sin that ever was and will be was poured for us to drink. But Jesus drank that cup on our behalf g
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| | March 16, 2008 | | Palm Sunday Message: As Jesus rode into Jerusalem, the people enthusiastically cheered because their idea of what Jesus was there to do was very different from Jesus’ mission. In fact, the same people that cheered for Jesus called for His crucifixion w
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| | March 9, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 6: Blood. Blood is used so much throughout the bible and yet the significance of its impact on our lives can go unnoticed. Christ’s’ blood was spilled to forgive your sins once and for all and free us from the bonds of Satan. Doesn’t
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| | March 2, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 5: Sin, Judgment, and Atonement. The moment we hear the first two words it can provoke a negative reaction is some of us. But if we take all of these words and put them in the context of the story of the bible, what we find is a powerfu
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| | February 24, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 4: Tithe. Today’s message asks us to asses where our hearts are at. Are our eyes focused on heaven? For if they are that is where our treasure will be. Or asked another way, where do you invest your money, in earthly possessions or i
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| | February 17, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 3: Predestination. Did you realize that long before the earth was created, God knew you and had an incredibly wonderful plan for you life? This is predestination.
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| | February 10, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 2: Grace and Mercy…God’s Big Gamble. Did you ever receive something you didn’t deserve and not get something that you did deserve? That’s grace and mercy.
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| | February 3, 2008 | | Bible Words, Part 1: Theophany and Christophany. Today, Pastor Doug starts a series called “Bible Words”. If you have been around church long enough, there are words that we hear but don’t understand or use in everyday language. Words like righteousnes
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| | January 27, 2008 | | Covenant, Part 3: Today, New River comes together to commit to loving and serving Jesus together! As we prepare to sign our membership agreement, Pastor Doug discusses the lat part that deals with how we grow our church spiritually and in numbers. There
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| | January 20, 2008 | | Covenant, Part 2: In part 2, we continue our look at New River’s membership covenant as we prepare ourselves to make a commitment to grow in Christ’s church together. And that growth can only happen if we are unified as one body, resolving our conflicts
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| | December 30, 2007 | | Know The Truth: According to recent statistics, 55% of born-again Christians don't read their bible at all. How can we know what to do and how to live if we don't know what the Bible teaches. We need to be men and women who read and know our Bibles so t
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| | January 13, 2008 | | Covenant, Part 1: Every year, New River church renews its membership. Covenant Sunday, January 27, is when we as individuals make a commitment to the New River body to love, serve and obey Jesus together. Pastor Doug will be examining our membership
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| | January 6, 2008 | | Nicaragua Mission Testimonies: Our team from Managua, Nicaragua is back at New River this Sunday with exciting stories of how they saw God working on their 8 day mission’s trip. Listen to their experiences and see if you can apply some of their insights
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| | December 23, 2007 | | Do You Believe? Pastor John examines the mathematical probabilities of the over 200 prophesies of the bible coming true. Just the prophesies about Jesus are astonishing and seem impossible when you calculate the probability.
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| | December 9, 2007 | | Nothing Impossible, Part 2. In this message, we look at the weakest or most damaged part of peoples lives from the Old and New Testament and watch how God used that to do great things, like bring a Savior into this world.
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| | December 2, 2007 | | Nothing Impossible: In this series leading up to Christmas we look at the disconnect between our heads and our hearts when it comes to believing that our God can do anything. Sure we know He is capable but often our fear stands in the way of us truly beli
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| | November 11, 2007 | | Discipleship: What is a disciple? What does discipleship look like? Are you one? Are you making disciples? Pastor Doug Rowse explains what discipleship is by looking at the best example, Jesus. It’s a very important value of New River and you can le
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| | November 4, 2007 | | Bread: When Jesus called Himself the “Bread of Life”, His analogy was that He was food for the spirit and soul. Pastor Doug sites examples from the Old and New Testament of how bread was used to foretell the coming of Jesus and of God’s plan for each
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| | October 28, 2007 | | Can You Hear? Guest Speaker, Pastor Steve Barrett from Journey church, dives deep into the parables about farming found in Mark. Pray to Jesus right now that you will be like the good soil that yields a good harvest!
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| | October 21, 2007 | | Jesus vs. Mohammed: Today, Pastor Doug Rowse compares and contrasts Jesus and Christianity to Mohammed and the Muslim religion. We will take a brief look at each man historically, behaviorally and theologically. Pray that the information in this message
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| | October 14, 2007 | | Grow: Today, we look at the transformation of Simon (shifting-sand), who Jesus called Peter (rock). What were the key moments in Peter’s faith over the three years that he was with Jesus?
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| | October 7, 2007 | | The Vine: In Jesus’ last parable to the disciples before He was taken by the temple guards, he offers the analogy of life in Him compared to the grape vine. Pastor Doug examines in detail the incredible amount of truth in these verses. Are you a part o
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| | September 30, 2007 | | I AM: Who are you? How would you answer this question? Our world would tell us to just look within our heart to find the answer. As followers of Christ, we believe that God holds the answers to the questions about our existence. He created us and He h
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| | September 23, 2007 | | Measuring Up: As a society, we tend to measure everything including good things and bad in order to help us feel better about ourselves. The problem is we never seem to measure up or be satisfied with who we are.
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| | September 16, 2007 | | A Portrait of God: One way that we can paint a picture of God’s love for us is by using the image of the empty cross. It’s empty because Jesus died and ascended into heaven so that we could follow. The price of sin has been paid forever and it was throu
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| | September 9, 2007 | | Golden: Pastor Nichols talks about the “Golden Rule” of do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If you examine that phrase, it’s a command to engage others. Jesus calls us to action!
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| | September 2, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Malachi. Malachi concludes this series on the Old Testament prophets. In this message Pastor Doug first offers a historical synopsis of all the prophets leading up to Malachi. Secondly, he talks about Malachi’s message to the disco
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| | August 26, 2007 | | Getting The Prophets: Zechariah. Zechariah’s message to the people was that God remembers them. Even in the toughest of times, He hasn’t forgotten you. Cling to Him, search for His truth, know the God of the universe.
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| | August 12, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Habakkuk. In a time when Judah was being decimated by their enemies, the Babylonians, Habakkuk cried out to God, “Why?” Don’t we all cry out to God and ask “why” when our situation seems bad? Let’s learn what God’s response was to
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| | July 22, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Nahum. Nahum prophesized about Asyria and the wrath of God that would fall upon them for the injustice suffered by the Israelites. Yes God is wrathful, but let us not forgot that God is in our corner, even though the present circums
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| | July 29, 2007 | | Rev. Richard Cossette from International Students Inc. shares the goals and mission of ISI.Rev. Cosette also updates New River on the plan to initiate 8-12 mew metro/campus ministries in the next 5 years in Connecticut. Learn what you can do!
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| | July 15, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Micah. Micah prophesized about the coming of a Messiah and was saved for his faith in God’s plan. Micah also knew that God wants us to be more than religious; He wants to be in a love relationship with us. Let’s grasp that offer
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| | July 8, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Jonah. Jonah is more than a story about a guy who gets swallowed by a fish, it’s the story about a sovereign God that loves His people. It’s the story about a God who uses a countless number of tools to point people to Himself, eve
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| | July 1, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Obadiah. Obadiah’s message to the Jews was that “Your enemies are God’s enemies and He will get them!” Today we look at different kinds of enemies that all of us can have and how to trust them to the God of the universe.
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| | June 24, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Amos. The Prophet Amos writes about the wrath of God and destruction of Damascus, Gaza, Edom, Ammon, Moab, Judah, Jerusalem and all Israel because of all the injustice taking place in those cities. And yet Amos writes about how God
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| | June 17, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Joel. The main message of Joel is “Are you ready for the Day of the Lord?” The day when we will all sit in judgment by God the Father. And if you are not prepared for that day, how do you get ready? Pastor Doug walks us through J
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| | June 10, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Hosea. God uses Hosea’s life as the message to the people of Israel when Hosea’s faithfulness to his adulterous wife is compared to the way God is faithful to us even though we turn and worship other idols.
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| | June 3, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Daniel. Written 600 years before the birth of Christ, the book of Daniel brings a message of being steadfast in the Lord and putting all your trust in him. Whether your favorite story from Daniel is the story of the lions den, or t
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| | May 27, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a prophet who used extreme measures to get the attention of those who would not listen to God’s message. A message of how God destroyed Israel in order to restore it. So how does this apply to us today? Has G
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| | May 20, 2007 | | Getting the Prophets: Lamentations. After prophesizing about the destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah pours out his heart with 5 poems know as the book of Lamentations, when the prophesy comes true. Pastor Doug encourages you to be as hones with God as Je
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| | May 13, 2007 | | Getting The Prophets: Jeremiah. Pastor Doug continues this series with the prophet Jeremiah. Known as the “weeping prophet” Jeremiahs’ message to the people of Judah was that a relationship with God is worth keeping, and do not trade it for anything. So
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| | May 6, 2007 | | Getting The Prophets: Isaiah. So who are the prophets? Why are they all bunched together in the bible? What did they preach about? All these questions and more will be answered as we examine these books of the old testament from the messengers of God's W
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| | April 29, 2007 | | Overflow, Part 3: In the previous sermons, we've talked about connecting our story to others and to Gods'. Today we'll learn how to help connect our friends story to Gods' story so that they can discover His deep love for them.
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| | April 22, 2007 | | Overflow, Part 2: Overflow is the idea that we sty connected to God all the time and live in his love, joy, peace, patience and kindness. Once we live in the overflow and spend time with others who don’t know Jesus, they will begin to experience His love
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| | April 15, 2007 | | Overflow: When we fill ourselves with the love of Chirst, that love overflows unto others. For our cups to be filled, we need to stay connected with Jesus. Pastor John talks about connecting with God and how we can connect with our friends.
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| | April 8, 2007 | | Curtains: When Jesus died on the cross the temple curtains that separated God from the Israelites where ripped in two. Pastor Doug explains the significance of that event and talks about the curtains in your own heart that may separate you from Jesus.
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| | April 1, 2007 | | How The Kingdom Came: Pastor Patrick talks about the relevance of Palm Sunday today and the differences between living for ourselves and for the Kingdom.
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| | March 25, 2007 | | Quiet Times: Also known as "Devotions", quiet time is simply the time you set aside for Jesus. And for each of us, how we spend that time can look very different. More importantly, you need to look at the time you aside for Jesus as your response to the
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| | Amy Nichols |
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| | March 18, 2007 | | Life Together, Part 2: Pastor Doug explains how being encouraged and encouraging others is so important to our spiritual lives. He also discusses the different forms that encouragement can take. Let's remember to lift up our brothers and sisters in Ch
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| | March 11, 2007 | | A Message from the Dead: Pastor Oyafini, President of CMA in the Congo region, speaks to the New River community about wealth. Has wealth become an obstacle to our acceptance of Jesus? Giving lots of money away to the needs is not good enough for God beca
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| | March 4, 2007 | | Life Together: 1. What does it mean to live, love, pray and minister together? This message in the equipping track series delves into New River's philosophy of Life Groups and what it means to live in community.
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| | February 25, 2007 | | Foundations #3: Jesus' Church. In this message Pastor Doug hopes to improve our understanding of what the church is and talk about what our role in Christ's Church is.
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| | February 11, 2007 | | Foundations #1: Jesus Christ. This message begins a series on helping us grow in our faith and become healthy Christian leaders. Pastor Doug starts this series with a look at what qualifies Jesus to be the foundation of your life.
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| | February 4, 2007 - 10:00 AM | | Caring For and Loving Our Pastors: One of the basic responsibilities of a congregation to its' Pastors is to love and honor them so says the bible. That can be done in many ways. Guest speaker Pastor Art Warner helps us learn how.
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| | January 28, 2007 - 10 AM | | Dedication: As New River Church re-dedicates itself to the person and mission of Jesus Christ today, we invite all people to ask themselves the question, "Have I dedicated myself to Jesus?"
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| | January 14, 2007 - 9:00 AM | | On Mission: Hospitality. Pastor Doug talks about the importance of hospitality as we are "on mission" to seek and save the lost.
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| | January 7, 2007 - 9:00 AM | | On Mission With My Heart: How do we experience God’s love so that we can teach others about it? Pastor John prays that this message will have each one of us aligning our life with that of Jesus.
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| | John Nichols |
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| | December 31, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Relationships are an amazing gift from God. Pastor John asks us to evaluate our relationships with friends, family and the God of the universe over this past year. What will we change this year about our relationships and priorities?
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| | December 24, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | When Jesus Came, Part 3: Pastor Doug reviews the political and religious history leading up to the birth of Jesus and reminds us that God is aware of our troubles, and that He will answer us, but probably not the way we want or expect. However, He will a
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | December 17, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | What's So Good About The "Good News"? Guest speaker Patrick Sullivan reminds us of the saving grace of God through Christ Jesus. And all it takes to receive that grace is to have faith in Him. Patrick helps us to examine what "stage" we are in regardin
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| | December 3, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | When Jesus Came, Part 1: Pastor Doug Rowse looks at what the world was like when Jesus was born in this short series leading up to Christmas. This week, a historical perspective of the political environment of the time.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | November 19, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | There are times when we either feel very rich, blessed or fulfilled and we tend to hold onto that for fear that the feelings or blessings will be taken away. Instead of clinging to any of those things, let's cling to Jesus just like the Philippians did
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| | Rick Hanse |
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| | November 12, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | iGOD, Part 7: The Promises of God. Why does God feel the need to make promises to us? Answer: Most loving relationships are built on some kind of promise and God wants a relationship with you.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | November 5, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | iGOD, part 6: The Provisions of God. As we reflect upon all the ways that God provides for us, we need to ask ourselves, what will we do with His many blessings? Will we pass it on to others as Jesus commands?
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | October 29, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | All paths do not lead to God. The bible says it’s one path and it’s a narrow one. Could it be true that faith in Christ alone is the only pathway to the Father. Guest speaker Rob Reimer examines some biblical verses and ponders this question.
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| | Rob Reimer |
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| | October 22, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | iGOD, Part 5: The Pleasures of God. When Paul learned that God took pleasure in him, he thought of ways to please God. So what can we do to bring pleasure to God?
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | October 15, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | iGod, Part 4: The Perfections of God. This week, Pastor Doug talks about how perfect God is through selected bible verses that reveal how holy, true, just and good God is.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | October 1, 2006 - 10:45 AM | | iGOD, Part 2: Knowing God. In part two of the series, Pastor Doug talks about the attributes of our God. What make Him unique as God? And how do we, as his children, respond to Him?
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | September 24, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | iGOD, Part 1: Our Problems With God. What is it about God that keeps us from knowing him better and how do we start to deal with it?
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| | September 17, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | Love and Relationships, Part 2. Pastor John and Amy Nichols continue this series on the power of love and how we use it to change our hearts and the world.
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| | September 10, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | Love and Relationships, Part 1. We all know what it's like when friends and family do not love us well. But have each of us done the same to them becasue we don't know what love is? Paul's letter to the Corinthians explains what perfect love is.
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| | John and Amy Nichols |
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| | August 27, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Breaking Free, Part 7: Make A Move. In this series we've discussed the "spiritual bondage" of our souls. Pastor Doug concludes this series by asking, "What move are you now going to make to free yourself or somebody else?"
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | August 20, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Breaking Free, Part 6. Once we break free from the lies, addictions and fears, how do we stay free? In one word, 'truth". And the truth is found in His word.
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| | John Nichols |
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| | August 6, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Breaking Free Part 5: Even though we are children of God and His power is in us, we still find it hard to tap into that power when we need help breaking free from addictions. Let's learn how we can use God's power to help us change our bad habits for go
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | July 23, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Breaking Free, Part 3: Demonic Oppression. Most of us don’t think that we are affected by demonic oppression but we all struggle continuously in the spiritual war against evil. Satan is always trying to keep us from reaching our fullest potential in Chr
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| | Patrick Sullivan |
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| | July 16, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Breaking Free Part 2: The Devil Is A Liar. All of us have been lied to by Satan. Especially the biggest lie of all which is to cause us to doubt Jesus. Why do we believe him? How do we combat his lies? Part 2 in this series helps expose the father of
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | July 9, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Breaking Free: Our Savior did not die on the cross and rise again so that we would be stuck under the heel of Satan. In this message learn how we make ourselves vulnerable to Satan's attack and two very simple things we can do to resist him.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | July 2, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Freedom: In this message, Pastor Doug talks about the freedom that is ours for the taking. That is, by walking with Jesus and experiencing the freedom that only He can give us.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | June 25, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Fear of Future. Many of us fear the future mainly becasue we have no hope. Biblically, hope means to have confidence and trust. Are you confident about your future or the future of your family and friends? Jesus knows that kind of hope is a sturgg
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| | John Nichols |
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| | June 18, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Fear of Judgment. When judgment day comes, are you 100 percent positive that you are going to be accepted into the Kingdom of God? Is there any doubt in your mind that you might not make the cut? Pastor Doug’s goal today is assure you that with Jes
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | June 11, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Fear of Rejection. Each one of us is an approval addict caught in the middle of winning the approval of people versus God. Pastor Doug shares some of his own personal experiences that may help you to start enjoying the approval we already have from
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | June 4, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Is it better to give than receive? Was Jesus telling the truth when He talked about the rewards of giving? And, if so, what does it mean for you and me? Guest speaker Patrick Sullivan explores these questions.
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| | Patrick Sullivan |
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| | May 28, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | Overcoming Fear, Part 2. A visit with the "Eggshell" family reveals that a life devoted to safety is a life never lived. Without pain, how would our souls ever grow? Jesus wants us to break free from our fear of harm so we can learn so much more than p
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | May 21, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | Fear, Part 1: When we give into fear, we are living in bondage. We miss out on so much that God wants to do in our lives. The fear of failure prevents us from grasping the opportunities that God puts before us. Pastor John offers some things that you can
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| | John Nichols |
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| | May 14, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | Is life not what you thought it would be? Does where you are right now seem boring, painful or depressing? Remember, God has put each of us on a specific path that may appear ordinary, but He will use us for His extraordinary plans!
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| | Amy Nichols |
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| | May 7, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | Serving the Lord with Success! After spending a year in the Congo, Leigha, a 22 year-old missionary, shares her discovery of how serving and loving the Lord and others is best accomplished by first loving God with all your heart.
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| | Leigha Sheilke |
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| | April 30, 2006 - 10:45 AM | | Money, Part 2: Spending It. Is your budget well managed, healthy and honoring to God? The important thing is to remember that it all comes from God. And as stewards of His riches, we should take responsibility. Proverbs 24 verse 1 sets the stage for som
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | April 23, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | Money, Part 1 of 2: Is Enough Ever Enough? We all have desires for more money or possessions. Those desires aren't always bad, but how we satisfy them is where we go wrong. If we let Jesus fill those desires with Him, it will help us to stop craving al
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | April 16, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 19: Living for the Treasure. Jesus is the gift that God sent to save you and me. Easter is the time we celebrate and remember the miracle and savior that is Jesus Christ! How do we keep from forgetting what He did for us througho
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | April 9, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 18: Ground zero is the place where the past stops and the future begins. It represents an opportunity for real change at the deepest level of our soul. So how do we get to ground zero of our soul? Pastor Doug offers these ideas..
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | April 2, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Fellowship of the Empty Chair. Experiencing the "living God" is in many ways very personal. They are unforgetable moments to treasure. If we look at the life of Jesus, he chose to share his experiences with the people. God is meant to
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | March 26, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 16: Severe Generosity. Giving generously is something most of us want to do, but why don't we? Are we too busy, not trusting, or just selfish? Jesus demonstrated the ultimate act of generosity by sacrificing His life
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| | John Nichols |
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| | March 19, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 15: Soul Talk. Have you ever had the door slammed in your face when trying to bear your soul to another? Have you ever snubbed someone bearing their soul to you? In either case, Jesus' message is clear. We need to be a community
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | March 12, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 14: Love Releasing. Have you ever been caught? We all carry around secrets, that if exposed, would cause personal embarrasment and reveal how sinful we truly are. The good news is that Jesus does not condemn us for
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | March 5, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 13, Extra Grace Required - Dealing with Difficult People. How do you deal with difficult people? Jesus engaged them head on becasue he saw the potential in them that could be released by showing them love. Pastor John Nichols asks
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| | February 26, 2006 - 10:45 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 12: The Rich Young Ruler. All too often our lives and hearts get filled up with our own plans that there is no more room left for Jesus. How can we empty our hearts and make way for what the Lord has planned to do in us? The book
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| | Rick Pfohl |
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| | February 19, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 11: Love Unboxed. Some of us have "personal policies" about what a Christian should or should not do. Anyone who falls outside of that "box" often will not get ministered to. Jesus wants to break through our boxes and have us fol
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | February 5, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 10: Love Practiced. If love is only promised and not practiced, then is it love? Jesus taught that love is a way of life and that if we allow Him to change our hearts, His love will flow out of us onto others. Lets learn from the
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | January 29, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 9: Even though we cannot see the spiritual world, what we do here and now will have eternal impact. Hear some advice on how to live, love, give and pray for the other world.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | January 22, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 8: Inside Out. Change is the only way we are going to become more like Jesus Christ. And real change has to occur on the inside or its all just for show. How do you need to change? Pastor John offers insight into the kind of cha
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| | January 15, 2006 - 9:00 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 7: Change. John the Baptist told us to change our hearts by being generous, honest, and content with what we have. Do you desire a change of heart? The good news is that Jesus Christ gives you the power to do it right now.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | January 8, 2006 - 10:45 AM | | The Social Jesus, Part 6: Temptation. All of us succumb to the daily temptations that we are faced with becaue we choose to meet our needs our way. By understanding what is at the root of temptation and asking God for strength, we can choose to live His
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | January 1, 2006 - 10:00 AM | | Learning more about what was the driving force behind Jesus can help us in our pursuit to be more like Him. Pastor John Nichols shares some of the fundamental principals that Jesus taught everywhere he went.
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| | December 25, 2005 - 10:00 AM | | Do you know what it means to be in God's favor? Today, through the book of Zechariah, we learn how God considers each one of us to be his favorite person, no matter how much we sin against him. Praise God for His glory and mercy, let's share His good ne
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | December 18, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | One of the barriers preventing us from experiencing the life that Jesus offered us is the barrier of "self". Pator Doug uses the example of King Herod to show us how a life focused on self preservation is empty. Will you let Jesus rule supreme over you
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | December 11, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | Jesus broke through the racial, religous and righteous barriers in his lineage to come to earth for all of us so that we could see that those same barriers could be broken in our own lives. What barriers exist in your life that keep you from sharing Chri
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| | John Nichols |
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| | December 4, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | "Breaking the Barrier Between Us and God". Becasue of SIN, we are seperated from God. Our relationships with Him, ourselves and others are broken. But He wants us to stop decieving ourselves and admit our SIN and seek Him. Through Him, we are healed.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | November 20, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | Chapter 5 of the book of Hebrews helps us to understand the difference between being a convert and a disciple. Pastor Dougs' message teaches us the four ingrediants needed to be a disciple and how you can change the face of the world in Jesus' name.
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| | November 13, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | The apostle Paul teaches that part of worshiping together means being mindful of the needs of those around you and maintaining a "worshipful atmosphere" by being prepared and taking personal responsibility.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | November 6, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | In the last chapter of Paul's letter to the Philippians, he offers advice on how to rid ourselves of anxiety and worry and be truly content by making Jesus the center of our lives. "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | October 30, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | Dr. Paul and Kathie Grant offer insight into having a more meaningful and fulfilling prayer life by understanding how to pray more effectively and what God wants us to pray for.
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| | Dr. Paul and Kathie Grant |
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| | October 23, 2005 - 10:00 AM | | With so many distractions in our lives, it is hard to achieve a deep intimacy with the Lord. By focusing on Jesus we can experience a greater joy than we have ever known. The Apostle Paul teaches us how!
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | October 9, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | Our God gives us everything that is good, but as His children we often forget to thank him? Great joy can be found by celebrating Gods wonderful belssings so let's become a people that celebrates with child-like zeal!
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| | John Nichols |
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| | October 2, 2005 - 10:45 A.M. | | In Pauls letter to the Philippians, he teaches us how to get the most joy out of our relationships by being a proactive lover. By having a common mission, mindset, model and message we can build unshakeable relationships through Jesus Christ.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | September 25, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | Guest speaker Richard Cosette talks about the unique opportunity to minister to the 2,100 foreign students currently at the University of Connecticut through English partnering, food sharing, and volunteering.
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| | Richard Cosette |
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| | September 11, 2005 - 9:00 AM | | For some people, joy is dependent upon the circumstances they find themselves in. Are you full of joy only when things are good, or can you find joy even in difficult situations? In this message, we learn how the pursuit of a Jesus filled life can bring
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | September 4, 2005 10:00 AM | | Joy is defined as unshakeable contentment and can be found by possessing a strong faith, receiving answers to prayer, God and even in suffering and persecution. Pastor Dougs' message reveals that the maximum amount of joy is found in the center of Gods'
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | August 28, 2005 - 10:00 AM | | Pastor Doug concludes the series on prayer with a message about the importance of praising the Lord as often as we can. Whether through a song, poem or during prayer, give thanks to God with all your heart for how great He is and for the many awesome th
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| | August 14, 2005 - 10:00 AM | | The discipline of fasting is one that is not practiced as much today as it was in Jesus' time. Pastor John talks about the deep spiritual experience we can have with the Lord through fasting, and the different types and ways to fast.
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| | August 7, 2005 - 10:00 | | Did you ever wonder what happens when we pray? Pastor Doug discusses how our prayers help fight the "spiritual battle" taking place every day.
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| | Doug Rowse |
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| | July 31, 2005 - 10:00 AM | | In part 2 we try to understand how we can move past the feelings of aloneness when God doesn't seem to answer our prayers and how we can learn to pray for God's will not our own.
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