http://www.missionarycommunitychurch.org Missionary Community Church Podcasts en Missionary Community Church Podcasts Missionary Community Church no Missionary Community Church Sermons loganfam@gmail.com ℗ & © 2012 Missionary Community Church 720 Jesus makes a Call for disciples. The way includes hating our family, friends, and even life itself. And then we must take up a cross and follow Him. What kind of a crazy sales pitch is this? What is He asking us to do, and who can do it? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-way-of-discipleship http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-way-of-a-disciple.mp3 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:54:02 GMT Don Logan The More Difficult Words of Jesus transformation,discipleship,follow,jesus,cost Jesus tells a crowd that He is coming to bring judgment, and that He comes to bring division. He also talks about the pressure He is feeling as the day approached for Him to be "baptized." In this sermon we discuss what this all meant for them, and still means for us today. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/he-isnt-safe-but-he-is-good http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/he-isnt-safe-but-he-is-good.mp3 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:37:00 GMT Don Logan The More Difficult Words of Jesus jesus,fire,judgment,pressure,baptism,ultimate_sacrifice Jesus tell us that every word and every part of a word in the Bible is true and perfect and will be accomplished. Do we believe this? And what do we do when He tells us that our righteousness must surpass the righteousness of the most righteous persons, among the most religious people, in the most religious culture known to man? How do we do that? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-word-of-god-its-place-and-purpose http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-word-of-god-its-place-and-purpose.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:49:41 GMT Don Logan The More Difficult Words of Jesus jesus,word_of_god,study,fulfillment,old_testament Jesus casts out a demon that was the cause of muteness. The Religious leaders take exception. By what power does he do such things???? This story is really about the power to change, and the venues through which we find deliverance. Some things are true, but only one thing is True... http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/true-and-lasting-transformation http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/true-and-lasting-transformation.mp3 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:08:37 GMT Don Logan The More Difficult Words of Jesus truth,jesus,deliverance,transformation 10 lepers meet Jesus and request mercy. Jesus requires an act of faith that heals all ten. Only one return to give thanks, and is saved eternally. What do we make of this true story and parable for our day today? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/saving-gratitude http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/saving-gratitude.mp3 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:37:13 GMT Don Logan Luke luke,10_lepers,gratitude,giving_thanks We are in the wilderness for a reason. What is that reason? What is wrong with us, and what needs to be "fixed" in the Great In Between? The Israelites were not unique in their longings for variety, spice and a fuller life. What is so wrong about wanting and enjoying the gifts of this world? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/defeating-the-rabble http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/defeating-the-rabble.mp3 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:35:26 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God rabble,sin_nature,heaven This sermon was delivered at Eastminster Presbyterian in Indialantic, Florida. It has been cut for the radio at 22 minutes http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/personal-reformation http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/personal-reformation.mp3 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:19:18 GMT Don Logan Reformation Sunday idols,america The people of Israel complain and are bitten by poisonous snakes and quickly dying. They repent and Moses mediates, and God provides a cure. But what is really going on here? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/poison-and-a-cure http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-poison-and-the-cure.mp3 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:56:19 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God snakes,poison,cure,christ God is pleased to dwell with mankind. But as good news as that is, He must also erect several barriers between Himself and our lives so to protect us from being consumed by His glory. Most of us struggle with the aspects of worship and the specificity of the tabernacle. This sermon seeks to explain all of these things in an attainable fashion. And even if we could completely understand the text in Exodus 40, the question still remains...So What!??? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/tabernacle-why-how-and-so-what http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/tabernacle-why-how-and-so-what.mp3 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:50:48 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God tabernacle,worship,living_stones,moses,purpose_of_life Moses' father-in-law Jethro shows up for a visit with his family in tow. Moses hasn't seen his family for quite a while. This interchange is interesting in what it teaches us about our calling and our priorities as leaders. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/good-leadership http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/good-leadership.mp3 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:14:46 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God leadership,marriage,calling,moses,jethro The Law is given under a cloud of power and mystique. What does it mean for us today? Is the Old Testament Law antiquated and meaningless, or central to our faith? What is the purpose and how are we to keep it? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/grace-before-behind-and-fulfilling-the-law http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/grace-behind-before-and-fulfilling-the-law.mp3 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:20:39 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God moses,law,grace,covenant Moses strikes a rock, and the water flows. The grumbling nation of Israel are rescued again. But is this just a story about wise leadership 1,000's of years ago, or is this about you and I? Maybe this story is even about Jesus Christ? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/god-on-trial http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/god-on-trial.mp3 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:53:07 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God moses,water_from_a_rock,salvation,rescue,god_on_trial It doesn't happen the way we want. But God does have a plan and a process to bring us closer to Himself, and more free from the bad masters whom enslave us. God takes the Israelite people into the wilderness for 40 years before they reach the Promised Land. What does this tell us about ourselves today? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/how-does-transformation-happen http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/how-does-transformation-happen.mp3 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:33:58 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God sanctification,transformation,process,addictions,masters The Crossing of the Red Sea is more than a childhood story. It's more than a miraculous story of God's provision. The implications run much deeper for anyone who claims to be saved. This story is a paradigm of salvation itself, complete with a mediator, and a Way from death to life. Are we saved? Have we changed? And are we small enough? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/between-a-rock-and-a-wet-place http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/between-a-rock-and-a-wet-place.mp3 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:39:38 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God salvation,moses,red_sea,faith,mediator The 10th Plague comes to kill all the firstborn in Egypt. This was not an explainable act of nature, it was God Himself enacting a Day of Judgment upon the land. The judgement was limited and temporary, as was the provision. As God moves His people out of Egypt what did we learn? That the debt remained and that there was need of a more permanent provision. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-destroyer-comes-for-everyone http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-destroyer-comes-for-everyone.mp3 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:19:38 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God provision,lord's_supper,passover,egypt,judgment Most people see the plagues of Egypt as an example of God bringing judgment upon a people group oppressing another people group...His very own people. But if God were bringing judgment, couldn't He have done a quicker and better job of it? Why the show? Why the stages? Why the opportunities for Pharaoh to relent? Let's take a closer look at this text... http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/what-do-the-plagues-tell-us-about-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/what-do-the-plagues-really-tell-us-about-god.mp3 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:25:50 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God pharaoh,mercy,judgment,plagues,one_true_god God asks Moses to be a part of a story that requires obedience on his part. Moses didn't ask for this responsibility, and he wasn't looking for a new job. He tried to tell God he wasn't able or qualified and that he didn't want to do it. Moses obeys God with hesitance, and when he does... everything gets worse in his life. Why? Why can't things work when we obey God? How do we deal with the inevitable frustrations that we experience as we obey God? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/frustrated-with-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/frustrated-with-god.mp3 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:39:09 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God moses,frustration,leadership._grumbling,obedience Moses takes a walk and meets God in the form of a burning bush. Is this just a mystical record of a religious leader and patriarch, or is God telling us something about the way He meets all of us? There are some things to learn in this story that will help us to be sensitive and responsive to all the "burning bushes" in our lives. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/encounters-with-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/encounters-with-god.mp3 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:00:22 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God moses,spiritual_encounters,mission,call,burning_bush The journey begins with the persecution of a nomadic Hebrew people, and the birth of a fine baby boy later named Moses. What is God beginning to do? Where is God in the first 2 chapters of Exodus? Where is God when we are experiencing our own crisis of faith? We have the benefit of history and time to understand God in a way Moses could not. Let's look at some 10,000 foot principles as we begin our character study of the life of Moses. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/setting-the-table-for-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/setting-the-table-for-god.mp3 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:22:43 GMT Don Logan Moses: A Servant of God moses,crisis_of_faith,persecution,good_from_evil,birth,midwives,faith What does it mean to be on a true spiritual journey? Jesus has some really definitive things to say about that as he calls Matthew into a journey that would change his life forever. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/true-spiritual-journey http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/true-spiritual-journey.mp3 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:02:40 GMT Don Logan Call of Matthew matthew,spiritual_journey,call,following_jesus Paul, in the conclusion to his letter, is filled with joy as he reflects upon the love his Philippian church has shown to him. But Paul is not overjoyed with their gift, or even for their remembrance of him, although that certainly must have felt good. Paul expresses joy because they were partnering with him in the Gospel. They were beginning to step out into the life of missional risk and extravagant generosity of spirit that had characterized Paul's life as well. They were beginning to live like Jesus. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/christianity-comes-with-a-warning-label http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/christianity-comes-with-a-warning-label.mp3 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:20:44 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian missional_risk,gospel,eternity,investment,flying Paul tells us that he has learned the secret of contentment. Which means that contentment IS attainable, and that it is a learned character trait. But what exactly is contentment and can we really experience it in the midst of hardships and even great hurt? And if we can, how can we learn to do it? Step up to the podium Professor Paul! http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-secret-of-contentment http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-secret-of-contentment.mp3 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:30:47 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian paul,contentment,learn,community,prayer We cannot always control the outside influences pressing down upon our life. Sometimes we cannot avoid the trouble that is coming our way. Is there a way to live a peace-filled life free of anxiety even when the circumstances around us shake and threaten to break us apart? Paul says there is... http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/living-free-of-anxiety http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/living-free-of-anxiety.mp3 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:49:24 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian paul,anxiety,stability,turmoil,turbulence What does it look or feel like to be involved in the process of sanctification? And can we opt out as Christians? So many times we view Christianity as a self-help improvement strategy, but the Bible never allows us to view following Christ in that way. God doesn't want to improve our lives, He wants to mess them up. He wants to redeem and sanctify us to be useful here, and prepared for the afterlife. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/spiritual-intensity-not-a-choice http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/spiritual-intensity-its-not-a-choice.mp3 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:21:42 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian paul,sanctification,intensity,pressing_on,real_gospel When does a good and moral thing become a bad thing? When can our goodness get in the way of our salvation? The most dangerous threat to God's people comes, not from outside it's walls, but from inside our own hearts...when we put our trust and hope, our efforts and passions into the things that we think actually please God. We all want to be in a state of acceptance, but how do we get there? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/a-message-to-the-church-its-all-crap http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/a-message-to-the-church-its-all-crap.mp3 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:59:35 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian salvation,paul,goodness,religion,flesh,gospel Paul says that the greatest and most prescient threat to our Joy, our very salvation, comes not from outside the walls of the local church, but from inside. How can this be? What is this threat, and who are these people? One thing we must understand is that when something is close to being Gospel, it is actually more dangerous than anything that is without any hint or odor of Gospel. We must guard our Faith and examine our own hearts in this. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/well-meaning-christians-can-be-anti-gospel http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-evil-workers-who-say-they-love-god.mp3 Sun, 29 May 2011 14:30:22 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian paul,gospel,anti-gospel,judaizers,beware When we place value on something or somebody, we say much more about who we are, than the thing or person we are evaluating. What is value? Is value inherent or extrinsic? Is there any considerable method to appraise what is truly important? Paul thinks there is... http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/how-do-we-appraise-a-life http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/how-do-we-appraise-a-life.mp3 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:20:22 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian paul,value,esteem,re-definition,life,success How serious is the sin of complaining? We all have some bad habits when it comes to our attitudes, but can those attitudes be serious enough to keep us from heaven? Really? Well, Paul seems awfully concerned that it could. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/complaining-that-kills http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/complaining-that-kills.mp3 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 03:50:07 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian paul,promised_land,israel,complaining,grumbling,arguing What does the process of sanctification look like? How do we go about it? It seems like we can rest in the assurance that God will complete His good work in us. But it also seems like we must be trying with effort to change sinful behaviors and patterns that continue to mask and mute our witness. So, how do we go about the process of transformation? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/is-it-gods-job-or-my-job-to-change-me http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/is-it-gods-job-or-my-job-to-change-me.mp3 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:33:13 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian sanctification,change,quietism,pietism,work,salvation We do have rights, don't we? We deserve respect and fair treatment. We deserve to love and be loved. Right? So why are we still empty? Why are we still trying to climb a ladder of significance in every relationship and situation we find ourselves in? Who are we, and how do we find our name? Our legacy? Only one way.... Look at Jesus http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-downward-way-up http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-downward-way-up.mp3 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 03:13:11 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian paul,significance,christology,sacrifice,humility In the famous words of Rodney Glenn King, "Can we all just get along?" Maybe it seems like a lost cause? Maybe it's too late to put it all back together again? But Paul didn't seem to think so. In fact he thought that unity in the Body of Christ was an essential doctrine for the church. Maybe the answer to this dilemma can only be found working from the inside out? So, what's in your glory bucket? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/whats-in-your-bucket http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/whats-in-your-bucket.mp3 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:06:47 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian glory,unity,community,fighting,paul How badly has the church dropped the ball? Which Empire influences our lives the most? What does it mean to have one another's back. And why is it a privilege to suffer for Christ? Paul wants us to know "only" these things as we live in the midst of our culture, but live for the principles of the unseen empire. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/worthy-living http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/worthy-living.mp3 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:01:28 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian suffering,loyalty,paul,prison,pain,meaning_of_life What happens when our life unravels? What if there was a recipe for life that not only made us invulnerable to hopeless suffering, but actually protected our life from the big unravel. Would you want that recipe? Is it possible to define life in such a way that our joy cannot be touched? Let's listen to what Paul has to say about that. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/recipe-for-an-invulnerable-life- http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/recipe-for-an-invulnerable-life.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:37:17 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian suffering,joy,hope,paul,prison,pain,meaning_of_life What does it mean to have joy? Why should we still believe in the church when so many people have been hurt by it? As we open our new sermon series, and the letter to the Christians Philippi, we will begin to understand more and more why Paul was living in such great joy, even while penning this letter in prison. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/together-in-purpose http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/together-in-purpose.mp3 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:00:28 GMT Don Logan Becoming Christian joy,transformation,identity,purpose Jacob dies, and Joseph's brothers are once again fearful of the coming retaliation and judgment that they surely deserve. They plead once again for Joseph's forgiveness under the guise of fabricated instructions from the dead father. Joseph uses this moment to teach them a lesson that they, and we should never forget. Who are we? And who is God? Knowing the answer to those questions gives us an opportunity to be a blessing in the lives of others. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-final-lesson http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-final-lesson.mp3 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:41:49 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story blessing,joseph,forgiveness,abuse,gospel Genesis 48 records a rather benign passage of Israel blessing the two sons of Joseph. Jacob simply switches his hands and blesses the younger above the older. This infuriates Joseph. But what does all this mean for us, and why does God record this as the most important and lofty step of faith in the 130 year life of Jacob? What's the big deal? Let's find out together. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/kicking-and-screaming-into-gods-grace http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/kicking-and-screamin-into-gods-grace.mp3 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:48:01 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story faith,grace,change,worldview,israel,jacob Why did God devote 3 entire chapters in Genesis to Joseph's reconciliation with his older brothers? Why did WE need to know this? If Joseph is a Type of Christ, then maybe God wanted us to understand His own heart in the process of salvation? Maybe God wanted us to understand who we are as we look at these pitiful brothers? This may be the most important section in the entire Bible when it comes to understanding God, His desire for our reconciliation, and just how it should happen in our lives. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-judgeand-merciful-brother http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angryand-merciful-god.mp3 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:55:29 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story salvation,free_grace,genesis,joseph,depravity Joseph finally is exalted to the second-highest position in the greatest country the world had ever seen...ancient Egypt. This is what he has been waiting for. His ship has finally come in. his faithfulness in difficult circumstances has finally been rewarded. But what if that is not the case? What if this has nothing to do with Joseph at all? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/go-to-joseph http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/go-to-joseph.mp3 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:35:47 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story joseph,exaltation,providence_of_god,type_of_christ,living_through_difficult_circunstances How do we continue to hold out hope when we are forgotten? How do we cope and survive when it seems like God Himself has put our life on hold. How do we find happiness and contentment when we are far below our mountaintops? We feel like we are made for more, for something special and important. But what if we are not? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/life-in-the-white-space http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/life-in-the-white-space.mp3 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:23:26 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story joseph,contentment,happiness,waiting,disappointment Joseph rises through the ranks to become a honored employee in the home of Potiphar. And then he is cast into prison by the false testimony of the boss's wife. What could Joseph have been thinking? What did he learn? How does Joseph get it right when all the others had gotten it so wrong? What can we learn by looking at his life? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/desperate-housewives-and-the-sovereignty-of-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/desperate-housewives-and-the-sovereignty-of-god.mp3 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:48:39 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story joseph,egypt,sexual_temptation,sovereignty_of_god,steadfastness,faithfulness Joseph is the child of promise. At least Jacob thinks that he is. His brothers have a different plan for him, and conspire to kill him. They decide to sell him into slavery, and so the story of Joseph begins. But there is a bigger story here...God's story. But although the brothers intended this act for harm...God had intended it for good. And so we learn about the amazing sovereignty of our Lord. He doesn't clean up messes...he purposes them in advance. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/gods-will-will-be-done http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/gods-will-will-be-done.mp3 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 04:15:02 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story joseph,egypt,slavery,sovereignty_of_god Dinah was raped? Are we sure? It doesn't look like it. But it does look like the "Godly" ones get it all wrong again. This is life without God. This is life lived in disregard for God. This is what happens when we try to do God's job. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/it-wasnt-rape-but-it-was-murder http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/it-wasnt-rape-but-it-was-murder.mp3 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:39:51 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story dinah,rape,jacob,simeon,levi,shechem God wrestles a man near a river named Jabbok. What in the world is going on? And does the man lose, or does God? Is it a tie? This is a confusing text for commentators and theologians. But the applications are rather profound and simple. We find out who we are, and who God is. We learn how we must deal with Him. And we understand the transformation that must take place in that encounter. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/wrestling-the-peniel-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/wrestling-the-peniel-god.mp3 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:14:56 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story jacob_wrestles_with_god,peniel,israel,transformation Jacob finally finds a wife...or two. What do we think about Jacob working 14 years for the hand of Rachel? Romantic story, or sad diversion from the plan of God? And what about Leah? How does she feel about her plot in life? And how does God feel about her? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/looking-for-love-in-all-the-wrong-places http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/looking-for-love-in-all-the-wrong-places.mp3 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:24:23 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story leah,jacob,rachel,laban Sometimes we need to get out from under our place of comfort...our home, in order to find God. He doesn't show Himself when we think we are okay, He shows up when we know we are not. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/finding-god-on-his-own http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/finding-god-on-his-own.mp3 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:33:05 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story jacob,ladder,finding_god Does God need our help? What decisions do we face when we clearly see God's Will, and others who care little about God, or are actively moving against God? Do we step in? Rebekah did, and she lost her family. What are the consequences of acting from a paradigm that thinks that we need to help God be God? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/working-like-the-devil-serving-the-lord http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/working-like-the-devil-serving-the-lord.mp3 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:05:09 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,rebekah,deception,legalism,family_relationships Esau sold his birthright for a pot of stew. But what about the crook who planned the deal? Why does God choose Jacob over Esau? What does this teach us about Him? Does our forgiveness look anything like the grace of God? May we humbly and gratefully walk before the Lord as we consider what He has done. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/gods-mysterious-and-scandalous-grace http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/gods-mysterious-and-scandalous-grace.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:05:26 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story grace,election,genesis,jacob,esau Is it possible to find God's will for our lives? Can we know, not only God's ultimate will, but His personal will for our lives? Can we arrive at specific conclusions by looking at the God we know through history. Well, Abraham did, so maybe we can understand and move forward in a specific direction as well, confident that God will accomplish His will in our lives. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/how-to-find-gods-will http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/how-to-find-gods-will.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:54:01 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story god's_will,abraham,genesis,personal_will Abraham travels 3 days with the intention of killing his very own son. When he comes back from his travels he realizes the only thing he sacrificed was himself. Is God really good? Abraham needed to find that out for himself. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-sacrifice-of-self http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-sacrifice-of-self.mp3 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:39:10 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story sacrifice,abraham_and_isaac,genesis,calvary All of us have the desire to be loved and respected. We want to be in the inner circle of influence. Abraham received the greatest honor of being called into the Inner Circle of God. He received this honor for our benefit. This scripture will teach us most of what we know about intercessory prayer, and what it means to be a priest. Most importantly, we find that we have hope because of the intercessory work of Jesus Christ on our behalf. This is the Gospel in Genesis 18. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/getting-into-the-inner-circle http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/getting-into-the-inner-circle.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:00:51 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story intercessory_prayer,sodom_and_gomorrah,abraham,priestly_duties Many of us wonder what it looks like exactly to have a saving relationship with God. Abraham found out by walking with Him for 25 years. Chapter 17 of Genesis is about more than circumcision. This text provides us with a concrete answer to some of the questions that still plague us today. Namely, what does God want from me and how do I stay close to Him? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/relating-with-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/relating-with-god.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:53:39 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,abraham,identity,obedience,baptism,restoration One of the saddest scriptures in the Bible can be found in genesis 16. A man and wife who were to be a blessing to the nations, abuse the people closest to them. What happens when we are impatient with God and seek to find our own way to blessing? Do we become a curse in the lives of others? And what about Hagar? What does she know about God? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/what-does-hagar-know-about-god http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/what-does-hagar-know-about-god.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:30:58 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,abuse,blessing,curse,impatience We all have doubts. Doubts about God, about our future, and about the direction of our lives. Whom can we trust? Genesis 15 describes a critical covenant with Abraham that changed his life forever, and reaches to us today. We have no more cause for doubt. The Promise Keeper has walked the blood path for us. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/doubts-on-the-cutting-floor-of-the-promise-keeper http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/our-doubts-on-the-cutting-floor-of-the-promise-keeper.mp3 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:57:45 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,covenant,abraham,gospel,assurance_of_salvation Does God care about the details of our life? If He does, then how do we know what a correct choice looks like? What job should I take? Where should I live? Who should I marry? How many children should I have? The list goes on and on. Genesis 13 gives us a fail-proof way of making sure our decisions are pleasing to the Lord. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/how-to-make-good-decisions http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/how-to-make-good-decisions.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 15:00:18 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story decisions,free-will,choices,genesis,abraham What happens when God calls our name? When we look at Genesis 12 we may see the most important event in the history of mankind. God finally delivers a plan to a hopeless and barren humanity. But God does this over and over again in the lives of all whom call Him Father. This is what salvation looks like. This is the Divine Plan. Can we even understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ outside of Genesis 12? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-anatomy-of-a-call http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-anatomy-of-a-call.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 15:13:03 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,jesus,gospel,call,plan,salvation So what's wrong with wanting to build a legacy? What's wrong with a little safety and comfort, a bit of security in life? Certainly God has created us with these desires. But if we look at the Tower of Babel in the way we should, maybe we realize that these very desires, when satiated outside of an eternal perspective, can be death to us. God will always frustrate our plans when we build cities and towers in this life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/nomadism-vs-babelism http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/nomadism-vs-babelism.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 16:22:27 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,tower_of_babel,security,legacy A great flood swept the earth. Noah and his family was saved from destruction. Cute story or frighteningly similar to what happens in our own lives? Is this a true story? Why was Noah saved? What does it all mean for me today? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-great-flood http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-great-flood.mp3 Sun, 09 May 2010 23:33:39 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story noah,great_flood,deluge,sin,grace We all fall. We all sin. As we study the consequences of the first act of disobedience in recorded history, what can we learn about ourselves? Do we experience the same brokenness in our own lives when we stray from God? We will discuss the cost and consequences of sin, and God's gracious plan to bring us back to the Tree of Life. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-consequences-of-a-fall http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-consequences-of-sin.mp3 Sun, 02 May 2010 15:48:27 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,consequences,sin,grace Adam and Eve's world fell apart in the same way our world falls apart today. Their sin looks eerily similar to our own. Satan acts and tempts us in the same way today as he did then. When we look back at the story of the Fall, we should see our own story as well. Let's learn from this story so we can recognize and combat Satan in our own life today. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/anatomy-of-a-fall http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/anatomy-of-a-fall.mp3 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:45:55 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,adam,eve,falling_into_sin,temptation Is the creation story credible? Why is it important for us to believe and understand the origin of the world? Why does it matter? Sometimes we place our own story above His Story, and as we enter this series, we must decrease so He can increase. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/creation-story-why-it-matters http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/creation-story-why-it-matters.mp3 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:45:23 GMT Don Logan Great Moments in His Story genesis,creation,our_story,his_story 51:13 Jesus leaves his disciples and asks them to cross the water alone. He knew exactly what would happen. The storm came and the disciples struggled against the wind, and their own fears. Why did Jesus put them in this situation? What can we learn about overcoming fear? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/overcoming-fear http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/overcoming-fear.mp3 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:21:04 GMT Don Logan Fly on the Wall jesus,fear 36:08 Did the resurrection really happen? How can we be sure? Okay, we all believe this right? But if we all believe this, why doesn't His resurrection have a bigger impact on our lives? What should our response be to the truth of His resurrection from the dead? What difference did it make in the lives of the early believers? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/is-it-true-and-if-soso-what http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/is-it-true-and-if-it-isso-what.mp3 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:41:54 GMT Don Logan Fly on the Wall resurrection,easter,truth_or_fiction,what_difference_does_it_make 38:37 Jesus comes into Jerusalem during the week of the passover. An impromptu parade happens at his request. Hundred's of thousands of people celebrate him as the coming King who will save His people from oppression and sin. But why is Jesus crying? Why is He not celebrating with us? Maybe we have it all wrong? But then, who is He? And why did he come? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/the-worlds-saddest-and-weirdest-parade http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/the-worlds-saddest-and-weirdest-parade.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:24:15 GMT Don Logan Fly on the Wall triumphal_entry,expectations_of_the_lord,disappointment_in_god 35:57 God asks us to forgive. All the time. No matter what. But what are the stipulations? What are the boundaries? It seems like the directive for forgiving others is much clearer and open-ended than we like to think. But how can we experience endless personal forgiveness? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/forgiveness-its-not-really-optional http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/forgiveness-its-not-really-optional.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:14:24 GMT Don Logan Fly on the Wall forgiveness,grace,jesus 42:51 Jesus calls a Canaanite woman a dog. He ignores her as she requests His favor. What does this teach us about Him? What does this teach us about ourselves? The woman perseveres into a full blessing from God. Maybe we can experience His favor if we also assume the position of this outcast. http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/crumbs-of-grace http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/crumbs-of-grace.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:22:15 GMT Don Logan Fly on the Wall canaanite_woman,jesus,humilty,entitlement,pride,perseverance 36:55 John the Baptist is in trouble, in prison and awaiting his own execution. In a moment of need and doubt he reaches out to Jesus. So, how does Jesus help him? What does he do, and what does he say? Is Jesus truly enough? http://www.sermoncloud.com/missionary-community-church/how-jesus-helps-us-and-how-we-can-help-others http://sermoncloud.monkserve.com/EKK/3897/how-jesus-helps-us-and-how-we-can-help-others.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:21:14 GMT Don Logan Fly on the Wall pain,heartache,doubt,death,service,healthy_mission_work,jesus 41:41