Dean Elliott uses a fish in a bowl to explain certain aspects of culture and he reviews the truths learned in the previous three sermons. Dean uses John 4:19-26 to explain why the majority of Christians are not living life as the Bible states they should. Where is the breakdown between what we know and […]
David denHartog uses passages from Colossians to teach about 4 main philosophies of the world that can seep into Christianity. He also teaches how we can break free from those false teachings and live life with the power of Christ in us.
David denHartog teaches from 1 John 2:12-21 about spiritual warfare. How does spiritual warfare manifest itself in our everyday lives? What are the weapons that Satan uses to destroy our lives? But, God has given us everything we need for victory.
David denHartog teaches from 1 Peter 1:3-9 and 13-17 in the first of the Once Captive Series. The church has often become imprisoned by the culture in which we live. We are living our lives not in conformity to the word of God, but under the influence of the culture in which we live. We […]
Dean Elliott teaches from John 2:23-3:21 about how God has to be involved in what He’s asked us to do, or it really is an impossible mission.
David denHartog prevents a preview for the Fall series and the year’s focus on “Proclaiming Christ Boldly.” He teaches today from 1 Peter 2 about what we must first do to lay the foundation for sharing our faith. We must BE something before we can SAY something to those living around us and share the Gospel. […]
Don Hunt teaches from 1 Samuel 13, using the life of King Saul to illustrate how we need to keep our hearts focused on God and keep our eyes and feelings accountable to the truths God has given us in His Scripture.
Dean Elliott teaches in the last on his series on homosexuality by addressing what God’s purpose is for sex. If we are to carry on a conversation with those in the world, then we need to understand where our culture is coming from and what they believe about sex. We also need to know and […]
Dean Elliott teaches the third sermon in the series on homosexuality. Homosexuality is a symptom of the much bigger problem of idolatry and always occurs in a certain context. As Christians, our job is to carry on a conversation and communicate the truth. No matter how small the voice. Dean uses Ezekiel 14:1-11 to give […]
Dean Elliott teaches from Romans 1:18-23 in his second sermon in the series “A City Set on a Hill.” The Gospel is the solution to all of the problems of the world, but most people don’t see the relevance of the Gospel to their problems. Dean explains what the progression of symptoms looks like when […]
Dean Elliott teaches from 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and Romans 1 in his first sermon in the series on homosexuality.
Sukhwant Bhatia serves with SEEK International in India as President and CEO, and is one of our CBC supported missionaries. He teaches today on the importance reading, understanding, and applying The Written Word of God. His main passage is from 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Other Scripture references: Ephesians 2:8-10; Matthew 5:16; 2 Corinthians 9:8
David denHartog teaches the last sermon in his “Encouragement: A Key to Caring” series. Today’s sermon answers the question “How does God want us to respond to those who fail?” Once again, we look at the life of Barnabas as an example, and the life of John Mark. Main Scripture passages: Galations 6:1-4; 2 Corinthians […]
David denHartog continues teaching on encouragement by defining and describing comfort in today’s message. What does comfort look and feel like? How do you show comfort to other people? Scripture passages: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; Acts 9:26-28; John 14:15-18; Philippians 1:2; Romans 12:15; 1Thessalonians 4:18; Proverbs 15:4, 12:25, 25:11; Job 2:11, 21:34; Proverbs 25:20, 17:28, 18:13
David denHartog teaches from Hebrews 10:19-39, explaining 5 factors that enter into exhortation. Exhortation is a part of encouragement and means to build someone up to persevere and endure in their Christian walk. We become a spiritual spotter to those who are spiritually body-building — spiritually growing into the likeness of Jesus Christ.
David denHartog teaches the first in his series called “Encouragement: A Key to Caring,” the last for the year’s focus of “Loving Others.” This message comes from Acts 4:32-37, 11:19-26 and looks at the character of an encourager. Barnabas was a nickname given to Joseph from Cyprus that means “Son of Encouragement” and we look […]
Don Hunt teaches from Jonah 3 & 4 about what happens when Jonah’s selfish expectations are not met. Is it right for him to be angry? Don also calls attention to the many contrasts in the chapters.
Don Hunt teaches from Jonah 1:1-16. Jonah priorities were not in the right order, and so he choose to not follow God’s commands.
David denHartog teaches from Hebrews 11 about what the Christian can expect on the journey of faith. What do we need to make sure we pack? What does the Journey of Faith look like?
Dean Elliott teaches in the last sermon on Philippians about gentleness. Gentleness is to be one of the calling cards of a Christian and often the greatest demonstration comes in the midst of a conflict. Dean gives us 3 things that we can do to help us be more gentle when we are caught off […]
David denHartog teaches about Proportional Giving at the Next Step Commitment Event held at the Cleburne Conference Center. The widow was commended by Jesus because what she gave was a greater percentage of what she had; compared to the others – who still had much left over after they gave.
David denHartog teaches on Matthew 6:19-34 about sacrificial giving. Sacrificial giving goes beyond the tithe, which is the standard of giving and was begun with Abraham. Pastor Dave answers two questions: 1. What is the motivation for sacrificial giving? and 2. What hinders us from giving beyond the tithe?
Dean Elliott teaches from Joshua 5-7 about what happens when giving (and not expecting anything in return) feels like a waste. People may feel this way because they haven’t understood what its all about or have forgotten what its all about. The remedy is to understand what giving is all about and commit oursleves to honoring […]
Dean Elliott teaches from Philippians 4:10-20 about giving and why Christians should be characterized by their giving. Paul gives a definition of Christian giving and 4 reasonable, Biblical explanations of what you can expect in return when you give.