Archive for February, 2007

Temptation: Looks Good, Feels Bad

Pastor Steve Whitney speaks on Luke 4:1-13
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,  where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.”  - Luke 4:1-2a
The devil gave Jesus some pretty tempting offers, but he resisted.  How did he do it?  Is the [...]

 
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Gideon - An Unlikely Leader: The World’s Worst Military Strategy

Pastor Steve Whitney continues the story of Gideon with Judges 7:1-8
“The LORD said to Gideon, “The troops with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand. Israel would only take the credit away from me, saying, ‘My own hand has delivered me.’”  - Judges 7:2
Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 to [...]

 
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Gideon - An Unlikely Leader: Give Me Another Sign!

Pastor Steve speaks on Judges 6:33-40.“Then Gideon said to God, ‘Do not let your anger burn against me, let me speak one more time; let me, please, make trial with the fleece just once more…”
Gideon has seen a sign from God already, but he asks for two more. Why does Gideon need more assurance [...]

 
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Gideon - An Unlikely Leader: Pulling Down the Altars

Pastor Steve speaks on Judges 6:25-32.
The people ask for deliverance from the oppression of Midian, and God sends someone to tear down an altar… Could this be what we need too? What idols could we be worshipping? Do we need to tear down their altars to receive God’s blessing? We’ll explore those questions in this [...]

 
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