Teaching by Book: Luke
Son Burn
In Luke 24, the risen Jesus walked with two disciples and “explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.” Their response – “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” May we, too, know what it is to have burning hearts for the Son of God from the Word of God.
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The Calm Within the Storm
Ever been in the midst of one of life’s storms and questioned the goodness of God? The disciples knew exactly how you felt. RBC Missions Director Bill Hurley shares on how God’s goodness is greater than even the worst circumstances.
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Give & Take: The Power of Encouragement, Part 3
To the degree that encouraging words are invigorating, to the same degree discouraging words are paralyzing. There is no lack of discouragement in our lives – how do we as individuals encourage our own souls? Courage is not a lack of fear, but a willingness to face fear in life in the power that God provides.
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Living in the Middle
Being “in the middle” of anything often has a difficult or uncomfortable connotation. We know truths about God, but often do not know what to expect from Him. We live in tension between the truth of who God is and trusting Him for what He does.
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Born Free
In his Christmas message, Pastor Minter examines the roles of Joseph, Mary, and Elizabeth as they prepared for the coming of the Christ-child.
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Blindfolded, Part 2
In Kingdom living, we are often “blindfolded” and must walk by faith and not by sight. Faith in itself is not a departure from reason, but what do we do when faith and reason do not agree? Whenever we have to choose between human reasoning and God-exalting faith, is always best to step out in obedient faith.
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Grand Theft Joy
We make decisions every day to either protect our joy or to allow the joy that God intends for us to be taken away. We allow our joy to be stolen by “Joy Thieves” when we don’t protect the joy God has given us through Jesus. There is one Joy Thief that is particularly relevant to us in Northern Virginia – busyness. If we aren’t careful, busyness steals joyfulness by keeping us from spending time with Jesus – the only source of true joy.
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Moses: A Reluctant Leader, Part 7
In this final teaching in the Moses series, Pastor Mike compares and contrasts the life of Moses with the life of the rich young ruler from Jesus’ parable in Luke 10. Moses abandoned earthly investments for eternal ones – which do you invest in?
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Open Wide Your Hand
Ed Nalle teaches from Deuteronomy 15 and Luke 10 on how the grace of God enables ministry to the poor and oppressed. While it is true that man’s greatest need is to be reconciled to God, it is impossible to read the Bible faithfully and ignore ministry to the poor.
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The Greatest Movement Ever, Part 4
Each believer is uniquely gifted by God with spiritual gifts and talents, and these are meant to be used “for the common good” (1 Corinthians 12:7). Yet, there is constant spiritual warfare raging all around us, all the time – we simply fail to see it. The spiritual battles being fought are meant to keep Christians from being a gift to the church and subtly remove us from “active duty.”
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A Tale of Two Thieves
Pastor Mike teaches from Luke 23, where Jesus was crucified between two criminals. Each thief on either side of Jesus’ cross is representative of how most people view and react to Christ. Which thief most closely represents how you view Christ?
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Reality at Our Doorstep
The worldwide orphan crisis is a reality at our doorstep, but the American dream blinds us to this sobering truth. It is clear that defending the fatherless is something close to the heart of God and intrinsic to the Gospel. Caring for orphans is not a specific call that goes out to some, but a general command that goes out to all. We must get out of our bubbles and respond in joyful obedience.
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Why He Came
During Christmas, we celebrate that Jesus came to Earth – but do we really stop and think about why He came? The first mention of Christmas in the Bible is Genesis 3, which is a declaration of war. Pastor Mike shares six not-so-warm-and-fuzzy reasons Jesus came to Earth.
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The Almighty Dollar and The Almighty God, Part 2
Pastor Mike continues our teaching series on money, generosity and financial stewardship. Generosity will always flow from a heart set free by the Gospel – a heart that is free in Christ will be a thankful heart.
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Pastor Mike begins a teaching series on money, generosity and financial stewardship. The very thing we should trust in the least has written on it the very Person we should trust in the most. Easy to say, but do we really believe that?
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