Ann Arbor Community Church Sermon Podcast

Conspiracy of Kindness (#1): Introducing the Father's Love :: Donnell Wyche :: July 22, 2007 :: http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

Kindness outreach, or servant evangelism is a way of demonstrating God’s love for people by introducing them to the Father’s love through simple (and sometimes practical) acts of kindness. These simple acts of kindness open the door for people to receive the love of a caring and involved creator. Rom 2:4; 1 Tim 6:18; Eccl 11:6.

The Art of Being Yourself #5: Loving Yourself and Living for Others :: Don Bromley :: July 7-8, 2007 :: http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

Jesus is talking with his friends, his students, and two of them have been saying they want to sit on his right and on his left when he becomes King, because they want to be in great glory with him.

The Art of Being Yourself: The Disparity Between the Self You See and the One You are Becoming :: Ken Wilson :: June 30 - July 01, 2007 :: http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

The Art of Being Yourself

+ not settling for the lowest common denominator you

+ a quest, involving struggle

+ occurs in the dynamic tension between hope and disappointment

HYPOCRITE: The one thing no one wants to be

Matthew 23: 1-28

hypocrite: Gk. hupokrite; an actor, stage player; a dissembler, pretender,

hypocrite

Jesus used the word for those who pretend to be paragons of religious piety while hiding a different reality within. A word that many people misapply.

The Art of Being Yourself: The Paradoxical Path to the True Self :: Ken Wilson :: June 23-24 2007 :: http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

A Brief Philosophical Rabbit Trail: The Modern Debate About the Self's Existence

From the earliest encounter with Jesus, the earliest disciples understood that in finding him, they were finding their truest self.

If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose of forfeit himself? (Luke.9:23-25)

The Art of Being Yourself: Mirror, Mirror :: Ken Wilson :: June 16-17, 2007 :: http://www.annarborvineyard.org/. We have to look outside ourselves to see ourselves, literally. It is physically impossible to see our own face directly. We need a mirror. John 1; Luke 5.

The Art of Being Yourself: The Mystery of the Self :: Ken Wilson :: June 09-10, 2007 :: http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

To Be Loved Is To Be Known :: Nancy Wilson :: June 02-03, 2007 :: John 4. http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

Merchant of Hope (#3): Kingdom Hope :: Don Bromley :: May 26-27, 2007 :: Matthew 13; Hebrews 6:19. http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

Merchant of Hope (#2): The Anchoring Dream :: Ken Wilson :: May 19-20, 2007 :: Hebrews 6:18-20. http://www.annarborvineyard.org/

Merchant of Hope (#1): An Orientation to Hope (Ken Wilson) :: May 12-13, 2007 :: Summary: Unlike other creatures, we humans cannot function well without hope. Hope is not an abstraction to us, even less a luxury. It's a necessity. http://www.annarborvineyard.org/