2009-10-25-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening October 25th, 2009 in the 6:00 PM service.

Ref: II Corinthians 12:9-10

Topic: Evangelism

Notes:
- We're not called to give theological response but to be a witness
- Story of Waffle House
- God sends people to you.  It doesn’t matter where you are or how you’re dressed and doesn’t require a prepared sermon
- People need to see sincere people who've found hope
- Don’t be too religious (too Christian)... cannot relate to people
- We’ve all been on the bottom; be transparent
- Love them, pray for them, be their friend (don't become snooty)
- You don't want to tarnish your testimony, but don't be high minded
- Story of funeral... old friends still searching
- Don't ever be ashamed where you came from
- Don't look down on anyone.  They're just like you.
- This is for common man.

2009-10-25-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning October 25th, 2009 in the 10:30 service.

Scripture: II Corinthians 10:3-5; Isaiah 6

Topic: : Grace

Notes:
- We listen to arguments against God's plan for us and live defeated
- The grace of God tells us He will give us His holiness
- Holiness is a gift from God; we cannot work hard enough to gain it
- He gives the will and the power to overcome
- We aren’t equipped to recognize and refute devil's lies
- Lies: 1. You’ll never be free.  2. Have to work harder.  3. you’re a phony Christian
- Devil brings up old sins, but if you’re saved, you don’t have a past.
- We have predispositions towards sin, but it’s to power of the blood
- Must surrender to have victory
- His mercy is everlasting.  You will stumble; get back up.
- You aren’t a blasphemer of the Holy Spirit if you still have desire
- Trust Jesus to give victory, righteousness, peace, power

2009-10-25-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning October 25th, 2009 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: II Corinthians 10:3-5; Isaiah 6

Topic: : Grace

Notes:
- We listen to arguments against God's plan for us and live defeated
- The grace of God tells us He will give us His holiness
- Holiness is a gift from God; we cannot work hard enough to gain it
- He gives the will and the power to overcome
- We aren’t equipped to recognize and refute devil's lies
- Lies: 1. You’ll never be free.  2. Have to work harder.  3. you’re a phony Christian
- Devil brings up old sins, but if you’re saved, you don’t have a past.
- We have predispositions towards sin, but it’s to power of the blood
- Must surrender to have victory
- His mercy is everlasting.  You will stumble; get back up.
- You aren’t a blasphemer of the Holy Spirit if you still have desire
- Trust Jesus to give victory, righteousness, peace, power

2009-10-18-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening October 18th, 2009 in the 6:00 PM service.

Ref: Isaiah 6:1-7

Topic: Grace

Notes:
- In the year that Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord
- If you see His glory without His grace... woe is me.
- Devil is the accuser: you feel you'll always be paying for your sins; he lies about God; says you're a phony Christian; God has lost patience with you; justifies your living in anger
- Elijah weary hid in a cave; God asked "What are you doing here?"
- Step out, turn to Jesus, live like a child of the King
- Take your eyes off your sins and put them on your savior

2009-10-18-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning October 18th, 2009 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Hebrews 8:1-6; II Chronicles 26

Topic: : Grace

Notes:
- We only deserve hell by our own deeds; through Jesus reconciliation
- Uzziah prospered as long as he sought the Lord
- Uzziah became prideful, entered temple to burn incense, bypassing the high priest; stricken with leprosy
- Pride has a subtle, scheming way of entering our walk with God
- God resists the proud; pride comes before a fall
- The American church teaches people to have pride
- After we’ve done all we are to do, we've done only our basic duty... we are unprofitable servants
- We're never made worthy by what we do; cannot be our own priest
- Come boldly with confidence in Jesus, not in ourselves
- We cannot do all we're supposed to; need Jesus to represent us
- We need brokenness, humility, repentance
- Remember what He's done for us, not what we've done for Him

2009-10-11-1800 Greg Baker is the speaker for 6:00 Sunday evening October 11th, 2009

Scripture Ref: II Timothy 1:5-10; Ephesians 2:8; II Corinthians 4:7-10, 16-17
Topic: Purpose

Notes:
- Forgetfulness... remember goodness of the Lord
- Our purpose is to be Jesus to people
- Christians are corny: tracts, coffee shops, testa-mints
- What is going to speak to the world is a genuine faith
- People want to see something that sustains in adversity
- Unquenchable optimism (biblical examples)

2009-10-11-1030 Rabbi Sam Nadler is a guest speaker for Central Church of God for the 10:30 morning service October 11th, 2009.

Scripture Ref: Leviticus 23:39-43; John 7:2, 37-39; Zechariah 14:16-19; Isaiah 12:3; 44:3

Topic: Jesus the Son

Notes:
- John wrote assuming believers would understand Jewish festivals
- Festival of harvest, God is provider
- Sukkoth: hut, waving of branches, golden pitcher
- Hosanna: for God alone can provide
- When you look to anything other than Messiah to satisfy, you only thirst more as you drink more
- Believe, rely on Him, abide in Him
- Become an instrument of His grace
- You can't give what you ain't got
- Believe on Jesus and the Holy Spirit is poured out to you
- King must be enthroned in our hearts
- Fruit of the Spirit is result of the Spirit indwelling
- Spirit moves when Jesus is glorified

2009-10-11-0830 Rabbi Sam Nadler is a guest speaker for Central Church of God for the 8:30 morning service October 11th, 2009.

Scripture Ref: Leviticus 23:39-43; John 7:2, 37-39; Zechariah 14:16-19; Isaiah 12:3; 44:3

Topic: Jesus the Son

Notes:
- John wrote assuming believers would understand Jewish festivals
- Festival of harvest, God is provider
- Sukkoth: hut, waving of branches, golden pitcher
- Hosanna: for God alone can provide
- When you look to anything other than Messiah to satisfy, you only thirst more as you drink more
- Believe, rely on Him, abide in Him
- Become an instrument of His grace
- You can't give what you ain't got
- Believe on Jesus and the Holy Spirit is poured out to you
- King must be enthroned in our hearts
- Fruit of the Spirit is result of the Spirit indwelling
- Spirit moves when Jesus is glorified

2009-10-04-1800 Dr. Randy Smith is the guest speaker this evening October 10th, 2009 in the 6:00 PM service.

Scripture Ref: II Kings 22:1-22; Chronicles 34; Jeremiah 22:15-16

Topic: Scripture

Notes:
- There's a deep dissatisfaction when you cannot complete something
- Josiah took throne at age 8: behaved at 8, sought the Lord at 16, to purge & purify nation at 20, after social justice at 26... didn't know the Word of God
- You cannot gain a biblical world view unless you know the Bible
- You are not who you think you are
- There are no spare parts, everything is necessary
- Many sermons are high on motivation, low on facts
- We settle for carnality, thinking it's spirituality
- Add to your faith moral excellence (purify life), knowledge, faith (to see it as God says it is)
- Develop strategies to help me live with Him
- People start with worship but don't know who they're worshipping
- Cannot raise up a godly generation with knowledge of the Word
- It's not enough to have kids that behave; they're getting slaughtered without knowing God's word
- Mountain Jack on Mt. Saint Helens

2009-10-04-0830 Dr. Randy Smith is the guest speaker this morning October 10th, 2009 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture Ref: John 10:22-42

Topic: Obedience

Notes:
- Story of man who lived along river, flood, trusted God/missed help
- God is speaking but we don’t know how to listen
- 7 problems we have hearing God: we want God to speak on our terms, we're self-centered, we aren't committed to obey, we want benefits without responsibility, preconceived notions, we want His words to serve our purpose, we want unlimited chances to ignore His word
- We don't have a picture of Jesus' life, but snapshots
- Matthew: words of Jesus, Mark: works of Jesus, Luke: chronology, John: conflict
- Belief is when I change my life to conform to what God says is true
- Story of man with gout; we hear what we want to hear
- The way to get there is to go through it
- Walk with God or be afraid

2009-09-27-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening September 27th, 2009 in the 6:00 PM service.

Ref: Romans 10:14-18; Philippians 3:8-9; Hebrews 4:8-9

Topic: Faith

Notes:
- People strive in their faith, flailing like a fish with no peace
- Faith is not a tool, but a gift from God to the believer that he may trust God in everything
- (Saving) faith comes by hearing the word of God, not everyday faith
- Faith is not increased by reading the word of God; it is a gift
- Gifts of the Spirit are not given to individuals to keep, but for a time to do a work of the Spirit
- We've gone after faith, gifts, blessings... only need Jesus
- People act desperately; flesh faith has a deadline
- Faith of Christ is at rest in the circumstances (children, finances...)

2009-09-27-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning September 27th, 2009 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Galatians 6:14-15; Jeremiah 24:7; Ezekiel 36:26; Matthew 27:46; Luke 23:46

Topic: : Victory

Notes:
- Any effort to please or appease God is meaningless
- Old Testament shows that God requires perfection that we cannot achieve on our own
- Many of us have not had victory in areas of our lives; we despair...
- We have victory on  by the miracle of Christ
- Abandon all attempts... prayer, fasting will not bring victory
- We have flesh faith (David Wilkerson), trusting in our efforts
- 613 Jewish laws
- Sin is in the heart; cannot eliminate lust by plucking the eye
- Take up your cross and follow daily
- "Why have you forsaken me?"
- You have to die to present state...

2009-09-20-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening September 20th, 2009 in the 6:00 PM service.

Ref: I Corinthians 9:24-27; Colossians 1:19-23

Topic: Faithfulness

Notes:
- Run to win; be tempered in all areas of life
- Navy seals training
- My body is my biggest enemy; read, study, pray to bring it into subjection
- Lose  physical discipline and the spirit will suffer
- Through His death, we are blameless if we continue in the faith
- Stop dabbling in every wind of doctrine
- People try to persuade people to Jesus; we are only to preach Jesus

2009-09-20-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning September 20th, 2009 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Matthew 24:32-51; 25:1-13

Topic: : Faithfulness

Notes:
- The Lord's return should be priority in our thoughts
- People elsewhere are suffering for Christ; we don’t have problems
- We have too much to do and no real desire for Jesus
- A sense of delay in His coming causes carnal living
- Parable of the fig tree: be aware of the times
- The second coming can be calculated but the rapture cannot
- Jesus saves you to wait for Him, then you will pray, seek, become conscientious about the way you live
- It's easy to get sloppy (story of messy hotel room)
- Parable of the ten virgins
- Unconditional eternal security without a holy life
- We don’t have godly fear

2009-09-13-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening September 13th, 2009 in the 6:00 PM service.

Ref: Galatians 5:16; II Thessalonians 2:10-12

Topic: Sin

Notes:
- We're frustrated because we don't center everything on Jesus
- Don't believe you can be saved during tribulation... reserved for Jewish people
- We're under grace; a day will come that grace will end
- Spirit of delusion
- Sin has lost the stigma; we tolerate sin in the world an in our lives
- If you walk in the Spirit you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh
- Daniel purposed himself not to sin; make up your mind before you get there
- Giving more to anything than Jesus is idolatry
- Anything that influences you away from Spirit is flesh