GCF Dayton Weekly Podcast

Vision casting for training a second tier of "fishers of men" during the summer of 2015.

Christ is the ladder which Jacob saw; He is the one who is "Bethel", the house (tabernacle) of God in the midst of His people. He is the one who confirms the covenant and fulfills His promises.

Guest message from Ray Nethery, President Emeritus of the Alliance for Renewal Churches. The body of Christ is one holy, universal and apostolic church.

Old Testament Optimization Series, Chapter 3. Old Testament word pictures and symbolism are directly and intentionally continued into the New Testament.

Jesus Christ, walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, shows us how we sustain our hearts in the love of God.

Paying the tithe is paying tribute to King Jesus. But this is not forced tribute, demanded by a tyrant conquerer. This is tribute given to the King whom you love.

Though Christ was not guilty of any sin, as our High Priest and Kin, Jesus Christ receives water baptism, so that he would be the Head of a New People. Not only is He the Federal Head of this people by water, He also is baptized with the Holy Spirit to bestow the Spirit upon them.

For John, the Incarnation is an act of immense proportions, illuminating how we understand the entire universe, physically, spiritually, and philosophically.

Old Testament Optimization Series, Chapter 1. All of the Old Testament points forward to Christ. Christ is not only revealed in the prophecies of the Old Testament, but also in the story of Israel, the Law of God, and the Wisdom Literature.

Simeon and Anna show us the righteousness of Christ in their worship and praise the Lord at the sight of the Child.

Old Testament Optimization Series, Chapter 1. All of the Old Testament points forward to Christ. The first two ways to see Christ in the Old Testament are through the four Old Testament offices and through the prophecies that Christ fulfilled.

Christmas Eve Service. Celebrating Christmas without connecting to the covenant promises of God is not just ignorant of the Scriptures, but also spiritually damaging.

Jesus Christ comes to fulfill the promises of God to David. He comes to establish an everlasting Kingdom in which we can truly live as redeemed mankind.

Search the Scriptures Series. The second author of the new testament, John Mark, shows how the gifts and call of God are irrevocable - God can restore the weak and fallen.

God's aim in the sending of His Son is that through His people He would work in the earth to cause righteousness in all places.

Search the Scriptures Series. The first author of the new testament, Matthew, teaches us two lessons - God's glorious intentions in calling and redemption and the ministry of Christ is on the other side of the cross.

God desires to bring us back from our sins and by coming near, He has made sure it will happen.

The Kingdom of God Series, Chapter 3F. The dominion mandate has been and always will be God's purpose for His redeemed covenant people.

God has every right to renounce Israel and leave her in bondage, yet because of His great mercy, He will not give her up.

Another major theme of the whole Bible is the people of light vs. the people of darkness. The one is marked by their trust in God and His ways and the other is marked by their pride.

There is no situation which merits hopelessness. To live without hope is to live an active denial of eternity with God.

Four practical tools to use in establishing habits of discipline living.

God desires that we would consciously engage our will in a sustained effort against sin.

The purpose behind goal-setting and self-discipline ultimately should be the glorification of Christ. Recommended reading: The Disciplined Life by Richard Taylor.

Through our union with Christ, mediated by the Holy Spirit, we are invited to live with the Lord always before us.