A study of Peter and Andrew, the importance of training leaders in the church, how concentration produces multiplication, and how true ministry will always seem counterintuitive.

Title: The Men Jesus Shaped - 1

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Apr 18 2004

Bible: Matthew 10:1-15

A biblical examination of the holiness and wrath of God which together explain why God “sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10b).

Title: The Appeasement of Divine Wrath

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Apr 11 2004

Bible: 1 John 4:10

A warning concerning apostasy and the historical and theological marks of genuine revivals of the Great Awakening in contrast to the phony revivals of our day. The exposition underscores six principles of ministry gleaned from the ministry of Jesus.

Title: Jesus’ Model for Ministry

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Mar 28 2004

Bible: Matthew 10:1-8

An examination of the transition from Jesus’ public to private ministry with an emphasis on His compassion, reflection (concerning the realities of eternal judgment for the wicked) and His provision for workers for the harvest.

Title: The Compassion of Christ

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Mar 21 2004

Bible: Matthew 9:35-38

A prophetic review of the glorious hope we have in Christ and how His miracles were a foretaste of millennial blessing. Also included is a digression exposing the dangers of the Word Faith Movement with a brief warning concerning Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland and Kenneth Hagin.

Title: Faith in the Merciful Son of David

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Mar 14 2004

Bible: Matthew 9:27-38

An exposition examining three reasons Christians should celebrate grace; because Jesus fulfilled the Law, He saves sinners and He conquered death!

Title: Celebrating Grace

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Mar 07 2004

Bible: Matthew 9:14-26

A general critique of the popular film, “The Passion of the Christ”, exposing the tragic theological distortions and deletions in the film compared to the true gospel manifested in the divine call and conversion of Matthew.

Title: What Was the Passion of the Christ?

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Feb 29 2004

Bible: Matthew 9:9-13

Examining the power of faith, the passion of forgiveness, the pattern of futility and the prominence of fear, with a special emphasis on the doctrine of absolute depravity which necessitates sovereign election.

Title: Trusting Jesus to Forgive Sin

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Feb 22 2004

Bible: Matthew 9:1-8

This exposition examines how Jesus proved His deity by demonstrating His power and authority over nature, and over Satan and his minions (with an emphasis on the myths inherent in modern “spiritual warfare” theology).

Title: The Power and Authority of Jesus

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Feb 15 2004

Bible: Matthew 8:23-34

This exposition reveals the supernatural proofs of the deity of Jesus; answers the questions, “Is there healing in the atonement?” and “Why the increasing hatred of Jesus with every miracle He performed?”; and the difference between profession and devotion to Christ.

Title: The Cost of Discipleship

Speaker: Dr. David Harrell

Event: Sunday Service

Date: Feb 08 2004

Bible: Matthew 8:5-22