Guest preacher, Anthony Aviles, preaches through 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 as he candidates for the Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Care position at DBC.

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.

Guest preacher Dave Furman brings a powerful message centered on the hope believers have in Christ. As we look forward to the day when we will be raised like Him, this sermon encourages us to live in response to this truth - "Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain."

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.

So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.

I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

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Our series through the Psalms of Ascent continues as Pastor Blaine gets to Psalm 126--a Psalm about Gospel joy that looks back in remembrance and looks forward in hope.

Psalm 126

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Reflection: How is God's restorative grace giving you joy today?

Pastor Blaine continues our series through the Psalms of Ascent as we come to Psalm 125, an encouraging song about finding our security in Christ.

Psalm 125

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Pastor Blaine continues our series through the Psalms of Ascent as we come to Psalm 124, a powerful Song of Help. In this message, the church is encouraged to worship God for His rescuing grace, recognizing that He has delivered us from an enemy we could never defeat on our own.

Psalm 124

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Pastor Blaine continues our series through the Psalms of Ascent as we come to Psalm 123—a song of relief that echoes a recurring truth throughout the Psalms: we are poor and needy. In this message, believers are encouraged to fix their eyes on God when the troubles of life arise, trusting that He is able because we are not.

Psalm 123

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Pastor Blaine continues our series through the Psalms of Ascent as we come to Psalm 122—a song of peace that invites us to examine our hearts and consider how we view the House of the Lord.

Psalm 122

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Pastor Tyler Miller preaches through Psalm 121, encouraging the church to look to Christ as her Keeper rather than turning to refuges of worldly rubbish.

Psalm 121

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2. The Psalmist preaches to himself that God is his helper. What kind of self talk do you regularly engage in? How can you improve in the practice of preaching the gospel to yourself?

3. What are some of the hills in your life that represent the presence of trouble? The things that test your faith, tempt you to fear and doubt? Is God able to keep you?

4. What are some ways you tend to be tempted to take refuge in the hills, rather than in the God who created them? Where are you tempted to look for help other than God?

5. What is the gospel? How does it relate to God’s helping and keeping care for you?

We've got a new sermon series kicking off through the Psalms of Ascent! Pastor Blaine set the stage in Psalm 120 as we see how to sojourn in a world that is not our home.

Psalm 120

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I. Sojourners Long for a Peaceful Home

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Pastor Blaine preaches out of Psalm 110 about the 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩, our great Priest-King.

Psalm 110 A Psalm of David.

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