Dean Elliott teaches from Luke 18:35-19:10, explaining two stories and three things we can learn about faith – the faith that is required to follow Jesus. This is part of the section in Luke where Jesus is teaching the disciples about increasing their faith, a request of theirs from Luke 17:5.
Dean Elliott reviews and explains five motivations for fishing for men given by Jesus as He instructs the disciples. He also walks through Luke 16:14-31 and explains three characteristics that characterize the love of commitment. The Pharisees were dead in their love of people because of their love of money. Jesus explains the results of their dead […]
David den Hartog explains a parable that Jesus told to the Disciples about stewardship and investment. The point of the parable is the wise investment of the money that God gives to each one of us. How do we invest our money? Where can you invest your money to get the most bang for your […]
Dean Elliott begins teaching in Luke 14:25 where Jesus is explaining to the disciples the fine print of following Him – the cost of commitment. But, the cost of commitment still takes place under the umbrella of the grace. Following this are 3 parables that Jesus uses to explain how crazy God is for lost […]
Dean Elliott continues teaching about how to be a fisher of men in the “Let Down Your Nets” series. He explains two problems, that when combined, become a poison that robs people of their compassion and makes them ineffective as fishers of men.
David den Hartog teaches the ninth in the “Let Down Your Nets” series. In doing a work for God, there are some things that not everyone can do. But, as fishers of men, there is one thing that everyone can do.
Dr. Larry Moyer explains Matthew 11:28-30 and answers the question “Why does anyone need religion when he already has so many other problems?”
David den Hartog summarizes Luke 8 and 9, and teaches from Luke 9:57-62. In any endeavor, sales pitch, or presentation, we often want to just cut to the bottom line and learn the cost. The same is true in discipleship. What is the cost to us if God is going to use us to fish […]
Dean Elliott continues explaining about the Disciple’s internship with Jesus, who was teaching them how to seek and to save the lost. For a fisher of men, how is the hook set? How did Jesus catch you? He uses four testimonies from Luke 7 to teach four truths about faith and why its so important.
Dean Elliott teaches from Luke 5:33 – 6:11. The internship continues as Jesus teaches the Disciples about the three R’s – religion, rules, relationship – in a series of encounters with the Pharisees. As fishers of men, we also need to know and understand the differences between the three. What are we inviting people to join? […]
David den Hartog teaches from Luke 5:12-32. The Disciples had heard Jesus teaching and seen healing, but now they needed to watch the Master himself reach people. We can learn how to reach people as we enter the Internship of the Disciples.
David den Hartog teaches the third in the “Let Down Your Nets” series on Luke 5:1-11. Jesus calls some of the disciples to be fishers of men, instead of fishers of fish. Do you want to learn how to fish? Why do you hesitate to fish? What does it take to be effective fishers of […]
Dean Elliott teaches the second in the “Let Down Your Nets” series from Luke 4:14-44 on what can NOT be missing in the church. It was not left out as Jesus’ began his ministry. In fact, it was His main focus! What is indispensable?
David denHartog teaches from Matthew 4:1-11 which gives the last qualification of Jesus as King before He began ministry. Many people have to qualify to participate in the Olympics. We have a desire to be qualified by God’s use to build his kingdom here on earth, to minister to the hearts and lives of people. We also […]
Don Hunt teaches from Psalm 73 about Asaph’s struggle to keep his focus on the right thing. Will we apply His teachings in our life, or abandon them when things don’t seem to be going our way?
David denHartog teaches from Luke 3:1-22 in the third of the “Born to You…A Savior” series. Often in driving, if we don’t do a u-turn we will end up where we don’t want to be or in a place we don’t want to go. The same is true in life as we make decisions and […]
Dean Elliott teaches the second sermon in the Christmas series, “Born To You…A Savior,” from Luke 2. Mary and Joseph had many opportunities to make excuses and not obey their political and religious governing authorities. God used their submission and obedience to work His will. Do you believe that God really knows what He’s doing? […]
David den Hartog teaches from the book of Luke, in the first of the Christmas 2013 series. There are times in this life when the odds are stacked against us. And, as people of God living in a post-Christian culture, we no longer have the freedom to speak freely about our faith. God has called […]
David den Hartog teaches about the Islamic faith – its history, the different varieties, and what they believe. In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul gives us three measures to analyze any religion or teacher, and Pastor Dave uses these to point out the untruths in the Islamic faith.
We are creatures designed by God with appetites and hungers. What is it that makes you satisfied? There are lots of things that can satisfy. Dean teaches about two miracles from John 6 that are designed to point to something far greater than physical satisfaction. Jesus can come to you under any circumstance, and give […]
The previous series was like an alarm clock – there is persecution for Christians on the horizon. What are we to do? Are we to hit the “snooze button” and hide? The Scriptures offer great encouragement and a pattern for what to do next. Dean teaches from the story found in Acts 3 & 4 […]
David den Hartog teaches from I Peter in the last of the Once Captive series on how Christians can live their lives in such a way as to have a brighter testimony.
Jonathan den Hartog tells stories from his life and the lives of others – stories of beauty and stories of tragedy – to explain the difference between living life in bondage to shame and living life in freedom through Jesus. Scripture passages: John 5:1-6; Luke 4:18; Galatians 5:1
David denHartog teaches from Colossians 3:16 and Psalm 19 about how a Christian can ‘get better.’ Is there anything we can do to cooperate with God in the transformation process? What does ‘better’ look like? What do we need to know about the transformation process? Other Scripture references: Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Colossians 3:5-17; […]
Dean Elliott teaches from John 3:1-3 and various other scriptures in the fifth of the Once Captive series – how to not only survive, but to thrive in a culture that opposes what we believe. There are 4 things we need to be aware of in order to go deeper and be able to thrive: […]