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120902-1030-Loran Livingston - Poor In Spirit Sep 03, 2012

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2012-09-02-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning September 2nd 2012 in the 10:30 service.Scripture: Matthew 5:3;I John 4:18Topic: BrokennessNotes:- The kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit- This is the way that I am; because of the goodness and mercy of God I am accepted- Everything is a gift from God; He designed this so we would be triumphant in the end- Honesty is imperative; we are all attached to things of this world and addicted to things that control our attention and dominate our thoughts, become false gods... I will not conquer it- One who is poor in spirit does not try to prove himself; we are nothing. Quit pretending and trying to impress. Recognize your flaws; you’re not fooling anyone.- Story of ice cream... same as any addiction, it controls you.- The poor in spirit are the least judgmental, compassionate.- Rest in your salvation; throw yourself at the mercy of the court- You get to heaven by trusting in the Lord with all your heart- Thief on cross, woman caught in adultery... no repentance but Jesus forgave- Woman who cried at Jesus feet and dried his feet with her hair... an approach to Jesus without pretense that cries “help me,” he never rejects- When you trust, you do not fear; there is no fear in love

120902-0830-Loran Livingston - Poor In Spirit Sep 03, 2012

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2012-09-02-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning September 2nd 2012 in the 8:30 service.Scripture: Matthew 5:3;I John 4:18Topic: BrokennessNotes:- The kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit- This is the way that I am; because of the goodness and mercy of God I am accepted- Everything is a gift from God; He designed this so we would be triumphant in the end- Honesty is imperative; we are all attached to things of this world and addicted to things that control our attention and dominate our thoughts, become false gods... I will not conquer it- One who is poor in spirit does not try to prove himself; we are nothing. Quit pretending and trying to impress. Recognize your flaws; you’re not fooling anyone.- Story of ice cream... same as any addiction, it controls you.- The poor in spirit are the least judgmental, compassionate.- Rest in your salvation; throw yourself at the mercy of the court- You get to heaven by trusting in the Lord with all your heart- Thief on cross, woman caught in adultery... no repentance but Jesus forgave- Woman who cried at Jesus feet and dried his feet with her hair... an approach to Jesus without pretense that cries “help me,” he never rejects- When you trust, you do not fear; there is no fear in love

120826-1030-Loran Livingston - An Anchor for the Soul Aug 27, 2012

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2012-08-26-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 26th 2012 in the 10:30 service.Scripture: Hebrews 6:13-20; Hosea 11:1-9Topic: AssuranceNotes:- The religious men who brought the woman caught in adultery to Jesus were more concerned with a contract with God than with the woman- We can become consumed with our image- We have an anchor for the soul, no matter how the winds blow, if He has anchored your soul in His word- We’ve spent too many years trying to prove the existence of God when we should have been enjoying the presence of God where there is peace and rest- We think we honor God by the things we don’t do- We’re not living life to the fullest, spending our lives running from something- Story of airport security and daughter’s underwear- Instead of enjoying Jesus we worry that we’ve said something, done something, that we’re paying a price for something... that’s not the kind of God that saved me- If He forgave you, you are forgiven. Quit bring it up.- Enjoy right now. You’re not living on the edge, on probation. Don’t waste a moment. Every experience will never be duplicated- Nothing can separate you; you are the object of His faithfulness.

120826-0830-Loran Livingston - An Anchor for the Soul Aug 27, 2012

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2012-08-26-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 26th 2012 in the 8:30 service.Scripture: Hebrews 6:13-20; Hosea 11:1-9Topic: AssuranceNotes:- The religious men who brought the woman caught in adultery to Jesus were more concerned with a contract with God than with the woman- We can become consumed with our image- We have an anchor for the soul, no matter how the winds blow, if He has anchored your soul in His word- We’ve spent too many years trying to prove the existence of God when we should have been enjoying the presence of God where there is peace and rest- We think we honor God by the things we don’t do- We’re not living life to the fullest, spending our lives running from something- Story of airport security and daughter’s underwear- Instead of enjoying Jesus we worry that we’ve said something, done something, that we’re paying a price for something... that’s not the kind of God that saved me- If He forgave you, you are forgiven. Quit bring it up.- Enjoy right now. You’re not living on the edge, on probation. Don’t waste a moment. Every experience will never be duplicated- Nothing can separate you; you are the object of His faithfulness.

120819-1030-Loran Livingston - When Jesus Sits Down with Sinners Aug 20, 2012

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2012-08-19-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 19th 2012 in the 10:30 service.Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13; Colossians 1:14-15; Ephesians 1:1-6Topic: EvangelismNotes:- Jesus came to be with sinners, outcasts, scorned & rejected who’d abandoned all hope- We can get to that place, feel we’ll never measure up, living with reckless abandon- We are among the sinners, but Jesus came to save sinners, not to build up people who are already built up in themselves- Realize you don’t have to fake it; you are who you are only because of what He has done; everybody knows you didn’t win all your battles today...- Christ is victorious in my life but I am still wrestling with sin- I didn’t deteriorate into this; this is humanity...- Ministry is right in front of us. If someone needs help, prayer, when you act like Jesus and sit down with sinners... wherever the needy are and God has put you there...- Holiness is what God imparts to you when Jesus comes into your life; practical holiness is what’s making us lose our minds.- It’s hypocritical when divorced Christians stomp on and rail at gays- We categorize sins... even the lie we told or the thought violates the holiness of God

120819-0830-Loran Livingston - When Jesus Sits Down with Sinners Aug 20, 2012

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2012-08-19-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 19th 2012 in the 8:30 service.Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13; Colossians 1:14-15; Ephesians 1:1-6Topic: EvangelismNotes:- Jesus came to be with sinners, outcasts, scorned & rejected who’d abandoned all hope- We can get to that place, feel we’ll never measure up, living with reckless abandon- We are among the sinners, but Jesus came to save sinners, not to build up people who are already built up in themselves- Realize you don’t have to fake it; you are who you are only because of what He has done; everybody knows you didn’t win all your battles today...- Christ is victorious in my life but I am still wrestling with sin- I didn’t deteriorate into this; this is humanity...- Ministry is right in front of us. If someone needs help, prayer, when you act like Jesus and sit down with sinners... wherever the needy are and God has put you there...- Holiness is what God imparts to you when Jesus comes into your life; practical holiness is what’s making us lose our minds.- It’s hypocritical when divorced Christians stomp on and rail at gays- We categorize sins... even the lie we told or the thought violates the holiness of God

120812-1030-Loran Livingston - The Foundation Aug 13, 2012

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2012-08-05-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 12th 2012 in the 10:30 service.

Scripture: John 20:19-23; 13:7

Topic: The Church

Notes:- The church is the people... anyone who believes in Jesus- Jesus came to the Jews and was rejected; the Holy Spirit came to continue the work- The people Jesus chose as the foundation of the church were doubting people, not brilliant or dependable; the apostles were the foundation and Jesus the cornerstone- Righteousness is a gift from God that cannot be earned- You are saved by accepting the gift, not temporarily but eternally- Being filled with the spirit is not shouting, running and screaming... but peace... not animation... everyone reacts differently. He enables you to get up and keep going.- When others are trying to figure out where the feeling is, you can know where your faith is.- Learn to forgive or there will be no power in your prayer- When Jesus wasn’t with them, the disciples didn’t know what to do... they got discouraged as we do today... haven’t been to a good service in a while...- You don’t have to go anywhere in particular to find revival or power- We get discouraged by personal failure. The closer to God you move, the more aware of your sin you become- Jesus didn’t call them to fight for Him but to be faithful to Him- They forgot His teaching and the joy... joy is coming.

120812-0830-Loran Livingston - The Foundation Aug 13, 2012

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2012-08-12-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 12th 2012 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: John 20:19-23; 13:7

Topic: The Church

120805-1800-Loran Livingston - Prayer Aug 06, 2012

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2012-07-01-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening July 5th 2012 in the 6:00 prayer service.

Scripture: N/A

Topic: Prayer

Notes:- Testimony: Stephen, Hannah, Mike Canady

120805-1030-Loran Livingston - Persevere Aug 06, 2012

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2012-08-05-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 5th 2012 in the 10:30 service.

Scripture: Revelation 3:10; I Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9; Romans 5:9; Mark 14:18-19

Topic: Faithfulness

Notes:- Jesus has taken the wrath for us; there will be a catching away of the faithful- The world economy will never recover; crime rate is rising; persecution is on the rise; Islam is taking over; attack on the traditional family; growing intolerance of Christianity; compromise in the pulpit... the anger of God is going to be poured out- I am to be living soberly, righteously, godly, looking for Jesus to return- When the church gets on tangents that insinuate Jesus it loses its momentum and joy- Our joy is in the fact that God loves us... we cannot imagine heaven’s glory or Jesus before He became a man... what He gave up and what He became to save us- God is greater, has greater love, patience and grace than we’ve been told... After we’ve failed and denied Him, He comes after us- The disciples didn’t trust themselves to be loyal- We worry about persevering. The uncertainty is part of the persevering- Not my strength but His. Persevere when you doubt yourself- Faith not in you but in Jesus

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