Spiritual Warfare – Prayer

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Wealth and Walk of the Christian #26
Title: “Spiritual Warfare – Prayer”
Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-20
Date: 02-11-18 Sun. AM

Description: In these closing verses of the letter, Paul discusses three aspects of the believer’s spiritual war – the adversary, the armor, and the activity, so we can walk in victory. Prayer is the energy that allows the Christian soldier to wear the armor and wield the sword. Prayer is the power for victory, but Paul gives very specific instructions so that our prayer can be effective.

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Spiritual Warfare – The Armor

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Wealth and Walk of the Christian #25
Title: “Spiritual Warfare – The Armor”
Scripture: Ephesians 6:13-17
Date: 02-04-18 Sun. AM

Description: In these closing verses of the letter, Paul discusses three aspects of the believer’s spiritual war – the adversary, the armor, and the activity, so we can walk in victory. Since we are fighting against enemies in the spirit world, we need the armor God has provided for us, and we dare not omit any part. Satan looks for that unguarded area where he can get a beachhead. Paul commanded his readers to put on the 6 pieces of armor, take the weapons, and withstand Satan, all of which we do by faith. The Armor is Jesus Christ Himself! This means that when we trusted Christ, we received the armor by position but metaphorically we “put on” the Lord Jesus Christ by practice.

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Spiritual Warfare – The Adversary

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Wealth and Walk of the Christian #24
Title: “Spiritual Warfare – The Adversary”
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-12
Date: 01-28-18 Sun. AM

Description: Sooner or later every believer discovers that the Christian life is a battleground, not a playground, and that he faces an enemy who is much stronger than he is — apart from the Lord. Paul uses military imagery to illustrate the believer’s conflict with Satan. Satan wants to use our external enemy, the world, and our internal enemy, the flesh, to defeat us. His weapons and battle plans are powerful!

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The Christ-Centered Workplace

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Wealth and Walk of the Christian #23
Title: “The Christ-Centered Workplace”
Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9
Date: 01-21-18 Sun. AM

Description: Many American workers don’t like their jobs, and many of them view their work as a necessary evil. As Christians, we need to rediscover what the Bible says about work. We can apply Paul’s words about slaves and masters to the employee/employer relationship. Work is a sacred duty in which we live out our faith and bring God glory.

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The Christ-Centered Home

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Wealth and Walk of the Christian #22
Title: “The Christ-Centered Home”
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4
Date: 01-14-18 Sun. AM

Description: The American family is under attack. Biblical manhood, fatherhood, womanhood, motherhood, and the proper role of children have all been redefined by our culture. Do we follow the model set by society? Or do we follow what God has laid out for us in His Word? This passage shows the responsibility of children towards their parents, and parents toward their children.

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Spirit-Filled Marriage – Part 2

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Wealth and Walk of the Christian #21
Title: “Spirit-Filled Marriage – Part 2”
Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33
Date: 01-07-18 Sun. AM

Description: How does the Spirit-filled life carry over into the area of marriage? In this passage, Paul exhorts both wives and husbands to walk in the Spirit and have a Spirit-filled marriage. A Christian marriage is an analogy of Christ and the church. These principles can be applied to our marriages to make them what God intended.

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Spiritual Commitments for 2018

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Title: “Spiritual Commitments for 2018”
Scripture: I Corinthians 10:31-11:1
Date: 12-31-17 Sun. PM

Description: We have a spiritual job description. Sometimes we need to be reminded of the fundamentals of the Christian life. In this message, Pastor Ken shares four important spiritual commitments for the coming year.

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Salvation Test

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Title: “Salvation Test”
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10
Date: 12-31-17 Sun. AM

Description: How are we saved? How do we know we are saved? What does salvation look like in the believer’s life? And what is the relationship between faith and works? There are two tests in our salvation test – the faith test and the works test. Paul addresses both in this passage.

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What Child is This?

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Title: “What Child is This?”
Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7
Date: 12-24-17 Sun. AM

Description: Most people have no idea who Jesus Christ truly is. Isaiah leaves us no doubt as to the identity of the child mentioned in these verses. There are several truths in this passage that answer the question, “what child is this”?

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Spirit-Filled Marriage – Part 1

Speaker: Pastor Ken Burgess
Series: The Wealth and Walk of the Christian #20
Title: “Spirit-Filled Marriage – Part 1”
Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-24
Date: 12-17-17 Sun. AM

Description: How does the Spirit-filled life carry over into the area of marriage? In this passage, Paul exhorts both wives and husbands to walk in the Spirit and have a Spirit-filled marriage. In our culture today, marriages and the family are crumbling. What can we do to keep our marital priorities right?

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