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Sermon: “Listen, Love, Learn”

Sunday, December 20, 2009 Readings: Deuteronomy 6:1-12, 1 John 5:1-12, Mark 12:28-34 Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD in one!  This phrase from Deuteronomy 6 has echoed through time and into our hearts today.  It calls for us to listen, love and learn so that others may listen, love and learn.  It … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 15/December 21-26

Week 15: December 21-26
Deuteronomy 7-15

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Dec 21 Deuteronomy 7  Read & Listen Online  (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. According to Deuteronomy 7:7-8, why did God choose you to be among those who belong to Him through faith in Christ Jesus? According to Ephesians 1:4-6, how do those of us not biological descendants of Abraham also come under the promise God made to the ancestors of the nation of Israel?

Tuesday, Dec 22 Deuteronomy 8   Read & Listen Online  (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3 as He fended off the devil’s temptation (Matthew 4:4). How does remaining close to our Savior through His Word help you to avoid the temptation to ignore your need for Jesus and the salvation He earned for you on Calvary?

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Sermon: “Replaceable”

Sunday, December 13, 2009 Readings: Numbers 27:12-23, 2 Timothy 1:3-10, Matthew 9:35-38 Nobody wants to be replaceable.  It’s nice to feel important.  But when we’re talking about the work of God in the world through His people, not only is everyone replaceable, but it is the hightest calling of every Christian to train up their … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 14/December 14-19

Week 14:  December 14-19
Deuteronomy 1-6

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Dec 14 Deuteronomy 1  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. Moses’ words in the first chapter of Deuteronomy provide an apt picture of our heavenly Father’s love and care for us. Verses 30-31 record, “The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as He did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” In what ways has God fought for you or carried you as a father carries his son?

Tuesday, Dec 15 Deuteronomy 2  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. Deuteronomy 2:7 tells how the LORD has blessed the work of the hands of His people. In what way has God blessed the work of your hands?

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Sermon: “Giants”

Sunday, December 6, 2009 Readings: Numbers 13:26-14:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4-12, Matthew 19:16-30 God promised His people that He would deliver them into the land of Canaan.  On the edge of that great land, 12 men inspected the land and found it to be full of “giants.”  The people of God were afraid and wouldn’t enter … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 13/December 7-12

Week 13:  December 7-12
Numbers 22-36

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Dec 7 Numbers 22-25  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. When Israel fell into sin with the Moabites, Phinehas took action. God commends him “because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites” (Numbers 25:13). In what way may God be calling you to demonstrate your zeal for Him in your life?

Tuesday, Dec 8 Numbers 26-27  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. God told Moses, “Go up this mountain in the Abarim range and see the land I have given the Israelites. After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was” (Numbers 27:13). When we die, we too will be “gathered to our people.” How does Revelation 7:9 picture the people to whom we will be gathered?

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Sermon: Cleansed and Holy

Sunday, November 29, 2009 Readings: Leviticus 20:22-25, 1 Peter 2:4-10, Matthew 15:10-20 Leviticus is full of laws.  We see certain laws that seem to imply that a person is impure for things that are unavoidable, and other laws that imply a person is impure for things that are definitely sinful.  What’s the difference and how … Read more

GodSpeak Readings: Week 12/November 30-December 5

Week 12: November 30-December 5
Numbers 9-21

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Nov 30 Numbers 9-10  Read & Listen Online  (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. Numbers 10:9 records, “When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the LORD your God and rescued from your enemies.” In many congregations trumpet blasts can be heard during worship services on Easter Sunday. Reflect on Numbers 10:9 and the appropriateness of trumpet blasts on Easter Sunday.

Tuesday, Dec 1 Numbers 11-12  Read & Listen Online  (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. Moses was incredulous when God told Him He was about to provide the nation of people with a month’s worth of meat to eat. God’s reply, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you.” Then God indeed kept His promise. What means did He use to keep His promise (Numbers 11:31-32)? Through what means does God fulfill His promises to you? See 1 Peter 1:23, Titus 3:5, John 20:22-23, & Matthew 26:26-28.

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Sermon: Sin, Sacrifice & Salvation

Sunday, November 22, 2009 Readings: Leviticus 4:13-21, Hebrews 9:11-15, John 2:13-22 Leviticus is one of the most difficult books of the Bible to read, or even to understand.  Listen as Pastor Seabaugh breaks down the barriers to reading Leviticus and shows us how integral Leviticus is to understanding Jesus, Christianity and our own faith. 

GodSpeak Readings: Week 11/November 23-28

Week 11:  November 23-28
Leviticus 20-Numbers 8

GodSpeak readings for each day are listed below. Click the link to read the section and/or listen online. A discussion question is listed below for you to use in your GodSpeak group session or for discussion with others who are reading along.

Monday, Nov 23 Leviticus 20-22  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
1. Leviticus 22:9, 16, and 32 describe God making His people holy. How does God sanctify (make holy) His people? See 1 Corinthians 6:11.

Tuesday, Nov 24 Leviticus 23-25  Read & Listen Online   (Click “Audio” link to listen)
2. God’s Old Testament people offered to Him the firstfruits of their harvest (Leviticus 23:9-14). In what way do God’s people today offer their firstfruits to God?

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