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Sermon – Pedestals

March 7, 2010
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This is the fifth sermon in the series titled “Acts in 3 Acts: Act 2”.
Theme – Our tendency as human beings is to put certain people up on pedestals.  And we certainly do this in the church!  But as the people of God, each and every one of us has been gifted by God to [...]

 
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Sermon – Who’s In Charge Here?

February 28, 2010
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This is the fourth sermon in the series titled “Acts in 3 Acts: Act 2”.
Theme – Stress and anxiety are major problems for people today.  And whether you experience a lot of stress or just a little, no one is immune.  As we deal with stress and anxiety, Acts 12:1-24 is a helpful reminder that, [...]

 
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Sermon – A Certain Kind of People

February 21, 2010
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This is the third sermon in the series titled “Acts in 3 Acts: Act 2”.
Theme – One thing we know from Scripture is that true spiritual growth always leads to action.  That’s what we see in the story of the new church in Antioch.  Barnabas and Saul spent a year teaching them, helping them grow [...]

 
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Sermon – Surprise!

February 14, 2010
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This is the second sermon in the series titled “Acts in 3 Acts: Act 2”.
Theme – One thing we can know for sure about God is that he doesn’t tend to let us stay inside our comfort zone.  Sometimes, when God pushes the envelope, it’s downright surprising!  This was true for the early church.  When [...]

 
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Sermon – Least Likely

February 8, 2010
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This is the first sermon in the series titled “Acts in 3 Acts: Act 2”.
Theme – One of the most amazing stories in Scripture is the conversion of Saul, the enemy of Christianity.  But even more amazing is the fact that God chose this persecutor of Christians to be his instrument to take Christ’s name [...]

 
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Sermon – What’s God Up To?

January 31, 2010
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This was a continuation of our missional dialog dealing with non-incremental, sudden change  that threatens existing or traditional authority  or power  structures, because it drastically alters the way things are currently done or have been done for years.
Theme – We live in an age of incredible change.  And it’s getting more and more difficult to [...]

 
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Sermon – Naming: Part II

January 24, 2010
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This is the second sermon in the series titled “Naming”.
Markus is on study leave and the sermon on January 24th was delivered by Josh Kerkhoff.  Josh is the Next Generations Pastor at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church.
Theme – In this great story of Exodus, we encounter Moses, an ordinary man in the midst of an ordinary [...]

 
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Sermon – Naming: Part I

January 18, 2010
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This is the first sermon in the series titled “Naming”.
Markus is on study leave and the sermon on January 17th was delivered by Josh Kerkhoff.  Josh is the Next Generations Pastor at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church.
Theme – Many commonly call him John the Baptist but he started out John, the Son of Zechariah. What sort [...]

 
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Sermon – With Intent

January 11, 2010
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This is the second sermon in the series titled “Twenty-Ten: Priorities for a New Year”.
Theme – There is a problem in western Christianity.  We have a tendency to become complacent.  We think that spiritual growth will just happen.  In Philippians 3:12-14, Paul demonstrates that spiritual growth requires intentionality.  Just as Paul “strained” toward that goal, [...]

 
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Sermon – Profit and Loss

January 3, 2010
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This is the first sermon in the series titled “Twenty-Ten: Priorities for a New Year”.
Theme – If we think of our life as having a balance sheet with a “profit” column and a “loss” column, there are a lot of things we could put in the profit column.  The apostle Paul also had a lot [...]

 
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