June 22, 2014 ~ "Light in the Darkness"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: What comes to mind when you think of Noah & the ark?
Proposition: In Genesis 6:1-12 we will learn some lessons from Noah’s experience.

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June 15, 2014 ~ "It's the Thought that Counts!"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: With what should I come to the Lord?

Proposition: In Micah 6:8 we discover the lifestyle that God requires of His people. 

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June 8, 2014 ~ "Memorial Stones"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: Most of us remember, but does it lead us to action?
Proposition: In Joshua 4:1-7, 23-24 we discover two things we must remember about God with corresponding actions.

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June 1, 2014 ~ "Remember Our Deliverance"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: “Do this in remembrance of Me.”
Proposition: In 1 Corinthians 11:23-28 we will examine what we are remembering when we partake of the Lord’s Supper. 

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May 25, 2014 ~ "Don't Forget to Remember"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: We will not forget.
Proposition: In 2 Peter 1:12-15 we discover some facts concerning the importance of remembering.

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May 18, 2014 ~ "Prayer & the Mission of God"

Missionary, Don Harris
We were joined by longtime friends Don & Ellen Harris whose work in the Czech Republic we have supported for many years.  Along with an update on their lives and ministry Don spoke to us about prayer & our mission from Ephesians 6 (NOT Luke 2).  :)

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May 11, 2014 ~ "No Matter the Cost"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.  
Proposition:  In John 21:18-23 we discover some characteristics of a faithful disciple of Christ. 

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May 4, 2014 ~ "Do You Love Me?"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
Proposition:  In John 21:15-17 we discover God’s calling which can be fulfilled through His grace. 

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April 27, 2014 ~ "Who Is Sufficient?"

Pastor Neal Brown
Introduction: How would they respond to the risen Lord?
Proposition:  In John 21:1-14 we discover some proper responses to our risen Lord.

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April 20, 2014 ~ Resurrection Day

Like several years before we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus at John Wilson part in downtown Safety Harbor.  While we do not record the message out there here is the text of the celebration began:

He knew this would happen.

To some it seemed that He faced it all like He knew it HAD to happen…

Like He had planned it all.

He told us ahead of time, but we didn’t understand …maybe we didn’t want to.

They just ...took Him ...and we all stood there watching. 

He even stopped the meager defense I tried to make.

In the morning they presented him to the Romans, calling for His execution.

It wasn’t long before they got their way.

He was SAVAGELY beaten and belittled.

They jammed thorns into His head like a crown and humiliated Him like a ridiculous farce.

They paraded him, weakened and brutalized through the streets and out of the city.

They nailed Him to one of their vulgar crosses like a thief or a murderer.

He hung there straining for the breath to forgive His executioners & a thief executed with Him.

Eventually He cried out to the Father referencing a psalm that predicted His exact situation.

Then He uttered His now-famous last words, “IT IS FINISHED”, and died. 

How could the darkness kill THE light?!  How could everything I trusted in be CRUCIFIED?!*

His followers felt lost - like we were tumbling down a steep hill and couldn’t see the bottom.

Sunday morning Mary Magdalene showed up declaring the Lord’s body had been stolen!

Two of us ran to investigate ...and it was true. His body was gone. 

We left confused - like we were forgetting something we should have remembered. 

Later Mary came again proclaiming she had SEEN Him ...ALIVE!!

We didn’t believe her.  Why would we?  He was clearly dead.

That evening we gathered again behind locked doors discussing what we should do. 

And suddenly He was THERE! With us ...ALIVE!!

We touched Him! He spoke with us and ate with us!  He is ALIVE!!

We saw Him many more times before watching Him ascend into heaven

We know what we saw and we will never deny it - no matter the cost. 

JESUS THE MESSIAH IS ALIVE!  Death has been defeated!!

HE IS ALIVE!!!!

*Lyrics from “Out of Control” by Switchfoot copyright 2011 Atlantic Recording Corp., Lowercase People, CBS