What If Jesus Quit?
December 27, 2009 by nwcog
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In this final message of the “Christmas Conspiracy Theories” series, Pastor Jeff invites us to consider the far reaching and eternal consequences … IF JESUS WOULD HAVE QUIT.
What would have happened if Jesus would have thrown-in the towel?
What if Jesus would have decided that all of the scrutiny and suffering wasn’t worth it?
Where would that leave you? Me?
What if Herod Succeeded
December 20, 2009 by nwcog
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Pastor Jeff continues the current message series: “Christmas Conspiracy Theories”.
From Matthew’s Gospel, we will take a look at the man who tried to kill Christmas … literally!
What did Herod have against Christmas?
Why was he so afraid of a little baby?
What if he would have succeeded?
Christmas Conspiracy Theory – What If Joseph Bailed?
December 13, 2009 by nwcog
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A teenage girl pledged to a boy. She’s pregnant. They’ve not had a sexual union. It’s not his child.
- Joseph left Mary high and dry, shamefully saying, “It’s not my kid”.
- Joseph persuaded Mary to stay quiet and get an abortion.
- Joseph publicly renounced Mary at the city gate and left her to face the consequences of her pregnancy.
- Joseph discretely divorced her and moved on with his life.
In this message, Pastor Jeff walks us through the biblical narrative of Matthew 1:18-25 and helps us see how Joesph, the foster father of Jesus, did in fact deal with a very difficult and mind blowing reality that not only affected his life, but would affect all of history.
Elijah’s Nervous Breakdown
December 6, 2009 by nwcog
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What do you do when the bottom feels like it drops out of your life?
Have you ever felt discouraged or depressed?
Have you ever found yourself sulking in defeating and despairing thoughts?
Have you’ve ever found yourself feeling out-of-control and out-of-touch with reality?
If you have, you’re not alone.
In today’s message, we take another incredible journey with the prophet-hero Elijah, who also experienced his fair share of discouragement and depression.
Gleaning from the words recorded in I Kings 19, Pastor Jeff speaks to us about those times when we find ourselves at the end of our proverbial ropes. As men and women of God, how are we to handle the despairing moments in life? What are we to do when we’ve had enough and don’t feel as if we can go on?
Elijah – When Convictions Collide at Mt. Carmel
December 2, 2009 by nwcog
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Elijah posed a question and a challenge to the people of his day: “How long will you waiver between two opinions? “If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
What about you? Do you believe that the LORD is God and are you following Him, wholeheartedly, or are there man-made idols that you’ve elevated to a God status in your life?
Do you ever find yourself wavering between opinions and wrestling with maintaining your allegiance to the LORD?
In today’s message, Pastor Jeff puts out a call for each of us to claim our convictions at our Mt. Carmel’s of life.
