MERCYhouse ~It's a Church

Great Sex and The Good News - The Death

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:37:09 -0500

After a whole book of celebrating erotic love, the Song of Solomon ends by revealing the source of what seems like the steamiest marriage on record. It's a passion for one another marked by both certainty and intensity. A love so mature, it's the envy of even young and the beautiful.

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Great Sex and the Good News - The Debate

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:48:29 -0500

Are you a cowboy, a ninja, or a volcano? Find out in this sermon as Robert explores the conflict scene in the Old Testament book of the song of solomon. You'll be reminded of unhealthy ways of dealing with conflict and be given a vision for something much better.

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Great Sex and The Good News - The Dance

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:02:14 -0500

They dated, they courted, they waited. It's honeymoon night and the big moment has finally come. Solomon and Shulamith explore the world of sexual union for the first time and we get a front row seat. Strange as that may seem, we do just that and end up learning a wealth of knowledge about God's design for sexuality.

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Great Sex and the Good News - The Delay

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:19:38 -0500

How do you find Mr. or Mrs. Right? In a word - "Delay". In this sermon, Robert explores the dating life of Solomon and the Shulamith Woman. Find out how to date in ways that lead to a life long love and how to live out your life long love in a way that returns to those initial years of dating.

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Looking for Mr./Miss Right

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:08:56 -0500

In this sermon, Robert takes a look at what young men should be looking for in a wife and what a young woman should be striving to become.

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Great Sex and The Good News - The Dude

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:47:21 -0500

This sermon is an introduction to Robert's five week series on the Song of Solomon. In this sermon we find out what it takes to be Mr. Right and some hints on how to find him.

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Look Both Ways - Lessons on Prayer from Colossians 4:2-4

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:52:43 -0500

Remember when you were a kid and your parents would tell you to look both ways before crossing the street? There's a "looking both ways" that needs to happen when we pray as well. In this sermon, Robert, our lead pastor, gives some of the basics for stepping into an effective life of prayer.

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From Faith To Faith

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:56:19 -0500

Ryan McCullah Preaches on Romans 1

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Patrick Preaches on Romans 8

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:44:06 -0500

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Metamorphosis - Steve Mirigian

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:32:49 -0500

Steve Mirigian preaches on Romans

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Metamorphosis - No Condemnation

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:56:51 -0500

The beginning of one's Christian metamorphosis is not trying harder. It's giving up. In this sermon, Nate Cartel explores the first few verses of Romans chapter 8. A laying of the foundation for living the transformed life. 072008metamorphnoconemnation.mp3

Metamorphosis - Spiritual Schizophrenia

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:43:45 -0500

Now that I'm a Christian, the fight against sin should be easy right? Not so. At least when you live in a fallen world. Listen as Nate Cartel unpacks Romans chapter 7 where we find out about the Jekyl / Hyde battle within. 071308metamorphspirituaschiz.mp3

Metamorphosis - You gotta serve somebody

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:26:39 -0500

So take your pick. Who do you want to be a slave to? According to the Bible, slavery is the destiny of every human. Question is, to who? Slavery to sin or slavery to God. Check out this sermon by Patrick Harner as he warns us that a nonchoice is a choice and that slavery to God is the gateway to freedom. 070608metamorphpatrick.mp3

Metamorphosis - Dead Men Walking

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:22:35 -0500

This is the introduction of our summer sermon series on Romans chapters 6,7 and 8. This section of scripture contain principles for how one enters into a life of spiritual transformation through Christ. We first find out about our Christian identity - that we are dead to sin and alive to God.

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The Making of a Movement - Give

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:44 -0500

As MERCYhouse considers what it will take to participate in a church planting movement in the valley, giving has got to be a integral part of that discussion. In this sermon, Robert lays out a New Testament vision of giving from 2 Corinthians 9 and gives a challenge to MERCYhouse to participate in the finances of MERCYhouse as an act of worship.
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The Making of a Movement - Pray

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:00:44 -0500

This is the first installment of the June sermon series "Making of a Movement". In this series, Robert takes a look at the movement that was the Christian church in the first century AD. How was it that a rag tag group of politically powerless people took the Christian religion from a few hundred to an estimated 20,000,000 followers in 300 years. All while being persecuted by their government. Find out the beginning of that answer in this sermon.
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Time to Leave

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:15:21 -0500

Austin, Sara, and Dominic Evans have been tremendous blessings to our church. They will be heading out to Bend, OR in a few weeks. This sermon was preached by Austin on the subject of leaving. How God asks every Christian to "leave". Why He does so. And what we should do about it.
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Identity Released :: Global Domination 2

Wed, 28 May 2008 21:27:02 -0500

This sermon concludes the series of messages from the New Testament book of Ephesians. It's the second part to the sermon on the armor of God from last week. In this message, Robert gives some practical teaching on how a prayerful proclamation of the good news about Christ can propel the church into the world changing mission that God intends her to live.

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Identity Released :: Global Domination Part 1

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:17:27 -0500

If you are a Christian then you are in a war. This is never made clearer in the New Testament than in Ephesians chapter 6. Find out more about the nature of the war, the tactics of the enemy, and the armor and weapons available to the Christian soldier.
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Identity Realized :: Mission Submission

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:23:53 -0500

Last week was a sermon on sex, and it included mostly what God says no to. Any time you see God saying no to something, He's also saying yes to something else much more glorious and life giving that could ever be imagined. This is certainly the case regarding His design for human sexuality. This sermon on the roles of husbands and wives from Ephesians 5 is what God is saying yes to. The most intimate of all human relationships (marriage) lived out as a way of telling the greatest story ever told - the Gospel.
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Identity Realized :: Lit Up

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:26:00 -0500

Being a light to the world. Sounds good. Something that every Christian desires to be. But how do we become this? Ephesians chapter 5:1-20 gives us a good start - sexual purity. That's right. Adopting a "not a hint" standard for our sexuality causes every Christian to stand out in world of sexual brokenness which leads to being a light in the darkness. In this sermon, find out more about what this standard is, "how tos" for pursuing the standard, and how a sexually pure church will change the world.
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Identity Realized :: Holy Eye for the Sinful Guy

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:30:29 -0500

We've dove into what our Identity in Christ is and the Community (aka the church) of which we are a part. Now we can talk about transformation. Find out more in this sermon as Robert unpacks a portion of Ephesians chapter 4 where we find out about a major wardrobe change. Don't worry, those jeans don't have to go, but things like falsehood, anger, unwholesome talk and the like, will be leaving our spiritual closet - and be replaced by truth, forgiveness, generosity, and more. Find out how it can happen in your life. Enjoy.
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Identity Realized :: Family Bonding

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:32:21 -0500

We've sunk our roots deep into the identity that is every Christian's over the last few weeks, now it's time to live a life "worthy of the calling that we've received". What is it that the Apostle Paul puts as first on the to do list for every Christian. Change the world? Inward Transformation? Actually, it's family bonding. Before anyone can change themselves or the world, they have to be bonded into the eternal family that is the church. Find out the seven things that bind Christians together as Robert teaches through Ephesians 4:1-6.

Identity Regained :: Power Trip #2

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:33:49 -0500

What would you ask for if you could ask for the power to do anything? Overcome poverty? Stop war? Make lots of money? In the final section of chapter 3 in the New Testament book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul prays that the Ephesians would have unimaginable power to really get God's love. Take a listen while Nate Cartel explains why Paul would pray such a thing as well as give insight into how you can experience it too.

Portable Easter

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:38:02 -0500

We take a break from the Identity sermon series in order to focus on the message of Easter. The fact that Jesus rose from the dead is foundational for the Christian faith and is proof of the eternal life that Jesus offers all who believe in Him. This is a great promise concerning life after death, but what about now? Take a listen as Robert explains how once a person is converted to Christ, they carry the power of the resurrection within. A power that they carry with them in their fight against sin, their struggle to relate well with others, and their carrying out of the greatest mission of all time.

Identity Regained :: Been There Done That

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:43:25 -0500

When the Apostle Paul rolls out of bed in the morning, he's not asking himself what he should do with his life. He's passionately pursuing a calling to proclaim the mystery of the Gospel - that is the reconciliation of sinful humans to God and divided humans to each other. In a world of people wondering what to do with their lives, it makes us wonder how he got to that kind of vocational focus. Wonder no more. Nate Cartel walks us through Paul's journey to a God inspired calling and gives us some clues as to how we can step into our own vocation.

Identity Regained :: From Corpse to Christian

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:49:35 -0500

The first four sermons were all about our Identity. Now we get to find out what we "do" with this new identity right? Not so fast. The Apostle Paul has one more item of business to take care of. Convincing Christians not to go back to the old life. Check out this sermon on Ephesians 2:1-10 where Robert uncovers the secret to never turning back.

Identity Regained :: From Christian to Community

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:45:44 -0500

Now that we've been reminded of our Christian identity - (heirs of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, able to live power-filled lives through faith) - what's next? Supernatural healing? Powerful preaching? Evangelizing the world? How about reconciliation. That's right, first order of business is to take all this newfound power and privilege and focus on realizing God's new humanity - the church. Not an easy thing to do when when you consider that the members of this group are sworn enemies. Take a listen as Robert takes us through God's plan for making family out of folks who before Christ couldn't even eat at the same dinner table.

Identity Remembered :: Power Trip #1

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:51:33 -0500

For three weeks we talked about our identity in Christ. So what. What does this matter on Monday morning when I'm staring the same sin in the face for the bazillionth time or when I'm wanting to take that impossible step I've always shied away from. In this sermon, Nate Cartel gives us a glimpse of the power that is available to Christians because of the inheritance that they've been given. It's the beginning of the practical "how to" of the Christian life that is revealed in the book of Ephesians.

Identity Remembered :: God's Guarantee

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:54:41 -0500

This is the third message in the Ephesians series that is completely devoted to the identity of the Christian. Find out in this sermon about how God has put down a nonrefundable deposit of himself into each Christian as a way of assuring them that they have been adopted as his sons and daughters which is just the beginning of a huge trust fund to come.

Identity Remembered :: Divine Day-Timer

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:56:17 -0500

In this sermon, Robert dives into the "mystery of God's will" that the Apostle talks about in Ephesians chapter one. A rare look into the divine day-timer of God where we see the key for unlocking all of human history and our own personal lives as well.

Trip to Ephesus

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:16:42 -0500

Take a trip with Robert (our lead pastor) as he walks us through Paul's planting of the church at Ephesus. It's the last place anybody would think of planting a church, yet is exactly the kind of place that God chooses to start a new expression of his people for all to see His glory. This also gives a good rundown of some of the central church planting principles that have emerged in MERCYhouse since the beginning. Our hope is that these same principles will be continually lived out in church plants (50 by 2020) all over our valley.

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Identity: View From Up Here

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:12:27 -0500

This is the introduction sermon for this semester's series (Identity). We'll be working our way through the book of Ephesians, seeking to discover our identity in Christ and how to live that identity out both as individuals and as a community. In this sermon, we find ourselves transported to the heavenly realms, outside of time and space - for the purpose of finding out who we were chosen to be before we even existed.
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Steve on the Sabbath

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:58:12 -0500

Check out this sermon by our own Steve Mirigian. He's speaking about God's design for work and rest. It communicates a great deal about who God is and is a tremendous blessing for all who are willing to put it into practice.

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