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A convenient list of the messages/sermons/teachings given at Abundant Life Fellowship.  These are links to the mp3s that you can either click on and listen to through your web browser, or you can download them and listen to them later in your favorite mp3 player!  All messages were given by Pastor Greg Linkous unless otherwise noted.

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******* Our Previous Study of the book of Matthew *******

Matthew 1:1 (November 26, 2017) - Background and Introduction to Matthew's Gospel

Matthew 1:2-16 (December 3, 2017) - The Genealogy of Christ, the King

Matthew 1:17-19 (December 10, 2017) - What Saint Joseph Knew

Matthew 1:20-21 (December 17, 2017) - What the Angel Knew

Matthew 2:1-12 (December 24, 2017) - Guest Speaker Rev Gary Linkous - The Wisemen and the Gifts They Gave

Matthew  (December 24, 2017) - Coming Soon Christmas Eve

Matthew 2:1-12 (December 31, 2017) - The Magi Worship the Christ Child

Matthew 2:13-18 (January 7, 2018) - God's Immutable Plan of Redemption

Matthew 2:19-23 (January 14, 2018) - Coming Soon - Can Anything Good Come From Nazareth

Matthew 3:1-6 (January 21, 2018) - Good News for Those Who Know They're Not Okay

Matthew 3:7-12 (January 28, 2018) - Coming Soon - Making More of Christ and Less of Me

Matthew 3:13-17 (February 4, 2018) - Why Was Jesus Baptized?

Matthew 4:1-11 (February 11, 2018) - Resisting Temptation

Matthew 4:12-17 (February 18, 2018) - Holy Patience and the Condescendency of Christ

Matthew 4:18-25 (February 25, 2018) - The Calling of Jesus' Disciples

Matthew 5:1-12 (March 4, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:13-16 (March 11, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - Salt and Light - Taste and See

Matthew 5:17-48 (March 18, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - The Law Fulfilled

Matthew 6:1-18 (March 25, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - Who are You Trying to Impress

Matthew 6:19-21 (April 1, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - The Risen Christ, Our Heavenly Treasure

Matthew 6:19-24 (April 8, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - The Risen Christ, Our Heavenly Treasure Part 2

Matthew 6:25-34 (April 15, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - God Knows What You Need, So Don't Worry

Matthew 7:1-6 (April 22, 2018) - Coming Soon*- The Sermon on the Mount - On Judging, Pearls and Pigs

Matthew 7:7-12 (April 29, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - Ask, Seek, Knock

Matthew 7:13-14 (May 6, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - The Narrow Gate

Matthew 7:15-17 (May 13, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

Matthew 7:21-23 (May 20, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - I Never Knew You

Matthew 7:24-29 (May 27, 2018) - The Sermon on the Mount - Building on the Rock

Matthew 8:1-4 (June 3, 2018) - The Son of God Heals a Man of Leprosy

Matthew 8:5-13 (June 10, 2018) - Jesus, a Man in Authority

Matthew 8:14-17 (June 17, 2018) - Jesus, the Healer

Matthew 8:18-22 (June 24, 2018) - Forsaking All to Follow Christ

Matthew 8:23-27 (July 1, 2018) - Jesus Takes a Nap

Matthew 8:28-34 (July 8, 2018) - Of the Son of God, Pigs and Demons

Matthew 9:1-8 (July 15, 2018) - More Than a Healing

Matthew 9:9-13 (July 22, 2018) - Coming Soon* - Jesus, Friend of Sinners

Heaven (July 29, 2018) - Guest Speaker Elder Rick Spikings - Heaven

Matthew 9:14-17 (August 5, 2018) - Allowing for the Originality of God

Matthew 9:18-26 (August 12, 2018) - Breaking the 'Rules' to Get to Jesus

Matthew 9:27-34 (August 19, 2018) - Eyes to See God's Glory and a Tongue to Speak His Praise

Matthew 9:35-38 (August 26, 2018) - The One Who is Sovereign Over All Has a Heart

Matthew 10:1-4 (September 2, 2018) - Uncouth, Unreliable, Uneducated and Unimpressive, but Empowered by Christ

Matthew 10:5-16 (September 9, 2018) - Sometimes the Lord says, 'Go to Africa'

Matthew 10:17-25 (September 16, 2018) - Sharing in Christ's Suffering

Matthew 10:26-31 (September 23, 2018) - Safe, Comfortable and Secure - In Christ

Matthew 10:32-36 (September 30, 2018) - Treasure Christ More Than Your Very Life

Matthew 10:37-39 (October 7, 2018) - No Rival Loves

Matthew 10:40-42 (October 14, 2018) - Finders Weepers, Losers Keepers

Guest Speaker Elder Rick Spikings (October 21, 2018) - Guest Speaker Elder Rick Spikings

Guest Speaker Hon Gary Linkous (October 28, 2018) - Guest Speaker Hon Gary Linkous

Matthew 11:1-6 (November 4, 2018) - John the Baptist has his Doubts About Jesus

Matthew 11:7-11 (November 11, 2018) - Jesus has No Doubts About John the Baptist

Matthew 11:16-19 (November 18, 2018) - You Had Better Dance

Matthew 11:20-26 (November 25, 2018) - Jesus; Not What You Expected

Matthew 11:27-30 (December 2, 2018) - The Other Side of Repentance

Matthew 12:1-8 (December 9, 2018) - The Lord of the Sabbath

Matthew 12:9-14 (December 16, 2018) - It is Lawful to do Good on the Sabbath

Hon Gary Linkous Guest Speaker John 1:14 (December 23, 2018) - Coming Soon: Guest Speaker Gary Linkous John 1:14

Christmas Eve 2018 (December 24, 2018) - Coming Soon - Christmas Eve Service

Matthew 12:15-21 (December 30, 2018) - Jesus; A Man of Quiet Confidence

Matthew 12:22-29 (January 6, 2019) - The Plundered Kingdom of Darkness

Matthew 12:30-37 (January 13, 2019) - The Heart Bone's Connected to the Mouth Bone

Matthew 12:38-45 (January 20, 2019) - A Demand for a Sign from a Wicked and Adulterous Generation

Matthew 12:46-50 (January 27, 2019) - Jesus in Conflict with Rival Thrones

Matthew 13:1-23 (February 3, 2019) - The Seed, the Sower and the Soil

Matthew 13:1-23 Part 2 (February 10, 2019) - Coming Soon - The Seed, the Sower and the Soil Part II

Matthew 13:24-29,36-43 (February 17, 2019) - Wheat and Tares in the World, in the Church and in my Soul

Matthew 13:31-33 (February 24, 2019) - An Ever Increasing Kingdom

Matthew 13:44-46 (March 3, 2019) - Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price

Matthew 13:47-52 (March 10, 2019) - Indiscriminate Fishing  

Hon Gary Linkous Guest Speaker - 2 Samuel (March 17, 2019 - Guest Speaker Honorable Gary Linkous

Matthew 13:53-58 (March 24, 2019) - A Prophet Without Honor; A Terrifying Prospect

Matthew 14:1-12 (March 31, 2019) - Coming Soon - Herod Antipas; a Man Driven by Fear and Insecurity

Elder Rick Spikings Guest Speaker (April 7, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus - Guest Speaker Rick

Matthew 14:13-21 (April 14, 2019) - Coming Soon - Give Me Your Loaves and Fishes

Easter Sunday - Romans 6:1-11 (April 21, 2019) - The Resurrection Life of Christ In Us

Matthew 14:22-33 (April 28, 2019) - Coming Soon - He Calls Me Out Upon The Water

Matthew 14:34-36 (May 5, 2019) - Jesus Meets Us Where We Are, but He Does Not Intend to Leave Us There

Matthew 14 (May 12, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 14 (May 19, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 15:21-28 (May 26, 2019) - Was Jesus Rude?

Matthew 15:29-39 (June 2, 2019) - Jesus broke the rules, but followed the law. He offended many, but saved all.

Matthew 16:1-4 (June 9, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (June 16, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (June 23, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (June 30, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (July 7, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (July 14, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (July 21, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (July 28, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus

Matthew 16:1-4 (August 4, 2019) - Coming Soon - Jesus



******* Our Previous Study of the book of Ruth *******

Ruth 1:1 (May 21, 2017) - Introduction and Historical Background

Ruth 1:2-3 (May 28, 2017) - Your Present Mess is not Your Final Destination

Ruth 1:4-8 (June 4, 2017) - Whispers of Grace

Ruth 1:9-14 (June 11, 2017) - Naomi Good is Going to Come Your Way

Ruth 1:15-18 (June 18, 2017) - To Follow Christ is to Forsake Everything Else

Ruth 1:19-22 (June 25, 2017) - The Hope of Bethlehem

Ruth 2:1-3 (July 2, 2017) - Gleaning in the Fields of Boaz

Ruth 2:4-5 (July 9, 2017) - Merited Blessings and Unmerited Blessings

Ruth 2:6 (July 16, 2017) - The sufficiency of Christ

Guest Speaker Reverend Lucner Pierre (July 23, 2017) - Guest Speaker Rev Lucner Pierre

Ruth 2:9-10 (July 30, 2017) - The Church as it should be

Ruth 2:14-16 (August 6, 2017) - The Church as it should be part 2

Ruth 2:11-13 (August 13, 2017) - Beneath the wings of Yahweh: What a place to call home!

Ruth 2:17-20 (August 20, 2017) - There's no place like home or Show-and-Tell

Ruth 2:20-23 (August 27, 2017) - Jesus Christ Our Kinsman-Redeemer

Ruth 3:1-8 (September 3, 2017) - The Undignified Gospel of Jesus Christ

Guest Speaker Elder Rick Spikings (September 10, 2017) - How is a Christian Supposed to Live?

Ruth 3:9-11 (September 17, 2017) - Jesus is not a Reluctant Savior

Ruth 3:12-15 (September 24, 2017) - Christ, the Second Adam

Ruth 3:16-18 (October 1, 2017) - Christ: Committed to the Cause of Redemption

Guest Speaker Rev Gary Linkous (October 8, 2017) - Psalm 24 - Don't Give Up! Keep Climbing!

Ruth 4:1-6 (October 15, 2017) - You are NOT the Center of the Universe

Ruth 4:7-10 (October 22, 2017) - Selfwardness: The Forfeiture of Joy

Ruth 4:11-12 (October 29, 2017) - The Mess from which Came the Messiah

Ruth 4:13-15 (November 5, 2017) - A Child is Born in Bethlehem

Ruth 4:16-17 (November 12, 2017) - Your Joy Is My Joy

Ruth 4:18-22 (November 19, 2017) - Anticipation of the Son of David

******* End of Our Study of the Book of Ruth ******* 

 


******* Our Previous Study of the book of 3rd John *******

III John 1-2 (February 26, 2017) - Soul-Prosperity

III John 3-4 (March 5, 2017) - Words of Encouragement from a Spiritual Father

III John 5-6 (March 12, 2017) - John 5-6 

III John 7-8 (March 19, 2017) - The Grace of Generosity 

III John 9-10 (March 26, 2017) - Diotrephes Who loves to be first

III John 9-10 Part 2 (April 2, 2017) - Coming Soon - Diotrephes Who loves to be first part 2

Palm Sunday (April 9, 2017) - Coming Soon - Palm Sunday

Easter Sunday (April 16, 2017) - Coming Soon - Easter

III John 10-11 (April 23, 2017) - Imitation of Jesus begins with imitation of His heart

Guest Speaker - Elder Rick Spikings - James 1 (April 30, 2017) - COMING SOON

III John 11 (April 30, 2017) - Coming Soon - Imitation of Jesus begins with imitation of His heart

III John 12 (May 7, 2017) - What people think of you and why it matters


******* Our Previous Study of the book of 2nd John *******

II John Introduction and Background (December 18, 2016) - Introduction and background to the book of II John (The Gospel is intended to elevate all people and repress none)

II John 1-3 (January 1, 2017) - Grace, Mercy, Peace; From God, through Christ, by the Spirit

II John 4 (January 8, 2017) - Walking in the Truth

II John 5-6 (January 15, 2017) - Obedience to God's Command; Love One Another

II John 7 (January 22, 2017) - The Incarnation of God and the Value of Creation

II John 8 (January 29, 2017) - God Rewards Those Who Seek Him with Himself

II John 9 (February 5, 2017) - Getting Jesus Right

II John 10-11 (February 12, 2017) - Showing Hospitality; A Christian Virtue

II John 12-13 (February 19, 2017) - The Church is the Family of God

 


 


******* Our Previous Study of the book of 1st John *******

I John Introduction and Background (November 1, 2015) - Introduction and background to the book of I John ("The Light Appeared")

I John 1:1 (November 8, 2015) - God is light. God is love. God is life.

I John 1:2-4 (November 15, 2015) - The life appeared - (Everybody poops)

I John 1:5-7 (November 22, 2015) - Joy is not contingent on circumstances

Guest Speaker - Elder Rick Spikings - James 1 (November 29, 2015) - James chapter 1

I John 1:8-10 (December 6, 2015) - John's conclusion is that Jesus is the one and only God

I John 2:1-2 (December 13, 2015) - I'm not here to guilt you (The Advocate)

I John 2:3-6 (December 20, 2015) - Why does it matter if I obey God's commands?

I John 1:1-4 (December 24, 2015 - Christmas Eve) - COMING SOON

I John 2:7-8 (December 27, 2015) - New Old Command

I John 2:9-11 (January 3, 2016) - I'm not saved because I love, I love because I'm saved

I John 2:12 (January 10, 2016) - Through you and me God works in wonderful ways with our unique voices and personalities

I John 2:13-14 (January 17, 2016) - Eulogy is discussed and Greg uses the word "Hinky"

I John 2:15-17 (January 24, 2016) - What is the love of your life?

I John 2:18-19 (January 31, 2016) - Antichrists


February Messages Were Dedicated To Reviewing The Basics

The Basics (2015) - Part 1 - (February 8, 2015) - Part 1 - The Bible

The Basics (2015) - Part 2 - (February 15, 2015) - Part 2 - The Doctrines We Draw From The Bible

The Basics (2015) - Part 3 - (February 22, 2015) - Part 3 - Christ-Centered Life

The Basics (2015) - Part 4 - (March 1, 2015) - Part 4 - Christ-Centered Living Together


I John 2:20-22 (March 6, 2016) - Doctrinal ducks in a row (Hell is the absence of God. Joy will be vanquished in hell.)

I John 2:23 (March 13, 2016) - The exclusivity of the message of Christ

Luke 19:28-44 (March 20, 2016) - Palm Sunday - Walking with Jesus through the events of Holy Week

Hebrews 12:2-3 (March 27, 2016) - Easter Sunday - The joy set before Him

I John 2:24-25 (April 3, 2016) - The allure of the novel

I John 2:26-27 (April 10, 2016) - Sin is bad. Fellowship with Christ is good.

I John 2:28-29 (April 17, 2016) - Confident and unashamed at Christ appearing

I John 3:1 (April 24, 2016) - Agape (A lesson in Greek and in Love)

I John 3:2-3 (May 1, 2016) - There is so much more your head will explode!

I John 3:4-6 (May 8, 2016) - Cosmic Impact of you!

I John 3:7-8 (May 15, 2016) - The stuff around us is created by God and can be used for good

Guest Speaker Rick Spikings - Elijah - (May 22, 2016) - Guest speaker Elder Rick Spikings

I John 3:9-10 (May 29, 2016) - The necessary evidence that my faith is genuine!

I John 3:11-15 (June 5, 2016) - 1 John 3:11-15 (Outside!)

I John 3:16-18 (June 12, 2016) - Coming Soon 25

I John 3:19-20 (June 19, 2016) - A Loveward Life

I John 3:21-24 (June 26, 2016) - Inward testimony of the Holy Spirit: Jesus is Lord, and God is my Father

I John 4:1-3 (July 3, 2016) - The Humanity of Jesus: No Illusion

I John 4:4-6 (July 10, 2016) - They don't want what we're offering

I John 4:7-8 (July 17, 2016) - I love you because God loves me

I John 4:9-10 (July 24, 2016) - Willing to risk for the sake of the Gospel

Guest Speaker Rick Spikings - Nehemiah 8:1-18 (July 31, 2016) - Guest Speaker Rick Spikings

I John 4:11-12 (August 7, 2016) - God's love complete in us

I John 4:13-14 (August 14, 2016) - Stop putting value in things instead of in God

I John 4:15-16 (August 21, 2016) - God's love for those who acknowledge His son

I John 4:17-18 (August 28, 2016) - Fearless confidence in the love of Christ

I John 4:19-21 (September 4, 2016) - Loving those created in God's image

I John 5:1 (September 11, 2016) - Loving God loving His Child

I John 5:2-3 (September 18, 2016) - Loving God and loving our neighbors by obedience

I John 5:4-5 (September 25, 2016) - The goal is to replace duty with desire

I John 5:6-8 (October 2, 2016) - Divine witness of the sonship of Jesus of Nazareth

I John 5:9-10 (October 9, 2016) - God's testimony is greater than man's

I John 5:11-12 (October 16, 2016) - Delighted to do the will of the Father

I John 5:13 (October 23, 2016) - The gift of God; Eternal life

I John 5:14-15 (October 30, 2016) - Confident prayers

I John 5:16-17 (November 6, 2016) - A prayerful response to the sins of one another

I John 5:18 (November 13, 2016) - Those whom Jesus saves, He keeps

I John 5:18 Part B (November 20, 2016) - Those whom Jesus saves, He keeps; Those He keeps, He protects

I John 5:19 (November 27, 2016) - The evil one has no dominion over the Children of God

I John 5:20 (December 4, 2016) - Intellectual knowledge and relational knowledge

I John 5:21 (December 11, 2016) - The foolishness of idolatry

I John Christmas Eve (December 24, 2016) - What does it matter? (part 1)

I John Christmas Day (December 25, 2016) - What does it matter? (part 2)

 

******* End of Our Study of the Book of I John *******

 


******* Our Previous Study of the book of Jonah *******

Jonah Introduction and Background (June 14, 2015) - Introduction and background (as well as a full reading of) the book of Jonah

Jonah 1:1-3 (June 21, 2015) - It is costly to disobey God because God commands us only for our good

Jonah 1:4-6 (June 28, 2015) - Challenges are good for us

Jonah 1:7-10 (July 5, 2015) - The sum total of my identity should be that I am a Christian

Jonah 1:11-16 (July 12, 2015) - Through Jonah's failure, God makes Himself known to pagan sailors

Jonah 1:17-2:2 (July 19, 2015) - God provides what we need (not necessarily what we want)

Jonah 2:1-2 (July 26, 2015) - Man overboard (It is always an appropriate time to call out to God for help)

Jonah 2:3-6 (August 2, 2015) - There is always hope!

Jonah 2:5-8 (August 9, 2015) - There is only room for Christ on the throne of my heart

Jonah 2:9-10 (August 16, 2015) - Salvation comes from Yahweh (and He's tickled pink!)

Jonah 3:1-5 (August 23, 2015) - Tally the failures

Jonah 3:6-9 (August 30, 2015) - Saying you will try harder is NOT the end of repentance!

Jonah 3:10 (September 6, 2015) - The beautiful side of repentance

Jonah 4:1-4 (September 13, 2015) - Jonah throws a fit ("Misplaced Valuation")

Jonah 4:3-4 (September 20, 2015) - Spiritual Insanity (Jonah throws a fit, part deux)

Jonah 4:5-6 (September 27, 2015) - God's Rhetorical Question (Orthodoxy precedes Orthoproxy)

Jonah 4:7-8 (October 4, 2015) - The Worm ('Sometimes you just need a swift kick to the behind')

Jonah 4:9 (October 11, 2015) - Jonah throws ANOTHER fit (Do you weep and pray for your enemies?)

Jonah 4:10-11 (October 18, 2015) - God Cares

Jonah Conclusion-Summary (October 25, 2015) - So What? (It all boils down to one word, 'Yeshua')



******* Our Previous Study of the book of Acts of the Apostles *******

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Acts of the Apostles 1:1-5 (May 19, 2013)

Acts of the Apostles 1:6-10 (May 26, 2013) - "Knuckleheads"?

Acts of the Apostles 1:11-26 (June 2, 2013)

Acts of the Apostles 2:1-13 (June 9, 2013)

Acts of the Apostles 2:14-28 (June 16, 2013) 

Acts of the Apostles 2:25-41 (June 23, 2013) 

Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47 (June 30, 2013) 

Acts of the Apostles 3:1-26 (July 7, 2013)

Acts of the Apostles 4:1-12 (July 14, 2013)

Acts of the Apostles 4:13-22 (July 21, 2013) - "The Gospel of Jesus Christ is greatly underappreciated by the Church of Jesus Christ"

Acts of the Apostles 4:23-31 (July 28, 2013)

Acts of the Apostles 4:32-37 (August 4, 2013)

Acts of the Apostles 5:1-11 (August 11, 2013) - Ananias and Sapphira

Acts of the Apostles 5:12-16 (August 18, 2013) - "Your life in this age is terminal"

Acts of the Apostles 5:17-32 (August 25, 2013) - ALF - Alien Life Forms and Divine Break-outs

Acts of the Apostles 5:33-42 (September 1, 2013) - "He didn't lead a rescue operation; He was the rescue operation."

Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7 (September 8, 2013) - Everyone has a different and vital role to play in the Church (Pastor Greg gave everyone a job during this message.  Did you hear it?)

Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15 (September 15, 2013) - "You and I most desperately need the strength and the power of the Holy Spirit (our Living God) in order to do anything that is genuinely God honoring, Church edifying and/or Kingdom expanding."

Acts of the Apostles 7:1-8:1 (September 22, 2013) - True Religion vs. Dead Religion - Stephen (First Christian Martyr)

Acts of the Apostles 8:1-8 (September 29, 2013) - The Funeral/Mourning Message - Not at a funeral service, but a discussion/message given on Sunday morning.  This one is for all of us at some point in our lives (and usually many times).

Acts of the Apostles 8:1-8 Part B (October 6, 2013) - Your task, no matter how big or small, is crucial and impossible to complete on your own.  Rejoice (you are not on your own)!

Acts of the Apostles 8:9-25 Part A (October 13, 2013) - Snake-handling?  Jordan River Water?  Superstitious Gobbledygook!

Acts of the Apostles 8:9-25 Part B (October 20, 2013) - The Grace of God is NOT for sale!

Acts of the Apostles 8:26-40 (October 27, 2013) - I need help (and so do you!)

Acts of the Apostles 9:1-19 (November 3, 2013) - Saul of Tarsus, leave My mess alone!

Acts of the Apostles 9:19-31 (November 10, 2013) - Greg-ology 101 - Christ ~ Schmeared with oil

Acts of the Apostles 9:32-43 (November 17, 2013) - Peter heals

Acts of the Apostles 10:1-8 (November 24, 2013) - Simon the Tanner

Acts of the Apostles 10:9-23 (December 1, 2013) - "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."

Acts of the Apostles 10:24-33 (December 8, 2013) - The rules haven't changed, we have changed.

Acts of the Apostles 10:34-44 (December 15, 2013) - You know the message, but do you feel its gravity?

Acts of the Apostles 10:45-48 (December 22, 2013) - Water baptism for the gentiles

Christmas Eve 2013 (December 24, 2013) - Traveling Mercies

Elder Jeff Bexson - Guest Speaker (December 29, 2013) - Guest Speaker, Elder Jeff Bexson

Acts of the Apostles 11:1-18 (January 5, 2014) - Is there a way to object?

Acts of the Apostles 11:19-24 (January 12, 2014) - The church expands and Barnabas encourages

Acts of the Apostles 11:25-30 (January 19, 2014) - Sometimes you sit the bench, but be ready to come into the game

Acts of the Apostles 12:1-10 (January 26, 2014) - When Christ is the center of everything, there is joy in every circumstance

Acts of the Apostles 12:12-19 (February 2, 2014) - Someone please let Peter in the door!

Acts of the Apostles 12:20-25 (February 9, 2014) - Parasitic Worms

Acts of the Apostles 13:1-3 (February 16, 2014) - Nuttyism

Acts of the Apostles 13:4-12 (February 23, 2014) - Bar-Jesus

Acts of the Apostles 13:13-23 (March 2, 2014) - Paul preaches (part 1)

Acts of the Apostles 13:24-31 (March 9, 2014) - Jesus Crucified, Buried and Risen - Paul preaches (part 2)

Acts of the Apostles 13:32-35 (March 16, 2014) - Preaching Jesus Rightly - Paul preaches (part 3) 

Acts of the Apostles 13:42-52 (March 23, 2014) - Initial Reaction to Paul's preaching 

Acts of the Apostles 14:1-15 (March 30, 2014) - Don't worship us! Worship God! 

Acts of the Apostles 14:15-18 (April 6, 2014) - Worship the Cross of Christ 

Acts of the Apostles 14:19-27 (April 13, 2014) - Stoning of Paul

1 Peter 1:1-25 (Easter Sunday - April 20, 2014) - New Birth 

Acts of the Apostles 14:21-28 (April 27, 2014) - Encouraging the Disciples (our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory)

Acts of the Apostles 15:1-6 (May 4, 2014) - Coming to Christ with their prejudices

Acts of the Apostles 15:7-21 (May 11, 2014) - Putting the Lord to the test?

Acts of the Apostles 15:19-35 (May 18, 2014) - Don't burden the believers

Acts of the Apostles 15:36-41 (May 25, 2014) - Dispute over whether to trust Mark or not

Acts of the Apostles 16:1-5 (June 1, 2014) - How far will I go to serve you?

Acts of the Apostles 16:6-10 (June 8, 2014) - Christ made mighty accommodations for your weakness

Acts of the Apostles 16:11-18 (June 15, 2014) - The first trip to Europe

Acts of the Apostles 16:18-40 (June 22, 2014) - The Jailor

Acts of the Apostles 17:1-9 (June 29, 2014) - Jealous Jews in Thessalonica

Acts of the Apostles 17:10-13 (July 6, 2014) - Noble Character Encountered

Acts of the Apostles 17:14-21 (July 13, 2014) - Tyranny of the Novel - "Seed Picker"

Acts of the Apostles 17:22-28 (July 20, 2014) - Apologetics

Acts of the Apostles 17:29-34 (July 27, 2014) - Dumb as a crow

Acts of the Apostles 18:1-10 (August 3, 2014) - When you are ready to give up, turn to the Lord. (Also, Greg uses the word "Snitty" so make sure you listen for it)

Acts of the Apostles 18:12-17 (August 10, 2014) - We were enemies of the Gospel

Acts of the Apostles 18:18-22 (August 17, 2014) - A notable haircut

Acts of the Apostles 18:23-28 (August 24, 2014) - Aquila, Priscilla, Apollos and Education

Acts of the Apostles 19:1-7 (August 31, 2014) - Triune

Acts of the Apostles 19:8-16 (September 7, 2014) - Fetishism and a humorous passage

Acts of the Apostles 19:17-22 (September 14, 2014) - 

Acts of the Apostles 19:23-41 (September 21, 2014) - TECHNICAL PROBLEM (AMP Failure)

Acts of the Apostles 20:1-12 (September 28, 2014) - Fell Asleep

Guest Speaker Rick Spikings (October 5, 2014) - Guest Speaker Rick Spikings

Acts of the Apostles 20:13-38 (October 12, 2014) - Tearful Goodbye

Acts of the Apostles 20:13-38 Part 2 (October 19, 2014) - Part 2 (Acts 20:22-24) God Willing

Acts of the Apostles 20:13-38 Part 3 (October 26, 2014) - Part 3 (Acts 20:25-31) Words of Instructions for the Elders

Acts of the Apostles 20:13-38 Part 4 (November 2, 2014) - Part 4 (Acts 20:32-38) Committal

Acts of the Apostles 21:1-6 (November 9, 2014) - Leading of the Spirit

Acts of the Apostles 21:7-11 (November 16, 2014) - Holy and Wholly

Acts of the Apostles 21:12-16 (November 23, 2014) - Only when I have exhausted every last effort to make everything turn out the way I think it should turn out do I acquiesce. Is it the same for you?

Acts of the Apostles 21:17-26 (November 30, 2014) - Was it right for Paul to acquiesce?

Acts of the Apostles 21:27-22:1 (December 7, 2014) - Nourish your mind

Acts of the Apostles 22:2-22 (December 14, 2014) - Paul addresses the mob

Acts of the Apostles 22:22-23:11 (December 21, 2014) - By our side

Christmas Eve 1 John 4:7-16 (December 24, 2014) - His Love for Us!

Acts of the Apostles 23:12-35 (December 28, 2014) - A Roman entourage

Acts of the Apostles 24:1-16 (January 4, 2015) - "Worship is the inclination of my heart toward God while I do whatever it is I do"

Acts of the Apostles 24:17-23 (January 11, 2015) - Paul gives three tenets of Christianity

Acts of the Apostles 24:24-27 (January 18, 2015) - God Is Simultaneously Completely Compassionate And Entirely Just

Acts of the Apostles 25:1-22 (January 25, 2015) - A dispute over a 'dead man' that Paul says is alive

February 1, 2015 - No message due to snow storm


The Basics (2015) - Part 1 - (February 8, 2015) - Part 1 - The Bible

The Basics (2015) - Part 2 - (February 15, 2015) - Part 2 - The Doctrines We Draw From The Bible

The Basics (2015) - Part 3 - (February 22, 2015) - Part 3 - Christ-Centered Life

The Basics (2015) - Part 4 - (March 1, 2015) - Part 4 - Christ-Centered Living Together


Acts of the Apostles 25:23-26:11 (March 8, 2015) - Being a good Christian is NOT the answer

Acts of the Apostles 26:12-23 (March 15, 2015) - It is hard for you to kick against the goads.

Acts of the Apostles 26:18-23 (March 22, 2015) - The exercise of religion in itself is no indication of a living faith in God.

Acts of the Apostles 26:24-32 (March 29, 2015) - Much learning doth make thee mad!

Luke 24:13-35 - EASTER Message (April 5, 2015) - The Prophets speak of HIM

Acts of the Apostles 27:1-12 (April 12, 2015) - We are guilty for the death of Christ but Christ died so that we don't have to labor under the guilt of sins for which I've repented.

Acts of the Apostles 27:13-26 (April 19, 2015) - Greg quotes Gilligan's Island and doesn't wear Depends.  All that and a very good message based on a piece of Paul's travel log.

Acts of the Apostles 27:27-44 (April 26, 2015) - Elation of Potentiality

Acts of the Apostles 28:1-10 (May 3, 2015) - Winter in a Tropical Paradise

Acts of the Apostles 28:11-16 (May 10, 2015) - Greg wants to 'puke' and Paul arrives in Rome

Guest Speaker Elder Rick Spikings (May 17, 2015) - Shechem - or - Don't be stupid!

Acts of the Apostles 28:17-31 (May 24, 2015) - Paul testifies in Rome

Acts of the Apostles 28:17-31 Part 2 (May 31, 2015) - The commission remains the same


******* End of Our Study of the Book of Acts of the Apostles *******

 Brothers and Sisters, A quick 'thank you' for visiting our website and listening to the messages that we have available here.  While we may never have met, know that prayers go up for you and we look forward to our meeting on the other side.


******* Our Previous Study of the Book of Exodus *******

Exodus Introduction (November 14, 2010)

Exodus 1:1-22 (November 21, 2010)

Exodus 2:1-10 (November 28, 2010)

Exodus 2:11-25 (December 5, 2010)

Exodus 3:1-14 (December 12, 2010)

Exodus 3:15-17 (December 19, 2010)

Christmas Eve 2010 - What's In A Name? (December 24, 2010)

Guest Speaker Josh Lund - Surrender (December 26, 2010)

Exodus 3:18-4:17 (January 2, 2011)

Exodus 4:18-26 (January 9, 2011)

Exodus 4:27-31 (January 16, 2011)

Exodus 5:1-23 (January 23, 2011)

Exodus 6:1-30 (January 30, 2011)

Exodus 7:1-13 (February 6, 2011)

Exodus 7:14-8:19 (February 13, 2011)

Exodus 8:20-9:12 (February 20, 2011)

Exodus 9:13-10:20 (February 27, 2011)

Exodus 10:21-12:13 (March 6, 2011)

Exodus 12:1-28 (March 13, 2011)

Exodus 12:29-42 (March 20, 2011)

Exodus 12:43-51 (March 27, 2011)

Exodus 13:1-16 (April 3, 2011)

Exodus 13:17-22 (April 10, 2011)

Exodus 14:1-12 (April 17, 2011)

Exodus 14:13-18 (April 24, 2011)

Exodus 14:19-31 (May 1, 2011)

Exodus 15:1-18 Part A (May 8, 2011)

Exodus 15:1-18 Part B (May 15, 2011)

Exodus 15:1-18 Part C (May 22, 2011)

Exodus 15:19-27 (May 29, 2011)

Guest Speaker Elder Rick Spikings (June 5, 2011)

Exodus 15:22-27 (June 12, 2011)

Exodus 16:1-36 (June 19, 2011)

Exodus 17:1-7 (June 26, 2011)

Exodus 17:8-15 (July 3, 2011)

Exodus 18:1-8 (July 10, 2011)

Exodus 18:9-12 (July 17, 2011)

Exodus 18:13-27 (July 24, 2011)

Exodus 19:1-8 (July 31, 2011)

Exodus 19:9-25 (August 7, 2011)

Exodus 20:1-21 (August 14, 2011)

Exodus 20:18-21 (August 21, 2011)

Exodus 20:22-26 (August 28, 2011)

Exodus 21:3-23:9 (September 4, 2011)

Exodus 23:10-13 (September 11, 2011)

Exodus 23:14-19 (September 18, 2011)

Exodus 23:20-33 (September 25, 2011)

Exodus 24:1-18 (October 2, 2011)

Exodus 24:9-18 (October 9, 2011)

Exodus chapters 25 and 26 (October 16, 2011)

Exodus 27:1-19 and 30:1-10, 17-21 (October 23, 2011)

Exodus 28:1-43 (October 30, 2011)

Exodus 29:1-46 (November 6, 2011)

Exodus 29:29-46 (November 13, 2011)

Exodus 31:1-11 (November 20, 2011)

Exodus 32:1-24 (November 27, 2011)

Exodus 32:25-33:6 (December 4, 2011)

Exodus Interlude 1: Romans 6 (December 11, 2011)

Exodus Interlude 2: Romans 7 (December 18, 2011) - Unable to record due to a technical issue

Christmas Eve 2011 - Presented by ALF Youth Group (December 24, 2011)

Christmas Day 2011 - Galatians 4:4-7 (December 25, 2011)

Guest Speaker Gary Linkous (January 1, 2012)

Guest Speaker Elder Rick Spikings (January 8, 2012)

Exodus Interlude 3: Romans 8 (January 15, 2012)

Exodus 33:1-18 (January 22, 2012)

Exodus 33:19-34:9 (January 29, 2012)

Exodus 34:29-35 (February 5, 2012)

Exodus 40:33-38 (February 12, 2012)

Exodus 33:1-18 (January 22, 2012)


******* End of Our Previous Study of the Book of Exodus *******


******* Our Previous Study of the Book of Nehemiah *******

Nehemiah Introduction (August 26, 2012)

Nehemiah 1:1-11 (September 2, 2012)

Nehemiah 1:1-11 Part B (September 9, 2012)

Nehemiah 2:1-5 (September 16, 2012)

Nehemiah 2:6-9 (September 23, 2012)

Nehemiah 2:9-10 (September 30, 2012)

Nehemiah 2:11-18 (October 7, 2012)

Nehemiah 3:1-12 (October 14, 2012)

Nehemiah 3:15-27 (October 21, 2012)

Nehemiah 3:28-32 (October 28, 2012)

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (November 4, 2012)

The November 11, 2012 message was not recorded due to a technical malfunction. Our apologies!

Nehemiah 4:1-15 (November 18, 2012)

Guest Speaker - Elder Rick Spikings (November 25, 2012)

The December 2, 2012 message was also not recorded due to technical malfunction. We are diligently working on fixing the problem! Thank you for your patience!

Nehemiah 5:1-13 (December 9, 2012)

Nehemiah 5:14-19 (December 16, 2012)

Nehemiah 6:1-14 (December 23, 2012)

Nehemiah 6:15-19 (December 30, 2012)

Nehemiah 6:15-7:3 (January 6, 2013)

Nehemiah 8:1-12 (January 13, 2013)

Nehemiah 8:1-12 Part B (January 20, 2013)

Nehemiah 8:13-18 (January 27, 2013)

Nehemiah 9:1-5 (February 3, 2013)

Nehemiah 9:6-15 (February 10, 2013)

Nehemiah 9:16-38 (February 17, 2013)

Nehemiah 10:28-39 (February 24, 2013)

Nehemiah 12:27-37 (March 3, 2013)

Nehemiah 12:40-47 (March 10, 2013)

Passion Interlude 1 Luke 19:28-48 (March 17, 2013)

Passion Interlude 2 John 13:1-17 (March 24, 2013)

Passion Interlude 3 Luke 24:1-35 (March 31, 2013)

Passion Interlude 4 Matthew 28:16-20 (April 7, 2013)

Nehemiah 13:1-9 (April 14, 2013)

Nehemiah 13:10-14 (April 21, 2013)

April 28, 2013 - Debbie Spikings spoke about her recent trip to Africa.  It was an impromptu presentation, that while wonderful, informative and moving, was not recorded.  Please, feel free to talk to Debbie about her trips and what we can do to help!

Nehemiah 13:15-22 (May 5, 2013)

Nehemiah 13:23-31 (May 12, 2013)

******* End of Our Previous Study of the Book of Nehemiah *******



******* Our Previous Study of the Gospel of Luke (Please Note that this is where our recording began, so the recording of Luke are incomplete, but what we have is available here) *******

--Previous Messages Not Digitally Recorded--

Luke 20:1-19  (July 19, 2009)

Luke 20:19-26 "Between Two Worlds" (July 26, 2009)

August 2, 2009

Luke 20:27-40 (August 9, 2009)

August 16, 2009

Luke 20:41-47 (August 23, 2009)

Luke 21:1-4 (August 30, 2009)

Luke 21:5-38 (September 6, 2009)

Luke 21:19-24 (September 13, 2009)

Luke 21:25-38 (September 20, 2009)

Luke 22:1-6 (September 27, 2009)

Luke 22:7-23 (October 4, 2009)

Unity Through Diversity Part 1 (October 11, 2009)

Unity Through Diversity Part 2 (October 18, 2009)

Unity Through Diversity Part 3 (October 25, 2009)

Unity Through Diversity Part 4 (November 1, 2009)

Luke 22:24-38 (November 8, 2009)

Luke 22:39-53 (November 15, 2009)

Luke 22:54-65 (November 22, 2009)

Luke 22:66-23:7 (November 29, 2009)

Luke 23:8-25 (December 6, 2009)

Luke 23:26-43 (December 13, 2009)

Luke 23:44-49 (December 20, 2009)

Luke 23:50-56 (December 27, 2009)

Luke 24:1-12 (January 3, 2010)

Luke 24:13-35 (January 10, 2010)

Carlock-Lund Wedding Sermon (January 16, 2010)

Luke 24:36-43 (January 17, 2010)

Luke 24:44-49 (January 24, 2010)

Luke 24:50-53 (January 31, 2010)

******* End of Our Previous Study of the Gospel of Luke *******



******* Our Previous Study of the Epistle of Paul to the Philippians *******

Philippians 1:1-2 (February 19, 2012)

Philippians 1:3-8 (February 26, 2012)

Philippians 1:9-11 (March 4, 2012)

Philippians 1:12-18 (March 11, 2012)

Philippians 1:19-21 (March 18, 2012)

Philippians 1:22-26 (March 25, 2012)

Philippians 1:27-30 (April 1, 2012)

Philippians 2:1-11 Part A (April 8, 2012)

Philippians 2:1-11 Part B (April 15, 2012)

Philippians 2:12-13 Part A (April 22, 2012)

Philippians 2:12-13 Part B (April 29, 2012)

Philippians 2:14-18 (May 6, 2012)

Philippians 2:19-30 (May 13, 2012)

Philippians 3:1-4 (May 20, 2012)

Philippians 3:1-6 (May 27, 2012)

Philippians 3:7-9 (June 3, 2012)

Philippians 3:10-11 (June 10, 2012)

Philippians 3:12-16 (June 17, 2012)

Philippians 3:17-19 (June 24, 2012)

Philippians 3:20-4:1 (July 1, 2012)

Philippians 4:1-3 (July 8, 2012)

Philippians 4:4-7 (July 15, 2012)

Philippians 4:8-9 (July 22, 2012)

Philippians 4:10-13 (July 29, 2012)

Philippians 4:14-19 (August 5, 2012)

Philippians 4:20-23 (August 12, 2012)

Philippians Wrap Up (August 19, 2012)

******* End of Our Previous Study of the Epistle of Paul to the Philippians *******


******* Our Previous Study of the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians *******

Colossians 1:1-2 (February 7, 2010)

Colossians 1:3-9 (February 14, 2010)

Colossians 1:9-15 Part A (February 21, 2010)

Colossians 1:9-15 Part B (February 28, 2010)

Colossians 1:15-23 Part A (March 7, 2010)

Colossians 1:15-23 Part B (March 14, 2010)

Colossians 1:15-23 Part C (March 21, 2010)

Colossians 1:15-23 Part D (March 28, 2010)

Easter Sunday - 1 Corinthians 15:1-23 (April 4, 2010)

Colossians 1:21-23 (April 11, 2010)

Colossians 1:24-29 Part A (April 18, 2010)

Colossians 1:24-29 Part B (April 25, 2010)

Colossians 1:24-29 Part C (May 2, 2010)

Colossians 2:1-3 (May 9, 2010)

Colossians 2:4-7 (May 16, 2010)

Guest Speaker Josh Lund - Could Not Be Recorded Due To A Power Outage (May 23, 2010)

Colossians 2:8-9 "Accept No Counterfeits" (May 30, 2010)

Colossians 2:9-1:15 "Put It In Reverse" (June 6, 2010)

Colossians 2:10-12 (June 13, 2010)

Colossians 2:13-15 (June 20, 2010)

Colossians 2:15 (June 27, 2010)

Colossians 2:16-19 (July 4, 2010)

Colossians 2:20-23 (July 11, 2010)

Colossians 3:1-4 (July 18, 2010)

Colossians 3:5-8 (July 25, 2010)

Colossians 3:9-11 (August 1, 2010)

Colossians 3:12-13 (August 8, 2010)

Colossians 3:15-16 (August 15, 2010)

Colossians 3:15-17 (August 22, 2010)

Colossians 3:18-19 (August 29, 2010)

Colossians 3:20-21 (September 5, 2010)

Colossians 3:22-4:1 (September 12, 2010)

Colossians 4:2 (September 19, 2010)

Guest Speaker Freddie Franken (September 26, 2010)

Colossians 4:3 (October 3, 2010)

Colossians 4:5-6 (October 10, 2010)

Colossians 4:7-9 (October 17, 2010)

Colossians 4:10-11 (October 24, 2010)

Colossians 4:12-15 (October 31, 2010)

Colossians 4:16-18 (November 7, 2010)

******* End of Our Previous Study of the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians *******


******* Bonus *******

Song - Lord I Lift Your Name On High (Performed By ALF Praise Band)

Song - This Kingdom (Performed By ALF Praise Band)

YouTube Video - Laminin (Louie Giglio)