Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Resurrection Sunday
Text: Acts 2:22-36
Theme: Jesus is the Rescuing, Risen, and Ruling King.

One: An Empty Cross

• Meaning, sin is forgiven
• Meaning, judgement is spent

Two: An Empty Tomb

• Confirming the plan to defeat death
• Confirming the power of God's promise

Three: An Occupied Throne

• For the joy of His people
• For the defeat of His enemies

Four: An Occupied Life

• Defined as a Spirit-filled life
• Defined as a gospel-focused life

He is not here, for he has risen as he said ~ Matthew 28:6

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Resurrection Sunday
Text: John 19
Theme: "We have a law...he ought to die"

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Text: Zachariah 9:9-17
Theme: We Rejoice because our King has come.

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Text: John 12
Theme: Living in allegiance to Jesus as Lord is costly

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 39
Theme: The Lord is with Me and Shows Me Steadfast Love.

One: The Lord is with me...

• ...when I suffer unexpectedly
• ...when I am tempted strongly
  • The strength of temptation: it will be...
    • promising
    • persistent
    • planned
  • The truth for temptation:
    • love God
    • love others
• ...when I am treated unjustly

Two: The Lord shows me steadfast love...

• ...therefore, I am not worthless.
• ...therefore, I am not powerless.
• ...therefore, I am not forgotten.

Conclusion: You must believe this truth and reherse it often: the Lord is with me and shows me steadfast love.

By faith Joseph... ~ Hebrews 11:22

Speaker: Matt Hargrave
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: Various Passages
Theme: Worldliness

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 37
Theme: God is at Work in the Rejection you Experience

One: Why rejected?

• Rejected, through no fault of your own
• Rejected, because of another's sin
• Rejected, due to your belief in God's plan

Two: The Pain of Rejection

• Rejection may not be wanted.
• Rejection may not be understood.

Three: Rejection in the Gospel Story

• John 1:11 - his own people did not receive him
• Isaiah 53:3 - he was despised and rejected by men

Four: How is God at work in rejection?

• God is loving you with full acceptance.
• God is weaning you from the desire for man's approval.
• God is calling you to believe that he is enough.
• God is shaping you to be more like Christ.

By faith Joseph ~ Hebrews 11:22

Speaker: Kirk Chestnut
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: Various Passages
Theme: Sins of the Tongue

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 37
Theme: God is at Work in Your Messed Up Family.

One: God is at work...

• ...in the keeping of His promises
• ...for the saving of His people
• ...to the glory of His name.

Two: Five Stores to Make the Point

Three: Two Generational Influences

• The sins of the fathers = the tragic impact of modeled, habitual sin
• The grace of God = the transformational power of sufficient, sanctifying grace.

Four: Three Applications of Hope

• Hope for you.
• Hope for your family tree.
• Hope in your local church.

By faith Joseph ~ Hebrews 11:22

Speaker: Dave Caldwell
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: Various Passages
Theme: Envy, Jealousy, and Related Sins

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 1-37
Theme: Believe God's Promise to Remedy Sin.

One: The Generations of Genesis: In every generation, man is ravaged by sin.

Two: The Promise of God: In every generation, God has rescued by grace.

Three: The Challenge of Faith:

• To see the ruin of sin, and yet...
• ...to trust the promise of God.

Four: The Application for Us:

• For salvation: confess sin & receive God's salvation
• For temptation: reject the lies and believe in God's goodness
• For hope: abandon dispair, and rest in God's faithfulness
• For worship: die to self and live for your Creator/Savior/King

By faith Joseph... ~ Hebrews 11:22

Speaker: Daniel Moorehead
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: Various Passages
Theme: Lack of Self-Control

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 37:1-2
Theme: Approaching the Story of Joseph...

One: We have morals to learn.

Two: We have pictures to see.

Three: We have commentary to consider.

Four: We have a story to follow.

Five: We have promises to believe.

Six: We have our God to trust.

By faith Joseph... ~ Hebrews 11:22

Speaker: Joshua Renander
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: Various Passages
Theme: The Weeds of Anger

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship The Way We Do
Text: Romans 12:1-2
Theme: You Must Worship with a Daily Life of Godliness.

Signs that you may not understand a life of worship:

One: You are not often amazed by God's mercy.

• ...as the strength of Paul's argument
• ...as the motivation for my worship
• ...as the example for our mercy

Two: You are not daily giving yourself to God's agenda.

• A paradox: a living sacrifice
• A call to holiness
• A reasonable expectation

Three: You are not actively resisting the world's influence.

• The great threat is worldliness
• The subtle strategy is confromity

Four: You are not continually transforming with God's truth.

• A process of metamorphosis
• In the battlefield of the mind

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: James 1; Numbers 13-14
Theme: The Malignancy of Sin

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship the Way We Do
Text: Ephesians 5:19
Theme: What Qualifies for Church Music (Part 3)

Test One: Is it theological?
Test Two: Is it God-centered?
Test Three: Is it excellent?
Test Four: Is it congregational?
Test Five: Is it passionate?
Test Six: Is it understandable?
Test Seven: Is it reverent?

Test Eight: Is it singable?

• ...in its range
• ...in its rhythm
• ...in its musicality

Test Nine: Is it spiritual?

• By the Spirit
• From the heart
• As worship to God

Test Ten: Is it distinct?

• Seperate, not similar
• Sacred, not common

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: Various Passages
Theme: Are Some Sins Worse Than Others?

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship the Way We Do
Text: Ephesians 5:19
Theme: What Qualifies for Church Music? (Part 2)

Test One: Is it theological?
Test Two: Is it God-centered?
Test Three: Is it Excellent?
Test Four: Is it congregational?

Test Five: Is it passionate?

• as a result of truth
• including a broad range of emotions
• with an emphasis on joy

Test Six: Is it understandable?

• Church music is communication.
• Church music is literature.

Test Seven: Is it reverent?

• It should be respectful.
• It should be governed.

It is good to sing praises to our God ~ Psalm 147:1

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: "Respectable Sins" and Sanctification
Text: Various Passages
Theme: What is Sin?