Keystone Nazarene Church
By Brian Woolery
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Podcast Description
Making Christlike Disciples in Okinawa
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Comfort | Revelation 21:1-7 This week Daniel Morton, a 6-year old in our congregation, died in a tragic accident at his home. This week's service is in memory of Daniel and for the support of his parents Jeremy and Vanessa. The promise we hang onto in the midst of the storm, is that in Jesus we have a life that not even death itself can stop. And this hope gives us deep comfort. | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Transformed | Ezekiel 36:24-28, 37:1-14 Have you ever gotten stuck in a rut? Perhaps it's in a relationship and you've done again, the thing you said you wouldn't do. Consequences come and you feel hopeless asking, can I ever change? In the storm, God's promise comes to us from the prophet Ezekiel, speaking to Israel after hundreds of years of abandoning God, now conquered and deported to foreign lands. He says, Yes you can! If you will come before me I will help you not just change your actions, but the root of your problem, your heart itself. | 2/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Safe | 2 Corinthians 11:16-12:10 It's easy to not feel safe. With economic threats, job cutbacks, life in a violent society, threats to marriage and more, it seems that life can be spent simply trying to establish and maintain security. Paul lived in a life filled with more threats than we will probably experience, but God taught him that it was precisely as we trust in God's promise and grace in the middle of the fear or uncertainty, he will guide us through it. "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." We can shout in the face of the storm, "I don't have to be afraid, even in weakness, because in God I am safe!" | 2/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Forgiven | 2 Chronicles 7:11-14 Challenges and difficulties are a natural part of life. A difficult boss, a poor choice, stress in marriage, or the death of a loved one can make the typically calm waters of our lives into a turbulent storm. It is in these times that our live in Christ is tested and it is easy to grow hopeless. Yet God has made promises to us which serve as light. Sometimes the storms can seem so big that the promises seem small or insignificant, but it it as we cling to God's promises in the midst of the storm, we find that his power is greater than even that of the pounding waves. Last week we spoke of the affirmation that we are priceless in God's eyes no matter what we have done or not, so we can live life in response to the assurance that we are valuable. This week we listen to the promise of God's forgiveness which frees us from the paralyzing past to begin to live again and to live for God! | 1/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Illuminate: Peace | Luke 1:26-38, 46-55 Christmas can be a time of great joy, but it can also be a time which reminds us that we feel alone or inadequate. It's easy to feel that the forces of the world go on and leave us behind. Yet it is precisely to a very simple girl named Mary that God comes and gives good news. She would be entrusted to be the mother of God's savior, Jesus! Mary did what many do not when they are encountered by God, she said yes. In this complete dependence upon God we see in Mary's life, and God invites us in our lives, to experience the peace he gives. We know that he loves us and will take care of us. | 12/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Illuminate: Joy | John 1:6-8, 19-28 What is the secret to Joy? Christmas, if ever, shows that the world is hungry for it. We look again to John in the wilderness. The people coming to him are seeking it, the religious leaders are curious about it for their own motives. But John does not play into the lure of the crowd or of the leaders. He is simply honest before God and obedient. His entire life points to Jesus. And there lies the challenge and invitation to us. In Him our lives find the joy we were created for! | 12/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Illuminate: Love | Mark 1:1-8 Have you ever felt that all the celebration surrounding Christmas doesn't deeply satisfy? It's great and fun, but it comes and goes, and we're looking for something that lasts. Mark's gospel begins not with angels, wise men, and stables but rather John in the wilderness saying that the Messiah is coming and to get ready! People flocked out to him. They're not unlike ourselves. They're looking for God. And they are asking, "How do we get ready? We've tried so much stuff." And John says, come before God honestly, confess, repent, and be baptized. | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Illuminate: Hope | Mark 13:24-37 As we enter the Advent season all around us is the hope of Christmas trees, parties, gifts, and holiday cheer. However, this often tries to mask and hide the deep brokenness that exists in our lives and in our world. Jesus tells the truth, sin causes destruction and it will continue that way, BUT he will come again! This is the source of true hope in this Advent season! Our savior is going to come and make the wrong right. I want to be ready! | 11/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God: Going Home | Ezra, Zecheriah (Nehemiah, Haggai) Have you ever woken up in life and wondered how you got to the place you were; Whether it be driven by stress or anxiety, out of shape, a broken marriage, dysfunctional relationships, or just a sense of apathy, or so far from God? It seems impossible to get out… to change. Yet in the book of Ezra, God not only delivers his people from their nightmare of exile to a foreign country, but walks with them as they return home and learn a new way to live with Him as they rebuild their relationship with their God, their lives, and their city. | 11/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God: Victory in Defeat | Esther 1-10; Daniel 3, 6 We daily make choices and these choices guide our lives into different directions. Sometimes we wake up and wonder how in the world did we get to the place we are. Israel probably asked the same question as they had drifted so far from God that he allowed other nations to conquer them and for two generations they lived in exile. Yet God was still at work! In the stories of Esther, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego we see how God works in all things for people who put their trust and obedience in him. | 11/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
God is doing great things through Keystone!
God is using Keystone and Pastor Brian to really shake up Okinawa. Brian is very personable and easy to understand. He has a passion for the Lord that is extremely apparent in his sermons!
