Tue, 9 November 2010
The enemy is at war within marriages, but fortunately God has provided us with weapons of defense. In this final message of the series, "Just Married?", Pastor Mike Drury takes a deeper look at a key passage in scripture which communicates the truth that believers must stand on to defend against the schemes of the enemy.
Direct download: Sequence_1-Marriage_Fight-MP3_for_Audio_Podcasting.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am EDT |
Wed, 3 November 2010
Because marriage is the ultimate example in how Christ relates to His bride, the Church, Satan will do just about anything to destroy as many healthy Christian marriages as he can. In week 5 of our series Just Married?? Pastor Mike lists out four major tools the devil uses to provoke fighting within a marriage.
Direct download: Sequence_1-Just_Married-MP3_for_Audio_Podcasting.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:53am EDT |
Wed, 3 November 2010
In the fourth week of the series "Just Married", Pastor Mike Drury invites special guest Colleen Senestraro to teach biblical truths about the wife's role in marriage. Colleen gives her insight into the unique calling that God has ordained for women in marriage.
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Category:general -- posted at: 10:34am EDT |
Tue, 26 October 2010
Husbands, beware: leading your wife and family is not what you may think it is. You don't need to be smarter than your wife; you don't need to be more spiritual. All you need is to take the initiative. In week 3 of our series 'Just Married??,' Pastor Mike explores the husband's role in marriage. What is the true meaning of being the "head" of your household? |
Tue, 26 October 2010
How many contracts do you sign in a year? Too many, right? Now think about that day you signed your marriage license. Were you simply signing another contract? Too often, that is how married couples view their marriage: nothing more than a contract by which they must abide, and if either partner breaks terms of that contract, penalties may be paid. Is marriage really just a contract? Or does it go deeper than that? In week 2 of our series "Just Married," we'll take a closer look at the covenant-nature of marriage. |
Tue, 26 October 2010
The designer of marriage is the definer of marriage. In this first week of the "Just Married" we take a look at who designed marriage, and for what purpose. Many people leave their wedding day in a car with the words "Just Married" on the back, and several years later they remain...Just Married?? God's intent for marriage is more and we go deeper in this first week.
Direct download: The_Magnificience_of_Marriage_-_Week_1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:05pm EDT |
Fri, 23 July 2010
This is the 12th message in our current series, "Ephesians: Glory of the Church". Pastor Mike Drury teaches from the text Ephesians 6:10-15. Paul in this last chapter, challenges the Christ follower to "Stand Firm" and how to do that is to "put on the full armor of God." Mike focuses this week on 3 of the pieces of the armor. The Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness and Gospel of Peace for the feet. Each piece of armor played a vital role in protecting the Soldier, and we are to put on our armor, to defend ourselves against the devils schemes. |
Fri, 23 July 2010
Elder Jonathan Hyde delivers the 11th message in our current series "Ephesians: Glory of the Church" from the text Ephesians 6:1-9. Jonathan, staying primarily in verses 1-4, teaches heavily Paul's picture of obedience within the family structure. We are called to obey our parents because it reflects the importance of God's worth in our lives. Obedience shows trust and authority in God. Paul then moves to the father figure in the home and what a responsibility that is, how to raise their children, train them in the way and instruction of the Lord. |
Fri, 23 July 2010
Pastor Mike Drury returns to teach week 10 of the current series "Ephesians: Glory of the Church". Teaching from the text in the latter part of Ephesians 5, Pastor uses the picture of marriage and the roles of a husband and wife given by Paul. Paul uses the image of Christ and the church to bring the point across and help us clearly understand the magnitude of the roles given to each person. Pastor Mike challenges the couples to focus on fulfilling their roles, and challenges the singles in this message to know the roles, look for a partner that will fulfill the given roles, and not to settle for anything less than the biblical example of a husband or wife. |
Fri, 23 July 2010
In this 9th part of the current series, "Ephesians, Glory of the Church", Elder and Guest Speaker Dave Wilson speaks out of the text Eph. 5:1-21. On this Father's day, He uses Paul's words to challenge us to be imitators, but to imitate God and not those things we see and experience around us. Paul gives examples of the ways of the world that we so often tend to imitate. Paul puts heavy emphasis on all that we are called to do in this first part of the chapter; to wake up, be filled with the Spirit, and to sing songs and make music. |
Fri, 23 July 2010
In this poignant message, guest teacher Jason Rains expounds on the truth that we are not called to simply be good people. We are called to be a spiritually mature body of believers who live our lives in a way that is worthy of the calling we have received. So here's the question...which camp are you in? Are you simply a good person on the outside looking in? Or have you put off the old, allowed yourself to be renewed, and put on your new self all because of what Christ has done in you? |
Fri, 23 July 2010
This is the 7th message in the current series "Ephesians: The Glory of the Church". Teaching through the first part of Ephesians 4, Pastor Mike Drury spends time going through what Paul clearly states as a challenge to the believer; that they have a God given responsibility to honor their calling to be a part of the church by the way they live. Paul gives examples picture of how this is done in our relationships; with humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with others in love, and keeping unity. Paul warns against things that will attack the unity of the church and how to avoid letting those things creep into the church.
Direct download: Ephesians_7_-_Worthy_Of_Your_Calling.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:26am EDT |
Fri, 23 July 2010
If we were honest; most of our time as Christians is spent managing our sin and trying to control its consequences on our lives as opposed to submitting ourselves to fall before the cross and living to glorify God. To fall before the cross means to live in surrender and to submit ourselves to the “Will of God” - which is in essence, allowing the Holy Spirit to control us. It is a discipline that is not easily learned, but has eternal rewards that have no equal.
Direct download: Ephesians_6_-Everything_Is_Spiritual.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:23am EDT |
Fri, 23 July 2010
This is the 5th message in the series "Ephesians, Glory of the Church." Teaching out of Ephesians 3, Pastor Mike Drury speaks about the "mystery" that was revealed to Paul through the Spirit and what that meant for Jews and Gentiles alike. He also touches on the eternal purpose of God, that it is seen and revealed through the Church. |
Fri, 23 July 2010
In the 4th message of this series, "Ephesians, Glory of the Church", Pastor Mike preaches from Ephesians 2:11-21, where there is a focus on the spiritual walls that are sometimes built up between two people groups; in this case the Jews and Gentiles. Paul emphasizes the tearing down of these walls, which only happened through the work of Jesus Christ. The result is the building up the body of the church in unity and love.
Direct download: Ephesians_4_-_Tearing_Down_The_Walls.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:15am EDT |
Fri, 23 July 2010
The bible says that we are all born enemies of God and separated from Him. Scripture is clear that we are all spiritually dead and cannot choose to save ourselves. God in all of His Holiness chose to call us out of the graveyard and regenerate our hearts so we could be saved by and through Him.
Direct download: Ephesians_3_-_Get_Out_Of_The_Graveyard.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:11am EDT |
Fri, 23 July 2010
Paul was a praying apostle. He regularly prayed for individuals as well as the churches he helped established. The church at Ephesus was no exception. Paul wanted them to know that he was praying for them - so he told them!
Direct download: Ephesians_2_-_Praying_From_The_H_I_P.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:08am EDT |
Fri, 23 July 2010
Have you ever recieved a letter in the mail from a friend and it made your day? Well, in this series, we are going to unpack a letter written by Paul to the church of Ephesus, and this is a letter like no other! Pastor Mike Drury preaches this week from Ephesians 1:1-14 and starts us out on this journey to discovering the Glory of the Church! |
Fri, 26 March 2010
Pastor Mike Drury delivers another compelling message on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. In this second message on Gifts, He preaches out of 1 Corinthians 12, He expounds on the supernatural gifts of healing, tongues, wisdom, etc. The message is wraped up by reading 1 Corinthians 13 and ties it all together, that all these gifts are meaningless if we do not have love or do these things out of love.
Direct download: Sequence_1-Sermon-AAC_for_Audio_Podcasting.m4a
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:03pm EDT |
Fri, 26 March 2010
Everyone loves getting a good gift! Usually gifts are given for the benefit or the enjoyment of the recipient. However, a Christ follower is given a specific Spiritual Gift by and through the Holy Spirit for the benefit of the Body of Believers.
Direct download: Sequence_1-Week_8-AAC_for_Audio_Podcasting.m4a
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:53pm EDT |
Fri, 12 March 2010
There is a daily battle that goes on in each of us. The Spirit of God that lives in us is in opposition with the desires of our Flesh. Pastor Mike Drury preaches out of Galations 5 on the Acts of the Flesh and what those acts look like in our lives and the Fruits of the Spirit focusing on Love, Joy and Peace. |
Fri, 5 March 2010
We all live the illusion that we can somehow control our lives. The Christian life is one of complete surrender to the Holy Spirit. If we fully submit to the Holy Spirit, we are filled with the Spirit to live our lives in a manner that reflects the Gospel. |
Fri, 5 March 2010
This week, Pastor Mike Drury shares insight on the Holy Spirit and how through Him, we should be motivated not by our own fear, guilt, or performance but by love. God sent His son, for us, to perform so that we, in everything can be "rooted and established in love." Pastor Mike challenges us from Ephesians 3, that we may through the Holy Spirit grasp how wide and long and deep and high the Love of Christ. |
Fri, 5 March 2010
This week, Pastor Mike Drury shares insight on the Holy Spirit and how through Him, we should be motivated not by our own fear, guilt, or performance but by love. God sent His son, for us, to perform so that we, in everything can be "rooted and established in love." Pastor Mike challenges us from Ephesians 3, that we may through the Holy Spirit grasp how wide and long and deep and high the Love of Christ. |
Fri, 5 March 2010
This week, Pastor Mike Drury shares insight on the Holy Spirit and how through Him, we should be motivated not by our own fear, guilt, or performance but by love. God sent His son, for us, to perform so that we, in everything can be "rooted and established in love." Pastor Mike challenges us from Ephesians 3, that we may through the Holy Spirit grasp how wide and long and deep and high the Love of Christ. This is the 3rd message in the POWER Series. |
Fri, 5 March 2010
There is cataclsymic battle happening inside each and every believer between the Flesh and the Spirit. As both draw up their plans of attack and move forward to approach the enemy they eventually meet in the epicenter which is in THE MIND! Whoever controls the mind controls the body, and whoever controls the body controls the thoughts and actions. In this insightful message, Pastor Mike Drury takes a look at the battle between flesh and Spirit and teaches us how to feed the Spirit so we don't lose ourselves to the flesh. This is the 2nd message in the POWER Series. |
Fri, 5 March 2010
God has a giant throne. Jesus has the smaller one next to Him. The Holy Spirit? Well the Holy Spirit just floats around in thin air. Sounds ridiculous correct? The reality is, many of us think this way whether or not we want to admit it. Our intellectual knowledge of the Holy Spirit is barely adequate, and our experiential knowledge of Him is dim. In this first message of the Power Series, Pastor Mike Drury takes an in depth look at the Person of the Holy Spirit and gives us four truths that will be our starting point for the entire series. |