Central Baptist Church of Hobart Indiana

Missionary Conference

2007-02-25T21:11:00.000-06:00

Missionary Conference - Feb 25 PM

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Missionary Conference

2007-02-25T15:06:00.000-06:00

Missionary Conference - Feb 25 AM

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Missionary Conference

2007-02-23T20:06:00.000-06:00

Missionary Conference - Feb 23rd

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Back to the Future: Ready for the Last Hurrah

2007-02-18T20:12:00.000-06:00

Back to the Future: Ready for the Last Hurrah

The Sermon notes and audio for the February 18 2007 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christs New Community: It Has an Enemy

2007-02-18T14:12:00.000-06:00

Christs New Community: It Has an Enemy

The Sermon notes and audio for the February 18 2007 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Stewardship

2007-01-28T14:51:00.000-06:00

Stewardship

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Two Witness Timeline and 70 Weeks

2007-01-21T19:18:00.001-06:00

Two Witness Timeline and 70 Weeks

The Sermon notes and audio for the January 21 2007 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Wisdom with Stewardship A matter of the Heart

2007-01-21T13:18:00.000-06:00

Wisdom with Stewardship A matter of the Heart

The Sermon notes and audio for the January 21 2007 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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A Life-Changing Habit

2007-01-07T13:42:00.000-06:00

A Life-Changing Habit

The Sermon notes and audio for the January 7 2007 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Sermon by Tom Mullins

2006-12-31T14:37:00.000-06:00

A Life-Changing Habit

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Misunderstood Persons in the Christmas Story: The Wise Men

2006-12-25T12:25:00.000-06:00

Misunderstood Persons in the Christmas Story:

The Wise Men

The Sermon notes and audio for the December 24 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Back to The Future: Understanding Revelation, A Break and Two Groups

2006-12-10T22:36:00.000-06:00

Back to The Future:
Understanding Revelation, A Break and Two Groups

The Sermon notes and audio for the December 10 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Misunderstood Persons in the Christmas Story: MARY

2006-12-10T14:30:00.001-06:00

Misunderstood Persons in the Christmas Story: MARY

The Sermon notes and audio for the December 10 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Understanding Revelation: The Pre-Mill Judgments, Six Seals

2006-12-03T22:30:00.000-06:00

Understanding Revelation: The Pre-Mill Judgments, Six Seals

The Sermon notes and audio for the Dec 3 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Workers

2006-12-03T14:30:00.000-06:00

Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Workers

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Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Workers

2006-11-19T15:49:00.000-06:00

Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Workers

The Sermon notes and audio for the November 19 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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A Theology and History of the Baptists. Part Four: Summary

2006-11-12T21:49:00.000-06:00

A Theology and History of the Baptists. Part Four: Summary

The Sermon notes and audio for the November 12 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Fathers

2006-11-12T13:49:00.000-06:00

Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Fathers

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A Theology and History of the Baptists. Part Three: Baptist Heroes

2006-11-05T20:53:00.000-06:00

A Theology and History of the Baptists. Part Three: Baptist Heroes

The Sermon notes and audio for the November 5 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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H.C Stephen - Chairman of NTBCA of India

2006-11-05T14:49:00.000-06:00

H.C Stephen - Chairman of NTBCA of India

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A Theology and History of the Baptists: What Baptists Historically Believe II

2006-10-29T20:44:00.001-06:00

A Theology and History of the Baptists

Part two: What Baptists Historically Believe

The Sermon notes and audio for the October 29 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Children

2006-10-29T20:44:00.000-06:00

New Attitudes in Old Relations:
New Attitudes of Children

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A Theology and History of the Baptists: What Baptists Historically Believe

2006-10-23T19:58:00.000-06:00

A Theology and History of the Baptists

Part two: What Baptists Historically Believe

The Sermon notes and audio for the October 22 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes of Husbands

2006-10-23T19:51:00.000-06:00

New Attitudes in Old Relations:
New Attitudes of Husbands

The Sermon notes and audio for the October 22 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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IFRBC STATE Representative Dan Johnson - PM

2006-10-16T20:19:00.001-06:00

IFRBC STATE Representative Dan Johnson - PM

The Sermon notes and audio for the September 17 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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IFRBC STATE Representative Dan Johnson - AM

2006-10-16T20:19:00.000-06:00

IFRBC STATE Representative Dan Johnson - AM

The Sermon notes and audio for the October 15 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes in Worship

2006-10-09T19:19:00.001-06:00

Christ’s New Community: New Attitudes in Worship

The Sermon notes and audio for the October 8 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: It Demands A New Urgency

2006-10-09T19:19:00.000-06:00

A Theology and History of the Baptists.

Part one: Brief History

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Christ’s New Community: It Demands A New Urgency

2006-09-17T06:13:00.001-06:00

Christ’s New Community: It Demands A New Urgency

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Understanding Revelation, Views of the Future

2006-09-17T06:13:00.000-06:00

Back to The Future: Understanding Revelation, Views of the Future

The Sermon notes and audio for the September 17 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christs New Community: It Demands a new morality

2006-09-10T06:13:00.000-06:00

Christs New Community: It Demands a new morality

The Sermon notes and audio for the September 10 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: It Demands a New Model

2006-09-03T06:13:00.000-06:00

Christ’s New Community: It Demands a New Model

The Sermon notes and audio for the September 3 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Back to The Future: Understanding Revelation

2006-07-25T06:00:00.001-06:00

Back to The Future: Understanding Revelation

The Sermon notes and audio for the July 23 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Christ’s New Community: It Requires New Gifts

2006-07-25T06:00:00.000-06:00

Study in Ephesians
Christ’s New Community: It Requires New Gifts

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Christ’s New Community: It Demands New Oneness - July 16 2006 AM

2006-07-16T14:08:00.000-06:00

Study in Ephesians
Christ’s New Community:
It calls for a New Perspective
Part two: It Demands New Oneness

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Back to The Future: Understanding Revelation - July 9 2006 PM

2006-07-14T11:20:00.002-06:00

Back to The Future: Understanding Revelation
The Focal Point of All Time: His Message to the Church

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Understanding Revelation: THE BIG IDEA - July 2 2006 PM

2006-07-14T11:20:00.001-06:00

Understanding Revelation: THE BIG IDEA

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Christ’s New Community: Understanding it takes Great Effort - July 2 2006 AM

2006-07-14T11:20:00.000-06:00

Christs New Community: Understanding it takes Great Effort

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Sermon - Tom Mullins - June 18 2006 AM

2006-06-20T11:08:00.000-06:00

Sermon: Tom Mullins

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Listen to the Sermon by Pastor Tom Mullins

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Sermon - Christs New Community: Take it Seriously - June 11 2006 AM

2006-06-14T10:14:00.000-06:00

Christs New Community: Take it Seriously

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Sermon - Christs New Community: Unity - June 4 2006 AM

2006-06-07T10:31:00.000-06:00

Christs New Community: Unity

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Sermon - Christs New Community - May 21 2006 AM

2006-05-22T09:59:00.000-06:00

Christs New Community

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Sermon - Mothers Day, Making Mom Happy - May 14 2006 AM

2006-05-15T11:25:00.000-06:00

Making Mom Happy

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Sermon - Birth Options and Stem Cells - May 7 2006 PM

2006-05-07T19:10:00.000-06:00

The Bible and 21st Century Scientific Dilemmas: Birth Options and Stem Cells

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Dr Jim Grier - May 7 2006 AM

2006-05-07T14:10:00.000-06:00

Dr Jim Grier

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Dr Jim Grier

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Sermon - The Bible and 21st Century Scientific Dilemmas: What the Bible Says about Life - April 30 2006 PM

2006-05-01T13:21:00.000-06:00

The Bible and 21st Century Scientific Dilemmas: What the Bible Says about Life

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Sermon - Christ’s New Community: The Ability to Understand - April 30 2006 AM

2006-05-01T12:21:00.000-06:00

Christ’s New Community - The Ability to Understand

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Sermon - Biblical Principles of Physical Intimacy - April 23 2006 PM

2006-04-24T21:37:00.000-06:00

Biblical Principles of Physical Intimacy: The Sermon notes and audio for the April 23 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Sermon - Gods goal for all new citizens - April 23 2006 AM

2006-04-24T09:19:00.000-06:00

Gods goal for all new citizens: The Sermon notes and audio for the April 23 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Sermon - The Four Rules of Communication

2006-04-17T16:20:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes and audio for the April 16 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Sermon - Easter Sunday

2006-04-17T16:19:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes and audio for the April 16 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Sermon - April 9 2006 AM

2006-04-10T08:19:00.000-06:00

Four Gospel Facts: The Sermon notes and audio for the April 9 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Reaping Holiness

2006-04-07T09:01:00.000-06:00

Some Christians sow to the flesh every day and wonder why they do not reap holiness. Holiness is a harvest; whether we reap it or not depends almost entirely on what and where we sow.”

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Sermon - April 2 2006 PM

2006-04-03T17:19:00.000-06:00

The Wife’s Role in Marriage: The Sermon notes and audio for the April 2 2006 PM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Sermon - April 2 2006 AM

2006-04-03T16:19:00.000-06:00

Christ’s New Community: The sum of it all: The Sermon notes and audio for the April 2 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Common Ground

2006-03-31T06:03:00.000-06:00

To try to find a common ground between the message of the cross and man's fallen reason is to try the impossible, and if persisted in must result in an impaired reason, a meaningless cross, and a powerless Christianity.

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Important or Eternal?

2006-03-29T06:03:00.000-06:00

We hear much about distinguishing between that which is urgent and that which is important. In the study of Mary of Bethany's life we learn to distinguish that which is important from that which is eternal. (Luke 10:41; Mark 14:9)

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Christ's New Community: Present Riches - Sermon from March 26 2006 AM

2006-03-27T08:19:00.000-06:00

Christ's New Community: Present Riches - The Sermon notes and audio for the March 26 2006 AM service are now online. To download the sermon notes you can visit the weekly sermon page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Responsibility

2006-03-24T06:03:00.000-06:00

My responsibility as a preacher of the gospel and a teacher in the church is not to preserve and repeat cherished biblical sentences, but to pierce the heart with biblical truth, Piper, Desiring God, p. 54 August 11, 2002

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If God's Word is faithfully proclaimed...

2006-03-22T06:03:00.000-06:00

Many disciples come to church to be informed or to be comforted or to hear affirmed what they've always believed to be true. But if God's Word is faithfully proclaimed, often the faithful churchgoer will be both reproved and corrected in his theology and his behavior (II Tim. 3:16). Sometimes God's truth proves to be hard to take and offensive.

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Sermon - By Missionary Ken Wells

2006-03-20T14:00:00.000-06:00

Missionary Ken Wells visited and preached on Sunday night, March 20 2006. His Sermon Audio is now posted below and also available from this page.

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Missionary Ken Wells

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Sermon - How you became Rich

2006-03-20T13:54:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes and audio for the March 20 2006 AM service are now online. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Helpless Victims?

2006-03-17T06:03:00.000-06:00

We are not the helpless victims of our nature, temperament and environment. What we become depends largely on how we behave; our character is shaped by our conduct.

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Influence

2006-03-15T06:03:00.000-06:00

Christ-likeness is not a condition into which you drift. It takes a serious, grace-motivated effort to swim against the current of the influence of the world, the desires of the flesh, and the subtle power of the devil.

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PM Sermon - By Pastor Wayne Manago

2006-03-13T10:20:00.000-06:00

The Sermon audio for the Mar 12 2006 PM service are posted below. You may download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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AM Sermon - By Pastor Wayne Manago

2006-03-13T10:18:00.000-06:00

The Sermon audio for the Mar 12 2006 AM service are posted below. You may download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Age

2006-03-13T06:03:00.000-06:00

Age is largely a matter of the mind; it’s your attitude, not your age. One is only as old as his mental posture—his attitude, not his arteries. Attitude is the steering wheel of life; a slight turn leads to a radically different destination.

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Sermon - By Pastor Tom Mullins

2006-03-06T13:36:00.000-06:00

The Sermon audio for the Mar 5 2006 PM service are posted below. You may download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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March 6 from Trivandrum, India

2006-03-06T03:29:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I preached in a church were the pastor had been beaten by Hindus for his testimony in Christ. He was left nearly dead, and the other churches fasted and prayed for him and he lived. His name is Pastor Das, I have pix. What is interesting that the three men who beat him all had accidents shortly after this. One broke his leg, the other fell and hurt himself and something else happened to the third. The whole Hindu community now holds this pastor and his god in great fear, they will never hurt him again because of what happened. My translator yesterday and today was Sunil Dev. He has a master's degree from Bharat Bible Seminary and is studying for his Th.D. What a wonderful Christian man. We had a brief snack at Pastor Das home today. Bananas and a rice/coconut concoction called Jack Fruit. Absolutely delicious! He pastor's daughter said she'd e-mail me the recipe for it (she was the only one who knew English).

Steve DeWitt an I preached at the Pastor's Meeting today. What a privilege to speak to pastors and their wives. They hold us in such high honor. We have been given garlands three times now. But they are the ones that should be held in honor. Their simple faith is so refreshing.

How wonderful it has been to see my Indian brothers and sisters in Christ. Their worship services are usually a apella, and so much clapping. In one service, they used a tambourine and big bass drum. My hands were almost sore after all the clapping

Tomorrow we leave for Imphal, but it will take us Tuesday and Wednesday to get there.

Thanks to all for your financial and prayer support.

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March 3 from Trivandrum

2006-03-03T04:36:00.000-06:00

I am in Trivandrum, a southern city in India.M Y party and I have been speaking at the Logos Theological College to the students there. They sit on wooden benches with no back and listen to the speakers speak for an hour. Mostly young people between ages 18-22.

Tomorrow is their first graduating service. Should be wonderful. Life in Trivandrum is different than Hyderabad. It is a cleaner city and probably more educated people live here. I have an appointment in 9 minutes--more later.

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I am in India

2006-03-01T11:47:00.000-06:00

I am in India as I write. I am at the Green Park Hotel, in Hydrabad.

We spent half of the day in Joy Children's home. I showed the kids my iPod and fam pic. They thought it was pretty cool. I thaught the kids how to "high five," and they all wanted to "high five" me when I left. Got some great pix.

I sat in on the board meeting with Jim Geurink. It went well and from my perspecitve, I hought Mr Geurink was encouraged by it.

We had homemade curry everything for dinner tonight. It was delicious, I thougth. Our hostess, Subashini, said this is spicy, but I found it rather good.

We travel tomorrow to Trivandrum and I speak there tomorrow night.

Sorry this is poorly written, I'm about half asleep and suffering from jet lag.

No, I didn't drink the water. . . .

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Modern Christians or Pharisees?

2006-03-01T08:35:00.000-06:00

"It is fully possible that modern Christians, like the Pharisees of Jesus time, will be chastised for deferring uncritically to certain of their own traditions more than to the Word of God."

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Sermon - The Husband's Role in Marriage

2006-02-27T21:35:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes and audio for the Feb 26 2006 PM service are posted below. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Sermon - The Blessings of Christ's New Community

2006-02-27T16:30:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes and audio for the Feb 26 2006 AM service are posted below. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Gospel

2006-02-27T10:36:00.000-06:00

There is nothing attractive about the Gospel to the natural man; the only person who finds the Gospel attractive is the man who is convicted of sin.

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Marriage

2006-02-24T07:34:00.000-06:00

With Christ as our model, marriage becomes a chord of love; without Christ it becomes a chain that binds and shackles that chafe.

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What Lies Within

2006-02-22T10:35:00.000-06:00

What lies before you, what lies behind you, and what lies around you are of small consequence in comparison to what lies within you.

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Neglect

2006-02-20T10:37:00.000-06:00

Any Christian who neglects the Bible, neglects his own soul. He fails to understand all the wondrous blessings that can be his. Adams, Counsel from Psalm 119, p. 104.

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Sermon - God's Justice, Man's Depravity, Satan's Activity and God's Mercy

2006-02-19T21:13:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes for the Feb 19 2006 AM service are posted online in PDF format. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Vision

2006-02-17T07:37:00.000-06:00

Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles. Chuck Swindoll, Mediocrity, p. 88.

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Jim Book - Deacon for 37 years

2006-02-15T09:35:00.000-06:00

Jim Book resigned on January 1, 2006 from the deacon board at Central Baptist Church in Hobart after 37 years as a deacon. He served as a deacon through four pastors--Pastor Don Jennings, Pastor Dale Fisher, Dr. Clayton Nuttall, and presently Pastor David R. Webb. Jim taught the high school boys Sunday School class for many years. He also worked on Sunday afternoons at the local jail ministry. He played on the church basketball team, and was the ace of the Central softball pitching staff in the mid seventies. He once even pitched a no-hitter! Jim was active in WW II as a flight instructor, teaching pilots how to fly B-25s. His best work, however, was serving Christ's church as a deacon. Always serving his care group, always loyal, always praying for his pastors: these symbolize Jim Book's years at Central as deacon. Sunday January 29th, 2006 Central honored Jim and Doris, his wife of 55 years, with a certificate and a dinner with them as the guests of honor. Greetings can be sent to DJgolfbook@msn.com Pictured is Deacon Chairman Lou Dubach presenting the award to Jim and Doris Book.

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Wild Oats

2006-02-13T10:33:00.000-06:00

Most of us spend the first six days of the week sowing wild oats, then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.

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Lets take a dip

2006-02-10T10:18:00.000-06:00

The Bible is shallow enough for babes to wade in and never drown, and yet it is deep enough for scholars to swim in and never touch bottom.

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Our Purpose, Power, Principle and Pattern....

2006-02-08T05:01:00.000-06:00

God’s glory is our purpose, God’s Spirit is our power, God’s love is our principle, God’s son is our pattern and God’s Word is our plumb line.

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Sermon - Stewardship: Results in Biblical Giving

2006-02-06T10:32:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes for the Feb 5 2006 AM service are posted online in PDF format. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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Amazed?

2006-02-06T10:09:00.000-06:00

Man is amazed that God should withhold joy from his creatures while the amazing item is that God in his mercy withholds judgment from sinners.

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Which version of the Bible do you use?

2006-02-03T07:06:00.000-06:00

Regarding biblical versions, ultimately the question is not, "What version do you use?" but "Have you been using that version to make you more like Christ?"

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Idol Worship Is Alive and Well in 21st Century America

2006-02-01T08:00:00.000-06:00

A “god” is someone or some thing that explains origins, gives life meaning, and hope beyond the grave. Most Christians have elementary matters resolved. But what about day-to-day “God” matters?

What “god” or “Gods” do you turn to in your everyday life?

A god can be someone or something that is perceived to provide satisfaction, meet your needs, satisfy your desires and longings, bring joy, assurance, comfort, peace, release, meaning, value, or escape from hardships of life. Some gods remove guilt, or help you get through the day.

The Bible speaks of false gods of wood and stone, but also of the other kind:

“Guilty men, whose own strength is their god” Hab. 1:11

I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’ Job 31:24

“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.

You cannot serve both God and Money. Matthew 6:24

“Their god is their stomach, Phil 3:19

What are some 21st Century gods? Some find security and release in liquor. Their tranquility and peace is at the bottom of an empty glass. Others find their release, their delight in Ben and Jerry’s Death by Chocolate Ice Cream or a bag of Peerless Potato Chips. The god of youth or thin is very popular today. People think they would be happy and satisfied if they look younger, or if they could be thinner. I know some people who find joy and satisfaction in having everything in its place; they worship the God of “perfection,” the god of order. Some people worship their fantasies. Many people worship the god of pleasure. Some workaholics worship the god of work: this god can bring a sense of achievement; he is perceived to satisfy a deep craving of accomplishment. Sometimes young people worship the god of popularity or approval. They can do foolish things to gain the approval of others. People think that these things will ultimately satisfy.

It is not as though some of the things mentioned above can’t provide some degree of pleasure and satisfaction. Doubtless they do, or they would not be desired. And it isn’t as though all of these things are wrong, they certainly aren’t. They become wrong when they are desired more than the God of the Bible who is the only person who can thoroughly satisfy and bring pleasure. Ultimately if other things are looked to for final satisfaction, they will, at the end of the day, let you down. Only God never fails and always brings satisfaction.

Many will likely protest: I don’t worship any gods but the God of the Bible. Don’t be too certain that this isn’t a problem. There are some questions you can ask to determine if you worship a false god. Remember that worship means “to appreciate, to delight in, to reflect upon the worth of something.” With that in mind, answer the following questions:

What you think about in your discretionary time?

What you think about in your free time?

What you think about as you drift off to sleep?

What you think about as you drive down the road?

What you think about when you wake in the morning?

Where do you spend your discretionary money?

What mental reflection brings you the greatest enjoyment?

What acquisition brings you the most delight?

How would you fill in the blank: I would be supremely happy if only __________?

To look at this another way, how can you know if you worship something more than God?

Ask yourself these questions:

What happens when something you delight in is removed?

How do you respond when you don’t get what you want?

When life is unfair are you sad, angry, hateful, bitter, fearful, resentful, discouraged, bitter, blue, spiteful, or depressed?

What thoughts go through your mind? "This isn't fair," or "Why me?" or "What's the use?" or "Oh no, not again," or "Not now," or "If God loved me …," or “I just hate it when…,” or “I’ll show him/her.”

What do you do when your “god” doesn’t satisfy? Do you clam up, pout, blow up, storm out of the house, or plan to get even, hit someone, or break something?

Do you fail to do something you should have done?

Do you grumble the rest of the day?

Do you fail to fulfill your responsibilities or obligations?

If your life is characterized by the wrong kind of responses when your gods have let you down, then they are items you value more than the pleasure and approval of the LORD! You have worshipped the gifts more than the giver, the creation more than the creator, the blessings more than the bless-er.

God is good to remove our delights to show remind us that we must love the giver more than the gift. Our creator, who gives us all good gifts for our enjoyment (1 Tim 6:17), can take those good gifts away to cause us to recall that enjoying the creation more than the creator is a step toward decadent living (Romans 1:25).

Do you turn to your “god” or “gods” for satisfaction when life gives you lemons? Remember that David said: “The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods,” Psalm 16:4. Ultimately these things will not bring lasting satisfaction or pleasure. Jeremiah proclaimed: “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. Note David’s delights in the following verses. See what he found pleasure in during the good times as well as the very difficult:

Psalm 1:2: …His delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 16:2,3: 2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” 3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.

Psalm 27:4: 4 One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

Psalm 37:4: 4 Delight yourself in the LORD…

Psalm 63:1-7: 1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. 4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. 5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. 6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

There is more to come in later posts, but for now consider the false gods you may turn to that bring some satisfaction but will ultimately let you down. Examine your life. What brings you deep satisfaction and effervescent joy?

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Evangelism

2006-01-30T08:44:00.000-06:00

Evangelism is not the prerogative of pastors or other professionals - it is the duty resting upon every member of the body of Christ. It is your duty.

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Sermon - Stewardship: Examples in Biblical Giving

2006-01-29T13:00:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes for the Jan 29 2006 AM service are posted online in PDF format. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly below. You may also download the audio version of this weeks sermon from this page, or directly below.

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God’s character

2006-01-27T07:01:00.000-06:00

God’s character is immutable, but this does not mean His actions are always predictable. There is a “mystery” to His actions that calls for trust, Psalm 44

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Has God deserted me?

2006-01-25T07:06:00.000-06:00

Sometimes the clearest evidence that God has not deserted you is not that you are successfully past your trial but that you are still on your feet in the middle of it.

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The measure of success

2006-01-23T15:49:00.000-06:00

Success is sometimes measured not by serenity and tranquility but by suffering and tribulation. Read John 15:18-21, Ephesians 3:13, and Philippians 3:10. Have you ever experienced that kind of success in your life? Do you want to?

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Sermon - Principles in Biblical Giving Part 3

2006-01-22T12:23:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes for Jan 22 2006 are posted online in PDF format. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly from here.

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Spiritual Maturity

2006-01-21T20:58:00.000-06:00

The world, as well as many Christians, wish and live to change things, their situation. God's goal in salvation, however, is for the Christian to be changed, to make him more like Christ. Until you come to realize and respond to this, it will be impossible for you to mature beyond spiritual infancy.

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God, bless what I'm doing?

2006-01-17T23:32:00.000-06:00

While it can be acceptable to pray "God, bless what I'm doing," it is more important to pray "God, help me to be doing what you're blessing." One prayer asks God to adjust to my agenda, the other focuses the adjustment on my thinking, priorities, and activities. Which attitude reflects your lifestyle?

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Freedom

2006-01-16T07:46:00.000-06:00

When people speak of freedom they usually mean freedom from something. That, however, is an incomplete picture of freedom. Christ has set us free FROM sin and He has set us free FOR service. It is only when one has been set free FOR something that the picture is complete.

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Sermon - Principles in Biblical Giving Part 2

2006-01-15T12:32:00.000-06:00

The Sermon notes for Jan 15 2006 are posted online in PDF format. You can visit the sermon schedule page here, or get the notes directly from here.

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Growing and Changing? or.......

2006-01-13T11:39:00.001-06:00

Here is a good exercise for you between Sunday School and A.M. Worship.

Get a pen or pencil and write down in the margin of this bulletin the answer to this question:

How have you changed lately? In what specific ways have you grown more like Christ?

"Well," you say, "I'm growing in lots of ways!"

Great!! Then it shouldn't be too hard to list them specifically. Name just one way you've become more like Christ in the last month. If you are like many folk, you have a hard time being specific. That's probably because you aren't growing as much as you think you are. Are you growing and changing or soaking and sitting?

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Is there any reason to obey God when it won’t change the outcome?

2006-01-11T23:28:00.000-06:00

What if God told you, “Nothing you do, no obedience of any kind will change an undesirable outcome?” Would you still do right?

Well, that is exactly what happened to Josiah in 2 Kings 22:16, 17.

The prophetess Huldah told him that disaster would come no matter what. Yet, Josiah continued with the most extensive reforms Judah had ever known (2 Kings 23:1-25). Verse 25 says: Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.

Yet, the next verse states: Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke him to anger.

Josiah does right, and nothing changes. So why would anyone serve a God like that? Maybe because they love him for who he is and what he has already done in history past. Maybe because the Spirit of God has put in their heart a desire to see God pleased in spite of the outcome.

If you are obedient for what you can get out of it, then ultimately you are not being obedient because you love and worship a God who is totally worthy of your worship. What you are trying to do is manipulate God into doing what you want him to do. You are not interested in obedience, you are interested in yourself, you are at the center of your universe, and you are hoping, praying that God would give you your selfish desires by means of a divine bargain. “I’ll obey you God, IF you bless me.” People like that fail to see that the blessing is in the doing, the satisfaction of knowing their creator is pleased with their behavior.

I confess that to one who isn’t born again, and probably to many who would claim to be, all of this seems like nonsense. Yet along with the Psalmist, the believer can say, “You are my Lord, apart from you I have no good thing,” Psalm 16:2

Do you love the gifts or the giver? The blessings or the blesser? The creator or the creation? Sometimes God will take away his gifts, his rewards, his response to your “desired outcome” for your obedience to remind you that it isn’t about the gifts, it is about enjoying the giver. On occasion, God removes the blessings so you can be prompted to delight in the blesser himself. The creator will sometimes spoil the pleasures of his creation for his children so that they won’t become ignorant idol worshippers and live like pagans who “exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator,” Romans 1:25.

So if life is difficult for you, if it seems like you have been obedient with no result, remember that you are thinking like an unbeliever. Ask God to help you enjoy him and find joy as you gain a right perspective on him. See also Psalm 73.

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