http://www.coslcs.org RSS feeds for Christ Our Savior 60 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4511/language/en-US/Isaiah-6618-23-Hebrews-124-24-Luke-1322-30-Wrong-Question.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4511 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4511&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100822_Isaiah66_1823Hebrews12_4-24Luke13_22-30.mp3 The wrong question is one that seeks to get an answer to a hypothetical or theoretical question about God. God is real and He is personal. The question everyone needs to ask is: Am I saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ? God is with us always especially in the difficult times of life. The famous poem "Footprints" reminds us that at our lowest points in life God is carrying us. This is because God is not a theory. He is a person who has sent His Son as a real person to enter into our sorrow, to die for us and to rise again so that we can live with God everyday knowing we are saved by grace through Christ's sacrifice. Rich Mohr Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4511 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4499/language/en-US/Jeremiah-2316-29-Hebrews-1117-31-121-3-Luke-1249-53-Gods-Word-Reveals-Gods-Character.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4499 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4499&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/101508_Jeremiah23_16-29Hebrews11_17-31_12_1-3Luke12_49-53.mp3 God teaches us that He is not interested in speaking to our self-interest. He is God. His Word reveals who He is. God will not put up with the false prophet who lies and deceives in His name. God does not speak to flatter our self-centered living. God speaks to reveal Himself and when He speaks we are to respond with faith that lives on the basis of His Word and Sacraments. Only by faith that dies to self do we come alive in the power of the Holy Spirit to live for Him. Rich Mohr Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4499 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4487/language/en-US/Genesis-151-6-Hebrews-111-16-Luke-1222-34-What-is-your-hearts-treasure.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4487 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4487&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100808_Genesis15_1-6Hebrews11_1-16Luke12_22-34.mp3 In a poll conducted by George Barna Jesus was described as: wise, accepting, compassionate, gracious, humble. Christians were described as: critical, exclusive, self-righteous, narrow, repressive. Why the difference? Jesus treasured Abba Father in His heart so he could say, "If you have seen me you have seen the Father." Abba Father is wise, accepting, compassionate, gracious, humble and so is Jesus. What are you treasuring in your heart? If you treasure Abba Father you will be able to control anxiety and worry and you will live with manageable fear. What a great life God has for us. We can admit and face our brokenness because Jesus who was broken for us on the cross rose from the dead to set us free to live treasuring Abba Father. Rich Mohr Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4487 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4454/language/en-US/Isaiah-6610-14-Galatians-61-10-14-18-Luke-101-20-Living-A-Balanced-Life.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4454 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4454&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100704_Isaiah66_10-14Galatians6_1-10_14-18Luke10_1-20.mp3 Jesus lived His life in a balance between being with His Father and being nurtured by Him and serving people. This is the balanced life that we also are to live within. In Isaiah 66 we are told that God is ready to nurture us as a mother nurtures the child in her lap. In Luke 10 we see that when this balance is overlooked, the spectacular can become the focus of life rather than the fact that in Christ our names are written in heaven. Galatians 6 helps us put it all together as we live in relationship with one another helping each other while taking personal responsibility for our own actions. Rich Mohr Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4454 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4442/language/en-US/1-Kings-199-21-Galatians-51-13-25-Luke-951-62-Freedom-in-Christ.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4442 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4442&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100627_1Kings19_9-21Galatians5_1_13-25Luke9_51-62.mp3 Freedom in Christ is freedom from the slavery to fear and a freedom to live as one in whom God dwells. Elijah saw a mighty victory in 1 Kings, but submitted again to slavery to fear. In Luke 9, the Samaritans and some possible disciples chose to submit to their old life through their fear to be with God and allow God to be with them. This is what Paul was concerned about for the Galatian Christians and why he teaches them to live in fellowship with Christ and Christ with them. This is perfect freedom. Rich Mohr Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4442 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4429/language/en-US/Isaiah-651-9-Galatians-323-47-Luke-826-39-God-is-self-sacrificing.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4429 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4429&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100620_Isaiah65_1-9Galatians3_23-4_7Luke8_26-39.mp3 What does it mean to be a Christian Father, Mother, Son or Daughter? Many times we hear messages on Father's Day that are something like "Five Ways to be a Better Father". While practical help is good, the fact is that if we could help ourselves we would not need Jesus. We are corrupt and depraved by nature and only Jesus Christ can set us free by His self-sacrifice and through His resurrection life in us we are empowered to live a life of self-sacrifice that will result in being the kind of Father, Mother, Son, or Daughter that God has designed us to be. Rich Mohr Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4429 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4422/language/en-US/2-Samuel-1126-1210-13-14-Galatians-215-21-310-14-Luke-736-83-Lets-Talk-About-Death-and-Life.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4422 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4422&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100613_2Samuel11_26-12_10,13-14Galatians2_15-21,3_10-14Luke7_36-8_3.mp3 Because of Jesus dying for us and rising again death has been robed of its sting so that the way of life, real life is through death. Paul talks about a daily dying to self in the Galatians reading. King David shows us that when dying to self does not happen then lust and greed takes over in the reading from 2 Samuel. God is holy and His wrath is directed against sin to remove it and to purify His people. God has wrath toward sin because sin destroys God's people as David realized. In the Luke reading we see the two lives set side by side. The Pharisee Simon is not dead to self. He is self-centered and judgmental. The woman is dead to self and alive to the love of God for her and working through her. This is the best possible life that there is for you and me. Rich Mohr Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4422 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4409/language/en-US/1-Kings-1717-24-Galatians-111-24-Luke-711-17-Seeing-Abba-Father.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4409 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4409&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100606_1Kings17_17-24Galatians1_11-24Luke7_11-17.mp3 In 1 Kings 17, a woman who was a widow and her son had been miraculously sustained by God day after day as He provided the ingredients for bread to feed them and the prophet, Elijah. Yet when illness struck her son and he died she concluded that God was against her, was keeping a record of her sins, and was punishing her for them. She had a false narrative about God. God as revealed in His Son, Jesus, is for us, does not keep a record of wrongs, sent His own Son who willing took the punishment for sin on Himself. May you live this week in the unconditional love of God in Christ Jesus. Rich Mohr Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4409 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4392/language/en-US/Proverbs-822-Trinity-Revealed-in-Relationship.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4392 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4392&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100530Proverbs8_22.mp3 Guest Speaker: Larry Best... We have been given physical life in our birth, eternal life in our baptism, and blessed life relating to God the Father, Son and Spirit. With all these grace gifts, why does my worship response to God lack intensity? At least one reason for this is I have an underdeveloped Trinitarian imagination. God reveals Himself to us in relationship—Father, Son and Spirit, and calls us into relationship with Him, and each other. Realizing this truth leads us to the appropriate response of worship. Larry Best Sun, 30 May 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4392 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4355/language/en-US/Genesis-111-9-Acts-21-21-John-1423-31-PERFECT-PEACE.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4355 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4355&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100523Genesis11_1-9Acts2_1-21John14_23-31.mp3 With the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost and to all believers since then with their Baptism into Christ Jesus, the dwelling of God is with His people, the church. It is in this relationship that we have peace that life's circumstances cannot take from us. We have Perfect Peace as the message for Sunday 5/23 was titled. There is no peace in the world. For all the talk there as only been a few 100 years of the absence of war in all of recorded history. But if you know Jesus as your Savior and are Baptized into Him you have His peace which transcends all understanding. Rich Mohr Sun, 23 May 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4355 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4329/language/en-US/Acts-112-26-Revelation-22-John-1720-26-Perfect-Unity.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4329 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4329&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100516Acts1_12-26Revelation22John17_20-26.mp3 In the prayer Jesus prays just before his capture, trial, crucifixion you would expect that the focus would be on the ordeal that he was facing, but instead in John 17:20-26, Jesus is praying for you and me. We are the people who believe because of the witness of the Apostles. His prayer is that we would have the same kind of unity that exists within the Holy Trinity. This is perfect unity. In a Christian marriage it calls for both the man and the woman to humble themselves before God so that focused on being like him they discover that they are united with one another. This is our witness to the world that Jesus is the Savior. May our witness be to the nature of God and His saving work in Jesus. Rich Mohr Sun, 16 May 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4329 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4297/language/en-US/Acts-169-15-Revelation-219-1421-27-John-1623-33-Full-Joy.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4297 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4297&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100509Acts16_9-25Revelation21_9-14_21-27John16_23-33.mp3 Following the model that Jesus gives to us, full joy is found in living in immediate access to Abba Father made possible by the work of His Son, Jesus and the indwelling Holy Spirit sent by the Father and the Son to us. As we go to our Father we live in the blessing of relationship with Him rather than dominated by our circumstances. In this relationship we experience what Jesus says in John 16:33 "I have said these things to you, that in my you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." Rich Mohr Sun, 09 May 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4297 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4276/language/en-US/Acts-111-18-Revelation-211-7-John-1612-22-God-Reveals-Himself.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4276 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4276&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100502Revelation21_1-7John16_12-22.mp3 We are not able to bear our yesterdays or our tomorrows, Jesus says in John 16:12-15, so the Holy Spirit takes from all the wisdom of God and gives us only what we need for today. When we try to control tomorrow we reap worry and fear. When we try to live in the past we reap being stuck in the past. In both cases we miss the beauty of what God wants to bless us with today. May you live in today lead by the Holy Spirit as He reveals Jesus and the Father to you. Rich Mohr Sun, 02 May 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4276 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4244/language/en-US/Acts-2017-35-Revelation-79-17-John-1022-30-Follow-Me.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4244 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4244&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100425Acts20_17-35Revelation7_9-17John10_22-30.mp3 To follow Jesus calls for developing listening skills. Listening is based in having a relationship with Jesus and calls for spiritual exercises such as sabbath rest, solitude, and silence. Listening also involves discerning the important--the revelations of God in His Word--from the urgent--the demands of daily life that demand our attention. The important requires a choice and priorities that silence the urgent. We also need to discern between sacrament--what God does for us-- and sacrifice--what we do in response to God. if these are confused, as they were for the people Jesus was talking to in John 10, listening cannot take place. Listening and following is the way that Jesus brings us to the narrow road of salvation and life found only in and through Him. Rich Mohr Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4244 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4232/language/en-US/Acts-91-22-Revelation-51-14-John-211-19-Obeying-our-Commission.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4232 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4232&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100418Acts9_1-22Revelation5_1-14John21_1-19.mp3 These passages all speak about being commissioned by God to bear witness to the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the new life that comes by faith in Him. To fulfill our commission, we need to live a life of obedience to God's call as the expression of our love for God who first loved us. God is always initiating relationship with us and empowering us to respond in obedience. May this message be a blessing in your life this week. Rich Mohr Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4232 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4187/language/en-US/Acts-512-32-Revelation-14-18-John-2019-31-Life-In-The-Risen-Christ.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4187 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4187&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100411Acts5_12-32Revelation1_4-18John20_19-31.mp3 All three of these readings have something about locked doors, lost people, and witness to the risen Christ. In the Gospel reading from John the disciples are behind locked doors because they are afraid. In Acts and Revelation readings the Jewish religious leaders try to lock up the disciples in prison or in exile to silence the Gospel. The risen Christ provides through the Commission, the sending of the Holy Spirit, and the message of forgiveness, the power to overcome the opposition and to set the disciples free from their own fear. He continues to do the same for His church today. Rich Mohr Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4187 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4165/language/en-US/Isaiah-6517-25-1-Corinthians-1519-26-Luke-241-12-Hope.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4165 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4165&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100404Isaiah65_17-25_1Corinthians15_19-26Luke24_1-12.mp3 In 1 Corinthians 15:19 the Holy Spirit teaches us that hope that is only focused on achievements in this world is a hope that is to be pitied. Why? Because this kind of hope will always be less fulfilling than we want it to be. There is only one hope that lasts and that is based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. He brings to us the God of Hope. As you listen to this message, let the God of hope fill you with hope. Rich Mohr Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4165 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4156/language/en-US/Deuteronomy-3236-39-Philippians-25-11-John-1220-43-With-Us.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4156 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4156&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100328Deuteronomy32_36-39Philippians2_5-11John12_20-43.mp3 God’s message to us found in the Bible can be summarized in this statement: “I am with you always.” It is the message that God gave to Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David, etc. The message of the coming of Jesus is the same. Those who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have the promise, “I am with you always until the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:20) May God grant us the grace to see that He is with us today. Rich Mohr Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4156 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4126/language/en-US/Isaiah-4316-21-Philippians-38-14-Luke-209-20-Knowing-God-is-not-the-same-as-knowing-information-about-God.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4126 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4126&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100321Isaiah43_16-21Philippians3_8-14Luke20_9-20.mp3 Knowing God is not the same as knowing information about God. To know God is to accept what God says about Himself and how He demonstrates who He is in the way that He has made Himself known through the sending of His Son, Jesus. The true God is relational. He reveals Himself existing in relationship: Father, Son, Holy Spirit, three divine persons 1 divine God. He gives rebirth to people and lives in relationship with them and places them in the church to live in relationship with one another. The measure of Christian maturity is how do live with each other in the grace and peace of relationship with God. Rich Mohr Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4126 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4094/language/en-US/Isaiah-121-6-2-Corinthians-516-21-and-Luke-151-311-32-Returning-to-Abba-Father.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4094 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4094&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100314Isaiah12_1-6_2Corinthians5_16-21Luke15_1-3_11-32.mp3 Jesus, the Father's unique Son, shows us His Father in a way that often we fail to see. Jesus Father and our Father through Jesus is Abba, an Aramaic term of intimacy between a father and his child. This message seeks to help you better receive the great love that Abba Father has for you and to see how His love and acceptance of us is meant to move us to repentance so that we love and respect one another. Rich Mohr Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4094 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4067/language/en-US/Ezekiel-337-20-1-Corinthians-101-13-Luke-131-9-Repentance-Taking-our-God-Given-Responsibility.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4067 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4067&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100307Ezekiel33_7-20_1Corinthians10_1-13_Luke13_1-9.mp3 Our Father, in His great love for us, calls us to a life of abundance in His steadfast love through His Son, Jesus Christ and the indwelling Holy Spirit. He calls us to live and life of love with Him and with one another. Satan uses temptation to get us to doubt and even deny the true nature of our great and gracious God. Repentance is the daily correction by which we refocus our mind on God as He reveals Himself to us, so that we enjoy the abundant life that Jesus came to bring to us. John 10:10. Rich Mohr Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4067 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4035/language/en-US/Jeremiah-268-15-Philippians-317-41-Luke-1331-35-Repent.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4035 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4035&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100228Jeremiah26_8-15Philippians3_17-4_1Luke13_31-35.mp3 'The heart of the Christian message is change. The Bible's word for this is repentance which is the overall theme of the Lenten Season. Sometimes instead of repenting and agreeing with God and His Word we want to silence God and His Word. This is what the people wanted to do to Jeremiah (26:8-15) and to Jesus (Luke 13:31-35). But if we are going to have the abundant life Jesus offers us, then agreeing with God and His Word is essential. We need to help each other do this as Paul talks about in Philippians 3:17-4:1. He tells us to imitate him and imitate others who follow God and His Word. We need each other to be faithful through repentance and faith." Rich Mohr Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4035 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4002/language/en-US/Deuteronomy-261-11-Romans-108b-13-Luke-41-13-Temptation.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=4002 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=4002&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100221Deuteronomy26_1-11Romans10_8b-13Luke4_1-13.mp3 Temptation is something that every Christian has to face every day, so Jesus faced it too as He fully identified with us. The message begins with a short video in which a hall closet that stinks and is locked represents the dead things in our lives where we have given in to temptation and we want to keep these secrets from Jesus too. As long as we hold on to them he will not force us to clean up the closet, but the smell of sin and death will damage our fellowship. When we let Him have the key, He will clean out the closet and make our lives fresh again and then He empowers us to overcome temptation in the power of the Holy Spirit. Rich Mohr Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:4002 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3967/language/en-US/Luke-928-36-Glory.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=3967 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3967&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100214Luke9_28-36.mp3 In the Old Testament the glory of God was veiled, while in the person of Christ Jesus in the New Testament Glory is revealed. Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 3 that the purpose of the Glory of God is to transform us into the image of Jesus Christ. All of this lead to the final purpose of God that we would be glorified with Him as Romans 8:28-30 tells us. Rich Mohr Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3967 http://www.coslcs.org/Church/SermonAudio/tabid/2682/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3961/language/en-US/Isaiah-61-8-Many-Roads-to-God.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=2682&ModuleID=2174&ArticleID=3961 http://www.coslcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=3961&PortalID=4&TabID=2682 http://www.coslcs.org/Portals/COS/media/2010/100207Isaiah6_1-8.mp3 It is politically correct to declare that there are many roads to God. When you examine the roads that are meant you see that they may create people who are good people, but they fail to realize the true nature of God as Holy, Holy, Holy. No person can get to God no matter how hard they try or what road they follow. Isaiah 6 shows us that God has to make the road to us. His road is in Jesus Christ who by grace and mercy forgives our sins and removes our guilt and our shame. When we receive this by faith God takes us into the majesty of His holiness Rich Mohr Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:3961