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First Covenant Audio MessagesFebruary28 February 2010 Pastor Dan Collison Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part VIII) Summary: Rights, privileges, and honors often accompany high political appointments. Nehemiah was appointed to the position of governor. To better identify with the people that he was asked to lead, Nehemiah accepted the responsibilities of his leadership role but set aside the personal privileges and perks. The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
21 February 2010 Founder's Day (Special Evening Service) Title: "Growing Together in Mercy." Summary: Missions is about following God's heart into the world.
21 February 2010 Pastor Todd Bratulich Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part VII) Summary: Nehemiah challenged the social and economic systems of his own society. He realized that, while the practices of those who held a majority of the wealth in Jerusalem were legal, they were also demoralizing. Landowners and moneylenders were taking pledges on debts, resulting in the marginalization and oppression of many. The whole community was divided and distracted from its mission. Nehemiah’s response to this internal conflict was to call he community beyond legality to justice, recognizing that if Jerusalem was to prosper, it needed to have prosperity for the whole community, not just for the few. The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
17 February 2010 Pastor Kyliah Villa Ash Wednesday Service
14 February 2010 Pastor Dan Collison Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part VI) Summary: When confronting strong opposition we increase the possibility of collapse if we do not respond to the practical challenges in front of us. Nehemiah recognized that faith in action requires hard work to be coupled with careful and smart planning. The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
7 February 2010 Pastor Dan Collison Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part V) Summary: Strong opposition often times leads to personal discouragement. During the first significant stages of rebuilding the city, opposition groups strongly and strategically opposed Nehemiah’s plans and work. These angry people mocked Nehemiah, stirred up trouble, and told him that his plans were feeble and flawed. Nehemiah recognized that they were weak…but that God, the real architect, was indestructible. The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
January31 January 2010 Pastor Kyliah Villa Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part IV) Summary: Who knew God was into scrapbooking? Today we are going to pour over Nehemiah’s photo album: savor the snapshots of all the reconstruction contributors recorded in chapter 3, and read the captions that have been recorded for all to read. Somewhere in between the lists of names we can’t pronounce and descriptions of places that are hard to imagine, we’ll discover God’s purposeful and timeless lessons to inspire our own pages of history in the making. The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
24 January 2010 Pastor Dan Collison Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part III) Summary: Nehemiah did not create his rebuilding plans sitting in a classroom. He walked the streets of the city, examined the broken parts of the infrastructure, and discerned where the hardest work would need to be done. Beyond the broken walls, Nehemiah discovered broken people. The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
17 January 2010 Pastor Dan Collison Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part II) The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
10 January 2010 Pastor Dan Collison Series: "Nehemiah: Rebuilding Urban Christian Community” (Part I) The purpose of this teaching series is to examine the leadership journey of the Old Testament leader Nehemiah, and the exiles, as they rebuilt an urban faith community.
3 January 2010 Pastor Todd Bratulich Text: Mark 2:18-22 Summary: We are living in a new reality, a post-incarnation reality. But if God is really with us, why do we have such a hard time living in that present reality? We make our new years resolutions, feel guilty about the past and try to tidy up our lives for a preferable future. And all the while, Jesus is calling us into the sacred present, inviting us to dive into the beautiful mess of life and live more aware, more present, more abundantly!
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