Our Father WHO ART IN HEAVEN

This message compares earthly fathers with our Father WHO ART IN HEAVEN, showing how our view and experience of earthly fathers can affect the way we approach our heavenly Father.

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Jan. 20, 2008--OUR Father who art in heaven

This message asks and answers the question: Why did Jesus teach his disicples to begin the prayer with the word "OUR?"

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Jan. 13, 2008--Our FATHER who art in heaven

We begin a series of sermons on the Lord's Prayer with a look at what it means to address God as our Father. We look at how Jesus experienced God as Father by looking at his baptism, the prayers he offered before Lazarus was raised from the dead, in the garden of Gethsemane, and his final words on the cross.

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January 6, 2008--WHEN YOU PRAY

Based mostly on Matthew 6:5-8, this message focuses on what Jesus taught about prayer, prior to teaching his disciples the Lord's Prayer.
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Some points emphasized...
Jesus says: "WHEN you pray"....Prayer is not optional, but essential for followers of Jesus.
The secret of prayer is secret prayer...go into your room (closet), lock the door and then talk to your Father in heaven.
The greater problem facing the Christian faith is not that more people are coming out of the closet, but not enough Christians are going into the closet!
Those who stay in the closet the most are the closest to the Father.

Why pray when He already knows our needs before we ask? He’s our Daddy, He wants us to spend time with Him!

More words do not make prayer more effective... "let my words be few." Repetitions don't cut it. No formulas.
All prayer (including the Lord's Prayer) begins and ends with God.

Before we get to the how, what, where, when and why of prayer, we need to focus on the WHO of prayer, our Father in heaven.

Dec. 30, 2007--ONE, TWO, THREE...GO!

Based on Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, this message looks at how God wants us to walk in Jesus' way, not as loners, but with others, at least one other, preferably two more...for a rope made of three strands is not easily broken.

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Christmas Eve, 2007--TREE GIFTS

This service (of readings, carols, anthems and a short message) in its entirety is available for listening or download at http://www.mediafire.com/?2ojdmmcmjmq

Dec. 23, 2007--WANTED: TELLERS

The Christmas story in Luke 2 ends with the shepherds spreading the news that they had seen the Saviour who is Christ the Lord and telling everyone all that they had been told.

In Romans 10:13-17, the apostle Paul points out that faith comes from hearing and for people to hear there must be tellers!

This message looks at the pre-requisites for being a teller. You may listen to it or download it by clicking on http://www.mediafire.com/?3ktsfn1zgli