Series: Stand Alone

The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23) Dr. Wes Porter

Title: The Good Shepherd 

Text: Psalm 23

Speaker: Dr. Wes Porter

We should be grateful that we are weak and frail because this makes us completely dependent on the Shepherd. God does not tire of protecting us, saving us, or setting us on the right path. "The Lord is my Sheperd" - any other shepherds you follow will lead you to be unsatisfied.

Peace by the Cross (Ephesians 2:11–22) Andy Schmitz

Title: Peace by the Cross

Text: Ephesians 2:11–22

Speaker: Andy Schmitz 

* The audio has a ring to it, but is corrected the next week. 

Jesus's bloody cross reconciles the most separated people together in him. The only Son of God died so that children of wrath could become children of God. We are by nature lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
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A Gospel–Drenched Home (Proverbs 31)

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Title: A Gospel–Drenched Home

Text: Proverbs 31

Physical beauty without Jesus is of no worth. It is possible to have a major failure early in life, and yet wield godly influence later in life. The absence of a godly father does not forfeit the potential of godly children. You really have one calling in life-fall in love with Jesus.
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How to Cultivate Lasting Christ-Centered Friendships (Proverbs)

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Title: How to Cultivate Lasting Christ-Centered Friendships

Text: Proverbs

You ARE MADE FOR Christ-Centered Friendships. God made us in such a way that we couldn't even enjoy paradise without friends ... human friends.... Friendship is woven into the fabric of Imago Dei. Friendships are the oxygen of the soul. Are you going to be a Thermostat or a Thermometer?

The Good King: God at Work through Man (2 Samuel 23:1–17)

Title: The Good King: God at Work through Man

Text: 2 Samuel 23:1–17

King David was one of the most important people in the whole Bible. In this world of turbulence and uncertainty, we can find comfort in the fact that God is in control of world events, and the events of our lives. Singing and music is not the only way to praise/worship.

That All the Earth May Know God

Text: I Samuel 17                                                                                               

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I fear that we make this story say what we want it to say. What is this story teaching? What is the author intending to say? If we find the author’s intent then we find God’s intent.  We enjoy saying memorable phrases like “Some say Goliath is too big to kill. David said he is too big to miss”—spoken by a preacher who loves clichés. Is one memorable statement all we can gather from this story, even if it is a creative one like “Do not bring a sword to a rock fight”? Is that what the text is really teaching? Is it all about us?

Listening to Preaching

Text: Nehemiah 8:1–8                                   

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In chapters 1–7 Nehemiah, despite much opposition, led the city in the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls. In destroying Jerusalem and the temple, Babylon had not simply destroyed a city and a building. Rather, they had destroyed the heart of Israel’s identity as a people, causing Israel to question if God’s plan for the ages had failed. The Babylonians destroyed the walls and nearly destroyed Israel’s faith. Text: Nehemiah 8:1–8                                   

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Knowing Jesus through Psalm 22

Text: Psalm 22

David wrote this psalm 1,000 years before Christ came to this earth. He writes as a historian and as a prophet (Acts 2:29-39). This psalm speaks of David’s current events and Christ’s future events. David’s words in this psalm are transcending his own events and pointing to the events of Christ. For instance, does Psalm 22:18 refer to David or to Jesus?