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Date Title Media Attachment
12/13/2009
Lee Hess
Knowing God's Love for Us
1 John Study 1 John 4:14-16a

Why people do not know God's love; some ways people can know that love, and ways God's love is manifested to the Christian.
Download Knowing_Gods_Love_for_Us.mp3
Knowing God's Love for Us1.pdf
12/06/2009
Lee Hess
The Test of Doctrinal Orthodoxy
1 John Study 1 John 4:13-16

The sources of and the value in a correct confession (or belief).
Download The_Test_of_Doctrinal_Orthodoxy.mp3
The Test of Doctrinal Orthodoxy.pdf
11/29/2009
Lee Hess
Certainty Through the Spirit
1 John Study 1 John 4:13

Another indication of the Christian's right standing with God is the concept of "abiding".
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Certainty through the Spirit.pdf
11/22/2009
Lee Hess
Certainty of Our Relationship with God
1 John Study 1 John 4:12

How certainty of our right relationship with God does and does not come about.
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Certainty of Our Relationship with God.pdf
11/15/2009
Lee Hess
The Moral Obligation to Love
1 John Study 1 John 4:11

Saving faith results in love as a work, which is a manifestation of that saving faith.
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The Moral Obligation to Love.pdf
11/08/2009
Lee Hess
The Manifestation of God's Love
1 John Study 1 John 4:9-10

Defining some distinct characteristics of God's love, and examining the implications for our lives.
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The Manifestation of God.pdf
10/25/2009
Lee Hess
The Call to Mutal Love
1 John Study 1 John 4:7-8

Saving faith results in love as a work. This love, in turn, is a manifestation of saving faith.
Download The_Call_to_Mutual_Love.mp3
The Call to Mutual Love.pdf
10/18/2009
Lee Hess
Practical Lessons Derived from Luke 16:19-31
Topical Sermon -- Man's Need for Christ Mark 16:19-31

A look at the important choice which affects the "end of life".
Download Practical_Lessons_Derived_from_Luke_16_19_through_31.mp3
Practical Lessons Derived from Luke  16.pdf
09/27/2009
Lee Hess
The Righteousness God Approves
Topical Sermon -- Man's Need for Christ Romans 1:16-17

Why do people turn away from the gospel message when it would meed their greatest need?
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The Righteousness God Approves.pdf
09/20/2009
Lee Hess
Defeat in the Christian Life (Part 2)
Topical Sermon --- Spiritual Warfare 1 John 7:10-26

Sin left unchecked leaves us powerless because we are without God's manifested presence.
Download Defeat_in_the_Christian_Life_Part_2.mp3
Defeat in the Christian Life Part 2.pdf
09/13/2009
Lee Hess
Defeat in the Christian Life -- Part 1
Topical Sermon --- Spiritual Warfare Joshua 7:1-12

In order to become like Christ, which is the supreme objective of the Christian's life, we must battle sin.
Download Defeat_in_the_Christian_Life_Part_1.mp3
Defeat in the Christian Life  Part 1.pdf
09/06/2009
Lee Hess
The Christian Life is a Life of Conflict -- Part 2
Topical Sermon --- Spiritual Warfare Joshua 6:1-5; 20-21

See summary of Part 1.
Download The_Christian_Life_is_a_Life_of_Conflict_Part_2.mp3
The Christian Life is a Life of Conflict  Part 2.pdf
08/30/2009
Lee Hess
The Christian Life is a Life of Conflict -- Part 1
Topical Sermon --- Spiritual Warfare Joshua 6:1-21

The historical journey of the Israelites depicts three stages of the Christian life.
Download The_Christian_Life_is_a_Life_of_Conflict.mp3
The Christian Life is a Life of Conflict.pdf
08/23/2009
Lee Hess
The Answer to Man's Misery
Topical Sermon -- Man's Need for Christ Mark 5:1-20

Even though Christ alone can change man's miserable condition, man mostly desires the Lord to depart.
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The Answer to Man's Misery.pdf
07/26/2009
Lee Hess
Curing the Incurable Sickness
Topical Sermon -- Man's Need for Christ 2 Kings 5:1-19

An Old Testament illustration of what God demands in order for sin to be forgiven.
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Curing the Incurable Sickness.pdf
07/19/2009
Lee Hess
Testing the Spirits
1 John Study 1 John 4:1-6

Every teacher who claims divine origin should be tested by Christians.
Download Testing_the_Spirits.mp3
Testing the Spirits.pdf
07/12/2009
Lee Hess
The Spirit, the Word, and Assurance
1 John Study 1 John 3:23-24

The interaction of the Word and the Holy Spirit in producing assurance of salvation.
Download The_Spirit_the_Word_and_Assurance.mp3
The Spirit.pdf
07/05/2009
Lee Hess
Being in the Right Position for Assurance
1 John Study 1 John 3:19-22

How assurance of salvation is strengthened in the life of the Christian.
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Being in the Right Position for Assurance.pdf
06/21/2009
Lee Hess
Knowing Love
1 John Study 1 John 3:16-18

A knowledge of the meaning of love is the basis of identifying and incorporating the love of Christ in our lives.
Download Knowing_Love.mp3
Knowing Love.pdf
06/14/2009
Lee Hess
What Love for the Brethren Indicates
1 John 3:10-15

Love, or lack of love, for believers is an indicator of our spiritual position.
Download What_Love_for_the_Brethren_Indicates.mp3
What Love for the Brethren Indicates.pdf
06/07/2009
Lee Hess
Christ Came to Destroy the Work's of the Devil
1 John Study 1 John 3:8

Examination of the works of the devil and how the coming of Christ destroyed them.
Download Christ_Came_to_Destroy_the_Devil_s_Works.mp3
Christ Came to Destroy the Devil.pdf
05/31/2009
Lee Hess
Why Christians Do Not Practice Sin -- Part 2
1 John Study 1 John 3:7-12

Becoming who Christians are to be because of what Christ continues to do in our lives.
Download Why Christians Do Not Practice Sin_Part 2.mp3
Why Christians Do Not Practice Sin part 2.pdf
05/17/2009
Lee Hess
Why Christians Do Not Practice Sin -- Part 1
1 John Study 1 John 3:4-6

Three reasons why Christians fight sin in their lives.
Download Lee Hess - 01 - Why Christians Do Not Practice Sin.mp3
Why Christians Do Not Practice Sin.pdf
05/10/2009
Lee Hess
Seeing and Serving Jesus
Christian Service - Topical Sermon John 12:20-26

How truly seeing Christ affects our lives and service to Him
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Seeing and Serving Jesus.pdf
04/26/2009
Lee Hess
Children of God and Their Purifying Hope -- Part 2
1 John Study 1 John 2:29 - 3:3

Encouragement from the truth that God uses all the trouble Chrisitans face to mould us into the image of Christ, which is our highest calling and for our highest good.
Download Children_of-God_and_Their_Purifying_Hope_Part_2.mp3
Children of God and Their Purifying Hope 2.pdf
04/19/2009
Lee Hess
Children of God and Their Purifying Hope -- Part 1
1 John Study 1 John 2:29 - 3:3

The Christian has God's nature and has significant evidence of it.
Download Lee Hess - 01 - Children of God and Their Purifying Hope  Part 1.mp3
Children of God and Their Purifying Hope.pdf
04/12/2009
Lee Hess
The Christian's Ambition
Sunday AM Service Philippians 3:10-11

Since Christ is everything to the believer, the Christian's ambition should be to know, to be like, and to be with Christ. Scripture instructs us how to achieve this ambition.
Download The Christian's Ambition.mp3
The Christian's Amibition.pdf
04/05/2009
Lee Hess
The True Way and the False Way
1 John Study 1 John 2:22-25, 28

The work and person of Jesus Christ defines the way of truth and exposes everything which diminishes the gospel of Christ.
Download The_True_Way_and_the_False_Way.mp3
The True Way and the False Way.pdf
03/29/2009
Lee Hess
The Resources that Help Christians to Remain
1 John Study 1 John 2:20-21, 27

How Christians can remain true to the church when threatened by those, within the church, who possess the spirit of anti-Christ.
Download Resources_that_Help_Christians_to_Remain.mp3
The Resources that Help Christians to Remain.pdf
03/22/2009
Lee Hess
Conflict, Cleansing, and Continuance
1 John Study 1 John 2:18-19, 22-23

The responsibility of the church to maintain correct doctrine in times of spiritual conflict.
Download Conflict_Cleansing_and_Continuance.mp3
Conflict_Cleansing_and_Continuance.pdf
03/15/2009
Lee Hess
Separate from Loving the World Part 2
1 John Study 1 John 2:15-17

The eternal blessing of separating from the world (The first few seconds of the sermon are only slightly audible.)
Download Separate_from_Loving_the_World_Part2.mp3
Separate_from_Loving_the_World_Part_2_Notes.pdf
03/08/2009
Lee Hess
Separate from Loving the World
1 John Study 1 John 2:15-17

Living in this world while separating from the evil of this world.
Download Separate_from_Loving_the_World_Part_1.mp3
Separate from Loving the World.pdf
03/01/2009
Lee Hess
Spiritual Assets Christians Possess
1 John Study 1 John 2:12-14

Comfort and encouragement from fundamental realities of the Christian life.
Download Spiritual Assets Christians Possess.mp3
Spiritual Assets Christians Possess.pdf
02/15/2009
Lee Hess
In the Light or In Darkness?
1 John Study 1 John 2:7-11

Protecting our uninterrupted joy in God by testing the veracity of our love for Him.
Download In_the_Light_or_in_Darkness.mp3
In the Light or In Darkness.pdf
02/08/2009
Lee Hess
The Old Commandment is New
1 John Study 1 John 2:7-11

A comparison of the "love" commandments of the Old and New Testaments, plus reasons why such love is important to the Christian -- and to the world.
Download The Old Commandment is New1.mp3
The Old Commandment is New.pdf
02/01/2009
Lee Hess
Being Assured We Know God
1 John Study 1 John 2:3-6

Four tests we can apply so our assurance of salvation is based on objective truth.
Download Lee Hess - Being Assured We Know God.mp3
Being Assured We Know God.pdf
01/25/2009
Lee Hess
The Christian's Advocate
1 John Study 1 John 2:1-2

The encouragement not to sin; the encouragement of forgiveness when we fail.
Download The Chrisitian's Advocate.mp3
The Christian's Advocate Study Outline.pdf


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