http://www.mccsd.org/Pat/sermons/sermon2006Nov19.mp3 MCCSD Sermons en-us 2010 Sun 06 Jun 2010 19:00PDT webmanager@mccsd.org 1 The scripture reading is Revelation 3:10-13:10_Because you have kept my word of patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. 11_I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. 12_If you conquer, I will make you a pillar in the temple of my God; you will never go out of it. I will write on you the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. 13_Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Sun 06 Jun 2010 19:00PDT The scripture readings are 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 and Romans 8:37-39. 1 Cor 15: 54_The bodies we now have are weak and can die. But they will be changed into bodies that are eternal. Then the Scriptures will come true, “Death has lost the battle! 55_Where is its victory? Where is its sting?” Rom 8:37_In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us. 38_I am sure that nothing can separate us from God’s love-- not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future, 39_and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God’s love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord! Sun 30 May 2010 09:00PDT The scripture reading is Acts 2:1-4. 1_When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2_And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3_Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4_All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Sun 23 May 2010 20:20PDT The scripture reading is John 1:35-42: 35_The next day John (The Baptist) again was standing with two of his disciples, 36_and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” 37_The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38_When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39_He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. 40_One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41_He first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed). 42_He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John. You are to be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter...meaning “rock”). . Thu 20 May 2010 22:00PDT The scripture reading is John 1:35-42: 35_The next day John (The Baptist) again was standing with two of his disciples, 36_and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” 37_The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38_When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39_He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. 40_One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41_He first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed). 42_He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John. You are to be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter...meaning “rock”). Wed 12 May 2010 22:00PDT The scripture reading is Philippians 4:4-8: 4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord Jesus Christ is near. 6Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. . Wed 05 May 2010 22:00PDT The scripture reading is John 10:22-30: 22:At that time the Festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23:and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24:So the religious authorities gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” 25:Jesus answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in God’s name testify to me; 26:but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27:My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28:I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29:What God has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of God’s hand. 30:God the Creator and I are one.” . Wed 28 Apr 2010 21:55PDT The scripture reading is 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 and Matthew 8:1-3:2 Cor 5:17For anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation. The old order has passed away; now everything is new! 18All of this is from God, who ransomed us through Christ— and made us ministers of that reconciliation. 19This means that through Christ, the world was fully reconciled again to God, who didn’t hold our transgressions against us, but instead entrusted us with this message of reconciliation. 20This makes us Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making the appeal directly through us. Therefore, we implore you in Christ’s name: be reconciled to God. 21For our sake, God made the One who was without sin to be sin, so that by this means we might become the very holiness of God. Matt 8:1When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed. 2Suddenly a person with leprosy came forward, knelt down and said, “Teacher, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3Jesus reached out and touched the person and said, “I am willing. Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy disappeared. . Wed 21 Apr 2010 22:10PDT The scripture reading is John 20:19-23: 19In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week... after Mary of Magdala had reported to the disciples that she had seen the risen Jesus at the tomb... the doors were locked in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Temple authorities. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20Having said this, the Savior showed them the marks of crucifixion. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw Jesus, 21who said to them again, “Peace be with you. As Abba God sent me, so I’m sending you.” 22After saying this, Jesus breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.” . Tue 13 Apr 2010 22:10PDT The scripture reading is Mark 16:1-8: 1When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint [Jesus in the tomb]. 2And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” 8So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. . Thu 08 Apr 2010 21:40PDT The scripture reading is Luke 19:28-40. 28Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30”Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell them, ‘The Lord needs it.’ “ 32Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34They replied, “The Lord needs it.” 35They brought it to Jesus threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37When Jesus came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38”Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” 40”I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” . Thu 01 Apr 2010 21:40PDT The scripture reading is Mark 15:33-39: 33When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” 36And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly, this man was God’s Son!” Wed 24 Mar 2010 21:40PDT The scripture reading is Mark 1:29-33: 29As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her at once. 31He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. 32That evening, at sundown, they brought to Jesus all who were sick or possessed with demons. 33And the whole city was gathered around the door. Wed 17 Mar 2010 22:10PDT The scripture reading is Mark 10:46-52: 46[Jesus and the disciples] came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” 50So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” 52Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. Wed 10 Mar 2010 22:10PST The scripture reading is Mark 3:1-7: 1Again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2The Pharisees watched Jesus to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come forward.” 4Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. 7Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. Wed 03 Mar 2010 22:30PST The scripture reading is Mark 5:21-42: 21When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. 22Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet 23and begged him repeatedly, “My li_ le daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.” 24So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. 25Now there was a woman who had been suff ering from hemorrhages for twelve years. 26She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28for she said, “If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.” 29Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” 31And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, ‘Who touched me?’ “ 32He looked all around to see who had done it. 33But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” 35While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?” 36But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39When he had entered, he said to them, “Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” 40And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cum,” which means, “Little girl, get up!” 42And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. Wed 24 Feb 2010 22:00PST The scripture reading is 2 Kings 4:1-7: 1Now the wife of a member of the company of prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take my two children as slaves.” 2Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except a jar of oil.” 3He said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not just a few. 4Then go in, and shut the door behind you and your children, and start pouring into all these vessels; when each is full, set it aside.” 5So she left him and shut the door behind her and her children; they kept bringing vessels to her, and she kept pouring. 6When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” But he said to her, “There are no more.” Then the oil stopped flowing. 7She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your children can live on the rest.” Wed 17 Feb 2010 23:40PST The scripture reading is 1 Corinthians 9:24-27: 24 Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. 25Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. 26So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air; 27but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified. Wed 10 Feb 2010 21:20PST The scripture reading is 2Kings 4:1-7: 1Now the wife of a member of the company of prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take my two children as slaves.” 2Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except a jar of oil.” 3He said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not just a few. 4Then go in, and shut the door behind you and your children, and start pouring into all these vessels; when each is full, set it aside.” 5So she left him and shut the door behind her and her children; they kept bringing vessels to her, and she kept pouring. 6When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” But he said to her, “There are no more.” Then the oil stopped flowing. 7She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your children can live on the rest.” Wed 03 Feb 2010 22:00PST The scripture reading is Luke 4:14-31: 14Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. 15He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 16When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: 18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because God has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. God has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, 19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 20And Jesus rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Wed 27 Jan 2010 17:40PST The scripture reading is John 2:1-11: 1Six days after Jesus was baptized, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had likewise been invited to the celebration. 3At a certain point, the wine ran out, and Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no wine!” 4Jesus replied, “Mother, what does that have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5She instructed those waiting on tables, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6As prescribed for Jewish ceremonial washings, there were six stone water jars on hand, each one holding between fifteen and twenty-five gallons. 7“Fill those jars with water,” Jesus said, and the servers filled them to the brim. 8“Now,” said Jesus, “draw some out and take it to the caterer.” They did as they were instructed. 9The caterer tasted the water—which had been turned to wine—without knowing where it had come from; the only ones who knew were those who were waiting on tables, since they had drawn the water. The caterer called the bride and the groom over 10and remarked, “People usually serve the best wine first; then, when the guests have been drinking for a while, a lesser vintage is served. What you’ve done is to keep the best wine until now!” 11Jesus performed the first of his signs at Cana in Galilee; in this way he revealed his glory, and the disciples believed in him. Wed 20 Jan 2010 22:40PST The scripture reading is Mark 1:4-11: 4John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” 9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” Wed 13 Jan 2010 21:30PST The scripture reading is Jeremiah 31:7-14: 7This is what God says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O Yahweh, save your people, the remnant of Israel.’ 8See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return.9They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s parent, and Ephraim is my firstborn son. 10“Hear the word of God, O nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands:‘The One who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over the Almighty’s flock like a shepherd.11For Yahweh will ransom Jacob and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they.12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of God— the grain, the new wine and the oil, the young of the flocks and herds.They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. 13Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. 14I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,” declares God. Wed 06 Jan 2010 23:30PST The scripture reading is Luke 2:21-40:21After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to God 23(as it is written in the law of God, ‘Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord’), 24and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of God, ‘a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.’ 25Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. 26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Divine’s Messiah. 27Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, 28Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, 29‘Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; 30for my eyes have seen your salvation, 31which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.’ 33And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. 34Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, ‘This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed 35so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed— and a sword will pierce your own soul too.’ 36There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, 37then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. 38At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. 39 When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. Wed 30 Dec 2009 16:30PST The scripture reading is Luke 2:15-20:15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. 17When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. 19But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. Wed 30 Dec 2009 14:30PST The scripture reading is Luke 1:39-49: 39In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. 45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by God.” 46And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for the Divine One has looked with favor on the lowliness of me a servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is God’s name.” Wed 23 Dec 2009 21:45PST The scripture reading is Luke 1:26-38: 26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” 29But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. 30The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. 33He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” 35The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. 36And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. 37For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. Thu 17 Dec 2009 16:05PST The scripture readings are Isaiah 40:27-31:27:"Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from Yahweh, and my right is disregarded by my God”? 28Have you not known? Have you not heard? Yahweh is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Yahweh does not faint or grow weary; God’s understanding is unsearchable. 29God gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; 31but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Philippians 4:4-7:"4Rejoice in God always: and again I say, Rejoice! 5Let your moderation be known unto all people for God is at hand. 6Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." and Matthew 5:14-16:14"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. 15Neither do you light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all that are in the house. " Wed 09 Dec 2009 14:55PST The scripture reading is Luke 1:5-25:5In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all God’s commandments and regulations. 7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were getting on in years. 8Once when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty, 9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the inner sanctuary and offer incense. 10Now at the time of the incense offering, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside. 11Then there appeared to him an angel from God, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12When Zechariah saw the angel, he was terrified; and fear overwhelmed him. 13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. 14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15for he will be great in the sight of God. He must never drink wine or strong drink; even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit. 16He will turn many of the people of Israel to the side of their God. 17With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before God, to turn the hearts of parents to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” 18Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.” 19The angel replied, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20But now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will become mute, unable to speak, until the day these things occur.” 21Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, and wondered at his delay in the sanctuary. 22When he did come out, he could not speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them and remained unable to speak. 23When his time of service was ended, he went to his home. 24After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she remained in seclusion. She said, 25“This is what God has done for me when God looked favorably upon me and took away the disgrace I have endured among my people.” Wed 02 Dec 2009 23:40PST The scripture readings are Psalm 132:1-16:1God, remember in David’s favor all the hardships he endured; 2how he swore to You and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed; 4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, 5until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6We heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. 7“Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool.” 8Rise up, O God, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. 9Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your faithful shout for joy. 10For Your servant David’s sake do not turn away the face of Your anointed one. 11God swore to David a sure oath from which God will not turn back: “One of the offspring of your body I will set on your throne. 12If your offspring keeps my covenant and my decrees that I shall teach them, their offspring also, forevermore, shall sit on your throne.” 13For God has chosen Zion and has desired it for Divine habitation: 14“This is my resting place forever; here I will reside, for I have desired it. 15I will abundantly bless its provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread. 16Its priests I will clothe with salvation, and its faithful will shout for joy.” and John 18:33-37:33Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?” 35Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?” 36Jesus answered, “My dominion is not from this world. If my dominion were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my dominion is not from here.” 37Pilate asked him, “So you are a sovereign ruler?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a sovereign ruler. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” Thu 26 Nov 2009 11:15PST The scripture reading is Mark 12:38-44:38As Jesus taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! 40They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers.They will receive the greater condemnation.”41He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. 42A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.43Then Jesus called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. 44For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” Wed 18 Nov 2009 21:15PST The scripture reading is Luke 19:1-10. 1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” 6So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. 7All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” 8Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” 9Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. 10For the Chosen One came to seek out and to save the lost.” Tue 11 Nov 2009 23:15PST The scripture reading is John 11:32-44:32When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35Jesus began to weep. 36So the people said, “See how he loved him!” 37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” 38Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “God, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When Jesus had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” Tue 02 Nov 2009 21:00PST The scripture reading is Mark 10:46-52: As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Jesus, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. Tue 27 Oct 2009 21:00PDT The scripture reading is Jude 1, 2 and 20: Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, who are beloved in God and kept safe by Jesus Christ; May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. Dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Wed 21 Oct 2009 23:55PDT The scripture reading is Ephesians 3:20-21:“Now to the One who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all we can ask or imagine, to that One be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, Amen.” Wed 14 Oct 2009 13:10PDT The scripture reading is passages from Isaiah 56: “This is what God says: Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed. Happy is the one who does this, the one who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it, and refrains from doing any evil... for I will give, in my house and within my walls, a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off... for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” Wed 07 Oct 2009 22:10PDT The scripture reading is Mark 9:38-41: 38John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40Whoever is not against us is for us. 41For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.” Wed 30 Sep 2009 20:10PDT Offertory 9/20/09 "In Heaven's Eyes" Wed 23 Sep 2009 22:10PDT The scripture reading is Mark 9:33-37:33(After their visit to Galilee), Jesus and the disciples came to Capernaum; and when Jesus was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” 34But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another (about) who was the greatest. 35Jesus sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” 36Then he took a little child and put the youngster among them; and taking the little one in his arms, he said to them, 37“Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” Wed 23 Sep 2009 22:10PDT Offertory 9/13/09 Wed 16 Sep 2009 20:00PDT The scripture reading is John 9:1-11 : 1As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2”Master,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it a result of his own sins or those of his parents?” 3”Neither,” Jesus answered. “But, to demonstrate the power of God. 4All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the One who sent me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end. 5But while I am still here in the world, I give it my light.” 6Then he spat on the ground and made mud from the spittle and smoothed the mud over the blind man’s eyes, 7and told him, “Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam” (the word “Siloam” means “Sent”). So the man went where he was sent and washed and came back seeing! 8His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, “Is this the same fellow--that beggar?” 9Some said yes, and some said no. “It can’t be the same man,” they thought, “but he surely looks like him!” And the beggar said, “I am the same man!” 10Then they asked him how in the world he could see. What had happened? 11And he told them, “A man they call Jesus made mud and smoothed it over my eyes and told me to go to the Pool of Siloam and wash off the mud. I did and I can see!” Wed 16 Sep 2009 20:00PDT The scripture reading is Matthew 15:21-28: 21Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us.” 24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” 27She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed instantly. Wed 09 Sep 2009 20:30PDT Sung at the 9:00 service of MCCSD Wed 02 Sep 2009 22:30PDT The scripture reading is 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. 9Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked. Wed 02 Sep 2009 22:30PDT The scripture reading is 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. 9Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked. Tue 25 Aug 2009 22:30PDT Music by Cynthia Montez and Leslie Alexander Tue 18 Aug 2009 20:20PDT The scripture reading is 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. 9Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked. Tue 18 Aug 2009 20:20PDT The scripture reading isJohn 6:35-51: 35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 41Then some people began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves. 44No one can come to me unless drawn by the One who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. 45It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from God comes to me. 46Not that anyone has seen God except the one who is from God; that one has seen God. 47Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” Tue 11 Aug 2009 22:20PDT The scripture reading isJohn 6:25-35: 25When they found Jesus on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Chosen One will give you. For it is upon this One that God’s seal rests.” 28Then they said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” 29Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the One whom God has sent.” 30So they said to him, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘God gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is God who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. Mon 03 Aug 2009 23:30PDT The scripture reading is John 6:1-14: 1After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. 5When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” 6He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. 7Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a li le.” 8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9“There is a boy here who has fi ve barley loaves and two fi sh. But what are they among so many people?” 10Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. 11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fi sh, as much as they wanted. 12When they were satisfi ed, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments le over, so that nothing may be lost.” 13So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the fi ve barley loaves, le by those who had eaten, they fi lled twelve baskets. 14When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.” Wed 29 Jul 2009 22:30PDT The scripture reading is Mark 6:30-34. 30The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. 31He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. 34As Jesus went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Wed 22 Jul 2009 20:00PDT The scripture reading is Mark Mark 6:14-29: 14King Herod heard of (Jesus’ raising up the dead and casting out deamons), for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.” 15But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” 17For Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. 18For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, 20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed; and yet he liked to listen to him. 21But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and for the leaders of Galilee. 22When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it.” 23And he solemnly swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.” 24She went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the baptizer.” 25Immediately she rushed back to the king and requested, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison, 28brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother. 29When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb. Wed 15 Jul 2009 22:00PDT The scripture reading is Mark 6:7-13. "13Then Jesus summoned the Twelve (Disciples) and began to send them out in pairs, giving them authority over unclean spirits. 8He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff -- no bread, no bag, no money in their belts. 9They were to wear sandals, but, he added, “Do not take a spare tunic.” 10And, Jesus said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town. 11Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you leave it, shake off the dust from the soles of your feet as a testimony against them.” 12And so they set off, proclaiming repentance as they went. 13They cast out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them." Wed 08 Jul 2009 22:00PDT The scripture reading is Mark 5:24-34: 24bA large crowd followed Jesus and pressed in on him. 25Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. 26She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28for she said, “If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.” 29Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” 31And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32He looked all around to see who had done it. 33But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” Wed 01 Jan 2009 22:00PDT The scripture reading is Mark 4:35-41:35(After teaching his followers extensively with parables along the side of the sea), on that day, when evening had come, Jesus said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. 37A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39Jesus woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 40He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” Wed 24 Jun 2009 21:00PDT The scripture reading is Mark 4:30-32: “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 31It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 32yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” Thu 18 Jun 2009 21:00PDT The scripture readings were Psalm 100 and Ephesians 1: 15-17. . Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Revelation 1:4-6 and John 18:33-37. . Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Isaiah 64: 1, 5-9 and I Corinthians 1: 4-9. . Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Isaiah 40:1-5 and Luke 2:21-33. . Tue, 13 Dec 2006 20:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Isaiah 9: 6-7 and John 3: 16-17. . Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:20:00 PST* The scripture readings were Micah 5:2-5a and Luke 1:39-45. . Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:20:00 PST* The scripture readings were 1 Samuel 3:1-10 and John 1:34-42. . Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:20:00 PST* The scripture readings were Deuteronomy 26: 8-11 and Matthew 6: 19-21. . Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:00:00 PST* The scripture reading was 2nd Timothy 2:8-15 . Wed, 21 Jan 2007 22:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Ecclesiastes 3:1 and Mark 1:29-39. Mon, 05 Jan 2007 07:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Jeremiah 17:5-8 and Luke 6:17-26. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Exodus 34:29-35 and Luke 9:28-36. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:00:00 PST* The sound quality is poor on this recording. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Isaiah 63:4-6 and Mark 10:35-45. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:00:00 PST* movie clips from the film “Billy Elliot" Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:00:00 PST* movie clips from the film “Shawshank Redemption".. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:00:00 PST* Clips from the ballet "Prodigal Son.". The scripture readings were Jeremiah 31:33-34 and Luke 16:11-24. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Isaiah 43:16-21 and John 12:1-8. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:00:00 PST* The scripture readings were Psalm 118:14-24 and John 20:1-9.. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Psalm 111:1-4 and John 20:19-31. Sat 21 Apr 2007 20:00:00 PST* The scriptures are Genesis 12:1-7 and Matthew 9:9-13. Wed 02 May 2007 20:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Isaiah 62:1-5 and John 2:1-11. Wed 09 May 2007 18:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Exodus 3:1-10 and John 10:7-10.. Wed 13 May 2007 22:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Acts 1:1-11 and Luke 24:44-53.. Wed 23 May 2007 22:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Genesis 11:1-9 and Acts 2:1-13. Wed 30 May 2007 22:40:00 PST* The scripture readings are Deuteronomy 11:13-15 and Matthew 15:14-30. Tue 05 Jun 2007 20:00:00 PST* This a song Nancy Neel composed for the 37th Anniversary of MCCSD . . Tue 12 Jun 2007 02:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Colossians 3:12-14 and Luke 12:23.. Tue 12 Jun 2007 17:00:00 PST* The scripture readings are Deuteronomy 6:1-9 and Mark 12:28-34. Thu 21 Jun 2007 17:30 PST* The scripture readings are Psalm 8 and John 16:12-15 Wed 27 Jun 2007 21:30 PST* The scripture reading is John 6:51-58. Wed 04 Jul 2007 21:00 PST* The scripture reading is Acts 1:21-26. Wed 11 Jul 2007 22:00 PST* The scripture reading is John 13: 1-8 Wed 18 Jul 2007 23:00 PST* The Facts Nothing but the Facts Tue 24 Jul 2007 12:05 PST* The scripture was Luke 19: 1-10 Thu 09 Aug 2007 14:20 PST* The scripture reading is Deuteronomy 30: 1-5 and 15-20. Fri 17 Aug 2007 22:20 PST* The scripture reading is Mark 8:27-30. Sat 18 Aug 2007 21:20 PST* The combined scripture reading is Matthew 25:35-40 and Galatians 6:9-10a. Fri 24 Aug 2007 21:20 PST* The scripture reading is Proverbs 20:30 and Romans 5:1-5. Fri 31 Aug 2007 21:20 PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 20:1-15. Sun 02 Sep 2007 19:40 PST* The scripture reading is John 8:1-11 Sun 09 Sep 2007 21:40 PST* The scripture reading is Luke 16:19-31. Tue 18 Sep 2007 17:10 PST* The scripture reading is Mark 7:31-37 Tue 25 Sep 2007 17:40 PST* The scripture reading is John 6:35 and 41-51 with excerpts from the movie "Joshua" based on the book with the same name by Father Girzone. Sun 30 Sep 2007 15:00 PDT* The scripture reading is John 4:45-54. Tue 09 Oct 2007 20:30 PDT* Tim Searcy, Tony and Lloyd .from MCC Las Vegas. The second song is incomplete. Tue 09 Oct 2007 20:30 PDT* The scripture reading is Romans 12:1-2.. Tue 16 Oct 2007 21:30 PDT* Jack Mitchell is the father of Bruce Mitchell. Tue 16 Oct 2007 23:20 PDT* The scripture reading is Genesis 21:1-7. Tue 23 Oct 2007 20:30 PDT* A focus will be on the disastrous San Diego fires Wed 07 Nov 2007 10:05 PST* The scripture reading is Luke 9:57-62. Wed 07 Nov 2007 10:30 PST* The scripture reading is Luke 18:9-14. Tue 13 Nov 2007 21:00 PST* The scripture reading is Luke 20:27-38. Tue 20 Nov 2007 16:00 PST* The scripture reading is John 18:33-37. Wed 28 Nov 2007 20:00 PST* The scripture reading is Isaiah 2:1-5.. Sat 08 Dec 2007 20:00 PST* The scripture reading is Luke 2:8-15. Fri 14 Dec 2007 22:00 PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 1:18-25. Wed 19 Dec 2007 20:45 PST* Gospel Music composed and performed by David Eilert Wed 19 Dec 2007 20:45 PST* The scripture reading is Luke 1:26-38. Wed 26 Dec 2007 21:30PST* The scripture is Luke 2:1-20. Wed 02 Jan 2008 11:15PST* The scripture reading is Genesis 32:22-30. Wed 02 Jan 2008 14:10PST* The scripture reading is Ecclesiastes 3:1-13. Wed 09 Jan 2008 11:30PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 3. Fri 18 Jan 2008 21:30PST* The scripture reading is John 1:29-42. Sun20 Jan 2008 22:15PST* Celebration of John Gill's interim pastorship Thu24 Jan 2008 23:15PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 4:12-23.. Sun27 Jan 2008 21:00PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 17:1-9. Sun03 Feb 2008 22:10PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 4:1-11. Tue12 Feb 2008 22:30PST* The scripture reading is John 3:1-17. Mon18 Feb 2008 22:30PST* The scripture passage (the woman at the well) is John 4:5-42. Sun24 Feb 2008 17:05PST* The scripture passage is John 9:1-41. Wed 05 Mar 2008 18:05PST* The scripture reading is from John, Chapter 11. Thu 20 Mar 2008 16:20PDT* Includes an introduction by Dan Koeshall Thu 20 Mar 2008 16:20PDT* The scripture reading is John 20:1-18. Thu 26 Mar 2008 22:50PDT* The scripture reading is 2 Corinthians 24:1-10 Thu 02 Apr 2008 10:30PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 14:22-33 Wed 09 Apr 2008 20:00PDT* The scripture reading is Luke 24:13-35. Wed 16 Apr 2008 22:30PDT* The scripture reading is John 14:1-3. Wed 23 Apr 2008 23:20PDT* The scripture reading is John 14:15-21. Wed 30 Apr 2008 21:50PDT* The scripture reading is Luke 24:45-53. Wed 07 May 2008 22:10PDT* The scripture reading is John 20:19-22. Fri 11 May 2008 21:10PDT* The scripture reading is Genesis 1:28-31. Thu 22 May 2008 23:10PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 6:25-34.. Wed 28 May 2008 21:21PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 7:24-28. Sun 01 Jun 2008 23:30PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 9:9-13. Wed 11 Jun 2008 21:30PDT* The Scripture Reading is Matthew 9:35-38. Thu 19 Jun 2008 22:30PDT* The Scripture Reading is Matthew 10:26-31. Wed 25 Jun 2008 22:30PDT* The Scripture Reading is Matthew 10:40-42. Mon 30 Jun 2008 17:40PDT* The Scripture Reading is Matthew 11:16-19 and 28-30. Tue 08 Jul 2008 22:40PDT* The Scripture reading is Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23. Mon 14 Jul 2008 20:20PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43. Tue 22 Jul 2008 16:00PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 15:21-28 Wed 30 Jul 2008 21:30PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 14:22-33. Wed 13 Aug 2008 21:20PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 15:10-20 with Music by Louis Ramirez. Wed 20 Aug 2008 21:20PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 16:13-19. Tue 26 Aug 2008 20:20PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 18:15-20. Wed 03 Sep 2008 23:00PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 16:21-25. Wed 10 Sep 2008 21:00PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 18:21-35. Wed 17 Sep 2008 22:00PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 21:23-32. Wed 01 Oct 2008 23:00PDT* The scripture reading is Micah 6:8. Wed 08 Oct 2008 20:00PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 22:1-10. Wed 16 Oct 2008 21:00PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 22:15-22. Wed 22 Oct 2008 21:00PDT* The scripture reading is Matthew 22:34-40. Wed 29 Oct 2008 21:00PDT* The scripture reading is Ephesians 3:16-21. The short video at the end can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi5rvy-10R4 Wed 05 Nov 2008 22:00PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 25: 1-13. Wed 12 Nov 2008 22:00PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 25:14-29 Tue 25 Nov 2008 22:00PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 25:31-40. Wed 03 Dec 2008 22:30PST* The scripture reading is Luke 1: 30-31, 34-35, 38. Wed 03 Dec 2008 22:30PST* The scripture reading is Luke 2:8-14. Wed 10 Dec 2008 21:30PST* The scripture reading is Matthew 1:18-23. Wed 17 Dec 2008 22:30PST* The scripture reading is Luke 2:1-7. Wed 24 Dec 2008 23:30PST* The scripture readings are Luke 2:1-20. Mon 28 Dec 2008 11:30PST* The scripture readings are Luke 2:1-20. Mon 28 Dec 2008 11:29PST* The scripture readings are The reading is Luke 2:22-40. Mon 28 Dec 2008 13:30PST* The scripture reading is comprised of selected verses from Isaiah 43. Wed 07 Jan 2009 22:00PST* The scripture reading is Philippians 4:6-8. Wed 14 Jan 2009 21:40PST* The scripture reading is Isaiah 55:10-11 and Psalm 19:14. Wed 21 Jan 2009 21:20PST* The scripture reading is Mark 11:22-25 Wed 28 Jan 2009 22:00PST The scripture reading is Ephesians 4:22-24, 29 and 32, included in podcast. Wed 04 Feb 2009 22:00PST The scripture reading is Matthew 6:25-33, included in podcast.There is also a presentation to head usher Woody. Wed 11 Feb 2009 22:00PST The scripture reading is selections from Psalm 118. O give thanks to God, for God is good; God’s steadfast love endures forever! Let everyone say, “God’s steadfast love endures forever!” Out of my distress I called on God, and God answered me and set me in a broad place. With God on my side, I do not fear. What can mortals do to me? It is better to take refuge in God than to put confidence in people. God is my strength and my might; God has become my salvation. I thank you, God, that you have answered me and have become my salvation. This is the day that God has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! O give thanks to God for God is good, Your steadfast love endures forever! Wed 18 Feb 2009 22:00PST The scripture reading is 1 Corinthians 2:9. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind conceived what God has prepared for those who love God.” Tue 24 Feb 2009 21:00PST The scripture reading is Mark 1:9-15. “ 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” 12And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.13 Jesus was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. 14Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” ” Thu 05 Mar 2009 22:30PST The scripture reading is Mark 8:27-35. Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked them, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ 28And they answered, ‘John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’ 29Jesus asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah.’ 30And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. 31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Humanity must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32Jesus said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and looking at the disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ‘Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.’ 34 He called the crowd with the disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. Wed 11 Mar 2009 21:00PDT The scripture reading is John 2:13-22:13:The Jewish Feast of the Passover was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16Jesus told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making God’s house a marketplace!” 17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” 18The Jewish religious leaders then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” 19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20The Jewish religious leaders then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. Wed 18 Mar 2009 21:00PDT The scripture reading is John 12:1-11: 1Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.2There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was fi lled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said,5“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” 6(He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. 8You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” 9When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, 11since it was on account of him that many of the Jewish faithful were deserting and were believing in Jesus. Wed 25 Mar 2009 21:00PDT The scripture reading is John 12:20-26: Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks.21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.23 Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Chosen One to be glorified. 24 Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, God will honor. Wed 01 Apr 2009 21:00PDT The scripture reading is Mark 11:1-11. 1When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples 2and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.’” 4They went away and found a colt tied near a door,outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. 7Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. 8Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fi elds.9Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! 10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!Hosanna in the highest heaven!”11Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple;and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. Wed 08 Apr 2009 21:00PDT The scripture reading is John 20:1-16.1Early on the fi rst day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb fi rst. 5He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there,but he did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb fi rst, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples returned to their homes. 11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher) Wed 15 Apr 2009 23:00PDT The scripture reading is t Luke 24:13-35. 13Now on that same day two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem,14and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing,Jesus himself came near and went with them, 16but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17And he said to them,“What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. 18Then one of them,whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” 19Jesus asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucifi ed him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. 22Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, 23and when they did not fi nd his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. 24Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.” 25Then Jesus said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suff er these things and then enter into his glory?” 27Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. 28As they came near the village to which they were going, Jesus walked ahead as if he were going on. 29But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. 30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and Jesus vanished from their sight. 32They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” 33That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” 35Then they told what had happened on the road,and how Christ had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread. Thu 23 Apr 2009 19:30PDT The scripture reading is the Wisdom of Solomon 7:1-14. 1 I also am mortal, like everyone else, a descendant of the first-formed child of earth; and in the womb of a mother I was molded into flesh, 2within the period of ten months, compacted with blood, from the seed and the pleasure of a union. 3And when I was born, I began to breathe the common air, and fell upon the kindred earth; my first sound was a cry, as is true of all. 4I was nursed with care in swaddling cloths. 5For no king nor queen has had a different beginning of existence; 6there is for all one entrance into life, and one way out. 7Therefore I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called on God, and the spirit of Wisdom came to me. 8I preferred her to sceptres and thrones, and I accounted wealth as nothing in comparison with her. 9Neither did I liken to her any priceless gem, because all gold is but a little sand in her sight, and silver will be accounted as clay before her. 10I loved Wisdom more than health and beauty, and I chose to have her rather than light, because her radiance never ceases. 11All good things came to me along with her, and in her hands uncounted wealth. 12I rejoiced in them all, because Wisdom leads them; but I did not know that she was their mother. 13I learned without guile and I impart without grudging; I do not hide her wealth, 14for it is an unfailing treasure for mortals; those who get it obtain friendship with God, commended for the gifts that come from instruction. Wed 29 Apr 2009 22:20PDT The scripture reading is the Matthew 14:24-33:Immediately (after the miraculous feeding of the 5,000) Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning Jesus came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” Jesus said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” Tue 05 May 2009 22:20PDT The scripture reading is the John 4: 7-8:7Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. Wed 10 May 2009 22:20PDT The scripture reading is Ephesians 6:14-18:: 14Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. 15As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. 16With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. word of God. 18Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. Wed 27 May 2009 18:00PDT The scripture reading is Philippians 3:12:-14. 12Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.13Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Wed 27 May 2009 18:00PDT Watch the intermezzo with Barbara Streisand at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emuVLVylBiA Romans 5:1-5:1Now since we have been made right in God’s sight by our faith, we are at peace with God through our Savior Jesus Christ. 2Because of our faith, Christ has brought us to the grace in which we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to the day on which we will become all that God has intended. 3But not only that—we even rejoice in our afflictions! We know that affliction produces perseverance; 4and perseverance, proven character; and character, hope. 5And such a hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Wed 03 Jun 2009 22:00PDT Watch the intermezzo of the Tony award for Wicked at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J72thWNW6PE The scripture reading is Philippians 4:8. 8Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Wed 10 Jun 2009 22:00PDT