http://freedom-church.org Freedom Church is a contemporary church serving Lebanon, Boone County and the Northwest area of Indianapolis. Freedom has been built on the vision of "Loving God, Loving People and Loving Life." We do this by reaching out as FRIENDS with the life-giving message of Jesus so that we all might become fully devoted followers of Christ. For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org. en Freedom Church rachel.l.richard@gmail.com (Freedom Church) Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:53:00 GMT 180 Freedom Church - Lebanon, Indiana Freedom Church is a contemporary church serving Lebanon, Boone County and the Northwest area of Indianapolis. Freedom has been built on the vision of "Loving God, Loving People and Loving Life." We do this by reaching out as FRIENDS with the life-giving message of Jesus so that we all might become fully devoted followers of Christ. For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www. freedom-church.org. freedom,church,god,Christianity,love,family,lebanon,Indiana Freedom Church - Lebanon, Indiana rachel.l.richard@gmail.com Freedom Church http://libsyn.com/podcasts/freedomchurch/images/freedom-itunes-image.jpg http://freedom-church.org Clean http://freedomchurch.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=551643#
(Romans 12:1)  âTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of Godâs mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to Godâthis is your spiritual act of worship.â
What do I need in order to use my spiritual gifts? 

You need to be a Christian.
(James 1:17)  âEvery good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.â

You need to believe in spiritual gifts.
(1 Corinthians 12:27)  âNow you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.â

You need to be willing to go through the process.
(1 Corinthians 14:12)  âSince you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.â

You need to pray.
(James 1:5)  âIf any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.â


(Romans 12:6-8)  âWe have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a manâs gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.  If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.â

To develop your gifts:

1.    Explore the possibilities.
(1 Corinthians 14:1)  âFollow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts.â

2.    Experiment with as many as you can.
(Psalm 34:8) âTaste and see that the Lord is good.â

3.    Examine your feelings.
(Psalm 37:4)  âDelight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.â

(Philippians 2:13)  ââfor it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.â

4.    Evaluate your effectiveness.
(Proverbs 18:16 NKJV)  âA manâs gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.â

5.    Expect confirmation.

(1 Corinthians 1:5-7)  âFor in him you have been enriched in every way--in all your speaking and in all your knowledge--because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.  Therefore you do not lack any spiritual giftââ

(Hebrews 4:12-13 NLT) âThe Jews who lived near the enemy came and told us again and again, âThey will come from all directions and attack us!â So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows.

(Hebrews 4:14 NLT) âThen as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, âDonât be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!â

(Hebrews 4:20 NLT) âWhen you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!â
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]]> podcasts Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:02:00 GMT http://freedomchurch.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=548828# 00:46:22 Freedom Church - Lebanon, Indiana Loving God. Loving People. Loving Life Clean http://freedomchurch.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=546076# What?  Me a Priest?

(Romans 12:3-6)  âDo not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.  Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.  We have different giftsââ

âA church is in danger when it becomes infatuated with preserving human power for itself rather than releasing God-potential in its peopleâ.

1.    Every Christian a minister.
(1 Peter 2:9)  âBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.â

2.    Every task is important.
(1 Corinthians 2:14-17) âYes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 15 If the foot says, âI am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,â that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, âI am not part of the body because I am not an eye,â would that make it any less a part of the body? If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?â

(1 Corinthians 2:18-21) âBut our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. How strange a body would be if it had only one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.  The eye can never say to the hand, âI donât need you.â The head canât say to the feet, âI donât need you.â

(1 Corinthians 2:22-26) âIn fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.â

 (1 Corinthians 2:27) âAll of you together are Christâs body, and each of you is a part of it.â

(1 Peter 4:10 NLT)  âGod has given gifts to each of you from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so that Godâs generosity can flow through you.â

3.    Every person is unique.
(1 Corinthians 12:4-7 Message)  âGodâs various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in Godâs Spirit.  Godâs various ministries are carried out everywhere; but they all originate in Godâs Spirit.  Godâs various expressions of power are in action everywhere; but God himself is behind it all.  Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of people!  The variety is wonderfulââ

4.    Everyone is a â10â in some area.
(Psalm 139:13-16)  âFor you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full wellâAll the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.â



Spiritual Gifts:

(1 Corinthians 12:1)  âNow about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.â

(2 Timothy 1:6)  âFor this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in youââ

Definition of a spiritual gift:
"A spiritual gift is a special supernatural ability that God gives to each of His children, so that together they can advance His purposes in this world."



3 Benefits of using my gifts

1.  My gifts show Godâs plan for my life.
(Ephesians 2:10 NLT)  âFor we are Godâs masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.â

2.  My gifts are the key to happiness.
(John 15:8, 11)  âThis is to my Fatherâs glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.â

3.  My gifts can make a difference.
(1 Corinthians 15:58)  âAlways give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.â

7 Days of Servolution
Sunday November 15 â 21st

Sunday, November 15
Community-wide Clean-up
Hot Chocolate giveaway in high traffic areas

Monday, November 16
Single Fathers Monday Night Football
Childrenâs Event for Single Fatherâs Children
Coat Drive

Tuesday, November 17
ARC Special Activity
H.I.R.E. (Helping Individuals Regain Employment)

Wednesday, November 18
Demonstrations of Appreciation for Public Servants
Revolution Community Clean-up

Thursday, November 19
Mapleview County Home Ice Cream Social
Hickory Creek Ballet Performance

Friday, November 20
Queens for the Day (Single Momâs)
Childrenâs Event (Children of Single Momâs)
Oil Change for (Elderly, Single Momâs)

Saturday, November 21
Thanksgiving Dinner (Single Momâs)



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]]> podcasts Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:35:00 GMT http://freedomchurch.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=546076# 00:59:35 Freedom Church - Lebanon, Indiana Clean http://freedomchurch.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=542760# The Great Gamble

(Ecclesiastes 2:3)  I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing follyâmy mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

(Ecclesiastes 2:4-6)  I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.

(Ecclesiastes 2:7-8)  I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me.  I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired men and women singers, and a harem as wellâthe delights of the heart of man.

(Ecclesiastes 2:9)  I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.

(Ecclesiastes 2:10)  âI denied myself nothing my eyes desiredâ

(Ecclesiastes 2:11)  Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.â


Pleasure
(Ecclesiastes 2:10-11)  âI denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

Pursuits
(Ecclesiastes 2:17)  âSo I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.â

People
(Ecclesiastes 4:8)  âThere was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brotherâThis too is meaningless.â

Possessions
(Ecclesiastes 5:10)  âWhoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.â

(John 13:1)  âIt was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.â

(John 13:4-5)  ââso he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.  After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciplesâ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.â

(John 13:12-17) âWhen he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.â

(John 13:17) â..Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.â

Serving others:

1.    Serving others actually puts me first.

(Matthew 20:16)  âSo the last will be first, and the first will be last.â

2. Serving others doesnât make sense.

(John 13:7)  Jesus replied, âYou do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.â

(Matthew 20:25-28)  Jesus called them together and said, âYou know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.  Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slaveâjust as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.â

3. Serving others is your ultimate calling.

(John 13:14)  âNow that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.â

(Mark 8:35 NLT)  âIf you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it.  But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will find true life.â


4. Serving others brings absolute fulfillment.

(John 13:17)  âNow that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.â

(Hebrews 6:10 NLT)  âHe will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown your love to Him by caring for other Christians.â

(Matthew 25:21)  âWell done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things so; I will put you in charge of many things.  Come and share your master's happiness!â

Do you really believe that?



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(Job 42:5-6)(Msg) âI admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthandâfrom my own eyes and ears! I'm sorryâforgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor."

Week 3 â Rumor: Jesus doesnât want me.


Two Rumors of Jesus â How We See Jesus

1.  A locked gate.

        We believe:  God canât be reached.

2.  An endless ladder.

        We believe:  God requires a lot from me.
  

Rumor:  God doesnât want me.

(Ephesians 2:8-9)  âFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast.â

    Mercy â not getting what you did deserve

    Grace â getting what you did not deserve

(Romans 6:23)  âFor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.â

How Jesus Sees You

1.  You are accepted.

(John 15:16)  âYou did not choose me, but I chose youââ

(1 Peter 2:9)  âBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.â

(Psalm 27:10)  âEven if my mother and father forsake me, the Lord will receive me.â

(Acts 15:8)  âGod, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us.â

2.  You are forgiven.

(John 3:17)  âFor God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.â

(Micah 7:18-19)  âWho is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance?  You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.  You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.â

3.  You are invited.

(Revelation 3:20)  âHere I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.â

(Revelation 22:17)  âWhoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.â

(John 6:28-29)  Then they asked him, âWhat must we do to do the works God requires?â  Jesus answered, âThe work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.â

(Romans 10:9)  âThat if you confess with your mouth, âJesus is Lord,â and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.â



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]]> podcasts Fri, 2 Oct 2009 01:49:00 GMT http://freedomchurch.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=532707# 00:41:11 Freedom Church - Lebanon, Indiana Clean http://freedomchurch.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=529912#

(Job 42:5-6)(Msg) âI admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthandâfrom my own eyes and ears! I'm sorryâforgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor."

Message title:  Following Jesus is Boring.

VINTAGE JESUS VIDEOS #2 & #3

4 attributes of Jesus.

1.    âI am the bread of life.â

(John 6:35)  Then Jesus declared, âI am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.â

He offers real fulfillment.

Do you need fulfillment today?

2.  âI am the light of the world.â

(John 8:12)  When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, âI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.â

Jesus offers real forgiveness. 

(John 3:17)  âFor God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.â

    He offers real forgiveness

Do you need forgiveness today?

3.    âI am the gate.â

(John 10:9)  âI am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.â

He offers real friendship.

Do you need real friendship today?


4.    âI am the resurrection.â

(John 11:25-26)  Jesus said to her, âI am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?â

He offers a real future.
       
Do you believe this?

(Nehemiah 8:10)  ââfor the joy of the LORD is your strength.â

(Psalm 2:4)  âThe God who sits in the heavens laughsââ

(John 1:14) (CEV)  âThe Word (God) became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the kindness and all the truth of God have come down to us.â

(John 10:10)  âThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

â    The devil wants to steal your faith.

(1 Peter 5:8-9)  âBe self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faithââ

â    The devil wants to kill your freedom.

(Galatians 5:1)  âIt is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.â

(2 Corinthians 3:17)  âNow the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.â

â    The devil wants to destroy your future.

(John 14:6) âJesus said to him, âI am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.â

How do I enjoy Jesus? 

1.    Change your view of Jesus.

       (1 John 5:11-12)  âAnd this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life."

2.    Approach Him through relationship not rules.

       (John 5:39-40)  âYou diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.â

3.    Give Him your whole heart.

      (Jeremiah 29:13-14)  âYou will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  I will be found by you,â declares the LORD.

       (Hebrews 11:6)  âAnd without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.â


YOUTube Link to Vintage Jesus Videos


http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vintage+jesus&search_type=&aq=0&oq=vintage+jes


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(Mark 8:27-29)  Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, âWho do people say I am?â  They replied, âSome say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.â  âBut what about you?â he asked. âWho do you say I am?â  Peter answered, âYou are the Christ.â

(Proverbs 4:23 GN)  âBe careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.â

(Prov 19:9) â..the person who spreads rumors is ruined.â

Rumors come from:

1. Tradition

(Matthew 15:7-9)  âYou hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: âThese people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.  They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.â â

(Matthew 7:22-23) (NIV) âMany will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you.â

(2 Timothy 4:3-4 LB)  âThere is going to come a time when people wonât listen to the truth but will go around looking for teachers who will tell them just what they want to hear.  They wonât listen to what the Bible says but will blithely follow their own misguided ideas.â


2. Intellect

(1 Corinthians 2:4-5)  âMy message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spiritâs power, so that your faith might not rest on menâs wisdom, but on Godâs power.â


3. A personal encounter

(John 9:17, 25)  Finally they turned again to the blind man, âWhat have you to say about him?â  He replied, âWhether he is a sinner or not, I donât know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!â

(2 Timothy 1:12)  ââI know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is ableââ

(2 Corinthians 5:17)  âTherefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!â


(Job 42:5-6)(Msg) âI admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthandâfrom my own eyes and ears! I'm sorryâforgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor."


For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org.


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