Even though we come to church every week, we often have the wrong motives when we come to worship.  Our heart isn't in the right place.  In fact, our attitude hinders our ability to worship.  In Psalm 98, the people are being called to worship.  And, in this, we can see the proper motive and attitude for the worship of God.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/WhyWeWorship

Yesterday was the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.  This was our focus at Ebenezer.  We looked at the call given us in Hebrews 13:3, that we're to remember those who are imprisoned or suffering for their faith.  And we considered how we might do just that.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/DoNotForget

Yesterday, on Reformation Sunday, we remembered how Martin Luther returned the gospel to the people.  And, even though our circumstances are different, we need the gospel today as much as ever.  We focused on Romans 3 and we saw how we can, and how we can't, attain righteousness.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/FaithAlone_201310

What do you do when your faith is a struggle?  How do you respond when you feel like you're outside of God's blessing?  We find a wonderful answer to this question by looking at the life of Jacob.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/ClingingToJesus

We know that Jesus has called us to lead people to himself.  But, quite often, we do the exact opposite.  Instead of leading people to Christ, we lead them away from him; instead of leading people to the forgiveness of sin, we lead them into sin itself.  This is something that the Lord takes very seriously.  So, where are you leading?  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/WhereAreYouLeading

Whether we admit to it or not, we all have a desire for greatness within us.  But how do we become great?  This is a question that Jesus answers for us in this message.  It can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/ThePathToGreatness

We constantly receive financial advice from the world, about how to prepare for our future.  And much of this advice is good.  However, how does God want us to use the wealth he's entrusted to us?  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/BiblicalStewardship

Most people in this nation profess to be followers of Jesus.  They say that they love the Lord more than anything.  But is this true?  Jesus tells us that, if we're to follow him, we must renounce all things, even those that are dearest to us.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/FollowingJesus_201309

Yesterday we heard part 3 of our series on the parable of the prodigal son.  We looked at it, this time, through the eyes of the older brother.  We saw how he neither welcomed nor celebrated the prodigal's return.  And we saw that, in the same way, we're not always welcoming to the sinner who repents; we don't always celebrate their return to the Lord.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TheProdigal3

Yesterday, we heard part 2 of our series on the parable of the Prodigal Son.  We looked at it, this week, through the eyes of the father.  And we learned something about the nature of God.  We learned that, although it pains him, he will allow us to leave him, if we so desire.  We also learned that he will receive us back with open arms when we come in a spirit of repentance.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TheProdigal2

Yesterday, we began a short series of messages on the parable of the prodigal son.  We looked at it from the perspective of the prodigal himself.  And we saw the effect sin has on our relationship with God, as well as how that relationship might be restored.  This message can be heard and downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TheProdigal1

On July 14, Pastor Nate Nash delivered the message in my absence.  He talked about Gospel-centered sanctification, how we are made holy through the gospel.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/GospelCenteredSanctification

We receive many blessings through Scripture, through the Word of God.  Yet, even though this is true, most of us neglect it.  We get so busy in our day to day lives, we get so busy in our service of God, that we often fail to listen to the Lord speak to us through his Word.  However, as believers, his Word must be our highest priority.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/OurHighestPriority

Sunday, July 7, 2013

So often, as believers, we begin to rejoice in the things we do for God; we begin to rejoice in the things he does through us.  However, as we hear in this message, this is not a valid reason for our joy.  Instead, we're to rejoice that we're saved.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/OurReasonToRejoice

The first few minutes of this week's message were lost.  However, you can pick up just fine.  We talked about evangelism, and our attitude toward those who reject Christ and his gospel.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/SharingGodsHeartForTheLost

Also, here is the link to Pastor Nate's message while I was on vacation on May 26th: https://archive.org/details/May26_201307

Yesterday, we talked about the forces of evil.  We often make the mistake of thinking that the forces of good and evil, that the forces of God and the devil, are equal.  We think of them as fighting it out with an undetermined outcome.  However, as we see, this is far from the case.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/PowerOverEvil

Also, here is the link to Pastor Nate's message from June 2nd, while I was on vacation: https://archive.org/details/June2_201306

Yesterday, we heard the last part of our series, "Trusting God When It Doesn't Make Sense." We looked at trusting God in the face of the miraculous.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TrustingGod8

This morning, we heard part 7 of our series, Trusting God When It Doesn't Make Sense.  We heard about trusting God when a loved one dies.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TrustingGod7

Here's part 6 of our series, Trusting God When It Doesn't Make Sense.  In it, we look at trusting God when we face impossible odds.  https://archive.org/details/TrustingGod6

Yesterday, we heard part 5 of our series: Trusting God When It Doesn't Make Sense.  We looked at trusting God when his call seems illogical.  This message can be heard or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/TrustingGod5