http://www.cherrycreekpres.org Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church Podcasts en Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church Podcasts Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church no Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church hjohnson@cherrycreekpres.org ℗ & © 2010 Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church 720 Youth are already an integral part of our worship services each week, but once a year we focus special attention on the next generation of Christ’s Church. This gives our entire congregation an opportunity to hear the stories of how God is at work in the lives of our students. It also gives our students an opportunity to serve and lead in our Sunday morning services.  We believe that these students are not only the leaders of the Church tomorrow but are an active and important part of the Church today. One of the main reasons younger generations are setting new records for dishonesty, disrespect, sexual promiscuity, violence, etc. is because they have lost their foundational belief in morality and truth has been eroded. 70% of today’s teens claim that absolute truth does not exist, that all truth is relative. Francis Schaeffer said, “If there is no absolute moral standard, then one cannot say in a final sense that anything is right or wrong. By absolute we mean that which always applies, that which provides a final or ultimate standard.”  There must be an absolute if there are to be morals, and there must be an absolute if there are to be real values. To develop a strong moral foundation within our students, we must teach them, first, to fear God and, second, to recognize Him as the basis—the origin—of all truth. What are you doing to help model and/or teach our children about the absolute Truth of God, Jesus Christ and God’s Word? http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/pass-the-truth-please http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/pass-the-truth-please.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:27:57 GMT Roger Kamstra Youth are already an integral part of our worship services each week, but once a year we focus special attention on the next generation of Christ’s Church. This gives our entire congregation an opportunity to hear the stories of how God is at work ... 24:20 From our study this morning we see that Christ was not only Paul’s reason for living but his resource as well. It is not hard to imagine the confidence that this produced in Paul even at his worst moments. Nothing too great for the living Lord could come his way. Nothing outside the will of God would cross his path. There are many people in our world today who would give their right arm for a philosophy of life that would give them this kind of sufficiency and confidence. There was also the shadow of the executioner falling across the entrance to Paul’s cell, so he had to do more than prepare for the eventualities of life. He had to come up with some answers for death as well. While life is full of possibilities, death is full of certainty. Paul was as realistic and sincere about death as he was about life when he said, “To die is gain.” Death for him was not the ultimate tragedy. It was but a brief intermission between act I and act II of the story of his existence. Given the fact that Paul’s statement about living and dying is separated by a simple comma, we are reminded about the shortness of life and begs the question of what we are doing with it. This morning’s message will not only challenge us with that thought in mind, but will inspire and renew our hope in what lies ahead on the other side of the comma. http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/for-me-to-live-is- http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/for-me-to-live-is-.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:02:05 GMT Bruce Finfrock Philippians: The Gospel of Encouragement 17:51 As we have seen, Paul’s short letter to the Philippians is a gospel of encouragement. It celebrates the good news of God’s coming in Jesus Christ. It gives us many reasons for hope even when life is hard. Today we look at the call to “Rejoice in the Lord.” Is this naïve optimism, or a kind of triumphant giddiness, that no longer applies to people like us? Or is there something more here that is timeless Gospel wisdom from God as relevant today as it was when first written? http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/gospel-joy http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/gospel-joy.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:19:39 GMT Dr. Don Sweeting Philippians: The Gospel of Encouragement 33:09 We are blessed to have John Perkins speaking. In 1989, John called together a group of Christian leaders from across America that was bonded by one significant commitment-expressing the love of Christ in America’s poor communities, not at arm’s length, but at the grass-roots level. An association was formed called the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Perkins has been recognized for his work with eight honorary doctorates from colleges and universities across the country. He is an international speaker and teacher on racial reconciliation, leadership and the philosophy of Christian Community Development Association. It is an honor to have him with us this morning. http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/receive-not-the-grace-of-god-in-vain http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/receive-not-the-grace-of-god-in-vain.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:47:11 GMT John Perkins We are blessed to have John Perkins speaking. In 1989, John called together a group of Christian leaders from across America that was bonded by one significant commitment-expressing the love of Christ in America’s poor communities, not at arm’s ... 40:43 Paul’s short letter to the Philippians is a gospel of encouragement. It celebrates the good news of God’s coming in Jesus Christ. It gives us many reasons for hope even when life is hard. In this series we are taking a brisk walk through this letter, mining it for its encouragements, letting it shape our spirits and lead us to deeper worship. http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/the-heart-of-the-gospel-knowing-christ http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/the-heart-of-the-gospel-knowing-christ.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:10:00 GMT Dr. Don Sweeting Philippians: The Gospel of Encouragement philippians,paul 28:44 Ash Wednesday http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/repentance-means-war http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/repentance-means-war.mp3 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:51:51 GMT Zac Hicks Ash Wednesday ash_wednesday,lent 27:06 Paul’s short letter to the Philippians is a gospel of encouragement. It celebrates the good news of God’s coming in Jesus Christ. It gives us many reasons for hope even when life is hard. During the month of February we will continue our brisk walk through this letter, mining it for its encouragements, letting it shape our spirits and lead us to deeper worship. http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/gospel-light-and-the-challenges-of-getting-sidetracked http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/gospel-light-and-the-challenges-of-getting-sidetracked.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:05:47 GMT Dr. Don Sweeting Philippians: The Gospel of Encouragement encrouagement,prison,letter,paul 33:38 Greg and Sarah (Sally) Livingstone were based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia until 2006. Since 2001, they saw the number of full-time workers among the Malay Muslims increase from 20 to 140. Together, they have spent over 40 years focused on bringing a saving knowledge of Christ to the Muslim peoples of Asia and Africa.  Livingstone was instrumental in founding both Operation Mobilization and Frontiers. He also served as the North American Director of Arab World Ministries and now assists the Muslim work of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Their partnership with their sending churches has led to the placement and coaching of over 1000 long term missionaries in 40 Muslim countries. Greg greatly enjoys helping churches send out their own teams “where Christ is not named”. His present venture is as chairman of the Libya Partnership of 28 mission agencies. http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/the-luckiest-people-in-the-world http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/the-luckiest-people-in-the-world.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:31:56 GMT Greg Livingstone Greg and Sarah (Sally) Livingstone were based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia until 2006. Since 2001, they saw the number of full-time workers among the Malay Muslims increase from 20 to 140. Together, they have spent over 40 years focused on bringing a ... greg_livingstone,mission,matthew 26:30 Paul’s short letter to the Philippians is a gospel of encouragement. It celebrates the good news of God’s coming in Jesus Christ. It gives us many reasons for hope even when life is hard. Over the next six weeks we will be continuing our brisk walk through this letter, mining it for its encouragements, letting it shape our spirits, and leading us to deeper worship. Today in the Word we come to chapter two where the Apostle Paul explains what it means to live lives worthy of the gospel. http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/living-the-gospel-together http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/living-the-gospel-together.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:24:37 GMT Dr. Don Sweeting Philippians: The Gospel of Encouragement philippians,paul,prison,letter 34:56 Paul’s short letter to the Philippians is a gospel of encouragement. It celebrates the good news of God’s coming in Jesus Christ. It gives us many reasons for hope even when life is hard. In the next seven weeks, we will be taking a brisk walk through this letter, mining it for its encouragements, letting it shape our spirits, and leading us into deeper worship. Paul, who is in prison, invites believers to take a step back and focus on the big picture. http://www.sermoncloud.com/CCPC/advancing-the-gospel-together http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1392/advancing-the-gospel-together.mp3-new Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:10:24 GMT Dr. Don Sweeting Philippians: The Gospel of Encouragement prison,hope,philippians 34:41