How do you know God’s will for your life?

 

another strange and mysterious man... by alexwood - ale_m

How does a pastor know if they are called, or not?

What is the relationship between faith and works?

Does what you do here on earth have an effect on your status in Heaven?

And some things to think about when your church will not Baptize your baby.

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click here >How-to-know-if-your-vocation-is-in-the-will-of-God

 

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and alexwood-ale_m, for the photo.

 

 

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What Lutherans think about teaching Biblical principles for living

 

Tony Robbins 6 by Vincent_Tan

We all know that we are to teach and preach from the Bible.

But what? There’s a lot of stuff in there.

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Check this one out when you get some time:

 

(By the way, that is not an Evangelical prayer meeting, but an Anthony Robbins seminar)
 

click here > Preaching Biblical Priciples for living

 

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Thanks to flickr and Vincent_Tan, for the photo.
 
 
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Was the devil’s sin worse than ours?

 

Lucifer the Angel falling from Heaven by George_Reader

What’s the difference between the devil’s sin and our sin?

Why could Jesus atone for our sins?

What is Docetism and why are most Christians “functional Docetists”?

What are the 3 main forces allied against our salvation?

How was Jesus tempted? How are we tempted?

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You may already know the answers to those questions. If you want to hear the Lutheran take on them (and other interesting stuff), then listen to this fairly short mp3 audio:

click here > The Devil’s sin

 

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Thanks to flickr and George_Reader, for the photo.

 

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“Religious Noise?”

DP Reading Phone Books Close Up by bricomedy

Why is teaching correct Christian Doctrine so important?

Listen in on this class for some good discussion on the topic.

 

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click here >The Importance of Proper Doctrine

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One of the questions Pastor Mark asks of the class is “why can’t we just read the phonebook in church?”

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and bricomedy, for the photo.

 

 

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Even the devil can quote Scripture

Quoting Scripture by Uniqofax

Here’s an excellent class (IMO) on how we should look for the gospel in Scripture and not pull each verse out and read it woodenly as a biblicist might. 

 

 

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click here> Using Christ against the Scriptures

 

Pastor Mark is working from an outline on the ‘Word alone’, by Dr. Meg Madsen of LCMC.

 

 

 

(I think this is part two from another class posted a while back)

 

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Thank you,  Pastor Mark.

 

And thanks to flickr and uniqo fax, for the photo.

 

The Two Forms of Repentance

 

repent by KHL-Omi!-the Flame may burn, doesnt mean im happy

Here’s a good sermon on the two types of repentance, ‘active repentance’ and ‘passive repentance’.

Both types do their work on us and bring us to the place where we know we have a problem.

click here > The Two Forms of Repentance

 

This may be brand new to you. It’s a different understanding of repentance than probably most of you are used to, and it may have you scratching your head a bit.

 

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Thanks Pastor Mark. (not pictured)

 

And thanks to flickr and  http://www.flickr.com/photos/vickytreleaven/ for the photo.
( I have no idea what that photo means or what it is from…but I like it…) 
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The Royal Wedding…

and the media’s disdain for the gospel.

The Official Royal Wedding photographs by The British Monarchy

        

 

 

 click here>The Royal Wedding

 

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Thanks to flickr and The British Monarchy, for the photo.

 

 

Are you doing enough?

iTape by snacktime2007

Here’s one I found in the garage. It’s an oldie but goodie.

It’s a sermon, but I put it up in two sections.  Why?  I have no idea…but I also put the entire sermon up in one shot, also.

Enjoy.

Are you doing enough?    #1

 

Are you doing enough?    #2

 

 

Are you doing enough?  – full sermon

 

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

 

And thanks to flickr and snacktime2007, for the photo.

 

Is it ‘Christian Magic’?

A Magical Afternoon at Hollywood Studios by Samantha Decker

Do the Sacraments just operate on their own? Or is something else required?

 

 

 

> Are Baptism and Holy Communion, magic?  #1

 

> Are Baptism and Holy Communion, magic?  #2

 

Are Baptism and Holy Communion, Christain Magic?  – entire class

(there’s another 25 minutes, or so, in the entire class mp3)

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

 

And thanks to flickr and Samantha Decker, for the photo.

 

 

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Our best ‘is’ the problem

Consolidaction : Le Top Secret by Animation Concept

Here’s some portions of a Romans class that Pastor Mark taught a while back. Not much has changed. We are still the same, and God is still the same.

Towards the end of the class Pastor Mark reveals the ‘4 secrets’ to the sanctified Christian life.  😀

All four sections add up to around 12 minutes total…so there’s no excuse not to become the Christian that you deserve to be.

( I know that some sections are just seconds long, but I haven’t figured out yet how to splice them onto other sections.  I’ll add that to my list of stuff to learn someday)

Our best is not good enough #1

 

Our best is not good enough #2

 

Our best is not good enough #3

 

Our best is not good enough #4

 

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

 

And thanks to flickr and to Animation Concepts for the photo.