Oct 30, 2011 AM
Discipleship on the Edge #8
Dave MarttunenAudio / Questions / Leaders
My heart Christ’s home; the phrase has a comforting, familiar, warm, inviting, and hopeful sound to it. God, not just with us, but in us, bringing help, strength, and satisfaction that we cannot find by merit, or effort; it is all grace. So how is it that individuals and Churches can move away from the help they say that they want and believe that they need? One way of seeing the answer is in simple comparisons, like coffee cooling in a cup, or a slurpee left to warm on a counter. Lukewarm—yuck! No one sets out to be lukewarm spiritually. But it happens when something less becomes the focus of our affection, attention and attainment. We stop living in Christ, stop wanting Christ to live in us. We discover that Christ is in the outside knocking to gain attention and admission to his rightful place. Today, we will discover that Christ is calling us to open again the door of our heart and Church to Him.
Oct 23, 2011 AM
Discipleship on the Edge #7
Guest Speaker: Colin van der KuurAudio / Questions / LeadersThe world can be an unstable, dangerous place. In less than a generation, a country can rise to world prominence and even more quickly a country can become only a memory. Whether you find yourself in the midst of apocalyptic events, or dealing with every day trials, we need to know how to endure. The church of Philadelphia received a letter from Jesus just before their whole world turned upside that filled them with hope during this troubled time. Hope was to be found in the identity of Jesus as the one with all authority and might. Jesus also promised to honour this church, protect it and cherish it all their days and beyond. The message to the church of Philadelphia is a declaration of love like a Saviour for his beloved, a husband for his bride, or a
Father for a child.
Oct 16, 2011 AM
Discipleship on the Edge #6
David Dawson
Audio / Questions / LeadersAs I went to the McCall’s Brothers funeral home to ask if I could borrow a casket for this morning service, one of the funeral directors shared his concern with me that fewer and fewer people these days were taking the time to confront death. There is a trend away from having funerals and from having caskets at funerals. It seems that our culture is uncomfortable with confronting death. The same can be true spiritually. We are hesitant to admit the deadness in our life. Jesus however is a little more bold. He confronted the church in Sardis with the fact that they were spiritually dead. But as he did this he presented himself as the key to Spiritual life. My hope this morning is that we would be willing to confront our own spiritual deadness and that this would lead us to seek revival in Christ.
Oct 9, 2011 AM
Discipleship on the Edge #5
Dave MarttunenAudio / Questions / LeadersTelling God that you love him is different than telling others that you love him. You can do one well and miss the other altogether. All Christians are called to love God and their neighbours. The book of Revelation tells us that Christ is walking among us. He sees us as we are, not as we want to be seen. In the letters to the seven Churches, we watch as Christ helps his bride, the Church, wash her clothes and iron her dress for the wedding. Today’s message is to the Church in Thyatira, Revelation 2:18-29, which is divided in its core. The Church has embraced a message of love without limits, and care without discernment which has produced a compromised mess. Part 5 in the series, “Discipleship on the Edge”.
Oct 2, 2011 AM Discipleship on the Edge #4Dave MarttunenAudio / QuestionsBehavior follows belief. We do what we think is right, good, OK, allowable, and what we want... When there is a collision between our behaviour and our beliefs, either we change our beliefs to match our behaviour or we change our behaviour to match our beliefs. This is why it's easy to spot the phonies; the ones who say one thing but live another. The point is easy... we don't really believe what we say with our mouths, we believe what we hold in our minds. Change your mind, change your actions. It is always mind over matter; if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Pergamum was losing the battle for their minds, and it was showing up in their behaviour. Today, Pastor Marttunen will teach from Revelation 2:12-17, "The Battle for the Mind", in our series, Discipleship on the Edge, part 4.
