http://www.fbno.org First Baptist New Orleans Podcasts en First Baptist New Orleans Podcasts First Baptist New Orleans no First Baptist New Orleans katie@fbno.org ℗ & © 2009 First Baptist New Orleans 720 The visit of the magi is recorded only in Matthew's gospel. They are mentioned in Matthew 2, and no reference is made to them again in the scriptures. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-tasty-pastry--the-magi http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/090104-mp3.mp3 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:39:54 CST David Crosby The Kingdom king_cakes,the_back_story,tasty_pastry,magi,matthew 27:51 Our year of the message closes with the final two chapters in the Revelation of the Apostle John. These two chapters describe the passing away of the first earth bringing us full circle to where we began in the Year of the Message, beginning to end, creation to new creation. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/new-heaven-new-earth http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081228-mp3.mp3 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:18:22 CST Justin Olvey Year Of The Message message_of_revelation,new_heaven,new_earth,john,revelation 38:23 Jesus is the All-sufficient One, as we have seen in Galatians and Colossians and as we can see in every book of the New Testament. John introduces him in the Book of Revelation as "the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth" (Revelation 1:5). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/alpha-and-omega http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081221-mp3.mp3 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:13:43 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_revelation,alpha_and_omega,john,revelation 29:55 http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-baby-has-a-name http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081214-mp3.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:07:21 CST Allen Jackson Year Of The Message 30:30 This succint statement by the Apostle John may be the most memorable quote from the three letters that bear his name. His entire letter revolves around the love of God made clear to us through Christ Jesus. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/god-is-love http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081207-mp3.mp3 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:19:43 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_the_general_letters,god_is_love,john,good_shepherd 30:24 The Apostle Peter was usually the first to speak and the first to act among the Twelve. He took his lumps for always jumping ahead. And he learned in the process to let the Lord Jesus do the speaking and the leading. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/you-are-a-chosen-people http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081130-mp3.mp3 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:07:59 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_the_general_letters,chosen,peter,failure,love 37:08 The Apostle Peter was usually the first to speak and the first to act among the Twelve. He took his lumps for always jumping ahead. And he learned in the process to let the Lord Jesus do the speaking and the leading. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/you-are-a-chosen-people http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081130fbno.mov Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:07:56 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_the_general_letters,chosen,peter,failure,love 37:08 The Book of James was likely written by James, the Lord's brother (Galatians 1:19) and the influential pastor of the church to Jerusalem (Acts 12:17, 15:13, 21:18). The book has sometimes been called the "Proverbs of the New Testament" because of its very practical teaching about Christian living. It echoes the Sermon on the Mount of Jesus in many ways. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/faith-expressed-in-what-i-do http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081123-mp3.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:01:22 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_the_general_letters,faith,expressed,actions,james 36:48 The Book of James was likely written by James, the Lord's brother (Galatians 1:19) and the influential pastor of the church to Jerusalem (Acts 12:17, 15:13, 21:18). The book has sometimes been called the "Proverbs of the New Testament" because of its very practical teaching about Christian living. It echoes the Sermon on the Mount of Jesus in many ways. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/faith-expressed-in-what-i-do http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/david-crosby-lbc-sermon.avi Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:01:19 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_the_general_letters,faith,expressed,actions,james 36:48 The greatest single statement concerning the person and work of Christ in the Bible is the introduction to the Book of Hebrews. I memorized the first chapter of this book when I was a boy. The first three verses have stuck with me all these years, and I have rehearsed them often. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/faith-is-the-substance http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081116-mp3.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:54:32 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_the_general_letters,faith,substance,hebrews,perseverence 38:56 The greatest single statement concerning the person and work of Christ in the Bible is the introduction to the Book of Hebrews. I memorized the first chapter of this book when I was a boy. The first three verses have stuck with me all these years, and I have rehearsed them often. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/faith-is-the-substance http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081116fbno.mov Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:54:29 CST David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_the_general_letters,faith,substance,hebrews,perseverence 38:56 Here we have the secret for continuing to be victorious in our walk with Christ. We are to continue as we began--in faith. We are to be rooted in Christ, built up in Christ, strengthened in faith, and overflowing with gratitude. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/freedom-from-human-righteousness http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081109-mp3.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:37:43 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message evangelism,freedom,romans,year_of_the_message,message_of_paul 34:56 Here we have the secret for continuing to be victorious in our walk with Christ. We are to continue as we began--in faith. We are to be rooted in Christ, built up in Christ, strengthened in faith, and overflowing with gratitude. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/freedom-from-human-righteousness http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081109fbno.mov Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:37:40 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message evangelism,freedom,romans,year_of_the_message,message_of_paul 34:56 What is the role of the Old Testament for followers of Jesus? How do the Ten Commandments fit into my life as a believer? How do I know which ancient commands are no longer obligatory and which ones I should obey? http://www.fbno.org/sermon/law-and-grace http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081102-mp3.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:48:17 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_paul,year_of_the_message,romans,law_&_grace,evangelism 35:56 What is the role of the Old Testament for followers of Jesus? How do the Ten Commandments fit into my life as a believer? How do I know which ancient commands are no longer obligatory and which ones I should obey? http://www.fbno.org/sermon/law-and-grace http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081102fbno.mov Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:48:14 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_paul,year_of_the_message,romans,law_&_grace,evangelism 35:56 None of us are literally dealing with this moral dilemma. We do not encounter the temptation to purchase discounted cuts of meat at the grocery store offered to idols of wood or stone. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/meat-sacrificed-to-idols http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081026-mp3.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:42:26 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_paul,year_of_the_message,romans,meat_sacrificed_to_idols,evangelism 32:43 None of us are literally dealing with this moral dilemma. We do not encounter the temptation to purchase discounted cuts of meat at the grocery store offered to idols of wood or stone. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/meat-sacrificed-to-idols http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081025fbno.mov Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:42:23 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_paul,year_of_the_message,romans,meat_sacrificed_to_idols,evangelism 32:43 The Great Apostle has given us a map to use in our presentation of the good news to friends and family members. The ancient outline for explaining faith in Christ is easily adapted to your own personal story. It gives you a set of four "pegs" around which to construct your own unique approach. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-roman-road http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081019-mp3.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:36:17 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_paul,year_of_the_message,romans,roman_road,evangelism 41:29 The Great Apostle has given us a map to use in our presentation of the good news to friends and family members. The ancient outline for explaining faith in Christ is easily adapted to your own personal story. It gives you a set of four "pegs" around which to construct your own unique approach. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-roman-road http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081019fbno.mov Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:36:14 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message message_of_paul,year_of_the_message,romans,roman_road,evangelism 41:29 The testimony of the Apostle Paul is recorded three times in the Book of Acts. This is an important story, and we should pay attention to it. We have all been on the road lately. Saul of Tarsus was experiencing some "road rage" as he headed to Damascus to throw Christians in jail. God interrupted his journey and dramatically changed his passion. He stayed on the road, bu this time he was traveling as a Christian missionary rather than a hit man. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-damascus-road http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081012-mp3.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:36:06 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message acts,year_of_the_message,early_church,pentecost,damascus,paul 32:09 The testimony of the Apostle Paul is recorded three times in the Book of Acts. This is an important story, and we should pay attention to it. We have all been on the road lately. Saul of Tarsus was experiencing some "road rage" as he headed to Damascus to throw Christians in jail. God interrupted his journey and dramatically changed his passion. He stayed on the road, bu this time he was traveling as a Christian missionary rather than a hit man. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-damascus-road http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/fbno081012.mov Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:36:03 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message acts,year_of_the_message,early_church,pentecost,damascus,paul 32:09 The pride and self-worship of the people who built the Tower of Babel prompted God to send confusion of languages that divided the nations. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost was a reversal of that fracture, a coming together by people from many languages and cultures. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-outpouring-of-the-holy-spirit http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081005-mp3.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:29:03 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message acts,year_of_the_message,early_church,pentecost,holy_spirit 29:49 The pride and self-worship of the people who built the Tower of Babel prompted God to send confusion of languages that divided the nations. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost was a reversal of that fracture, a coming together by people from many languages and cultures. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-outpouring-of-the-holy-spirit http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/081005fbno.mov Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:29:00 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message acts,year_of_the_message,early_church,pentecost,holy_spirit 29:49 John begins his Gospel with the amazing description of the Word which was with God and was God. Then he writes, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have sen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). He then declares, "No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known" (John 1:18). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-passion-of-jesus http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080928-mp3.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:14:48 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,message_of_the_evangelists,john,the_eagle 32:48 Luke begins his gospel account this way: "Since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught" (Luke 1:3-4). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-ministry-of-jesus http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080921-mp3.mp3 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:16:56 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,evangelists,the_man,luke 32:02 Luke begins his gospel account this way: "Since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught" (Luke 1:3-4). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-ministry-of-jesus http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080921fbno.mov Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:16:53 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,evangelists,the_man,luke 32:02 The Book of Mark begins with a quote from Isaiah 40:3, one of the "Servant Songs" of Isaiah. It tells about a messenger who will go ahead to "prepare the way for the Lord" (Mark 1:3). This role of John the Baptist as one who prepares the way for Jesus is emphasized in Mark. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-parables-of-jesus http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080914-mp3.mp3 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:16:33 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,evangelists,the_lion,mark 27:48 The Book of Mark begins with a quote from Isaiah 40:3, one of the "Servant Songs" of Isaiah. It tells about a messenger who will go ahead to "prepare the way for the Lord" (Mark 1:3). This role of John the Baptist as one who prepares the way for Jesus is emphasized in Mark. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-parables-of-jesus http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080914fbno.mov Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:16:30 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,evangelists,the_lion,mark 27:48 The Book of Matthew begins with "the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David" (Matthew 1:1). It moves immediately to the birth narrative, including the Magi from the east, asking, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?" (Matthew 2:2). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-sermons-of-jesus http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080907-mp3.mp3 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:11:37 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,evangelists,the_lion,matthew 31:39 The Book of Matthew begins with "the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David" (Matthew 1:1). It moves immediately to the birth narrative, including the Magi from the east, asking, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?" (Matthew 2:2). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-sermons-of-jesus http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080907fbno.mov Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:11:34 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,evangelists,the_lion,matthew 31:39 The end of a book is very important. Sometimes I will read the conclusion before I read anything else just to see what the author is truly concerned about. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-final-word http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080824-mp3.mp3 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:26:41 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,malachi 39:33 The end of a book is very important. Sometimes I will read the conclusion before I read anything else just to see what the author is truly concerned about. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-final-word http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080824fbno.mov Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:26:38 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,malachi 39:33 The prophet Micah makes an amazing prediction: But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, our of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient time (Micah 5:2). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/he-will-be-their-peace http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080817-mp3.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:33:14 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,micah 39:53 The prophet Micah makes an amazing prediction: But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, our of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient time (Micah 5:2). http://www.fbno.org/sermon/he-will-be-their-peace http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080817fbno.mov Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:33:11 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,micah 39:53 Jonah is the most reluctant prophet of all--even more reluctant than Moses! When God calls Jonah, he does not hesitate or cogitate. He immediately takes off in the opposite direction. Why is Jonah so ready to run from God? http://www.fbno.org/sermon/god-loves-the-lost http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080810-mp3.mp3 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:42:37 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,jonah 32:15 Jonah is the most reluctant prophet of all--even more reluctant than Moses! When God calls Jonah, he does not hesitate or cogitate. He immediately takes off in the opposite direction. Why is Jonah so ready to run from God? http://www.fbno.org/sermon/god-loves-the-lost http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080810fbno.mov Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:42:34 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,jonah 32:15 Prophets are people who predict the future. At least, that is what many people think. But prophets do more than forecast events. All of the prophets were engaged in their world, speaking to God's people, and wrestling with the issues that grieved the heart of God. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/let-justice-roll-down http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080803-mp3.mp3 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:33:27 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,amos 27:49 Prophets are people who predict the future. At least, that is what many people think. But prophets do more than forecast events. All of the prophets were engaged in their world, speaking to God's people, and wrestling with the issues that grieved the heart of God. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/let-justice-roll-down http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080803fbno.mov Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:33:24 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,get_in_the_game,minor_prophets,amos 27:49 Hosea the prophet is instructed by God to marry a promiscuous woman. Hosea loves Gomer, and they have a family together. Their relationship is difficult, and she deserts him and their boys. The heartbreak of Hosea illustrates the heartbreak of God. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-unfaithful-wife http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080727-mp3.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:17:29 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,minor_prophets,hosea,unfaithful_wife,get_in_the_game 37:06 Hosea the prophet is instructed by God to marry a promiscuous woman. Hosea loves Gomer, and they have a family together. Their relationship is difficult, and she deserts him and their boys. The heartbreak of Hosea illustrates the heartbreak of God. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-unfaithful-wife http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080727fbno.mov Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:17:26 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,minor_prophets,hosea,unfaithful_wife,get_in_the_game 37:06 God's people are continually being tested in regard to their faith. The prophet Daniel records in narrative form a series of such tests. One of them has to do with King Nebuchadnezzar and a golden image of himself that he sets up for all people in Babylon to worship. Three Hebrew men refuse to bow down to this silly idol. The punishment is death in a fiery furnace. The king offers them a second chance, but they tell him to go jump in the lake. "We will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-fiery-furnace http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080720-mp3.mp3 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:29:48 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,major_league_announcers,daniel,fiery_furnace 34:44 God's people are continually being tested in regard to their faith. The prophet Daniel records in narrative form a series of such tests. One of them has to do with King Nebuchadnezzar and a golden image of himself that he sets up for all people in Babylon to worship. Three Hebrew men refuse to bow down to this silly idol. The punishment is death in a fiery furnace. The king offers them a second chance, but they tell him to go jump in the lake. "We will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-fiery-furnace http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080720fbno.mov Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:29:45 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,major_league_announcers,daniel,fiery_furnace 34:44 "Can these bones live?" the prophet was asked. He was surveying a valley full of the sun-bleached remnants of a defeated army. "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know," replied Ezekiel. The dried bones were a picture of the defeated, uprooted, and exiled people of God. When the exiles were taken to Babylon, many of them wanted to hope for a swift return to Jerusalem and an immediate restoration of their former way of life. That was not to happen, and Ezekiel told them so. He told them that Jerusalem would fall and that they should find their peace with God in their new country of residence. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/orthopedic-opportunities http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080713-mp3.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:39:49 CDT Allen Jackson Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,valley_of_dry_bones,ezekiel,allen_jackson 36:18 "Can these bones live?" the prophet was asked. He was surveying a valley full of the sun-bleached remnants of a defeated army. "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know," replied Ezekiel. The dried bones were a picture of the defeated, uprooted, and exiled people of God. When the exiles were taken to Babylon, many of them wanted to hope for a swift return to Jerusalem and an immediate restoration of their former way of life. That was not to happen, and Ezekiel told them so. He told them that Jerusalem would fall and that they should find their peace with God in their new country of residence. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/orthopedic-opportunities http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080713fbno.mov Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:39:46 CDT Allen Jackson Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,valley_of_dry_bones,ezekiel,allen_jackson 36:18 Jeremiah has been called the "weeping prophet." He was a sensitive soul who had a very difficult job--telling the truth in a time of terrible heartache. God called Jeremiah and gave him his message of doom for Judah and Jerusalem. Jeremiah knew that he would be opposed from the very first, that his message would be unpopular and his critics would be fierce http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-plans-i-have-for-you http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080706-mp3.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:03:30 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,major_prophets,get_in_the_game,jeremiah 30:03 Jeremiah has been called the "weeping prophet." He was a sensitive soul who had a very difficult job--telling the truth in a time of terrible heartache. God called Jeremiah and gave him his message of doom for Judah and Jerusalem. Jeremiah knew that he would be opposed from the very first, that his message would be unpopular and his critics would be fierce http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-plans-i-have-for-you http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080706fbno.mov Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:03:27 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,major_prophets,get_in_the_game,jeremiah 30:03 The Prophet Isaiah is all about sending and being sent. God does the sending and we are the ones being sent. Our lives are defined by our response to God's call and our obedience to the mission he has for us. Isaiah himself experienced a very dramatic moment when things became crystal clear for him. He saw the Lord, and he heard the Lord asking, "Whom shall I send?" http://www.fbno.org/sermon/here-am-i-send-me http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080629-mp3.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:10:47 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,major_prophets,get_in_the_game,isaiah 34:32 The Prophet Isaiah is all about sending and being sent. God does the sending and we are the ones being sent. Our lives are defined by our response to God's call and our obedience to the mission he has for us. Isaiah himself experienced a very dramatic moment when things became crystal clear for him. He saw the Lord, and he heard the Lord asking, "Whom shall I send?" http://www.fbno.org/sermon/here-am-i-send-me http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080629fbno.mov Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:10:44 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,major_prophets,get_in_the_game,isaiah 34:32 The Song of Solomon is a song of intimacy and passion. While this song is about a relationship between a man and woman, there is a parallel of the love and passion that God has for us. God pursues us. Because of the abuse and sinful ways the world has twisted love; we shy away from the open discussion of passion. For intimacy and passion to flourish between human beings and God, or from person to person, there is a need for some ground rules. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-love-the-roses-will-bloom-again http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080622-mp3.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:41:07 CDT Christian George Year Of The Message reframing_love,roses_will_bloom_again,christian_george,sex,sushi,salvation 77:37 The Song of Solomon is a song of intimacy and passion. While this song is about a relationship between a man and woman, there is a parallel of the love and passion that God has for us. God pursues us. Because of the abuse and sinful ways the world has twisted love; we shy away from the open discussion of passion. For intimacy and passion to flourish between human beings and God, or from person to person, there is a need for some ground rules. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-love-the-roses-will-bloom-again http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080622fbno.mov Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:41:04 CDT Christian George Year Of The Message reframing_love,roses_will_bloom_again,christian_george,sex,sushi,salvation 77:37 Some people have enough money and time to experience it all. Solomon, the son of King David, was one of those people. He was wealthy beyond imagination. He had a thousand wives. He built an enormous library. He was a brilliant thinker. He got a lot of king-work done. He checked all the usual suspects on his halting journey toward meaning and happiness. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-purpose http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080615-mp3.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:38:11 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,reframing_purpose,sermon,june_15,david_crosby 36:45 Some people have enough money and time to experience it all. Solomon, the son of King David, was one of those people. He was wealthy beyond imagination. He had a thousand wives. He built an enormous library. He was a brilliant thinker. He got a lot of king-work done. He checked all the usual suspects on his halting journey toward meaning and happiness. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-purpose http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080615fbno.mov Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:38:08 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,reframing_purpose,sermon,june_15,david_crosby 36:45 We are introduced in Proverbs to the wisdom of the ages and the sages. Here is a collection of truths that will generally work out in our lives. A soft answer will generally result in a decrease in the anger level. Diligent planting will usually bring a bountiful harvest. The introduction to the book is powerful, insightful, and life-changing. In the first few verses we discover the underpinnings of all that is to follow. The matters at hand are life and death. Get wisdom or die, that is the message. The job of reframing here is all about correctly indentifying the goal and fiding a strategy of pursuit that really works. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-wisdom http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080608-mp3.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:13:43 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,reframing_wisdom,sermon,june_8 36:34 We are introduced in Proverbs to the wisdom of the ages and the sages. Here is a collection of truths that will generally work out in our lives. A soft answer will generally result in a decrease in the anger level. Diligent planting will usually bring a bountiful harvest. The introduction to the book is powerful, insightful, and life-changing. In the first few verses we discover the underpinnings of all that is to follow. The matters at hand are life and death. Get wisdom or die, that is the message. The job of reframing here is all about correctly indentifying the goal and fiding a strategy of pursuit that really works. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-wisdom http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080608fbno.mov Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:13:40 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message year_of_the_message,reframing_wisdom,sermon,june_8 36:34 We humans worship. We all do it—every generation, every tribe, every culture. We look beyond ourselves for meaning and purpose. Modern humans continue to worship with the same passion and zeal as have previous generations. In fact, the church of Jesus Christ around the globe has been greatly influenced in our times by a musical movement commonly characterized as “praise and worship.” I am happy to see this development in the church. I want to worship God more passionately myself. I love to hear the songs of the saints rising powerfully heavenward. Worship is not a liturgy, of course. It is not a certain set of songs or a routine of readings, servings, and settings. Worship is the heart of man lovingly humbled before the heart of God. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-worship http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080601mp3.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:33:34 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message reframing_worship,year_of_the_message,psalms 28:44 We humans worship. We all do it—every generation, every tribe, every culture. We look beyond ourselves for meaning and purpose. Modern humans continue to worship with the same passion and zeal as have previous generations. In fact, the church of Jesus Christ around the globe has been greatly influenced in our times by a musical movement commonly characterized as “praise and worship.” I am happy to see this development in the church. I want to worship God more passionately myself. I love to hear the songs of the saints rising powerfully heavenward. Worship is not a liturgy, of course. It is not a certain set of songs or a routine of readings, servings, and settings. Worship is the heart of man lovingly humbled before the heart of God. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-worship http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080601fbno.mov Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:33:31 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message reframing_worship,year_of_the_message,psalms 28:44 Nothing in life demands more scrutiny than our pain. It just shouts to be noticed. When our pain, physical or emotional, is at full throttle, we can scarcely think of anything else. The experience of suffering has caused many people to question the benevolence and even the existence of God. Some people have argued that a good God would certainly not allow suffering to occur as it does in our world. The book of Job is an ancient effort to address this very question. The bulk of this long book is comprised of dialogues between the suffering man, Job, and his supposed comforters. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-suffering http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080525mp3.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2008 16:33:59 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message job,reframing_suffering,reframing_life,poets,writers,year_of_the_message 26:20 Nothing in life demands more scrutiny than our pain. It just shouts to be noticed. When our pain, physical or emotional, is at full throttle, we can scarcely think of anything else. The experience of suffering has caused many people to question the benevolence and even the existence of God. Some people have argued that a good God would certainly not allow suffering to occur as it does in our world. The book of Job is an ancient effort to address this very question. The bulk of this long book is comprised of dialogues between the suffering man, Job, and his supposed comforters. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/reframing-suffering http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080525fbno.mov Sun, 25 May 2008 16:33:56 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message job,reframing_suffering,reframing_life,poets,writers,year_of_the_message 26:20 Israel's first king is a violent and volatile man, large in stature and small in character. He plunges from the pinnacle of God's favor to a position of arrogance and rebellion against God. The prophet Samuel confronts Saul in a moment of open disobedience to God. We all learn in that dramatic moment that it is more important to do what God says than to try to appease him with religious activities. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/dangerous-devotion-kingdom-life-according-to-saul http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080518-mp3.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 09:44:01 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message saul,year_of_the_message,israel,historians,prophets,samuel 30:30 Israel's first king is a violent and volatile man, large in stature and small in character. He plunges from the pinnacle of God's favor to a position of arrogance and rebellion against God. The prophet Samuel confronts Saul in a moment of open disobedience to God. We all learn in that dramatic moment that it is more important to do what God says than to try to appease him with religious activities. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/dangerous-devotion-kingdom-life-according-to-saul http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080518fbno.mov Sun, 18 May 2008 09:43:58 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message saul,year_of_the_message,israel,historians,prophets,samuel 30:30 Many women are a mighty force for God in the Bible but none more than Esther. This story, which never mentions God, still highlights the role of faith and courage in the destiny of individuals and of nations. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/tactical-to-practical-esther-in-exile http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080511mp3.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:49:04 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message esther,women,year_of_the_message,israel's_historians 32:54 Many women are a mighty force for God in the Bible but none more than Esther. This story, which never mentions God, still highlights the role of faith and courage in the destiny of individuals and of nations. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/tactical-to-practical-esther-in-exile http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080511fbno.mov Sun, 11 May 2008 08:49:01 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message esther,women,year_of_the_message,israel's_historians 32:54 The task of rebuilding is not easy, as we know in New Orleans. Here is a great example from the Bible of someone who rebuilds a place that he loves and inspires others to do the same. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/ancient-marvels-part-2-rebuilding-the-walls http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/050408mp3.mp3 Sun, 04 May 2008 09:23:58 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message nehemiah,rebuilding,walls,ancient_marvels,part_2 30:06 The task of rebuilding is not easy, as we know in New Orleans. Here is a great example from the Bible of someone who rebuilds a place that he loves and inspires others to do the same. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/ancient-marvels-part-2-rebuilding-the-walls http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080503fbno.mov Sun, 04 May 2008 09:23:55 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message nehemiah,rebuilding,walls,ancient_marvels,part_2 30:06 After many years of exile in Babylon, the Jews see a friendly king rise to power. He is interested in religious worship and gives permission to the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple sacked by Nebuchadnezzer. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/ancient-marvels-part-1-rebuilding-the-temple http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080427mp3.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:52:17 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message ezra,rebuilding,temple,jews 43:14 After many years of exile in Babylon, the Jews see a friendly king rise to power. He is interested in religious worship and gives permission to the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple sacked by Nebuchadnezzer. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/ancient-marvels-part-1-rebuilding-the-temple http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080427fbno.mov Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:52:14 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message ezra,rebuilding,temple,jews 43:14 Israel was divided into two kingdoms, northern and southern, after Solomon's reign. The northern kingdom, called Israel, ended in 722 B.C. with the fall of its capital city, Samaria. The southern kingdom of Judah fell to Babylon in 587 B.C. and her population was largely displaced. So begins the Excile. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/shockwave-the-sacking-of-jerusalem http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080420audio.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:04:07 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message divided,kingdoms,samaria,israel,exile 37:22 Israel was divided into two kingdoms, northern and southern, after Solomon's reign. The northern kingdom, called Israel, ended in 722 B.C. with the fall of its capital city, Samaria. The southern kingdom of Judah fell to Babylon in 587 B.C. and her population was largely displaced. So begins the Excile. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/shockwave-the-sacking-of-jerusalem http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080420fbno.mov Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:04:04 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message divided,kingdoms,samaria,israel,exile 37:22 Perhaps you have wished that a wealthy benefactor would grant you any request you made. What would be your request if there were no limits? The third king of Israel has a reputation as the wisest man who ever lived. God promises to give whatever he desires, and the king asks for wisdom. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/history-iq-kingdom-life-according-to-solomon http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080413audio.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:53:43 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message solomon,wisdom,wise,king,israel 32:04 Perhaps you have wished that a wealthy benefactor would grant you any request you made. What would be your request if there were no limits? The third king of Israel has a reputation as the wisest man who ever lived. God promises to give whatever he desires, and the king asks for wisdom. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/history-iq-kingdom-life-according-to-solomon http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080413fbno.mov Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:53:40 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message solomon,wisdom,wise,king,israel 32:04 The story of Mephibosheth is a bright spot in the chronicles of David, the second and greatest king of Israel. This story shows us something of the heart of a man who could pen Psalm 23, "the Lord is my shepherd." The themes of friendship, loyalty, and mercy come through strong. A hardened military leader certainly has the capacity to love God and his fellow man. The mystery of God's unearned favor is paralleled by the mystery of human grace bestowed. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/frontline-kingdom-life-according-to-david http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080406audio.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:54:33 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message mephibosheth,david,king,israel 34:28 The story of Mephibosheth is a bright spot in the chronicles of David, the second and greatest king of Israel. This story shows us something of the heart of a man who could pen Psalm 23, "the Lord is my shepherd." The themes of friendship, loyalty, and mercy come through strong. A hardened military leader certainly has the capacity to love God and his fellow man. The mystery of God's unearned favor is paralleled by the mystery of human grace bestowed. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/frontline-kingdom-life-according-to-david http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080406fbno.mov Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:54:30 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message mephibosheth,david,king,israel 34:28 A church that God has built. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/a-celebration-with-franklin-avenue-baptist-church http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080330mp3.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:11:32 CDT Fred Luter A church that God has built. last_sunday,fred_luter,franklin_avenue 36:42 A church that God has built. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/a-celebration-with-franklin-avenue-baptist-church http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080330fbno.mov Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:11:29 CDT Fred Luter A church that God has built. last_sunday,fred_luter,franklin_avenue 36:42 You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 26:3). “To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—“ (Jude 1:24). Here God keeps them from knowing Jesus. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/historys-cry-he-is-risen http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080323mp3.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:54:49 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message 31:08 You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 26:3). “To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—“ (Jude 1:24). Here God keeps them from knowing Jesus. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/historys-cry-he-is-risen http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080323fbno.mov Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:54:46 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message 31:08 Palm Sunday has always been one of my favorite days of worship. When I was a child we celebrated by waving the palm branches and re-enacted the entrance into Jerusalem. It helped me make sense of the message of the bible both old and new. Concerning the two great testaments, The Old Testament and the New Testament, someone said, “The New is in the Old concealed; the Old is by the New Revealed.” The New Testament is in the Old Testament if you know where to look. In fact, the term “new testament” is an Old Testament term from the prophet Jeremiah 31:31 that Jesus picks uses at the Last Supper to describe the covenant which is instituted in his blood. This day is about Jesus, his role and his royalty. This is a message, therefore, about Jesus—who he is and what his coming means for us. This historical event may help you, more than any other event, to get a sense of the continuity the New Testament has with the Old. That continuity is in the person of Christ. A big question mark hangs over Jerusalem on this day. The city is in an uproar. A crowd has gathered in the very heart of the city to welcome the prophet from Galilee. People are calling him the Son of David, giving him messianic titles. What is going on here, and who is this fellow on the donkey? http://www.fbno.org/sermon/historys-call-jesus-is-lord http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080316mp3.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:55:02 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message 32:55 Palm Sunday has always been one of my favorite days of worship. When I was a child we celebrated by waving the palm branches and re-enacted the entrance into Jerusalem. It helped me make sense of the message of the bible both old and new. Concerning the two great testaments, The Old Testament and the New Testament, someone said, “The New is in the Old concealed; the Old is by the New Revealed.” The New Testament is in the Old Testament if you know where to look. In fact, the term “new testament” is an Old Testament term from the prophet Jeremiah 31:31 that Jesus picks uses at the Last Supper to describe the covenant which is instituted in his blood. This day is about Jesus, his role and his royalty. This is a message, therefore, about Jesus—who he is and what his coming means for us. This historical event may help you, more than any other event, to get a sense of the continuity the New Testament has with the Old. That continuity is in the person of Christ. A big question mark hangs over Jerusalem on this day. The city is in an uproar. A crowd has gathered in the very heart of the city to welcome the prophet from Galilee. People are calling him the Son of David, giving him messianic titles. What is going on here, and who is this fellow on the donkey? http://www.fbno.org/sermon/historys-call-jesus-is-lord http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080316fbno.mov Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:54:59 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message 32:55 Ruth is the only OT book named after a non-Jew. It is set in dark times with famine and death as its context, but it really has no bad characters in it—unless God is the culprit. We have a lost and found table in our lobby periodically. It always becomes a mess. A passerby would say that it looked like a pile of junk—umbrellas, articles of clothing, toys, tattered books, and miscellaneous keys, eyeglasses, watches and other items pile up on the table. God must have a lost and found department. A woman named Naomi ends up on the table. She doesn’t seem to fit anywhere, and no one will claim her. Equally lost, misplaced, and distressed is her widowed daughter-in-law, Ruth, a Moab woman who chooses to move to Bethlehem deep in Hebrew territory. Who will rescue these women so lost and misplaced? They will ultimately be rescued by God the Father through a kinsman, a relative, who will become to them a Redeemer. He will purchase from them their family land, take Ruth to be his wife, and raise up children for Naomi and her departed husband. Jesus is our kinsman-redeemer. He became our brother, taking on flesh and bHe redeemed us by paying the ultimate price for our deliverance—his own life. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/historys-lost--found-the-kinsman-redeemer http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080309mp3.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:55:14 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message 36:38 Janet and I have been reading through the OT books at night. We will soon be reading again the book of Judges, a rather bloody book about wars and heroes. Gideonis one of those heroes.My father’s conversion is chronicled in some of my previous writings. My grandfather, my mother’s father, asked my father a pointed question when he was a boy: “Russ, are you saved?” That question actually made my Dad run from the job site where he was helping Mr. Reithmiller build his home. Dad was under great conviction, and that question from his future father-in-law really crystallized things spiritually for him. Think of that moment in time. My grandfather is repairing a wall with plaster. He has hired a neighbor boy to help. Grandpa pauses in the middle of his work to ask only one question. And my father’s future is forever changed. He is driven by that question to seek the Lord. Think of the ripple effect of that question. My father is saved. He leads each of his many children to faith in Christ. Fifty years later, we are now in a dozen different churches teaching and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Do NOT underestimate the power of your influence. You never know what God is going to do through you. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/historys-mysteries-cycle-of-gods-deliverance http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080302mp3.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:57:24 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message 31:39 Janet and I have been reading through the OT books at night. We will soon be reading again the book of Judges, a rather bloody book about wars and heroes. Gideonis one of those heroes.My father’s conversion is chronicled in some of my previous writings. My grandfather, my mother’s father, asked my father a pointed question when he was a boy: “Russ, are you saved?” That question actually made my Dad run from the job site where he was helping Mr. Reithmiller build his home. Dad was under great conviction, and that question from his future father-in-law really crystallized things spiritually for him. Think of that moment in time. My grandfather is repairing a wall with plaster. He has hired a neighbor boy to help. Grandpa pauses in the middle of his work to ask only one question. And my father’s future is forever changed. He is driven by that question to seek the Lord. Think of the ripple effect of that question. My father is saved. He leads each of his many children to faith in Christ. Fifty years later, we are now in a dozen different churches teaching and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Do NOT underestimate the power of your influence. You never know what God is going to do through you. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/historys-mysteries-cycle-of-gods-deliverance http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080302fbno.mov Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:57:21 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message 31:39 The book of Joshua is an unusual book because in the Hebrew old testament it begins with the word and. That is an indication that Joshua is a continuation of all that God had been doing in the first five books. When you come to the book of Joshua you come to a Lord whose orders are Press On. The word from God for me and you is clear unless we are pressing on the God who is always pressing on will leave us behind. There are some principals that fall out of the passage to speak to us in a day when our culture cries out give up, give in, don’t commit. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/brother-in-arms-the-conquest-of-canaan http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080224mp3.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:04:41 CDT Scott Carlin Year Of The Message 3:47 Deuteronomy records three speeches by Moses as he prepares to pass the reins of leadership to Joshua. The people of Israel listen as they are camped on the banks of the Jordan River preparing to enter the Promised Land after 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-shemah-carve-this-on-your-door http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080217mp3.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:57:01 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message moses,law_devine_intent_door 32:59 The challenges of life loom pretty large sometimes. They certainly did for the 12 men sent into the Land of Promise to check it out. They felt like grasshoppers compared to the giants that were there. They felt that they could never win a fight against them. They told the people of Israel not to try to take the land. They brought an evil report. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/spies-in-the-land-the-grasshopper-syndrome http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080210mp3.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:14:31 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message spies,canaan,joshua,caleb,grasshoppers,year_of_the_message 40:43 God established a ceremony that served as a powerful drama and illustration of his love and forgiveness. It happened on the Day of Atonement. Two animals were chosen for that particular day. One of them died. The other was driven into the wilderness so far that it could never return to the herd. That ceremony conducted by the priests on that day pictured how God removed the sins of the people. The remission of sin required the shedding of blood. Forgiveness is a big issue for all of us because we are all sinners. We need forgiveness from one another and from ourselves. But mostly we need forgiveness from God. Here is the way forward for all the guilty ones. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-day-of-atonement http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080203mp3.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:12:03 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message day_of_atonement,scapegoat,sacrifice,forgiveness,salvation 34:31 The Ten Commandments are a foundation for any civil society. They require humility toward God and our fellow man. They teach restraint, love, and unselfish service. The first and the tenth are troublesome. How are you doing on having no other gods? How about not coveting? If we read them as Jesus taught us to read them, these commandments are essentially about attitudes and dispositions of the heart. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/the-decalogue-two-tablets-for-every-day http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080127mp3.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:09:01 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message ten_commandments,moses,attitude,heart,year_of_the_message 29:42 God chooses another man, Moses. He is to go to the Hebrew slaves. God often chooses unlikely leaders, and he does so for his own purposes and his own glory. Moses was a reluctant recruit, as many of us are. But even though he lacked some important qualities, God lifted him to the highest point of the Old Covenant. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/moses--the-exodus-out-of-the-frying-pan http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080120mp3.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:06:52 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message moses,slaves,leadership,recruit,year_of_the_message 41:17 God chooses man, a family, and a nation to be ambassadors of his grace in the earth. Through them God promises to bless all people. Abraham hears the call of God to leave his homeland and make a journey to an unknown place. He responds in faith to this mysterious directive from an unseen God. Faith is revealed to be the bedrock for any relationship with God. In order to be right with God, a person must choose and walk in faith. Faith is essential to the covenant God makes with a man. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/abraham--the-patriarchsthe-call-of-god http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080113mp3.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:04:14 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message abraham,faith,law_&_order,year_of_the_message,david_crosby 38:46 God made the world and everything in it, including humans, and it was all "very good." God put humans in charge of the earth to tend it and keep it. One command of a negative nature was issued: don't eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam and Eve fell to temptation and ate the forbidden fruit. Everything changed. They were driven from the garden. Murder and mayhem emerged. God had a plan, even in the first pages of the Bible, for the restoration of sinful humans. Redemption begins. http://www.fbno.org/sermon/creation--the-fall-from-very-good-to-what-a-mess http://www.fbno.org/mediafiles/080106mp3.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:01:27 CDT David Crosby Year Of The Message adam_and_even,law_&_order,temptation,apple,eat,ate 35:40