Pikes Peak Christian Church Sermon Podcast

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins. ~Matthew 1:21 It seems as though the best gifts are carefully wrapped and presented in a way that makes you appreciate the gift. God gave us the best gift, and He wrapped in in red.

Psalm 139

What has God done in Pikes Peak Christian Church in the last year? What is our focus in 2015. In this sermon Pastor Darrin explains the journey PPCC has been on, and will be on in the next year

Remembering is active, not passive. We get to choose what we want to remember most!

Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life ~ 1 Timothy 6:18-19

Those that want to get rich fall into temptation, a trap, and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

People have a very different concept of what being wealthy is. We fight strive, dig, and struggle to be what the world describes as rich. We are all wealthy, if we understand where wealth resides. "But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we will take nothing out of it. But we have food and clothing, and we will but any content with that. "~ 1 Timothy 6:6-8

Pastor Matt Ross shares with us how we as the church need to be prepared for the next thing God is doing in our lives and in the Body of Christ!

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell ~ James 3:6

The most important words you will ever speak, are the ones that bring people____________. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. and pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders, make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation always full of grace, seasoned with salt,so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:2-6

"Be angry, but sin not". As the bible tells us, we as people are allowed to get mad, but what we do with that anger determines how successful our conversation with others will be. in "Fighting Words" Pastor Darrin Ronde instructs us on how to fight fair, and "Win the relationship", Ref; Phil, 2;1-4

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ~Ephesians 4:29

No one likes dealing with criticism, but in almost every area and arena of our lives we are open to receive a critic from others. Our bosses, our spouses, even congregation members have something to say about the way we conduct ourselves, behaviors, and possibly ministry. Today we learn how to give and receive criticism well, in addition to prayerfully serving those who criticize us. God shows us the perfect way to communicate information to one another, even when it is hard.

"I began with a mind unfavorable to it. but more recently I found myself brought into contact with the Book of Acts as an authority for the topography,antiquities, and society of Asia Minor. It was gradually borne upon me that in various details the narrative showed marvelous truth. Luke is a historian of the first rank; not merely are his statements of fact trustworthy, this author should be placed along with the very greatest historians" ~ Sir William Ramsay (former atheist)

One religion says you disappear into the greater conscience. Another says you come back as another life form. Yet another says that those that have previously died, fate is influenced by what those currently living do for the deceased. Is there a Purgatory? What about the biblical Heaven? Is it for real? What about Hell? Why would a loving God create such a horrible place? Find the answer to these questions.