Faith eFree Sermon Podcast

Comfort For Troubled Hearts

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:00:47 +0000

In the first seven verses of John 14 Jesus tells the disciples what would comfort their troubled hearts. What Jesus tells His disciples is equally relevant for us.

Length 25:23

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Failure

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:00:29 +0000

Steve shares about a biblical way of thinking about failure from John 13:31-38.

Length 26:16

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God’s Sovereignty over Evil, Sin, and Mean People

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:00:07 +0000

Today we are going to examine what had to be one of the most heart-wrenching experiences in Jesus’ earthly life: His betrayal by Judas.

Length 28:39

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Eyes Wide Open

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:28:24 +0000

A missionary sent out from Faith gives us an update on what God is doing in their part of the world.

Length 31:32

Learning Servanthood from Jesus

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:00:56 +0000

Steve shares about learning to serve others from the example Jesus set for us.

Length 28:08

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The Proper Anchoring of Hope

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:00:59 +0000

Lowell teaches about biblical hope from Romans 5.

Length 33:35

When God Showed Up in Person

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:00:28 +0000

Steve shares on Christmas about God’s arrival in Jesus Christ.

Length 24:29

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The Cost of Doing God’s Will

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:00:01 +0000

My question for you today, is what kind of race do you expect the Christian life to be?

Length 23:35

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Humility Toward Jesus

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:00:03 +0000

how should you relate to the Jesus of the New Testament – Someone who not only taught with authority but who was also born of a virgin, who lived a sinless life, who healed people (like lepers and people who’d never walked), who performed other miracles (like feeding 5,000 people with a small amount of food), who died on the cross to pay for our sins, AND who rose bodily from the dead after three days? How do you relate to someone like that? How do you relate to the Son of God?

Length 23:51

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Assignments from God

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:00:37 +0000

Today, we are going to begin by looking at John’s assignment from God, which we find in Luke 1:5-17. We are going to look at his assignment and then think about how it is similar and different from the assignments that God gives to us.

Length 29:06

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Thanksgiving: Responding to the Goodness of God

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:00:51 +0000

Today we are going to look at a very simple account in the gospel of Luke that illustrates two basic responses to the goodness of God. As we go through this passage, ask God to reveal to you which response normally characterizes you. “God, is it the habit of our hearts to notice your goodness all around us and respond with thanksgiving? Or do we take your goodness for granted?” Please turn with me to Luke 17:11-19.

Length 21:41

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God’s Generosity, Our Generosity

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:00:48 +0000

We will look briefly at the generosity of the people in giving to the temple (as we’ve just been told about your generosity in this Making Room effort). Then we’ll adopt David’s prayer as our own. After each of the three stanzas we’ll pause and express to God the same things that David expressed to God.

Length 24:33

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Educating the Heart

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:00:58 +0000

Today we are going to think about how we can become the type of people who would pray what David prayed and want what David wanted.

Length 26:10

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How Do We Stop Worrying?

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:00:04 +0000

Do you worry? Do you find it hard to stop?

How do we stop when there are so many things to worry about? Terror and instability in the world. Financial uncertainties. A health concern. Aging parents. Our kid’s well- being. I could go on and on, but the reality is that there is no end to the things about which we can worry. And so how do we stop? How do we deal with fear?

Length 28:23

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A Zealous Church

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:00:52 +0000

We’ve been talking about making room in our facilities and in our lives for people far from God, for children and youth, for worship and prayer. Instead of maintaining the status quo and being complacent, we believe God is calling us to be zealous for these things that are close to His heart.

Length 30:56

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Heart-Level Giving

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:00:27 +0000

Today I want to give one last perspective on giving to the Making Room effort that I hope gives you great freedom.

Length 22:02

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Rich Toward God

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:00:27 +0000

Steve talks about the need have proper motivations when expanding our current facilities.

Length 22:46

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Is Giving for Everyone

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:00:30 +0000

Brian teaches on generosity in the Christian life.

Length 25:42

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Testimony On the Effect of Generosity

Making Room for Worship

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:00:49 +0000

This passage isn?t an abstract discussion about worship; it is a concrete example of how God the Father was seeking worshipers among the Samaritans.

Length 27:50

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Making Room for Children and Youth

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:00:17 +0000

Introduction: We are continuing our sermon series called Making Room, which is the name given to our building expansion project. The idea is that we need to make room in our building for people far from God, for children and youth, for worship and prayer.

Length 27:33

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Making Room for people Far from God

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:00:29 +0000

Today we are going to talk about Making Room for people Far from God. We?ll consider Matthew 9:9-13, a passage that describes how Jesus entered into the lives of people far from God.

Length 29:41

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The Master and His Servant

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:00:01 +0000

In the parable that Jesus presents here there are two characters – a master and the master’s slave. Jesus is using an illustration from contemporary culture to make a point.

Length 24:20

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The Wheat and the Tares

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:00:04 +0000

Steve shares from Matthew 13 regarding the parable of the wheat and the weeds.

Length 23:29

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The Homeowner and the Thief

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:00:17 +0000

Today we are going to consider a parable that challenges us to be whole-heartedly devoted to God every hour of every day. That should be our intention.

Length 23:49

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The Friend at Midnight

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:00:21 +0000

One of the things Jesus does in this passage is tell a parable that forces us to decide, “Am I going to act as if God is stingy or as if God is generous?”

Length 24:06

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The Seed Growing Secretly

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:00:56 +0000

This morning we are going to examine a short parable that that give us perspective and hope. In Mark 4:26-29 we find a short parable which suggests that God?s kingdom advances in hidden and mysterious ways.

Length 25:06

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The Two Sons

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:00:27 +0000

Today we are going to consider a very short parable found in Matthew 21:28-32 – the parable of “the two sons.” In this parable Jesus invites us to be like one of the sons He describes.

Length 26:00

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What is Shown?

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:00:22 +0000

Jesse Huffman, Faith’s pastoral intern, shares a few throughts from James 2.

Length 25:21

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Crucified Back to Back on the Cross

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:00:20 +0000

Lowell Bliss finished up our series on Galatians.

Length 34:52

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Good News

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:00:55 +0000

A guest speaker shares about God’s good news.

Length 29:47

Doing Good

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:00:47 +0000

As believers we are called to do good. We see that in the passage that we are looking at today. We are going to be looking at Galatians 6:6-10.

Length 22:21

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Bearing Burdens

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:00:57 +0000

The goal isn’t to be 50% grace and 50% truth. The biblical pattern is to become like Jesus who was “full of grace and truth.” Jesus was 100% grace and 100% truth (John 1:14).

Length 26:27

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Work Interview: Merrill McClatchey

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:03:55 +0000

Merrill McClatchey shares about how he sees his job playing a roll in the lives of those he works with.

Length 8:00

Keeping in Step with the Spirit (Part 2)

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:00:46 +0000

You can be very busy for God, you can attend church every Sunday, and you can do all sorts of disciplines, but if you don?t have peace and patience, something?s wrong. In this imagery, God is a farmer/gardener who wants our lives to produce this fruit.

Length 27:20

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Keeping in Step with the Spirit (Part I)

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:00:26 +0000

This week and next week our study of Galatians will focus on our life in the Spirit. In Galatians 5:16 Paul speaks of “walking by the Spirit”; in verse 18 he will mention being “led by the Spirit”; and in verse 25 Paul speaks of “keeping in step with the Spirit” (NIV). Just like the original disciples “followed” Jesus, we are to follow the promptings and leadings of the Holy Spirit. This chapter tells us much of what the Holy Spirit is doing so that we?ll recognize how to keep in step with Him.

Length 26:26

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Freedom to Love

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:00:07 +0000

As we consider this passage today, allow God to give you a renewed perspective on the freedom that we?ve been given. Since “it was for freedom that Christ set us free” we need to understand the purpose of that freedom.

Length 26:07

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Keep Living in Grace

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 29 May 2011 18:00:47 +0000

Paul doesn’t want them to go that route. He wants them to continue to live in grace, not legalism.

Length 30:46

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Freedom Persecuted

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 22 May 2011 18:00:36 +0000

In Galatians 4:21-31 Paul develops an allegory that explains why the Galatians shouldn’t submit to anyone who tries to manipulate or control them by going beyond Scripture.

Length 23:04

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Passionate About Others’ Spiritual Health

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 15 May 2011 18:00:29 +0000

Today as we continue our study in Galatians we are going to consider a passage in which Paul describes how zealous/passionate he is for the Galatians’ spiritual health. Paul understood that his main contribution in this life would be the churches he established in cities across the Roman Empire.

Length 25:14

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Our Freedom as “Sons”

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:00:12 +0000

In Galatians 4:1-7 Paul urges the Galatians to experience fully their status as sons of their heavenly Father.

Length 24:24

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A Mature Relationship with God

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:00:58 +0000

God’s desire for all of us is that we would live in a mature relationship with Him. He doesn’t want us to live in a kind of spiritual infancy under the law, but rather in a spiritually mature relationship in Christ.

Length 23:16

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Our Great Shepherd

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:00:46 +0000

If Jesus hadn’t been raised from the dead, He really couldn’t be our good Shepherd. But these verses emphasize that because He has been raised from the dead, He is able to shepherd us through this life in a way that nobody else ever could.

Length 23:49

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Good Friday Meditation

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:00:50 +0000

Brian shares a few thoughts on Good Friday.

Length 9:22

Jesus’ Suffering and Our Suffering

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:00:50 +0000

We want the fragrance of our lives to give people a sense of what it means to have a relationship with the God of the Universe. We believe that our long-term influence in this community and in the remotest parts of the earth depends on being the fragrance of Christ.

Length 28:54

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Experiencing Malachi in a Hungarian Context

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:00:57 +0000

Brad Mullet shares about some of his experiences in Hungary through the scriptures in Malachi.

Length 23:17

The New Covenant in Christ’s Blood

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Today’s passage (Galatians 3:15-22) really prepares us to appreciate this remembrance of the new covenant in Christ’s blood. This passage explains that the relationship we now have with God through faith in Jesus is the blessing that God promised to Abraham.

Length 22:31

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The Spiritual Advantages of Faith

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:00:11 +0000

At different times in our lives, we all have spiritual insecurities. Maybe you’ve had this experience. . . . You talk with someone who’s very confident spiritually. That person describes a life-changing seminar or book about parenting, finances, marriage, or seeking God. Instead of learning what you can and being happy for them, you think, “I’ve never experienced anything like that. Maybe my whole Christian life to date has been a waste. I wonder if I’ve missed the whole point of the Christian life.” If you’re spiritually insecure you can begin to think that there’s some “key” to the Christian life that you’re missing.

Length 26:45

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Our Confidence in this Life

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:00:50 +0000

One reason we’re spending so much time understanding Paul’s argument in Galatians is because we too are tempted to put our confidence in something other than Jesus’ death and resurrection.

Length 24:20

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Living Out the Gospel of Grace

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:00:31 +0000

Jewish Christians in the first century to be pressured by fellow Jews to maintain their Jewish identity and Jewish customs. There were some not-so-subtle pressures for Jewish Christians to continue keeping the Jewish Law and to separate themselves from those who didn’t keep the Law (i.e. Gentiles).

Length 25:43

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Who Has Authority?

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:00:31 +0000

The issue is one of authority. No Christian or pastor or church or denomination has the authority to impose its own brand of Christianity on anybody else.

Length 33:13

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The Right Road Matters

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:00:55 +0000

Today we are starting a study of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. This is a letter that has had a significant influence in determining what road the Christian faith would take. It helped keep Christianity on the right road in the first century; it played a powerful role in the Protestant Reformation in returning Christianity to the right road of salvation by grace; and, in our day the message is no less important in keeping us on the right spiritual road.

Length 26:41

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Loving the Church: Everybody Needs a Family…

chris@faithmanhattan.org — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:00:34 +0000

Steve talks about the need for followers of Christ to be engaged with a local church.

Length 25:36

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