http://www.ccof.net en-us clean ℗ & © 2010 Christ's Church of Flagstaff CCoF Weekly Sermon Series Christ's Church of Flagstaff This podcast is your source for the sermon preached each week at Christ's Church of Flagstaff. This podcast is your source for the sermon preached each week at Christ's Church of Flagstaff. Christ's Church of Flagstaff info@ccof.net Christ's Church of Flagstaff, Jim Dorman, James Dorman, CCoF, church Jim Dorman Part 2 of the series: Discovering God's joy is critical in overcoming the adversity and apathy we encounter in our daily lives If someone came up to you and asked you to provide the Biblical definition of "joy" -- how would you answer? How do you differentiate "joy" from "happiness"? -- It can be difficult -- as they are so closely related! While many things in life make us happy -- the problem with happiness is it fades over a period of time. What makes us happy today -- often fails to make us happy in a few weeks, in a few months, or in a few years! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/overcoming2.mp3 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:01:07 GMT 27:54 Chris Reed Part 1 of the series: To Overcome Fear we have to build our Trust that God has given us all we need to succeed in this life. There is so much going on today that we have to Overcome. We all fear something. We all see challenges around us that we need to overcome. We fear failure, we fear losing our jobs, we fear our spouse not loving us, we fear the future of our country, we fear attacks on our religion, we fear running out of money, or running out of hope, we fear our kids will get into trouble, we fear they won't get a scholarship, and on and on. This series is to help you and me look to God's Word for the necessary ingredients to overcome the things standing in front of us. Today, we're going to start by looking at overcoming fear http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/overcoming1.mp3 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:00:45 GMT 39:33 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: God calls us to direct and protect our relationship with Him, our time, and our faithfulness to remain productive In order to live wisely, Christians must ensure these lifestyle practices are a vital part of their lives: Personal and Corporate Relationship with God, Relationships with Family, Friends, and God's Family, Personal and Corporate Christian Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Work, and Recreation. Sometimes all of that can get overwhelming! Join us this week as Jim talks about God's priciples for managing your time in order to live a faithful life! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/edge3.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:00:28 GMT 32:43 Chris Reed Part 2 of the series: God's plan for financial margin works better than our culture's plan for consumption! Join us this weekend as Chris leads us in looking at the wisdom found in God's Word and challenges all of us to try an alternative to the wisdom of our culture. The beginning of the year is a perfect time to evaluate our finances! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/theedge2.mp3 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:00:22 GMT 37:54 Garrett Shelp Part 1 of the series: Don't ignore the tough questions! Year after year, our resolutions fall flat! This year, don't shy away from the tough questions and take responsibility for who you are and what you do! Join Garrett in his CCoF Preaching Debut as he lays out some of those tough questions and challenges us to honestly consider the implications of the answers http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/theedge1.mp3 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 16:00:09 GMT 38:46 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: The Christmas message of forgiveness, redemption and hope to all people This week, Jim looks at the Christmas message and how God chose to deliver it to mankind- in most cases, to and through the most unlikely of people! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/signaturechristmas3.mp3 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:59:15 GMT 25:10 Chris Reed Part 2 of the series: Christmas fulfills our hopes and dreams We all have hopes and dreams, as did the people living in Israel at the time Jesus was born. Looking at their stories, we see God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, and so we know that his promise to fulfill His promises to us too can be relied on http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/signaturechristmas2.mp3 Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:00:01 GMT 30:44 Brad Dorman Part of the series: Don't let the minutia overshadow the meaning of Christmas This weekend, we'll look at Mary's experience of that first Christmas, to remind us that Christmas is, after all, about remembering Jesus' birth. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/signaturechristmas1.mp3 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:00:13 GMT 30:49 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: We have been created to pursue Christian maturity and implement good works on God's behalf Salvation is the term the Christian community uses to describe the need for restoring peace with God, the means of establishing peace with God, and the life that experiences an eternal peace with God. As members of the Christian community, we must have a goal of thoroughly understanding the process that allows each and every human being experience an eternal peace with God. So this weekend we'll talk about identifying the key concepts each of us must be able to understand, adopt and share with each other and with those how are still seeking the peace we know have. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/newsworthy4.mp3 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:00:45 GMT 33:05 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: We are to actively pursue our Christian call As Christians, we are either the person on the stretcher or one of the ones helping to carry it. There are times each of us will need to be served – to be recipients of Christian ministry. But, most of the time, we are to be active in serving others. The church was not created to be a large group of spectators observing a few exhausted workers strain to carry the burdens of a whole congregation… God created His church to be populated people who seek to change the world through Christian ministry! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/newsworthy3.mp3 Sun, 6 Nov 2011 16:00:52 GMT 34:17 Jim Dorman Part 2 of the series: As we actively do our part – God unleashes His Favor This weekend, we are going to identify a pathway that unleashes God’s favor in our lives and the lives of our family, friends, and neighbors. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/newsworthy2.mp3 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:00:16 GMT 30:26 Chris Reed Part 1 of the series: Growth is not optional No matter where you are, or who you are there is a next step to take. Whether you realize it or not growth is not an option. The entire covenant with God is based upon our agreement to grow, to keep taking next steps. If you are trying to decide if you want to follow God, if you want to enter into this agreement with him, pay close attention today because you are going to be given the opportunity to see what is expected of you. If you are here today and you’ve settled for simply a belief in God you are going to be given the opportunity to grow, to take the next step. You won’t know all the steps you have to take, but like people lost in a dark cave the first step is the hardest. The more and more you let the voice of God direct your path you realize that staying put is not an option. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/newsworthy1.mp3 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:00:52 GMT 40:23 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: Modeling God’s True Nature Can we become so generous that God would move to restrain the expression of our generosity? http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/generosity4.mp3 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:00:58 GMT 46:16 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: Our giving reflects our disobedience, obedience or generosity! Today, we are going to discover our role in being generous. For God calls each and every one of us to be models of His generosity. As Christians, the Bible teaches us we should be generous because God called us to be conduits of His generosity instead of buckets retaining His blessings. In addition, the Bible reveals God calls us to mature in our ability to be generous because when we are generous we best reflect the character of God. And finally, the Bible teaches us we are to be generous because from the beginning of time God has desired to impact the world around us as His children bestow generosity on His behalf! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/generosity3.mp3 Sun, 9 Oct 2011 16:00:02 GMT 48:24 Chris Reed Part 2 of the series: Genuine generosity is always contagious What does generosity look like? That’s a hard question to answer isn’t it? Generosity is very subjective- it’s like beauty. When you see generosity you know it don’t you? Have you ever watched a child share his favorite toy? A busy dad stop and play catch with his son. A teacher stay after school to help a student. I believe we know Generosity when we see it, but how would you describe it to someone? http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/generosity2.mp3 Sun, 2 Oct 2011 16:00:34 GMT 36:21 Jim Dorman Part 7 of the series: Christians have been guaranteed an eternal destiny As Christians, we have been given a guarantee. What is the guarantee and it's conditions, and what's the point of it? http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/trustworthy7.mp3 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:00:08 GMT 40:28 Jim Dorman Part 6 of the series: What is Grace? This weekend, we will be investigating a key component within the Gospel – a component we call "grace"! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/trustworthy6.mp3 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:00:09 GMT 35:09 Brad Dorman Part 5 of the series: What is it about the gospel that changes people's lives and motivates them to do amazing things? This week is a little bit of a departure from the previous weeks. It’s a departure in the sense that we’re not going to spend a lot of time proving the trustworthiness of the Gospel. The reason why is simple. In previous weeks we spent our entire time looking into the two biggest reasons why the Gospel is trustworthy. Week 1 we looked at some of the reasons why we can believe that the Bible is accurate. Two weeks ago we looked at the biggest reasons why we can trust that Jesus is in fact who He claimed to be So the way I figure it is that if the book that tells the story is trustworthy and the person at the center of the story is trustworthy it stands to reason that the story is trustworthy So instead, this week, we will look at why the Gospel has the power to change lives!! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/trustworthy5.mp3 Sun, 4 Sep 2011 16:00:45 GMT 39:27 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: What we, as the church, must do to be seen as trustworthy This weekend, we are going to identify some key elements of the Christian community that must be in place in order for the Church to be seen as a trustworthy expression of God’s presence here on Earth! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/trustworthy4.mp3 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:00:39 GMT 41:18 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: Why have Christians found Jesus trustworthy? As Christians, we have made a choice! A choice to become a life-long follower of Jesus. It is a choice that has forever changed who we are, what we believe, how we live, and what we choose to do. So why have we found Jesus to be so trustworthy? Why do we worship Jesus, as well as God and God’s Holy Spirit? Why does Jesus deserve and receive such a powerful position within our spiritual life? This weekend, I hope each of us will either discover, reaffirm, and/or deepen our understanding why Jesus is so trustworthy in our Christian existence http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/trustworthy3.mp3 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:00:17 GMT 30:16 Chris Reed Part 2 of the series: How do we apply a trustworthy scripture? Last week we talked about all the ways we can know that scripture is trustworthy - this week Chris talks to us about what that means to our lives - what does it mean that scripture is trustworthy? How do we apply it to our lives? And what do our lives look like when we live according to scripture? http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/trustworthy2.mp3 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:00:02 GMT 33"06 Jim Dorman Part 1 of the series: Can the Bible be trusted? Faith isn't a blind thing- as Christians, we are to have carefully researched the truths and the facts that are available to determine if everything is trustworthy, and therefore authoritative. Once it's found to be trustworthy, we know we can trust what we can't verify ourselves. This week, we look at the actual black-and-white research into the Bible's authenticity and trustworthiness, to know if we can trust it. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/trustworthy1.mp3 Sun, 7 Aug 2011 16:00:06 GMT 38:31 Kevin Ingram Part of the series: Being with Jesus This weekend, Kevin Ingram from Manhattan Christian College shares his thoughts with us on what it means to really "be with Jesus", and encourages us to take an active role in developing and deepening our faith. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/7-30-11.mp3 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:43 GMT 30:20 Jeff Phillips Part of the series: I can't believe you came This weekend, Jeff Phillips shares stories from missions he has been a part of. Join us for our special Missions Weekend and find a missionary you can support; in prayer, or financial support! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/7-23-11_missions.mp3 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:00:29 GMT 24:41 Chris Reed Part 7 of the series: Fighting the enemy This week, we finish our study through the book of Ephesians by looking at what Paul has to say about fighting our enemy http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/walktheline7.mp3 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:00:36 GMT 38:10 Chris Reed Part 6 of the series: To walk in love, submission is the best decision You have probably wondered how to respond in different situations and relationships- how do you deal with our family members, employers, employees, children, spouses, ex-spouses, students, teachers and professors. Each and every one of us have multiple relationships that we have to manage and navigate. Sometimes our relationships feel more like dodging Los Angeles traffic than anything else. As we look at Ephesians 5, we will find some incredible insight into our relationships. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/walktheline6.mp3 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:00:23 GMT 37:33 Jim Dorman Part 5 of the series: Being a visible model of God’s standards! In the final verses of Ephesians 4, Paul reminds the Ephesians they would also have to figure out how to function outside of the Christian community. He reminds them they could not avoid participating in the world because we have a responsibility to witness to it; but, he affirms we must discover how to walk in purity and not be defiled by the community that surrounds us. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/walktheline5.mp3 Sun, 3 Jul 2011 16:00:17 GMT 36:06 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: How to "Do Church" There are thousands of ways to do church - some are in accordance with Ephesians, and some aren't. So what does the Bible say about how to "do church", and what does it say about dealing with so many different ok, but mutually exclusive, ways of doing church? http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/walktheline4.mp3 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:00:25 GMT 44:54 Chris Reed Part 3 of the series: Father's Day weekend This Father’s Day weekend we are looking at Ephesians 2 to understand how to Walk Like a Man - rescued. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/walktheline3.mp3 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:00:26 GMT 26:42 Jim Dorman Part 2 of the series: Protections God grants his people This weekend, we have the great privilege of exploring one of Paul's prayers for the Ephesian Church. Here, in the first chapter, Paul prays for an increase in their spiritual knowledge. In this prayer and another prayer in chapter 3, Paul reveals a great model for how to pray for our children, those we love, and for those we are either seeking to bring into God's Kingdom or to help mature further in their Christian calling. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/walktheline2.mp3 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:00:15 GMT 34:10 Jim Dorman Part 1 of the series: Blessings Paul talks about in his letter to the Ephesians This weekend, we begin a new series entitled, “Walk The Line”. Over the next seven weekends, we will be exploring Christian insights contained within the Apostle Paul’s letter to Christians living in Ephesus. Within the first chapter, Paul desires the Ephesians comprehend the scope and depth of the unbelievable blessings that have become theirs because they had become a part of the body of Christ. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/walktheline1.mp3 Sun, 5 Jun 2011 16:00:22 GMT 38:11 Brad Dorman Part 5 of the series: Raising our kids in such a way that we can pass the baton of faith onto them In order to pass the baton of faith on to our kids, we have to raise them in such a way as to be able to guide them along the spiritual road. This week, Brad shares some tools with us so we can stay on top of the issues and know what we need to know. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/modernfamily5.mp3 Sun, 29 May 2011 16:00:50 GMT 41:16 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: Being a grandparent to your grandkids The Bible is full of examples of blessing- (1) blessing sought, (2) blessing promised, (3) blessing conferred, and, (4) blessing received. While the Bible reveals blessing ultimately comes only from God, there are numerous examples of people pronouncing a desire for blessing on fellow human beings. As Grandparents, we are to become mediators who pronounce or confer the prospect of blessing from God upon the lives of our children and grandchildren. This weekend, we will discover five ways we can seek to bestow blessings upon our grandchildren. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/modernfamily4.mp3 Sun, 22 May 2011 16:00:18 GMT 33:05 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: Being Godly, and good, parents This weekend, Jim shares with anyone who has kids- whether you're married, single, divorced, or any other situation- there are some principles we have from God that don't change and that we all need to hear, even though it may step on our toes. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/modernfamily3.mp3 Sun, 15 May 2011 16:00:52 GMT 37:49 Chris and Kristi Reed Part 2 of the series: Four principles to keep in mind to make your marriage dynamic! This week, Chris and his wife Kristi share with us principles from God and their own experiences to keep in mind to make sure that our marriages are dynamic and fulfill what marriages are intended to be! There's something in the sermon for everyone, married or not, and some of them just might surprise you! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/modernfamily2.mp3 Sun, 8 May 2011 16:00:39 GMT 31:21 Jim Dorman Part 1 of the series: Pursuing Christ while “Living Single” here in Northern Arizona! This weekend, we address four topics that summarize the issues you presented for us to consider and address. Being comfortable in your own skin, living for today, not settling and running God's play daily. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/modernfamily1.mp3 Sun, 1 May 2011 16:00:50 GMT 40:07 Jim Dorman Part 2 of the series: Stand firm...and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. This week, we are going to explore the powerful impact of Jesus' Resurrection can have on the way we pursue our lives each and every day. After all, if the reality of Jesus' death and resurrection doesn't make a difference in our day-to-day life, why would it be interesting to anyone? http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/easter11_2.mp3 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:00:04 GMT 38:36 Chris Reed Part 1 of the series: "By one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy" Hebrews 10:14 tells us that we have been made perfect, but are still being made holy. What does this mean? Join us this week as Chris explores why Jesus had to die for us. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/easter11_1.mp3 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:00:15 GMT 41:24 Travis Brown and Chris Reed Part 5 of the series: Getting out of the huddle As we wrap up our "The Office" series, former NFL player and NAU Hall-of-famer Travis Brown shares with us what it means to go public with our faith, and encourages us to get out of this huddle called church to actually run the play! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/office5.mp3 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:00:53 GMT 40:55 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: Being a good worker As we strive to be good workers to reflect well on God, what do we do when we're instructed to do something in a way that we know isn't the best? When we know more about something than our boss? When is the time to discuss it, and when do we just do as we're told? Jim tackles these and similar questions this week, so we know what God expects our attitudes and actions to be. And it's not always easy, especially if we've got the wrong mindset about it, so Jim helps us work on how we view these circumstances, too. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/office4.mp3 Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:00:10 GMT 28:37 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: Being a Godly leader at work This weekend, Jim talks about the qualities that we need to have in order to be Godly leaders - after all, we're ALL leaders! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/office3.mp3 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:00:46 GMT 35:51 Jim Dorman Part 2 of the series: The way we do our work This week, we are going to discover not only is God interested in what we choose as our professions and how we pursue our line of work, God is very interested in the "way" we do our work! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/office2.mp3 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:00:33 GMT 39:28 Chris Reed Part 1 of the series: How to be a good worker This week, Chris kicks off our "The Office" series by talking about God's intent for work, and how integral a part of His plan for our lives it is. He also talks about what it looks like to be a good worker, and why reading your Bible at work does more harm than good to your reflection of God's character. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/office1.mp3 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:00:56 GMT 36:14 Jim Dorman Part 5 of the series: Making disciples of the world Jesus called us to make disciples of the world with several specific targets. This weekend, Jim brings them home to us and reminds us that, though we're not saved by doing good works, we are called to DO them once we ARE saved and a part of the family. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/rechurch5.mp3 Sun, 6 Mar 2011 16:00:55 GMT 37:03 Jim Dorman Part 4 1/2 of the series: How we are to live before Jesus comes back, according to five back-to-back parables found in the Gospels. Last week, the snow kept many people home, but our presentation of Re:Load was so critical that Jim is bringing it to us again...with a few changes. Join Jim again as he reminds of us how Jesus wants us to live prior to His return, and gets us ready to commit to the church for another year! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/rechurch4_5.mp3 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:45:20 GMT 49:50 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: Five parables of Jesus' regarding being ready In the 24th chapter of Matthew, Jesus begins an extensive tutoring session of his disciples, providing insights into his second coming and his expectations for this members of his earthly family until that event occurs. Today, Jim will go through each of these to help us understand what Jesus expected us to do. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/rechurch4.mp3 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:00:38 GMT 45:48 Chris Reed Part 3 of the series: The mission of our neighborhood groups This weekend, Chris continues our Re:Church series and helps to reshape how we think about the mission we have for our neighborhood groups, explaining why they're not the same thing as a Bible Study, and why our relationships with our friends and neighbors is a lot like planning for retirement. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/rechurch3.mp3 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:00:30 GMT 46:20 Chris Reed Part 2 of the series: Our role in keeping the church on-mission This week, Chris explains the role we each play in providing a powerful weekend worship experience surrounded by a welcoming environment. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/rechurch2.mp3 Sun, 6 Feb 2011 16:00:26 GMT 43:22 Jim Dorman Part 1 of the series: Remembering our mission as a means of refocusing ourselves in the future As we kick off our new series, Jim talks with us about what it is that we, as the part of God's family called Christ's Church of Flagstaff, have been called to. He will review our mission, our mandate and our ministry so we can remember how it is we function as a body in order to help people become desciples, rather than just making a decision about Jesus. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/rechurch1.mp3 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:00:49 GMT 43:04 Jim Dorman Part 4 of the series: Where the power of God's whispers lies As we come to the end of this series, Jim reminds us this weekend that the power of the whispers that God gives us isn't in the whispers themselves - the power that transforms our lives into what he desires us to be, is in our response. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/whisper4.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:00:14 GMT 35:22 Jim Dorman Part 3 of the series: How to get - and prepare to give - Godly counsel This week, Jim talks about what Godly counsel is and why it's important. What we find is that it has everything to do with being a real disciple of Jesus, so we'll spend some time talking about what that is as well. http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/whisper3.mp3 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:00:25 GMT 42:55 Jim Dorman Part 2 of the series: Only listen to God's whispers As we continue in our series, Jim takes this weekend to teach us how to figure out if the whisper we've heard is actually God or not; after all, just because we've heard a whisper, doesn't mean it wasn't something else! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/whisper2.mp3 Sun, 9 Jan 2011 16:00:22 GMT 44:52 Chris Reed Part 1 of the series: Turning off the noise to hear God's whisper We have all filled our lives with lots of noise - so much that frequently we can't hear God's whisper to us! Today Chris talks about why God whispers to us, what He might be saying, and encourages us in ways to turn off all the noise and just listen to God! http://www.ccof.net/podcasts/audio/whisper1.mp3 Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:00:35 GMT 46:39