"Live Hope" messages are for those seeking God's Spirit along the winding and changing paths of life. Find more than clues here, as you move ever closer to the City of God guided by contemporary and ancient wisdom from the Bible. Pastors Norman Stolpe and Todd Boddy preach to help you find courage to participate in and celebrate fully the Lord's gift of life. Learn how to be blessed and find peace along the way to the kingdom, studying God's word and examining our life with Jesus Christ. Whether, just starting down this path, or already a seasoned faith traveler, be challenged in heart, soul, and mind to continue with Jesus joyous band of spiritual pilgrims, as reflected from the Old and New Testaments. Be blessed, from the ministry of Central Christian Church, Dallas TX. www.cccdt.org http://www.cccdt.org 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 by Central Christan Church http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html en-us Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:52:19 -0600 consultant_77@hotmail.com (Bill Anderton) Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:52:19 -0600 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Live Hope Series "Live Hope" messages are for those seeking God's Spirit along the winding and changing paths of life. Find more than clues here, as you move ever closer to the City of God guided by contemporary and ancient wisdom from the Bible. Pastors Norman Stolpe and Todd Boddy preach to help you find courage to participate in and celebrate fully the Lord's gift of life. Learn how to be blessed and find peace along the way to the kingdom, studying God's word and examining our life with Jesus Christ. Whether, just starting down this path, or already a seasoned faith traveler, be challenged in heart, soul, and mind to continue with Jesus joyous band of spiritual pilgrims, as reflected from the Old and New Testaments. Be blessed, from the ministry of Central Christian Church, Dallas TX. www.cccdt.org Central Christian Church of Dallas, TX Bill Anderton consultant_77@hotmail.com Central Christian Church, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), sermon no no http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/CCCDT_Podcast_141px.jpg http://www.cccdt.org 141 141 Message for the Second Sunday of Lent in the series Where can you go when the world don't treat you right? The answer is home! This week: Securely on the Come Home Path. Coming home means gathering together under Jesus’ hen-like wings we find more than protection. There we become hen-like ourselves, finding our security in weakness, and protecting those who are vulnerable and hurting by sacrificing ourselves. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-02-28_09.m4a 7DE163AD-1304-464E-A751-4F47641646A8 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Second Sunday of Lent Message for the Second Sunday of Lent in the series Where can you go when the world don't treat you right? The answer is home! This week: Securely on the Come Home Path. Coming home means gathering together under Jesus’ hen-like wings we find more than protection. There we become hen-like ourselves, finding our security in weakness, and protecting those who are vulnerable and hurting by sacrificing ourselves. 29:50 Rev. Norman Stolpe Aesop’s Fables, Dominus Flavit, David Benke, Deer Creek Middle School, Herod, Seventh Heaven, Joannie Rochette no no We kick off Week of Compassion with Shelter the World CEO Rich Grabowski as guest speaker. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-02-21_08.m4a 897C969E-FFFD-4541-AA11-C6C6AFCF2205 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Week of Compassion We kick off Week of Compassion with Shelter the World CEO Rich Grabowski as guest speaker. 23:14 Mr. Rich Grabowski Week of Compassion, Shelter the World, Rich Grabowski no no Message for Transfiguration Sunday nourishes prayer as talking with God in intimate conversation. Talking to God awakens us to the glow of God in people around us and people around us will recognize the glow of God in us. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-02-14_07.m4a 233CFA43-7D7D-4CFA-854F-B527A3F518C6 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Transfiguration Sunday Message for Transfiguration Sunday nourishes prayer as talking with God in intimate conversation. Talking to God awakens us to the glow of God in people around us and people around us will recognize the glow of God in us. 23:14 Rev. Norman Stolpe Desert Fathers, Abba Arsenius, Abba Sisoes, Athletes of Christ, Moses, Exodus no no Message examines what happens when we know God has encountered us. When Simon (Peter) recognizes that Jesus is Lord "God in human flesh" at the miraculous catch of fish, he acknowledges he is a sinner but Jesus relieves his fear and says from now on he will catch fish. When we are encountered by God, our deficiency is transformed into abundance. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-02-07_06.m4a 66F7C315-8CE6-492E-81DF-263869E3F7EF Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Pre-Lent Message examines what happens when we know God has encountered us. When Simon (Peter) recognizes that Jesus is Lord "God in human flesh" at the miraculous catch of fish, he acknowledges he is a sinner but Jesus relieves his fear and says from now on he will catch fish. When we are encountered by God, our deficiency is transformed into abundance. 29:05 Rev. Norman Stolpe Marilynne Robinson, Early vivid awareness of God, Isaiah’s vision of God, Paul’s vision of Christ, East Texas church fires, Jim Wallis, Julian of Norwich no no The cataclysmic paradox of life is that we are created to bear God's image and doing so is perhaps the most difficult thing in the world. Spiritual imagination is required in coming to terms to what God wants for your life. Jesus didn’t come to be nice but to pronounce God’s year of Jubilee over all humankind. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-01-31_05.m4a 35753DDC-7CF5-4E84-ABBE-BAC9D8E85A02 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Pre-Lent The cataclysmic paradox of life is that we are created to bear God's image and doing so is perhaps the most difficult thing in the world. Spiritual imagination is required in coming to terms to what God wants for your life. Jesus didn’t come to be nice but to pronounce God’s year of Jubilee over all humankind. 25:04 Rev. Todd Boddy Jesus speaking in synagogue, Jesus home town, Luke 4, Isaiah 62, pure imagination, Willie Wonka, today, release to the captives no no Laity Sunday with guest lay speaker Randy Breen. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-01-24_04.m4a DF96A8D5-94E3-4732-9E2E-300D5A625A3D Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Laity Sunday - Part 1 of 1 Laity Sunday with guest lay speaker Randy Breen. 24:21 Mr. Randy Breen Laity Sunday, Randy Breen no no Weddings are stressful enough, but when this party lasts 7 days and the wine and money is runs low where do you turn? Mary turns to Jesus who reluctantly gets involved before his time. Water is transformed into wine and family honor is increased. Honor and Transformation go hand in hand when Jesus glory is revealed http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-01-17_03.m4a 977563EA-7017-4917-A10E-8837F4585182 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 My Big Fat Messianic Wedding - Part 1 of 1 Weddings are stressful enough, but when this party lasts 7 days and the wine and money is runs low where do you turn? Mary turns to Jesus who reluctantly gets involved before his time. Water is transformed into wine and family honor is increased. Honor and Transformation go hand in hand when Jesus glory is revealed 20:35 Rev. Todd Boddy Wedding party, transformation, honor, wedding feast at Cana, Jesus first miracle, water into wine, failure no no Message for Epiphany Sunday, the Adoration of the Magi: How could some mysterious astronomical phenomenon have mobilize and directed the Gentile Magi to trek to what was the end of the world for them, just to see an obscure Jewish baby? Who did they think this King of the Jews was and why would they care? Why should we care about this strange chapter in the story of Jesus’ birth? With our focus on Jesus, we can shed our fears, our indifference and uncertainties for an unfolding journey of faith and intimacy with Jesus. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-01-10_02.m4a 786B506D-E10A-447E-B77D-5FA282277DBC Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Epiphany Sunday Message for Epiphany Sunday, the Adoration of the Magi: How could some mysterious astronomical phenomenon have mobilize and directed the Gentile Magi to trek to what was the end of the world for them, just to see an obscure Jewish baby? Who did they think this King of the Jews was and why would they care? Why should we care about this strange chapter in the story of Jesus’ birth? With our focus on Jesus, we can shed our fears, our indifference and uncertainties for an unfolding journey of faith and intimacy with Jesus. 22:12 Rev. Norman Stolpe Carol Zaleski, T. S. Elliot, "Journey of the Magi", Herod the Great, Bethlehem no no In hope of experiencing spiritual awakening, we first look to Jesus’ awakening as the Son of God who discovered his self originating life in his embrace of his heavenly Father. Rejected by the world and his people, Jesus all the more offers the essence of life to those who believe. The best marketing in the world may try to imitate Jesus’ offer, but only he has the authority to deliver. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2010-01-03_01.m4a 2256E5B9-971E-402E-81FA-A4F9B54BD043 Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Second Sunday of Christmastide In hope of experiencing spiritual awakening, we first look to Jesus’ awakening as the Son of God who discovered his self originating life in his embrace of his heavenly Father. Rejected by the world and his people, Jesus all the more offers the essence of life to those who believe. The best marketing in the world may try to imitate Jesus’ offer, but only he has the authority to deliver. 30:10 Rev. Todd Boddy Mestizaje, life, essence of life, eternal life, spiritual awakening, father’s bosom, John 1, John 1:18, emptying, Tiger Woods, I am Tiger Woods no no This story of Jesus at the end of Passover week shows us the beginning of a vague awareness in Jesus to his greater call in life. The 12 year old Jesus loses his parents for a few days to investigate his "Father’s work" in the Jerusalem temple. This unique narrative gives us insight to discovering our personal spiritual identity and a pattern of renewal for our community. Redemption comes through leaders whom God raises up in response to the deep longing and prayers of the laity generated by the pressure of defeat and suffering. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-12-27_52.m4a 183B0462-32BD-44DB-B3EC-D674A819E266 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 First Sunday of Christmastide This story of Jesus at the end of Passover week shows us the beginning of a vague awareness in Jesus to his greater call in life. The 12 year old Jesus loses his parents for a few days to investigate his "Father’s work" in the Jerusalem temple. This unique narrative gives us insight to discovering our personal spiritual identity and a pattern of renewal for our community. Redemption comes through leaders whom God raises up in response to the deep longing and prayers of the laity generated by the pressure of defeat and suffering. 29:56 Rev. Todd Boddy Awakening, renewal, 12 year old Jesus, spiritual identity, prayer, Passover week, Father’s house, Anna, prophetess, Mary, Joseph no no In place of this week's episode of our regular Sunday Worship Podcast, we are re-casting the 2009 Christmas Special from our Westside Cafe (WSC Espisode #43). This episode delivers a dramatized reading of the birth narrative of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew and Luke with reflections from Mary the mother of Jesus. Interspersed with original Christmas music from the Westside Café, let us take you back to the "true meaning of Christmas." Have you ever wondered what it was like to be the mother of the Messiah? This Christmas special will leave you feeling blessed. If you enjoy this episode, join into the regular weekly podcast of the Westside Cafe. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-12-20_51.m4a C6DFAB60-823F-4A19-91B6-035716B47C13 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Fourth Sunday of Advent - Christmas Special In place of this week's episode of our regular Sunday Worship Podcast, we are re-casting the 2009 Christmas Special from our Westside Cafe (WSC Espisode #43). This episode delivers a dramatized reading of the birth narrative of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew and Luke with reflections from Mary the mother of Jesus. Interspersed with original Christmas music from the Westside Café, let us take you back to the "true meaning of Christmas." Have you ever wondered what it was like to be the mother of the Messiah? This Christmas special will leave you feeling blessed. If you enjoy this episode, join into the regular weekly podcast of the Westside Cafe. 35:55 Rev. Todd Boddy and Rev. John Cunyus Luke 1 & 2, Matthew 1& 2, birth narrative of Jesus, Christmas, Mary, Mary the Mother of Jesus, virgin birth, advent, Joseph, Bethlehem, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy no no Message for the third week of Advent: joy. The message of John the Baptizer (Baptist) is to bear fruit worthy of repentance. As much as we think this is too hard for us, rejoice! We are doing it. Right now. This is what we were created to do - and we’re doing it. Of course, it is too hard for us, but as Gabriel told Mary, "Nothing will be impossible with God!" The fruit of repentance is compassionate justice for wounded people that produces the joy of transformed lives and transformed congregations. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-12-13_50.m4a 61354AF4-EE39-4736-A2F4-41E51782A11E Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Third Sunday of Advent Message for the third week of Advent: joy. The message of John the Baptizer (Baptist) is to bear fruit worthy of repentance. As much as we think this is too hard for us, rejoice! We are doing it. Right now. This is what we were created to do - and we’re doing it. Of course, it is too hard for us, but as Gabriel told Mary, "Nothing will be impossible with God!" The fruit of repentance is compassionate justice for wounded people that produces the joy of transformed lives and transformed congregations. 21:23 Rev. Norman Stolpe Elizabeth Myer Boulton, return to covenant, change of mind, twelve steps, conversion of life, Invisible Woman, Nicole Johnson, St. Vincent de Paul no no Message for the second week of Advent: peace. We seek, desire and delight in God’s messenger of peace. John the Baptizer (Baptist) broke God’s four century silence since Malachi with the voice of one crying from the wilderness. We can approach Advent as opportunity to listen for God so we also can be God’s messengers of peace. God’s messenger of peace comes from the wilderness where nothing distracts from the silence in which God can be heard. Special music by John Tracy Wilson and Eran McGowan. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-12-06_49.m4a F6878B0B-D6E2-4C9D-BDFF-FAB64D1A767B Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Second Sunday of Advent Message for the second week of Advent: peace. We seek, desire and delight in God’s messenger of peace. John the Baptizer (Baptist) broke God’s four century silence since Malachi with the voice of one crying from the wilderness. We can approach Advent as opportunity to listen for God so we also can be God’s messengers of peace. God’s messenger of peace comes from the wilderness where nothing distracts from the silence in which God can be heard. Special music by John Tracy Wilson and Eran McGowan. 34:48 Rev. Norman Stolpe Afghanistan, distractions, prepare the way of the Lord, beautiful feet, Go Tell It on the Mountain no no Message for the first week of Advent: hope. Answers the question, "If Jesus was messiah, where is shalom?" by looking through Advent as a thin place that gives a glimpse of eternity. Through non-stop conversation with God, we can recognize Christ when he comes in disguise. Advent lifts the weight of life’s worries so we can rest in shalom. Signs that cause others to faint from fear are signs of hope for the shalom of redemption. Our Advent journey relentlessly draw us toward the shalom of our transformation into Jesus’ kingdom of priests. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-11-29_48.m4a A926BCF1-26AA-46C9-A316-B0AE8D4D3977 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 First Sunday of Advent Message for the first week of Advent: hope. Answers the question, "If Jesus was messiah, where is shalom?" by looking through Advent as a thin place that gives a glimpse of eternity. Through non-stop conversation with God, we can recognize Christ when he comes in disguise. Advent lifts the weight of life’s worries so we can rest in shalom. Signs that cause others to faint from fear are signs of hope for the shalom of redemption. Our Advent journey relentlessly draw us toward the shalom of our transformation into Jesus’ kingdom of priests. 21:52 Rev. Norman Stolpe Twilight, dawn, threshold of the next life, Celtic spirituality, Orthodox icons, Tolstoy, Martin the Cobbler, Where Love Is, Without Ceasing, fig tree no no Message for the Festival of Christ the King exploring how Jesus’ trial before Pilate in John’s Gospel and his introduction as "the ruler of the kings of the earth" in Revelation presents Jesus as king whose kingdom is not from this world but is over a kingdom of priests through whom he transforms this world. Jesus is not a king over warriors but a king over priests. He has made us his kingdom of priests to serve God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-11-22_47.m4a 424B1BF1-5E9F-4E33-BD6A-E1F601B12645 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Festival of Christ the King - Part 1 of 1 Message for the Festival of Christ the King exploring how Jesus’ trial before Pilate in John’s Gospel and his introduction as "the ruler of the kings of the earth" in Revelation presents Jesus as king whose kingdom is not from this world but is over a kingdom of priests through whom he transforms this world. Jesus is not a king over warriors but a king over priests. He has made us his kingdom of priests to serve God. 22:40 Rev. Norman Stolpe Kennedy assassination, Guantanamo detainees, shalom, King David, Lord’s supper, worship in body no no Fifth of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest. As high priest Jesus answers our fears and anxieties, alerting us to the threatening conditions that characterize the times until the day he comes. We find support in the community of the church as we gather to worship, learn and serve together. We prepare for whatever life my bring by meeting together in the church community to provoke one another to love and good deeds. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-11-15_46.m4a 1C86FB8A-6D28-4364-95D6-34FA021A32BE Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Jesus - the Quintessential High Priest - Part 5 of 5 Fifth of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest. As high priest Jesus answers our fears and anxieties, alerting us to the threatening conditions that characterize the times until the day he comes. We find support in the community of the church as we gather to worship, learn and serve together. We prepare for whatever life my bring by meeting together in the church community to provoke one another to love and good deeds. 29:17 Rev. Norman Stolpe Ft. Hood, climate change, economy, health, future no no Jesus is the Quintessential High Priest never to be underestimated. Hebrews tells us that he has entered the Tabernacle of Heaven to secure our eternal forgiveness and to make in us a habitable place for God’s Spirit. This event is the consummation of all history and will help to rewrite ours. Jesus offers a new pivot point or horizon for the hindsight’s of life. This is the most solemn of all conversation, despite the importance of world events around us. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-11-08_45.m4a 33EC7129-21CA-478E-AADC-95BF576D4C9D Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Jesus - the Quintessential High Priest - Part 4 of 5 Jesus is the Quintessential High Priest never to be underestimated. Hebrews tells us that he has entered the Tabernacle of Heaven to secure our eternal forgiveness and to make in us a habitable place for God’s Spirit. This event is the consummation of all history and will help to rewrite ours. Jesus offers a new pivot point or horizon for the hindsight’s of life. This is the most solemn of all conversation, despite the importance of world events around us. 21:16 Rev. Todd Boddy Hebrews 9:27, judgment, Major Nadal Malik Nasan, Fort Hood, eternal life, conversation, high priest, Sirach 50 no no Iris was born in Guangzhou, China, and came to America when she was 7. She grew up in New York City as an only child in a secular home with no spiritual influence from her parents. She attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where she came to know Christ. While she studied business at Cornell, she also realized that God had given her a compassion and desire to help the poor. In September 2008, she moved to Dallas to launch Videre Microfinance, a nonprofit based in Dallas that uses microfinance to serve the poor and to share the Gospel in developing countries. In April 2009, Iris went to South Sudan to launch Videre’s first microfinance site. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-11-01_44.m4a 354FF051-315E-49ED-8325-95255929100E Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 All Saints Sunday - Guest Speaker - Part 1 of 1 Iris was born in Guangzhou, China, and came to America when she was 7. She grew up in New York City as an only child in a secular home with no spiritual influence from her parents. She attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where she came to know Christ. While she studied business at Cornell, she also realized that God had given her a compassion and desire to help the poor. In September 2008, she moved to Dallas to launch Videre Microfinance, a nonprofit based in Dallas that uses microfinance to serve the poor and to share the Gospel in developing countries. In April 2009, Iris went to South Sudan to launch Videre’s first microfinance site. 34:39 Ms. Iris Liang Iris Liang, Videre Microfinace Institute, Sudan, conversion, sanctification no no Three of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest with the courage to face up to God and to us - to go where neither God nor human has gone before - to expose and confirm God. Jesus is qualified like no other to be our mediator where no others can stand. No one can thwart His plan and relationship with us. Jesus the eternal high priest and King asks, "What do you want me to do for you?", when our captors will not negotiate. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-10-25_43.m4a 829BE6DF-35EA-46D3-B732-CE03E7CD2295 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Jesus - the Quintessential High Priest - Part 3 of 5 Three of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest with the courage to face up to God and to us - to go where neither God nor human has gone before - to expose and confirm God. Jesus is qualified like no other to be our mediator where no others can stand. No one can thwart His plan and relationship with us. Jesus the eternal high priest and King asks, "What do you want me to do for you?", when our captors will not negotiate. 25:56 Rev. Norman Stolpe Melchizedek, mediator, high priest, Taliban, Innocence Project, Hebrews 7, Job 42, Blind Bartimaeus, David Rodhes no no Second of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest with the courage to face up to God and to us - to go where neither God nor human has gone before - to expose and confirm God. Jesus is the high priest who offers prayers for our eternal life with loud cries and tears. As ultimate High Priest, on our behalf, Jesus opens access to God for gentleness with our weaknesses, the hearing of our prayers and freeing us from the fear of death. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-10-18_42.m4a 3FA3F99E-3F86-4A1C-929F-2DDA60306944 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Jesus - the Quintessential High Priest - Part 2 of 5 Second of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest with the courage to face up to God and to us - to go where neither God nor human has gone before - to expose and confirm God. Jesus is the high priest who offers prayers for our eternal life with loud cries and tears. As ultimate High Priest, on our behalf, Jesus opens access to God for gentleness with our weaknesses, the hearing of our prayers and freeing us from the fear of death. 29:00 Rev. Norman Stolpe Job, whirlwind, Wizard of Oz, Virgin Mary, Charles Darwin, Melchizedek, holiness no no First of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest with the courage to face up to God and to us - to go where neither God nor human has gone before - to expose and confirm God. Jesus is the sympathetic high priest who has been tested in every way every human has. With Jesus as our sympathetic High Priest, we can confidently approach the God who suffers with us and boldly request the grace we need for any trial. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-10-11_41.m4a 2F880B16-DED9-4A55-84F6-24A5C2B33FD6 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Jesus - the Quintessential High Priest - Part 1 of 5 First of five messages exploring how the New Testament book of Hebrews presents Jesus as the quintessential high priest with the courage to face up to God and to us - to go where neither God nor human has gone before - to expose and confirm God. Jesus is the sympathetic high priest who has been tested in every way every human has. With Jesus as our sympathetic High Priest, we can confidently approach the God who suffers with us and boldly request the grace we need for any trial. 28:03 Rev. Norman Stolpe Cancer, depression, Job’s friends, Dave Letterman, Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, Bonhoeffer, Simone Weil no no St. Francis of Assisi started out his pursuit of a noble life much as we do, looking for fame, valor, and recognition. If he had been successful at knighthood we never would have heard of him. Thankfully he answered an invitation to something greater. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-10-04_40.m4a 3A2F1E08-36A6-4A69-A6A4-EF345386662F Sun, 4 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 St. Francis Pet Blessing Sunday St. Francis of Assisi started out his pursuit of a noble life much as we do, looking for fame, valor, and recognition. If he had been successful at knighthood we never would have heard of him. Thankfully he answered an invitation to something greater. 23:36 Rev. Norman Stolpe and Rev. Todd Boddy Saint Francis, Assisi, invitation, knighthood, sainthood, pet blessing, second invitation, luke 14, Innocent the III, crusades, Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone, chivalry no no Fourth of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. The health care debate is full of passion and controversy. Jesus and the New Testament are concerned with health and healing. How do we live that in a society of modern medical technology and business? The intensity of singing, prayer and confession can be increased so spiritual power drives health care. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-09-27_39.m4a 1D874907-A4EE-44C2-8C79-E33F2DBB318B Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Nuts and Bolts in Your Face - Part 4 of 4 Fourth of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. The health care debate is full of passion and controversy. Jesus and the New Testament are concerned with health and healing. How do we live that in a society of modern medical technology and business? The intensity of singing, prayer and confession can be increased so spiritual power drives health care. 32:54 Rev. Norman Stolpe Medical insurance, therapy, medicine, Congress, anointing, accountability, responsibility, consolation, desolation no no Central Christian Church hosted an extraordinary Homecoming on Sunday, September 20, 2009. We celebrated the wonderful past of this historic congregation, the oldest, continuing protestant congregation in Dallas, Texas. Special special music was performed and we had a catered lunch after worship in Fellowship Hall that gave us all time to renew old friendships and catch up on what has been happening with our friends, loved ones, and fellow church members. Kyle Fauntleroy, a captain in the U.S.Navy, who has previously served as an assistant minister at Central while he attended Brite Divinity School, will be our guest preacher. Capt. Fauntleroy is currently Senior Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-09-20_38.m4a 8B68DFB9-9C04-464D-BCA5-E4D6235A9CAE Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Homecoming Sunday Central Christian Church hosted an extraordinary Homecoming on Sunday, September 20, 2009. We celebrated the wonderful past of this historic congregation, the oldest, continuing protestant congregation in Dallas, Texas. Special special music was performed and we had a catered lunch after worship in Fellowship Hall that gave us all time to renew old friendships and catch up on what has been happening with our friends, loved ones, and fellow church members. Kyle Fauntleroy, a captain in the U.S.Navy, who has previously served as an assistant minister at Central while he attended Brite Divinity School, will be our guest preacher. Capt. Fauntleroy is currently Senior Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. . 36:48 Captain W Kyle Fauntleroy Homecoming, Captain W Kyle Fauntleroy no no Third of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. The human tongue, the instrument of spoken words, has great power for good and evil. Our words spring from our hearts, and our words feed our hearts. To speak encouraging and affirming words to and about people made in the image of God is an expression of worship to God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-09-13_37.m4a 1DDC1EE2-BB30-4056-A4CB-27E3EDDD1C12 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Nuts and Bolts in Your Face - Part 3 of 4 Third of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. The human tongue, the instrument of spoken words, has great power for good and evil. Our words spring from our hearts, and our words feed our hearts. To speak encouraging and affirming words to and about people made in the image of God is an expression of worship to God. 26:31 Rev. Norman Stolpe teaching, accountability, responsibility, calling, vocation, image of God, capital punishment, Isidor Rabi, Henri Nouwen no no Second of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. The favoritism that excludes those who are different, difficult, struggling and caters to people of means and influence has no place in the Christian church. The royal law of Christ demands the broadest welcome. God is sending us people with needs and wounds, baggage and issues as fuel for our transformation to become a community of hospitality to our neighbors, the hospitable hands of Jesus for healing, hope and wholeness. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-09-06_36.m4a F31B8126-4B20-4CC1-BA4A-A57265CE2C14 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Nuts and Bolts in Your Face - Part 2 of 4 Second of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. The favoritism that excludes those who are different, difficult, struggling and caters to people of means and influence has no place in the Christian church. The royal law of Christ demands the broadest welcome. God is sending us people with needs and wounds, baggage and issues as fuel for our transformation to become a community of hospitality to our neighbors, the hospitable hands of Jesus for healing, hope and wholeness. 29:10 Rev. Norman Stolpe John Wesley, Dorothy Day, Lillian Daniel, Jesus and Syrophoenician woman, life saving station, Noah’s Ark no no First of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. Whether a close friend, a spouse, a co-worker, everyone has a relationship with someone who knows them so well that a comment or that certain look jabs in the vulnerable spot. When the sting comes just to score points, the wound is especially painful. But when it comes as compassionate correction, the pain brings payoff. This week, being doers of the word, and not merely hearers. To be doers of the Word is to listen to Christ’s voice and do everything we can to love him. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-08-30_35.m4a 8CA47D62-5615-4976-BC52-86FD22DF33E8 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Nuts and Bolts in Your Face - Part 1 of 4 First of four messages from the New Testament book of James: Nuts and Bolts in Your Face. Whether a close friend, a spouse, a co-worker, everyone has a relationship with someone who knows them so well that a comment or that certain look jabs in the vulnerable spot. When the sting comes just to score points, the wound is especially painful. But when it comes as compassionate correction, the pain brings payoff. This week, being doers of the word, and not merely hearers. To be doers of the Word is to listen to Christ’s voice and do everything we can to love him. 20:07 Rev. Norman Stolpe pure religion, Song of Solomon, Teresa of Avila, The Wedding Song, Noel Paul Stookey, big bang, voice, spoken word no no Sixth of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? Christians expect spiritual struggle but know that Christ has already won the victory, which they tap into with prayer as the community of faith, the Church. The collapse of the consensus of cultural Christianity in the West plunges those of us who want to be disciples of Jesus into a spiritual struggle in the arena of overpowering prayer. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-08-23_34.m4a DCDB44F0-2ED9-4B67-95B0-FC17DB511AA3 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 What Good Is Being a Christian - Part 6 of 6 Sixth of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? Christians expect spiritual struggle but know that Christ has already won the victory, which they tap into with prayer as the community of faith, the Church. The collapse of the consensus of cultural Christianity in the West plunges those of us who want to be disciples of Jesus into a spiritual struggle in the arena of overpowering prayer. 28:42 Rev. Norman Stolpe Francis Xavier in Japan, crypto-Christians, armor of God, Frank Peretti, cultural christianity, Solomon’s prayer, Sharon Watkins, State of the Church, General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) no no Fifth of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? There is a lonely road which leads to God. In 1315 A.D. the patron saint of dogs, St. Roch took this path to try and bring healing during the middle age black plague of Europe. His pattern of life was much like that of Jesus, with a hidden identity and full of unconditional love. Where does your lonely path lead? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-08-16_33.m4a 72390A85-697B-4A2F-AADF-1B11CD9CAC37 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 What Good Is Being a Christian - Part 5 of 6 Fifth of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? There is a lonely road which leads to God. In 1315 A.D. the patron saint of dogs, St. Roch took this path to try and bring healing during the middle age black plague of Europe. His pattern of life was much like that of Jesus, with a hidden identity and full of unconditional love. Where does your lonely path lead? 33:19 Rev. Todd Boddy Saint Roch, Montpellier France, Bubonic plague, the black , death, healing, lonely road, dogs, prison, down and out, redeem the time, wise no no The fourth of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? No one sets out to reserve a special room for the devil within themselves. Yet it happens all the time when we harbor anger, and animosity. Paul’s warning to "not give the devil opportunity" would have served the famous Absalom well, but now it is our turn. Do you have a room reserved for the Devil? Christ can clean this room. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-08-09_32.m4a 30FA5EFF-13A6-4D7C-A52B-E768E0E81CC9 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 What Good Is Being a Christian - Part 4 of 6 The fourth of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? No one sets out to reserve a special room for the devil within themselves. Yet it happens all the time when we harbor anger, and animosity. Paul’s warning to "not give the devil opportunity" would have served the famous Absalom well, but now it is our turn. Do you have a room reserved for the Devil? Christ can clean this room. 31:03 Rev. Todd Boddy Absalom, the Devil, anger, grieve the Holy Spirit, a con, joy, King David, Ephesians 4, give the devil a foot hold, Christ’s forgiveness no no We live in a skeptical age, at least when it comes to Christian faith. Is there really any reason for believing that Jesus actually rose from the dead? Is it just a story we tell? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-08-02_31.m4a 9810E5AE-8C49-4B20-B04B-7E67404AE4D8 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 The Case for Resurrection - Part 1 of 1 We live in a skeptical age, at least when it comes to Christian faith. Is there really any reason for believing that Jesus actually rose from the dead? Is it just a story we tell? 31:10 Dr. John Cunyus Disciples, resurrection, unbelief, Jesus’ appearance, empty tomb, witnesses, case for resurrection, martyrs no no Third of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? Much of the Christian faith is idealistic and aims for perfection. How does God work to help us close the discrepancy between these lofty thoughts and our daily living? Paul, in Ephesians 3:14-21 encourages us to be ready when God provides "moving days" where we are suddenly given the opportunity to bridge the gap. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-07-26_30.m4a 01FA8C98-7DD2-4AAD-A5C1-A946A401C7E2 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500 What Good Is Being a Christian - Part 3 of 6 Third of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? Much of the Christian faith is idealistic and aims for perfection. How does God work to help us close the discrepancy between these lofty thoughts and our daily living? Paul, in Ephesians 3:14-21 encourages us to be ready when God provides "moving days" where we are suddenly given the opportunity to bridge the gap. 27:51 Rev. Todd Boddy Marcus Luttrell, Navy Seal, Lone Survivor, Tom Watson, PGA, David and Uriah, David and Bathsheba, Perfection, love, power of spirit, fullness of God, inner man no no Second of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? In a world of ethnic, linguistic, political, cultural, national division and hostility, God’s plan for the fullness of time is to gather up all things in Christ and for Christians to begin to express and experience that unity now. With Christ as our peace, God uses the wreckage of our human divisions and hostilities to build us into a living, growing temple where God dwells. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-07-19_29.m4a 3B51005D-BF62-489C-A8A3-DE8B5A75A261 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500 What Good Is Being a Christian - Part 2 of 6 Second of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? In a world of ethnic, linguistic, political, cultural, national division and hostility, God’s plan for the fullness of time is to gather up all things in Christ and for Christians to begin to express and experience that unity now. With Christ as our peace, God uses the wreckage of our human divisions and hostilities to build us into a living, growing temple where God dwells. 25:29 Rev. Norman Stolpe Hutu and Tutsi, Han and Uighur, Mending Wall, Edwin Markham, Outwitted no no First of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? In a world of ethnic, linguistic, political, cultural, national division and hostility, God’s plan for the fullness of time is to gather up all things in Christ and for Christians to begin to express and experience that unity now. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-07-12_28.m4a A6C5CEA2-B1AC-4991-8528-2417D80D8E5C Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500 What Good Is Being a Christian - Part 1 of 6 First of six messages from Ephesians answering the question: what good is being a Christian? In a world of ethnic, linguistic, political, cultural, national division and hostility, God’s plan for the fullness of time is to gather up all things in Christ and for Christians to begin to express and experience that unity now. 23:30 Rev. Norman Stolpe no no Fifth of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. This week, recognizing that Christ’s power is released where we are weak. Also illustrated by the acclamation of David as King of all Israel in 2 Samuel 51-5,9-10 and Jesus sending his disciples out to minister with no resources in Mark 6:1-13. Instead of disqualifying ourselves because of our disabilities, we can find glad contentment as Christ’s power is released at the exact points of our weaknesses. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-07-05_27.m4a 5A6E3E33-318B-4D39-8C16-A62C784EA94F Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500 The Long and Short of It - Part 5 of 5 Fifth of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. This week, recognizing that Christ’s power is released where we are weak. Also illustrated by the acclamation of David as King of all Israel in 2 Samuel 51-5,9-10 and Jesus sending his disciples out to minister with no resources in Mark 6:1-13. Instead of disqualifying ourselves because of our disabilities, we can find glad contentment as Christ’s power is released at the exact points of our weaknesses. 21:27 Rev. Norman Stolpe Fallen politicians, deceased celebrities, thorn in the flesh, Otis Lloyd, vision, humiliation, accuser, prosecutor no no Fourth of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. We all understand how to regift those "white elephants" no one wants. But do we excel at regifting God’s grace to others? Jesus came to earth in relative poverty to make us rich so we might regift the important things in life. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-06-28_26.m4a 2B1AA021-3327-4645-A6A7-2933C1DBD548 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 The Long and Short of It - Part 4 of 5 Fourth of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. We all understand how to regift those "white elephants" no one wants. But do we excel at regifting God’s grace to others? Jesus came to earth in relative poverty to make us rich so we might regift the important things in life. 26:20 Rev. Todd Boddy Regifting, regift, grace of God, 2 Corinthians 8, stewardship, giving, white elephant gifts, test sincerity, finish what was started, Christ’s riches, Christ’s poverty no no Third of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. The apostle Paul prods us to "commend" ourselves with others for the sake of the gospel. The "surge" philosophy was long ago emphasized as an important piece of Christ’s mission before employed by armed forces in modern nation building. How do we stand with others for the sake of the gospel? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-06-21_25.m4a F7FC1813-E513-448E-B40E-2FBBAA22A10B Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 The Long and Short of It - Part 3 of 5 Third of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. The apostle Paul prods us to "commend" ourselves with others for the sake of the gospel. The "surge" philosophy was long ago emphasized as an important piece of Christ’s mission before employed by armed forces in modern nation building. How do we stand with others for the sake of the gospel? 23:30 Rev. Todd Boddy Commend, validate, the Surge, Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Marines, Afghanistan, 2 Corinthians 6, David and Goliath, Jesus calms storm no no Second of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. This week, finding inspiration to no longer live for ourselves, but for him who died and was raised for us. Also illustrated by the anointing of David as King of Israel in 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Jesus’ seed parables in Mark 4:26-34. We are confident being at home in the body, knowing that when the day comes we will be away from the body, we will be at home with the Lord, because "in Christ there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-06-14_24.m4a 688C8683-E3F3-48DC-B2DF-A3787E9F0768 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 The Long and Short of It - Part 2 of 5 Second of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. This week, finding inspiration to no longer live for ourselves, but for him who died and was raised for us. Also illustrated by the anointing of David as King of Israel in 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Jesus’ seed parables in Mark 4:26-34. We are confident being at home in the body, knowing that when the day comes we will be away from the body, we will be at home with the Lord, because "in Christ there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" 16:48 Rev. Norman Stolpe Fannie Flagg’s Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven, Don Piper’s 90 Minutes in Heaven, life after death, resurrection to eternal life, kingdom of God, Bathsheba Wallace, Walter Bouman, Garrret Keizer, N. T. Wright, Debbie Blue no no First of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. This week, listening for God with a down economy collides with a critical time of discernment for the church. Also illustrated by 1 Samuel 8:4-11; 16-20 and Mark 8:20-35. When a down economy dampens all joy, God says not to lose heart but focus on unseen inner renewal. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-06-07_23.m4a 91186BBE-E269-4B19-876C-30B8F7C78A02 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 The Long and Short of It - Part 2 of 5 First of five messages from 2 Corinthians to incentivize for the long haul in an immediate gratification culture. This week, listening for God with a down economy collides with a critical time of discernment for the church. Also illustrated by 1 Samuel 8:4-11; 16-20 and Mark 8:20-35. When a down economy dampens all joy, God says not to lose heart but focus on unseen inner renewal. 24:11 Rev. Norman Stolpe Gratitude in a down economy, stewardship in a down economy, short term pain, long term gain, slight momentary affliction, eternal weight of glory, Jim Cymbala, Brooklyn Tabernacle no no On Pentecost Sunday we hosted guest speaker Rev. Rick Morse, Vice President, New Church & Mission Initiatives, Church Extension, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rev. Morse sermon is titled "A Post-Modern Acts 2," http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-05-31_22.m4a 5F8B83E5-00DE-4885-B942-5D4C1919AE41 Sun, 31 May 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Pentecost Sunday On Pentecost Sunday we hosted guest speaker Rev. Rick Morse, Vice President, New Church & Mission Initiatives, Church Extension, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rev. Morse sermon is titled "A Post-Modern Acts 2," 38:00 Rev. Norman Stolpe Pentecost Sunday, post modern, Acts 2, Rick Morse no no Fifth of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week Jesus says, "Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it." Playing it safe for survival is illusory and futile but relinquishing survival to serve beyond ourselves establishes eternal effectiveness. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-05-24_21.m4a A8E8181C-A381-46BB-87E5-D970C6C20843 Sun, 24 May 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Your Light Shall Break Forth like the Dawn - Part 5 of 5 Fifth of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God's blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week Jesus says, "Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it." Playing it safe for survival is illusory and futile but relinquishing survival to serve beyond ourselves establishes eternal effectiveness. 20:39 Rev. Norman Stolpe Free Burma Rangers, Casita Project, Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries, perfect love casts out fear no no Fourth of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week Jesus says, “All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Recognition for celebrity or great achievement is short lived, but God establishes enduring reputations for those who are humble. Hidden service in the name of Jesus is the raw material of a reputation for humility. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-05-17_20.m4a 708427D7-125F-4EE4-A656-877D2D744069 Sun, 17 May 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Your Light Shall Break Forth like the Dawn - Part 4 of 5 Fourth of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week Jesus says, “All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Recognition for celebrity or great achievement is short lived, but God establishes enduring reputations for those who are humble. Hidden service in the name of Jesus is the raw material of a reputation for humility. 29:05 Rev. Norman Stolpe Abba John the Dwarf, King Solomon, wedding banquet, Scribes, Pharisee, tax collector no no Third of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week Jesus announces in his hometown synagogue that he has fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 61. Experiencing the thrill of being a pioneer on the frontier by boldly becoming a church for the 21st Century inviting neighbors to join us as we serve beyond ourselves in the name of Jesus. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-05-10_19.m4a 615F8F87-E744-416A-8031-9C090A5D23C9 Sun, 10 May 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Your Light Shall Break Forth like the Dawn - Part 3 of 5 Third of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week Jesus announces in his hometown synagogue that he has fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 61. Experiencing the thrill of being a pioneer on the frontier by boldly becoming a church for the 21st Century inviting neighbors to join us as we serve beyond ourselves in the name of Jesus. 29:00 Rev. Norman Stolpe Rölvaag, Cane Ridge, Millennial Harbinger, good news to poor, release to captives, sight for blind, freedom for oppressed, spirit of the Lord no no Second of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week John the Baptizer sends messengers to ask if Jesus is the one they seek. Disciples of Jesus who seek to serve beyond themselves so human hurts are healed and God’s word of hope is heard, can be confident that God will lead them. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-05-03_18.m4a 2FCFED5D-AEFE-4363-82E3-8DCA909C7A79 Sun, 3 May 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Your Light Shall Break Forth like the Dawn - Part 2 of 5 Second of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week John the Baptizer sends messengers to ask if Jesus is the one they seek. Disciples of Jesus who seek to serve beyond themselves so human hurts are healed and God’s word of hope is heard, can be confident that God will lead them. 26:47 Rev. Norman Stolpe Swine flu, confusion, will of God, discernment, Thomas Merton, Henry Tanner, uncertainty no no First of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week the legacy of the woman who anoints Jesus. An enduring legacy is not in temporary accomplishments, glorious history, property and buildings, business or professional success, or institutions but only the investment in people in the name of Jesus. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-04-26_17.m4a 5876872A-B1C6-4965-9B46-6025DC0D6552 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Your Light Shall Break Forth like the Dawn - Part 1 of 5 First of five messages in which the promise of Isaiah 58, that God’s blessing comes in response to serving people in need, is viewed through the lens of a Gospel narrative, this week the legacy of the woman who anoints Jesus. An enduring legacy is not in temporary accomplishments, glorious history, property and buildings, business or professional success, or institutions but only the investment in people in the name of Jesus. 27:49 Rev. Norman Stolpe Take it with you, You will always have the poor, extravagant, generous, rebuild, heritage, stewardship no no Eastertide worship message from the epilogue of John’s Gospel takes the congregation to Peter’s conversation with the risen Jesus in which he is reinstated to his apostolic office. The toughest test for a serious disciple of Jesus may not be resisting temptation as much as accepting restorative grace. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-04-19_16.m4a D1631C0F-5089-488B-9E29-036C1215EDE5 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Eastertide - Part 2 of 2 Eastertide worship message from the epilogue of John’s Gospel takes the congregation to Peter’s conversation with the risen Jesus in which he is reinstated to his apostolic office. The toughest test for a serious disciple of Jesus may not be resisting temptation as much as accepting restorative grace. 20:28 Rev. Norman Stolpe Shame, guilt, embarrassment, regret, forgiveness, restoration, Mother Teresa, Come Be My Light, John Wesley, strangely warmed no no Easter Sunday worship message from the epilogue of John’s Gospel takes the congregation to breakfast on the beach in Galilee with the risen Jesus. Explore how we can recognize that the risen Jesus meets us in our daily routines. Just when you least expect him, the risen Jesus transforms your daily routine into a holy encounter. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-04-12_15.m4a 15C6E2CA-9DBD-4DD0-B4BA-DF83796DA60F Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Easter Sunday - Part 1 of 2 Easter Sunday worship message from the epilogue of John’s Gospel takes the congregation to breakfast on the beach in Galilee with the risen Jesus. Explore how we can recognize that the risen Jesus meets us in our daily routines. Just when you least expect him, the risen Jesus transforms your daily routine into a holy encounter. 23:52 Rev. Norman Stolpe The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence, The Sacrament of the Present Moment, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Anthony of the Desert, images of Jesus, great catch of fish no no We all have had an embarrassing moment when we asked ourselves, "want to get away?" In Jerusalem for the last week of his life, Jesus makes such confrontational statements about the religion of his day; his disciples are left wondering, "how could you dare say that?" http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-04-05_14.m4a FD62E5EF-6991-452F-B3E6-D47E2B2EB1C8 Sun, 5 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Palm Sunday - Part 1 of 1 We all have had an embarrassing moment when we asked ourselves, "want to get away?" In Jerusalem for the last week of his life, Jesus makes such confrontational statements about the religion of his day; his disciples are left wondering, "how could you dare say that?" 19:05 Rev. Todd Boddy Want to get away, triumphal entry, house of prayer, Greeks, seven woes, paradise, embarrassing moment, Davidic covenant, palm Sunday, how could you say that, thieves no no Resonating with the prayer of Jesus, our prayers invite God into our private recesses, and we are welcomed into ecstatic oneness with God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-03-29_13.m4a C82D4E8C-591F-4DCC-B06A-736870BC0F8B Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Just As We Are One - Part 5 of 5 Resonating with the prayer of Jesus, our prayers invite God into our private recesses, and we are welcomed into ecstatic oneness with God. 19:21 Rev. Norman Stolpe Red light camera, GPS to tax cars, Orwell, big brother, Internet privacy, to know Christ, show us the Father, Richard Dawkins, Search Me O God no no Jesus asks his Father to complete his joy by giving us the joy of holiness and the joy of mission. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-03-15_11.m4a 18558658-6CC3-43FB-86CA-A8851D150B3C Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Just As We Are One - Part 3 of 5 Jesus asks his Father to complete his joy by giving us the joy of holiness and the joy of mission. 18:01 Rev. Norman Stolpe Adoption, grandparents, China, Ebby Halliday, Ukrainian Baptist, mind of Christ, interests of others no no As we pursue life, Jesus’ prayer protects us from spiritual perils with the power of the name his Father imparted to him and to us. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-03-08_10.m4a E693F259-7357-4FEB-BC7E-E6F9D5819739 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Just As We Are One - Part 2 of 5 As we pursue life, Jesus’ prayer protects us from spiritual perils with the power of the name his Father imparted to him and to us. 19:14 Rev. Norman Stolpe Moral hazard, Bernard Madoff, Allen Stanford, Lehman Brothers, mortgage crisis, economic recession, Burma, health, wealth, danger, Benedict no no To pray with Jesus is to experience God’s timeless glory in your present moment. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-03-01_09.m4a 2C333358-511C-40E1-8E8A-8C005C2BC3FD Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Just As We Are One - Part 1 of 5 To pray with Jesus is to experience God’s timeless glory in your present moment. 21:36 Rev. Norman Stolpe Craig Barnes, Suzanne Guthrie, Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father, Jürgen Moltman, prayer postures, eternal glory, eternal life, bright splendor, relationship, time, Billy Graham no no The Lord’s Supper nourishes the Church with Word and Worship to bring God’s new creation to the World. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-02-22_08.m4a CF146DA2-EE71-43AB-9EE9-2A47D0C86A90 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 The Lord's Supper - Part 4 of 4 The Lord’s Supper nourishes the Church with Word and Worship to bring God’s new creation to the World. 18:33 Rev. Norman Stolpe Healthiest city, unhealthiest city, manna, diet, mission, Bible study, eat my flesh, community, commune, new creation, famine, offended no no The Lord’s Supper is Jesus’ non-verbal "Valentine," wooing us into the intimate center of his love. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-02-15_07.m4a 7AD3BFCE-6AC0-4B30-8614-431F391E8841 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 The Lord's Supper - Part 3 of 4 The Lord’s Supper is Jesus’ non-verbal "Valentine," wooing us into the intimate center of his love. 19:31 Rev. Norman Stolpe Valentine, Archibald McLeish, Ars Poetica, N. T. Wright, Soren Kierkegaard, theater of worship, rhythm of romance, discerning the body no no The tangible bread and cup of the Lord’s Supper convey the reality and core of our Christian faith: creation, incarnation, redemption and resurrection. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-02-08_06.m4a 178FB46B-8F24-4C11-B8B9-4A1A81EE3E27 Sun, 8 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 The Lord's Supper - Part 2 of 4 The tangible bread and cup of the Lord’s Supper convey the reality and core of our Christian faith: creation, incarnation, redemption and resurrection. 17:39 Rev. Norman Stolpe Real presence, communion, one load, one cup, word became flesh, physical body, Barbara Brown Taylor no no The Lord’s Supper is Christ’s covenant community’s "family dinner" binding us to Jesus and each other in the church. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2009-02-01_05.m4a 1D7C430D-917E-4838-96D9-E0561BA33697 Sun, 1 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 The Lord's Supper - Part 1 of 4 The Lord’s Supper is Christ’s covenant community’s "family dinner" binding us to Jesus and each other in the church. 16:54 Rev. Norman Stolpe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan, jug of wine, loaf of bread, love feast, agape meal, Passover, manna, Moses, open table, church pot luck no no Look through the holiday glitz to discover glorious hope in the birth Jesus. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-12-14_50.m4a 12C67E7C-6E8D-4911-8211-5D8224F85E02 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Paparazzi Christmas: A Celebrity Surprise - Part 3 of 3 Look through the holiday glitz to discover glorious hope in the birth Jesus. 24:55 Rev. Norman Stolpe and Rev. Todd Boddy Stephenville, TX, Roswell, NM, UFO sightings, Magi, shepherds, suffering servant, twelve days of Christmas, Kathleen Baskin-Ball, hospice no no As Jesus entered human pain at his birth, he will share, honor and redeem each person’s pain today. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-12-07_49.m4a 24E1B13F-5A4A-44F7-A498-F0C466B6D8DE Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Paparazzi Christmas: A Celebrity Surprise - Part 2 of 3 As Jesus entered human pain at his birth, he will share, honor and redeem each person’s pain today. 28:05 Rev. Norman Stolpe and Rev. Todd Boddy Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Daniel Henninger, Madonna, Son of God, Caesar Augustus, Pantokrator, suffering servant, death, The Stewpot no no From his obscure birth, Jesus affirms each person’s significance and value. The paparazzi may not hound you, but you are somebody. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-11-30_48.m4a 325A4E52-8D11-49E6-946D-C2C6E4CAEA95 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Paparazzi Christmas: A Celebrity Surprise - Part 1 of 3 From his obscure birth, Jesus affirms each person’s significance and value. The paparazzi may not hound you, but you are somebody. 26:50 Rev. Norman Stolpe and Rev. Todd Boddy Anna Nicole Smith, Herod the Great, Hugo Chavez, Saddam Hussein, Donald Trump, Joe the plumber, suffering servant, L’Arche Daybreak, Great Depression, World War II, Hitler, Mussolini no no Jonah turned around from his self destructive behavior and depression to that of thanksgiving and faith. Jonah took ownership of his problems, finally converting them to opportunities. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-11-23_47.m4a 1D89659D-D7EB-4D08-9E3C-9B8D7E26F2D0 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Converting Problems To Opportunities - Part 1 of 1 Jesus was always up front to give full disclosure on the costs of following him. God does not want us to be soft. He wants us to depend on him. He wants to create a new human being. 24:23 Rev. Todd Boddy Ownership of problems, Jonah, Nineveh, giving thanks, opportunities, egotism, Hezbollah, call on God, prophet no no Jesus was always up front to give full disclosure on the costs of following him. God does not want us to be soft. He wants us to depend on him. He wants to create a new human being. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-11-16_46.m4a 8B59623D-98B5-41CE-A866-E0D15992DC2C Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Creating a New Human - Part 1 of 1 Jesus was always up front to give full disclosure on the costs of following him. God does not want us to be soft. He wants us to depend on him. He wants to create a new human being. 27:10 Rev. Todd Boddy Retirement died, disclosure of Jesus identity, tectonic plates, tsunami, Moken tribe, need God, Jesus suffering, great confession, messiah no no Jesus invites people who are hungry for hope into a present community he has rooted in the future. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-11-09_45.m4a FB84D205-1E35-4F92-B82C-7005EDC42485 Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Jesus We Never Knew You: Introducing Jesus to Secular People Today - Part 4 of 4 Jesus invites people who are hungry for hope into a present community he has rooted in the future 18:32 Rev. Norman Stolpe Great banquet, Sally Field "Two Weeks", "Letters to Marc About Jesus" by Henri Nouwen, "Ethics and Spirituality at the End of Life." by Dr. Daniel Sulmacy no no Jesus offers liberation from the toxic damage of "bad religion" with intimate access to God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-11-02_44.m4a 6D6A0AB2-FEBA-40D8-A5E5-E92B73BB4DE0 Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Jesus We Never Knew You: Introducing Jesus to Secular People Today - Part 3 of 4 Jesus offers liberation from the toxic damage of "bad religion" with intimate access to God. 16:17 Rev. Norman Stolpe Phil Yancey, Soul Survivor, The Jesus I Never Knew, radical Islam, ethnic cleansing, ethical humanist, Pier Paolo Pasolini, woe to you, driving merchants out of Temple no no Jesus validates and participates in our human suffering – physical pain, betrayal of trust, miscarriage of justice, terror of death - while drawing us to hope beyond our suffering. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-10-26_43.m4a E0F0A6E3-ADB4-4D52-8816-CB9C51480B4A Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Jesus We Never Knew You: Introducing Jesus to Secular People Today - Part 2 of 4 Jesus validates and participates in our human suffering - physical pain, betrayal of trust, miscarriage of justice, terror of death - while drawing us to hope beyond our suffering. 20:09 Rev. Norman Stolpe Crucifixion, healing, weeping, tears, resurrection, Alzheimer’s no no Spirituality that works in the 21st century integrates all of life "inner and outer, public and private, sacred and secular" into a congruent, compatible, consistent whole. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-10-12_41.m4a A308A982-6E2A-459B-B339-A92151907824 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Spirituality that Works Today: 21st Century insights from James - Part 6 of 6 Spirituality that works in the 21st century integrates all of life "inner and outer, public and private, sacred and secular" into a congruent, compatible, consistent whole. 20:34 Rev. Norman Stolpe Albert Schweitzer, Mary Slessor, social justice, missions, faith, works, hearing the Word, doing the Word, religion, listen, speak, anger no no Humility is the elusive spiritual passageway that penetrates the intractable barrier of 21st century conflicts and clears a path to personally proceed in the peace of God’s presence. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-10-05_40.m4a 6C3DB7CC-2FAF-438B-80A1-185D9C3EC899 Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Spirituality that Works Today: 21st Century insights from James - Part 5 of 6 Humility is the elusive spiritual passageway that penetrates the intractable barrier of 21st century conflicts and clears a path to personally proceed in the peace of God’s presence. 23:07 Rev. Norman Stolpe Financial bailouts, wealth, poverty, justice, equality, G. K. Chesterton, Paul Heidebrecht, John Stott, Sarah Coakley, World Communion, reconciliation, self-deprecating no no Words wield spiritual power to define your relationship with yourself, your community and your God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-09-28_39.m4a 06F76448-9DAF-46DB-AA90-FC7E5E9B41F0 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Spirituality that Works Today: 21st Century insights from James - Part 4 of 6 Words wield spiritual power to define your relationship with yourself, your community and your God. 14:01 Rev. Norman Stolpe Negative political campaign ads, God spoke, tongue control, desire, self talk, conversation, prayer no no Personal and community wholeness in the 21st century requires face-to-face confession. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-09-21_38.m4a 0FB86C8E-F851-4348-8428-0E9093C90EE8 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Spirituality that Works Today: 21st Century insights from James - Part 3 of 6 Personal and community wholeness in the 21st century requires face-to-face confession. 18:06 Rev. Norman Stolpe Healing services, power of prayer, Alice Oates, Robert Duvall, “The Apostle” 1997 movie, signs and wonders, voyage of the Dawn Treader, confessional, accountability, Bonhoeffer, Finkenwald no no When the realities of the 21st century make no sense, make decisions with the paradox God’s wisdom: confident stability and tentative flexibility. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-09-14_37.m4a EF245A82-E406-40E0-BE18-69CB73E817B6 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Spirituality that Works Today: 21st Century insights from James - Part 2 of 6 When the realities of the 21st century make no sense, make decisions with the paradox God’s wisdom: confident stability and tentative flexibility. 20:53 Rev. Norman Stolpe September 11 2001, sub-prime loans, CERN, particle collider, doubt, faith, prayer, discernment, tie vote, circumstances, ambiguity no no Put your spirituality to work to live with the realities of the 21st century with mature joy. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-09-07_36.m4a D541C2A4-5A19-4510-B427-7D57568D62E8 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Spirituality that Works Today: 21st Century insights from James - Part 1 of 6 Put your spirituality to work to live with the realities of the 21st century with mature joy. 16:01 Rev. Norman Stolpe Testing, trials, suffering, affliction, fledging birds, athletic training, expectant farmer, Theophan the Recluse, Ignatius of Loyola, Amma Theodora, Simone Weil no no Our lives can take place in complex situations often not of our making. Jehoshaphat learned to discern true from false prophets, and gained wisdom from his own mistakes. A true reformer in tough times. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-08-31_35.m4a 9A6D40AD-1B3C-439B-BEE6-2F21AE9FE1C5 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Detangling Our Complicated Lives - Part 3 of 3 Our lives can take place in complex situations often not of our making. Jehoshaphat learned to discern true from false prophets, and gained wisdom from his own mistakes. A true reformer in tough times. 28:05 Rev. Todd Boddy Complicated life, Diablo rojo, red devil squid, Jehoshaphat, Ahab, war, worship, Asherah, dangerous alliances no no Even King David, had a break down in judgment which entangled his life for years. His seeking of self realization and abuse of power led to some stark spiritual revelations. One of those was this: God asks us to yield personal power for His greater purpose as did Jesus. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-08-24_34.m4a 66E1A434-08C4-402B-9A20-80A2013E29CF Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Detangling Our Complicated Lives - Part 2 of 3 Even King David, had a break down in judgment which entangled his life for years. His seeking of self realization and abuse of power led to some stark spiritual revelations. One of those was this: God asks us to yield personal power for His greater purpose as did Jesus. 27:19 Rev. Todd Boddy Complicated life, abuse of power, prayer of restoration, Psalm 51, pirates, Straights of Malacca, Bathsheba, Hezekiah, Nathan no no Is your life too complicated to explain? You may ask, "How do I get out of this trap?" The life of faith, while countered and complicated by sin and evil is full of tangles and knots. Jesus may be the only one who can lead you out. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-08-17_33.m4a FB0C6FAC-3D42-435F-83A2-F310FAD0508B Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Detangling Our Complicated Lives - Part 1 of 3 Is your life too complicated to explain? You may ask, "How do I get out of this trap?" The life of faith, while countered and complicated by sin and evil is full of tangles and knots. Jesus may be the only one who can lead you out. 25:22 Rev. Todd Boddy Complicated life, Rahab, the world, Rahab the prostitute, do not love the world, Joshua 2, chaos theory, otherness no no Apollos with Priscilla and Aquila: God’s path to a new you is a continuous conversation with your companions in conversion of life. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-08-10_32.m4a 9E657F61-410B-496B-89D6-1EDEFB3FAFFB Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Persons: Case Studies in Conversions - Part 6 of 6 Apollos with Priscilla and Aquila: God’s path to a new you is a continuous conversation with your companions in conversion of life. 21:06 Rev. Norman Stople Charles Hodge, Friedrich Schleiermacher, women and St. Paul, clergy couples, Frances and Clare, ministry team , authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews no no The Philippian Jailer: God’s path to a new you leads from fear to love. How will I show love to those who evoke fear? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-08-03_31.m4a 02BDB52B-0F26-421C-8BED-70EF27363452 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Persons: Case Studies in Conversions - Part 5 of 6 The Philippian Jailer: God’s path to a new you leads from fear to love. How will I show love to those who evoke fear? 17:58 Rev. Norman Stople Vince Lombardi, winning isn’t everything, Henry “Red” Sanders, Dimitri of Rostov, Thomas Merton, Roberta Bondi, private prayer, community prayer, holy space, shrine no no Lydia, seller of purple: God’s path to a new you is paved with prayer. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-07-27_30.m4a C4F8A63F-9A7A-4EA4-BDF6-E2CC51AAAF44 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Persons: Case Studies in Conversions - Part 4 of 6 Lydia, seller of purple: God’s path to a new you is paved with prayer. 18:46 Rev. Norman Stople Vince Lombardi, winning isn’t everything, Henry “Red” Sanders, Dimitri of Rostov, Thomas Merton, Roberta Bondi, private prayer, community prayer, holy space, shrine no no Cornelius the Centurion: seeking God’s path to a new you is to passionately pursue God rather than aimlessly searching for yourself. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-07-20_29.m4a 795A4437-F85B-45D8-B79D-B634819F18E8 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Persons: Case Studies in Conversions - Part 3 of 6 Cornelius the Centurion: seeking God’s path to a new you is to passionately pursue God rather than aimlessly searching for yourself.Christ’s redemptive suffering. 17:51 Rev. Norman Stople The road not taken, all the difference, wanderers, pilgrims, God hears seekers’ prayers, divine welcome, natural theology, revealed gospel no no The Ethiopian Eunuch: God’s path to a new you is a pilgrimage through the mystery of Christ’s redemptive suffering. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-07-13_28.m4a 3B5F2392-9BA2-46CF-9E41-07B067393ED7 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Persons: Case Studies in Conversions - Part 2 of 6 The Ethiopian Eunuch: God’s path to a new you is a pilgrimage through the mystery of Christ’s redemptive suffering. 22:13 Rev. Norman Stople Suffering, abandonment, affliction, Simone Weil, outcast, excluded no no The first converts to Christian faith: God’s path to a new you is a personal commitment to conversion of life in Christ’s community. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-07-06_27.m4a 4B95AA72-1E90-495D-910A-DF320BD350A4 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Persons: Case Studies in Conversions - Part 1 of 6 The first converts to Christian faith: God’s path to a new you is a personal commitment to conversion of life in Christ’s community. God’s will. 21:08 Rev. Norman Stople Five finger exercise, Walter Scott, belief, repentance, baptism, forgiveness, Holy Spirit, St. Benedict, stability, obedience no no It is not a bucket list from heaven we need to guide us, but a transformation of our mind which will allow us to use our faith and creativity to test and accomplish God’s will. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-06-29_26.m4a 6061C1E2-0143-4FA4-AC95-CF8507F2A258 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Changing What You Think About God’s Will - Part 3 of 3 It is not a bucket list from heaven we need to guide us, but a transformation of our mind which will allow us to use our faith and creativity to test and accomplish God’s will. 22:47 Rev. Todd Boddy Discerning God’s will, testing God’s will, proving God’s will, bucket list, driving permit, talents, Romans 12:1-2 no no Inclined to search for God’s will through random signs instead of the process of transformation? Our craving for signs may mislead us in discerning God’s will. What’s the balance? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-06-22_25.m4a C1409918-4959-4AA1-B854-B5EAB6C2099B Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Changing What You Think About God’s Will - Part 2 of 3 Inclined to search for God’s will through random signs instead of the process of transformation? Our craving for signs may mislead us in discerning God’s will. What’s the balance? 23:19 Rev. Todd Boddy Discerning God’s will, signs, signs and wonders, open doors, transformation, seeing God in the common, lasting song no no Discovering God’s will begins with asking "what is God doing in the world?" It is not with the self centered question, "what does God want me to do with my life?" http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-06-15_24.m4a D7A7EBDD-0243-4271-80C3-11ACE5ACE2A2 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Changing What You Think About God’s Will - Part 1 of 3 Discovering God’s will begins with asking "what is God doing in the world?" It is not with the self centered question, "what does God want me to do with my life?" 23:09 Rev. Todd Boddy Jeremiah, Moses, God Question, God’s will, discerning God’s will, Jeremiah 1 no no To see the glory of God is to receive a destiny to bless people in God’s name, to respond to God with awe, to wrestle with God honestly, and to receive an identity and wound that binds to God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-06-08_23.m4a 20598C1C-E7CE-4F2C-844F-1B9A1342909F Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Relationships from the Life of Jacob in Genesis - Part 3 of 3 A refugee from Cuba who entered the United States on a Freedom Flight in 1969, Feliberto Pereira has spent nearly 40 years giving back to the country that rescued him and “paying forward” to help thousands of refugees to America acquire their U.S. citizenship. 17:14 Rev. Norman Stolpe Texas Congressman Sam Johnson, blessing, destiny, struggle, thin places, C. S. Lewis, Narnia, wormhole, house of God, gate of Heaven, face of God, Israel no no A refugee from Cuba who entered the United States on a Freedom Flight in 1969, Feliberto Pereira has spent nearly 40 years giving back to the country that rescued him and “paying forward” to help thousands of refugees to America acquire their U.S. citizenship. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-06-01_22.m4a 9CACB3CD-4F13-44C0-8CB6-684B9448934E Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Special Service - Biography of Feliberto Pereira A refugee from Cuba who entered the United States on a Freedom Flight in 1969, Feliberto Pereira has spent nearly 40 years giving back to the country that rescued him and “paying forward” to help thousands of refugees to America acquire their U.S. citizenship. 28:18 Chris Kelly Feliberto Pereira, Chris Kelly, Freedon Flight, Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries, SWGSM no no When disagreement or injury prompt someone to refuse reconciliation, we can relinquish resolution and protection to God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-05-25_21.m4a 0D3957FA-3C4F-4D9D-A640-197F5CC624B7 Sun, 25 May 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Relationships from the Life of Jacob in Genesis - Part 2 of 3 When disagreement or injury prompt someone to refuse reconciliation, we can relinquish resolution and protection to God. 17:14 Rev. Norman Stolpe Truce, discourse, dialogue, debate, conscience, unity, Laban, Mizpah, peaceably, dignity, courtesy, respect no no Our experiences of reconciliation in human relationships mirror God’s reconciliation with the world in Christ. When we offer forgiveness and reconciliation to someone, we are privileged to act on Christ’s behalf. When we receive forgiveness and reconciliation from someone, we give them the privilege to acting as Christ for us http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-05-18_20.m4a B28BF076-2835-459C-875C-F482517418F4 Sun, 18 May 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Transformed Relationships from the Life of Jacob in Genesis - Part 1 of 3 Our experiences of reconciliation in human relationships mirror God’s reconciliation with the world in Christ. When we offer forgiveness and reconciliation to someone, we are privileged to act on Christ’s behalf. When we receive forgiveness and reconciliation from someone, we give them the privilege to acting as Christ for us 23:23 Rev. Norman Stolpe Competition, personality clash, covenant, guilt, fear, confession, appeasement, penance, grace, see the face of God, Trinity no no Seed: soil, rain, sun and voila! Growth! Children: food, exercise, love, and viola! Growth! Faith: prayer, Bible, worship and viola! Growth! How does growth happen? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-05-11_19.m4a 0C43301B-8466-44A9-9B54-2FDF9CB2909F Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Resurrection Parables from Mark 4 - Part 4 of 4 God delights to bring growth from our tiniest seeds of faith. Nothing is too small to become big with God. 22:05 Rev. Norman Stolpe Mustard seed, Pentecost, Gideon, Charles Sheldon, in his steps, social justice no no Forget about results; just go on sowing the seed of the resurrection life, and let God produce a harvest. "Let anyone with ears to hear, listen." http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-04-27_17.m4a E55106A2-EC6C-4375-B56F-019EF59F7677 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Resurrection Parables from Mark 4 - Part 2 of 4 Forget about results; just go on sowing the seed of the resurrection life, and let God produce a harvest. "Let anyone with ears to hear, listen." 16:01 Rev. Norman Stolpe Reveal, illuminate, insight, Rev. Will Bowen, purple wristband, generous, stingy, stewardship, Kosuke Koyama no no Jesus is putting the lamp on the stand to illuminate his saying, "The measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you." http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-04-20_16.m4a 9BCD9006-7D30-483B-8816-FFFC86707A42 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Resurrection Parables from Mark 4 - Part 1 of 4 Jesus is putting the lamp on the stand to illuminate his saying, "The measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you." 17:18 Rev. Norman Stolpe Reveal, illuminate, insight, Rev. Will Bowen, purple wristband, generous, stingy, stewardship, Kosuke Koyama no no You may be incredibly gifted but lack the Lord’s gracefulness to see much fruit. Sharing our faith acts as a catalyst for our gifts because Jesus shows up. If there is little John Daly in all of us, where should we begin? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-04-13_15.m4a EE1CCA4E-ADDE-4BAD-A71E-41D5E6632D6E Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Sharing Our Faith Acts as a Catalyst - Part 1 of 1 You may be incredibly gifted but lack the Lord’s gracefulness to see much fruit. Sharing our faith acts as a catalyst for our gifts because Jesus shows up. If there is little John Daly in all of us, where should we begin? 22:11 Rev. Todd Boddy Faith interviews, John Daly, road to Emmaus, faith sharing, gifts without graces, gracefulness, Jesus, spontaneity of the spirit no no The church shares God’s revelation to help people evaluate their spiritual condition. We all have problems that need to be brought to God, especially through the ministry of the local church. Got problems? Confess and stop in. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-04-06_14.m4a 9DC98BE9-FB19-49C2-A190-6B21BBE05667 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 Got problems? Confess and Stop In - Part 1 of 1 The church shares God’s revelation to help people evaluate their spiritual condition. We all have problems that need to be brought to God, especially through the ministry of the local church. Got problems? Confess and stop in 18:19 Rev. Todd Boddy Condition, I just stopped in, my condition, crack pots, baggage, jars of clay, soul, looked in the mirror no no Festival of Spirituals featuring Otis Lloyd, associate director of the Dallas Community Choir. Otis Lloyd will perform and lead us in singing together joyous, life affirming music. Otis Lloyd will share his personal faith story. Deepest thanks and gratitude to the Festival of Spirituals Choir: Our Guests and Central Christian Church Chancel Choir. Guest Singers, Friends of Otis J. Lloyd: Cristal Whaley, Glenda Cole Clay, Celestine Williams, Eneida Goff, Joseph Goff, Bobby Simmons, Verna Redd. Central Christian Church Chancel Choir, led by Jon Whittington. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_music_only_2008-03-30_13.m4a 331551DA-D38A-4BDE-AA17-4A96B38AB239 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:37:04 -0500 Special all-music service of spirituals by our Chancel Choir and Otis Floyd and his friends. Festival of Spirituals featuring Otis Lloyd, associate director of the Dallas Community Choir. Otis Lloyd will perform and lead us in singing together joyous, life affirming music. Otis Lloyd will share his personal faith story. Deepest thanks and gratitude to the Festival of Spirituals Choir: Our Guests and Central Christian Church Chancel Choir. Guest Singers, Friends of Otis J. Lloyd: Cristal Whaley, Glenda Cole Clay, Celestine Williams, Eneida Goff, Joseph Goff, Bobby Simmons, Verna Redd. Central Christian Church Chancel Choir, led by Jon Whittington. 1:08:11 Otis J. Lloyd spirituals, Otis Lloyd no no Easter Sunday worship message from Mark 16:1-8, completes Lenten series on Prayer and Faith Sharing. Glorious adventure explodes from the collision of terror and amazement. Keeping alive the rumor there is a God. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-03-23_12.m4a 566E91E0-0716-4070-A7EC-0E8354F83184 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Easter Sunday worship message from Mark 16:1-8. Easter Sunday worship message from Mark 16:1-8, completes Lenten series on Prayer and Faith Sharing. Glorious adventure explodes from the collision of terror and amazement. Keeping alive the rumor there is a God. 16:32 Rev. Norman Stolpe fear, faith sharing, resurrection, Walter Bouman, Debbie Blue, silence, alarmed no no Our guest speaker on Palm Sunday was Tim Madigan, columnist with the Fort Worth Star Telegram and author of the book I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers. Tim shared how in his spiritual journey, Fred Rogers became God’s messenger of grace at a time of crisis. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-03-16_11.m4a 5BBC0141-AC80-4605-8041-21B8993C459C Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Part 6 of 6 of the "Forty Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing" series. Our guest speaker on Palm SUnday was Tim Madigan, columnist with the Fort Worth Star Telegram and author of the book I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers. Tim shared how in his spiritual journey, Fred Rogers became God’s messenger of grace at a time of crisis. 37:25 Tim Madigan Tim Madigan, Fred Rogers, I'm Proud of You no no The Kingdom of God is not accessible by rules or rituals but by relationships: with your God, with your neighbors. Faith Sharing Interview with Wendell Patterson and Jane Hawley. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-03-02_09.m4a EB48BBFE-2C32-4D7B-B10D-268AC87B5F97 Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Part 4 of 6 of the "Forty Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing" series. The Kingdom of God is not accessible by rules or rituals but by relationships: with your God, with your neighbors. Faith Sharing Interview with Wendell Patterson and Jane Hawley. 21:07 Rev. Norman Stolpe Wendell Patterson, Jayne Hawley, respond to the Spirit, visit neighbor, Jesus creed, love your God, love your neighbor, make it personal no no A faith sharing congregation, in which people know they have been rescued, will be attractive to others who know they need rescue, for common to every faith story is a recognition of the need for a redeemer. Faith Sharing Interview with Mary Walker. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-02-24_08.m4a 60710207-209A-42AD-A3E6-6617D99B876F Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 6 of the "Forty Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing" series. A faith sharing congregation, in which people know they have been rescued, will be attractive to others who know they need rescue, for common to every faith story is a recognition of the need for a redeemer. Faith Sharing Interview with Mary Walker. 27:56 Rev. Norman Stolpe Mary Walker, faith journey, religious seeker, ritual, disciplines, liturgy, straight talk, winding road, world travels, community causes no no God opens the ears of people who are deaf to the Gospel to hear the voice of Jesus. God opens the mouths of people who are reluctant to speak the Gospel to share their faith in Jesus. Faith Sharing Interview with Ebby Halliday Acers, elder emeritus of Central Christian Church. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-02-17_07.m4a 7A900EFE-2390-4A5E-A250-01FFC53E58C0 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 6 of the "Forty Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing" series. God opens the ears of people who are deaf to the Gospel to hear the voice of Jesus. God opens the mouths of people who are reluctant to speak the Gospel to share their faith in Jesus. Faith Sharing Interview with Ebby Halliday Acers, elder emeritus of Central Christian Church. 29:15 Rev. Norman Stolpe Ebby Halliday Acers, ThanksGiving Square, interfaith, Christian fellowship, socializing, real estate, women entrepreneurs no no When we share our faith in Christ with someone, even someone who appears to be whole, we make ourselves available to be God’s healing love for their deep wound. We become the hospitable hands of Jesus, assuring them that they are loved and not alone.Faith Sharing Interview with Warren Hogan of the Hogan Center for Performance Excellence in Dallas. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-02-10_06.m4a D777AB3B-C804-43FC-8C29-71F29B8EC4C0 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 6 of the "Forty Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing" series. When we share our faith in Christ with someone, even someone who appears to be whole, we make ourselves available to be God’s healing love for their deep wound. We become the hospitable hands of Jesus, assuring them that they are loved and not alone.Faith Sharing Interview with Warren Hogan of the Hogan Center for Performance Excellence in Dallas. 18:45 Rev. Norman Stolpe Warren Hogan, Jean Vanier, community, no arguments, travel light, depend on God, heal the sick, drive out demons, anoint with oil no no Whether we know what to say, understanding what Jesus’ rising from the dead means along with a personal experience of Jesus’ glory frees us from fear that inhibits faith sharing. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-02-03_05.m4a 4559E319-B9F5-4CE0-AFD7-2E9D16FA4679 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Transfiguration Sunday Message Whether we know what to say, understanding what Jesus’ rising from the dead means along with a personal experience of Jesus’ glory frees us from fear that inhibits faith sharing. 19:28 Rev. Norman Stolpe Afraid to speak, faith sharing, what rising from the dead means, personal experience of Christ’s glory, suffering as Christians, stigmata, God Watch, Unbinding Your Heart, Martha Grace Reese no no On Laity Sunday, a lay-people from the church conduct the entire worship service including delivery the morning's sermon. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-01-27_04.m4a F835C9B9-785B-4FB7-A552-35D61413E772 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Laity Sunday Sermon by Ms. BJ Austin On Laity Sunday, lay-people from the church's congregation conduct the entire worship service including delivery the morning's sermon. 17:17 Ms. B.J. Austin BJ Austin, laity, lay people no no Yahweh's cloud of glory left the temple because of idolatry. Yet the glory will return to a Temple built by God. Jesus gives a foretaste of this promised glory as he enters through the Eastern gate where the glory that once departed shall return. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-01-20_03.m4a 33D86745-73CD-4C4E-977C-733F49D18244 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:38:00 -0500 Part 4 of 4 of the "The Visions of Ezekiel" series. Yahweh’s cloud of glory left the temple because of idolatry. Yet the glory will return to a Temple built by God. Jesus gives a foretaste of this promised glory as he enters through the Eastern gate where the glory that once departed shall return. 25:57 Rev. Todd Boddy Ezekiel, cloud of glory, idolatry, man in linen, Eastern Gate, return of glory, Jesus, triumphal entry, voice of God, millennial temple, Jerusalem, provoke to jealousy no no The breath of God raises up dead bones of many types when the church prophecy's to the wind. This happens in concert with prayer and faith sharing, by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Church has the power to make it snow! http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-01-13_02.m4a 2E1BFAD7-4DCC-4133-8770-BADCF1EF0842 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 4 of the "The Visions of Ezekiel" series. The breath of God raises up dead bones of many types when the church prophecy's to the wind. This happens in concert with prayer and faith sharing, by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Church has the power to make it snow! 26:06 Rev. Todd Boddy Ezekiel, spirit, ruah, wind, breath, Jesus, Holy Spirit, snow, bones, Jerusalem, vision no no The Magi ask us to imagine trusting Jesus as the Messianic King who is dwelling at home with us now. Image God dwelling at home with you in 2008. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2008-01-06_01.m4a 978DC658-027B-464B-8240-F7C23382114E Sun, 6 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 4 of the "The Visions of Ezekiel" series. The Magi ask us to imagine trusting Jesus as the Messianic King who is dwelling at home with us now. Image God dwelling at home with you in 2008. 23:00 Rev. Norman Stolpe Herod, authority, unity, glory, joy, comfort, guidance, safety, democracy, Julian of Norwich, John Ortberg no no This Advent, while waiting and preparing to celebrate Jesus’ birth at Christmas, prepare for a personal encounter with Jesus with confession and repentance for the forgiveness of sins. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-12-09_49.m4a C615D9B3-9AAF-4804-A14D-7F949162B91D Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 Second Sunday of Advent This Advent, while waiting and preparing to celebrate Jesus’ birth at Christmas, prepare for a personal encounter with Jesus with confession and repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 15:27 Rev. Norman Stolpe waiting, preparing, peace, war, terror, John the Baptist, John Wimmer, Joe Church, Becky Tirabassi, John Owen no no Most of us would be surprised if God broke into our lives this Christmas. It would mean that the barriers we have erected to keep God at a safe distance had failed. What would it take for God to break through our barriers this Christmas? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-12-02_48.m4a B8A22F77-37D8-45DF-B7E6-0CCD1016D219 Sun, 2 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 First Sunday of Advent Most of us would be surprised if God broke into our lives this Christmas. It would mean that the barriers we have erected to keep God at a safe distance had failed. What would it take for God to break through our barriers this Christmas? 20:37 Rev. Norman Stolpe Advent no no We keep the 10th Commandment -- You shall not covet -- by cultivating thankful contentment with our own lives. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-11-25_47.m4a 5FF25275-70A2-4AF7-AB6D-95F778640133 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0600 Part 10 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. We keep the 10th Commandment -- You shall not covet -- by cultivating thankful contentment with our own lives. 15:58 Rev. Norman Stolpe consumption, Flip Wilson, temptation, quarrels, arguments, worry, anxiety, Thanksgiving, de Caussade, sacrament of the resent moment no no Keeping the Ninth Commandment – you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor – means using the creative, divine power of our words to build up each other. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-11-18_46.m4a B2A8C062-4ADD-424E-89A9-7405744435E0 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0600 Part 9 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. Keeping the Ninth Commandment -- you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor -- means using the creative, divine power of our words to build up each other. 14:28 Rev. Norman Stolpe community, words, transformed, radiance, complaining, slander, gossip, A. J. Jacobs, Huston Smith, creation no no We keep the 8th Commandment by honoring God with courageous work and giving. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-11-11_45.m4a A1211D3A-AFAC-4283-A8A6-457C474FBDF3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0600 Part 8 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. We keep the 8th Commandment by honoring God with courageous work and giving. 16:59 Rev. Norman Stolpe stewardship, jubilee, theft, steal, ownership, treasures, tithes, offerings, prosperity, splendor, Naboth, Ahab no no Keeping the 7th Commandment protects and celebrates God's covenant relationship with the community of faith. A faithful relationship with Christ and Christ's Church by all honors the 7th Commandment. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-11-04_44.m4a 71AF0798-1C5E-4771-9E1D-AC78E926C5AB Sun, 4 Nov 2007 13:00:00 -0600 Part 7 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. Keeping the 7th Commandment protects and celebrates God's covenant relationship with the community of faith. A faithful relationship with Christ and Christ's Church by all honors the 7th Commandment. 16:42 Rev. Norman Stolpe adultery, marriage, covenant, community, church, fidelity, faithfulness, sex, wedding, self-examination, mercy, forgive no no The Sixth Commandment protects our human distinctiveness, dignity and value. We are created in the image of God. How we treat people directly correlates with how we treat God and how godly we are becoming. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-10-28_43.m4a 16B9141F-D9C1-49B9-8F3B-1079AFAB3858 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 6 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. The Sixth Commandment protects our human distinctiveness, dignity and value. We are created in the image of God. How we treat people directly correlates with how we treat God and how godly we are becoming. 17:02 Rev. Norman Stolpe capital punishment, war, nnd of life, righteousness, mercy, justice, peace, ethical decisions, image of God, human dignity, John Joseph Eagan, Fred Thompson no no The God of generational continuity sustains arriving, present, departing, past and eternal generations. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-10-21_42.m4a A2DB1E01-CC00-401D-BF20-F8A0631AE6CD Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 5 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. The God of generational continuity sustains arriving, present, departing, past and eternal generations. 22:45 Rev. Norman Stolpe honor father and mother, Jesus obeyed, children obey parents, live long, elder care, hospice care, democracy of the dead, Chesterton, cloud of witnesses, communion of saints no no Sabbath keeping is the covenant community's celebration of creation, freedom and hope. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-10-14_41.m4a D1A2414D-AD02-4E5C-AEB5-68A259E35EDA Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 4 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. Sabbath keeping is the covenant community's celebration of creation, freedom and hope. 24:56 Rev. Norman Stolpe personal worth, producers, consumers, image of God, busy, work, rest, grace, sacred time, slavery, resurrection no no When we take God and God's name seriously we will grow from cultural Christians into total disciples of Jesus. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-10-07_40.m4a 88D89FA8-A64B-42E9-8CA8-C4CD36833F0A Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. When we take God and God's name seriously we will grow from cultural Christians into total disciples of Jesus. 21:17 Rev. Norman Stolpe Scot McKnight, Frank Laubach, total disciple, cultural Christian, words matter, God's name, swear, curse, oath, truth, integrity, missional community no no In the midst of pluralism, discerning the authentic God who seeks and intimate covenant relationship with those He loves that allows no interlopers and relentlessly pursues those who are loved with mercy. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-09-30_39.m4a C32BA6C8-BD99-4D37-B444-6C775FEEAE57 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. In the midst of pluralism, discerning the authentic God who seeks and intimate covenant relationship with those He loves that allows no interlopers and relentlessly pursues those who are loved with mercy. 24:34 Rev. Norman Stolpe jealous, idol, atheism, how religion poisons everything, hound of heaven, francis Thompson, arts in worship, communion of saints no no The God of the Ten Commandments is the God who liberates us from the bondages that restrict our experience of the full humanity of being made in the image of God. Jesus packages the Commandments as "love God, love people made in the image of God." http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-09-23_38.m4a E87CA462-B8DF-411D-9806-66C7F2D4B866 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 10 of the "The Ten, a Contemporary Conversation with the Ten Commandments" series. The God of the Ten Commandments is the God who liberates us from the bondages that restrict our experience of the full humanity of being made in the image of God. Jesus packages the Commandments as "love God, love people made in the image of God." 12:49 Rev. Norman Stolpe intimate covenant relationship, liberation, full humanity, Annie Dillard, Dorothy Sayers, Jesus creed, Scot McKnight no no Contemporary use of "Karma" is much like "what goes around comes around." Much more severe however is , God’s "bad Karma coming down" as found in Psalm 9, from his throne of judgment, justice and refuge. Yet through Jesus, grace overcomes any karma. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-09-16_37.m4a 0A9F6B86-135D-4054-A8D3-DEE2EEF76FB3 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 3 of the "Some Anti-Truths of a Post-Modern Age" series. Contemporary use of "Karma" is much like "what goes around comes around." Much more severe however is , God’s "bad Karma coming down" as found in Psalm 9, from his throne of judgment, justice and refuge. Yet through Jesus, grace overcomes any karma. 26:53 Rev. Todd Boddy karma, grace, my name is Earl, judgment, law of sin and death, blot out, Pan’s Labyrinth, eternal accounting, justice, love and justice, Jesus, no remembrance no no Don’t doubt in the dark of night that which God has made clear to you during the day! There comes a time when we can hit the wall of God’s painful silence. This silence may be from God’s attention, not inattention. Lean into the pain and through the wall. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-09-09_36.m4a 970A37D7-343A-4BDE-B8E7-EBC3A97D0AE6 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 3 of the "Some Anti-Truths of a Post-Modern Age" series. Don’t doubt in the dark of night that which God has made clear to you during the day! There comes a time when we can hit the wall of God’s painful silence. This silence may be from God’s attention, not inattention. Lean into the pain and through the wall. 29:36 Rev. Todd Boddy hitting the wall, marathon, Mother Teresa, St. Ignatius, silence of God, desolations, reasons for desolations, lean into pain, God has forgotten no no Why do the wicked prosper, while the faithful struggle? This question can grind on our existence to the point of poisonous envy and a hard fall from faith. Psalm 73 instructs us to be honest with God and focus on his eternal perspective and goodness. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-09-02_35.m4a F33049F2-5347-48C9-9415-7A1D740AFAE2 Sun, 2 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 3 of the "Some Anti-Truths of a Post-Modern Age" series. Why do the wicked prosper, while the faithful struggle? This question can grind on our existence to the point of poisonous envy and a hard fall from faith. Psalm 73 instructs us to be honest with God and focus on his eternal perspective and goodness. 28:49 Rev. Todd Boddy Inside Man, anabolic steroids, foot, slipped, why wicked prosper, eternal reality, breach of character, envious, live out your life, God's perspective no no The images of the line in the sand from the Alamo and neither hot nor cold but lukewarm from the letter to the church of Laodicea are powerful metaphors for making costly decisions in view of a greater purpose at life's critical crossroads. Courageous decisions open the door to the knocking Christ who enters to share a meal with conversation and singing, pointing to the recurring worship chorus of Revelation http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-08-26_34.m4a B2E36977-6998-4874-AFB0-3E9EB45C464E Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 7 of 7 of the "Live Hope in Troubled Times" series. The images of the line in the sand from the Alamo and neither hot nor cold but lukewarm from the letter to the church of Laodicea are powerful metaphors for making costly decisions in view of a greater purpose at life's critical crossroads. Courageous decisions open the door to the knocking Christ who enters to share a meal with conversation and singing, pointing to the recurring worship chorus of Revelation 28:41 Rev. Norman Stolpe Line in the sand, decisions, Christ knocks, open the door, tipping point, indecisive, singing, psalms, hymns, spiritual songs no no Christ unlocks the door of the Temple of God so we have the opportunity to enter God's presence and never leave! Christ holds the key of David that opens a door of opportunity for the church that no one can shut. The power-of-the-keys is privilege of unlocking the door of opportunity for people to enter Christ's Kingdom by the proclamation of the Gospel. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-08-19_33.m4a EB2018F5-C5F5-47DB-AB3D-2A80A1EED9F4 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 6 of 7 of the "Live Hope in Troubled Times" series. Christ unlocks the door of the Temple of God so we have the opportunity to enter God's presence and never leave! Christ holds the key of David that opens a door of opportunity for the church that no one can shut. The power-of-the-keys is privilege of unlocking the door of opportunity for people to enter Christ's Kingdom by the proclamation of the Gospel. 22:04 Rev. Norman Stolpe Opportunity knocks, keys to the Kingdom, open door, temple, presence of God no no When thinking of the end of our individual lives, the conclusion of our church or of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), or the culmination of the Church and human history, instead of a funeral, imagine a wedding. Or better yet, a honeymoon. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-08-12_32.m4a 6E407D88-BDC1-4435-9933-9E89A323C02A Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 5 of 7 of the "Live Hope in Troubled Times" series. When thinking of the end of our individual lives, the conclusion of our church or of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), or the culmination of the Church and human history, instead of a funeral, imagine a wedding. Or better yet, a honeymoon. 22:50 Rev. Todd Boddy wedding, honeymoon, life, hope, resurrection, Watkins, Sardis, ecstasy, embrace, New Jerusalem, consummation no no Toleration is a Christian virtue, until Jesus is no longer Lord. A group in Thyatira has been Satanically seduced to another allegiance by Jezebel. Jesus, eyes blazing like fire confronts the church with the coming Kingdom. There has to be more to life. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-08-05_31.m4a 1AA037DB-2352-4FF2-AC12-2386CFC363E1 Sun, 5 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 4 of 7 of the "Live Hope in Troubled Times" series. Toleration is a Christian virtue, until Jesus is no longer Lord. A group in Thyatira has been Satanically seduced to another allegiance by Jezebel. Jesus, eyes blazing like fire confronts the church with the coming Kingdom. There has to be more to life. 26:10 Rev. Todd Boddy Plato's cave, toleration, Thyatira, Revelation 2, more to life, Jezebel, imminence of kingdom, Satan, got to be more to life, fire which casts shadow no no We live the hope of the Messianic Banquet every time we eat together, especially with other Christians: household meals, hospitality to guests or as guests, fellowship hour and fellowship meals with church, The Lord's Supper. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-07-29_30.m4a 13ED5674-3BFB-4B4B-96B6-48696C054ED2 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 7 of the "Live Hope in Troubled Times" series. We live the hope of the Messianic Banquet every time we eat together, especially with other Christians: household meals, hospitality to guests or as guests, fellowship hour and fellowship meals with church, The Lord's Supper. 19:04 Rev. Norman Stolpe Babette, feast, banquet, abundance, manna, bread, communion, food, wine, cup, table, Pergamum no no The peaceful solitude of the Garden of God is balanced by the gregarious energy of the City of God. Our hope of reunion in the City of God protects us from fear of terrorism and other uncertainties of our time. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-07-22_29.m4a A1BD70F0-EBC3-421C-B215-513A387D13F1 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 7 of the "Live Hope in Troubled Times" series. The peaceful solitude of the Garden of God is balanced by the gregarious energy of the City of God. Our hope of reunion in the City of God protects us from fear of terrorism and other uncertainties of our time. 21:21 Rev. Norman Stolpe New Jerusalem, City of God, exile, affliction, persecution, poverty, testing, Crown-of-Life, reunion, Polycarp, Bonhoeffer, Smyrna no no "You're not the script writer. It's just not your show," Says author Scott Peck in counseling patients about depression and their outlook on life. The widow, Ruth had about given up on life and God, when she gets help rediscovering faith and purpose. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-07-15_28.m4a E46142E3-8D7A-41D9-8DA9-BF4E226E87BD Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 3 of the "Discovering God Along the Way to the Kingdom" series. "You're not the script writer. It's just not your show," Says author Scott Peck in counseling patients about depression and their outlook on life. The widow, Ruth had about given up on life and God, when she gets help rediscovering faith and purpose. 27:03 Rev. Todd Boddy Scott Peck, In Search of Stones, depression, Ruth, Naomi, Messiah, George Frederick Handel, Boaz, Moabites, Israel, Moab, Mara no no When Moses left Egypt he demonstrated that we need God's leading in broad daylight and in the pitch darkness of night. The shortest distance between two points is not always the best route. The Cross is the best route between this world and the Kingdom. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-07-08_27.m4a E45CA1EC-4061-41D8-9D6C-77DED53B5B45 Sun, 8 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 3 of the "Discovering God Along the Way to the Kingdom" series. When Moses left Egypt he demonstrated that we need God's leading in broad daylight and in the pitch darkness of night. The shortest distance between two points is not always the best route. The Cross is the best route between this world and the Kingdom. 22:29 Rev. Todd Boddy Moses, Exodus 13, Pharaoh, Egypt, Red Sea, Pillar of fire, pillar of cloud, spirit, Kingdom of God, Canaan, northern route, new paths no no When fade-to-black threatens your first love, your passion for Christ, come into the Garden of God. The River of Life will wash away your burn-out and discouragement. The leaves of the Tree of Life will heal your wounds and its fruit nourish your soul. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-07-01_26.m4a 33D86F81-D491-4AD9-8DFF-1AE3048A1CAB Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 7 of the "Live Hope in Troubled Times" series. When fade-to-black threatens your first love, your passion for Christ, come into the Garden of God. The River of Life will wash away your burn-out and discouragement. The leaves of the Tree of Life will heal your wounds and its fruit nourish your soul. 19:11 Rev. Norman Stolpe fade-to-black, Sopranos, eschatological, hope, life, growth, beauty, rest, pleasure, refreshment, nourishment, Ephesus no no Encounters with God are not of our choosing, but recognizing them is. Peter and John discover God at work in the lame beggar on the way to the temple. This unsuspecting work of the Holy Spirit changed all three of them. Who will you cross paths with? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-06-24_25.m4a 6DD54666-2C40-4751-BA16-E221A4AA16C7 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 3 of the "Discovering God Along the Way to the Kingdom" series. Encounters with God are not of our choosing, but recognizing them is. Peter and John discover God at work in the lame beggar on the way to the temple. This unsuspecting work of the Holy Spirit changed all three of them. Who will you cross paths with? 24:07 Rev. Todd Boddy discovering God, social stigma, physical stigma, beggar, lame, Keith Green, Tamid offering, healing, walking, praising, spiritual not religious, pentecost no no Barnabas, the Son of Encouragement, knows that God specializes in losers. Everyone has been a loser some time, some quite painfully. God uses losers to win. Never give up on the God who specializes in losers. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-06-17_24.m4a 1DBC7A4D-CCCA-4B0D-93E8-593E9FFF6111 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 3 of the "Son of Encouragement" series. Barnabas, the Son of Encouragement, knows that God specializes in losers. Everyone has been a loser some time, some quite painfully. God uses losers to win. Never give up on the God who specializes in losers. 16:34 Rev. Norman Stolpe loser, winner, John Mark, encourage, accompany no no To be God's light of salvation is not a duty or a task. It is our identity, our destiny, our privilege. When we encourage each other in this mission, fan the flame to maximum luminescence. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-06-10_23.m4a 28148C6D-6D55-4B3D-9D4E-A869BAABAF41 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 3 of the "Son of Encouragement" series. To be God's light of salvation is not a duty or a task. It is our identity, our destiny, our privilege. When we encourage each other in this mission, fan the flame to maximum luminescence. 19:53 Rev. Norman Stolpe apprentice, ordination no no Barnabas takes risks to encourage the church to welcome outsiders and to encourage the outsiders to participate. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-06-03_22.m4a 3BF20226-A448-4988-A54D-9CA82E917633 Sun, 3 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 3 of the "Son of Encouragement" series. Barnabas takes risks to encourage the church to welcome outsiders and to encourage the outsiders to participate. 23:46 Rev. Norman Stolpe encouragement, outsiders, multicultural, outcast no no Not a great preacher? Not to worry. God's big work is mostly done through little people. Have you met the risen Jesus? Has Jesus set you free from your brokenness? Then you can tell somebody, I have met the Lord. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-05-27_21.m4a E23E03FD-3C60-44BA-8A0F-40C89CE35E56 Sun, 27 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 3 of the "Big Little People" series. Not a great preacher? Not to worry. God's big work is mostly done through little people. Have you met the risen Jesus? Has Jesus set you free from your brokenness? Then you can tell somebody, I have met the Lord. 16:28 Rev. Norman Stolpe unassuming, little, apostle, Pentecost, Holy Spirit, eloquent no no Our reasons for tithing have a sort of Mary and Martha rhythm to them. We tithe for our own spiritual health. We tithe to participate in the life and mission of the church. We tithe so the church can meet its financial obligations responsibly. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-05-20_20.m4a 074ED9A9-BA25-43AD-B49B-C256660CA587 Sun, 20 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 3 of the "Big Little People" series. Our reasons for tithing have a sort of Mary and Martha rhythm to them. We tithe for our own spiritual health. We tithe to participate in the life and mission of the church. We tithe so the church can meet its financial obligations responsibly. 19:49 Rev. Norman Stolpe tithe, money, finances, faith, spiritual, practical no no On Mothers' Day, receive the same blessing that Mary, the mother of Jesus, received, that at the very point of your incompetence and insignificance, God's death defying work will be accomplished for you and through you. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-05-13_19.m4a F90BAF84-165A-4ADD-895E-DAAA39DFC5C5 Sun, 13 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 3 of the "Big Little People" series. On Mothers' Day, receive the same blessing that Mary, the mother of Jesus, received, that at the very point of your incompetence and insignificance, God's death defying work will be accomplished for you and through you. 19:33 Rev. Norman Stolpe incompetence, power, prominence, prestige, vulnerability, life, birth, hope, resurrection, insignificance, Mothers Day no no One of the most memorable of Jesus' parables is the Prodigal Son. This type of and coming home story captivates the hearts of those who were once lost in life or. Find yourself from the point of view as the father and mother who reaches out. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-05-06_18.m4a 05F2776C-181B-491C-B64A-ACD2F9B5205C Sun, 6 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 4 of 4 of the "Lost, the Original Series" series. One of the most memorable of Jesus' parables is the Prodigal Son. This type of and coming home story captivates the hearts of those who were once lost in life or. Find yourself from the point of view as the father and mother who reaches out. 18:45 Rev. Todd Boddy prodigal son, wayward, Rembrandt, Henri Nouwen, growing older, seniors, wild living, conspicuously absent, return of the prodigal son, mature fathers, mature mothers, deliverance no no One of the most memorable of Jesus' parables is the Prodigal Son. This type of forgiveness and coming home story captivates the hearts of those who were once lost in life. Find yourself from the point of view as the older home bound son. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-04-29_17.m4a D2931177-F310-4BF5-B388-93A6D438278C Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 4 of the "Lost, the Original Series" series. One of the most memorable of Jesus' parables is the Prodigal Son. This type of forgiveness and coming home story captivates the hearts of those who were once lost in life. Find yourself from the point of view as the older home bound son. 19:02 Rev. Todd Boddy prodigal son, Rembrandt, Henri Nouwen, inheritance, grace, wild living, squandered, conspicuously absent, fattened calf, son alive, older son, dance no no One of the most memorable of Jesus' parables is the Prodigal Son. This type of forgiveness and coming home story captivates the hearts of those who were once lost in life or are now struggling. Find yourself from the point of view as the wayward son. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-04-22_16.m4a ACD7A496-FC24-4E74-B6FD-B292DD9B7A46 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 4 of the "Lost, the Original Series" series. One of the most memorable of Jesus' parables is the Prodigal Son. This type of forgiveness and coming home story captivates the hearts of those who were once lost in life or are now struggling. Find yourself from the point of view as the wayward son. 15:47 Rev. Todd Boddy prodigal son, wayward, Rembrandt, Henri Nouwen, grace, wild living, go back, robe, fattened calf, son alive, grace, return of the prodigal no no The parable of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son describe the lostness of humanity and the futility of God's grace. What does it mean to be lost according to the Bible? Jesus came to find people who don't always want to be found. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-04-15_15.m4a B070F31D-6EC3-4560-8F73-8DAAFF4E9F1A Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 4 of the "Lost, the Original Series" series. The parable of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son describe the lostness of humanity and the futility of God's grace. What does it mean to be lost according to the Bible? Jesus came to find people who don't always want to be found. 28:21 Rev. Todd Boddy lostness, futility, God's grace, sheep, dalits, Hindu caste system, infanticide, suicide, genocide, soul, parable of lost sheep, parable of lost coin no no Looking for a little dose of hope to ward off the fear of what lies beyond the grave? As important as our hope of personal resurrection to eternal life is, the resurrection of Jesus is God's powerful action that means that God's new world has arrived. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-04-08_14.m4a 3A633749-BD49-449C-B86E-76DA1CDAE603 Sun, 8 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 2007 Easter Sunday Worship and the resurrection of Jesus. Looking for a little dose of hope to ward off the fear of what lies beyond the grave? As important as our hope of personal resurrection to eternal life is, the resurrection of Jesus is God's powerful action that means that God's new world has arrived. 14:29 Rev. Norman Stolpe part-timers, resurrection, crucifixion, living, Easter no no Peace is not dependent on the ebb and flow of history. After the western democracies and Islamic republics have passed from the scene, recognizing God's visitation will be both peace within as well as the vision for human peace. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-04-01_13.m4a 4CFCFC9C-ED99-4B96-9CC6-CE08D8E34EB1 Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 6 of 6 of the "Messy Spirituality" series. Peace is not dependent on the ebb and flow of history. After the western democracies and Islamic republics have passed from the scene, recognizing God's visitation will be both peace within as well as the vision for human peace. 21:13 Rev. Norman Stolpe peace, Islam, materialism, secularism, prayer, Hosanna, Palm Sunday no no Becoming an authentic neighbor is messy. Jesus is not saying that we inherit eternal life by being nice to people we don't like. Rather, he is saying that we begin eternal life when we are changed and become new people. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-03-25_12.m4a 93510A94-B736-4E1F-9023-FAE2081DFC80 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 5 of 6 of the "Messy Spirituality" series. Becoming an authentic neighbor is messy. Jesus is not saying that we inherit eternal life by being nice to people we don't like. Rather, he is saying that we begin eternal life when we are changed and become new people. 18:51 Rev. Norman Stolpe neighbor, mercy, hospitable no no Jesus gives us a picture of God going out and getting as many people as possible to fill up the banquet. So until God's climactic celebration of the Messianic Banquet, our celebration at the Lord's Table will be messy. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-03-18_11.m4a 02DF52B7-5C4A-4CE2-9E6D-FFAF70143C9D Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 4 of 6 of the "Messy Spirituality" series. Jesus gives us a picture of God going out and getting as many people as possible to fill up the banquet. So until God's climactic celebration of the Messianic Banquet, our celebration at the Lord's Table will be messy. 26:06 Rev. Norman Stolpe incomplete faith, limited understanding, unbaptized, unworthy no no Jesus is telling us to take the long term view, to look forward to our honors at the resurrection of the righteous, not as pie-in-the-sky to pacify the oppressed but as an anchor in eternity to keep us on solid spiritual footing. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-03-11_10.m4a 91D90311-C36D-4D86-9616-0506C45E67D6 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 6 of the "Messy Spirituality" series. Jesus is telling us to take the long term view, to look forward to our honors at the resurrection of the righteous, not as pie-in-the-sky to pacify the oppressed but as an anchor in eternity to keep us on solid spiritual footing. 19:19 Rev. Norman Stolpe embarrassment, gotcha, awkward, prominence, honor, reward, privilege no no Central Christian Church welcomes you just as your are with your faith and your doubts, to experience Christian community, to ask questions, to pursue God, to become all you were created to be. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-03-04_09.m4a 8CF809FA-CB2B-4C04-867F-EDD5B1BC0965 Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 6 of the "Messy Spirituality" series. Central Christian Church welcomes you just as your are with your faith and your doubts, to experience Christian community, to ask questions, to pursue God, to become all you were created to be. 22:05 Rev. Norman Stolpe wrestle, mercy, condemn, humble, acceptance no no Through Jesus, the beloved son, we are all invited into the messy spirituality of intimacy with God. If you are saying, "My life is a mess, and I hope somebody will accept the messy me," come on in, you belong here. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-02-25_08.m4a 1CDFCAE0-2CE2-43E7-9530-BE5FAF0CA4B8 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 6 of the "Messy Spirituality" series. Through Jesus, the beloved son, we are all invited into the messy spirituality of intimacy with God. If you are saying, "My life is a mess, and I hope somebody will accept the messy me," come on in, you belong here. 22:57 Rev. Norman Stolpe belong, relationships, acceptance, welcome, inclusion no no When we realize our money and life belong to God, there is a heightened meaning and purpose to life. We can eliminate a few pit falls that the pursuit of careers and money may bring, by pursuing God's kingdom as a prophet, priest or king. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-02-04_05.m4a 5662CDDD-3F73-4CE4-968E-4471A2C203D1 Sun, 4 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 3 of 3 of the "On Loan From God, Your Money and Soul" series. When we realize our money and life belong to God, there is a heightened meaning and purpose to life. We can eliminate a few pit falls that the pursuit of careers and money may bring, by pursuing God's kingdom as a prophet, priest or king. 29:20 Rev. Todd Boddy priest, king, loan, money, purpose, do nothing, do something, interest, loan, church, kingdom of God, parable of ten minas no no Sermon delivered by a layman of the church, Mr. Robert Boyle, President of Elders. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-01-28_04.m4a 021C6418-97CE-445A-91B3-F441AB74485E Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 A sermon delivered by a layman from our congregation on Laity Sunday. Sermon delivered by one of the lay-leaders of the church, Mr. Robert Boyle, President of Elders. 22:57 Robert Boyle laity, sermon no no When I was in the financial service business, I asked clients how much they tithed or gave to the church. Often a question was asked because the tithe was based on their net income. Which begged the question, Do you want a net or gross blessing? http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-01-21_03.m4a 31F4B4CA-0CE8-4A8B-BFC1-5AF9E9982B27 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 2 of 3 of the "On Loan From God, Your Money and Soul" series. When I was in the financial service business, I asked clients how much they tithed or gave to the church. Often a question was asked because the tithe was based on their net income. Which begged the question, Do you want a net or gross blessing? 21:59 Rev. Todd Boddy worry, net income, gross income, net blessing, gross blessing, tithing, seek God's kingdom, greedy, God's goodness, charitable giving, financial advisor no no On Sunday, January 14th, Dallas suffered a significant ice storm that made travel over the roads of the city dangerous. We suggested that our congregation stay home for their safety and dial into our TeleWorship facility to worship with us from their homes. Only about 30 people, mostly those people who lived in close proximity of the church, made it in and we enjoyed a small and informal but very intimate worship service. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-01-14_02.m4a 7D5745BD-9337-4800-805A-9A35092A82F6 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 A small and intimate worship service during an ice storm in the Dallas area. On Sunday, January 14th, Dallas suffered a significant ice storm that made travel over the roads of the city dangerous. We suggested that our congregation stay home for their safety and dial into our TeleWorship facility to worship with us from their homes. Only about 30 people, mostly those people who lived in close proximity of the church, made it in and we enjoyed a small and informal but very intimate worship service. 26:11 Rev. Norman Stolpe no no People are created in the image of God to be blessed, at work, and in creating abundance. The soul and ability to be blessed come from God and return to God. Our purpose and joy becomes lost when work, abundance and reason are treated as mammon or greed. http://media.teleworship.com/cccdt/cccdt_sunday_sermon_only_2007-01-07_01.m4a 490F1942-4256-45B8-8E47-0C40F199FFC0 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Part 1 of 3 of the "On Loan From God, Your Money and Soul" series. People are created in the image of God to be blessed, at work, and in creating abundance. The soul and ability to be blessed come from God and return to God. Our purpose and joy becomes lost when work, abundance and reason are treated as mammon or greed. 25:30 Rev. Todd Boddy money, soul, occupation, vocation, Mammon, purpose, blessing, abundance, image of God, greed, rich fool, yeast of pharisees no no