﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>WordMp3.com Audio Library</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com</link><description>WordMp3.com is an online audio site which features Reformation theology by a a variety of speakers, promoting a Christian Worldview.</description><image><url>http://www.wordmp3.com/images/wordmp3.gif</url><link>http://www.wordmp3.com</link></image><copyright>Copyright 2012, WordMp3.com. All rights reserved</copyright><ttl>15</ttl><item><title>Pastor Joost Nixon - On Taking a Wife (Part 2)</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13199</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=54" title="Pastor Joost Nixon " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Joost Nixon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/29/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - Core Training 2012 (04): Family Discipleship</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13198</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &amp;nbsp;Core Training 2012: Family Discipleship&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Deuteronomy 6:4-7:&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! 6:5 &amp;ldquo;You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6:6 &amp;ldquo;These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 6:7 &amp;ldquo;You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1) Believe that the LORD alone is our God (v4) -&amp;nbsp; Is this &amp;ldquo;oneness&amp;rdquo; monotheism or&amp;nbsp; monolatry or the uniqueness of the Lord vs other gods? These six words have been translated in various ways: &amp;ldquo;Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is &amp;lsquo;One&amp;rsquo;&amp;rdquo; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Yahweh our God is the Unique&amp;rdquo; - &amp;ldquo;Our God is Yahweh is the only god&amp;rdquo; -&amp;nbsp; Each of these is true, but the best translation fits with the whole context (esp., 5:5-8): &amp;ldquo;Yahweh is our God, Yahweh alone!&amp;rdquo; The very word Yahweh (&amp;ldquo;I am that I am&amp;rdquo;) means uniqueness and absolute divinity. But the stress in context is that Israel is to trust and worship only the Covenant Lord (Yahweh). He delivered is us and is worthy of our trust and worship. What unbelief(s) compromise your family?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 2) Love the LORD alone (vv5-6) - The collective command for Israel is to &amp;ldquo;love&amp;rdquo; (agapao in Gr.) the Lord with...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/29/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Child Training</category></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Exhortation 1-29-12, "God as Chief Listener"</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13197</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/29/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Exhortation</category></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Epiphany: Exorcism and Discipleship, Part II</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13196</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sermon, Uri Brito, &amp;quot;Epiphany: Exorcism and Discipleship, Part II&amp;quot;, Mark 1:21-28&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/29/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Epiphany</category></item><item><title>Dr. Peter J Leithart - Dr. Peter Leithart - Registration for Evangelical Theological Society Eastern Region 2012 Conference</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13195</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; THIS ITEM PROVIDES pre-REGISTRATION for the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Region &lt;strong&gt;of the Evangelical Theological Society&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Mp3 Audio File of Dr. Leithart on the Priesthood of Believers is Provided with this Purchase&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; $10 Discount for Registrations Online Prior to Feb. 16, 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Theme: Constantine and the Origins of Christendom&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Keynote Speaker: Dr. Peter Leithart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Date: March 2, 2012 (9 am - 5 pm) (Registration begins at 8:30 am)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:8pt;"&gt;Numerous scholars will present papers in parallel sessions to begin at 9 am, with the first plenary session featuring Dr. Leithart at 11:00 am, concluding a 5 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Location: Lancaster Theological Seminary - 555 West James Street, Lancaster, PA 17603&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Our keynote speaker is Dr. Peter J. Leithart (Ph.D., University of Cambridge). Dr. Leithart is a senior fellow at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, and pastor of Trinity Reformed Church. Leithart has written numerous articles for publications such as theAtlanta Journal-Constitution, First Things, Modern Theology,Journal of Biblical Literature and The Westminster Theological Journal, and he serves as a contributing editor to Touchstonemagazine. He is the author of several books, including Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture, Solomon Among the Postmoderns and 1 &amp;amp; 2 Kings in the Brazos Theological...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=138" title="Dr. Peter J Leithart " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Peter J Leithart &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - Core Training 2012 (03): Community</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13194</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Core Training 2012: Community - Richer Community through Deeper Friendships&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &amp;quot;to friendship rather than to great wisdom&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; . . .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Romans 12:1&amp;ndash;13&amp;nbsp; Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship . . . 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 12:11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12:12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 12:13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Living as Sacrifices (Rom. 12:1-2) - Paul, after showing in detail how Jesus saves us (Rom. 3:25-11:36), now explains how we live as sacrifices as Christians. We follow Christ (ch. 8) and become conformed to Him (Rom. 8:29; Phil. 3:10). We also offer ourselves through worship and service in the new humanity that enters Eden/Zion above through the second Adam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Living as Self-Sacrificing (Rom. 12:3-8) - With the tremendous warrant of &amp;ldquo;by the mercies of God,&amp;rdquo; the rest of ch. 12 shows us the contours of a self-sacrificial way of life. First, on the altar is our self-estimation: &amp;ldquo;not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think&amp;rdquo; (Rom. 12:3). Secondly, we are not alone...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/22/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Classical Education Complete Sets</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - Core Training 2012 (02): Church Membership in the Bible</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13193</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Core Training 2012: Membership&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Catholic Church and Community Church - The Bible addresses the Church as a whole (the &amp;ldquo;catholic&amp;rdquo; or universal church), the People redeemed from all ages (Eph 5:25-27, Mat 8:11, Eph 2:12-22, Heb 11:22-24). However, the Scripture most often speaks of local, gathered assembly of believers in a specific community. The Bible speaks of &amp;ldquo;the church in Jerusalem&amp;rdquo; (Acts 8:1) which met in many assemblies from house to house (Acts 2:46), &amp;ldquo;the church that is in their [Prisca and Aquila&amp;rsquo;s] house&amp;rdquo; (Rom 16:5), &amp;ldquo;church of God which is at Corinth&amp;rdquo; (1Co 1:2), &amp;ldquo;the church of the Thessalonians&amp;rdquo; (1Th 1:1), &amp;ldquo;the church in your [Archippus] house&amp;rdquo; (Phm 1:2),&amp;nbsp; etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Participation in the Catholic Church - From reading Acts (a history of the apostolic church) and the Epistles, we see the apostolic foundation of the Church and churches. These books teach the blessings of redemption in the one Catholic Church which are to be expressed by faith and life as part of a community church (locally). Leaders in those community churches were trained and appointed to care for people (Acts 14:23, 2Ti 2:2, Tit 1:5). Upon relocation believers engaged in church planting or church &amp;ldquo;plugging&amp;rdquo; (into a community church already there). The normative action of believers is that after baptism we are to assemble with others in local church in order to break bread on...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/15/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Church Membership</category></item><item><title>Pastor Joost Nixon - On Taking a Wife: A Critique of Recreational Dating</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13192</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=54" title="Pastor Joost Nixon " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Joost Nixon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/22/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Epiphany: Exorcism and Discipleship</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13191</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sermon, Uri Brito, &amp;quot;Epiphany: Exorcism and Discipleship &amp;quot;, Mark 1:14-20&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/22/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Gnosticism Part II</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13190</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/22/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Exhortation 1-22-12, "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13189</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/22/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Exhortation</category></item><item><title>Pastor Alan Stout - Your Body Will Be Redeemed</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13188</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sermon, Alan Stout, &amp;quot;Your Body Will Be Redeemed&amp;quot;, 1 Cor 6:12-20&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=909" title="Pastor Alan Stout " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Alan Stout &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/15/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Gnosticism Part I</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13187</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/15/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Alan Stout - Exhortation 1-15-12, "No hidden God"</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13186</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=909" title="Pastor Alan Stout " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Alan Stout &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/15/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Exhortation</category></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Reformed Evangelism Part II - Creation, Sin, Judgment</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13185</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Approaching the topic of evangelism, there are a couple pitfalls we need beware of - the legalistic pitfall and the indifference pitfall. Navigating past these pitfalls, we need to have a clear understanding of the basic message of Christianity. So today we begin with three points - creation, sin, and judgment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/15/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Evangelism</category></item><item><title>Kenneth Harris - That's Your Interpretation</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13184</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=963" title=" Kenneth Harris " target="_blank"&gt; Kenneth Harris &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/15/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>2 Peter 1:16-21</category></item><item><title>Pastor Steve Hemmeke - No Other Gods</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13183</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=chrc" title="Covenant Heritage Reformed Church" target="_blank"&gt;Covenant Heritage Reformed Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=112" title="Pastor Steve Hemmeke " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Steve Hemmeke &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/15/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Incarnation as Politics Part IV - The Person of the King</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13182</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Thus far we have learned that the Incarnation is politics. Jesus was born as King of kings and Lord of lords; John anointed Him as Messiah and Son of God; God exalted Him to His right hand and gave Him authority over heaven and earth. Jesus is God&amp;#39;s Political Ruler. The Incarnation is politics. Knowing this doesn&amp;#39;t answer all our questions. In particular, how does Christ go about spreading His rule among the nations of the earth? What we find is that the Person of the King shapes the nature of the kingdom.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/18/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Politics</category></item><item><title>Doug Matanelo - The Great Commission</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13181</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=915" title=" Doug Matanelo " target="_blank"&gt; Doug Matanelo &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/8/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Matthew 28:16-20</category></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Reformed Evangelism Part I - A City Set on a Hill</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13180</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Isaiah&amp;#39;s visions of Zion give the Church a clear sense of our marching orders. We are to be the light of the world, a city set on a hill. Consequently, we must be equipped as God&amp;#39;s people to bless the nations of the earth by articulating the Gospel. And this is precisely what Peter tells us. We are always to be ready to give a reasoned defense for the hope that is in us. So what does all this mean and how can we be godly evangelists?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/8/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Evangelism</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - Core Training 2012 (01): Worship and Liturgy</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13179</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Core Training 2012: Worship&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &amp;ldquo;Aaron then brought the offering (qorban, &amp;ldquo;near bringing&amp;rdquo;) that was for the people. He took the goat for the people&amp;rsquo;s sin offering (chattat - &amp;ldquo;hiding&amp;rdquo;) and slaughtered it and offered it for a sin offering (yechatte - &amp;ldquo;hiding/offering&amp;rdquo;) as he did with the first one. He brought (yaqrev, &amp;ldquo;near&amp;rdquo;) the burnt offering (olah, &amp;ldquo;ascension&amp;rdquo; Gr. holocaust) and offered it in the prescribed way. He also brought the grain offering (mincha, &amp;ldquo;gift&amp;rdquo;) took a handful of it and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning&amp;rsquo;s burnt offering (olah, &amp;ldquo;ascension&amp;rdquo;). He slaughtered the ox and the ram as the fellowship (root is shalom) offering (zevach, &amp;ldquo;offering/feasting&amp;rdquo;) for the people....Then Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them.&amp;nbsp; (Lev 9:15-23 NIV) &amp;ldquo;But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem . . .&amp;rdquo; (Heb. 12:22-24).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Meaning of Worship - Our word, &amp;ldquo;worship&amp;rdquo; in old English was, &amp;ldquo;weorthscipe&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; or &amp;ldquo;worthship&amp;rdquo; - as in giving worth or respect to Something. The Bible&amp;rsquo;s term &amp;ldquo;worship&amp;rdquo; literally means &amp;ldquo;to bow down&amp;rdquo; or &amp;ldquo;to kiss the hand,&amp;rdquo; (Greek word proskyneo, Hebrew saha). One key term in the NT is leitourgia - literally &amp;ldquo;work of the people&amp;rdquo; (laos...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Liturgy</category></item><item><title>Pastor Steve Hemmeke - Listen Up! 10 Words series, part 1</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13178</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=chrc" title="Covenant Heritage Reformed Church" target="_blank"&gt;Covenant Heritage Reformed Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=112" title="Pastor Steve Hemmeke " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Steve Hemmeke &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/8/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - The Circumcision of our Lord: Consecrated for the Sake of the World</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13177</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sermon, Uri Brito, &amp;quot;The Circumcision of our Lord: Consecrated for the Sake of the World&amp;quot;, Luke 2:21&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/1/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Exhortation 1-1-12, "The Feast of the Holy Innocents - The True Life</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13176</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/1/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Exhortation</category></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Exhortation 1-8-12, "Children and Epiphany"</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13175</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/8/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Exhortation</category></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Epiphany: The Re-Gathering of God’s People</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13174</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sermon, Uri Brito, &amp;#39;Epiphany: The Re-Gathering of God&amp;rsquo;s People&amp;quot;, Isaiah 60:1-6&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/8/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Epiphany</category></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Incarnation as Politics Part VI - The Reign of the King</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13173</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Today we bring our series of sermons on The Incarnation as Politics to a close. We have seen that politics, as a branch of ethics, is intimately tied to the Incarnation of Jesus. After all, Jesus came as God&amp;#39;s Anointed One, His Messiah, His political Ruler. Now exalted as the King of kings and Lord of lords, the Incarnation announces that God&amp;#39;s Ruler is born and that all men and nations are to bow before Him. So as Christ rules and reigns from the right hand of God, what can we expect His rule to look like? As He continues to expand His kingdom, what types of things will he establish in His wake and, therefore, what types of things are we to strive for as human rulers? These are the questions we ask today in a study of Psalm 72.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/1/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Politics</category></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Sermon, 12-25-11</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13172</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sermon, Uri Brito, Hebrews 1:1-4&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/25/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Lessons and Carols, 12-24-11</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13171</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/24/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Exhortation 12-25-11</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13170</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/25/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Exhortation</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - The Times They are a Changin (Luke 2)</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13169</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Times, They are a Changin&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Luke 2:22&amp;ndash;40 - And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 2:23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord . . . 2:25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ... 2:36 And there was a prophetess, Anna . . .&amp;nbsp; And she never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers. 2:38 And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1) Change Comes to those who Live Faithfully, Humbly and in Community (2:22-24, 39-40). Jesus is brought to the temple according to the Law (Lev. 12). This shows the fidelity of Mary and Joseph to the &amp;ldquo;then revealed&amp;rdquo; Word of God vv22-23. They did not bypass this historic era into the new covenant. The lived faithfully in it. They also lived humbly as their offering of birds rather than lambs indicates v24. At the end of this passage, we see that they valued and/or needed their home town community enough that &amp;ldquo;they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth&amp;rdquo; v39. Jesus grew up in an ordinary (if not despised) hometown and community.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 2) Change Comes to those who Walk...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/1/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>New Years</category></item><item><title>Pastor Joost Nixon - Of Providence</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13168</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=54" title="Pastor Joost Nixon " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Joost Nixon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/1/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Westminster Confession of Faith (Ch.V)</category></item><item><title>Pastor Steve Hemmeke - Psalm 32 - Resolutions, Repentance and Forgiveness</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13167</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=chrc" title="Covenant Heritage Reformed Church" target="_blank"&gt;Covenant Heritage Reformed Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=112" title="Pastor Steve Hemmeke " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Steve Hemmeke &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 1/1/2012&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - Exhortation 12-18-11</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13166</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/18/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Exhortation</category></item><item><title>Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito - The Advental Call for Peace in the Church</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13165</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Sermon, Uri Brito, &amp;quot;The Advental Call for Peace in the Church&amp;quot;, I Thessalonians 5:12-13&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=providence church pensacola" title="Providence Church Pensacola" target="_blank"&gt;Providence Church Pensacola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=907" title="Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Uriesou Tenorio Brito &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/18/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Peace</category></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Incarnation as Politics Part V - The Culture of the King</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13164</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Thus far we have learned that Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords. The Incarnation is a political statement - the lawful ruler of all the earth has been born and so all men and nations are called upon to worship and honor Him. In the course of world history, Jesus is going forth conquering and to conquer, using His powerful Word to subdue the nations of the earth to Him. So what type of culture does Jesus leave in his wake? When he conquers a people what does it look like? To answer this we resort to the prophets and their poetic vision of the kingdom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/25/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Politics</category></item><item><title>Pastor Joost Nixon - Simeon's Blessing</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13163</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=54" title="Pastor Joost Nixon " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Joost Nixon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/25/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Luke 2:34-35</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - Resurrection Life (John 10)</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13162</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; John 10:1&amp;ndash;10 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 10:2 &amp;ldquo;But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 10:3 &amp;ldquo;To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 10:4 &amp;ldquo;When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 10:5 &amp;ldquo;A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.&amp;rdquo; 10:6 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. 10:7 So Jesus said to them again, &amp;ldquo;Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 10:8 &amp;ldquo;All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 10:9 &amp;ldquo;I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10:10 &amp;ldquo;The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In this series on the Gospel readings from our Lectionary, we have seen the themes of Life and Resurrection in the face of doubt and disbelief in the cases of Mary Magdalene, the disciples, Thomas and the Emmaus road travelers. Now in John 10 we have a less explicit case of addressing Life and Resurrection,...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 5/8/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Resurrection</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - The Hope of Christmas: A Meditation on Luke 2</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13161</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Hope of Christmas: A Christmas Meditation Luke 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; December 25, 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In the year 1809 . . . Napoleon was front page, but consider the children that were born: William Gladstone, Alfred Tennyson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln. . . The changed the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; So we read in Luke 2 of a more important birth . . . Christmas is the event of the birth of the world&amp;rsquo;s true ruler and it brings light to the world and this light brings salvation, therefore we should have hope congregationally and personally.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;u&gt;1) There is a glorious ruler of the world.&lt;/u&gt; There is a great contrast in these verses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &amp;ldquo;Caesar Augustus was born Gaius Octavius. He was one of the triumvirate set up to rule the Roman world in 43 BC. In a series of military and political moves he gained sole control of the reins of power, and finally in 27 BC the Roman senate bestowed on him the title Augustus, acknowledging his supreme position. From this date is reckoned the reign of the emperor Caesar Augustus.&amp;rdquo; (WBC)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;u&gt;2) There is a more glorious ruler born in the world.&lt;/u&gt; Christ&amp;rsquo;s birth is very simple. &amp;ldquo;While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. 2:7 And she gave birth...&amp;rdquo; Though we learn from the rest of Christ&amp;rsquo;s...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/25/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Christmas</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - The Messiah in Isaiah (Part 9): Isaiah 9</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13160</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Isaiah 9:1&amp;ndash;7 . . .The people who walk in darkness will see a great light . . . 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us . . . His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 9:7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; We must understand the&lt;u&gt; Crisis of Isaiah&amp;rsquo;s Day&lt;/u&gt; (ch. 7-9). Jerusalem was under the threat of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (allied with Syria) (Is. 7:1). Isaiah sought to reassure Ahaz of the House of David with a confirmation sign but Ahaz rejected the Lord (7:12). Ahaz rejected trusting the Lord but sought to put his trust in Assyria (2Kgs 16:7). The Lord says, &amp;ldquo;Immanuel&amp;rdquo; will come and the Davidic covenant will be fulfilled. The rest of the chapter 7 and 8 indicates that Assyria will be God&amp;rsquo;s instrument of judgment on Israel and Syria, but this will also threaten Judah (Jerusalem). &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; We must heed the &lt;u&gt;Call to Faith in Isaiah&amp;rsquo;s God &lt;/u&gt;(ch. 8). The story continues in ch. 8 in the birth of &amp;ldquo;Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz&amp;rdquo; which probably means &amp;ldquo;quick to plunder, swift to the spoil.&amp;rdquo; The plundering of Syria and Samaria by Assyria led Tiglath-pileser III can be dated in 732 B.C. This literal flood of judgment spilled over on Judah (8:7-8)....&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/18/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Isaiah</category></item><item><title>Pastor Joost Nixon - Of Creation</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13159</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=54" title="Pastor Joost Nixon " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Joost Nixon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/18/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Westminster Confession of Faith (Ch.IV)</category></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Incarnation as Politics Part III - The Threat of the King (Re-recorded)</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13158</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; What is the implication of Jesus&amp;#39; kingship for the kings of the earth? How ought we respond to the birth of the King?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; *Because the audio quality was so poor on the original recording of this sermon it was re-recorded during the week. For those who would prefer to listen to a cleaner copy - here you go. For those who want the actual sermon from Sunday - the other is still available. Our apologies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/11/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Politics</category></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Incarnation as Politics Part III - The Threat of the King</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13157</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Thus far we have learned that Jesus really is Lord of all - Lord of all the rulers of the earth. So what does this mean for men like Herod? What does it mean for any and all rulers? What does it mean that Jesus sits in the assembly of the mighty and judges among the nations of the earth?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; *Our apologies for the poor quality of this recording - we&amp;#39;re working on the glitches!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/11/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Politics</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - The Messiah in Isaiah (Part 7): Isaiah 61</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13156</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Isaiah&amp;rsquo;s Messiah (part 3): Isaiah 61&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Isaiah 61:1&amp;ndash;11 - The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 61:2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1) We must believe the Message of Messiah to have gospel liberty. The Messiah announces both blessing and judgment (61:1-3). Jesus was &amp;ldquo;anointed&amp;rdquo; (Messiah/Christ) as a prophet-king in His baptism in fulfillment of this text which is the basis for His first message in His hometown synagogue in Nazareth (Lk. 4:21). He warned of judgment(s) but also brought the good news of salvation through faith, healing to the broken, and the freedom of forgiveness, deliverance and life eternal. This transforms His followers as illustrated in four poetic images (61:3). a) They have a crown rather than the ashes of mourning. b) They have a soothing oil on their face instead of humiliation. c) They are dressed in festal attire. d) They become oak trees of faithfulness. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 2) We must rejoice in the Message to the Nations which gives joy to those inside and outside of Israel (61:4-7). The result of the rebuilding (v4) is that all Israel will be like &amp;ldquo;priests&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;ministers&amp;rdquo; whereas &amp;ldquo;strangers&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;foreigners&amp;rdquo; (Gentiles) will...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/11/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Isaiah</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - The Messiah in Isaiah (Part 6): Isaiah 40</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13155</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Isaiah&amp;rsquo;s Messiah (part 2): Isaiah 40&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Isaiah 40:1&amp;ndash;11 &amp;ldquo;Comfort, O comfort My people,&amp;rdquo; says your God. 40:2 &amp;ldquo;Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended . . . 40:3 A voice is calling, &amp;ldquo;Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. 40:4 &amp;ldquo;Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; 40:5 Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed. . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1) The Comfort of the Shepherd comes to His people because His Chastisement is Complete (40:1-2). Isaiah 40 is a striking change of theme from chs. 1-39. Now after the chastisement of the exile, the Covenant Lord promises restoration (deliverance, redemption, salvation) to Zion. The text explains that Judah&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;warfare has ended&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;her iniquity has been removed.&amp;rdquo; God has chastised His people (historically). This broad lesson is to apply to us quite individually. We are not to forsake the true Lord for idols (as was done in Israel). Their sin and our sin has consequences. Life choices are serious.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 2) The Comfort of the Shepherd comes to His people because His Call will Clear (the Way) (40:3-5). God prepared for the Good Shepherd by clearing the way. Literally John the Baptist was preparing as &amp;ldquo;A voice is calling, &amp;ldquo;Clear the way...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/4/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Isaiah</category></item><item><title>Pastor Joost Nixon - The Exhaustive Sovereignty of God</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13154</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=54" title="Pastor Joost Nixon " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Joost Nixon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/11/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Westminster Confession of Faith (Ch.III)</category></item><item><title>Mr. Stuart W. Bryan - Incarnation as Politics Part II - The Call of the King</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13153</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Last week we saw that Psalm 2 calls upon the kings of the earth to Kiss the Son - what does it mean to kiss the Son and what relevance does this have for nations today? By examining the historical and theological setting of Matthew&amp;#39;s account of the visit of the Magi, we are equipped to understand more fully how the Incarnation answers this question. And the answer illustrates the responsibility of all the rulers of the earth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=trinitychurchcda" title="Trinity Church" target="_blank"&gt;Trinity Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=104" title="Mr. Stuart W. Bryan " target="_blank"&gt;Mr. Stuart W. Bryan &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/4/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Politics</category></item><item><title>Dr. Gregg Strawbridge - Worship and Liturgy Notes</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13152</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=allsaints" title="All Saints Church" target="_blank"&gt;All Saints Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=1" title="Dr. Gregg Strawbridge " target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Gregg Strawbridge &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 3/9/2008&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item><item><title>Pastor Joost Nixon - Who Is God?</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13151</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=christchurchspokane" title="Christ Church, Spokane" target="_blank"&gt;Christ Church, Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=54" title="Pastor Joost Nixon " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Joost Nixon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/4/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category>Westminster Confession of Faith (Ch.II)</category></item><item><title>Pastor Steve Hemmeke - Isaiah 9.3-7 - Reforming Christmas - God Freely Gives</title><link>http://www.wordmp3.com/details.aspx?id=13150</link><description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio from &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/?id=chrc" title="Covenant Heritage Reformed Church" target="_blank"&gt;Covenant Heritage Reformed Church&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;More audio by &lt;a href="http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=112" title="Pastor Steve Hemmeke " target="_blank"&gt;Pastor Steve Hemmeke &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Date: 12/4/2011&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><category /></item></channel></rss>
