http://www.leroychapel.org Leroy Community Chapel Podcasts en Leroy Community Chapel Podcasts Leroy Community Chapel no Leroy Community Chapel leroychapel@leroychapel.org ℗ & © 2008 Leroy Community Chapel 720 Freedom to Live: If the great message of the gospel has penetrated your soul, then a life of joy is supposed to be a reality. Even in difficult times it is never far from view. Like a long ride on a Harley on a summer night, the grace of God brings a childlike, I cant believe this is happening to me, that wells up to a life of joy. Christian joy, that seems to be so illusive, is part and parcel of a full understanding of the gospel. Where does the joy come from? Knowing the truth that the Father is pleased with me. The gospel of Jesus Christ places us in a position of complete forgiveness and bids us to experience the Fathers pleasure with us, DAILY! Not because of anything I do or dont do, but because of His sons work on the Cross. Freedom to Fight: Scared to death to do evangelism? Think about that. Not in a guilty, gotta do it cause I havent, kind of way. But, genuinely ask God, Why am I not involved with sharing the gospel with others? Evangelism was never intended to be program, but a way of life. Its a life that spills the excessive grace that has been given to us onto others. Our heavenly Father has lavished his mercy on us leaving us with a joyful mission. The truth is, with a transformed and joyful heart, the Christian is free to fight for others to have a freedom of soul. We dont need a new bait and switch scheme to get people in so we can hit em with the gospel. Quite frankly, I think thats sick. With the gospel and the most basic elements of Christian character like generosity, honesty, integrity, kindness, every believer can be winsome, having impact in their community and even the world. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/freedom-to-live-freedom-to-fight http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/freedom-to-live-freedom-to-fight.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:50:51 CST Jeff Pierce Freedom of the Coss love,hope,forgiveness,redemption,grace,mercy,peace,jesus 64:35 We were never intended to bear the weight of sin. Though we try with all our might, we do not have the capacity to cope with it or rid ourselves of it. Instead we find creative ways to try to cover it, pay for it or just give up altogether. As a result, too many Christians feel as though they are,stuck in the moment. Stuck waiting for the reality of the grace of God, that they have heard of for so long, to bring the freedom of soul it provides, there are only two conclusions that we have as Christians: you can either continue to work at covering up your sin or abandon yourself once again to the grace of God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/freedom-of-soul http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/freedom-of-the-cross-freedom-of-soul.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:18:44 CST Jeff Pierce Freedom of the Coss 35:05 Well, youve listened to me ramble on for ten weeks now about the Glory of God and the Life of Worship, but does it really matter? My short answer: Uh, Yup! My sarcastic answer: Only if you care about your life mattering for something. My poetic answer: It matters like air to the lungs, like water to a fish, like a good jacket to Northeast Ohio. But in case those answers dont convince you, I have a few more that carry a bit more weight. God’s glory matters because it summarizes all that He is. That glory is expressed to man in His redemptive plan for mankind, we call that the Gospel. And because the glory of God has transformed us through the Gospel, the only thing left for us is to Glory in the Cross, to love God, to live in the Gospel … we call that a Life of Worship … and its the only thing worth living for! http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/glory-and-worshipdoes-it-really-matter http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/glory-and-worshipdoes-it-really-matter.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:07:10 CST Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion 43:45 If you care about Gods glory you have one of two options... You either see yourself as a missionary or you see yourself as an idolater. Im not trying to be harsh here, just clear. Missions exists because worship doesnt, that is to say the goal of missions is more worshippers, which means more people from more places giving glory to God. We are all called to missions. Built into the Gospel is the blessing of Jesus coming to you so that you can be a blessing to others. We live out the mission of Christ in the Gospel first and foremost because we are jealous for the glory of God! Oh, and did I mention you get tons of joy in the process? http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/youre-called-to-missions http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/youre-called-to-missions.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:05:56 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion 52:21 Many Christian parents are idolaters … of their own family. It can be subtle, rarely confronted, and always leads to a diminished impact for the Kingdom. We are to worship God and God alone! When we rightly prize God above all else, then, and only then, are we able to love our spouse and children in a way that honors them, honors God, and honors His design for the family. The Gospel creates a bond thicker than blood as it creates a new kind of family with one Father – the God whose glory trumps all human relationships. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/a-different-kind-of-family http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/a-new-kind-of-family.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:44:47 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion 41:10 Please dont worship the Bible … and dont you dare waste it either! As we live to the glory of God, the Word of God runs unstoppable in declaring the work of Christ to save sinners. We don’t earn bonus points for reading the Bible, but to ignore an earnest pursuit of it we surely miss out on the joy and fullness of worship. Let the Word of God flow like blood through your body as you apply it as salve to your soul. Learn it to love Him, and use it to win others! http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/the-power-of-the-word http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/the-power-of-the-word.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:22:53 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion 46:28 So many of us live with burdens we dont need to carry, with ailments that have a cure, and with fear rather than freedom. A failure to deal with our sin is a worship issue. We make sin and our own comfort the object of worship, and Gods glory goes to another, namely self. God is glorified in the repentance of His people. Repentance is not failing the Father, its delighting in what He does best – Forgive! When repentance is not the life of the believer, worship is foreign. Repentance doesnt prepare us for worship … it is Worship! http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/the-worship-of-repentance http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/the-worship-of-repentance.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:56:49 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion repentance,forgiveness,worship,sin,glory,cure 45:25 When we quit serving out of duty and guilt-driven performance and rest in the grace of God, we align our heart with God’s heart. This is Worship! And when our heart of worship is aligned with His glory, our greatest delight becomes what He loves and our priorities become His mission. Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her. The Church is what Christ died to create. In the Church God has chosen to display Himself. Through her wrinkles and stains she makes known the glorious Gospel of God to the watching world. To not cherish the bride is to not care about the glory of God. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/for-the-love-of-the-bride http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/for-the-love-of-the-bride.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:59:16 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion body_of_christ,church,love,devotion,sacrifice,glory 37:06 We are trying to paint a picture of a real life of worship … in every area. Sadly enough, many of us leave worship at the door of the chapel and put on performance at the door of service. News Flash! God doesnt need your service. He doesnt depend on our best efforts and doesnt delight in our performing for Him. We make our serving superstitious religion when we operate out of guilt and duty and it always results in a joyless, tiring exercise of futility. Giving service that is worship begins with receiving the grace God ever lives to supply, and the strength He never tires to pour out. Quit serving … and Worship! http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/superstitious-service http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/superstitious-service.mp3 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:19:33 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion supply,grace,worship,performing,serving,religious 30:55 Now that weve established that God wired us for worship, what does it look like? How do we do it? Well, contrary to popular practice worship is more than what occurs on Sunday morning. In fact, if thats all that we come to God with, we arent worshipping at all. He wants more than our songs, our prayers, and our serving … He wants our life. God, jealous for His glory, has demonstrated how glorious He is through salvation. The limitless grace weve received in the Gospel becomes the exhortation to put no limits on our life regarding worship. Worship begins for us with giving God our life … daily, for Him to transform to the image of His Son. No transformation? No worship. Know transformation? Know worship! And while it’s never that tidy, it is that simple. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/worship-istransformation http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/worship-istransformation.mp3 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:57:08 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion life,transform,glory,gospel,salvation,worship 44:41 God is so glorious that it will take all of eternity to rightly adore Him! If heaven celebrates God, shouldnt we? If endless time is devoted to the worship of God, why do we just think of it in the category of church services? Not only does God’s glory not fade in eternity, but our faith becomes sight, so we worship Him unrestrained and without obstacles. If this is what heaven is all about, then we ought to practice here for what we’ll enjoy forever. This perspective makes all of life here one earth about worship and forces us to examine all we do through the grid of Gods glorious nature and our acceptable worship. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/the-weight-of-glory http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/the-weight-of-glory.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:24:22 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion god,god's_glory,glorious,faith,worship,eternity 41:05 God will not share His glory with another! In other words, Hes a jealous God. So many times in the Scriptures we see those who tried to get God on their side, to fight for their cause. But guess what? God, jealous for His own glory, doesnt take sides. He fights for Himself, stands for His glory, and isnt manipulated by our clever ploys to get Him to bless us. If God fights for His glory, our fight must be against everything in our lives that competes for worship … the Bible calls them idols. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/gods-not-on-your-side http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/gods-not-on-your-side.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:25:08 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion idols,worship,jealous,god's_glory 37:56 Everything must start and end with God. Im convinced that the effectiveness of a church in accomplishing its mission for God is directly related to its depth and commitment in worship to God. Since the Fall the heart has gone after other gods and sought to keep God in a nice category of spiritual things. Well, all of life is Gods and all of life is spiritual, and everything that takes His place is idolatry. Gods greatest passion is His own glory; therefore our greatest delight must be Worship. http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/a-god-centered-god http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/gods-greatest-passion-pt-1-a-god-centered-god.mp3 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:34:04 CDT Mark Spansel God's Greatest Passion 44:02 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/follow-jesus http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/follow-jesus.mp3 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:59:40 CDT Mark Spansel 50:14 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/the-great-i-am http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/the-great-i-am.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:06:21 CDT Jeff Pierce Moments with God 54:21 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/a-healing-god Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:54:10 CDT Jeff Pierce Moments with God http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/faith-is-the-cure-for-hopelessness http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/faith-is-the-cure-for-hopelessness.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:47:09 CDT Tom Chapman 36:13 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/set-free-for-perfection http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/set-free-for-perfection.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:37:42 CDT Harry Remington and Tom Park 34:09 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/standing-firm-in-the-true-grace-of-god http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/standing-firm-in-the-true-grace-of-god.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:23:18 CDT Dr. Richard Fisher Devotion 53:23 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/humble-devotion-leads-to-standing-firm http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/humble-devotions-leads-to-standing-firm.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:21:27 CDT Joseph Lausin Devotion 41:46 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/grace-driven-leadership http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/grace-driven-leadership.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:13:19 CDT Dr. Richard Fisher Devotion 45:46 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/devotion-to-life-together Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:05:06 CDT Jeff Pierce Devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/the-cost-of-devotion http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/the-cost-of-devotion.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:55:19 CDT Tom Chapman Devotion : http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/impact-the-world-around-you Sun, 25 May 2008 14:48:50 CDT Jim Eberline http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/a-word-trembling-worshiper http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/a-word-trembling-worshipper.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 14:38:31 CDT Mark Spansel : http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/ready-set-go-devotion-in-the-face-of-suffering http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/ready-set-go-devotion-in-the-face-of-suffering.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:30:15 CDT Joseph Lausin Devotion suffering,blessed,persecuted : http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/break-the-mold-devotion-at-home Sun, 04 May 2008 14:20:57 CDT Joseph Lausin Devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/devotion-the-beloved-strangers http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1930/devotion-the-beloved-strangers.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:06:40 CDT Dr. Richard Fisher Devotion devotion,grace,submission,good_deeds,compassion,suffering 37:59 http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/devotion-to-proclamation Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:25:33 CDT Mark Spansel Devotion devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/devotion-daily-devotion-to-one-another-derives-from-the-divine-directive Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:24:10 CDT Joseph Lausin devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/devotion-live-fearfully-and-never-be-afraid Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:00:07 CDT Tom Chapman Devotion devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/devotion-a-life-of-holiness Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:21:12 CDT Jeff Pierce Devotion devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/what-is-your-point-of-view Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:13:30 CDT Joseph Lausin Devotion devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/till-every-nation-worships Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:09:36 CDT David Muchmore missions http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/the-persecuted-church Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:05:50 CDT Robert Brock http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/getting-through-the-eye-of-the-needle Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:04:19 CDT Mark Spansel Devotion http://www.sermoncloud.com/Leroy-Chapel/one-is-the-loneliest-number Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:05:19 CDT Joseph Boerman