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Why is Jesus called “Jesus”? (HC:LD11)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/ld11-why-is-jesus-called-jesus.mp3 “Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised...
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Why is Jesus Called “Christ”? (HC:LD12)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/ld12-why-is-jesus-called-christ.mp3 Turn with me to Mark 8:27-33. This scripture occurs in the final year of Jesus’ earthly ministry as His...
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Why is Jesus Called “Only Begotten Son” and “Lord”? (HC:LD13)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/ld13-why-is-jesus-called-only-begotten-son-and-lord.mp3 The question we’ve been answering for the past few weeks is “Who is Jesus?” We’re...
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Jesus: Liar, Lunatic, or Lord? (HC:LD14)
*Sorry, no audio this week. * One of the people in that video, the artist, Makoto Fujimura said that at one point in his life Jesus became real to him. He said, “This historic figure was no longer...
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Lent & The Beatitudes (Lent 2019)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/lent-2019.mp3 “Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and...
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How Do I Experience The Power of God? (HC:LD18c)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/ld18c-walking-with-the-holy-spirit.mp3 Imagine following in the footsteps of Moses – how huge a task that would be. Moses is probably the...
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Free Sermon Collection E-Books
I’ve decided to take some of my older sermon series’ and put them into e-book format. My hope is that they bless God’s church and bring Him glory. Right now, I’ve only put together my 2008 series on...
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Elijah: A Nature Like Ours – Burnout, Depression & The Let-Down Effect
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/elijah-burnout-depression-before-break.mp3 Turn with me to 1 Kings 18:1–40 and I want to read two stories about the prophet Elijah today,...
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The Thread of Light (Gospel of John Series)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/gospel-of-john-4-the-thread-of-light-in-the-gospel-of-john.mp3 John’s Purpose A few weeks ago I told you that the gospel of John is all about...
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A Firm Foundation for the New Year
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/a-foundation-for-the-new-year.mp3 There seems to be a feeling of flux right now in the world. I’m sure you’ve felt it. A feeling of...
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What Do You Seek? (Gospel of John Series)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/gospel-of-john-8-1-35-51-what-do-you-seek.mp3 “The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he...
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The Drug of Self-Deception (Gospel of John Series)
**Sorry, no audio this week** “So the Jews said to him, ‘What sign do you show us for doing these things?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ The Jews...
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Drag Your Sin Into the Light (Gospel of John Series)
https://artofthechristianninja.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/gospel-of-john-13-3-1-21-drag-your-sin-into-the-light.mp3 “Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This...
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Why Did Jesus Suffer? (Lent 2020)
During the season of Lent is the time when we fast and contemplate the sufferings of Jesus, what they teach us about Him, and what they mean to us. Please open up to Mark 8:27-38: “And Jesus went on...
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road (The Sermon on the Plain)
Sermon Audio Please turn to Luke 6:17 where we read about Jesus’ “Sermon on the Plain”. We’re used to hearing about the “Sermon on the Mount”, but Jesus obviously preached the same message more than...
View ArticleCultivating Desperation for God’s Voice
Podcast Audio: We’re continuing our sub-series in the Gospel of Mark which I’m simply calling “God Still Speaks”. Last week we talked about seeing the condition of our hearts, and how we have a...
View ArticleTwo Traps to Avoid in Your Daily Time with God
Podcast Audio: In the last three weeks we have been talking about the making the daily reading of God’s Word the core part of our lives – the foundation of our relationship with God. We’ve said that...
View ArticleFour Tools &“What Bible Should I Use?” for Spiritual Journaling
Podcast Audio: For the last few weeks we’ve been talking about the making the daily reading of the Bible a foundational part of building our relationship with God. Last week we talked about two traps...
View ArticleSpiritual Journaling Using Scripture as your Guide
Podcast Audio: Last week I gave you a brief introduction to Spiritual Journaling using Scripture as your Guide. (If you haven’t read that yet, I suggest you start there.) I […]
View Article“Weigh It Out”– The Importance of Being a Doer and Not Just a Hearer
Podcast Audio: I want to take you on a bit of a journey around scripture today. We’re still in the Gospel of Mark, but we’re going to jump around a bit to explain part of what we are going to talk...
View Article“The Growing Seed”– Having Patience when God Seems Inactive
I’m back from vacation and looking forward to catching up on my posts. I had a wonderful holiday and I’m very thankful to the church for allowing me to be able to spend time with my family taking a...
View ArticleSatan and Demons (Origin, Powers, Defeat and Going On The Offensive)
Podcast Audio: Three Realms Sun Tzu in “The Art of War” says, “Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.” That’s a great quote and it’s hugely applicable...
View ArticleHow Temptation Works
Podcast Audio: The Bug Zapper Have you ever sat outside next to a bug zapper? My parents have one. It’s a little gadget that hangs from the roof of their patio and glows. And the light that emits from...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Doubts and Unbelief (Mark 7:31-8:33)
Today we’re going to study Mark 7:31-8:33. At first these stories are going to seem disconnected, but as we read them, hopefully you will see a theme developing. I also want […]
View ArticleCrop Top Day, Individualism, and Submission to Authority (Mark 10:32-45)
“And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the […]
View ArticleLife Sucks Then You Die
Please open up to Habakkuk 2, and as you get there let me give you a quick reminder of what we’ve covered so far. Quick Review Habakkuk is a book that show us a conversation between God and one of his...
View ArticleA Woe to the Greedy & Warning about Debt
Changing Sin Confronting people’s sin isn’t very popular these days. More and more the world is handing out excuses rather than judgements and punishments. It’s not that I’m advocating for […]
View ArticleCalled & Cleaned Part 3: A Biblical Case for Pursuing a Godly Life
Right now, and over the past few weeks, we’ve been working through an extended introduction to the first few verse of Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. It begins as most letters began, by stating...
View ArticleGod’s Plan For Your Life is Revealed Not Discovered (Stop Looking, Start...
If you remember last week, we learned that regardless of what the multitudes of unbelievers in this world think, there really is objective truth and objective morality, and those things were written...
View ArticleWhat Makes a True Apostle?
This is the second of a two-part series on 1 Corinthians 4, so please open up to 1 Corinthians 4 and let’s read verse 1 to remind ourselves about what we talked about last week. It says, “This is how...
View ArticleBloom Where You Are Planted (Life On Purpose)
Audio: Text: The Right Tool Check out some of these weird tools. Maybe they’re only weird to me. Have any of you used these? Here’s my favourite, which is awesome, and it’s the Stanley #1 Odd Jobs. I...
View ArticleRun To Win (Why Christians Practice Self Control)
Audio: Text: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to...
View ArticleCommon to Man: The Process of Sanctification
Audio: Text: “For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and...
View ArticleStewarding Our Abilities: Understanding Why You Are Here
Audio: Sermon Text: We’ve been working through a series on Stewardship over the past few weeks. Stewardship is the word that Christians usually use to talk about how we see and use all the good things...
View ArticleAshamed to Be a Christian?
Audio: Text: We’re about to enter into a time historically known as “Passion Week”, starting on Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday. It’s a week filled with history and meaning. This is the most...
View ArticleStewarding Wealth 2: Why Are We So Anxious About Money? (And What Can We Do...
Audio: Text: https://player.rightnow.org/99573 So, that little video is a reminder of what we’ve been studying over the past while, especially last week where we looked at Jesus teaching in Matthew 6...
View ArticleIntroduction to The Apostles Creed (HC:LD7)
Audio: Text: Please open up to Romans 10:9-17 and let’s read it together, and then I have a short video to show you: “…because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your...
View ArticleBible Reading, Prayer & Your Crucible
Audio: Text: I’ve been doing something lately that I rarely do. I can’t actually remember when I’ve done this before. I’ve been reading books for myself. I know that sounds weird to say, but usually...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for The Lord’s Supper
Audio: Text: Tonight we are going to be doing something a little special, something we haven’t done since I’ve been the pastor here, and that is to have an evening communion service. It’s interesting...
View ArticleGod the Provider (HC:LD10)
I’m consistently amazed how we can start studying something months ago, using commentaries written over a hundred years ago, studying a catechism written 450 years ago, based on scriptures written...
View ArticleHumble Streaming: Being a Servant to Your Viewers (Devos & Chill Ep. 3 – Phil...
What does it mean to be a “servant of all” when you are a Twitch Streamer, YouTuber, or social media star? What does humility look like as a Christian internet […]
View ArticleWhy You Should Argue With Yourself, The Danger of “Fear of Man”, P.P. 6.5:...
In this episode: Listening to that little voice inside you, how “Fear of Man” can wreck your life, and why you should let people ask you extremely personal questions. Interesting […]
View ArticleDear Christian Content Creators – We Need to Talk!
God has been laying the importance of using my gifts and experience to mentor Christian Content Creators – and I want you to be part of it. When I was […]
View ArticleWrestling Appolyon + A Ministry Update & Mentoring Creators
In this week’s episode, I finally get around to continuing our Pilgrims Progress study and then share a clip from a recent stream where I explain a new Christian Content […]
View ArticleWe’re Changing the Online World Right Now! (Join Us!)
“When I came across XtianNinja’s channel on Twitch, I recognized he had a goal that was more than simply streaming and playing games. As I continued watching his streams, I […]
View ArticleHow to Find Your Life’s Path (Should You Follow Your Heart?) – Psalm 25 Devo...
New YT Video: You, as you sit there right now are a ball of potential energy – but where should you release that energy? How do you know what to […]
View ArticleBut What if They’re a Really Good Person?
If you’ve ever asked, “Do good people go to heaven?”, give this a watch: XtianNinja talks through the thought process we see in Romans 1-3 and explains why understanding it […]
View ArticleWhen God Asks the Impossible
Sometimes life throws stuff at us that we just can’t handle. Illness, relationship issues, responsibilities, big needs, cause all of us to shrink back and ask ourselves, “Why would God […]
View ArticleChristians: God Is NOT ANGRY at you when you sin!
Sometimes God has the reputation of being angry all the time – and a lot of people who grew up in the church were told that when they do something […]
View ArticleHow to be MAXIMUM Christian!
What’s the secret to living for God – for REAL? What steps do we need to take in order to discover God’s plan for our lives and how to live […]
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