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Gal 1:6-10. Material for this sermon is drawn largely from John Ortberg's book, The Life You've Always Wanted.

Galatians 5:1

**Due to a technical issue, the first few minutes of the sermon was not recorded.**

John 17

John 17

John 17

John 17

John 17

June 12, 2011

June 5, 2011

May 29, 2011

John 6

John 9

Resurrection Sunday - Taking a break from the current series on John's literature, Travis looks at 1 Corinithians 1:20-25, landing on verse 25: "For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."

John 3:1-8
April 10, 2011

John 1
April 3, 2011

John 1
March 20, 2011

1 John 3:1-10
March 13, 2011

1 John 4:1-8
March 6, 2011

1 John 2:7-17
February 20, 2011

1 John 2:3-6
February 13, 2011

1 John 1:5-10
February 6, 2011

Ephesians 5:15-17

Dec 26, 2010

Dec 19, 2010

Information and inspiration drawn from Sermon Central's Paul Long and Michael Hollinger for their comments in "Judah and Tamar" and "X-rated Sermon" respectively.

Travis tells those gathered at First Christian Church for Friend & Family Day 2010, the 10 things he doesn't like about the church...and why he goes anyway.
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Information and inspirtion drawn from John McArthur, Grace to You Ministries -- Gty.org and Jack Cottrell's book, The Faith Once of All (Joplin: College Press Publishing).

Acts 16:1-10 *************************** Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org

Acts 13:4-12

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org

Acts 13:1-3

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org

Acts 12:1-5

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org

Acts 11:19-29 -- The Church in Antioch

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org

-- Acts 11 --

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org

Simon the Sorcerer

(Note: Travis references information printed on the back of the bulletin insert during the message. He reads that brief text after the conclusion of the message for the benefit of those listening online.)

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

The scattering of the church -- Acts 8

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Acts 7 - The stoning of Stephen

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Travis continues his series on the book of Acts by looking at Stephen and his sermon (Acts 6:8-7:50).

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College.

In his series on the book of Acts, Travis considers some of the first growing pains the first century church experienced.

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College.

This Easter Sunday, Travis considers the suffering of Jesus and the persecution of the church in light of the resurrection.

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College.

In the second message of a two-part sermon within the series on the book of Acts, Travis discusses what happens when we pray.
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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

In a two-part sermon within the series on the book of Acts, Travis discusses what happens when we pray.

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Deacon Freddie Morman preaches on Acts 4:12 -- "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

In this next installment in the series on the book of Acts, Travis explores what happened after the healing of the beggar the gate when Peter and John were taken before the Sanhedrin.

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Byron Davis, Associate Pastor at Shepherd of the Hills, Porter Ranch campus, and Director of Dream of Destiny, shared his passion and desire for the followers of Jesus Christ with the congregation of First Christian Church. What is that passion? He wants to see them, the Christ followers, stop GOING to church.

In this next installment in the series on the book of Acts, Travis walks through Acts 3, exploring the story of the beggar at the gate called Beautiful.

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

The next installment in the series on the book of Acts, asks the question, "Who killed Jesus?"

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Information, ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

In this fifth message in his series on the book of Acts, Travis looks at the first half of Peter's historic sermon on the day of Pentecost.

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Ideas and inspiration for this series were taken from the work of Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Minister Travis Hurley preaches the next installment in his series on the book of Acts. This week we're in Acts 2:1-13. (There were some technical problems with recording volume, but they were resolved five minutes into the message.)

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Ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Minister Travis Hurley preaches the third message in his series on the book of Acts. This week, he examines Acts 1:9-26.

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Ideas and inspiration for this series came from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Minister Travis Hurley preaches the second message in his series on the book of Acts. Landing on Acts 1:6-8, Travis asks two questions of our role as witnesses:

1)To what are we testifying?
2)How do we go about it?

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Ideas and inspiration for this series comes from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.markmoore.org.

Minister Travis Hurley preaches the first messages in a new series based on the book of Acts. Focusing on Acts 1:1-5, Travis discusses who is "acting" and who the real hero of the first century church - and the 21st century church - really is.

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Ideas and inspiration for this series comes from Dr. Mark Moore of Ozark Christian College: www.MarkMoore.org.

The fourth and final message in the Family Driven Faith series inspired by Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr.'s book by the same name.

The third message of a four-part series in the Family-Driven Faith series, inspired by the book of the same name written by Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr.

The second in Travis' new series entitled "Family-Driven Faith," this message looks at the benefits of pursuing biblical love in the home and offers specific actions we can take to protect ourselves and our marriages in particular.

The section on benefits of pursuing biblical love are adapted from the third chapter ("Learn to Love") of Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr.'s book "Family-Driven Faith." Specific actions to protect ourselves and our marriages were adapted from an early Rick Warren message, "Affair-Proofing Your Marriage."

For our annual Friend & Family Sunday, Travis began a new series entitled FAMILY DRIVEN FAITH (inspired the book of the same name by Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr.)

This message was adapted from chapter 3, Learn to Love, of Dr. Baucham's book.

The last in the 7-part series "What's the Difference?", Travis looks at the distinctives of the Roman Catholic church and poses a fundamental question: Is this just another Christian denomination or is it a false religion?

The framework for this message was adapted from a lecture by Mike Gendron, a former Catholic and founder of "Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries," given at the Dallas Theological Seminary in 2006.

In the 6th in a 7-part series called What's the Difference, Travis looks at the secular humanist worldview and how it has influenced society, particularly education.

Sources Consulted:
For the information on History of Humanism in America, writings of Dennis Cuddy. For Humanist Influence on Society and Schools, writings of David Raymer. Finally, for Humanist Beliefs Outline, the writings of John Davis. (All are available online.)

Part 5 in a 7-week series called "What's the Difference?," Travis looks at the history, beliefs and influences of black liberation theology. Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, which was led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright until his recent retirement, is the congregation of note espousing this theology. Many thanks to Dr. Mark Moore from Ozark Christian College whose worldview lectures contributed to this message.

Part 4 in a 7-week series called "What's the Difference?", Travis explores the history, beliefs and influence of Christian fundamentalism. *The Ephesian church "angle" was adapted from message by David Zimmerman.

Part 3 in a 7-week series called "What's the Difference?" The basic outline and concepts were adapted from a sermon by Lon Solomon of McClean Bible Church in McClean, VA.

Part 2 in a 7-week series called, "What's the Difference?" Some of the material on Mormon History and Beliefs was adapted from a sermon by Lon Solomon, McClean Bible Church in McClean, VA. Application points on witnessing to Mormons was drawn from Summa Theologica's Interfaith Dialogue webpage.

Using the response of the crowd after Jesus fed the 5000, Travis examines the strategic ways in which Jesus protected the mission for which He came. In application, Travis asks, "What is our mission? How are we protecting it?"

As the launching point for a 7-week series called, "What's the Difference?", Travis touches on the changing culture and the implications this has for the church. From Darwin's influence and the previous modernist optimism to the postmodern mind and its rejection of meta-narratives, what is a church to do? *The Post-Modern Questions in this message were adapted from a seminar by Dr. Terry Bowland, professor at Ozark Christian College.*

Taking his cue from Paul's letter to the Galatians, Travis identifies the choices available for those who experience freedom. Brother Fred Morman, a member at FCC, shares his testimony as a conclusion to the message.

But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
-Luke 5:16

In John 3, we read about Nicodemus coming to Jesus in the night with his questions. Listen as Travis considers who the real stanger in the night is.

Travis Hurley continues his sermon series looking at the first disciples to follow Jesus and the implications for His church.

Minister Travis Hurley preaches the first sermon in a new series: Snapshots of the Savior.

Celebrating the greatest day in all of human history, Travis explores the far-reaching ramifications of Christ's death and resurrection, expressed both as present realities and future promises.

Sources:

Cottrell, Jack. THE FAITH ONCE FOR ALL. Joplin, MO: College Press (2002).

Yancey, Phillip. THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing (1995).

On Palm Sunday, Minister Travis Hurley sets the scene of the Triumphal Entry and considers all those present -- the crowd, the disciples, the Phraisees, the Romans and Jesus Himself.

Landing on Luke 19:41 - - "As He [Jesus] approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it." - - Travis asks, "Who is this King that cries?"

Addressing the growing influence of Prosperity Theology on Christianity, Minister Travis Hurley offers a balanced biblical perspective on the issues surrounding this teaching, whether they come from overt proponents like Kenneth Copeland, or from more subtle adherers like Joel Osteen.

Addressing the growing influence of Prosperity Theology on Christianity, Minister Travis Hurley offers a balanced biblical perspective on the issues surrounding this teaching, whether they come from overt proponents like Kenneth Copeland, or from more subtle adherers like Joel Osteen.

Minister Travis Hurley challenges his multi-ethnic congregation toward a greater depth of vision for racial unity.

**The concepts presented draw largely and sometimes directly from the book WINNING THE RACE TO UNITY by Clarence Shuler.**