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Special Message from Skip Heitzig
Luke 22:7-23
Skip Heitzig

Luke 22 (NKJV™)
7 Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed.
8 And He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat."
9 So they said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare?"
10 And He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters.
11 "Then you shall say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'
12 "Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready."
13 So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.
14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him.
15 Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;
16 "for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."
17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves;
18 "for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.
21 "But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table.
22 "And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"
23 Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.

New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.

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The night before His death, Jesus celebrated Passover with His disciples in the upper room. In this message, we examine the progression of that Last Supper and learn both the traditional meanings behind the meal as well as the practical life applications for us as we live under the new covenant of Christ.

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  1. Introduction
    1. The church of Jesus Christ began with twelve frightened men locked in a room in Jerusalem
    2. Closeness—they were close with the Lord
      1. The night began in intimacy
      2. Jesus took His twelve closest friends, whom He named apostles, and shared a final meal
    3. Concern—as the meal went on, they became concerned
      1. Intimacy gave way to anxiety as Jesus spoke about His betrayal and death
      2. He spoke of His resurrection, but they did not pay attention to that part
    4. Cowardice—as Jesus was arrested, they all fled
      1. In the garden of Gethsemane, Peter cut off the ear of the servant (see John 18:10)
      2. The soldiers laid hold of and took Jesus away
      3. The disciples ran and hid themselves
    5. Courage—they ended on this note
      1. Something happened that brought a boldness, changing the disciples into people who opened the door of their hearts to the entire city of Jerusalem
      2. The resurrection changed them (see Luke 24:13-36)
  2. Holy Week
    1. Begins with Palm Sunday (see Matthew 21:1-9; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-16)
      1. Jesus had been in Jericho, where He healed the blind man Bartimaeus (see Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)
      2. Jesus stayed with His friends in a little town called Bethany
      3. Jesus entered Jerusalem from the east on the tenth of Nisan
        1. The day the Passover lambs were selected by families to take home
        2. Jesus presented Himself as their Lamb
    2. Monday
      1. On His way back to Jerusalem, Jesus cursed a fig tree that did not bear fruit (see Matthew 21:19-22; Mark 11:13-14)
      2. He cleansed the temple (see Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-48)
      3. He returned to Bethany and spent the night
    3. Tuesday
      1. Jesus once again went to Jerusalem; on the way, the disciples saw the fig tree He cursed the day before, and He taught them about faith (see Mark 11:20-26)
      2. He once again entered the temple
      3. His disciples commented on the massive stones of which the temple was constructed
        1. He taught the Olivet Discourse (see Matthew 24-25; Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36)
        2. About the future destruction of the temple and abomination of desolation
      4. He stayed once again at Bethany
    4. Wednesday
      1. Jesus spent the day in the vicinity of Jerusalem
      2. The Wednesday of Holy Week is known as Spy Wednesday
      3. It's believed this is the day Judas conspired with the Sanhedrin to betray Jesus
    5. Thursday
      1. Fourteenth day of Nisan
        1. When the Passover was celebrated
        2. In those days, the Passover was celebrated on two different nights
          1. One to accommodate a Galilean time frame (Thursday)
          2. Another to accommodate a Judean time frame (Friday)
      2. Jesus sent Peter and John into Jerusalem to make preparations for Passover (see Matthew 26:18-19; Mark 14:13-16; Luke 22:10-13)
      3. After the meal, He went with the eleven disciples to the Mount of Olives
        1. Gat Shmanim (Gethsemane) = the place of the olive press
        2. This is where He was arrested
    6. Friday
      1. Jesus went through six trials
        1. Three religious trials
        2. Three civil trials
      2. Pilate had Jesus scourged and condemned Him to die
      3. Jesus was put on the cross at 9 am and died at 3 pm
      4. He was buried in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb
    7. Saturday/Sunday
      1. He stayed in the tomb part of Friday, Saturday, and part of Sunday
      2. Early on Sunday, the tomb was vacated and Jesus conquered death
    8. Holy Week is a big deal in the Bible
      1. One-third of all the recorded events of Jesus' life happened during Holy Week
      2. 20-40 percent of the text in the Gospels is devoted to Holy Week
      3. There are only four chapters that deal with the first thirty years of Jesus' life
      4. There are twenty-nine chapters devoted to the last week of Jesus' life
  3. Historical perspective
    1. On Thursday, the fourteenth of Nisan, the lambs were slaughtered in the temple
      1. Josephus recorded that 156,000 lambs were slaughtered at Passover a few years later
      2. According to Jewish tradition, all of the lambs were killed within a two-hour period, 3-5 pm
      3. Hundreds of priests killed about two lambs every minute
    2. There were pools close by to wash the blood away
      1. The water was flushed down a huge pipe through the Temple Mount and into the Kidron Valley
      2. For days, the Brook Kidron flowed with the blood of the lambs
      3. A reminder that sin kills
    3. Before He died, Jesus dined with His disciples
      1. Peter and John had to prepare the Passover meal (see Luke 22:7-13)
        1. They had to secure the room
        2. They had to take the lamb to the temple to be killed
        3. They had to roast the lamb for the Passover meal
        4. They had to bring in matzah bread and bitter herbs
        5. As they ate, they reclined on their left elbow with their feet away from the table
        6. Slaves stood and free men reclined
      2. The meal began (see Luke 22:14-23)
        1. Jesus' emotional state was heightened, and He began to feel the weight of the cross
        2. He looked forward to spending His last Passover with His disciples
      3. The Passover meal was centered on four cups of wine (see Exodus 6:6-7)
        1. Opened with a spiritual toast
        2. Closed with a hymn and the last cup
        3. The cups were attached to the four statements in Exodus 6:6-7
          1. Kiddush: the first cup of blessing or sanctification (seev. 6a)
          2. The cup of affliction (see v. 6b)
          3. The cup of redemption (see v. 6c)
          4. The forth cup (see v. 7)
        4. The wine was kept warm
          1. Warm water added to the wine
          2. Close to body temperature
          3. Reminder of the blood of the lamb that was slainfor them
    4. Sequence of events at Passover seder
      1. Kiddush
      2. Hand washing
        1. It was around this time that some of the disciples started to argue about who was the greatest (see Luke 22:24)
        2. Jesus washed their feet (see John 13:4-12)
      3. Eating bitter herbs
        1. Horseradish, parsley, endive
        2. Salt water to remind them of the tears that were shed in Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea
        3. Dipped the herbs into the salt water
      4. Eating the matzah
        1. They dipped it in charoset, a mixture of apples, nuts, and pomegranates
        2. Reminded them of the mortar used in Egypt to build the cities for pharaoh
      5. Cup of affliction
        1. Blessing in Hebrew
        2. Hymn (Psalm 113-118)
      6. The main course of the meal
        1. The Passover lamb
        2. Jesus announced that someone at the table would betray Him (see John 13:21-30)
      7. Cup of redemption
        1. "I will redeem you with an outstretched arm" (Exodus 6:6)
        2. The arms of Jesus would be stretched on a cross in a few short hours
        3. God would deliver the world through Him
      8. It was after this that Jesus took the bread and broke it, distributing it along with the wine to His disciples
  4. Prophetical perspective
    1. The new covenant
      1. The disciples knew the prophecy about the new covenant (see Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 37:26-28)
      2. The new covenant was upon them as the Lamb of God went to the cross
    2. The cross is monumental
      1. God forgave some people before the cross as they looked forward to it by faith
      2. God has saved some sinners since the cross
      3. God saves all sinners because of the cross
  5. Personal perspective
    1. This was interactive for the disciples
      1. They had to participate
      2. They had to eat the bread and drink the wine
      3. It's one thing for Jesus to die, but we have to appropriate it personally in our lives, enjoy the benefits, and accept the ramifications (see John 3:16)
    2. Many people are ignorant to the fact that salvation requires a response
      1. Knowing the facts does not equal salvation (see John 1:12)
      2. Jesus has given you a valentine written in blood, and it's your choice whether or not to receive it
Figures referenced: Flavius Josephus

Hebrew words: charoset, Gat Shmanim, kiddush

Cross references: Exodus 6:6-7; Psalm 113-118; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 37:26-28; Matthew 21:1-9, 19-22; 24-25; 26:18-19; Mark 10:46-52; 11:1-11, 13-18, 20-26; 13; 14:13-16; Luke 18:35-43; 19:29-48; 21:5-36; 22:24; 24:13-36; John 1:12; 3:16; 12:12-16; 13:4-12, 21-30; 18:10

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Welcome to Calvary Albuquerque.
We pursue the God who is passionately pursuing a lost world. We do this with one another through worship, by the word to the world.
I'm going to be sharing with you out of the Book of Luke, Chapter 22 tonight. And we're going to put the scriptures up on the screens as we go so you can be a part of this meditation. This is a night where we want to focus in on what this season is all about in preparation for what we're going to do Friday, and that is take the Lord's supper together, take communion on Good Friday outside. And that will further prepare us for what we're going to celebrate on Sunday, that the war is over. The victory has been won. And our Savior is alive and well and moving on planet Earth.
So tonight is going to be a devotional of sorts to just focus our hearts in. And then hopefully I'm going to quit a little bit early so you can be prayed for. And we're going to have some leaders up in the front praying for those who just want prayer for anything at all. So we'll take a few minutes doing that.
Let's pray together. Father, we want to calm our hearts even though we have prayed for a team, we pray for us as a team, the body of Christ, the church gathered here in this place for this midweek Wednesday night service during holy week.
Father, we pray that you would ready us, that we would think about the season we have entered into, what it represents, what we are called to remember. As Jesus said, do this in remembrance of me. And also, Lord, if there are things in our lives where we need to repent, we need to change, we need to ask your forgiveness, we need to ask somebody else's forgiveness.
And perhaps, Lord, there are some who are here tonight who have never personally asked Jesus, the messiah, God in human flesh to be the Lord of their lives and to occupy the uppermost tier of their existence. We pray, Lord, that that would change here tonight. In Jesus' name, we pray. And everybody said, amen.
Think of this. The Church of Jesus Christ began with 12 frightened men locked in a second story room in Jerusalem. They were going on the most incredible journey. And I thought today of four words that could sum up their journey with Jesus in the last hours and days of his life and then after he rose from the dead, just this period, this one week.
And the four words are these. Closeness, they were close with the Lord, especially during this meal time that we're about to read of. The second word is concern. As the meal goes on and as Jesus makes some predictions during that evening, their closeness gives way to concern.
And then, as the evening wears on, the third word that describes their journey is cowardice. Because they leave the upper room, they take a walk with Jesus to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus is arrested and they all flee. And then the fourth word is courage. They end on that note. By the time this week is done, at the dawning of the first day of the following week, they are filled with courage.
So the night begins in intimacy. Jesus takes his 12 closest friends, the ones that he has personally chosen who are disciples and he called them apostles. He trained them. He spoke to them. He loved them.
He walked with them. He was with them. And then, in this upper room, they shared this final meal together. There was intimacy.
But the intimacy gave way to anxiety. He said I'm going to be betrayed by one of you in this room. Not only that, but I'm going to be killed. I'm going to be beaten.
And then I'm going to rise again from the dead. That part, they edited out of their thinking. They didn't really hear that part. So they went from intimacy to anxiety.
Then, as I mentioned, they were down in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus was arrested. And once they laid hold of Jesus with all of those soldiers, after Peter tried to slice a guy's head off and missed and nicked his ear, cut his ear off, the anxiety was pure timidity. They ran. They hid themselves probably in that same upper room where they had Passover and they locked the door.
But then, finally, something happened to them that brought an audacity of faith, of boldness, that changed them from men in a locked room hiding to people who opened the door of their hearts to the whole city of Jerusalem. And we know what that was, right? That was the Resurrection.
When their doors were locked in that upper room, we're told in Luke Chapter 24, after Jesus walk with two men on the road to Emmaus, that Jesus appeared in that upper room suddenly. He just showed up. He didn't go through the door. He didn't knock on the door. He didn't crawl through a window.
He just appeared. And they saw him standing there and he said, peace to you. And that changed everything for them as witnessed in the Book of Acts.
Now, this whole week is referred to by those in Christianity as Holy Week. This week here that we're celebrating is called Holy Week. So let me give you a rundown of how Holy Week went day by day.
It begins with Sunday, the Sunday we just celebrated, Palm Sunday. Jesus entered Jerusalem from the east. He had been in Jericho. He healed a man named Bartimaeus who was blind and another blind beggar who was with him. After that, he made that steep ascent up to Jerusalem.
I say steep ascent. Jericho is below sea level. Jerusalem is 2,500 feet above sea level. And the road is quite steep and treacherous.
So Jesus had entered Jerusalem from the east and he stayed with his friends on the back side of the Mount of Olives, the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives in a little town called Bethany. It was with his buddy, Lazarus, whom he had already raised from the dead, and his sisters, Mary and Martha.
On that Sunday then, which begins Holy Week, Jesus entered into Jerusalem from the east, from Bethany, in toward Jerusalem and was worshipped by a crowd of people. He presented himself to the nation on that day, the Sunday, the 10th day of the Hebrew calendar month of Nisan, the day when the lambs were taken, selected, presented to the families, and taken home. Jesus presented himself to the nation of Israel and, in particular, to the city of Jerusalem as their lamb, The Lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world.
Sunday evening, he retired back to Bethany where he spent the night at the home of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha. On Monday, Jesus once again left Bethany, came down the Mount of Olives on his way to the city of Jerusalem to the temple. And on that Monday, he sees a fig tree that did not bear fruit and he cursed it.
And he walked past it, walked into the city of Jerusalem, went into the temple, and he cleansed it, meaning he took a cord of whips and he drove out the buyers and the sellers and overturned the tables. And then he left the temple. At the end of the day, at the evening, he went back to Bethany on the Mount of Olives and spent the night.
The next day, Tuesday, he once again leaves Bethany, comes toward the city of Jerusalem, this time walks past the fig tree that he cursed yesterday and today has withered. And so he stopped there and he used that as an illustration to teach a small little sermon on faith. Then Jesus walked into the temple.
It says he looked around and he left it once again on his way back up to the Mount of Olives to where he would be staying in Bethany. However, this time, as he's going back, leaving the city, going back up to Bethany, it's then that the disciples say, look at how big these stones are and how massive these buildings are that we've been hanging out in every day this week. And that's when Jesus says that they're all going to come crumbling down.
And Jesus gives one of his greatest, most notable sermons ever called the Olivet Discourse. It's about the end of times. It's about the tribulation.
It's about the future history, way into the future including the abomination of desolation. He tells all of that in Matthew 24, also found in Luke 21, also found in Mark 13. After that, he goes back to the top of the Mount of Olives to the other side and he stays once again at Bethany.
Then we come to Wednesday, this day. Jesus spends that day in the vicinity of Jerusalem. And, by the way, did you know that, traditionally, Wednesday of Holy Week is known as Spy Sunday-- I'm sorry, Spy Wednesday, not Sunday. It is Wednesday after all.
It's called spy Wednesday. Why is that? Because it is believed that it was that Wednesday that Judas conspired with the Sanhedrin for how Jesus would be betrayed and how much money he would be betrayed for. The final ramifications of that betrayal, of that nefarious act, were put into place on Wednesday.
That takes us to the next day, Thursday. That day, Thursday, was the 14th day of Nisan, the day the Passover is celebrated. Now, it was celebrated during that era on two different days, one to accommodate a Galilean time frame, so that was on Thursday, and another to accommodate a Judean, down south time frame. That was on Friday.
So it was on that Thursday that Jesus sent two of his disciples, Peter and John, into this city and said, go make preparations for this final Passover meal. He told them where to go. He told them who to look for. They were showed a large upper room that was furnished. And that is where the Passover celebration with the disciples was going to take place after the meal. And we'll get to that in just a second.
Jesus escorts, after a hymn, his Twelve Apostles. I should say 11. Judas had left toward the end of the feast. He goes out with those 11 outside of the gates of Jerusalem down over the Kidron Valley onto the Mount of Olives to an olive farm, a working farm where olives were harvested and crushed called Gat Shmanim, or Gethsemane, the place of the olive press.
And there he prayed. There he waited with his disciples. And there Jesus was arrested, which brings us to Friday.
Friday, he went through six trials from early morning. It would be late night but past 12. Into the early morning hours, he went through three trials that were religious trials before Annas and Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin and then, at daybreak, three more civil trials before Pontius Pilate, Harrod, and Pilot once again, six trials altogether.
Pilot had Jesus scourged, brought back, and then condemned him to die where he went out to Golgotha, was put on the cross at 9 o'clock in the morning. And by 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he was dead. He was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Aramithea. He spent that Friday afternoon, the rest of Friday, Saturday, and part of Sunday. And early in the morning, we know the rest of the story. The tomb was vacated and Jesus conquered death.
Now, that's Holy Week. And we celebrate every year. Christians around the world celebrate Holy Week. The question is, why is holy week such a big deal?
It's a big deal because it's a big deal in the Bible. What do I mean, it's a big deal in the Bible? Well, if you were just to look at how much text of the New Testament gospels is devoted to Holy Week, it would astound you.
One third of all the events that we have recorded in the New Testament of Jesus' life, a full one third of all the events we have concerning Christ, happened in the last week of his life, during holy week. In Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, those four gospels, between 20% to 40% of the textual real estate in those books is devoted to the final week that Jesus was on the earth. In your New Testament gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, there are only four chapters that tell us what happened during the first 30 years of Jesus' life, four chapters, four chapters for 30 years. For the last week of Jesus' life, there are not four but 29 chapters in the four gospels devoted to the final week.
So let's step back into this scene. Try to, in your mind's eyes, set yourself among the olive tree. See the stone structures of Jerusalem. Hear the hubbub of the Passover traffic.
Hear the lambs as they're taken up into the temple and they go from bleating sheep to bleeding sheep. They are killed, slaughtered. Their blood is spilled in those temple courts. Try to smell, if you can, the roasting of the lambs that took place at all the various homes around the city and throughout the countryside.
We decorated the stage tonight in this low-level lighting to hopefully set the mood. And behind me is the menorah, the seven-branched candlestick That is a symbol of the nation of Israel. This will represent for us the very nation that Jesus Christ came to speak to, to be presented to and for and would die for in just a few days.
Now, what I want to do in looking at just a few verses of this in our meditation is look at it through three different lenses, three different perspectives. The historical, first of all, I want to give you a little bit of historical background on the Last Supper. So historical, second, prophetical. There's something here that this is in fulfillment of a prediction was made in the Old Testament about a new covenant, a New Testament that was coming. So historical, prophetical, and then, finally, the most important, personal. We want to personalize it.
So I begin with historical. Now, this is a Thursday. This is the 14th day of Nisan. Up on that Temple Mount, I mentioned lambs are being slaughtered. According to Josephus, the Jewish historian during one of the Passovers around this era, not this particular one but a few years later, he recorded that 156,000 lambs were slaughtered at the Passover.
What's even more amazing than that number is that they were, according to Jewish tradition, all killed within a two-hour period. Because it was between the evenings, it says in the Old Testament, and there is an early evening and a later evening, and that was 3 o'clock and 5 o'clock before the sun would set at six. So you have to imagine hundreds and hundreds of priests with knives and basins to drain the blood slitting the throats of the lambs, killing about two lambs every minute, hundreds of priests slaughtering two lambs per minute during that two-hour period between the evenings.
Now, with that much blood, there had to be a lot of water that washed that blood away. There was. There was a pool very close, a few different pools. And the water was brought in and it was flushed down a huge pipe from the Temple Mount from the altar down under the Temple Mount, out into the Kidron Valley. So, essentially, you have blood on top of the Temple Mount, you have blood under the Temple Mount, and you have blood in the Kidron Brook around the Temple Mount.
So, for days, the river or the Brook Kidron flowed with the blood of lambs. So whenever you would see that little river, it would remind you, this is the price of sin. Sin kills. It destroys.
And, in this case, something else in my place is being destroyed. A lamb is being slaughtered and my sins can be forgiven. That was the whole picture behind this.
So this is Thursday. In a few hours, Jesus will be arrested. The next day, Jesus will die as the Lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world. But before he dies, he dines. He dines with his men. He sits around the table in a long and leisurely fashion and teaches them and serves them.
In verse seven, of Luke 22, we are told, then came the day of unleavened bread when the Passover must be killed. He sent Peter and John saying, go and prepare the Passover for us that we may eat. So they said to him, where do you want us to prepare?
And he said to them, behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house which he enters. And then you will say to the master of the house, the teacher says to you, where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples? Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room. There make ready.
And so they went and found it just as he had said to them and they prepared the Passover. So preparations had to be made. The room had to be secured. The lamb had to be taken up between three and five o'clock to the Temple Mount. They would come in with a live lamb. They would leave with a dead lamb.
They would then go to this upper room. There were probably some ovens or a kitchen close by where they would have to roast the lamb. They would have to bring in matzah bread, bitter herbs, and all sorts of trimmings for the Passover meal itself. The recipes I'll explain in just a moment.
And they would recline, we are told. They didn't sit. I've told you this before. They would lie down on their left elbow with their feet away from the table on a cushion in a very leisurely, relaxed manner with their right arm free to grab utensils, food, wine, et cetera on the table.
Why would it be leisure? Because slaves stood free men, reclined. They're celebrating their freedom from Egypt, their freedom from slavery. And so they reclined. It was a leisurely, long meal.
In verse 14, when the hour had come, he sat down-- or as newer translations will say, reclined-- and the Twelve Apostles with him. And he said to them, with fervent desire, I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.
And then he took the cup and he gave thanks and he said, take this. Divide it among yourselves. For I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.
And he took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them saying, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, he also took the cup after supper saying, this cup is the new covenant in my blood which is shed for you.
But, behold, the hand of my betrayer is with me on the table. And truly the son of man goes as it has been determined. But woe to that man by whom he is betrayed. Then they began to question among themselves which of them it was who would do this thing.
As the meal began, as this intimate setting began, as the Passover Seder was kicked of, Jesus looked around and he said, with fervent desire, I have been looking forward to this. The actual Greek reads, with desire, I have desired. Now, whenever you see a word like that from the original language mentioned twice, it is to bring intensity to the meaning of the verse.
With desire, I have desired. So it's translated, with fervent desire. So sometimes in the Bible you will see the words repeated like grace upon grace or from glory to glory. It's the same word but it is used from one stage to another, the intensification or the emphasis on this.
So what this tells us is that, by this time, Jesus' emotional state is heightened. The weight of the sacrifice of the cross is starting to be felt by him. And his emotions are heightened. And he knows that this is the last Passover and the first communion. And so he says to them, oh, I have longed, I have looked forward, I have anticipated this time of intimacy with you, my disciples, before I suffer.
We know that the Passover meal was focused on four cups of wine. Throughout the evening, it would open with a toast, so to speak, a spiritual toast. Not like, oh, I want a toast to so-and-so, but it was a special blessing that was given.
That's the first cup. The fourth cup ended the meal and a hymn was sung. But there were four glasses of wine in this Seder. Why four?
Because in the Book of Exodus, when God was delivering them, in Exodus, Chapter Six, the Lord said this. Therefore, say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord. I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will rescue you from their bondage and will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you as my people and I will be your God.
Now, the four glasses of wine were attached to these four statements that are made in these two verses. So the first glass of wine, the kiddush, the cup of blessing or sanctification revolved around that first promise. Therefore, I say to the children of Israel, I am the Lord. I will bring you out from under the burden of the Egyptians.
The second glass of wine, the cup of affliction, was attached to the second promise where God said in that verse, I will rescue you from their bondage. And then the third cup, the cup of redemption, I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. And the fourth glass, which ended the meal, was attached to the promise in verse seven, I will take you as my people and I will be your God.
There's something else. The wine at the Passover was kept warm. According to Jewish tradition and their writings in the Mishnah, they took warm water, heated water, and added that to the wine. So the wine would more or less be body temperature. It was to further remind them that it represents the blood of a lamb that was slain for them. So it was kept at body temperature and it was used throughout the evening.
So this is how the Seder went down. Jesus would have taken the glass of wine, the first cup, would have raised it. It was the cup of blessing, the kiddush, the cup of sanctification. And he would give the traditional Jewish blessing, part of which is written on here.
This is the cup that we got when we were first married. And I've kept it all this time. I bought in Jerusalem.
So he would say, Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam, borei p'ri hagafen. Blessed art thou, Lord God, King of the universe who has given us the fruit of the vine. He would drink the wine and so would all the others.
Then there would be a hand-washing. Now, it seems that during this time at the beginning of the meal, the disciples, probably around this first hand washing, started to argue. Remember what they argued about? Who's going to be the greatest in the kingdom.
And so as the banter went back and forth-- I'm going to be the greatest. No, I'm going to be the greatest. No, I'm going to be the greatest-- the Bible tells us in the Gospel of John, Jesus rose up from the supper table, girded himself with the towel, instead of washing their hands, washed their feet like a servant, like a slave, bringing a hush on that room, a holy hush. And he dried the feet with the towel. Then he sat back down.
Next on the agenda was the bitter herbs. They would take herbs like horseradish and parsley and endive and dip it in salt water. At every Passover table, there was a little vessel of salt water.
Why saltwater? It reminded them of the tears that were shed because of the bondage they experienced in Egypt. And, also, the salt water reminded them of the Red Sea, which was a salt body of water that was opened up in this great deliverance during the Exodus. So they would dip the bitter herbs in the salt water and they would taste it. That bitter taste would remind them of the bitter bondage in slavery their forefathers went through.
Next, they took some of this bread called the matzah, a single matzah cracker broken up. And the host would begin and so they would all dip in a mixture of paste called charoset, a mixture of apples and nuts and pomegranate. It was just a thick, pasty stuff. And they would dip it and they would eat it. And that paste reminded them of the mortar that was used by their forefathers in Egypt to build the cities for pharaoh while they were slaves during those 400 years in bondage.
After that came the second cup, the cup of affliction. The blessing was given in Hebrew. Everybody would sing a psalm or two, the Hillel psalms. Psalm 113 through 118 were the psalms that were sung during that Passover meal.
After the second cup, after the cup of affliction, was the meal. This was where the lamb was brought out and they enjoyed, for a period of time, the main course of the meal. It was during the meal that Jesus in dialogue announced to them that somebody at that table was the betrayer. And they started wondering, well, who could it be?
And they even ask, is it I, Lord? Is it I, Lord? Jesus said it's the one that I give the sop to. He gave it to Judas.
Judas got up from the table, John tells us, and he left the room. Jesus said, what you do, do quickly. Peter didn't know. They all didn't know. They thought, well, Judas is the treasurer. Perhaps he's giving money to the poor or he's bringing extra supplies that are needed for the Passover.
Then came the third cup. The cup was raised again. A Hebrew blessing was given. But this third cup was the cup of redemption. And that was attached to-- do you remember-- God saying, I will deliver them with an outstretched arm. Interesting because the outstretched arms of Jesus would be outstretched in a few hours on a cross and God would deliver the world through his outstretched arms.
That was the promise. And it was after this cup, the cup of redemption, which is after the meal, that Jesus took the bread, afikomen, broke it, and he gave portions of it to his disciples, gave them the cup to drink, the cup of redemption, and he said these words in verse 19. This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.
Likewise, he took the cup after supper-- verse 20-- saying, this is the cup of the new covenant in my blood which is shed for you. So that's the historical view. That gives you the background of what went down in the Seder feast 2000 years ago in that second story upper room, in Jerusalem with his disciples.
But let's move to a second level. That is the prophetical level. And there is a single verse in verse 20. It says he took the cup after this supper saying-- this is the third cup of redemption. And he said this cup is the new covenant in my blood which is shed for you.
What new covenant? What was he talking about? He was talking to them about something they already knew about. They knew the prophecy of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 31. They knew the prophecy of Ezekiel, Ezekiel 36-- 46, where God announces a new covenant that will be made six centuries before this night ever happened.
Jeremiah the prophet wrote these words. Jeremiah 31:31, behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant, which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel.
After those days, says the Lord, I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor and every man his brother saying, know the Lord, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.
Now that was given 600 years before Jesus announced that the new covenant had come. Year after year, Passover after Passover, lamb after lamb, bloodletting after bloodletting, they waited and they yearned until one night a Galilean peasant held up a glass at the third cup of redemption and he said, this is the cup of that new covenant. Do this in remembrance of me.
He announced, wait no longer. The new covenant is upon you as that lamb of God would go to the cross. What Jeremiah predicted, what Ezekiel had predicted had come to pass.
The cross is monumental. Yes, God forgave some sinners before the cross. He forgave them as they looked forward to the cross by faith. God saved some sinners since the cross.
But god saves all sinners because of the cross. It all points to that sacrifice. So that's the historical and that is the prophetical. I want to end on this note, the personal. We need to personalize this.
The best way to personalize it is to put your name where it says you. I'll do it and show you what I mean. In verse 15, Jesus said, with fervent desire, I have desired to eat this Passover with you, Skip, before I suffer. Verse 19, this is my body which is given for you, Skip. Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, he took the cup after supper saying, this cup is the new covenant in my blood which is shed for you, Skip.
You insert your name there. You personalize this. Yes, this was a stage. This was a dramatized reminder of the deliverance of their forefathers from the Old Testament and is something he commanded us to do.
However, it was interactive for the disciples. It wasn't like you have one actor on the stage, namely Jesus, and 12 people in an audience. They had to participate. It does no good to break the bread if they didn't eat it. It's not enough to pour the wine. They must drink it.
And so it is with Jesus' death. It's one thing for Jesus to die, but you have to appropriate his death personally in your life and enjoy the benefits and accept the ramifications of that sacrifice in your own personal life. It's one thing to say for God so loved the world. It's quite another thing to have whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.
A lot of people are ignorant that salvation requires a response. I was one of those people. I grew up in a church. I heard about Good Friday. Easter, every year, we celebrated. We did the thing.
I knew that God loved me. I knew Jesus died on a cross. And I remember when somebody tried to witness to him and say, you know, God loves you. Jesus died on a cross.
I said, just stop right there. Let me finish the story for you. Of course I know this. I grew up with this. Let me tell you how it goes. I was so ignorant that I thought knowing the facts equals salvation.
That's good.
And it does not. Salvation is not automatic. You have to personally receive Christ as many as received him. The Bible said he gave them the right to become children of God.
I remember when I was five or six years old, this writer puts down in ink. Having a big writing tablet on which I do block printing, one day I took a sheet of tablet paper, folded it in half, and wrote I love you on the inside. I put my daddy's name on the outside, covered the sheet with hearts, and set it on his dresser. I had made a Valentine for him and it wasn't even Valentine's Day. Eagerly, I anticipated what I thought would be an enthusiastic response. It never came.
The next afternoon, I discovered the Valentine in the wastebasket. This has to be a mistake, I thought. He must not have seen it. I lifted the Valentine from the trash and carefully stood it up in the center of his dresser.
My heart was pounding the next day when I checked the waste basket. It was there again. Only this time it was crumbled with some other papers. He must not have liked it, I thought, or maybe he didn't see it. I smoothed out the creases as best I could and placed the Valentine on his dresser once more. I made sure that it was in a very conspicuous place so this time he would see it.
The next day, Dad called me to him. I remember feeling very shy. Will you quit putting that note on my dresser, he demanded. I already know that you love me.
Listen to me. Jesus has given you a Valentine, not written in pencil but written in blood. And you can do this to it or you can do this to him and receive him with outstretched arms because of the outstretched arms on your behalf on that cross.
May our hearts be ready as we proceed through the rest of this week and meet on Good Friday and celebrate the elements of the Lord's supper together and then on into Easter. As we pray, I'm going to ask the pastors to come forward.
We're going to have a time of music. You might have something on your heart to have prayed for. We're going to take the next 10 minutes and we're going to let you come up and we'll just pray for you before we go. But let's bow our heads.
Father, we thank you for the time to reminisce, to remember, to stir our hearts, our minds into pure thinking. Paul said, if there's anything noble or praise worthy, to think on these things. And we have done so.
Father, I pray that, as your message of love, the gospel, has gone out, even in a simple and even meager fashion this evening, I pray for those who have never made it personal. They've equated knowing things with belief, personal belief, in Jesus. But you said clearly in your word, as many as would receive him, God would give them the authority to become his children by faith in his name.
So you might be here tonight and you've never placed your faith in Jesus personally. I want to give you an opportunity. As our heads are bowed, our eyes are closed, if you've never given Jesus the chance to run your life, you've never released control of your life over to him, you've never asked him to forgive you of your sins and you've never received him as the Savior and the master of your life, you might have gone to church all your life but you've not done that, you've stopped short of what I just said, if you're willing to do so tonight or if you need to come back home to him because you've walked away from him, I want you just to raise your hand up in the air.
Just raise it up so I can see it. Raise it up high so I can see it. I'll acknowledge you and we'll move on. God bless you, right here in the middle to my left. Anyone else? Thank you. Anybody else? Raise that hand up. Toward the back, thank you. Anyone else?
Father, thank you for those who are acknowledging that. Right where you're sitting, would you just say this? If you raised your hand, say this to him. Say it right now. Mean this from your heart.
Say, Lord, I'm a sinner and I know it. Forgive me. I believe Jesus died on that cross, shed his blood for my sin, and raised again to life three days later. I turn from my sin. I repent of it. I turn to Jesus as Savior, as Lord. I want to follow him today and everyday. Help me. In Jesus' name, amen.
What binds us together is devotion to worshipping our Heavenly Father, dedication to studying his word, and determination to proclaim our eternal hope in Jesus Christ.
For more teachings from Calvary Albuquerque and Skip Heitzig, visit calvaryabq.org.

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1/21/1982
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The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:1-9
Skip Heitzig
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The Tower of Babel - Genesis 11:1-9 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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6/27/1982
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Peter's Homecoming
Mark 14
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Peter's Homecoming - Mark 14 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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3/27/1983
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The Purpose of Worship
Romans 12:1-2; Revelation 4:10-11
Skip Heitzig
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The Purpose of Worship - Romans 12:1-2, Revelation 4:10-11, Psalm 84 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/29/1983
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Demon Possession
Luke 22:31-32
Skip Heitzig
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Demon Possession - Luke 22:31-32 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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10/30/1983
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Happiness is...
Psalm 1
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Happiness is... - Psalm 1 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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1/7/1984
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Jesus Who?
Deuteronomy 11:10-16
Skip Heitzig
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Jesus Who? - Deuteronomy 11:10-16 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/19/1984
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Keep Going, Keep Growing
2 Peter 1:1-11
Skip Heitzig
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Keep Going, Keep Growing - 2 Peter 1:1-11 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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3/10/1984
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The Antioch Church
Skip Heitzig
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The Antioch Church from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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4/1/1984
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The Marathon Christian
1 Corinthians 9
Skip Heitzig
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The Marathon Christian - 1 Corinthians 9 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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4/1/1984
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India Review
Acts 13:1-3; Acts 14:19
Skip Heitzig
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India Review - Acts 13:1-3, 14:19 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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6/17/1984
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From Despair to Joy
Habakkuk 3:17-19
Skip Heitzig
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From Despair to Joy - Habakkuk 3:17-19 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/8/1984
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The Sheep and the Shepherd
John 10
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The Sheep and the Shepherd - John 10 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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10/21/1984
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The Decline of Discouragement
Numbers 21
Skip Heitzig
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The Decline of Discouragement - Numbers 21 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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10/28/1984
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Living on the Border
Numbers 32
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Living on the Border - Numbers 32 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/12/1985
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Make Up Your Mind - Today!
1 Kings 18
Skip Heitzig
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Make Up Your Mind - Today! - 1 Kings 18 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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6/16/1985
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Daniel's Seventy Weeks
Daniel 9
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Daniel's Seventy Weeks - Daniel 9 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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11/17/1985
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Preparing for Service
Isaiah 6:1-9
Skip Heitzig
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Preparing for Service - Isaiah 6:1-9 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/15/1986
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The Prodigal Family
Ruth 1:1-14
Skip Heitzig
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The Prodigal Family - Ruth 1:1-14 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/22/1986
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Portrait of a Radical Rabbi
Galatians 1:13-21
Skip Heitzig
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Portrait of a Radical Rabbi - Galatians 1:13-21 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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3/1/1986
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The Flesh and The Spirit
Galatians 5:16-26
Skip Heitzig
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The Flesh and The Spirit - Galatians 5:16-26 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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4/11/1987
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Doctrinal Questions - A Foundation
Skip Heitzig
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Doctrinal Questions - A Foundation from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/9/1987
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Hey, What's God Like?
Skip Heitzig
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Hey, What's God Like? from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/23/1987
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Security or Insecurity
Skip Heitzig
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Security or Insecurity from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/7/1987
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Growing Strong, Becoming Mighty - King Jotham
2 Chronicles 27:6
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Growing Strong, Becoming Mighty - King Jotham - 2 Chronicles 27:6 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/15/1987
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When God Withdraws - Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 32:21
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When God Withdraws - Hezekiah - 2 Chronicles 32:21 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/23/1987
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Stubborness that Alienates
Luke 15:11-32
Skip Heitzig
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Stubborness that Alienates - Luke 15:11-32 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/29/1987
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Approaching Those with Heavy Hearts
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
Skip Heitzig
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Approaching Those with Heavy Hearts - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/5/1987
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Completing a Long Task
Ezra 6:14
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Completing a Long Task - Ezra 6:14 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/19/1987
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Separation: What God Has Not Joined
Ezra 9:1-4
Skip Heitzig
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Separation: What God Has Not Joined - Ezra 9:1-4 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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12/5/1987
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For a Time such as This
Esther 4:13-14
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For a Time such as This - Esther 4:13-14 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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12/12/1987
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Bringing God to the Marketplace
Titus 2:9-10
Skip Heitzig
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Bringing God to the Marketplace - Titus 2:9-10 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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12/28/1987
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The Untrodden Path
Joshua 3:1-10
Skip Heitzig
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The Untrodden Path - Joshua 3:1-10 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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1/2/1988
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Jesus Answers Job
Job 16:19-21
Skip Heitzig
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Jesus Answers Job - Job 16:19-21 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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1/9/1988
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What Sustains a Weary Soul
Job 23:8-12
Skip Heitzig
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What Sustains a Weary Soul - Job 23:8-12 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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1/16/1988
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God Rebukes a Spiritual Man
Job 40:1-14
Skip Heitzig
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God Rebukes a Spiritual Man - Job 40:1-14 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/24/1988
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Jesus Came
Mark 1:1-20
Skip Heitzig
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Jesus Came - Mark 1:1-20 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/16/1989
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The Nazarene
Matthew 2:23
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The Nazarene - Matthew 2:23 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/23/1989
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The Carpenter
Skip Heitzig
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The Carpenter from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/24/1989
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Joshua's Sweet Smell of Success
Joshua 1:1-9
Skip Heitzig
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Joshua's Sweet Smell of Success - Joshua 1:1-9 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/30/1989
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Caleb: Fully Alive at 85!
Joshua 14:6-15
Skip Heitzig
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Caleb: Fully Alive at 85! - Joshua 14:6-15 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/26/1990
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Psalm 3
Psalm 3
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Psalm 3 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/18/1991
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God's Plan for World Evangelism
1 Thessalonians 1:2-10
George Sanchez
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God's Plan for World Evangelism - 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 from our Guest Speaker series at Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/22/1991
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The Problem of Suffering
Skip Heitzig
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The Problem of Suffering from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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12/23/1991
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Life's Not Fair!
Skip Heitzig
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Life's Not Fair! from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/28/1992
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School of Ministry Graduation 1992
Skip Heitzig
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School of Ministry Graduation 1992 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/19/1993
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How to Be Used by God
Romans 12
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How to Be Used by God - Romans 12 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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4/16/1994
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Sex In The Scriptures
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Sex In The Scriptures from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/2/1994
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The Lord is My Shepherd
Psalm 23
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The Lord is My Shepherd - Psalm 23 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/19/1994
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A World without Foundations
Psalm 11
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A World without Foundations - Psalm 11 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/25/1994
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The Church and It's Mission
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The Church and It's Mission from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/28/1995
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The Assault of the Cults
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The Assault of the Cults from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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3/14/1996
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Israel Update 1996
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Israel Update 1996 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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3/28/1996
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Israel: God's Plans Don't Change
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Israel: God's Plans Don't Change from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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4/26/1997
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Connection Celebration 1997
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Connection Celebration 1997 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/2/1997
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National Day of Prayer - 1997
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National Day of Prayer - 1997 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/6/1999
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National Day of Prayer - 1999
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National Day of Prayer - 1999 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/9/2000
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Salvation Message
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Salvation Message from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/14/2001
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National Prayer Service for September 11, 2001 Attack on America
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National Prayer Service for September 11, 2001 Attack on America from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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11/14/2001
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BGEA Team and Staff Conference 2001
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5/2/2002
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National Day of Prayer - 2002
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National Day of Prayer - 2002 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/11/2002
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Where Are We Now?
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Where Are We Now? from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/1/2003
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National Day of Prayer 2003
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National Day of Prayer 2003 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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12/21/2003
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Skip Announces His Departure from Calvary Albuquerque
Hebrews 11:8
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Skip Announces His Departure from Calvary Albuquerque - Hebrews 11:8 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/1/2004
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I've Just Gotta Go to Church
Psalm 84
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I've Just Gotta Go to Church - Psalm 84 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/21/2004
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A History of Calvary Albuquerque as Skip Departs
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A History of Calvary Albuquerque as Skip Departs from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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4/17/2004
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What are you Hungry for?
Matthew 5:6
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What are you Hungry for? - Matthew 5:6 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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6/3/2004
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Vision Casting - Upreach
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Vision Casting - Upreach from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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6/4/2004
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Vision Casting - Inreach
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Vision Casting - Inreach from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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6/5/2004
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Vision Casting - Outreach
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Vision Casting - Outreach from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/26/2004
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Special Dedication Message
1 Kings 8
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12/28/2004
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Worship in Spirit and Truth
John 4;Psalm 95
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Worship in Spirit and Truth - John 4, Psalm 95 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/23/2005
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Worship
Isaiah 6:1-4
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Worship - Isaiah 6:1-4 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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5/18/2005
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Ministry Fair
Nehemiah 4
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Ministry Fair - Nehemiah 4 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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6/12/2005
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Forecasting Your Future
Philippians 1:19-21
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8/17/2005
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A Special Evening on Israel
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A Special Evening on Israel from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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9/27/2005
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The Folly of Running from God
Jonah 1:1-3
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The Folly of Running from God - Jonah 1:1-3 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/22/2006
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A Special Message to Calvary Albuquerque
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A Special Message to Calvary Albuquerque from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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2/25/2006
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Five Firm Steps for Hearts in Crisis
Psalm 27
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When in the midst of crisis, where do you turn for comfort? Do you seek the Lord and allow Him to work through the crisis? David experienced many times of crisis, but he remembered that the Lord was his beauty and light. Pastor Skip Heitzig outlines Five Firm Steps for Hearts in Crisis and shares the insight the Lord gave David in Psalm 27. When you are in frightening times of crisis, focus on God who is above all circumstances.
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6/25/2006
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Has God Got A Plan For You!
John 3:16
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What plans do you have for today? Tomorrow? The rest of your life? Eternity? You may not have an answer for all of these questions, and even if you do, circumstances may arise that keep you from executing your plans. But God has a plan for you and for all of humanity that is sure and steadfast. No circumstance can arise that will change the course of it. Join Pastor Skip Heitzig as he lays out the details of God's plan for mankind and discover how you can be part of a sure future in Him.
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7/8/2006
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Buckle Up! Your're Going On An Adventure
Genesis 12:1-9
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Buckle Up! Your're Going On An Adventure - Genesis 12:1-9 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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7/15/2006
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Trusting God for Better or Worse
Genesis 22:1-19
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Trusting God for Better or Worse - Genesis 22:1-19 from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/30/2006
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Rekindling Our Vision
Acts 2
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10/11/2006
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Rejoice!
Deuteronomy 12
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11/6/2006
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Ready 2 Serve
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Calvary Chapel Men's Conference 2006
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5/20/2007
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25 Years—A Divine Paradox
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
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Many of you know by now that these verses from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians have become my "life-text". They describe the paradox of a perfect God using imperfect vessels to carry His name and perform His work. Over the last twenty-five years I have both seen and experienced God’s faithfulness. Today we stand in awe of His great work among us, in us and through us. To God be the glory, great things HE has done!
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5/20/2007
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25th Anniversary celebration, To God Be The Glory
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2/18/2008
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Abiding In The Vine - Session 4
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Southern California Regional Pastor's Conference 2008
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4/16/2008
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Why Christians Love Israel
Ezekiel 36-37
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This message is a video of the teaching, "Why Christians Love Israel" (Ezekiel 36-37) from Pastor Skip, that he taught in Israel at the Epicenter Prophecy Conference on April 10, 2008.
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9/21/2008
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Marks of Greatness - Christ's Vision For His Church
Acts 2:36-47
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11/14/2008
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BGEA Team and Staff Conference 2008
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12/10/2008
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Hanukkah
John 10:19-33
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3/11/2009
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Special Message from Skip in India
Nehemiah 1-13
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9/16/2009
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Why Jesus Needed to Die
Hebrews 9
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All of us have experienced spiritual slump, when we just didn't feel like worshiping. But times like that provide the perfect opportunity to walk by faith not by sight and to experience sacrificial worship. The once for all sacrifice of Jesus should stir us up to fervent praise in spite of our earthly circumstances.
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5/9/2010
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Live from the Land
Matthew 24:1-8
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Earthquakes, wars, disease; the evening news offers a frightening and fascinating look at world events. What does the Bible say about the turmoil the world is facing? What is the resolution to the conflict? Join us as we consider what Jesus told his disciples about these signs of the times, in this special message by Pastor Skip from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
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5/10/2010
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Live from the Land
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Time and again, we hear that one of the favorite highlights for those on a Tour of Israel is the on-site teaching. Now you can be a part of it from your very own living room. Watch the Live from the Land TV special that aired on Monday May 10, 2010 on KCHF TV-11 as we join Pastor Skip Heitzig LIVE with a message from the Mount of Olives.
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8/12/2010
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Can You See It? - Rapid Responders Training
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Can You See It? - Rapid Responders Training from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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8/13/2010
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His Presence In Crisis
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His Presence In Crisis from our series of Topical Teachings with Skip Heitzig from Calvary Albuquerque.
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1/5/2011
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Service with Skip Heitzig
1 Corinthians 12:12-18
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Churches across America are closing their doors. How can we ensure a thriving Christian community? As we consider what God intended for the church, we'll uncover four essentials to a healthy church: God's People, God's Principles, God's Purpose, and God's presence.
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9/11/2011
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A Soft Pillow for a Tired Heart
Romans 8:28
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We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001 when we heard the news of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the downed plane near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The terrorists who crashed these aircraft brought the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. Mass confusion, anger, despair, and depression predictably followed as survivors sought to frame so devastating an event. Ten years later, we remember September 11 to honor those who died, those who have fought in the war on terror, and especially to be reminded that in the midst of a conflict-filled world, we serve a God who works His good purposes and promises to one day eradicate evil.
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11/30/2011
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Points about Prayer from the Sermon on the Mount
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Self reliance is esteemed in our culture - but it's not the example Jesus gives to us. In a life marked by continual prayer, the Son of God demonstrates His dependence on the Father. Let's consider what Jesus teaches about prayer and its role in our lives, remembering that prayer is a privilege, not a duty.
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Day of Prayer and Fasting Service
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Communication has changed dramatically over the past fifty years. In just seconds, we can now email messages, photos, important documents, and more. We easily communicate with cell phones from almost anywhere. But, what is your communication with God like? Are you responding to his invitation to come boldly to the throne of grace? Are you letting your requests be made known to Him? Remember, the Lord is willing and God has commanded that we ask, seek, and knock.
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5/6/2012
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How Does Your GPS Work?
Proverbs 3:1-8
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This passage in Proverbs is one of the most well-known and bestbeloved in the entire Bible. Believers have read it, memorized it, shared it, prayed over it, preached from it, and relied on it for centuries. Why is that so? It's simply because we all want to know God's will for our lives. Discovering God's will is one of the dominating pursuits for Christians. Let's see how it works.
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6/27/2012
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Expound Expressed
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Revealing Himself through His Word, the Lord invites us to delight in Him—to worship Him for who He is. Join us as review highlights from the book of Matthew and respond to the Lord in worship during this special expound expressed service.
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9/23/2012
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30th Anniversary: Love the Past, Live the Future
Deuteronomy 8:1-10
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In Deuteronomy 8, we learn what the Lord taught the Jewish people—to remember what the Lord had done, to know and keep the commandments, and to bless the Lord. Moses would say, "Love the Past, Live the Future." Through the text, we are reminded what the Lord had done and are given hope for what the future holds.
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3/17/2013
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Living With Vision
John 17:1-26; Acts 2:1-47
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Every life should have purpose. All people should know why they’re here and what God’s intention is for them. So should every church. This weekend we want you to discover and celebrate with us what we believe, who we are as a church, and what we do as a church body. Beyond that, we want you to know why.
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The World's Most Important Comma
Isaiah 61:2
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In Isaiah 61:2 we discover a tiny comma. This comma represents a 2,000-year period of time: the age of grace that we are currently living in. It is during this time that we have been saved; it's the church age, and world-wide evangelism is taking place. But we are just one day away from the end of that comma. One day that comma will become a period. At the end of that comma comes the rapture of the church and then the day of vengeance of our God on this earth.
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Navigating Another Year
Ephesians 5:15-17
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What is the will of God? It can seem so elusive, but in this study, we learn five things that are the clear will of God for each of us. As children of God, as a church body, let's make a pact to preach to the lost, to be set apart for Jesus Christ, to be humble, to be submissive and honoring to the people around us, and to be thankful in all things. Taught in Ocean Grove, NJ.
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Not Done Yet
Joshua 14:6-15
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At 85 years old, the faithful Caleb desired to keep growing and being used by the Lord. In this passage, he takes hold of God's promises, and his story of God's faithfulness unfolds. By examining his courageous life, we learn that as time goes on, we must not slow down in doing the Lord's work; we must boldly look ahead and realize we are not done yet!
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South East Calvary Chapel Pastor's Conference – Session 4
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The apostle Paul spent a large amount of time pouring into his disciple Timothy's life. And in his second letter to Timothy, he encouraged him to do the same for others. In this message, Pastor Skip Heitzig expresses the importance and process of training up responsible leaders.
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South East Calvary Chapel Pastor's Conference – Session 7
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In his second letter to Timothy, Paul the apostle motivated Timothy to continue to be faithful in his ministry to the Lord. As we study 2 Timothy 2:11-13, Pastor Skip Heitzig exhorts believers toward faithfulness by sharing four helpful principles to cultivate this supreme attribute in their lives.
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iThirst
John 19:28-30
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The world is filled with Apple's i-technology, which delivers on its promise to make connectivity and information readily accessible. But there is a deeper need within everyone, a thirst to be right with God, that no app or gadget can fulfill. How ironic that Jesus, the great Thirst-Quencher, would Himself be thirsty. It was part of the great exchange—His temporary thirst enabled yours to be quenched eternally!
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Skip Heitzig Interview with David Eubank
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In this interview with Pastor Skip, Dave Eubank of the Free Burma Rangers explained how the Lord called his family to Burma and what the Free Burma Rangers do to help people who are caught in the crossfire of terrorism. Dave's wife, Karen, also talked about the Good Life Club, the relief arm of the Free Burma Rangers that aids mothers and children, and that Reload Love, our church-wide initiative, is raising funds for.
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10/5/2014
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How Does The Gospel Work?
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
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The book of 1 Thessalonians is a letter from the apostle Paul to a young church in Thessalonica, whom he commended for their faith, love, and endurance. As we study the first ten verses of this book, we learn from their bold example what evangelism looks like and what the normal flow of the gospel is: it comes to us, works in us, and then comes from us.
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12/28/2014
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Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Lamentations 3:22-31
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The prophet Jeremiah looked on as the city of Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. But even as he mourned over the destruction of his city, he realized the living God was at work. In the same way, though our world is filled with a great amount of uncertainty, we can still find certainty in the Lord and confidently tell Him, "Great is Your faithfulness."
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1/11/2015
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Living Life Together
Proverbs 18:1;Acts 2:41-47
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The word fellowship is one of the most overused and undervalued words in the church. More than a social activity, fellowship should be a spiritual activity in which we all take part. As we draw some principles from Scripture and learn from the example of the early church, we see that being in community is essential for spiritual health.
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2/15/2015
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Jesus Loves Children
Matthew 19:13-15; James 1:26-27
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The most vulnerable among us are often children. Lacking the power and means to be anything except completely dependent on parents and society, they sometimes fall through the cracks. Today we look at how Jesus loved children and consider our mandate to care for those who are most helpless. Through this message, along with a special effort by Reload Love, we aim to bring God’s freedom to many more children around the world.
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3/4/2015
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Skip's Iraq Trip Update
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As ISIS spreads throughout the Middle East, millions of people continue to flee the growing violence—and children have been hit the hardest. In this special update from the Reload Love team, Pastor Skip, Jarrett Petero, and Murray Byrne share stories and photos from their recent trip to Iraq. While there, they reached out to organizations that are helping displaced children, and they were able to share the hope and love of Jesus with the kids.
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9/27/2015
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The Power of an Invitation
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There is something special about receiving an invitation; it makes us feel wanted, special, and significant. As we examine an invitation found in the book of Revelation, we are challenged to be part of God's work as instruments of change for the gospel, and we are reminded not to underestimate the power of a simple invitation.
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10/28/2015
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Defying Normal
Daniel 1:8
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The Bible calls us to a holy defiance of the status quo—Paul the apostle said, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:2). Perhaps no one in the Old Testament did this better than the prophet Daniel. In this message, we look at four truths about the Christian life and learn how Daniel was able to rise above his society to defy normal.
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6/12/2016
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United in Pursuit
Acts 6:1-7
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Acts 6:1-7 lays out God's vision for the church. At Calvary Albuquerque, we want people fitted for heaven and outfitted for service. As with the early church, we must overcome problems by establishing priorities and participating in order to progress.
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9/18/2016
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Christians and Politics
Jeremiah 29:1-13
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Don’t worry, I’m not preaching politics, nor am I endorsing a candidate today. I realize that both political parties go to church and that Christians have a wide variety of political notions. As a registered independent, I am aware of the flaws that exist on both sides, and so I am not taking sides today. But I want to call the body of Christ to be informed of the policies, engaged in the process, and active in the promotion of godly discourse. Furthermore, I am asking that we be united this week in prayer and fasting for this nation.
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1/1/2017
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Culture Weekend
Deuteronomy 8:1-2;1 Corinthians 12:31
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God did amazing things in 2016 at Calvary Albuquerque. In the video "Our Year in Review," Nate Heitzig summarizes 2016 and introduces fourteen Calvary culture axioms for 2017. In a short message, Skip Heitzig discusses Calvary’s past and future and reminds us that though lots of things have changed in our culture, Jesus has not.
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Interview with Dave Eubank
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After making national news with his relief work and sustaining a gunshot wound while combating ISIS in Mosul, Dave Eubank continues his work through the Free Burma Rangers (FBR). In this interview with Skip Heitzig, Dave gives an update on his family's ministry to bring help, hope, and love to people in conflict zones.
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Your Amazing Bible
2 Timothy 3:14-17
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2/10/2019
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The Explosive Power of Real Love
John 13:34-35
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We have the opportunity to show love to those who need the expression of love the most—those who have been hurt by the hatred of others. In countries scarred by past and recent terrorism, Reload Love is arming other believers with hope and healing in the name of Jesus. Today we will examine one of the most famous sayings Jesus ever spoke and explore three components of real love—what we should do, and then how and why we should do it. My prayer is that God’s love would be “poured out in our hearts” (Romans 5:5).
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2/17/2019
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The Heart behind the Hand
Luke 15:1-7
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None of us can reach everyone. We can’t touch and change every person in the world. But we can pray for, be patient with, love on, witness to, and reach just one. When we talk about our vision to reach the world, perhaps we need to think smaller. Maybe we should think about one person we can pursue for the glory of Jesus Christ. Today we consider that as we look at one of Jesus’ most famous parables: The Parable of the Lost Sheep.
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11/3/2019
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Three Steps to a Generous Life
Matthew 6:19-24
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Today is a celebration. We celebrate what God has done through you! Your love for God, His Word, and His work are evident by your generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure. I encourage you to continue. In Jesus’ most famous of sermons, the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave us the most practical ways to live unencumbered and fruitful lives. God works through people to change the world. The real question becomes, How do we become those kind of people?
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2019 Year in Review
Joshua 4:1-8
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The end of a year is a natural time to look back and thank God for what He has done in the past. As we pause to look back and look around, it's important to evaluate and commemorate what God has done in and through us and recalibrate our priorities. Then, we can look ahead and focus on the specifics of what God wants us to do in the future. Pastor Skip reminds us that God has proven Himself time and time again, so we can look to the future with great hope and anticipation. Watch the full service video here.
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Gather, Love, and Act: Bombard the World with Love
Hebrews 10:24-25
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Reload Love’s mission is to convey God’s love by fighting back with tenderness toward children who have been impacted by terror. For six years, Reload Love has provided trauma relief, medical supplies, academic programs, and playgrounds and other safe spaces for children caught in the crossfire of terrorism. Now, the vision has expanded to include supporting church plants and in-country evangelists. On this Love Bomb weekend, Pastor Skip shares the need to come together as a family to act upon God's great love.
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Should I Be Worried?
Matthew 6:25-34
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Sure Steps for Uncertain Times
Psalm 27
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This worldwide pandemic called the coronavirus (COVID-19) did not take our God by surprise. And it won’t last forever! David talked about walking through the valley of the shadow of death (see Psalm 23), not living there indefinitely. Until then, life seems extremely inconvenient and indeterminate. So how do we proceed? By taking these five steps:
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The Quarantined Life
Leviticus 13
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Our country has become more focused on health during this COVID-19 crisis. We understand the need to stay healthy physically and mentally, but our spiritual health is more important. Cultivating a strong Christian life is akin to training the body for a marathon (see Hebrews 12:1-2). In this message, Skip Heitzig encourages you to build up your spiritual life by setting aside the busyness, constant noise, and security of this world and by putting your trust in God.
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Why Should I Suffer?
1 Peter 1:6-7
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One-third of the world population is presently on lockdown; they are restricted by their own governments and kept (by force if necessary) from gathering together in groups. Though infection rates from the coronavirus seem to vary from region to region, one thing is common to all—everyone is suffering in one way or another. But did you know that suffering can be a good thing in the hands of a good God? Consider four truths:
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God and the Coronavirus
Luke 13
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When a situation like the coronavirus pandemic occurs, it's only natural for us to ask questions: Why would God allow something so small to stop everything and affect everyone around the world? And what do we do now? This virus is further evidence of the fallen world we live in; this is not the world God intended to create. But this is a time in which the church can truly be the church—the hands, feet, mouth, and heart of our Savior. In this message, Skip Heitzig teaches how this current crisis can move you from acknowledging and believing in God to clinging to God.
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I Feel Your Pain!
Luke 19:28-44
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I have often been drawn to this biblical text over the years for Palm Sunday because the events indeed did take place on a Sunday and Jesus was greeted with happy song and palm branches. But in light of the present situation with the entire world suffering the spread of the coronavirus, I want to look at it through the lens of suffering: our own suffering, Jesus’ personal suffering, and the future suffering predicted. In so doing I think we will see Jesus in a very different light.
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Families in a Time of Crisis
Joshua 24
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How can you hold your family together in a time of crisis? In times like the current global pandemic, this question challenges us to take a step of faith, revisit our priorities, and rest in God's promises. Joshua challenged the Israelites to choose to serve the Lord despite the crisis that surrounded them. In this message, Skip Heitzig shows you how your personal spiritual commitment affects every relationship in your life, especially those in your own home.
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Together Again
Acts 2:1-16
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Welcome back! Today we find the doors of the church beginning to swing open once again (though they were never truly closed). We are seeing people we haven’t seen in a long time (though they might be unrecognizable from wearing a mask). Nevertheless we are here to declare that God is bigger than any virus. We affirm that our bond of love for Christ is strong and our commitment to one another is inseparable. We love you and are glad to see you! Let’s consider four experiences that marked the early church on the day of Pentecost.
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The Church and Racism
Acts 10:27-36
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Solomon admonished us, “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth” (Proverbs 27:1). We neither planned for nor wanted the virus and subsequent lockdown that was imposed on our globe. But we experienced it, and we talked about it. And we neither planned for nor wanted the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota last week and the deep racial division that has surfaced since, including widespread pandemonium. But we are experiencing it in our nation currently, and we must talk about it. Let’s consider a scriptural account of racism and four steps to deal with it.
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10/4/2020
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Gracious Marks of Generous Hearts
2 Corinthians 8:1-7
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I’m always inspired by those who rise to meet a challenge with grace, dignity, and generosity. This season is no exception. Through the volatile season of COVID-19 that brought economic instability and health worries, you have been kindhearted and generous. And today we celebrate that generosity. What I preach today from these verses is a reflection of your largesse and love. Together we have made a difference in tough times. Allow me to frame it scripturally in this text.
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10/14/2020
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Worship in the Uncertainty
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Our world has been thrust into uncertainty, and we hear more bad news every day. But there are truths that can anchor us in the turmoil. In this message, Skip Heitzig shares how authentic worship ushers you into God's peace so you can face life with His confidence.
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The Theology of a Christmas Tree
Jeremiah 10
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What does a Christmas tree have to do with celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ? Some people would say absolutely nothing—that Christmas trees are a pagan tradition. In this Communion message, Skip Heitzig explains where the Christmas tree originated, what it demonstrates, and how it can point you to another tree: the cross of Jesus Christ.
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This Seat Is for You (The Power of the Gospel)
1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
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Welcome to Vision Weekend. Today I want to help renew our understanding of why we even exist as a church. I want us to see clearly what it means to be a redeemed society in the midst of an unredeemed culture—to be a welcoming committee for the downtrodden, lonely, lost, broken, and unsaved. To do that, we need to see how the gospel works in our lives, how it transforms us, and what our responsibility is once that has happened.
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10/24/2021
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Does God Really Care?
Matthew 9; Mark 5
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What Does It Mean to Be a Disciple?
Matthew 16:24-27
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The word disciple is common in Christian circles, and though the meanings of words change over time, we have the job description straight from Jesus’ mouth. Many of us willingly call ourselves disciples, but have we really delved into what Jesus meant by it? When He invited those in His circle to follow Him, He outlined what it would take. He wanted them to count the cost. And He wanted them to know the reward.
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How to Live (and Love) in the Last Days
1 Peter 4:7-11
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Welcome to one of our most cherished weekends of the year—Love Bomb weekend. We love it so much because we know that as a result, people will be changed by it. The fruit produced in the next forty-eight hours will impact some who have never heard of God’s love in Christ, but they will shortly. Today we consider the words of Peter to believers who were struggling under the weight of Roman tyranny and oppression. He encourages them to wait expectantly for Jesus to return, but in the meantime to live their lives with three elements in place so they can stay strong and vibrant.
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