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<title><![CDATA[Acts 20:18-24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[G0218   Dan takes us through the seasons that each of us face in our Christian Walk. No matter what season that we are going through we should always give God the Praise and Glory.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[G0233   Pastor Rod show us what life is meant to be like when we abide in the Word of God.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[G0275   Pastor Rod Nelson emphasizes the importance of taking our eyes off of ourselves and placing them on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  A Christian who is focused on Jesus is a blessing to the church body. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[G0276   Even with all of the facts in front of us it can be difficult to make the right decisions.  Pastor Dan takes a look at the importance of seeking God's will in every situation and not depending on our own logic and feelings to make the right choice.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Timothy  03:10-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[G0267   Pastor Rod emphasizes the importance of living a Godly life and allowing our lives to be a witness of God's glory.   ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[G0270   We are all capable of building up the people around us or tearing them down.  Pastor Rod explains the importance of edifying the church body through our actions and allowing those actions to be a an outpouring of our personal devotion to the Lord.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 32:01-08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[G0277   Pastor Dan continues his two part series on why good people make bad choices.  The study addresses the dangers of accepting anything less than God's best for our lives.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judges 06:01-40]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[G0278   Pastor Dan shares the story of Gideon and his calling from God to lead Israel out of the hand of the Midianites.  We see God's willingness to train up Gideon and grow his faith so that Gideon may be useful in his Father's hands.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[G0279   When trouble comes where does our attention turn?  Pastor Rod teaches from Psalm 27 that our hope must rest in Jesus Christ.  He is the strength of our lives and in Him we should not be afraid.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[G0280   Pastor Dan explores the ways that God calls His people to Him through the love of His Son, Jesus Christ.  We also see how Judas and the Pharisees fell into the temptation of pride and greed which are tools that the enemy employs to call people to him.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0695   The background and birth of Jesus.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0696   Herod pretended to worship Jesus so that he could destroy Him, the Wisemen gave the best they had to offer.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 02:13-23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0697   The Wise Men gave them their best and so should wise men today.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0698   John The Baptist's message was singular - REPENT!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0699   Jesus is tempted by satan after fasting for 40 days.  satan even uses scripture in the test, although mis-quoted!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 05:01-12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0700   Jesus starts His famous Sermon on the Mount.  All of these wil not attained until Jesus reigns supreme, but they are wonder self-check for Christians.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0701   We are to be lights in this dark world.  No one lights a latern then put it under a basket or table.  They elevate it so that it provides more light.  So should the Christian let his light shine.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 05:29-48]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0703   Jesus illistrates to His disciples that the Law requires more than anyone can give.  His marvelous grace is the only answer!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Corinthians 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0807   Corinth is "Sin City" of the New Testament.  The church at Corinth stood in the midst of all the sin and immorailty of a corrupt city.  IT stands to reason that some of that wordly influence found its way into the church.  In this first chapter the Apostle Paul calles for unity!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0808   Paul tell the Corinthians that he did not come to them "showing off" anything but Jesus!  He did not pretend to have any worldy wisdom, but came to them with the wisdom of the Lord. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0809   The Apostle Paul is still addressing the subject of spiritual immaturity.  He seems to have determined that this is one of the main problems in the church in Corinth.  Their lack of maturity is causing division.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0810   The Apostle Paul is still addressing the Corinthian Christian's immaturity.  He contrasts their immaturity with his own faithfulness in the "mysteries of God".  He reminds them that they are Stewards and Owners.  The Lord owns it all!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0811   ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0812   Pastor John takes a look at the age old question, "Is it better to be married or single."  The Apostle Paul has much to say on the issue in this chapter of 1 Corinthians.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0813   The Apostle Paul talks about food offered to idols in this chapter.  He makes it clear that the Christian understand that there is one God - therefor meat offered to idols has little meaning since the idol is false.  But Paul also makes it clear that as Christians we have an obligation to not stumble a "weaker" brother who may be trouble by such things.  Love is always the higher road.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0814   The Christian has the freedom in Christ to do just about anything, but as the Apostle Paul says - not all things are profitable.  If we love others, we will be careful what we do so as not to stumble them.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0815   There are problems in the church at Corinth.  Some of those problems involve the public worship in respect to husbands and wives.  The Apostle Paul tries to bring order by asking for respect of those in authority.  You may find from this 2-part series that along with authority comes great responsibility.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0816   Part 2 of "Who Is The Head Of Whom".  This teaching takes a look at the women's role in the church at Corinth and also the church's incorrect view of the communion table.  Pastor John shows that the problem is still with recognizing Jesus as the "head" of all things.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0817   Christians have been blessed with spiritual gifts!  These gifts have been given by the Lord for the benefit of building up His church.  We are responsible for these gifts and are to use them to the glory of the Lord for the building up of the saints.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0818   The Apostle Paul teaches about the highest form of love -agape love.  Without love to govern them, all the other gifts are pretty much useless.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0819   The Apostle Paul encourages Christians to desire and use our spiritual gifts, and the one gift that he says is of great benefit to the body is the gift of prophecy.  Tongues without interpretation benefits only the one exercising the gift, but prophecy edifies all of those who hear and understand.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0820   The Apostle Paul has much to say the the church in Corinth about the resurrection.  Secular views had crept into the church and Paul wanted them to know that it was essential that they understand that Jesus rose from the dead - therfore, so would His followers.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0821   We are able to comfort those who hurt with the comfort we find in Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0823   The Apostle Paul contrasts the old covenant - based upon the Law of Moses, with the new covenant based on Jesus and His grace.  He asserts that the old brings spiritual death and the new brings spiritual life.  He also maintains that it was design to be so.  The old covenant was used by the Lord to bring mankind to place where they could see their need for a Savior.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0824   The Apostle Paul knew what it was like to suffer, yet he found strength to continue and finish his course.  Pastor John show a few of the characteristics of the Apostle's walk that can help us in our own.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0825   We are encouraged to not grow weary in well going.  The Apostle Paul gives us some great motivation for ministry in this chapter!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0826   See description for S0825]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0827   The Corinthian Christians were having a hard time leaving their old life behind.  In this chapter - the Apostle Paul encourages them to be separated unto Christ for His purposes and for His glory.  Walking in the purity of the Lord is an honor and a mark of maturity.  Our love for Jesus should compel us as it did Paul.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0829   It is interesting that the Apostle Paul, in the middle of his exhortation on godly character, speaks of giving.  He reminds the saints at Corinth to be faithful in their collection for the Jerusalem church. The church there had been hit hard with the Roman persecution and Paul is asking the other churches to help out.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0830   The Apostle Paul had been accused of not really being a true Apostle! History books tell that the Apostle Paul was rather small in build and not so handsome to look at. He was accused of writing "powerful" letters when he was away but being "wimpy" in presence. You know, a true man or woman of God will often be unjustly accused. But we must be very careful not to use worldly methods in our response. Paul is about to tell the church in Corinth that they are using worldly methods to judge his office, and his authority. But we will learn much by the way he does it. In this Chapter we are going to learn how to use 3 very important spiritual "weapons".]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0831   For the sake of this morning's text we will look at two basic ways of being deceived!#1. Willful intention by someone trying to deceive for selfish gain. and #2. "Deception by misconception" = "Fooling ourselves".


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<description><![CDATA[S0832   The Apostle finds himself in a place where he must defend his calling, his life, and his actions.  Sadly it is to those who should need no convincing.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0833   There is only one way to get to heaven, and that is through faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0834   Even the best of Christians can let themselves slip back into a legalistic attitude.  However it is by Grace that we are saved - Grace and Grace alone!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0835   Scripture tells us that the Law of Moses wasn't bad, just too difficult for man to obey fully.  However it served as a tutor to teach us that only Jesus fully obeyed the Law.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0836   Jesus has set us free from legalism and bondage.  We must be careful to not undo what He has done, by leading legalistic lives.  The Apostle Paul points out that the Galatians had gone back to observing holy day and keeping the rituals of the Law.  He begs them to return to the liberty that was given them in Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0837   A dead tree bears no fruit.  So it will be in a Christians life without God's grace.  Legalism kills.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0838   The fruit of the tree is the seed.  The seed of the righteous will be plenteous. The Apostle Paul closes his letter to the Galatians with encouragement to  build one another up and remain in the grace that is theirs in Christ.  That grace will produce Fruit of Righteousness!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0839   Written approximately 61 AD by the Apostle Paul during his Roman imprisonment.  The city of Ephesus was a well-known commercial, political and religious center, that housed the Temple of Diana.  Christianity first came to Ephesus during his first missionary journey with the help of Priscilla and Aquila.  Timothy had oversight of the church in Ephesus and later the Apostle John.

Paul makes it clear in this first chapter that Jesus has blessed us with every spiritual blessing and made eternity possible for everyone who believes.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0840   We are now strangers and foreigners in this world, but no longer in the household of God. We have become citizens, saints, and members of the household of God!

Instead of getting what we deserve (death), salvation is getting what we don’t deserve (forgiveness and eternity). This grace that Paul speaks of, nor even the faith to believe in Christ originated with us. It all comes from the heart of our Savior!

This way, with God’s plan, all we can do is love Him for doing what was impossible for us!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0841   Paul starts with his explanation of equality based upon the previous Chapter of God’s grace.  That is why he starts the verse with “For this reason.”  In other words, “Based upon the reasons already stated!”  As he makes this statement about being in prison, he feels the need to explain to the Ephesian believers why he is a prisoner!  No doubt, he felt that they would be stumbled with “why” the Lord would allow Paul to suffer as a prisoner in Rome, and ultimately die a martyr’s death.

Paul explains in great detail that the Gentile Christians had been made one with Christ and therefore one with their Jewish brothers that has also accepted Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0842   In the last study of Chapter 3 of the book of Galatians, Paul told the Gentiles that they were equal with the Jews in Christ. In fact we are all equal at the Cross. Here in Chapter 4, he exhorts the Christians in Ephesus to live and act Godly. This speaks to us all regarding our relationships with other believers. Paul shows us how to maintain the unity that should exist amongst our brothers and sisters in Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0843   The Apostle Paul continues with instructions for godliness.  In the renewing of the mind and the putting on of the new self, there are often changes we need to make in our life and lifestyle.  Paul give us a very tangable list here in Ephesians.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0844   The Apostle Paul continues with his list of do's and don'ts.  This list is very specific.  It is obvious from a careful study that Paul thinks salvation should modify a Christian's behavior.  We cannot be saved and remain the same.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0845   Salvation changes us.  That change affects our behavior and it should begin at home.  Scripture is pretty clear about the roles of a godly husband and a godly wife.  Though increasing unpopular in an ever-changing world, the principles remain constant.  A husband a wife's ability to submit to each other comes from their ability to submit to the will of Christ in their individual lives.  This study shows godly behavior as it relates the a wives biblical role.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0846   Being born-again affects our behavior and it should begin in the home.  In this study - Pastor John looks at the role of a godly husband in relalationship to his wife.  Men often focus on the wife's role to submit with little or no emphasis upon their own role to live sacrificially in regards to their wife. Men are to lay their own life for their wife as Christ gave His for the church.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0847   In this study of "Christian Behavior" the Apostle Paul turns his attention to children, fathers and employees. Paul's point is that our faith should affect our behavior.  Our homes as well as our work place and our work ethic should be governed by our relationship with the Holy Spirit.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0849   Learn how to put on the full armor of God and fight against evil.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0705   This prayer can be broken down into 5 elements that correspond to the 5 verses: Our God, His Kingdom, Our Supply, Our Forgiveness, and Our Preservation.  It is safe to assume that the earmarks of a good prayer would most likely contain these 5 things]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0993.   Shipwrecked on the island of Malta - the Apostle get bitten by a viper.  When the locals saw that he didn't die they treated him with almost "godlike" respect.  After a healing ministry there on Malta he arrives in Rome - his final earthly destination.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0992   Paul heads to Rome under guard. The Centurion will not listen to his "Spirit-lead" warning and the ship runs aground. Finally he listens.  The Apostle Paul ends up saving 276 lives although he ship is lost.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0975   Cornelius worships Peter and Peter corrects him. Cornelius' house if full of people wanting to hear what Peter was sent to tell them.  They are expecting to hear from the Lord. Peter shares Jesus and they all get saved.  10 yeas after the Great Commission and the gospel is finally going to "all nations".  But the self-righteous have a problem with Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0991   The Apostle Paul stands before King Agrippa and is allowed to give his defense.  Agrippa tells Paul that he "almost" persuaded him to become a Christian.  All of heaven would have rejoiced if he had, but he did not.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0990   Festus hears the Apostle Paul's defense and can find nothing to charge him with.  However, that doesn't stop him from passing him along to Agrippa to see if he can find some fault.  Paul find himself against a great tribunal, but he knows that he must go to Rome.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0989   In Acts 24 we see Paul, a righteous man, brought before Felix, a corrupt governor, accused of creating dissension among the Jews and defaming the temple.  Paul gives his testimony but all Felix hears is an opportunity for financial gain.  Felix keeps Paul imprisoned but calls for him often.  During their meetings Paul faithfully shares the truth and although Felix is convicted by the Holy Spirit he continues to send him away until a "more convenient time."  From what we know Felix died a corrupt and Godless man.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0706   Answered prayer is directly linked to keeping a right relationship with the Lord and unforgiveness messes that up!
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 06:19-34]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0707   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 07:01-12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0708   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 07:13-29]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0709   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 08:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0710   Jesus comes down off the mountain and backs up His Sermon on the Monut with miracles]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 08:14-23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0711   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 08:23-34]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0712   ]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 09:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0713   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 09:14-38]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0714   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0715   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/10.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 10:24-42]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0716   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 11:01-11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0717   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/11a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 11:11-30]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0718   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/11b.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0719   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/12.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 12:14-37]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0720   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/12b.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 12:34-50]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0721   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/12c.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 13:01-23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0722   The famous Parable of the Sower. Different seeds sown on differing ground - Pastor John show's that we can listen and not hear, and heard without really hearing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 13:24-33]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0723   In this teaching Pastor John looks a three of Jesus' parables.  The parables of Tares, Mustard Seeds, and Leaven.  He compares these to the false teachers of our times.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/13b.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0724   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 14:22-36]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0725   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 15:01-20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0726   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 15:21-28]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0727   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 15:29-16:12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0728   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 16:13-28]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0729   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 16:28-17:01-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0730   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 17:22-18:4]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0731   Jesus pays the tribute tax with coins from a fish's mouth.  Although, He should have been exempt as the Son of God.  Also in chapter 18 - He teaches His disciples that the servant is of the greatest benefit to the kingdom.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/17b-18a.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 18:02-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0732   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 18:15-35]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0733   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 19:1-12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0734   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 06:01-02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0941   Pastor John begins this section of Revelation with a look back to the book Ezekiel.  Ezekiel prophesies of the anti-Christ and his rise to power in the end times.  People will be drawn to his lies because they have willfully ignored the truth.  We must not allow our hearts to grow cold by rejecting the truth of salvation in Jesus Christ.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/2008/rev/06a.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 19:13-30]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0735   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/19b.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 20:17-34]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0737   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 21:17-46]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0739   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0988   Paul’s words are barely out of his mouth – when Ananias, (although he doesn’t dirty his own hands), commands Paul to be truck in the face. History tells us that Ananias was a very rich man and most of that wealth came from exploiting his office as High Priest.  He was corrupt.  40 men take a vow to kill the Apostle Paul - but the Lord has other plans for him in Rome.
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/2009/2ki/23.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0987   The Apostle Paul trys to save the crowd with the knowledge of Jesus - but they will have no part of it.  They listen until he mentions that because of the harness of the Jews' hearts - that he had taken the message of salvation to the Gentiles.  Then they went ballistic because of their own prejudices against the Gentiles.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/2009/act/22.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 22:01-15]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0740   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 22:16-46]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0741   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 23:01-22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0742   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 23:23-39]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0743   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 24:01-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0744   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 24:15-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0745   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 25:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0747   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 25:14-46]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0748   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 26:01-15]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0749   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 26:17-23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0750   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 26:24-30]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0750   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 26:31-46]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0751   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 26:47-75]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0752   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 27:01-10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0753   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 02:01-07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0932   God directs the apostle John to write a letter to each of the seven churches in Asia addressing their present state.  The first letter is to be written to the church in Ephesus exhorting the church to return to it's first love, Jesus Christ.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/2008/rev/02a.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 27:11-25]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0754   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 28]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0756   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 27:26-66]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0755   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0986   Act 21:5 NKJV When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed. Devotion is seldom “convenient”. Even Bible studies can become a “task” if we let our flesh have its way. And prayer, whether it is on the beach as it was for these people, or over our food, can be an awesome “silent witness”. ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/2009/act/20.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0791   Paul continues with and brings some conclusion to the list of sins and sinners. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0790   Paul does an amazing job in this chapter of establishing man's need for God.  He makes it plain that man is without excuse evidenced by the creation.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/01.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0795   The Apostle Paul explains that liberty does not give us the license to sin.  In fact he concludes that we should be dead to sin and alive to the things of Jesus]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/06.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0796   The Apostle Paul illustrates the Law and grace with his own two natures.  It is the classic natures of good and evil brought to light by contrasting the Law and God's wonderful grace.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/07.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0797   One of the most beautiful chapters in the bible as the Apostle Paul lets us knwo that that there is nothing that can separate us the love of Jesus!]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/08.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 09]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0798   The Apostle Paul show that there are two paths - one that honors the Lord and another that does not.  He also shows that although he loves his brethren (the Jews) very much, not all of them have chosen the right path.  He also show that whether Jew or Gentile - the correct path is a path of faith.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/09.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 12:01-08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0801   In this 2-part series, Pastor John gives us a look at the sacrificial life of a believer through the Apostle Paul's eyes.  Paul considered it "reasonable" to be a living sacrifice.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/12a.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 12:08-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0802   Part 2 of this series on Chrisitan Conduct.  (See Part One for a more tetailed description.)]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/12b.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0803   Chapter 13 is really a continuation of chapter 12.  Christians are suppose to be light in a dark world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0804   Judging is for the Lord.  As Christians we have no choice but to evaluate oursleves and those around us.  But Judgement is best left in the Lord's hands.  We also see in this chapter that love trumps liberty!  We should never allow something in our loves that would stumble even the weakest saint.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/14.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[S0805   In the last chapter, the Apostle Paul encouraged the Christians at Rome to be patient with the weaker brother.  Chapter fifteen continues with that thought in mind.  There are some things that are indisputable, and there are many things that just a mater of preference.  On the things of preference, Christians are to show love and patience, especially to the younger believers.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0806   This teaching concludes our study in the book of Romans.  Paul ends with a list of the friends that had remained faithful and that had been such a blessing to him through the years of ministry.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Philippians 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0850   The joy of the Lord is the Christian's strength, yet so many believers lack that joy.  Pastor John gives us 5-point plan on how to have joy in the Lord from this first chapter in Philippians.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0853   This teaching concludes this 4-part series on "How To Have Joy In The Lord".  We find in this teaching that not only must we be other's minded in our service, but the things we dwell on can affect our joy as well.  Worry is a killer of joy and the Apostle Paul show us how to regain that joy by proper biblical thinking.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0852   If anyone had a right to be proud of his accomplisments in the flesh, it was the Apostle Paul.  However, he counted it all loss for the excellency in Christ.  HE spent the majority of his life trying to obey the Laws, only to find that they could not save him.  He found his righteousness in Jesus.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colossians 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0854   The Apostle Paul writes this letter to the Christians in Colosse - while in prison. The Church at Colosse as not founded by Paul -in fact he never even visited it. This letter was chiefly written to correct false teachings.  The Apostle Paul, once again will teach that Jesus is all that we need.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0855   Following the premise of the first chapter, the Apostle Paul continues to state the Jesus is enough.  Paul reassures the Colossian church that they have all they need in Christ.  There were those that had come in to cause trouble and lay burdens on these Christians that Christ had not given.  The Judaisers were still trying to demand that circumcision was mandatory for salvation.  Paul reassures them that it is not.  There were even those who were claiming to be getting messages from angels, but the messages were false and legalistic.  Again, the Apostle Paul calls them out as false and full of pride.  The overwhelming theme of this chapter would have to be - JESUS IS ALL YOU NEED.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0856   Paul makes a very strong argument for holiness in these verses.  If we have indeed given our hearts to Jesus, we should be much different than those who have not.  OUr live should be governed by our commitment to Him and not by our flesh.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0857   Paul closes his letter to the Colossians.  He exhorts husbands, wives, employees, and employers to do what they do to the honor and glory of Jesus Christ.  Our God is a God of order, and if we give Him His proper place - ours will be also.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0858   The Apostle Paul had to leave Thessalonica in a hurry. He did not have time to establish the kind of seasoned leadership that he would have liked to.  When he heard that they were doing well it brought him great joy.  He commends them for their walks and their testimony.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0879   To whom much is given, much is required.  Elders are required to be doers of the Word and the apostle Paul gives a list of those things.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0863   The Apostle Paul continues explaining the rapture and the return of Jesus to the church in Thessalonica.  It seems that some of them thought they were already in the tribulation because of the persecution they were experiencing.  As a result some were quiting their jobs and simply waiting for the Lord's return.  Paul reassures them that their persecution was evidence of their love for and by the Lord, for what man suffers for that which he does not belive?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 01:04-10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0859   Can God give men full freedom to choose their eternal destination and yet know which ones will and which ones will not? If He can, then can He not also plan eternity with that knowledge?  And lastly does it really makes sense that a just God would just simply NOT allow some to chose Him as Savior?]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0985   Paul most likely needed to sort some things out so he walked some 25 miles before catching up with the others at Assos. When he got to Ephesus he called together all the elders of the church – a “mini Pastor’s Conference” if you will. Paul had missed the Passover in Jerusalem and really wanted to make it home for Pentecost – but notice he was willing to stop and share with these other church leaders. They all had families, jobs and responsibilities – but they all came because Paul asked them to. It has been said that a true Christian leader must be F.A.T. – faithful, available, and teachable – these men were all three.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Philemon 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0342   Onesimus is a slave that has stolen from his master and run off.  He ends up in Rome and by the grace of God - the Apostle Paul leads him to the saving knowledge of Jesus Chris.  Paul then become his advocate: writing to his owner Philemon, to ask for Onesimes' forgiveness. History has it that Philemon forgave Onesimus and Onesimus went on to become a Bishop at the church in Ephesus. The name "Onemisus" means "profitable".  Indeed, after Jesus, Onesimus became profitable.  Many of us could make the same claim after asking Jesus into our hearts.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0984   Please notice these were “disciples” or another definition would be “disciplined ones”. So, they have heard the gospel, repented, and decided to follow the Lord, but Paul sees something missing in their lives, and it led him to ask if they had received the Holy Spirit when they believed. Without the Holy Spirit there will be no “sparkle”, no worship, no boldness, and no excitement in the Lord. Notice their reply, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." Discipline alone, without the Holy Spirit will only make us a Pharisees: cold, calculated, and legalistic.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0880   The Lord expects order in His church. Men, women, young people and even employees are supposed to behave in a Godly way. The reason is that we may glorify Jesus and represent Him properly. And the Lord has appointed leadership to help guide and correct us when we having difficulty.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0881     Today if a man causes division in the church we just call it "personal differences" and move on as though nothing ever happened. I am so happy that Paul has given us some guidelines to work with. And although they may seem harsh, they are given by the Holy Spirit.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0860   The Apostle Paul continues in his praise of the church in Thessalonica.  Unfortunately, he also finds himself in a bit of a defensive mode also.  There were many that would follow along behind him trying to discredit his word and his work. In this study, we see his defense and the reassurance that his motives were pure.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0861   Paul exhorts the Thessalonians to abstain from sexual sins.  They are doing will in their brotherly love and are commended for that, but warned against sexual sins.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 04:13-5:28]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0862   This the Apostle Paul's classic encouragement to the saints in Thessalonica that those who had died believing in Jesus would meet them in the air at His return if they were still alive at the time.  Though the word "rapture" is not found in the Bible, we do see the phrase "caught up" here in these verses.  We get out English from "Caught up" as it is translated from Latin.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0864   The Apostle Paul continues to the church in Thessolonica that the rapture has not yet occured. The main event of this teaching is the great falling way or the apostasy that must occur before the great day of the Lord's return.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Thessalonians 03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0865   In the closing of Paul's letter to the church in Thessalonica, there is much exhortation.  The Apostle Paul warns of Unreasonable and Wicked men that were in their midst causing trouble and being idle.  The church is encouraged to have nothing to do with them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Timothy 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0866   This letter is to young Timothy.  The Apostle Paul considered Timothy his "son in the faith" because he had led him to faith in Jesus Christ.  Paul is giving this young pastor instructions to deal with some incorrect doctrines and people that were causing division in the church.  Paul tells Timothy that their incorrect doctrine came from a misunderstanding of the Law.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0867   This chapter deals with three issues: prayer, modesty and women teachers.  The Apostle Paul exhorts godly men everywhere to pray.  He encourages women to be modest in their dress and behavior and discourages women as spiritual teachers of men.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0869   This is the apostle Paul's classic treatise on Church Leadership.  He gives the qualifications of church elders and deacons.  These qualification apply to enyone who desire church leadership.  It is indeed a noble desire, but it carries with it, certain responsibilities.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0871   After the list of qualifications for church leadership, the Apostle Paul gives young Timothy a few guidelines for the do's and dont's of that same leadership.  To whom much is given - much is required.  When we step up into leadership, there is a much greater accountablity.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0872   The Apostle Paul has just give young Timothy some Do's and Dont's for for the church leadership.  Now he turns his attention to the Do's and Dont's for the chruch body.  It surprises some to know that there is a certain "protocol" for Christians.  We are suppose to be noticably different that those who are not saved.  These are Paul's guidelines for the interpersonal relationships of church-life.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0873   The Apostle Paul has just give young Timothy some Do's and Dont's for for the church leadership.  Now he turns his attention to the Do's and Dont's for the chruch body.  It surprises some to know that there is a certain "protocol" for Christians.  We are suppose to be noticably different that those who are not saved.  These are Paul's guidelines for the interpersonal relationships of church-life.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0874   The Apostle Paul is in a dungeon in Rome.  Most, have left him to suffer alone.  Most, were confused as to why the Lord would allow him to suffer and eventually die.  Paul encourages Timothy to not lose hope nor be ashamed of his chains. This study will cover 2 characteristics of the Christian Soldier - courage and faithfulness.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0875   Pastor John continues with the Characteristics of a Christian Soldier - in Part2 of this series. This study will include strength, single-mindedness, his discipline, his security, and soundness of mind.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0876   Last in the series of THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN SOLDIER.  Pastor John takes a look at Holiness and Servanthood.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0878   After telling young Timothy that the Lord's return will not happen until the great asostasy, he now tell him to continue to preach the word.  Most had forsaken the Apostle Paul during his prison days.  But he still found comfort in his scriptures and God's promises.  He knew that no matter what happened to him, that he would be in the presence of Jesus.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0877   The Apostle Paul takes a brief diversion from the Charicteristics of the Christian Soldier to tell us that before the Lord returns there will be a great falling away.  This is commonly referred to as the "Apostasy".]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0343   The author of Hebrews, which many believe cannot be determined, clearly expresses that Jesus is above all things - including the angels.  Since it is a letter to the Hebrews, he spends no time trying to prove that there is a God - that is given.  But he gives a beautiful defense of and for Jesus as God's only begotten Son.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0344   The Angels play a divine role in God's plan for mankind, but Jesus tops them all.  For a nation deep in religion and religious activity, this was and is extremely important news.  Nothing can or ever should - take the place of Jesus in our lives.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0345   The writer of Hebrews continues with the theme of Jesus' superiority. In this chapter he shows Jesus' superiority over Moses and even Jesus as our High Priest.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0346   The writer continues where he left off in chapter 3.  He explains that Jesus is our final rest.  Canaan was meant to be a resting place for the Children of Israel, but none of the original crowd that came out of Egypt - made it.  He stresses that hearing is not enough.  Hearing must be followed by saving faith.  Many people hear the good news about Jesus, but only some follow through in faith to a saving knowledge of His peace and rest.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0347   This chapter is a continuation of the idea that Jesus is our High Priest.  The writer of Hebrews exhorts his listeners to "grow up" and "move on" to the deeper things of Christ instead of remaining perpetually immature.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0348   There are 6 basic doctrines mentioned in these first 3 verses of Hebrews Chapter 6.  Doctrines that Christians need to settle in their hearts and move on into maturity in Christ.  Pastor John takes a look at all 6 of these doctrines.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0349   Pastor John takes a brief look at the Calvinism - Arminianism debate, looking at their different points.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0350   In this chapter we see Jesus as our Hight Priest and the Anchor of our souls.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0351   Pastor John takes a look at the tithe and the one Abram paid tithes to - Melchizedek.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0352   After mentioning Melchizedek and Abraham paying him the tithe, the writer of Hebrews goes on to tell us that Jesus, once again is far superior.  That is Jesus a new covenant  and anew priesthood was established.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0353   Pastor John looks a little deeper at chapter 8 and shows Jesus as the Perfect Sacrifice in chapter 9.  Chapters 8-10, all give greater depth the the fact that Jesus became our High Priest.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0354   Chapter 10 is a continuation of chapters 8 and 9 on the subject of the priesthood and Jesus being our Great High Priest.  He encourages the Hebrews he is writing to, to not quit fellowshipping with each other and to stand in the full assurance of their faith.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0355   We enter the great Hebrew Hall of Faith in chapter 11.  Verse one seems at first a bit obscure, but further study reveals the depth and glory of just that one verse.  The following verses give us great encouragement as we see the many who have lived and died in the faith.  There are so many "hero's" in the Christian faith that we will only be able to cover the first 16 verses of chapter 11.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0356   The writer of Hebrews continues his list of the faithful. So many have lived and dies believing in the promises of the Lord.  Many without ever having seen the fulfillment of the Messiah. At least we, as New Testament Christians, have seen it come to pass.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0357   After a long list of "heroes" of the Christian faith, the writer of Hebrews tells us to "lay aside every weight" and "run the race that is set before us.  Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith".]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0358   The writer of Hebrews contrast the old covenant with the new. The old covenant was give under much fear and reverence and there was great penalty for disobedience.

Jesus is the Mediator of the new covenant, and because He took our sins upon Himself, there is much grace.  However, if Jesus is rejected - there is no other salvation.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0359   This study ends the book of Hebrews.  The writer encourages the church to continue in brotherly love.  True Christianity changes, not only the way we see things, but also the way we live.  This chapter shows some of those changes in behavior.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 11:15-19]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0950   For the saints there are rewards.  The Bible also calls these rewards for serving the Lord and His people, "crowns".

There is the "crown of glory" spoken of in 1Pet. 5:4, that we will receive when the Lord appears.

There is the "crown of life" in James 1:12 for resisting temptation.

2Tim. 4:8 speaks of the "crown of righteousness" for those who look forward to the 2nd coming of the Lord.

1Cor. tell us that we will receive an "imperishable crown" for running the race.

And there is the "soul winner's crown" for sowing and reaping in the lives of those who come to the Savior.
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<description><![CDATA[S0951   This chapter is a chapter of "signs" as stated in verses 1 and 3.  Much of it is "symbolic" in nature.

Chapter 12 is also a chapter of "great" things. We will see phrases like "a great wonder" in verse 1, and "a great red dragon" in verse 3, "great wrath" in verse 12, and "two wings of a great eagle" in verse 14

The first "sign" we see in chapter 12 is "a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars".]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0952   The beast is a man and that man has a name. His name has a numerical equivalent. We are told to count the number of this man’s name.

In English this seems weird, but in the Hebrew or the Greek language and in some cases Latin, it is not strange at all. You see, each symbol used for the alphabet was also used for a number.

For example, in Latin V=five, X=10, L=50, and so on. In Greek, the language of the New Testament, alpha = 1, beta = 2, iota = 10, rho = 100. To “count” the number of the beast one would simply add up the numbers attached to the letters in his name.

Who is this man? No one knows for sure.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0953   In chapter 13, the scene was the earth and the “deluge” of satan, the beast, and the false prophet. chapter 14, is much different. It is a vision of heavenly announcements and heavenly beings. Chapter 14 can be summed up with Psalm 37:35, 39-40 (NKJV) 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree.. . . . 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him.
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<description><![CDATA[S0954   The Priests had to wash to be ceremonially clean before coming before the Lord. And you and I must be “washed” in the blood of Jesus before we can come before Him. EVERYONE must stand before the judgment seat of the Lord. Christians are cleansed by the blood of the Lamb and therefore able to stand the fire of His judgment.

It is for the unsaved that the next 7 plagues are intended. You see, if we do not accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, then we must face Him as God and Judge.

And at this point in the tribulation, the world is experiencing the full force of His wrath.

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<description><![CDATA[S0361   James is a pretty "matter-of-fact" kind of guy.  It is apparent that he feels change accompanies true salvation.  Being filled with the Holy Spirit of the living God should change the way we feel about, and handle money, and it should clean up our carnality.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0362   What James says in chapter two seems to contradict what the Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 2:8-9.  An in-depth look show that it is not contradictory at all but complimentary.  James makes it clear that there will be visible signs of our saving faith in Jesus Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0363   James gives up a very clear understanding that a relationship with Jesus should change what comes out of our mouth.  A Christian's comments should not be inconsistent with his God.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0364   James continues with the sins of the tongue but digs a little deeper in these first ten verses of chapter four.  HE goes straight for the heart.  If the heart is divided, so will be the tongue.  He makes it clear that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0365   James continues with the theme of the sins of the tongue.   It is strange how we can immediately give an answer if we are invited out to dinner or a game, but when asked to participate in godly events, it is often answered with, "I will pray about it."  James says it is sin to know to do good and not do it.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0906   Written to the saints that were scattered abroad by the persecution: Peter is encouraging them to keep their eyes on Jesus.  He had promised them salvation and HE was good for it.  Trials will come to us all, but as saints we have a great future head of us.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0955   The effect of these Bowl Judgments on the earth is catastrophic.  Mountains are leveled.  Islands are either removed or became a part of the earth’s land mass.  Even Jerusalem is divided into three parts while every other great nation is destroyed.

Babylon, the city of the beast and the false prophet come before the Lord for judgment, and much blood is shed in the final battle.  During this same time period, men and women are being pelted by stones falling from the sky with the weight of approximately 100 pounds each. But notice the hardness of men's hearts: They cursed God instead of repenting.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0956   The 7 mountains are 7 kingdoms that comprise political Babylon and they all support the harlot. In other words they are all in support of the pagan idol worship in rebellion against the true God. 5 of these great kingdoms have come and gone. According to Daniel and our history books they are Persia, Greece, Egypt, Assyria, and of course, Babylon. One of these kingdoms was in existence at John’s time.  It was the Roman Empire. The other is “yet to come” and will last only “for a short time.” This last kingdom corresponds with the toes in Daniel’s image and as we know most feet consists of 10 toes. It is most likely that this yet future “kingdom” will the 10-nation confederacy comprising the European Common Market. This Last great “kingdom” will last only through the 1st 3 1/2 years of the tribulation.
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<description><![CDATA[S0957   The Babylonian system (since time began) had caused millions to offend the Lord and miss their opportunity for Heaven.  For that, “with violence”, she will be utterly destroyed.  All the things that once made her beautiful will be completely destroyed.

The musicians, the great builders, even the sound of commerce: no joy that weddings bring. There will not even be a trace of light in the city. She is held accountable not only for all the Apostles, and the Prophets, and all the saints that were killed because of her, but also for every human life that was “seduced” by her.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0958   Now we move into what is probably the most beautiful part of the Revelation. Seeing Jesus return as KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS.

Verse 1 contains the famous HALLELUJAH CHORUS. The “great multitude” in heaven break out in praise to the Lord. The word hallelujah is a combination of hallal = “praise”, and yah = short for “Jehovah”. So the meaning is actually “praise ye the Lord”. In the New Testament, this word occurs only in this chapter and is used 4 times in verses 1 through 6.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0959   In one mighty act of God, the beast and the false prophet are captured and forever confined to the “lake of fire”.  They are its first occupants. It is only later that the devil and everyone who has rejected Jesus as Lord will join them. (Rev 20:10, 15)

All the “kings of the earth” somehow had hope that they would defeat the Lord and His redeemed army until now.  Now it has become evident that they were lied to by satan, but it is too late.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0960   Remember the saints all dressed in white wedding robes?  It seems that those “white robes” are also the garments of kings and priests.  Revelation 1:6 . . . has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.  You see the saints, during the millennium, will be assigned individual thrones of authority and judgment and co-reign with Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0962   The angel shows John the source of this water flowing through the city. He had already shown John that there would be no more seas on this new earth. No doubt John couldn’t figure the nature, or the source of this water. This “river of water of life”, (the source of water in the New Jerusalem) has been referred to throughout Old and New Testaments. Almost always, in the bible – our physical need for water is used as an example of an even greater thirst. It is symbolic of our need for the Lord. We can go for 40 days or so without food, but only a brief time without water. Likewise, the Lord never intended for us to live without Him. It has always been His desire to be our “Thirst Quencher”.  Right down the middle of the “street of gold” flows this river of life, and both sides of the river are lined with the “trees of life”.  These trees have fruit that constantly produce, and they produce a different variety each and every month for 12 months, then the cycle is repeated.  The important part is that each fruit contains, (as does the river), LIFE. There is every indication that this is the same tree offered in the Garden of Eden, also called the tree of life.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0800   The Apostle Paul contines with his explaination that his brethren missed the Messiah.  He also shows that the Gentiles owe much to Israel for they are the true olive branch.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0822   The Apostle Paul finds himself on the defensive.  He can, with confidence and sincerity defend himself as an Apostle of Christ and the "father" of their new life in Christ. It is unfortunate that he has to since it was his evangelistic team that gave new life to the Corinthian church.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0828   Repentance means much more that just being sorry.  It means to - getup, turn around and go the other direction.  The Corinthians had taken a proper appraisal of their own walks and responded with Godliness. Their sorrow was not that of just remorse but of true repentance!
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<description><![CDATA[S0848   Fortunately or unfortunately we must work for a living.  In this study, Pastor John looks at the curse in Genesis and ties it to these verses in Ephesians.  One day the Lord's original plan will be reinstituted, until then we all must work.  And even the workplace should reflect our spirit-controlled life in Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0851   There no greater example of true humility than Jesus. Pastor John gives us four characteristics of the humility exampled by Christ.  Humility think of others, serves others, is sacrificial and glorifies God.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0868   Only part of the first teaching was finished at either campus.  This is a recap and finish of chapter 2.  The Apostle Paul is still dealing with the subject of authority, respect and honor as it applies to women and their husbands and the church.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0870   This teaching is a continuation of S0869.  The Apostle Paul give Timothy a list of qualifications for leadership in the church]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0360   James humbly introduces himself and teaches us a great deal about patience.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0907   Only 3 verses covered in this teaching, but these 3 verses cover a lot of territory.  Peter is exhorting believers to grow up and lay aside the things that hurt and divide.  As God's kids - we have a much higher purpose and calling now.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Peter 02:04-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0908   Peter further explains what the Grace of God really is.  HE show us that Jesus is the Cornerstone that the builders rejected.  He both loved and hated, but those who love Him should live in such a way that glorifies Him.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Peter 02:13-25]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0909   True liberty is living as we should - not as we please.  Peter makes that very clear in the remaining verses of chapter 2.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Peter 03:01-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0910   Husbands are at retreat and Pastor John teaches on the role of the wife.  With the divorce rate amongst Christians as high as it is in the secular world, marriage is in trouble.  Christian husbands and wives need to know what God's word says about their particular role and how to be better at it.  Peter give some pointers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Peter 03:07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0911   Last week Pastor John covered the wife's role in marriage and this morning - it is the husband's turn.  Peter makes it clear that the husband is to honor, love and respect his wife.   That is to be done with understanding and wisdom and great value placed on the wife.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Peter 03:08-22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0912   Peter continues on the subject of submission to authority.  He also emphasizes that it should be done in peace and that we should be a blessing to one another.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Peter 04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0913   Peter connects the previous chapters with chapter 4, with a "therefore".  He encourages the church in their suffering, by reminding them that Jesus suffered also.  They are exhorted to live in such a way that honors the Lord and His sacrifice and to remember that the time is too short to live it in sin.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Peter 05]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0914   Chapter 5 closes the book of 1 Peter.  Peter exhorts the elders to loving and willingly lay down their lives in service to God's people, as Christ did for us.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Peter 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0375   Peter encourages the first-century church to continue to add to their faith in the Lord.  He lists virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love.  Pastor John gives detailed descriptions of these "additions".
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<description><![CDATA[S0376   Peter continues to describe the false prophets and false teachers that were plaguing the early church.  These men had no fear of the Lord.  Pastor John explores healthy and unhealthy fears as they apply to the Lord.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0377   Peter closes his letter with a reminder to the church that the Lord is returning just as He said he would.  The only reason that He has not already returned, is because of His loving patience and desire that all men would be saved.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0919   John does as only John can do in describing Jesus and the "Logos" of God. In refuting the Gnostics, John makes it clear that Jesus is God and the Light of the world.  Likewise if that Light is in us, we too will reflect that light to a dark and sinful world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 02:01-03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0920   In this chapter John calls those he is writing to - "little children".  And he tells them that the reason he is writing is so that they might not sin.  But if they do - the Father has provided a great defense in Jesus, and that He has paid the penalty of sin - Himself.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 02:08-29]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0922   The Apostle John puts a new twist on the topic of love.  The Scribes and Pharisees claimed to walk in righteousness, yet hated many.  John tells them love and hate are mutually exclusive.  He concludes the chapter reminding everyone that the time is short and to keep their esys on the Lord - not the world.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0921   Jesus’ desire was to do the will of His Father:  to do as He had appointed Him to do. His life and death was a great act of love not of slavery.

The only way that you and I can live this life as a Christian is by being in love with the Lord. Because when we are genuinely in love with Him – abiding is not work – it is a joy. So if we are going to walk as He walked, it will be a walk of love and humble submission to Him.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 03:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0923   The Apostle John is still on the subject of love.  And the great topic of that love is Jesus Christ.  We love Him because He first loved us.  As a result of that great love, we should walk as He walked and love as He loved.  And the more we do that - the more we will be unwelcome in this world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0925   For a brief time, John continues his theme from chapter 2 regarding false prophets.  John says that the true from the false can be distinguished by their relationship and the things they say about Jesus.

He then continues on the topic of love.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 05:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0926   The first part of this teaching continues with the topic of false teachers, but moves into assurance of salvation.  John tells us how to know that we are saved.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 05:14-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0927   Pastor John looks at the last few verses of chapter 05 of I John.  We are granted many things if we ask "according to His will", but there are also many other reasons why the Lord will not answer our prayers.  This last study in chapter 5 gives a list of some of the things that can hinder our prayers.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0928   The Apostle John mentions love more than any other writer, but he also mentions truth a great deal.  But what is truth?  In a world of such great deception, can a child of God know what truth really is?  Do you think it might be extremely important to know what God's word says about truth?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jude 01:01-07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0929   After a brief reading of 3John - Pastor John moves into the first part of the book of Jude.  False teachers had entered into the church very deceptively.  And they had turned the grace of God into liberty resulting in lewdness and abandonment of morality.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3 John 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0930   This teaching is out of sequence because Pastor John did a teaching from Jude and then doubled back to pick up 3 John.  Gaius is a great example of walking in the Truth.  The Apostle John wished him health and prosperity, because because he knew that he was a gracious recipient of both.  For many Christians, given the choice of spiritual health or physical, they often chose the physical.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0931   Pastor John explains the different views of interpreting the book of Revelation.  The position taken will greatly affect the conclusions.  He also covers chapter one and the Apostle John's visitation in which was given the Revelation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 02:08-11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0933   The church in Smyrna suffered great persecution and great poverty, but held on to the Truth.  The First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life - reassured them that He had conquered death and that whatever happened in this life - there was more to come.  The over-comers would see Jesus and suffer no more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 02:12-17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0934   Lehman Strauss called the church at Pergamos, "The Church Infiltrated".  Never has the church been more "infiltrated" than it is today.  The church in Pergamos fellowshipped with sin and compromise without rebuke.  The church is and always has been full of sinners, but most of those sinners (though not "sinless") are growing and desire to sin less.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 02:18-29]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0935   The Lord reveals to John that the Church in Thyatira abounds in love but they have allowed evil to remain in their fellowship.  Good deeds do not excuse false doctrine and God will be the final judge of their actions. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 03:07-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0937   Pastor John continues his study in Revelation with a closer look at the Church in Philadelphia.  The Lord commends the Church in Philadelphia for their patience and their willingness to endure for the gospel of Christ.    ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 03:14-22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0938   Pastor John takes a look at the last church addressed in Revelation, Laodicea.  Laodicea was known for its monetary wealth but, in the Lord's eyes, they were spiritually bankrupt.     ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 04:01-11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0939   After addressing the churches God begins to reveal to John what will happen after the church is ruptured from the earth.  Pastor John teaches that God's mercy is exceedingly great but He is also righteous and just.  There will come a time when the end has come and those who have not accepted Christ will face the final judgment.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0940   As John is "in the Spirit" he sees that there is no one to open the scroll and it grieves him to the point of tears.  Then the elder shows him the Lamb-slain, the only one who is worthy to open the scroll.  Jesus begins to reclaim what has always been His - the earth and everything therein.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 06:03-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0942   The riders of the red and black horses are released to bring judgment upon the earth.  Any kind of peace will be taken away and the world will suffer famine.  But the Christian will be home in the presence of the Lord by this time.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0944   As John looked , he saw yet another multitude no human could number. He saw such a variety of Gentile nationalities that he couldn't even describe them. The "sealed" witnesses of the tribulation have done their job! The Gospel has been preached to all nations and perhaps millions have come to know the Lord as Savior! The white robes suggest that the saints from the earlier part of the tribulation is among them.

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<description><![CDATA[S0946   Up to this point most of the Lord's judgment has been on the earth.  It now turns to the judgment of man.  These scorpion-like creatures will inflict pain for 6 month, and yet many will still not repent.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0947   As the demons are released from the pit - the imagery gets almost "sci-fi".  The sad part is that this is not fiction in any way, shape or form.  The destruction of earth and man continues with this 6th trumpet judgment.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0948   This chapter of Revelation is an "interlude" or (parenthesis) if you will! There was such a (parenthesis) between the 6th and 7th seals. The Lord felt it necessary to describe His mercy even in the midst of judgment. Here, between the 6th and 7th trumpet judgments we see yet another "interlude". It speaks of the Lord's mercy even though, as a righteous God, He must wipe out the earth and start over.
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<description><![CDATA[S0949   Enter the beast.  This is the first time in the Revelation that we hear the mention of the beast.  We also see the two witnessed proclaiming the witness of the Lord to the world.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0961   Matthew 1:23 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." (NKJV)

John 1:14 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (NKJV)

The word “dwelt” here in John 1:14 is the same word used in Revelation 21:3 (King James) for “tabernacle”.  The ancient tabernacle was merely a foreshadowing of the fact that the Lord’s desire has always been to live with the people He created.  In this glorious new city, He will do just that. He will “live” or “tabernacle” with us.  The supernatural result of the presence of God will be:

(1) No more tears, or crying:
(2) No more death:
(3) No more sorrow:
(4) And no more pain:

You see -all these are a result of sin and the curse. These are the “former things” that will be done away with.  We have His promise in verse 5 that “all things” will be new or (fresh). As he restates His sovereignty in verse 6, (Alpha and Qmega, Beginning and End) He assures John that He is the source of water in this New city.  Jesus made a very important statement to the woman at the well in John 4:14 14 "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." (NKJV) Those who place a saving faith in the cross, their very sustenance will be the Lord Himself.  He will be their Life, and they will inherit all the blessing of their Father.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0963   The book of Acts was written around 61 A.D. by the Luke the physician, the same author of the Gospel of Luke.  The book is important to us a Christians because it records the spread of Christianity from the day of Pentecost ‘til Paul arrived in Rome – that’s a “30 year spead” of our early church history.  The book of Acts is the “playing out” of all that Jesus did and taught.  It is a time of transition because the Gospel was first preached to only Jews, but as the Holy Spirit fell upon Gentile believers – Christianity became separate and distinct from Judaism.  We will see all the major doctrines of the Bible - here – in seed form.  We will see them “practiced” here in the book of Acts, long before they were written down in the rest of the books of the New Testament.  And we will see how - many of our “hero’s of the faith” got their start.  And we will see how Peter, who didn’t have enough backbone to stand up for Jesus when He needed him the most – becomes a “powerhouse” for the Lord.

b) And finally we will see how that same power that fired up Peter – is available to us!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0966   We leave no room for God to do the exceeding abundant thing above all we can ask or think. Most of us Christians are living way below the miracle level. We can explain everything that happens by ordinary cause and effect. (--Vance Havner)    The disciples are being transformed into “powerhouses” for the work of the Lord. Peter goes from betrayal to preacher/evangelist and miracle worker in a matter of days.  It is not uncommon at all – even today in Jerusalem – to see the lame begging for food and/or money.  This beggar’s friends or family placed him at the most appropriate place to beg – at the gate Beautiful – where people must enter and exit. So, in a sense – he was at his daily job.  I would like to point out a few things about this man: a) The world had rejected him as a real man, so he also believed that he was less of a man. b) He thought his greatest need was money and since he was lame, he decided this was the best way to get it.  In one simple, yet miraculous act of faith, Peter gave this man Jesus and reached down and lifted him up and he was healed.  The Lord (through Peter and John) did not give the man what he wanted, he gave him what he needed.

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<description><![CDATA[S0967   “The Sadducees rejected the Oral Law and claimed to profess only the Written Law. Their name meant righteous ones. The Sadducees did not hold to any Messianic hope, did not believe in the resurrection of the body or the existence of a spirit world. Sadducees believed that God had little interest in the people. They were very political from the standpoint of being willing to do whatever it took to preserve their lifestyle, wealth and position. As a result, they, too, were against Jesus, seeing him as a direct threat.”  (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/919/17227)  People spend their entire lives trying to gain security, and resent anything that threatens that security.  The Sadducees were no different.  Their entire “system” was built on “self-righteousness” (righteous ones) without the existence of God.  To believe that God had done this miracle or that Jesus had risen from the grave would mess up everything - and they weren’t about to let that happen.  What is interesting is that the priests and the Sadducees believed in entirely different things, but they come together when they feel threatened. So here is the result of their combined fear and power
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<description><![CDATA[S0968   The Lord answers the disciples' prayers “big time” – and great power was given to the Apostles for the purpose of witnessing.  The power was not given to them – for themselves – but for the glory of the Lord.  This was what Jesus was trying to instill in Peter at the foot-washing ceremony.  If Peter couldn’t get past the humility and pride issues – he would take the glory. It appears that Jesus was successful in Peter’s training.  How appropriate it is that the word “grace” is used in verse 33.  Remember “grace” is getting what is not deserved.  The miracles through the Apostles were not “deserved” and not “earned”.  They were simply an act of God’s grace.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 05]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0969   The story that is about to unfold regarding Ananias and Sapphira is sad enough all by itself: but even more disappointing when we understand the names of this couple: Ananias = “God is gracious” and Sapphira = “Beautiful”. But this “gracious” and “beautiful” couple, are not quite living up to their names. Peter makes it clear that the sin was not in holding back a part for themselves. It was their “possession”. They didn’t have to sell it in the first place. It seems the reason Peter is upset with them – is because they were lying to the Lord. Now, if it was their property to do with, whatever they pleased: And if it was not wrong for them to keep some of the proceeds for the sale of that property: Then the only way they could have been lying to the Lord would have been if they told the Apostles that they were giving the full amount for which they sold the property. That was their sin, the sin of hypocrisy. Wanting to appear as something they were not.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0970   It was virtually impossible for the Disciples to do what the Lord called them to do and carry out all the other responsibilities of the ministry – they needed help. This need has never changed. There is always more to do than there is help to do it. We should all keep this in mind and WHENEVER we possibly can – we should lend a hand where it is needed.  Seven men full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom were chosen to serve the widows and the ministry was blessed.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0971   Steven has gone from table-waiter, to deacon, to miracle worker and finally as we will see, to theologian. The teaching he is about to give these guys is AWESOME. Keep in mind the accusations against him are that he is speaking blasphemous things against “this holy place” = Jerusalem, and the Law of Moses. Stephen tells them, “The issue here is not me – the temple or the Law of Moses, it is you and your resistance of God’s Holy Spirit.” He is saying, “Gentlemen, our ‘heritage’ that you are so proud of - tried to stone Moses, sawed Isaiah in half, threw Jeremiah into the dungeon, killed Zechariah IN the temple, and sacrificed the Savior.” “Exactly what is it that you are so proud of?” What a powerful witness for the Lord. Stephen may have had humble beginnings, but he has been found faithful in the “little” things and the Lord has made him ruler over “much”. He has gone from pagan, to table waiter, to miracle worker, to one of the greatest preachers of all time. But it cost Stephen everything.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0972   This young man Saul was a voting member of the Sanhedrin so he was “consenting” of Stephen’s death – meaning he voted to have him killed.  This was an important turning point for the early church.  Prior to this - there were nothing more than threats. Now, being a Christian could cost you your life, and it did for many.  As a result, the church scattered. This was foretold in Act 1:8 NKJV But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." This was most likely not what the Apostles had in mind – but it usually never is.  Stephen was given a traditional Jewish burial with mourners and all.  In this study of chapter eight, Pastor John contrasts the ill-motives Simon The Sorcerer with the pure heart of the Ethiopian eunuch.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0973   Saul was the young Pharisee at whose feet they laid their coats so they could stone Stephen to death for crimes he did not commit. This Saul is to become Paul, perhaps the greatest “hero” of our Christian faith. But he gets his start as a great persecutor of the early church. But he is about to have his world turned upside down.  This word translated “goads” is an interesting word considering Saul is a master of the Law.  The word translated as "goads" in verse 5 - actually means to “sting”. They would use pointed metal spear-like sticks known as “goads” to get the oxen to do what they wanted them to do. And of course that would “sting”. In an effort to resist the pain – the animals would kick against the goads making it even worse. Saul is dead inside and he is kicking against the “sting” that he feels in his heart but he handles it the only way he knows how. Not with the mercy and grace of Jesus – but with the Law – because that is all he knows.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 09:32-10:23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0974   One of the "topics" in this chapter is food but the “issue” is not food at all. The Lord is calling Peter to do what he has been trained not to do all his life: These foods before him were “ceremonially unclean” for and he had refrained from eating them all his life – as any good Jewish boy would have done. By-the-way – it was against Jewish law to associate and have fellowship with a Gentile. And the Lord is going to use food to illustrate his point. Peter will soon find himself in the home of Cornelius - a Gentile.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0976   The church is persecuted as never before. We will see Peter fade into the background a bit, and the new Apostle – Paul, will become the predominate character of the New Testament. James is killed and Peter is arrested with the same intent. The arrest took place during Passover, but Herod planned on bringing him to trial after Passover – strictly a political move. Peter is at peace sleeping in is cell – he is sleeping so hard that the angel of the Lord has to strike him on the side to wake him up. This is a difficult thing to do when your whole life is falling apart around - isn’t it? But we have been given an alternative to “freaking out”. Php 4:6-7 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 13:01-12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0977   In this teaching we will see the Apostle Paul’s first missionary journey and the “first steps” in bringing Christianity to “the uttermost parts of the world”.  All of Sergius Paulus' knowledge had brought him to a cheap imitation by the name of Bar-Jesus.  But wisdom brought him to Christ.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 13:13-52]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0978   We pick up our study as the team sets sail once again from Paphos to Perga in the region of Pamphylia. When they arrive in Perga, they decide to press on a bit further north to the city of Antioch in the region of Pysidia. It is there that Paul gives the following exhortation in the local synagogue.  Paul goes from “the seed of David”, to “the Lord sent a Savior and that Savior is Jesus”. John the Baptist pointed to Jesus. And Paul goes on to tell them that the “big-wigs” in Jerusalem missed Him. He says they read the scriptures every Sabbath, that foretells of Jesus’ coming but they missed Him anyway. In fact they became a part of prophecy by condemning Him to death as scripture predicted they would. As with anytime people hear the message of life and death – they have two choices: ignore it because of pride or repent and get right with the Lord. Paul got both reactions.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0979   James Chapter 3:6 states that the tongue "is a fire, a world of iniquity" and "it is set on fire by hell."  As believers we must understand the power of our words and the destruction they can cause when they are not carefully guarded.  Paul experiences this first hand when unbelieving Jews spread lies about him and the apostles.  A crowd in Lystra is easily swayed against Paul and they stone him to near death but, through the power of the Holy Spirit, Paul continues to spread the message of salvation through Jesus Christ through-out Asia.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 15]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0980   The division in this study is caused by some who fancied themselves teachers, but had not been given the authority to teach. Consequently the things they taught caused division and strife rather than giving peace, grace and life to the hearers. Scripture tells us that teachers have an incredible responsibility to the truth. Jas 3:1 NKJV My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. If the teacher be corrupt, the whole world will be corrupt. --Persian proverb   The values of Teachers and even what they teach seem to change with the times. But God’s word remains constant. I am sure these legalists, thought they were correct in wanting to make sure that these new Christians were circumcised, but they themselves had lost the true meaning of circumcision. The Lord was not looking for a piece of flesh. He wanted their hearts. They had given their flesh to satisfy the requirements of the Law, but their hearts were far from Him.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0981   You can judge the quality of their (Christian’s) faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine. --Tertullian  Paul and Timothy get thrown in jail for exorcising a young fortune teller of her demon. That meant a loss of revenue for her owner.  But in jail, young Timothy had a chance to see the Lord work in ways that he never had before. I bear my willing witness that I owe more to the fire, and the hammer, and the file, than to anything else in my Lord's workshop. I sometimes question whether I have ever learned anything except through the rod. When my schoolroom is darkened, I see most. --Charles H. Spurgeon]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0982   The Apostle Paul found the Berean's to be “noble” or “well-born”. These Berean’s went down in history as “noble men and women” for being smart enough to search the scriptures to see if what Paul was telling them was true. Trouble broke out again, so they sent Paul to Athens and Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea. But while Paul was waiting for Timothy and Silas – his sprit became “provoked” or “troubled” as he saw all the idol worship. Athens was considered the “intellectual center of the world” at that time. It was the home of Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. There were over 3,000 altars and temples to the goddess Aphrodite. There was also worship of Zeus, and Bacchus. Paul was grieved and he preached the truth to them with very little lasting affect.

a) As a result many of them found Jesus!

(1) Rom 10:17 NKJV So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

(2) 2Ti 2:15 NKJV Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0983   Paul finds himself surrounded by evil and great opposition in the city of Corinth. He had been stoned at Antioch and beaten at Philippi – he had a reason to be a little hedgy. He knew from experience that spiritual gain usually came with physical pain. The Lord tells him not to worry about it - that He will take care of him. There are over 3,000 promises in the Bible and the Lord will keep them. But, it is our trust in these promises will affect the peace in our lives. There is a time in all of our lives when it is time to “move on from the Jews and take the Gospel to the Gentiles”…whether that is in our own families, or at work. In other words – we can spend a lot of very unfruitful time pursuing something we want – when it is not God’s plan for our life. Sometimes it is very difficult to separate what we want from what the Lord wants – but the blessing will be – doing what He wants us to do. Fear can keep us being of greater use for the Lord. vrs 9-10 God was using Paul, but along with that came a fear that he would suffer for it. The Lord reassured him that it was going to be OK. As a result he stayed there 6 months and many were saved, including both of the rulers of the synagogue. We are now God’s. It cannot be “My will be done.” It must be “Thy will be done.” vrs 21]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 01:01-19]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0648   Description to be given later.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 01:20-31]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0649   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0650   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0651   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0652   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 05-06:9]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0653   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 06:10-22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0654   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0655   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0656   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0515   Baby Moses is placed in a basket and sent down the Nile to avoid death.  Pharoah's daughter finds and adopts him and he is raised as an Egyptian.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 09]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0657   Description to follow.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0658   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0659   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0660   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0661   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0662   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 15-16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0663   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0664   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0665   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 19:1-29]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0667   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 19:30 - Chapter 20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0668   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0669   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 22:1-3]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0670   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0516   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 01:01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0647   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0671   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 23-24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0672   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 25]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0673   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 26-27]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0674   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 28]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0675   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 29-30:1-24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0676   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 30:25-31:16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0677   ]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 31:17- Chapter 32]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0678   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/31b-32.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 33]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0679   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/33.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 34]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0680   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/34.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 35]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0681   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/35.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 36]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0682   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/36.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 37]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0683   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/37.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 38]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0684   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/38.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 39]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0685   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/39.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 40-41]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0686   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/40-41.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 42]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0687   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/42.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 43]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0688   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/43.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 44-45:3]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0689   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/44-45a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 45]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0690   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/44-45a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 46]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0691   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/46.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 47]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0692   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/47.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 48]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0693   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/48.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 49-50]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0694   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/gen/49-50.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 04a]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0517   The Lord has called to Moses from the eternally burning bush and commissioned him to save his people from the slavery of Egypt.  But he has some reservations.  In the end it would have been better for him to lead by himself.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/04a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0606   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/jos/11.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 04b-05a]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0518   Moses has his first encounter with Pharaoh to ask for the release of the Israelites.  Before the Lord can use Moses, he must first take care of some unfinished business.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/04b-05a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 06:14-07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0555   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/06b-07.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 08:14-36]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0557   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/08b.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 05b-06a]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0519   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/05b-06a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 06:01-27]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0601   Israel is primed to take Jericho!  But the Lord's instructions for doing so are quite unconventional.  Pastor John points out that victory in the spiritual realm has much more to do with obedience that methods.  Human endeavor is reduced to zero in this battle and the pople of Israel are show the power of theri God once again.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/jos/06.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 11:22-14:57]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0560   This teaching deals with leprosy, its detection, isolation, and cleansing.  Leprosy is ofted equated with sin in the Bible.  There is only one cure for sin and that is Jesus!]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/11b-14.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 11:01-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0559   The Lord tells the Israelites what is acceptable and what is not acceptable to eat. Pastor John shows us that compromise is sometimes very subtle, but the results are devastating to our walks.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/11a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Kings 24-25]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0724   This study concludes the book of 2 Kings.  Judah has fallen to Babylon as a result of not following the Lord and doing what He had asked them to do.  This rebellion will cost them another 70 years of captivity and slavery.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/2010/2ki/24-25.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Kings 23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0723   King Josiah hears the Word of God and it changes him to the core. Not only does he change, but he reads it to his nation and they commit to change also.  Sincere repentance must have "feet" and King Josiah cleans house in this chapter, putting away the false gods and their places of worship.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/2010/2ki/23.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 21-23:1-3]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0563   Chapters 21 and 22 give a list of the requirements for the Old Testament priest.  Pastor John ties that into the requirements of the New Testament deacon or elder.  The Lord requires His most visible leadership to be representative of Him.  Chapter 23 in this study briefly covers the Sabbath.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/21-23a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 06b-07a]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0520   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/06b-07a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 07:14-08:15]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0521   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/07b-08a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 08:16-32]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0522   The third and forth plagues on Egypt.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/08b.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 09]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0523   Even with the 5th and 6th plagues Pharaoh's heart is hardened against the Lord and His people.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/09.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0524   The 8th and 9th Plagues - Locusts and Darkness]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/10.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 11-12:1-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0525   The Passover Lamb]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/11-12a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 12:15-51]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0526   The Passover Lamb part 2.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/12b.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0527   Sanctification of the firstborn, the firstborn belonged to the Lord.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/13.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0528   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/14.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 15]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0529   The song of victory after the parting of the Red Sea.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/15.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0530   Pastor John compares the children's coming out of Egypt to the new Christian learning to obey and have faith in the Lord without grumbling or complaining.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/16.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0531   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/17.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0532   I this study we see Moses on the mountian with his hands lifted and the staff in them.  As he tired Aaron and Hur come alongside, sit him doen and lift his hands.  As a result they are victorius in their battle agains the Amalekites (symbolic of the flesh).]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/18.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 19]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0533   Israel is at the foot of Mt. Sinai preparing to meet the Lord.  He has given strict orders for them not to come up the mountain.  He is preparing them to receive the 10 commandments.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/19.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 20:01-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0534   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/20.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 20:07-12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0535   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/20a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 20:13-17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0536   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/20b.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 20:18-21:6]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0537   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/20c-21a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 21:7-22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0538   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/21b-22.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 22:21- Chapter 23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0539   A continuation of the Law of Moses and the blessing for obedience.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/22b-23.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 24-25:2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0540   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/24-25a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 25-31]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0541   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/25b-31.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 32]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0542   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/32.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0514   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/01.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 33]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0543   ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/33.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 02:01-10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0492   Nehemiah counted the cost before he approached the king.  So must we count the cost before we begin the change or building or rebuilding in our own lives.  Change does not often come without a lot of hard work.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/neh/02a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 34]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0544   The Apostle Paul tells us that the glory of Moses face began to fade - just like the Law, but the glory of Christ never fades.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/34.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0491   Before any change, building or rebuilding can take place in our lives, we must recognize the need.  Nehemiah was willing to recognize the need to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/neh/01.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0736   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/20.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 35-36:7]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0545   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/35-36a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0738   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/mat/21a.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Exodus 36:08-40]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0546   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/exo/36b-40.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 23:23-44]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0565   You will see several of the Jewish Holidays in this teaching and of course, you will see Jesus as the filfilment.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/23c.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0547   We see the representation of Jesus in the continual burn offerings.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/01.htm]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[office@calvarycentral.org (Pastor John W. Brown)]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0548   No description given.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/lev/02.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0549   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew 24:22-51]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0746   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 04:01-07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0550   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 04:08-35]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 05:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0552   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 05:14-19]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0553   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 06:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0554   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 08:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0556   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 09-10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0558   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 15-16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0561   The Day of Atonement instituted in chapter is only a "shadow" of the Atonement That Lasts in the New Testament.  And of course that permanent atomement is Jesus]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 17-20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0562   The Lord prohibits sacrificing anywhere BUT the tabernacle to prevent idol worship.  Adultery and its prohibition is further delineated.  And interpersonal relationships are to be governed by love. God's people are to be "set apart" and holy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Kings 22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0722   Once again we see a very young king come into power because daddy got killed and he needed to replace dad. He is off to a good start, but will he maintain it? You folks have often heard me say, “It is not how you start, but how you finish that is most important.” Many “Christians” start the race well, but at some point in their walks – take a turn for the worse. I must also say here that this speaks volumes about the people who were responsible for his upbringing and training.  Someone or many someone’s – taught him well.  This king’s heart of repentance – changed everything for him. This passage also shows us that we cannot repent for others – they will have to stand before the Lord on their own. But we can certainly humble ourselves and receive His mercy.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/2009/2ki/22.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 23:4-22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0564   You will see several of the Jewish Holidays in this teaching and of course, you will see Jesus as the filfilment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 10-11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0573   The mixed multitude spread an attitude of complaint against the Lord because they wanted meat to eat instead of the steady diet of manna.  IT was really a dissatisfaction with the Lord Himself!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0566   In this study we see that it was Aaron's job to keep the lamps lit and showbread on the table.  We also dicover that the bread and the light represent Jesus without which there is no ministry.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 25:1-24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0567   A 2 part series on the Year of Jubilee.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 25:25-55]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0568   In this teaching we see a bit more of the "Guidelines" that pertain to the Year of Jubilee and redemption.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 26]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0569   The Lord makes Israel some promises.  We see severl "if" - "then"'s in this chapter.  IF the pople would listen and obey THEN the Lord would bless them]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Kings 21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0721   We have before a very sad story. Though not the first and surely won’t be the last – it is a story of fathers and sons and their often inability to share the most important things in life. As I said it is not new - Lucifer betrayed God, Adam and Eve betrayed the Lord in the garden, Absalom betrayed King David and drove him from his own kingdom. Interpersonal relationships are difficult all by themselves, but I think the father/son relationship is one of the most difficult to navigate successfully. And tonight we will see that in living color.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/ot/2009/2ki/21.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Leviticus 27]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0570   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0792   The Apostle Paul will establish that the Jew didnt believe in the promises of the Lord or he would have obeyed them. He does this by asking rhetorical questions then answering them, to make his point.  Paul establishes that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0793   Abraham came before Moses and before the Law.  His faith towards the promises of the Lord was what made him righteous, not the Law. ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/04.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 05]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0794   Paul shows that by one man (Adam) - sin entered and all men were guilty.  He also shows that by one man (Jesus) that sin has been forgiven.  ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/nt/rom/05.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Romans 10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0799   Paul is burdened for his kinsmen the Jews. He goes on to say that just being Jews didnt mean they were saved. Just because they had the promises, and covenants - didnt mean they were saved. Salvation lies not simply in the hearing, but in the doing. One MUST confess with your mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0579   The murmuring continues!  This time the Lord sends fiery serpents as judgment.  The people repent and the Lord instructs Moses to fabricate a bronze serpent and raise it for the people to look at.  Those who looked escaped death, those who did not look died.  Pastor John takes us into the New Testament book of John chapter 3 to discover the true meaning of the bronze serpent.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 01:01-04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0571   The Lord instructs Moses to take a census of the tribes, and their Wildnerness Journey begins.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 01-09]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0572   Overview of the first few chapters and a look at the cloud that guided Israel, so they knew when to pitch tent and when to move.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0574   Moses' older brother and sister - Aaron and Miriam let jealousy and envy get the best of them and start questioning Moses' authority.  The Lord puts a stop to it and Miriam ends up with leprosy which the Lord heals - but she still has to remain outside of camp for 7 days.

Sin has its consequence.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Kings 20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0720   I do not see how anyone could hear the words, "You are going to die" and NOT have their “world” shaken apart. Knowing that the end of your life is near – would be difficult for anyone - but scripture tells us that there was more going on here than just the end of Hezekiah’s life. 2Ch 32:24-26 NKJV In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign. (25) But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem. (26) Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. Because Hezekiah did what was right in the sight of the Lord – He lifted him up and gave him great riches and great power – but that began to go to his head – and pride filled his heart. The Lord gets his attention. He legthens his life - but they are not the best of his years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 13-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0575   12 spies are sent into Canaan and only Caleb and Joshua interpret what they see through eyes of faith.  As a result only Joshua and Caleb would enter the Promised Land and Israel would wonder in the winderness for 40 years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 15-16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0576   Korah, Dathan, and Abiram decide that Moses and Aaron have "exhalted themselves above the assembly of the Lord" and question them on it.  They incite 250 prominent men to rise up with them.  Moses proves that he is God's annointed and nany die that day as a result of the sins of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

Gossip and division are very destructive forces.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 17-18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0577   On the heels of Korah's rebellion - the Lord validates Aaron's ministry by budding and bringing forht fruit from the rod placed before Him in the tabernacle.  The rest of the tribe's rods bore no such fruit.

The Lord validates Aaron's ministry.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ruth 03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0632   Naomi advises Ruth to ask Boaz to honor his duty as Kinsman and marry her.  He accepts with the condition that there is someone in line for that duty before him.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 15-17:01-16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0695   This is the first we hear anything about Elijah and you might say that he makes a pretty dramatic entrance.

It appears that his first “assignment” is to get an audience with the King and give him a “divine” weather report. And that report is, “It is not going to rain unless I tell it to.” – Then the Lord tells him to “get out of Dodge”.  The Lord not only tells him where to go for safety – He also gives him food and water to drink.  Although Elijah is going to have some trials ahead of him – he is much safer in the hands of God – doing the will of God, than he would be if he didn’t do as the Lord asked him to do.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0662   David desires to build the Lord a house, since his is now built.  Nathan agrees it wold be a good idea, but neither of them had sought the Lord.  When Nathan did, the Lord said no.  Then He proceeds to tell Nathan, to tell David, what all He had done for him.

It is not about what we can do for the Lord is is about what He has done for us.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 08-09]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0663   David fulfills his promise to Jonathan to look after his family.  Mephibosheth is, Jonathan's son is found and all things are restored to him.  He becomes a guest at the King's table and others are ordered to tend to his farms and land.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 01:01-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0458   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 19-20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0578   Moses lets all the years of disobedience get to him when the people grumble against him and Aaron becasue they have no water.  Instead of speaking to the rock as the Lord told him to do, he hit the rock and forfeits the Promise Land for misrepresenting the Lord.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 06:01-09:20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0460   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 10:01-15:5]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 16:01-18:50]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0580   Balaam seems to be a genuine prophet of God.  We will see in this first teaching that he starts out clear direction from the Lord, but greed alters his perception.  He is paid to curse Israel, but as of yet - has not.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 19:01-21:13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0463   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 22:01-31]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0464   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 23:01-02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0465   No description given]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 23-24:01-14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0581   I thins study we see the four prophecies of Balaam, and none of them are the ones that Balak had hoped for.  So far Balaam is looking "OK" as a prophet of God, but we will the compromise in the next study.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 24:15-25:18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0582   This teaching concludes the 3-part series "The Prophecies of Balaam".  End the end Balaan remains a very unique Biblical character, but of one thing we can be sure.  The books of Revelation and 2 Peter confirm that he was a man of compromise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 23:03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0466   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 23:03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0469   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 23:03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0470   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms. 23:04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[No tape #   No description given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 23:04]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 24]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Numbers 26-36]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0583   Moses is given one last task as leader of Israel - a war with the Midianites!  They Midianites pay dearly for causing the children of Israel to play the harlot in the worhip of Baal at Peor.  Balaam also pay for his deception with his life.  Moses is replaced by a young man by the name of Joshua.  One of two who came back from spying out Canaan with a good report.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 26:01-27:14]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Psalms 28:01-30:12]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0584   Moses is almost 120 years old and about 40 days from going home to be with the Lord.  He wants to go back over the Law for the new generation whose parents died before entering the Promise Land.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 02-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0585   Moses is restating the Law for the new generation that will enter the Promised Land.  Pastor John surveys these five chapters and the overall them us "Obedience".]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 07-11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0586   Moses continues to instruct the new generation on the Law.  However, with the Law comes the blessing and the curse!  The curse is that if the Law is not obeyed they will and indeed did, end up back in slavery.  This time the slavery was in Babylon.  The Apostle Paul recites the same struggle with the flesh in Romans 7 and 8 - and gives Jesus as the solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 12-17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0587   Moses continues to give the new generation instruction of the Law before they enter the Promised Land.  Of course the continued blessing in their obedience.  And we see in this teaching the Lord's foreknowledge that they will want a king after a time in the land.  That desire alone is a rejection of the Lord as their leader.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 18-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0588   Moses is still restating the Laws for the new generation about to enter the Promised Land, and we continue our survey.  Pastor John spends a little time on the "Rules of Engagement" as the children of Israel were to do battle with the surrounding nations.  He points out the spiritual implications as the Christian does battle on a day-to-day- basis.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 22-23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0589   Pastor John takes a look at a few of the various Laws mention in chapters 22 and 23 of Deuteronomy.  Specifically regarding social interaction, homosexuality, and the taking of oaths.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0590   Moses give "permission" for divorce, which Jesus clarifies in Matthew chapter 19.  Moses gave permission due to the hardness of their hearts, but Jesus says it was never meant to be that way.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 24:06-22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0591   This teaching from chapter 24 comes on the heels of the first teaching on divorce and remarriage.  These laws have to do with society and interaction of God's people with one another.  If looked at closely, they all seem to preserve dignity and promote respect.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 25-26]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0592   An Old Testament look at the New Testament principle of the Tithe.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 27-30]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0593   In this section of scriptures, the congregation of Israel is divided into 2 groups of 6 each to ratify the curses and blessings given by the Lord.  One group was to be on Mt. Ebal and the other on Mt Gerazim.  There are always 2 paths and only one is blessed!  If the Lord has His proper place in our lives - everything else will fall inot place also.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 31-34]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0594   This is the closing teaching of the book of Deuteronomy.  Moses is ending his ministry and Joshua is beginning his as the leader of Israel.  Moses reminds Israel and Joshua that they must put their faith and trust in the Lord.  That He is their true Leader.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 01:01-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0595   The book of Joshua is a book about struggle.  It is a book of war, of victories and defeats.  Canaan is not heaven - it is the place of victory for the Christian.  It is the place promised by the Lord as that land of milk and honey - the place of blessing.  But it does not come with battles.  It does not come without displacing the enemys of the Lord and His people.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0596   Moses is dead and the Lord chooses Joshua to lead His people into the Promised Land.  Why?  What was it about Joshua that made him leadership material?  What can I learn about the qualities that Joshua possessed that will help me to be victorious in in my Christian walk?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0597   The Lord's timing is certainly not ours!  Israel is ready to cross over the Jordan but they are instructed to wait for 3 days.  There is someone HE desire to save in Jericho first, before the fighting breaks out.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 02:11-20]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 03:01-32]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 04:01-09]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 04:10]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 04:11-23]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 05:01-19]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 06:01-19]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 07:01-08:18]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 09:01-38]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah 10:01-13:31]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0598   Over 2 million people stand on this side of the Jordan.  They need to cross in order to enter into what the Lord had promised - the Land of Milk and Honey - Canaan.  The problem is that the Jordan poses a threat.  It is harvest time and the banks are overflowing.  It is an impossibilty without the Lord's intervention.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 04-05]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0599   Israel is now on the other side of the Jordan.  But they do not yet engage the enemy.  They make their way 6 miles further and camp at what was to become their base of operations - Gilgal.  So named because Joshua had the men circumcised at Gilgal. They had been born in the wilderness and were not yet circumcised.  Gilgal means "my reproach has been rolled away."  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 05:13-15]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0600   Pastor John doubles back to cover the last few verses of chapter 5.  There are several "lesson" from Joshua's encounter with the Captain of the Lord's Host, that will ensure victory.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 07]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0602   After a smashing victory at Jericho, Israel is defeated at Ai. Ai was a smaller city and the victory should have been overwhelming, but there was sin in the camp.  Pastor John gives at least three lessons we can lean from Israel's defeat at Ai.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0603   Israel finds themselves in a second battle at Ai.  The first resulted in defeat because of Achan's sin.  The sin has been purged, but this victory will take a lot more work than the one at Jericho.  Lost ground is always hard to recover.  In the spiritual, it ALWAYS better to do it right the first time than it is to recover lost ground!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 09]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0604   Israel finds themselves making the same mistake of not consulting the Lord in prayer.  As a result, they covenant with their enemies.  The enemies trickery could have been revealed to them by the Lord if they would have only asked.  We too face a clever enemy, but he is no match for the Lord.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0605   The remaining 5 kings of Canaan decide to league together to fight against Gibeon for making a covenant with Israel.  Gibeon calles upon Joshua and Israel to keep their promise of protection.  ALthough outnumbered, Gibeon wind becasue they have aligned themselves with Gods people.  God makes a majority and His is the only side that really matters.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 12-13]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 13:33]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0608   This is pretty much a part 2 of the last teaching, with an emphases on Ephesians 5:15-20.  Pastor John encourages the flock to not lose sight of what is important in the New Year.  It is so easy to get distracted!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0609   As Joshua is distributing the land to the tribes, Caleb steps out from among the crowd and asks for Hebron, the land promised him by Moses. At 85 he is as strong in the Lord as he was at 45.  He is not only given the land - he conquers the 3 giants IN the land.  The only one to gain complete victory. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 17:14-18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0610   In contrast to Caleb, Pastor John looks at Joseph's people and their respond to the land that was given to them by Joshua.  They saw only obstacles and thought the land was too small for their "greatness".  Joshuah told them to cut down the trees and drive the enemies from the land and there would be enough room.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joshua 18: 01-03, 20:01-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0611   Seven Tribes have not entered in to the land given to them by Joshua.  Pastor John takes a look at some of the hindrenes to entering in.  Even today some Christians have difficulty entering all the way into the blessings that the Lord has for them.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0612   Twenty years have passed since Israel crossed the Jordan and entered the Promised Land.  Seven tribes have still not driven out the enemies and occupied their land.  Joshua is growing old and wants to remind Israel that victory comes through obedience.  Pastor John points out some principles to keep us from growing comfortable with the enemy and letting our love for the Lord wax cold.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0613   Joshua's last farewell.  He recounts all the Lord has done for them and exhorts them to follow the Lord and not compromise.  He tells them to fully enter the land and possess all the Lord had given them.  They are of course in agreement and stand firm that they will follow the Lord, but history confirms that they did not.  Their failure to drive out the enemy cost them all that they had gained.

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<title><![CDATA[Proverbs 01]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Amos 01:01-10]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[W0614   The book of Judges is anti-climactic to the book of Joshua.  In Joshua we saw victory, in Judges we see compromise.  In this teaching, Pastor John gives us a brief background on the book and concludes with the first chapter.  Before the book is done we will definitely see the need for the command to come out and be separate from the sin of our time.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0615   This study looks at Israel's first three Judges Othniel, Ehud and Shamgar.  It also looks at the faithfulness of the Lord even in the midst of Israel's unfaithfulness.  Every time they would call for deliverance, the Lord would send a judge.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0616   The Lord raises up Deborah, a woman, a mother, and a prophetess to be Judge over Israel.  Her husband is only mentioned in passing and Barak refuses to go to war without her.  She is surrounded by incompetence but rises to the occasion to deliver Israel.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judges 06:01-16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0617   After another 7 years of slavery the Lord raises up Gideon to deliver Israel.  He calls Gideon a "mighty man of valour" - yet Gideon is hiding out from the Midianites, in the wine press.  Threshing was usually done on the mountian top or hillside but Gideon was too afraid to be seen, yet the Lord sees Gideon differently than he sees himself.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judges 06:17-40]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0618   Gideon is beginning to understand that the man he is talking to is an angel of the Lord.  In this study we see that the Lord is very patient in getting us from where we are to where we need to be for Him to do amazing things in our life.  Gideon still does not see himself as the "Valiant Warrior" that the Lord sees him as.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0619   Gideon is victorious over the Midianites, but not without a little more reassurance from the Lord.  In this chapter we see the Lord using an imperfect man and broken vessels to accomplish His will and work.  He still does.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0620   Gideon completes his victory over the Midianites.  We see Gideon as a humble diplomat as well as a "Valiant Warror".  He declines Israel's invitation to become their ruler, but the ephod he creates from the spoils of victory becomes a stubling block for Israel.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0621   Abimelech, the son of Gideon's concubine, kills his 70 brothers to gain control of Israel.  He is elected king and reigns 3 years before being killed by a woman throwing a rock off the roof of a pagan temple. Things begun in the flesh seldom result in anything but spiritual death.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0622   This chapter is "sort of" between judges.  Pastor uses this chapter to illustrate the sweet conviction of God's Holy Spirit and the consequences of ignoring Him.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0623   Jephthah is a valiant warrior but a very stupid father.  He makes an unnecessary vow that costs him the life of his only daughter. The Lord did not require it and he could have repented for it, but misguidedly he follows through with his vow.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0624   Samson's birth was nothing short of miraculous.  The Lord had great plans for his life, but Samson had a taste for the flesh. He goes out in a blaze of glory, but one has to wonder if he could have been so much more.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0625   This is a continuation of the last chapter.  Samson is betrayed by his Philistine wife, leave and comes back.  Only to find that she had been given to another. He retaliates and burns down their groves.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0626   This concludes the sudy on Samson. Definatley not a perfect man and surely a man with an eye for the world and the things thereof.  Yet he goes down in the book of Hebrews as a great man of faith.  This study reminds us that the Lord doesn't use perfect people, they are in short supply.  But He does use imperfect people to accomplish His purposes.  Samson has more than a few bumps along the road, but he finishes strong.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0627   In this chapter, we see Micah's theft, idol worship, and pagan practices.  Pastor John concludes that true spirituality cannot be bought or faked.  And that Jesus is to be our High Priest.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Topical Can I Trust My Bible? Part2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0198   In this teaching of "Can I trust My Bible?" - Pastor John deals with the two schools of ancient texts, the Textus Receptus and the Alexandrian.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0629   In this brief introduction to the book of Ruth, Pastor John explores the subject of "choices".  We often think that what we do and the choices we make really don't matter much.  These first 5 verses from the book of Ruth would strongly seemed to indicate otherwise.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0631   Ruth humbles herself and gleans from the fields.  As a result, the Lord gives her favor with a wealthy landowner by the name of Boaz.  Becasue of her true humility and faithfulness to Naomi - the Lord is lifting Ruth up.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0630   Things begin to turn around for Ruth and Naomi and it all begins with a good choice to return to Bethlehem.  Ruth chooses to go with Naomi but Orpah chooses to go back to her idols and Moab. Orpah's story ends here, but Ruth's is just beginning.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 09:21-Chapter 10]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0640   Saul goes looking for his father's lost donkeys and ends up as King of Israel.  In this teaching Samuel reveals to Saul that he will be Israel's new King.  As you might imagine - it is a bit overwhelming for Saul.  When it comes time to present him to Israel as their new king - Saul is hiding out in the equipment tent.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0200   In this 4rd teaching in the Can I Trust My Bible? series - Pastor John wraps up this series by looking at the making of the King James Version of the Bible and gives his recommendations about how best to choose a version of the Bible from which to study. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0677   David and the kingdom are facing a sever drought.  The Lord shows them that it is a result of how Saul treated the Gibeonites even after Joshua had made a covenant with them.  7 more lives from the lineage of Saul are lost because of Saul's inability to just do what the Lord had asked him to do.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0633   Boaz marries Ruth and fulfills his duty as Kindman Redeemer - the Goel.  They have a son named Obed who becomes the grandfather of King David and Ruth, the Moabitess has a place in the history of the lineage of Jesus.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0634   Pastor John gives a bit of an introduction to 1 Samuel, and covers the entire first chapter.  We see Hannah, Samuel's mother, petitioning the Lord for her unborn son.  She makes a vow to dedicate Samuel to the Lord's work.  He grants her request and she fulfills her vow.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0635   Young Samuel begins his ministry.  Pastor John contrasts Samuel with Hophni and Phinehas.  Samuel and his family honor and bless the Lord and He blesses them.  Eli's boys disgrace the Lord and end up dead.  The Lord sends an unnamed prophet to let Eli know that becasue he has honored his own sons above the Lord, that judgement has come to his house.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0636   In Samuel's day - there was little or no revelation from the Lord.  There had been little since the time of Deborah.  Young Samuel gets awakened in the middle of the night and he thinks it is Eli calling him, but it is the Lord.  Samuel's first prophecy is against Eli for letting his sons desecrate all that was holy.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0637   Israel goes to war with the Philistines and lose.  Israel's solution?  Get the Ark of God and bring it into camp.  They lose again and the Ark goes into the hand of the Philistines, which they will soon regret.  And Eli and his sons, Hophni and Phinehas also die in this chapter.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0638   The Philistines have the Ark of God, but experience a plague sent by the hand of God.  They can't get rid of it fast enough and send it back home.  The plague is as interesting as the Philistine's Priests and Diviner's plan to appease God in sending it back.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0639   Unfortunately Samuel makes the same mistake Eli did.  He appoints his corrupt sons to be Judges over Israel.  That give the elders enough justification to ask for a king to rule over them.  In this study, we will just being to see a man by the name of Saul begin to rise as the leader and king of Israel.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0641   Saul begins to act and function as King of Israel.  His methods seem harsh, but produces great results.  In this chapter we see Saul using seemingly harsh methods to motivate the people to action and then showing great mercy to those who ridiculed him as King.  Sometimes, desperate times call for desperate measures.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0642   On the heels of victory, Samuel reminds Israel that it has always been the Lord that has been there for them.  Now that they have a king, they AND the king must obey the Lord for continued blessing.  Chapter 13 show us that the continued obedience didn't last long.  Saul gets tired of waiting on Samuel and offers his own sacrifice in direct disobedience to the Lord.  The Lord chooses another king that will have His heart.  That man is David.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 13:15-Chapter 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0643   Jonathan steps up in faith against the Philistines and the Lord gives victory. Saul, on the other hand, continues to make rash decisions not led of the Lord.  Saul's impetuousness almost get Jonathan killed and does lead Israel into sin.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0644   Saul is told to wipe out the Amalekites for attacking Israel as they left Egypt. Saul leaves King Agag alive as well as the best of the bounty.  For this he forfeits his kingdom.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0645   Samuel is instructed to go to Bethlehem and anoint a new king. As Jesse's son come before him - all are rejected by the Lord.  He asks if there are any other sons and David is brought before him.  The Lord gives His approval and David is anointed as King.  Samuel was looking at the outward appearance while the Lord was looking at the heart.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0646   Israel and the Philistines are at war.  They send out their "champion" - Goliath, but there is no one for Israel.  Goliath is a giant of a man and all of Israel is afraid.  That is until David shows up and stand up for Israel.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 19-20:8]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0648   David's friendship with Jonathan continues to develop and Saul continues to harass David.  Jonathan promises to let David know whatever his father's plans are, so that David can escape David's death threats.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0647   In this chapter, we see a very strong friendship develop between Johnathan - Saul's son and David.  And King Saul finds himself fighting - not against David but against the Lord Himself.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judges 19-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0628   Israel is at a state where everyone is doing what they want to do instead of what the Lord has required.  That is always a recipe for disaster.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 20:09-42]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0649   This is the classic chapter of Jonathan warning David of Saul's desire to kill him - by shooting arrows to send the warning to David.  Their covenant is established and honored by David long after Jonathan and Saul's death.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0650   Saul relentlessly hunts down David to kill him.  Protecting or even helping David on any level is a death sentence.  But the Lord always delivers David, because He has a plan and a future for his life as King of Israel.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0651   David and his 600 men are hiding out in a cave at En Gedi.  Saul pursues David with 3,000 men of his own. David's men are outnumbered 5 to 1. Saul goes into the same cave to relieve himself not know of David and his men.  The odds suddenly change from 5 to 1, to 600 to 1.  And yet David will not take the life of Saul.  He could have and everyone would have understood, but he could not.  Proving that indeed he is a man after the Lord's heart.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 25]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0652    David asks Nabal for some food supplies and he refuses.  Even after David and his army had supplied protection for his men and his herds.  David rallies the troupes to kill Nabal, but his wife Abigail intervenes and obtains David's blessing.  Nabal dies and David marries Abigail.  Pastor John takes a look at how the lack of controlling our passions can play a destructive role in our lives and the lives of others.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 26]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0653   Once again, Saul finds himself at the mercy of David and David gives that mercy.  Saul and his army is fast asleep when David and Abishai sneak into the center of camp and take Saul's spear and water jug.  Once again, even at the  suggestion of Abishai to take Saul's live - David does not.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 27]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0654   David flees from Saul to the land of the Philistines.  King Achish gives him Ziklag and he uses that as a base-camp to continue to drive out the enemies of Israel.   Achish thinks he has become a faithful friend and that is tested in the next chapter, as David is asked to go to battle with the Philistines against Saul.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 28-29]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0655   The Philistines and the Israelites prepare for war.  Saul cannot hear from the Lord because of his sin, so he consults a witch.  He finds out that not only will Israel lose, but he and his sons will be killed in this battle.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0657   David kills an Amalekite for claiming to kill Saul.  He praises Saul and Jonathan and tries to unite Israel with a song.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Samuel 30-31]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0656   The Amalekites attack Ziklag while David is gone and take everything including the women and children.  David goes after them and brings them back unharmed.  And we see Saul and Jonathan killed in battle.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 03-04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0659   Abner defects after being accused of a sexual relationship with one of Saul's Concubines. When Joab finds out that Abner has been in the camp and given sanctuary by David - he has him brought back and kills him.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0658    Judah makes David King and Israel stays with Saul's house.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 05]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0660   Israel appoints David as King and he flourishes.  But in the process, he also adds more wives and riches - formerly forbidden.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0661   King David wants the Ark of God back in Jerusalem. He makes a mistake of not abiding by the rules set forth by the Lord Himself and many die as a result.  He learns his lesson and leaves it to the Levite Priests and succeeds. His wife Michal is humiliated by her husband's display of worship.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 10-11:05]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0664   Chapter 11 covers King Davids sin of adultery with Bathsheba and her resulting pregnancy.  Pastor John puts this sin and its consequences into modern application with caution given to men AND women. Pastor John has been impressed by the Lord for over two weeks that "Liberty is the luxury for the disciplined."  We must know our weaknesses and limitations in order to be really free.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 11:06-27]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0665   David's adultery with Bathsheba gets him in deeper and deeper trouble.  He gets Bathsheba pregnant and eventually covers it up by killing Uriah - her husband.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 12]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0666   The Lord send Nathan the prophet to reveal King David's sin to him.  He uses a parable about a rich man stealing a poor man's little ewe lamb.  David in incensed and calls for judgment and restoration.  Then Nathan reveal that the rich man is him.  David repents but there will be consequences in his personal life and his kingdom.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 13:01-29]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0667   Amnon want Tamar his half-sister.  He lures her into his bedchamber under false pretenses and rapes her.  King David does nothing and Absalom plots revenge.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 13:30-39]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0668   Pastor John give a recap of the previous teaching and finishes chapter 13.  After Absalom kills Amnon, he leaves for Geshur to live with his grandfather Talmai, the king of Geshur.  He is there for 3 years and David begins to miss him.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 15:18-37]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0671   King David is on the run again.  This time from his own son Absalom.  But even in the midst of this, we see David turning to the Lord.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0669   It has been 5 years total since Absalom has even seen King David’s face: 3 years in Geshur and 2 back in Jerusalem. I think we can safely assume that there seems to be some “restrictions” placed upon him since he has come back. Perhaps even some kind of “house-arrest”.

Joab arranges for Absalom to see his dad, and it seems that all is forgiven and Absalom is granted a full pardon. But as soon as he can – this “rising star” begins to make plans to outshine his own father!

Absalom begins to believe his own press!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 15:01-17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0670   King David – this “man after God’s own heart” this mighty warrior – just picks up and leaves Jerusalem with haste.

King David MUST also have something else on his mind and ringing in his ears - and that is the prophecy of Nathan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0673   Absalom asks his advisors for a plan of action against David.  Ahithophel's plan is rejected and it is more than he can bear.  He knows that his career is over and commits suicide.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 17:24-Ch.18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0674   In this chapter, Absalom's short-lived reign as king is over.  Joab kills him in the woods as he is suspended in a tree unable to free himself.  King David is deeply grieved as a father, but it adversely affect his people.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0672   Absalom finally achieves what he has wanted - he is now king!  But it will be short-lived.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 19:01-30]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0675   King David gets rebuked by Joab for giving his soldiers the wrong impression.  They had won the battle against Absalom, but David couldn't shake off the grief over the loss of his son.  Joab assured him that not one of his men would be there by sunrise if he didn't get over it.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 John 03:14-24]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0924   If we love the Lord, we will love his children.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 19:24-Ch. 20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0676   King David is back - but not without difficulty.  There is a lot of clean up to do.  Bloodshed will be a part of his life from here on out.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 21:15-22:28]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0678   We look at David's "Psalm" right here in at the end of 2 Samuel.  You will find great similarity between chapter 22 and Psalm 18.  As David grows older he will find a much deeper meaning of God's grace and mercy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 22:29-51]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0679   Pastor John finished David's "Psalm", as David ascribes many wonderful attributes to the Lord and gives Him thanks for being his Deliverer.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 24:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0681   King David sins against the Lord by numbering his people.  Too many times we count on numbers instead of the Lord. David should have known better.  He had watched the Lord work a victory even when he was out numbered.  Once again, David's sin will cost many lives.  We never sin alone.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0680   Integrity, honor and valor are becoming increasingly rare qualities on almost every level.  King David was blessed to have been in the company of many valiant men.  Pastor John takes a look at these men and encourages believers to be men and women of valor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Samuel 24:14-25]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0682   David repents, God relents, and an altar is built.  David buys the threshing floor from Araunah even after it was offered to him free of charge.  King David had learned "the greater the sacrifice - the sweeter the gift."]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 01:01-53]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0683   David's son, Adonijah, attempts to take the kingship for himself outside of the will of God.  His attempt fails and King Solomon is declared the rightful king.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 02]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0684   In this chapter King David dies, but not without passing along wisdom and instruction to his son and "soon to be king" Solomon.  David asks for justice on some and mercy on others and Solomon carries those wishes out.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 03:01-13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0685   Solomon marries the Pharaoh's daughter and thus begins his many marriages with multiple wives.  At the beginning of his reign he seems to want to do what is right.  But his hunger for many wives will be his undoing.  At least in the first part of this chapter, he makes the right choice of asking for wisdom to run the kingdom.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 03:14-04]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0686   Solomon asks for wisdom to run the kingdom and gets much more.  His new-found wisdom is put to the test in chapter 3 as he has to decide a case between to mothers that claim the same baby.  Chapter 4 shows a continuation of that wisdom in the way he runs the kingdom.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 05-06:01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0687   Solomon begins what his father David could not - building the Temple.  But Solomon does not just randomly begin.  He was given a plan by David and goes to great lengths to make sure that plan is followed and implemented by the greatest craftsmen of his time.

People see the need to plan for many things, but often fail to plan their Spiritual life.  That lack of planning often results in very limited success.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 03:01-06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0936   Sardis was “The Dead Church”.  They had a name, but very little life.  They were most likely busy doing many religious things - perhaps even impressing many people, but the Lord judged them as dead.

This is a lesson to all Christians that Jesus desires relationship over activity.  It is more important for us to know Him, than it is for people to know us.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 06]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0688   Great detail regarding size and dimensions of the Temple of Solomon - are given in this chapter.  Pastor John puts those into current measurements to give an idea of the :looks" of the Temple.  Even with all of it's glory - and maybe because of it - this Temple lost the simplicity of the old Tabernacle.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 07:01]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0689   Pastor John covers only verse one in this teaching.  Solomon took more time building his own house that he did building the temple for the Lord.  It is easy even in our own time to forget to "seek first His kingdom" and begin to build our own.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 06:07-17]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0943   A lot of people today have themselves convinced that "you party 'till you drop cause this life is all there is." Some actually believe that they are on some "evolutionary journey" that will continue to give them second chances. But that is not what God says.  Heb 9:27 NKJV  And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.

We see a lot of death in these 4th, 5th, and 6th seal judgments.  Death comes for us all, but Christians will live forever in the presence of the Lord.
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 07-11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0690   Solomon was granted wisdom like no other.  He was richer that anyone else - but it didn't stop him from displeasing the Lord while trying to please his pagan wives.

There is a lesson in these chapters for all Christians.  If it can happen to Solomon - it can happen to us if we do not learn to balance the Lord's blessings with our faithfulness.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 11:11-12:16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0691   King Solomon's reign doesn't end very well.  Because of disobedience - only one tribe is left for his son Rehoboam.  Ten tribes are given over to Jeroboam.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 12:17-33]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0692   Although Jeroboam has the "lion's share" with the ten tribes - he is afraid of loosing them.  As a result he sets up false priests and false worship to keep the people from going back to Jerusalem to worship.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revelation 08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[S0945   The prayers of the saints are about to be answered. Heaven is silent as the 7th seal is about to be opened.  Thunder, lightning, and hailstones mixed with blood rain upon the earth.  Still people rebel against the Lord.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 13]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0693   An unnamed man of God was sent to the Northern Kingdom to warn Rehoboam and to tell him that Josiah would be coming along some 340 years after to tear down his pagan places of sacrifice.  He succeeds in telling the king - but fails in doing exactly what the Lord told him to do and loses his life as a result.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 14]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0694   Chapter 14 briefly describes the reigns of King Jeroboam (Northern Kingdom) and Rehoboam (Southern Kingdom).  The Northern Kingdom produced not one good king and only there were only a handful in the Southern Kingdom.  Kings must make good decisions and that cannot be done without including God.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Kings 17:17-18:18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[W0696   God’s ways are sometimes unconventional as we see with Elijah in the healing of the child – but since God is the one doing the work – the “method” really doesn’t matter much. Isa 55:8-9 NKJV  "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.  (9)  "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Often the pain we are feeling – or what we are going through is not the “real” problem. If we look close enough – it is probably a “symptom” of a deeper issue. The drought was definitely a problem – but it was not the root cause.  The root cause was that Ahab had “forsaken the commandments of the Lord.”

If we find ourselves in a difficult spot, can we tell the difference between the symptom and the root cause?
Are we blaming the “drought” when the problem really is a spiritual one?

 
C.             Ahab’s other problem was that he had turned and followed the Baals!
1.              I am a firm believer that if we do the first part – we will end up doing the second part also.
a)             In other words, if we forsake the commandment of the Lord – we WILL end up following after the “false” things in life.
b)             Make a commitment tonight to fix the root problem!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0697   Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal and wins.  Taking a stand only makes him more of a target.  Christians often think that taking and making a stand for Jesus will mean a trouble-fee life.  But taking that stand - we can expect opposition.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0698   Elijah goes from victor to coward, from public ministry to hiding in a cave, from full of live to wanting to die.

What happened to him?  Could it happen to me?  Can I prevent it? How did the Lord ministry to him?

In this 2-part teaching - Pastor John looks at "Elijah's Depression".]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0699   This ia part 2 of "Elijah's Depression".  Elijah was a “get-‘er-done” kind of guy.  You might call him a “type-A” personality.  He could relate to fierce wind, and earthquakes and calling fire down out of heaven.  He was a “larger-than-life” kind of guy and did many “larger-than-life” miracles in his ministry for the Lord.  He raised the dead, made food from practically nothing, stopped the rain for 3 years and started it again and was fed by ravens and even the Lord Himself.  And he had just called down the fire that consumed the sacrifice.  Elijah knew “big”, and he knew “loud” and he knew “spectacular”.  But he didn’t know “small” and “still”.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0700   In this study - Elijah passes his mantle to Elisha and Ben-Hadad gets a little to over-confident.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0701   Ahab lets Ben-Hadad live when he was told to eliminate him. You may remember King Saul letting Agag live and keeping the best of the livestock for himself – when he was told to destroy everything.  It is always a mistake to be disobedient to the Lord.

Here are a few lessons from Chapter 20:  1. Statistics, numbers, ratios and odds – mean nothing when the Lord is involved. In Him we can do ALL things.

2. Obedience is ALWAYS better than sacrifice. It is always better to just do what the Lord requires of us.

3. If we don’t the price for that disobedience is usually too high later on.

4. Over-confidence in anything BUT the Lord will often be disastrous.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0702   Land ownership at this time meant a lot more to people than it does now. In most cases today – it is simply a matter of profit, of buying and selling. But in those days, property was handed down from generation to generation – so there was a family legacy that went with it. Quite simply – Naboth didn’t want to sell the land for ANY amount of money.  Jezebel knew exactly what to do.  Her resolution was, “You’re the King of Israel - if you want it take it by force.” She Naboth killed to get his land so her spineless husband could get his vegetable garden.  It is not the first time a nut-job has become a world-leader and surely won’t be the last.  I think we would all agree that Hitler was crazy.  A “sane” person and anyone with any moral compass at all would be able to rationalize that just because you “can” do something – doesn’t mean that you should.  And a person in power that does not have this ability to reason – is a very dangerous person indeed.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0703   Human beings seem to me – to be the most unpredictable of all God’s creations.  Sometimes children learn from their parent’s mistakes and are determined to do things right in the Lord so that their lives will be better.  Others can watch the mistakes and the destruction caused by their parents not walking with the Lord and yet - make the same mistakes.  In all of my years of experience, I cannot determine what makes the difference.  I have – however learned that it comes down to the individual’s choice. Ahab’s son Ahaziah decided to follow in his wicked mother and father’s footsteps.  Not smart to start with, but even dumber when you consider that choosing the ways of his parent – put him on the opposite side of the Lord.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0704   The Lord is about to take Elijah home and his ministry passed down to Elisha.  But when I say that the Lord is about to take Elijah home – I don’t mean death as we know it.  Elijah’s “passing” is going to be spectacular.  And when I say that Elijah’s ministry is about to be passed down to Elisha – I think you will find that spectacular also.  He is going to get double what Elijah had and it is going to be instantaneous.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0705   We know that the Lord is not a “magic genie” that we can pull out, make our three wishes and put him back in the bottle.  In other words – the Lord is not some kind of “toy”, or even a “powerful resource” that we can command to do our bidding.  It would be foolish to even think so. But there is every indication from scripture that if the heart is pure and motives are correct – that there is a LOT that the Lord wants do for us.  Could it be that so many of God’s kids have “settled” for so much less than what the Lord wants for us because of unbelief?  Could it be that the enemy of the cross has so discouraged us that we don’t even ask?]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0706   The text seems to support that this Shunemite woman just wanted to be kind to Elisha and make his life a little easier. She knew he was a man of God and saw that he passed by their place regularly – so she asked her husband if they could make a small room for him – to rest in from his journeys. In essence – they provided a small studio apartment for him – rent free because she and her husband wanted to be involved in the work of the Lord. I am convinced that love FOR the Lord has to be involved for people to give TO the Lord.  Mom had to be involved in the miracle. The Lord could just have easily have had this happen when Elisha was around, but he was in another city. As a result – it took great steps of faith from “mom” to see the final healing of her son.  She could have just said, “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away – blessed be the name of the Lord.” And it would have been true, but she didn’t.  She could have said, “He is already dead – buy the time I get the arrangements made to get to Elisha – it will be too late.” But she didn’t.  When the staff didn’t work – she could have said, “It’s over – it didn’t work.” But she didn’t.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0707   Gehazi saw an opportunity for personal gain and took it at the expense of diminishing the witness of God in Naaman’s life.  This pagan commander’s integrity was deeper than the Leprosy that ate up his skin. He humbled himself – did what he was told and received the blessing.  He also became a real “gift-giver”. At first he was just “paying for the healing”.  But after his conversion – he “wanted” to give – but Elisha refused. He wanted him to know that this was a free gift from the Lord.  Gehazi – on the other hand appears to be an opportunist.  It seems that even with all the miracles that Gehazi had witnessed – he did not have what this commander had – integrity.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0708   What Elisha’s servant “sees” and what Elisha is telling him – is not lining up. Logic and science and all that he has ever known as a human being is looking at this vast army and trying to make sense of what his master has just said – as his eyes go back-and-forth between himself and his master – and no matter how hard he tries – he is still counting 2.  Do think the servant is having a crisis of faith right now? 2Co 5:6-7 NKJV So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. (7) For we walk by faith, not by sight.  Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The servant cannot see what Elisha sees.  His eyes are eyes of flesh and not of faith – but that is about to change.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0709   “Laying siege” of a city was a common military tactic of the time.  It was a tremendous commitment of time and resources – not to mention dedication to the end result.  The one waging war (in this case Syria) – would surround the city and cut off as many “supply” lines as possible – food, water – they would virtually stop ANYTHING from coming in or going out of the city.

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<description><![CDATA[S0964   “They were all together in one place”.  In the KJV it says, “They were all with one accord.” The word used is “homothumadon” = which means that they were individuals but with one heart and mind and one purpose.  The “picture” here is like one of an orchestra.  Made up of many different instruments playing many different notes, but because of the “unity” and “purpose” of the music – the result is one beautiful song with many harmonies.  By-the-way, this “attitude of heart” is hard to come by in anything and in any time frame, I think it is only possible when you have people seeking the Lord’s will and not their own.

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<description><![CDATA[W0710   Elisha saved the woman's family - whose son he healed by warning them to get out of town.  In contrast Jezebel is condemned to die and have the dogs lick up her blood.  One woman was a woman after the Lord heart and the other an evil woman.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[S0965   "Dr. A. B. Simpson used an illustration which was about as good as any I ever heard. He said, `Being filled with the fullness of God is like a bottle in the ocean. You take the cork out of the bottle and sink it in the ocean, and you have the bottle completely full of ocean, but the bottle contains only a little bit of the ocean. So it is with the Christian.' We are filled unto the fullness of God, but of course, we cannot contain all of God because God contains us; but we can have all of God that we can contain. If we only knew it, we could enlarge our vessel. The vessel gets bigger as we go on with God." --A. W. Tozer (The Counselor)

Lord has no use for “smoke and mirrors”.  If “signs and wonders” or the use of our gifts do not bring glory to Him and salvation to others – what is the point?  The point would be that if Jesus is not glorified, and others are not coming to Christ, we were most likely not using those gifts in the Biblical context we see given here in Acts 2.
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<description><![CDATA[W0711   How is it that we can come so far in our Christian walks and yet leave some things undone?  Jehu was obedient. He did what the Lord asked him to do in fulfilling this prophecy against Ahab’s house - but he did not turn away from the worship of the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan.  It is not enough for us as Christians to be against sin – but we must also be fervent in standing up for righteousness.  It is easy to see the sin in others – but quite another thing to see it in ourselves and desire change. It was to the benefit of Jehu’s own throne to wipe out Ahab, but it was of no benefit to him - to “ruffle the feathers” of anyone else. Remember these idols were set up to keep the people from returning to Israel to worship.  So this worship of the golden calves had become a part of everyday life.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0712   Athaliah was one of Ahab and Jezebel’s daughter’s and Ahaziah was her son who reigned in his place.  She was evil to the core and killed her grandsons to make sure she could stay on the throne.  However Joah was preserved.  A heart that is not in line with the Lord is a deceitful heart and destined for failure. Even evil plans can appear successful for a while – just like this evil queen’s.  But we know Pro 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.  Eventually they will fail.  Never underestimate how far we can fall and how depraved we can get when we are caught in sin.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0713   We must also remember that when revival comes – it can be a part of one person’s life and “miss” the person sitting next to him. Because revival is a “personal” choice – it MUST start with the individual before it can spread to a family or a church or a nation.  Do we want revival in our own hearts?  If so then we must return to the things of the Lord – NOT just in outward appearance – but where it counts the most – at the heart level.  Because if we do it on that level – it will change us from the “core” – out.  If we look into our own lives and we are dishonest when no one is looking or when it benefits us or our business – then revival won’t come until that is corrected.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0714   King Joash had a tremendous love and respect for Elisha and saw him as God’s prophet even though many of his prophecies had been corrective toward Israel. This visit is of course to pay respects – but it is even more to ask Elisha, “What are we going to do without you?” And on his death bed – he is still God’s man. He is still giving God’s direction. God never meant for them to be divided and they would have been a powerful force had they not.  But sin caused them years of hurt and infighting.  Evntually to be conquered by their enemies.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0715   Amaziah's Kingdom as a whole is still involved in false worship.  While he is “cleaning house” – he decides that he is strong enough to take on Israel – so he calls out King Jehoash and challenges him to a war. The King of Israel basically tells him, “You have had a few victories, stay home and enjoy them. If you pick a fight with us – you will lose.” But Amaziah King of Judah is too lifted up with pride to listen.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0716   This teaching covers “about” 75 years of Old Testament history and about 10 different kings. We are quickly coming to the end of Israel as a nation.  They were conquered by Assyria in 722 BC. While Azariah was reigning in Israel – 5 kings came and went in Israel and none of them were of much use. Most of them “did evil in the sight of the Lord” and allowed the nation to continue with their pagan worship. The enemy of God is very clever, He divided and he conquered. Israel and Judah were meant to stick together and they were instructed to follow the ways of the Lord. If they had – nothing and no one could have stood against them. Instead they end up fighting with each other and becoming weak enough for the enemy to conquer. If you think about it he is still using this trick because it is so affective. He divides husband against wife, child against parent, employee against employer, and friend against friend. If he can get between them and cause them to doubt and distrust each other – the battle is much easier for him. In fact he doesn’t really have to do much except just sit back and watch them fight until they self-destruct. Mar 3:25 NKJV And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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<description><![CDATA[W0717   The worship of this brass serpent had become so common that they even gave it a name – Nehushtan. It is interesting because “Nehushtan” means = “the brass thing” according to Albert Barnes and The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge interprets as = “a piece of brass”. No doubt they were a little hesitant to call it “the serpent” because of the evil associations with the term serpent from Genesis and Isaiah and the Psalms. But that didn’t stop them from worshiping it.  In many ways human being are very predictable: If we do anything – long enough – we can easily lose or miss “why” we were doing it in the first place.  We can turn almost anything into a ritual or a religion. Even prayer, Bible study, and fellowship can become rituals without meaning to us personally. We can only “infer” that the brass serpent had been carried back from the wilderness and most likely been put in the temple. After-all it was at one time a great “focal point” for the deliverance of God’s people. As the brass serpent was lifted up and the people focused on it – they were healed from the bite of the real serpents. John tells us in the New Testament: that it was symbolic of Jesus – as He is lifted up and we focus in Him – we are healed. But in both cases it is the great power of God that does the healing. So many times today – so many Christians focus on everything BUT the Lord. We focus on our selves. We focus on our problems. We focus on other people. We focus on injustice. We focus on anything and everything except what will really be able to help – the Lord. By-the-way we can also think we are doing really well in the Lord and still be backslidden in our heart.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0718   The king of Assyria had become very rich and very powerful and no one could stand against him. From all outward appearances there is “nothing” to indicate that Assyria would “NOT” win this battle against Judah. Hezekiah is “between a rock and a hard spot” as they say. He does not have the strength – the military power to win against this king – but he has taught his people to trust in the Lord and that the Lord would deliver them. In fact – it appears from the conversations with the king's staff that this message has gone out throughout the land. He has only 2 choices – surrender or stand against immeasurable odds.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0719   It wasn’t until “after” Hezekiah sought the Lord that he knew what to do. It is just so easy to react to our situations in the flesh – that we cannot afford to neglect seeking the Lord’s direction. Hezekiah sends his own team to tell Isaiah what has happened and to ask him for pray for what remains of Judah. Please notice the contrast between what Hezekiah does and what the King of Assyria does. The King of Assyria sends his three men and an army - to ridicule, condemn, threaten and extort. Hezekiah – the King of Judah sent his three men to a man of God and asks for prayer. May we all take a lesson from at least this part of Hezekiah’s life to trust in the Lord – no matter what the odds. And may we also take a lesson from Shalmaneser’s life to NOT forget from where our blessings come. Pride always come before the fall.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0150   Noah was a man of tremendous faith.  This teaching takes a look at what it took for Noah to do the things the Lord asked him to do.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[CTS1001   Called to Serve - Level One - Class One]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0169   With all the cares of this world it is easy to forget the Lord's providential care for all of His children.  Through the study of these two parables, Pastor John shows us that the Lord is ever concerned with even the smallest of details in the lives of His children.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0228   It seems like whenever you turn on the news or read the news paper, or check your favorite online news feed that there is bad news. We are either running out of food or gasoline. We are told that the earth is going to burn up if we don’t ride bicycles and eat tofu. Or someone is stockpiling nuclear weapons. Never before have our world leaders at such a loss for solving the problems that threaten society. You know why? They are looking in all the wrong places. The message of Christmas was never meant to be celebrated once a year. And it certainly was not meant to become a commercial phenomenon that only the rich and famous can enjoy. It is a message of hope for the “laborer” and the “common man” that is being crushed under the heavy load of living this life.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[CTS1003   Called To Serve - Level One - Class Three]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[CTS1002   Called To Serve - Level One - Class Two]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[CTS1004   Called To Serve - Level One - Class Four]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[CTS1005   Called To Serve - Level One - Class Five]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[CTS1006   Called To Serve - Level One - Class Six]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hebrews 07:01-03]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0162   A biblical look at the beginning of the tithe.  What is its purpose and where did it some from.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[   What is Biblical Stewardship?  What does it mean to be a steward.  This teaching looks and new and old testament example of stewardship.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[   What does it mean to be faithful to the Lord when it comes to Stewardship.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[   A biblical look at finances - their purpose, our responsibility.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[   What does the Bible say abou the use of our time, our money and our things in general?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Topical Nehemiah 9-10]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Topical Stewardship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[   A look at the tithe from a New Testament point of view.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Luke 15:11-32]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0154   Father's Day 2002]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[W0422   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehemiah Overview]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0161   This is the first teaching at the new Arrowhead campus.  This overview of Nehemiah give us practical application for change, building and rebuilding in our own lives.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/arrowhead/nehemiah-building-and-rebuilding.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[W0423   No description given.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[No tape #   Christmas 2003]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0163   Pastor John gives two examples of forgiveness from the New Testament.  One handled forgiveness correctly and one did not.  The results were incredibly different.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[No tape #   Study given at a Men's Study.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[No tape #   No description given.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[No tape #   The Baptism of the Holy Spirit]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0172   Is Halloween just a harmless activity for children or is it much more than that?  Is it really evil, does it have pagan origins?  Pastor John will give you those answers and much more.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0174   Pastor John gives a contrast to the Wise Men and the Foolish Virgins.  The Wise Men's wisdom brought them to Christ and the foolishness of the Virgins cost them Christ.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0175   Pastor John give an over-view of the event that have affected our world in 2004 - in view of Biblical prophecy.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0176   Marriage is difficult.  Pastor John explores the reasons for the difficulties and gives scriptural hope ofr changes that will save a marriage.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/marriage/it-started-out-so-right-its-ending-so-wrong.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0178   The Bible gives us clearly defined roles for marriage.  However society can dictate a change on those roles.  Spiritually a change in this basic rolse can be disastrous for a marriage.  This teaching looks at the "God-given" roles and suggest a few pit-falls to avoid.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/marriage/whos-on-first-a-problem-of-role-reversal.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0177   Effective communication is not easy. Adam and Eve's poor communication cost mankind dearly and got them kicked out of the Garden.  It can also be very costly when a husband and wife fail to communicate.  This teaching deals with the Biblical guidelines for healthy communication. ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/marriage/the-art-of-biblical-communication.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0217   Christmas is an act of God's grace.  Pastor John breaks grace down by letter G-God, R-Redemption, A-Acceptance, C-Charity or Love, E-Eternity.  All of which show the Lord's mercy and grace of the Christmas Gift - Jesus.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0182   The ladies went early to the tomb of Jesus to prepare for burial.  They carried with them close to 75 pounds of spices that they had spend a great deal of time prepairing.  But it was all unnecessary for He had risen!

If we miss the fact that Jesus is risen we will spend a great deal of life on things that are unnecessary.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0214   This teaching falls more under the heading of Charismania than it does Post-modernism - and yet there are some common beliefs between the two.  We must stick to the Word of God.  When feelings and experience trump the Truth, it is always a recipe for disaster and strange doctrines.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0184   John the Baptist is in jail!  He sends a messenger to ask Jesus if He is indeed the Messiah or if they should wait for another.  Jesus assures him that He is the Messiah.  Jesus then proceeds to explain that John is one of the greatest men that has ever lived and tell of the immaturity of His generation.  Pastor John draws parallels between Jesus' generation and the current one.  They are marks of immaturity and a world where Jesus is NOT Lord!  Such a world will always be "upside-down".]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0186   This is the first teaching in a series on Worship by Pastor John W. Brown.  Pastor John takes a look at the first mention of the word worship in scripture from Genesis 22, as Abraham and Isaac go to worship the Lord.  That act of worship was to sacrifice his own son!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0187   Praise and Worship are unfortunately often used interchangeably, but they certainly do not have the same meaning biblically.  Pastor John takes a look at the differences with the emphasis of this teaching being Praise.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0188   Pastor John gives five New Testament examples of worship that are all false worship.  To better know what Tru Worship is, it is important to know what it is NOT.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[No tape #   No description given.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0189   There is much controvery over even using the word Christmas this year.  One thing is certain, you can NEVER take CHRIST out of CHRISTmas.  He will be there when all stores, all religions and all governments are long gone.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0191   This teaching is part one of a 3-part series on Servanthood done by Pastor John as a prelude to an "Opportunities Fair" at the two campuses.  This was to let the congregation know of the many opportunities to serve at either campus.  The context of the teaching is the difficulties we all face in serving the Lord.  Even Jesus saw the harvest and acknowledged that there were very few to help with it.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/servanthood/THE-HARVEST-IS-PLEntIFUL-BUT-THE-WORKERS-ARE-FEW.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0192   Teaching number two in the Servanthood Series taught by Pastor John W. Brown on a Sunday morning in preparation for a "Opportunities Fair" at both campuses.  Pastor John deals with some of the most important qualities and characteristics of a servant.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/servanthood/THE-CHARactERISTICS-OF-A-SERVAnt.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0193   This is the third teaching in a series on Servanthood taught by Pastor John.  Taken from the life of the Apostle Paul as the example.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/servanthood/THE-TESTIMONY-OF-A-SERVAnt.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0194   This is the fourth and final teaching in this series on Servanthood.  This four-part series was done as a prelude to the Opportunities Fair showing each and every department at Calvary Central - both Campuses.  This was done in an effort to give the congregation a clearer perspective on the Biblical topic of servanthood.

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<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/servanthood/THE-REWARDS-OF-SERVING.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0195   The press has tried to shed doubt on the resurrection to a greater degree than normal this year.  Pastor John gives evidence to the resurrection with testimony of those who sought to disprove its validity, only to become Christians themselves.  The so called religious "scholars" of our time can certainly be classified as "religious" but certainly not "scholars".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral/topical/resurrection/2006-in-defense-of-the-resurrection.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0196   Pride is the ultimate exhultation over God.  It was because of pride that luscifer fell.  It was because of pride that Cain killed Abel and it is still a killer of our relationship with Jesus.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0197   God's Word is under attack.  The so called - higher critics are telling us what parts of the Bible are real and what parts are not.  Even many Christians do not believe that all of God's word is inpired.  Some seminaries and many pastors are teaching the same thing.  Can I trust my bible?  ID it true or not?  Pastor John will be answering these questions and many more in the series, "CAN IT TRUST MY BIBLE?"]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/Bible/Can-I-Trust-My-Bible/Part1.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0199   In this 3rd teaching in the Can I Trust My Bible? series - Pastor John takes a look at Westcott and Hort, the "Fathers" of the modern translations of the Bible.  You will be amazed at what Westcott and Hort personally believed about God and His word.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/Bible/Can-I-Trust-My-Bible/Part3.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0202   In this teaching, Pastor John is speaking at the annual Valentin's Dinner at the Central Campus.  He gives personal testimony of his 33 year marriage to his lovely bride.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0204   Jesus made some incredible claims, but incredible does not mean impossible.  Many things in life have seemed impossible, but only because mankind lacked the knowledge and understanding to make it happen.  When they were discovered of invented, the answer seemed so simple.  The resurrection was a simple task for Jesus.  Pastor John explores that perhaps the problem is not that Jesus' claims were incredible, but that denial is just more convenient.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/resurrection/2007-The-Power-of-denial.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0206   The Apostle Paul admonishes the church at Ephesus to "redeem the time".  Pastor John takes an in-depth look at time in general, as it applies to lifespan. He also looks at the Christian's responsibility to make the most out of the time we have.  Everyone assumes that we have a lot of time, but broken down into realities, the time is very short.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0207   Pastor John had some questions about life and death and where Samuel was called up from by the witch at En Dor, in the last teaching.  This topical teaching is to andswer those questions bring clarity to that section of scripture.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/Paradise/WHERE_DO_I_GO_WHEN_I_DIE.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0212   Being a good mother is an awesome task.  This is lighthearted, yet biblical look at some of the best and some of the worst moms in scripture.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0213   Pastor John takes a look at the Emerging and the Emergent church.  They started with a goal to reach the lost, but the Emergent Church seems to have diverged from centuries of Truth - wanting to redefine a lot of things and deny absolutes.  But that means having to redefine the God of the Bible because He states man]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0215   The Christian witness should be a preservative and provide illumination in a decaying and dark world.  As God's people we simply cannot walk to the beat of the world's drum or will always be out of step.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2008/Parables/SALT-LIGHT.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0216   In any election - some folks are disappointed.  This one is no different.  Many Christians are concerned about President Elect Obama's views on abortion, gay marriage, freedom of speech and of course Israel.

This teaching is an encouragement for all Christians to remain focused on what is important and Who is really in charge.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[T0219   There are many misconceptions of what the church is supposed to be and do. And if people can’t figure out what the purpose of the church is – why would they want to go? Why should any of us any of us take up our time on Sunday’s and Wednesday’s if we don’t understand why it is important for us to be there? In this first study of the series – Pastor John takes a look at what the church is – and why it is important for us to be there.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2009/why-should-i-go-to-church/01-what-is-the-church.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Colossians 1:18]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0220   Jesus only leads and directs and functions as Head where He is invited. And it stands to reason if we will not invite nor allow Him to be Head over all things in our individual lives, we will not allow Him to be Head over the church either.  If He is not Head over all things in our lives, it is usually because we have placed something or someone else there.  That very simply translates that we are missing the Lord's best in each area where we will not surrender and give Him His rightful place.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2009/why-should-i-go-to-church/02-to-keep-my-head-on-straight.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark 16:01-08]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0221   Blocked entrances and exists seem to be a part of life.  They stand between where we are and where we want to be.  These ladies just wanted to do something for Jesus whom they loved very much – but unless someone removed the stone – it would be impossible.  How many times have you been on the outside and wished you could get in or on the inside and wished you could get out: but the path is blocked?  I can promise that in a group this size there are some this morning saying, “I want to be happy, but I don’t know how.” “I want to be free, but I just can’t seem to get there.” “Something always seems to be blocking my path.” Rev 3:8a NKJV "I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; … Joh 10:9 NKJV I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.  This is what the Resurrection is all about. It unblocks things, it rolls away stones and it opens doors that no one on the planet can close.  It gives all men and women a chance to be happy – a chance to be free – and a chance to be all they were created to be – by removing the obstacles.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/Resurrection/2009-THE-RESURRECTION-REMOVES-STONES.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Corinthians 04-21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0222   This teaching looks at how gifted God’s children are. They are given those gifts so that they might be fruitful to the kingdom of God. We will not necessarily be defining each gift or fruit in depth, but will be taking a look more at how they are to be used in the body of Christ – The Church.

I don’t think any of us would argue the point that Jesus was an extremely gifted individual. Yet he was the embodiment of the fruit of the Spirit. He was loving, full of joy, peaceful, long-suffering: full of kindness, goodness, and faithfulness. He was gentle and the cross still testifies of His self-control.  His gifts and miracles were simply and outpouring of who He was. Yet, they would have meant nothing, without His character of love.

b) So it is with us as we interact with each other as His body.

(1) If we have not love, the gifts are either simply a lot of noise or nothing at all!
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2009/why-should-i-go-to-church/03-because-you-make-it-better.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0223   1Thes 5:11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. This “comforting one another” ministry is sort of the flip side of admonishing one another. There are some people that make you feel better just being around them. They have an ability from the Lord to make life seem a little easier.  As we are growing up in the Lord, there are often growing pains, and we are to comfort one another. I am always so blessed when the Lord puts an encourager in my life.  As Christians we need to helpful in each others' discipleship. But how can we do this or get this from each other – if we are not in fellowship.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2009/why-should-i-go-to-church/04-to-love-and-be-loved.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Corinthians 02:15-16]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0224   This teaching looks at the 5th reason, “Why We Should Go To Church”: Because as we grow in the knowledge and understanding (discipleship) of Jesus – we want to tell others about Him. 2Co 2:15-16 NKJV For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. (16) To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?  Going to church keeps is "smelling like Jesus."]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2009/why-should-i-go-to-church/05-so-you-smell-good.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Ephesians 04:11-15]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0225   We should be a group of believers who are willing to let Jesus work in and through us, to do a good work that is well pleasing in His sight. We will get the wisdom and instruction we need from the Head of the Church - Jesus Christ. And the Bible, His word is our “operations” manual.  It is all that we need to be “fully equipped”. When we do this we will be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Jame 1:4 (NKJV)  Let me finish with this: If after all these reasons to “go to church” – we still don’t – then we just simply don’t want to.   And that can’t be placed on anyone other than ourselves. We have to take personal responsibility for that.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2009/why-should-i-go-to-church/06-it-is-the-only-place-to-get-the-right-gear.htm]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[T0226   Relationships that are in a lot of trouble. Christian’s are not excluded! In fact the divorce rate amongst Christians is at an all-time high. It is not uncommon for Christians to be living together – not married. Many Christian teenagers see nothing wrong with becoming sexually active before marriage. Even Christians trying to do it “right” are finding themselves in a lot of trouble – when the honeymoon is over. So this morning – I am going to teach you how to find the “perfect” spouse and how to hold on to them. I am going to do that by looking at 4 major areas of a relationship: The Search, Dating, The Honeymoon, and Real Life.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/Marriage/finding-and-keeping-the-perfect-spouse.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Acts 05:01-11]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[T0227   This teaching includes Ananias and his wife Sapphira but it could be about any of us.  We are certainly saved by the grace of the Lord and perfection will not exist for us this side of heaven.  However we must do our best to walk in a way that honors the Lord.  There are so many broken people out there that need to see a God that heals and restores - because it gives them hope.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.calvarycentral.org/topical/2009/Hypocrisy/KEEPING_IT_REAL.htm]]></link>
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