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Prodigious Love - Part Two

From The Storyteller sermon series: Prodigious Love - Part Two
Completely focused on the overboard, initiating, undignified love of Father -- the truer Prodigal of the parable.
What is God Actually like? (Jesus tells parable to show)
1-a Father who initiates
2-a Father who pays debts; refuses payoffs
3-a Father who becomes undignified
The father is a Prodigal Father
A preaching from Pastor Tim Lien.
The scriptures for this sermon are Luke 15:11-32

Prodigious Hate - Part One

From The Storyteller sermon series: Prodigious Hate - Part One
Alienation from home and the Father's heart can happen through passionate/external/obvious rebellion OR cold/dutiful/angry/resentful obedience. Both sons are lost. Jesus is the perfect younger brother and Jesus is the perfect older brother.
A preaching from Pastor Tim Lien.
The scriptures for this sermon are Luke 15:11-32

Kids Service! "Jo's Drip and Fitness"

Fifth Sunday of the month Kids Service. Pastor Tim Lien teaches from Genesis 50:20 (ESV) on the Father's love and a rich, rich coat. Jesus is the better Joseph (involuntary --> voluntary). "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today." 

Storyteller: Feast

From the Storyteller sermon series Pastor Tim Lien in Feast expounds on Wondering about how God is. How does God operate? How does He think about hospitality? Pastor Lien cover three points in this sermons - What we think: People who don't care for the feast, What it actually is: People who love and feast, and What it does, will do.
The scriptures for this sermon are Luke 14:15-24

Storyteller: A Generous Boss

From the sermon series Storyteller, in A Generous Boss Pastor Tim Lien is teaching about The Kingdom of God (how it operates, what values are, and how it functions). Pastor Lien addresses three points in this sermon: 1 What we think The Kingdom of God is and what it isn't, 2 What The Kingdom of God is, and 3 How we get it.
The scriptures covered in this sermon are Matthew 20:1-16 (ESV).

Looking to Jesus

Visiting Pastor Matthew Trexler from RUF UCLA preaches how the Christian life is much like running a long race and we must keep our eyes focused on Jesus if we are to finish the race well.
The scriptures for this sermon are Hebrews 12:1-3 (ESV).

Off to Work We Go

Ecclesiastes: the pursuit of meaning under the sun
Pastor Tim Lien gives us 2 depressing things about our work, and then gives us 2 anti-depressants about our work.
The scriptures for this sermon are Ecclesiastes 1:11,14; 2:18-25 (ESV).

The Heart

The Vault of God: Pursuing Wealth and Generosity
Pastor Tim Lien preaches on our connection and relationship to our wealth. How does wealth uncover the deepest parts of us? Does wealth uncover the heart of God and His desires for us and His creation?
The scriptures for this sermon are Matthew 6:19 - 24.

Generosity in Your Work

Pastor Tim Lien teaches on 2 Kings 5:1-14. 

Vault of God: Time.

Pastor Tim Lien teaches on Psalm 119: 10.