http://www.dayspringlife.org DaySpring Presbyterian Church Podcasts en DaySpring Presbyterian Church Podcasts DaySpring Presbyterian Church no DaySpring Presbyterian Church dave.bradsher@gmail.com ℗ & © 2009 DaySpring Presbyterian Church 720 When we think about what it means to be righteous – we tend to think it means we don’t do bad things. We don’t cuss, don’t chew, don’t go with girls that do – righteousness = good behavior. Now the problem with this is that we only have half of the equation when it comes to “behavior”. Righteous behavior involves more than not doing the wrong thing, it also involves doing the right thing. As we will see in Ruth 3 Naomi, Ruth and Boaz DO things and DO NOT do things for righteousness’ sake. And we are going to be challenged to look at righteousness a bit differently - to see that it is not merely avoiding sin, but actively seeking the well-being of others. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/ruth-3-proactive-righteousness http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/ruth-3-proactive-righteousness.mp3 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:55:26 CST David Bradsher Surprised by Grace : Sermons from Ruth righteousness,sovereignty,famine,widow,poor,destitution,providence,grace 41:25 Ruth and Naomi's experience of God's dark providence has left Naomi unable to see the light of God's blessings. Through Ruth's comitmenmt to her, Naomi eventually sees that the sun had been shining all along and that God had a greater purpose in allowing for the dark providence to enter her life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/ruth-16-18-grace-awareness--seeing-the-light-through-the-clouds-of-dark-providence http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/ruth-16-18.mp3 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:44:35 CST David Bradsher Surprised by Grace : Sermons from Ruth grace,providence,destitution,poor,widow,famine,sovereignty 40:59 When we think of Christmas we often think of things like “peace, joy, love, good-will, charity”. But I realize not all of us associate Christmas with warm feelings. Some of us associate stress, anxiety, credit card bills with Christmas – any joy you could have is sucked into the black hole of Christmas craziness. And still, there are some who carry deep wounds because one year during Christmas, something happened – a parent got angry and did something that you have never been able to recover from. You and a sibling got into an argument and the rift continues to this day. Your spouse left you around Christmas time for someone else and now Christmas is nothing but a painful reminder of brokenness in your life and your relationships. No matter where you are today, you have come to the right place. What we’re going to talk about is something that puts all of this into perspective - how God sent his Son into the world to bring healing and reconciliation to all. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/colossians-115-23-jesus-the-reconciler-of-all-things http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/jesus-is-the-reconciler.mp3 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:43:28 CST David Bradsher When we think of Christmas we often think of things like “peace, joy, love, good-will, charity”. But I realize not all of us associate Christmas with warm feelings. Some of us associate stress, anxiety, credit card bills with Christmas – any ... reconcile,war,peace,christmas,advent,reconciliation,restoration,reconstruction,rift,relationships 38:26 An Abundance mentality is a frame of mind in which a person believes there is "enough for everyone". It is contrasted with the scarcity mentality, which is founded on the idea that there is a lack in life, that opportunities are few and far between and given a finite amount of resources a person must protect what they have from others, This is, of course, useful for marketing because if you can convince people they are lacking something, then you can get them to buy that something. Clearly this is what our society is built upon. And Christians who have fallen prey to this mentality - to put it bluntly - are pathetic-lousy givers - not only in how much they give but in how they give. On the contrary, those Christians who have an abundance mentality have a contentment and a joy about giving that is alien to our society. It is this type of mentality that Paul had and also the type of mentality the Philippians had and it is they type of mentality we are to have as well. When we have an abundance mentality we rise above our circumstances - whether we have little or plenty. We are able to give sacrificially and faithfully and experience immense joy as we do it because we understand what we're really doing - we're investing wisely. We're giving as joint owners in the mission of Jesus. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/philippians-415-23-getting-the-best-return-on-your-investment http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/getting-the-best-return-on-your-investment.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:45:09 CST David Bradsher Living a Life of Joy and Peace - A Study of Philippians giving,sharing,tithes,abundance,blessings,sacrifice,offering,scarcity,supply,needs 41:52 The subject of confidence in the flesh comes up in Philippians 3. Here Paul urges the Philippians to lose confidence in themselves - that is in their own moral achievements, their education and their pedigree. Instead he urges them to find all of their confidence in Christ's righteousness alone and to esteem their knowledge of Christ as far surpassing anything else. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/philippians-31-2--how-to-lose-confidence-in-yourself http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/how-to-lose-confidence-in-yourself.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:08:35 CST David Bradsher Living a Life of Joy and Peace - A Study of Philippians confidence,judaizers,ciricumcision,flesh,rubbish,greatness,moral_achievements,knowing_christ 39:19 Paul's main concern here in Ch 2 is the unity of the Philippians which is essential to their maintaining a clear witness for Christ in the world. In vs 1-2 he calls on them to be one in mind, spirit and purpose, then in vs 3-4 he identifies unity killers: selfish ambition and the hunger for personal glory. And now we come to vs 6 where Paul calls on the Philippians to have what I will be referring to as a Cruciformed Attitude. Verses 6-11 is sometimes referred to as the "hymn of Christ" and thought to have been written as such by some of the first Christians. It is considered by many commentators and scholars to be the most important part of the letter. We might be tempted to see these verses as strictly theological. Certainly it is theological in and of itself, but Paul's motive is not to teach theology but to teach ethics. He is making a point of direct application to the specific problem in the Church - the disruption of unity by rivaling, selfish bad attitudes. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/philippians-21-11--cruciforming-bad-attitudes http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/philippians-23-11.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:08:24 CST David Bradsher Living a Life of Joy and Peace - A Study of Philippians selfishness,humility,pride,egocentric,glory,selfish_ambition,vain-conceit,vain-glory,attitude,christ's_attitude,bad_attitude,self-centered 40:40 Psalm 72 reads alot like a job description. It is one of several "royal" Psalms meaning it concerns the king and his reign over God's people and also the extension of his kingdom to the ends of the earth in order that all the nations might experience kingdom blessings. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/psalm-72--justice-for-all-part-2 http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/psalm-72-justice-for-all-part-2.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:08:57 CST David Bradsher Psalms for the Summer (2008) 40:28 Justice is a major theme in the Psalms. In the Psalms alone the word justice occurs 18 times and the word judge occurs 23 times and judgment 12 times. In fact, justice describes in part who God is - he is a "just and righteous" God - he is the Supreme Judge - and justice is something God loves - Psalm 97 says "righteousness and justice are the foundation of [God's] throne." Psalm 9 says The LORD is known by his justice." and Psalm 35 says "The LORD loves righteousness and justice." Righteousness and justice both flow out of his holiness. Because he is holy, holy, holy, he is incompatible with evil and therefore cannot overlook it - he must decree justice. Since God loves justice then clearly we should as well. But we have even more reason to love it - we have been saved by justice. The cross of Christ is a symbol of God's justice in action for God satisfied his divine justice and wrath in Christ. because our sins have been judged and atoned for, now God's justice guarantees our forgiveness as john says: "He is faithful and just to forgive us... " http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/psalm-7-justice-for-all http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/psalm-7-justice-for-all.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:53:35 CDT David Bradsher Psalms for the Summer (2008) justice,wrath,judgment,psalm_7,mercy,judge,sacrifice,atonement 41:34 We all have dreams – and I don't mean the kind of crazy things you might dream about when you are sleeping – I mean your waking dreams – the mental picture of how you want things to be in the future - and those dreams are made of something – they might be made of the wrong things but we all have them. And sometimes those dreams become reality and we find ourselves struck with amazement and say things like “I can't believe this...Somebody pinch me.” The kinds of dreams I am talking about are dreams which can be characterized by 2 words: hope and vision. What I want us to do is two things: (1) Evaluate our dreams and see what they're made of, (2) Begin to dream kingdom dreams, to look to the Lord to make them reality and to commit ourselves to actively making them a reality. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/psalm-126--the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/the-stuff-dreams-are-made-of.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:49:55 CDT David Bradsher Psalms for the Summer (2008) dreams,psalm_126,babylon,exile,persia,cyrus,zion,joy,sorrow,weeping,rejoicing,restoration,renewal,negev 35:36 Our negative experiences can be so powerful that they cause us to doubt God's faithfulness and love. When we find ourselves peering through the window of our painful experience and cannot see any God anywhere we must look to his promises and trust in him. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/psalm-115--faith-in-the-unseen-despite-evidence-to-the-contrary http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/faith-in-the-unseen-despite-evidence-to-the-contrary.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:50:20 CDT David Bradsher Psalms for the Summer (2008) unseen,seen,faith,sensory_experience,senses,idols,psalm_115,promises,providences,empiricism,evidence,trust 38:23 Jonah's prayer here is often viewed as evidence that Jonah experienced a change of heart and repented of his disobedience. But I am going to challenge this view: I do not believe Jonah “repented” of those things that led him to flee to Tarshish for his attitude at the end of ch. 4 remained the same. That which led him to run away from the Lord in the first place still has a grip on his heart. I am not saying Jonah did not acknowledge any wrongdoing – I am only saying there is a big difference between acknowledging and repenting and this prayer helps us understand that difference. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/jonah-2--its-time-to-get-real http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/its-time-to-get-real.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:50:46 CDT David Bradsher Experiencing the Reality of God jonah,great_fish,repentance,nineveh,running_from_god,disobedience,vomit 34:18 Jesus was approached by the Pharisees and was asked to give them a sign - a sign that would convince them of who Jesus claimed to be. Jesus responded no sign would be given except the sign of Jonah. What did he mean? How is Jonah a sign pointing to faith in Jesus? http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/jonah-2--three-days-and-nights-in-a-fish-the-sign-of-jonah http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/three-days-and-nights-in-a-fish-the-sign-of-jonah.mp3 Sun, 04 May 2008 21:10:44 CST David Bradsher Experiencing the Reality of God jonah,great_fish,great_storm,sinking,drowning,sheol,rescued,sign 38:52 On any given day, approximately 155,000 people worldwide die. This works out to about 56.5 million people every year. Some deaths are peaceful and others violent and tragic. Some die of disease, lack of necessities and others of old age; some die at the hands of another person, some by accident or of a natural disaster. Death is a hard thing. It brings much sorrow and pain to our lives and cuts so many lives short. It is the one thing all of us have in common. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/ecclesiastes-an-overview-part-2--the-inevitability-of-death http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/the-inevitability-of-death-ecclesiastes-part-2.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:09:34 CST David Bradsher Looking for Life's Meaning in All the Wrong Places ecclesiastes,meaning_in_life,meaningless,vanity,solomon,wisdom,knowledge,death,life,futility 35:42 ‘The Teacher’ had it all. He was full of wisdom, he ate the finest food, drank the finest wine, he built up and lived in the finest buildings. Anything and everything his heart desired, he acquired. But in the end, he looks back over all that he experienced and comes to realize all of his possessions, the wine, the women, all the pleasures that could be known and all the wisdom and knowledge in the world could not answer the most basic question: what is the meaning of life? http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/ecclesiastes-an-overview-part-1--the-unfairness-of-life http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/the-unfairness-of-life-ecclesiates-part-1.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:09:57 CST David Bradsher Looking for Life's Meaning in All the Wrong Places 30:03 In his farewell address on January 11, 1989 just before he left office, President Ronald Reagan stated he was most proud of the resurgence of national pride which he called “the new patriotism”. But at the same time he voiced concern. America was on the edge of the 90s, the culture was changing. Children being raised at that time were not being taught what it means to be American. His overarching concern was that the future generations of America would forget their roots and America would lose its historical identity and its national spirit. Paul's address to the Ephesian Elders reads much the same and has similar concerns. He gives an account of his conduct, sacrifices and commitments and challenges them to carry on the very same goals that he and the other Apostles received from the Lord Jesus Christ. And he warns them what is at stake. Unless they protect what has been entrusted to them, their ability to continue the work Jesus began will be undermined. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/acts-20--pauls-farewell-speech-more-than-just-a-long-goodbye http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/acts-20--what-we-can-learn-from-pauls-address.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:54:04 CDT David Bradsher Continuing What Jesus Began : A Study in Acts acts,paul,elder,overseer,shepherd,farewell,ephesians,mission,preaching,mercy_ministry,word,legacy 37:25 Whether we realize it or not we are all in the midst of a hurricane – not a hurricane that is destructive, but one that is transformational. I am talking about – God's worldwide renewal movement.Hurricanes are not safe. The winds from a hurricane are unpredictable and sometimes it blows us like little kites in a direction we do not want to go. Here in Acts 16 we see Paul and his companions follow the lead of the hurricane and allow their plans and strategies to be modified when the wind blows them in a new direction. If we to do the same – we will never cease to be blown away by what God will accomplish through us! http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/acts-16--kites-in-a-hurricane http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/acts-16.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:57:51 CDT David Bradsher Continuing What Jesus Began : A Study in Acts luke,timothy,silas,paul,holy_spirit,lydia,philippian_jailer,acts_16 35:22 11 year old Gayla Peevey in 1953 sang all she wanted for Christmas was a Hippopotamus. The lyrics went like this: "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, Only a hippopotamus will do; Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy, I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy. I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs; Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes; To see a hippo hero standing there." All of us are longing for eternal life. This is why our tendency as fallen human beings is to look for life in all the wrong places. Such places include our careers, our children, material possessions, sexuality, luxury, technology, entertainment. If this is the case with us, we might as well be looking to get life and joy from a hippopotamus. Here in our text the apostle John points us to the right place. He says: the Life appeared. We have seen it. We proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and has appeared to us. Only Jesus can give us the life and joy all of us are seeking. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/1-john-11-4--all-i-want-for-christmas-is-eternal-life http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-eternal-life.mp3 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:10:29 CST David Bradsher 11 year old Gayla Peevey in 1953 sang all she wanted for Christmas was a Hippopotamus. The lyrics went like this: "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, Only a hippopotamus will do; Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy, I want a hippopotamus to ... eternal_life,joy,life,eternal_kingdom 36:32 It is in the book of Acts that we read of non-Jews coming to faith in Jesus. This was not totally unusual even during the OT times (Rahab, Ruth). But such cases were sort of an “exception”. The Jewish Church leaders probably viewed the conversion of the Samaritans and the Ethiopian as exceptions as well. BUT no one in the early Jewish Church was prepared for the flood of Gentiles that would soon make up a majority of the Church. See, an old barrier existed between Jews and Gentiles – a legal barrier which did not allow a Jew to step foot into the home of a Gentile – God-fearer or not! This barrier seemed destined to remain for eternity. Luke tells us that it was Peter who crossed over that barrier and declared it had been made obsolete by the cross. Jewish Christians should not see Jesus as the savior of Jews alone, but see Jesus as an international savior, one who came to bleed and die for Gentiles of many languages and colors. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/acts-11--breaking-barriers-all-people-everywhere-can-be-clean http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/breaking-barriers-now-all-people-everywhere-can-be-clean.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:55:31 CDT David Bradsher Continuing What Jesus Began : A Study in Acts gentiles,god-fearers,cultural_barrier,peter,cornelius,clean,unclean,food_regulations,racism,prejudism,cleansed 37:45 Back at the end of Acts chapter 7 we meet a young man named Saul. It was he who held everyones cloaks so they could throw rocks at Stephen more easily. He gave consent to his murder. Here in Chapter 9 we encounter Saul once again. Luke tells us Saul went on a manhunt to arrest followers of the WAY – the new sect of Judaism which was, as he saw it a false religion that needed to be snuffed out. And Saul was committed to doing everything he could to make that happen...that was until Saul met Jesus along the way. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/acts-9--from-enemy-to-emissary--the-conversion-of-saul http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/from-enemy-to-emissary-the-conversion-fo-saul.mp3 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:56:06 CDT David Bradsher Continuing What Jesus Began : A Study in Acts saul,paul,unbelief,damascus_road,forgivenenss,conversion,mercy,persecution 32:52 When we see the word "blameless" in the Psalms, what immediately comes to mind? To most Christians the first thing that comes to mind is attaining righteousness in their own power. But are we capable of doing such a thing? Other Christians make the mistake of believing that because they do most things right, thats good enough. Psalm 15 sends us a sobering message that shows both of these typical responses are in fact wrong. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/psalm-15-blameless-by-faith http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/blameless-by-faith-alone.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:51:59 CDT David Bradsher Psalms for the Summer (2007) self-righteous,blameless,psalm_15,holiness,righteousness 39:48 “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.” Many of us have heard these words uttered in church services and on TV by televangelists. It is sometimes referred to as the “wonderful plan” hook that many evangelists and preachers use to convince people they need to accept Christ as their personal lord and savior.It is true God has a plan for our lives, but it is a much bigger plan than just saving us as individuals. He has a global plan which can be called wonderful in the truest sense. But so often our circumstances and personal sense of happiness cause us to completely miss the forest for the trees. We can't see past the broken down car or being overlooked for promotion so we lose sight of God's plan for the world – that all the ends of the earth fear him. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/psalm-67-gods-wonderful-plan-for-the-world http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/gods-wonderful-plan-for-the-world.mp3 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:52:20 CDT David Bradsher Psalms for the Summer (2007) missions,worship,global_evangelization,psalm_67,evangelism,kingdom,nations,global 34:38 We are all rebels – each and every one of us.Humanity's rebellion began with the very first human beings Adam and Eve knew God's requirements but raised their fists toward his throne. They placed themselves in the position of God and decided for themselves what was right and wrong. This was rebellion – an act of treason against their maker and king. Ever since, humanity has been in rebellion against God. The Psalmist wants to clearly state this fact: God has appointed a day when he will bring all rebellion on earth to and end! http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/psalm-2-good-news-for-rebels http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/good-news-for-rebels-psalm-2.mp3 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:52:33 CDT David Bradsher Psalms for the Summer (2007) rebellion,anointed_one,nations,king,kingdom_of_god,kingdom_of_man,autonomy,rule 35:00 We have become too casual with the truth of the Gospel in our day. This occurs when faith loses its edge. Faith that has lost its edge does not deny truth, it does not outright deny the teachings of scripture or sound theology. But faith that has lost its edge is unable to put these teaching into practice or to step up and slay giants or walk on water. When this happens, faith is reduced to a list of items we believe are true. http://www.sermoncloud.com/new-town-church/hebrews-11--moving-from-a-casual-faith-to-a-radical-faith-having-certainty-of-faith-even-when-you-have-nothing-else http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/251/heb111-2.mp3 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:57:52 CDT David Bradsher We have become too casual with the truth of the Gospel in our day. This occurs when faith loses its edge. Faith that has lost its edge does not deny truth, it does not outright deny the teachings of scripture or sound theology. But faith that has ... faith,sight,evidence,certainty,hebrews_11 33:49