http://www.christfellowshipbg.com Christ Fellowship is dedicated to gospel-centered, real-life relevant, and Scripture saturated preaching. Our desire is not to be the best public speakers of our day. Rather our hope is that our preaching is honest, encouraging, and faithful to the Word. You will hear sermons from our pastors - Brian Curtis, Lance Parrott, and Jody Sledge - with occasional others. May the Spirit of Christ bless your heart, mind, and soul as you listen to our messages. en Christ Fellowship is dedicated to gospel-centered, real-life relevant, and Scripture saturated preaching. Our desire is not to be the best public speakers of our day. Rather our hope is that our preaching is honest, encouraging, and faithful to the ... Christ Fellowship Church no Christ Fellowship Church Sermons email@christfellowshipbg.com ℗ & © 2010 Christ Fellowship Church 720 As the book of Joshua begins, we find the death of Moses and a crisis in Israel. Who will lead God's people into the promised land? Listen to this first chapter of Joshua and see God's command to be strong and courageous in Him. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/the-call-of-joshua http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/the-call-of-joshua.mp3 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:57:57 GMT Joshua joshua,promises,leadership Christ calls us in this passage to beware of practicing our righteousness in order to be seen by others. Instead we should give, pray, and fast to seen by our Father who is in heaven. For only then will we receive a reward. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/the-true-practice-of-righteousness http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/wmbd-6.mp3 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:43:30 GMT Jody Sledge We Must Be Different prayer,giving,money,fasting,reward We may have forgotten the book of Jude, but we cannot forget its message. Jude calls us to contend for the faith. We must not allow any false gospel into our churches or our lives. Listen, as pastor Lance Parrott calls us to defend ourselves from the false gospels of our day and tells us how we should fight against them. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/jude http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/jude.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:12:27 GMT Lance Parrott The Forgotten Books of the New Testament gospel,love,faith,false_teachers As we look to the second half of this section of the Sermon on the Mount, we hear Christ calling us to honesty, to meekness, and to love. Christ teaches us about the taking of oaths, about personal vengeance, and about loving our enemies. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/christ-the-supreme-law-giver-pt-2 http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/wmbd-5.mp3 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:36:24 GMT Jody Sledge We Must Be Different jesus,oaths,retaliation,love,honesty Can people say of you that you are characterized by truth and love? 3 John is written to a man named Gaius is characterized by both. Pastor Brian reminds us of the truths of 3 John and calls us to be like Gaius - a worker for the sake of the gospel, not a hindrance to it. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/3-john http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/3-john.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:27:55 GMT Brian Curtis The Forgotten Books of the New Testament 3_john,truth,love,hospitatility,missions As we are continuing our study through the Sermon on the Mount, we come to part one of "Christ: the Supreme Law Giver." Jesus points us to an Old Testament Law, but calls us to a righteousness in keeping that law that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees. Hear has Jesus call us to go beyond the bear minimum, to go deeper than the outward action, and to go wider than the specific command. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/christ-the-supreme-law-giver-pt-1 http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/wmbd-4.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:47:40 GMT Jody Sledge We Must Be Different jesus,law,anger,lust,divorce Everyday we are bombarded with ideas and views of who Jesus is. Without discernment it is easy for us to fall into the wrong teachings about Christ. Through the book of 2 John, pastor Jody Sledge calls us to the truth of who Jesus is and to discern what others are teaching about him. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/2-john http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/2ndjohn.mp3 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:08:46 GMT Jody Sledge The Forgotten Books of the New Testament jesus,cults,truth,love The book of Philemon may be small, but it carries a significant message. God's people, who know the forgiveness of Christ, must forgive others. Forgiven people are not to bitter, resentful, or hard-hearted. Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to hear the message of Philemon and to ready our hearts for forgiveness. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/philemon http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/philemon.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:16:37 GMT Lance Parrott The Forgotten Books of the New Testament forgiveness,mercy,gospel,reconciliation How are we as believers to understand and apply the Old Testament law? As we continue through the Sermon on the Mount, we see how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament and how he should be at the center of our religion. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/christ-fulfills-the-old-testament http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/wmbd-3.mp3 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:01:58 GMT Jody Sledge We Must Be Different jesus,law,old_testament,new_covenant Do things in your life seem to be going no where? Are you struggling to see God's purpose for your life? From this last chapter of Ruth, pastor Brian Curtis calls us to wait upon the Lord. He is working good even through the bad. Hear how this small book can change the ways in which you understand your life. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/purpose http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/purpose.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:56:33 GMT Brian Curtis Ruth: Under the Wings of God christ,suffering,purpose,providence,ruth As we look now to the second half of Jesus' beatitudes, we see Christ calling his people to be different in the ways in which they relate to other people. His people are to be merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, and joyful during persecution. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/beatitudes-part-two http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/wmbd-2.mp3 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:18:12 GMT Lance Parrott We Must Be Different jesus,mercy,purity,peace,persecution As we look to Ruth chapter three, pastor Brian Curtis calls to see the goodness of God's grace in the midst of our lives. And he challenges us to set out in faith - to take godly initiative, knowing that God's goodness guides our lives. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/initiative http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/initiative.mp3 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:56:05 GMT Brian Curtis Ruth: Under the Wings of God ruth,intiative,suffering,providence,faithfulness As we begin our summer bible study on the Sermon on the Mount, we begin will Jesus' famous beatitudes. Dealing with the first four, pastor Lance Parrott calls us to see that we must be different in the way in which we approach God. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/beatitudes-part-one http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/wmbd-1.mp3 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:30:02 GMT Lance Parrott We Must Be Different jesus,meek,repentance,righteousness,humility As we move into the second chapter of Ruth, we see the theme of compassion emerging to the forefront. We see the compassion of Ruth, of Boaz, and of the Lord as he works all things for his good purposes. Listen and hear how the compassion of God can change your life forever. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/compassion http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/compassion.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 16:56:32 GMT Brian Curtis Ruth: Under the Wings of God compassion,israel,redemption,provision Does the goodness of God every feel distant? Do you feel like the hand of God is against you? So felt Naomi in the book of Ruth. Starting our series in Ruth, pastor Brian Curtis calls us to see the goodness of God's providence even in the midst of suffering and trial. Listen and find out how the story of Ruth gives up hope for today. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/providence http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/providence-chapter-one.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 15:28:22 GMT Brian Curtis Ruth: Under the Wings of God ruth,providence,suffering,trial,goodness Why do our churches seem to be so divided on the issue of race? In an area where everyone speaks the same language, why are there black churches, white churches, Hispanic churches? Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to see a picture of a united church in the gospel. Listen to how the gospel brings down the wall of racism. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/racism http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/racism.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 16:52:05 GMT Lance Parrott Walls, and How the Gospel Brings Them Down church,racism,diversity,salvation,jesus Does Christ want us to focus on public compassion or private purity? Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to answer from the book of James. Both! Anyone who knows the good news should be eager to do good works - especially to orphans and widows. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/neglect http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/neglect.mp3 Sun, 09 May 2010 21:33:53 GMT Brian Curtis Walls, and How the Gospel Brings Them Down jesus,love,orphans,widows,compassion,community Most of us have heard this parable before and we get it: the Pharisee is bad and the tax collector is good. Yet, it might be hard for many us to truly understand why. Listen as pastor Jody Sledge calls us to forsake all hope in ourselves and look to Christ. And when we do this then the wall of self-righteousness will be torn down and we will truly love our "sinful" neighbors. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/self-righteousness http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/self-righteousness.mp3 Sun, 02 May 2010 16:33:25 GMT Jody Sledge Walls, and How the Gospel Brings Them Down jesus,parable,pharisee,justification,righteousness,church Are we people who know the Word or are we people who do the Word? From James, pastor Brian Curtis calls us to be doers of the Word by tearing down the wall of social snobbery in our church. The gospel teaches us to show no partiality and to treat all men equally. Listen and find out how the gospel can tear down social snobbery in our lives. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/social-snobbery http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/social-snobbery.mp3 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:08:32 GMT Brian Curtis Walls, and How the Gospel Brings Them Down love,partiality,gospel,poverty,riches The parable of the good Samaritan does more than just tell us to nice to people. It redefines what it means to be a neighbor. Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to see how the gospel changes our hearts and challenges us to love our neighbors compassionately with the love of Christ. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/hatred http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/hatred.mp3 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:29:44 GMT Brian Curtis Walls, and How the Gospel Brings Them Down jesus,parable,good_samaritan,love,hatred,compassion As the women went to the tomb that early Sunday morning, three little words changed history forever - "He is risen!" The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest event in human history and has deep implications for our lives today. Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to see how the resurrection of Jesus changed everything and has the power to change you. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-and-his-crown http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/a-king-and-his-crown.mp3 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:06:37 GMT Lance Parrott A King and His Cross christ,resurrection,justification,righteousness,evangelism The death of Jesus is all too common to many in the church. How far removed do you feel from this event? Listen as pastor Brian Curtis calls us to the truth of the miraculous events surrounding the death of Jesus - the mid-day darkness, the tearing of the temple curtain, and the faith of the centurion. And listen to find out how this affects our every day lives. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-and-his-death http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/a-king-and-his-death.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:28:04 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Cross christ,death,cross,priest,miracles If your "get to serve Jesus" has become a "have to serve Jesus," then you have lost sight of the cross. Through this passage, pastor Lance Parrott calls us to see the cross as our motivation to love and serve Jesus. He has freely given himself. We must do the same. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-and-his-cross http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/a-king-and-his-cross.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:11:45 GMT Lance Parrott A King and His Cross submission,king,cross,death,christ We've come to the trial of Jesus before Pilate in the book of Mark. This passage has extreme relevance for our lives. Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to consider these questions: Is Jesus really the King? Or is he a criminal? Listen and find out. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-or-a-criminal http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/a-king-or-a-criminal.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:23:26 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Cross christ,pilate,trial,sin,mercy In this passage of Mark, Jesus makes the claim that he is the Christ, the Son of the Blessed. If this is true, this has tremendous implications for our lives. Pastor Jody Sledge calls us to he in this passage the height of Jesus' person, the depth of our sin, and the breadth of his grace. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-and-his-claim http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/a-king-and-his-claim.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:28:39 GMT Jody Sledge A King and His Cross christ,peter,grace,sin There is no doubt that Jesus Christ was grieved over his death. Mark tells us in this passage that the night on which Christ was betrayed, he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and was greatly distressed. But why? Listen as pastor Brian Curtis calls to understand the distress of Christ and to understand what this has to do with our everyday lives. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-and-his-cup http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/a-king-and-his-cup.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:12:21 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Cross christ,suffering,judgement,cross,love Was Jesus just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or was his coming into Jerusalem at the time of the Passover purposed by God? The Lord Supper carries a great wealth of meaning, spanning from the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, to the sacrifice of Christ on the cross, to his returning again. Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to come to the Lord's table to remember, to celebrate, and to proclaim. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-a-his-new-order http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/lords-supper.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:11:47 GMT Lance Parrott A King and His Cross christ,lord's_supper,passover,church Love makes you do crazy things. In this passage in Mark, we she Mary doing the crazy thing of pouring all her perfume upon Christ. Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to follow the example of Mary and worship Christ as the only King worthy of such crazy love. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/a-king-worthy-of-worship http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/worthy-of-worship.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:02:39 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Cross christ,worship,love,heart,king Earthquakes. War and rumors of wars. Darkening of the sky. The Abomination of Desolation. The Coming of the Son of Man. What is going on in Mark 13. Listen and find out as pastor Lance Parrott calls us to heed the words of Christ and be alert - watching for his return. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/the-destruction-of-the-temple-the-return-of-christ-and-your-daily-life http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/end-times.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:32:49 GMT Lance Parrott Stand Alone christ,end_times,temple,judgement,christian_liviing Is your religion a counterfeit fragrance before God? Or is it the fragrance of Christ? From this story in the gospel of Mark, pastor Brian Curtis calls us to see if our life as a Christian is heartless or genuine. Are we like the scribes or the poor widow. Hear the Word of the Lord, and find out. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/running-from-heartless-religion http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/heartless.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:04:00 GMT Brian Curtis Running From Religion christ,heart,poverty,money,godliness When people come into our church, what do they notice about us? Our building? Our music? Our fancy media? Or do they see a group of people devoted to loving God and loving others? From this story in the gospel of Mark, pastor Lance Parrott calls us to run from a religion that is loveless and run to the greatest commandment - loving God and loving others. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/running-from-loveless-religion http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/loveless.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:25:15 GMT Lance Parrott Running From Religion jesus,love,worship,outreach,christian_life Does your religion leave you hopeless? Does it leave you with no strength in life? Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to run from a powerless religion and run to Christ. We see in this story from Mark that Jesus wants us find the power of the Scriptures and the power of the resurrection. Listen to the Word of the Lord and find power to face your greatest fears, challenges, and doubts. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/running-from-powerless-religion http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/powerless-religion.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:01:33 GMT Brian Curtis Running From Religion christ,resurrection,power,moses,scripture We are always running from something to something else. Pastor Lance Parrott calls us from this story in Mark to run from a hypocritical religion and run toward Christ. As the Pharisees and the Herodians try to trap Jesus, he amazes them by his teaching. Can some of things that we do in our Christian lives be just like them? Listen and find out. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/running-from-truthless-religion http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/truthless-religion.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:34:39 GMT Lance Parrott Running From Religion jesus,truth,pharisees,religion,hypocracy Listen as Pastor Brian Curtis calls to leave behind our religion that does not have Christ at the center. Using the lives of the Pharisees, he calls us to run from self-centeredness, self-righteousness, and self-destruction and run to Christ. Is Christ at the heart of everything that you do? Hear the Word of the Lord and find out. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/running-from-christless-religion http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/christless.mp3 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:16:58 GMT Brian Curtis Running From Religion christ,religion,pharisees,faith,lord's_supper What does Jesus think of your spiritual life? Is it fruitful? Or it is a tree with only fancy leaves? Pastor Lance Parrott calls us from this story in Mark to examine our lives to see if we are truly bearing fruit for Christ. Listen and find out how to avoid the trap of looking good on the outside, but bearing no fruit on the inside. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/fancy-leaves-or-fruitful-trees http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/fancy-leaves-or-fruitful-trees.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:46:31 GMT Lance Parrott Stand Alone jesus,fruit,faith,forgiveness,discipleship,evangelism What is our purpose in life? Why has God created us? Psalm 148 calls all things to praise the Lord. Everything that God has created has given him praise. What about you? Do you praise the Lord as he has intended? Listen to this message from Pastor Brian Curtis as he calls us to praise the Lord and tells us how we can even do so. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/praise http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/please-work.mp3 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:46:22 GMT Brian Curtis Hosanna, In the Highest christmas,jesus,praise,worship,salvation Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting for the coming of God's Savior. Psalm 110 describes the coming of a great King for all people. Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to serve this king, to trust this king, and to share this king. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/kingdom http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/kingdom.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:43:47 GMT Lance Parrott Hosanna, In the Highest christ,kingdom,christmas,priest,trust,service,evangelism Christmas time is a season to remember the Lord's goodness and steadfast given to us through Jesus Christ. It is a season to hope. Pastor Jody Sledge calls us to see from Psalm 118 that our hope is in the ways of God, the works of God, and the Coming-One of God - Jesus. Where is your hope today? Hear the Word of the Lord and put your hope in Christ. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/hope http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/hope.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:55:15 GMT Jody Sledge Hosanna, In the Highest christmas,jesus,hope,old_testament,fear If you are a single man or woman, how do you see your singleness? Are you just coping with it? Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to the Word of God and see what God has to say about singleness and how singles are part of the family of God. The Word calls you to do something with your singleness not about it. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/pursing-a-christ-like-heart-for-singleness http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/single-sermon.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:26:21 GMT Brian Curtis A Heart for the Home singleness,marriage,family,devotion,missions How do our actions and feeling toward children reveal our understanding of the gospel? Listen as Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to love children the way that Jesus loves children and to be like them in our pursuit of faith. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/pursing-a-christ-like-heart-for-children http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/children-sermon.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:36:01 GMT Lance Parrott A Heart for the Home mark,jesus,children,adoption,abortion,faith,gospel What does Jesus desire from marriage? And how can we purse his heart in it? Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to hear the words of Christ from the gospel of Mark and to see that marriage is rooted in God, not man, and that marriage is ultimately about God, not man. Listen to find out more about marriage and Christ's heart for it. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/pursing-a-christ-like-heart-for-marriage http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/marriage.mp3 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:49:07 GMT Brian Curtis A Heart for the Home jesus,marriage,divorce,gospel,forgiveness This is the audio from Session #3 of our Rooted event on November 6th, 2009. This session covers the third chapter of Titus. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/titus-session-3 http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/3-titus.mp3 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:33:37 GMT Jody Sledge This is the audio from Session #3 of our Rooted event on November 6th, 2009. This session covers the third chapter of Titus. titus,salvation,good_works This is the audio from Session #2 of our Rooted event on November 6th, 2009. This session covers the second chapter of Titus. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/titus-session-2 http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/titus-2.mp3 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:07 GMT Jody Sledge This is the audio from Session #2 of our Rooted event on November 6th, 2009. This session covers the second chapter of Titus. bible,salvation,relationships,church,titus This is the audio from Session #1 of our Rooted event on November 6th, 2009. This session covers the first chapter of Titus. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/titus-session-1 http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/titus-1.mp3 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:57:39 GMT Jody Sledge This is the audio from Session #1 of our Rooted event on November 6th, 2009. This session covers the first chapter of Titus. titus,elders,paul,church Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to see through the story of the rich young ruler that following Christ means holding him as the greatest treasure. Do you value Christ above all things? Are you lacking the one thing that the young man lacked? Hear the Word of the Lord and find out to treasure Christ. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/treasuring-christ http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/treasuring-christ.mp3 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:43:19 GMT Lance Parrott followship jesus,money,discipleship,affections,delight Do you ever stop to think about the war that sin is waging against you? How do you fight back? Why does it even matter? Listen as Pastor Brian Curtis calls us as disciples of Jesus to fight against the sin within our own lives. Hear the Words of Jesus and find out how to win the battle against sin. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/warring-against-sin http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/warring-against-sin.mp3 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:53:28 GMT Brian Curtis followship mark,jesus,sin,holy_spirit,spiritual_warefare What does it take to be great? How is someone great in the Kingdom of Christ? From these three passages in the book of Mark (9:33-37; 9:38-41; 10:35-45) Pastor Lance Parrott calls towards service in the body, but with the right attitudes. These stories call us to have the heart of a servant - the very heart of Jesus himself. Hear the Word of the Lord. [Forgive the quality of the audio; the interface on the computer was set to record from the wrong output.] http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/service-towards-others http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/service-towards-others.mp3 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:21:54 GMT Lance Parrott followship mark,jesus,discipleship,service,pride,heart What does it mean to be a follower of Christ? What does it mean to depend upon God? Have you ever cried out, "Lord I believe; help my unbelief?" Pastor Jody Sledge answers these questions and more from this interesting story from the gospel of Mark. Listen and hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/dependence-upon-god http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/dependence-upon-god.mp3 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:07:50 GMT Jody Sledge followship mark,jesus,prayre,dependence,faith,regeneration The call to come to Christ and die brings with it the commission to go and make disciples throughout all the earth. Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to give our lives for the sake of making the gospel of Jesus Christ know throughout all the world. Can you go? Will you go? Listen and find out. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/lose-your-life-to-the-commission-and-its-end http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/lose-your-life-to-the-commission-and-its-end.mp3 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:07:51 GMT Lance Parrott How To Lose Your Life matthew,missions,disciples,nations,outreach Do you love the church with the same devotion as Jesus? Would you die for the church? Would you lose your life for the church? Pastor Brian Curtis calls to see a picture of the early church and their devotion and calls us to that same life-giving devotion. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/lose-your-life-to-the-church-and-its-devotion http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/lose-your-life-to-the-church-and-its-devotion.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:29:33 GMT Brian Curtis How To Lose Your Life acts,church,bible,fellowship,love,witnessing In the mess of everything that this world throws at us, how can we know if we living to please God? Pastor Lance Parrott calls us from this passage in 1 Timothy to discipline ourselves for the purpose of godliness. Are you pursuing godliness? Are you striving for the promise of life that godliness brings? Listen to Word and find out. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/lose-your-life-to-godliness-and-its-promise http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/godliness-and-its-promise.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:12:03 GMT Lance Parrott How To Lose Your Life 1_timothy,godliness,scriptures,prayer,holiness From this crucial text in the gospel of Mark, Pastor Brian Curtis asks us: 1. What does it mean to lose your life to Jesus' cross? and 2. Why is it worth the sacrifice to do so? Listen to the words of our Lord as he calls to deny our selves, take up our cross, and follow him. Listen as Christ calls us to lose our lives. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/lose-your-life-to-christ-and-his-cross http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/lose-your-life-to-christ-and-his-cross.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:13:38 GMT Brian Curtis How To Lose Your Life mark,jesus,cross,self-denial,discipleship,salvation As we dive back into the gospel of Mark, Pastor Lance Parrott asks us - Why does Jesus have to be crucified. Jesus has set his face towards Jerusalem where he will handed over to lawless men, mock, beaten, and killed. But why? Hear the Word of the Lord and find out. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/the-absolute-necessity-of-a-crucified-king http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/the-absolute-necessity-of-a-crucified-king.mp3 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:29:38 GMT Lance Parrott A King and His Cross mark,jesus,death,resurrection,transfiguration,old_testament Peter tells us that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. We are called as believers to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to a life of humility even in suffering, temptations, and trails. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/humbled-under-the-mighty-hand-of-god http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/humbled-under-the-mighty-hand-of-god.mp3 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:21:06 GMT Brian Curtis Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,humility,temptation,suffering,christ,glory Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to understand that pastors should pastor the flock of God in God's way for a God-sized reward. But these commands aren't only for pastors. Listen to this message and find out how we are to be good stewards of what God has given. Hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/how-to-feed-and-be-fed-in-the-flock-of-god http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/how-to-feed-and-be-feed.mp3 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:39:27 GMT Lance Parrott Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,pastors,stewardship,manhood,shepherd,jesus Should suffering in the Christian life surprise us? Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to heed the words of Peter and see suffering as good designed by God to bring about refinement and praise to God. Listen to this message and find out how suffering in this life prepares us for the next. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/rejoice-even-in-suffering http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/rejoice-even-in-suffering.mp3 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:24:50 GMT Brian Curtis Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,suffering,holy_spirit,joy,praise Are we dying to see Christ? Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to live in light of Christ's crucifixion and in light of his returning. This passage in 1 Peter commands us to live crucified lives and to live Christ-exalting lives. Listen to find out how and why. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/dying-to-see-him http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/dying-to-see-him.mp3 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:53:13 GMT Lance Parrott Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,cross,second_comming,love,service,prayer Pastor Lance Parrott asks us, "What if Christianity is not about the things we do, but rather about the ways in which we see?" We must see Christ as king, holy, and as savior. And when we see Christ in this way it will affect our lives. Listen from 1 Peter and find out how. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/seeing-with-kingdom-eyes http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/seeing-christ.mp3 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:14:15 GMT Lance Parrott Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,christ,holy,love,suffering,evangelism Unlike what the world tells us, Peter tells us of the true beauty of marriage. Wives are to fear God. Husbands are to honor God. Pastor Jody Sledge, calls us to the Word to look not to the external but to the internal and live in our marriages for the next world. Listen and hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/fear-and-honor-the-beauty-of-christian-marriage http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/fear-and-honor.mp3 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:49:45 GMT Jody Sledge Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,marriage,wives,husbands,holiness Through this passage of 1 Peter, Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to follow Christ even in the midst of unjust authority. How should we respond to a harsh boss? How should we act when someone speaks against us? Peter calls us to look to Christ. Listen to hear the Word of the Lord. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/following-in-the-footsteps-of-christ http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/following-in-the-footsteps-of-christ.mp3 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:55:46 GMT Lance Parrott Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,jesus,suffering,servant,shepherd In this text of 1 Peter, we are called to submit ourselves to every human authority. The Christian life is not just about quiet times and church services. Rather Jesus should affect every aspect of our lives - including the way we relate to the governing authorities over us. Hear the Word of the Lord. And find out how Christ wants us to live in this world for the next. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/for-gods-sake-yes-we-can http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/for-gods-sake-yes-we-can.mp3 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:05:38 GMT Brian Curtis Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,submission,politics,authority Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to examine who we are as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. He calls us to see our identity in Christ, as the people of God, living to bring glory to Jesus. Listen to this wonderful text from 1 Peter. Hear the Word of the Lord. And see who we are in Christ. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/identity-crisis-and-the-church http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/6-12-sermon.mp3 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:03:11 GMT Lance Parrott Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,jesus,identity,people_of_god,praise Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to love another as Christ has loved us. From this passage in 1 Peter we see that we can love because we've been born again. We must put away the sins of hate. And we must grow up in love like infants growing on milk. Listen and hear the Word of the Lord calling us to love another. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/love-one-another-deeply-from-a-pure-heart http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/pure-love.mp3 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:50:09 GMT Brian Curtis Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,love,gospel,sin,growth Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to holy lives as Christians. Peter tells us to be holy as God is holy. Through this passage Lance examines the truth that our position before God cannot be separated from our practice as Christians. Listen and hear how God calls us to live in this world as holy people. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/ready-or-not-the-obedient-life-of-christian-pilgrims http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/read-not.mp3 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:32:38 GMT Lance Parrott Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,holiness,jesus,blood Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to cherish our great salvation that we have in Christ. We can face suffering because of it. We can rejoice because of it. And we can praise God because the prophets of old and the angels longed to see it. Will suffering in this life lead to you praise? Listen and find out. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/so-great-is-our-salvation http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/great-salvation.mp3 Sun, 31 May 2009 20:13:08 GMT Brian Curtis Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,suffering,salvation,gospel,prophets During this week's sermon, Pastor Lance Parrott asks us the question: Is Christ your life or is he just lost in the details? Beginning our latest series through the book of 1 Peter, Lance calls us to see our living hope of being born again, our inheritance that is kept for us in heaven, and our need to respond to our salvation with praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/your-best-life-now-and-forever http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/best-life-forever.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 20:26:00 GMT Lance Parrott Living Between Two Worlds 1_peter,regeneration,heaven,assurance,praise Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to ask ourselves the question: Who do you say Jesus is? In this passage of Mark, we see Jesus asking the disciples this important question. Listen and find out what this question, and more importantly the answer, means for your life today. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/the-good-confession http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/the-good-confession.mp3 Sun, 17 May 2009 03:42:17 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Kingdom mark,christ,discipleship Pastor Lance Parrott calls us to come and see the Kingdom of Christ. But we must see in a way that we are not used to. We must look for Jesus not signs. We must look to the spiritual not the physical. And we must have the eyes of our hearts touched by Jesus. Listen to these stories in Mark and see the Kingdom by believing. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/believing-is-seeing http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/believing-is-seeing.mp3 Sun, 10 May 2009 16:45:54 GMT Lance Parrott A King and His Kingdom mark,pharisees,blindness,healing,leaven,faith Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to the table of the King to see who is fit to eat and drink with Christ. Through these three stories in the gospel of Mark, we see Jesus calling all peoples to his table, even the gentile 'dogs.' Jesus is the bread of heaven come down to earth and he calls us to come and eat. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/jesus-loves-dogs-at-the-table http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/jesus-loves-dogs-at-the-table.mp3 Sun, 03 May 2009 05:00:07 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Kingdom bread_of_heaven,faith,provision,mark In today's passage Jesus confronts the religious leaders and takes them to the matters of the heart. Pastor Lance Parrott challenges us to see our selves in the lives of the Pharisees and to see that God cares most about our hearts. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/how-could-you-be-so-heartless http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/how-could-you-be-so-heartless.mp3 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:01:16 GMT Lance Parrott A King and His Kingdom mark,pharisees,heart Pastor Brian Curtis calls us to see Christ as the good shepherd. Jesus demands that his sheep trust him for provision and for protection. Hear how Christ feeds the thousands and walked on the water. And hear what that means for you. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/green-pastures-in-desolate-places http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/green-pastures-in-desolate-places.mp3 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:00:43 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Kingdom mark,shepherd,miracle,provision,protection Are you desperate for Christ? Do you believe that he has the power to heal you? To raise you from the dead? Hear Pastor Brian Curtis as he calls us to Christ through two stories of his ministry in the book of Mark. http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/sermon/dont-fear-only-believe http://www.christfellowshipbg.com/mediafiles/dont-fear-only-believe.mp3 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:01:00 GMT Brian Curtis A King and His Kingdom mark,resurrection,healing,desparation