Pioneer Memorial Church Audio Podcast

It's an amazing story. Three thousand converted in a day. But that's not where the story ends. The sequel is even more amazing, and yielded even greater results. Combined with the modern story of "The Rescuing Hug," it's one you'll never forget. It's the divine modus operandi for the Prime Time generation.

Pentecost launched a new divine movement to save the world. We know all about Pentecost and the tongues of fire, right? Well, maybe not. The secret to Pentecost is in what it followed and what it revealed about the heart of God. The clue to the final Prime Time outpouring may not be what you think.

In the wake of the spectacular 2008 Beijing Olympics we're reminded of the big race, the only one that ultimately counts. It's one all can win but many will lose. Explore seven secrets for winning the big one.

The largest study in history on teens and religion reveals some surprising and valuable insights for the church and its mission.

Ever thought of the Almighty God as the most humble being in the universe? If it's true, maybe that's why humility in His children is such a big deal to Him. Consider a one-line formula guaranteed to expel personal pride and self worship.

The two morally crisscrossing tales make the vital point. And it's driven home by the secret chapter of the second tale that reveals a hard pathway that we want very much not to travel but which leads to an outcome that we very much want.

There's a character trait of sanctification that we're never invited in Scripture to pray for directly, but to work out on our own. At the intersection of two powerful biblical stories, discover the formula for achieving this essential trait, and prayer language appropriate to the occasion.

Have you ever failed at something really important to you? Ever heard of failing successfully? Learn this lesson and you've gained the key to possessing an inner quiet of soul that no person, task, risk or disappointment can shake.

In a classic biblical story one of the "Hothead" brothers became exhibit "A" of the upside down kingdom. And the way it happened is the way it still does.

Five simple strategies can enable a "hurry sick" generation to achieve the maximum Yahoo! experience in God's Yahoo day.

Who would have suspected the vital connection the Sabbath and the cross bear to the modern green movement? Or that the deeper truth of the Green Story can only be grasped in light of the corresponding Brown Story which the green movement ignores? Which may be why the ten suggestions of what Green Story people can do to make a difference matters.

Does God have a YouTube portrait? Indeed He does, but one quite different from the Google model. It's a YouToo portrait, actually, one that "you too" must be part of to be prepared for that great Day. Confused? No worries: the Sabbath will connect the dots.

Explore four ways the Sabbath merges with the ultimate rest stop and links to Jesus' Facebook. Because bottom line, what Facebook is about, the Sabbath is about.

In a world consumed with MySpace is there any GodSpace left? Just how much space is left may surprise you. Or have we become so plugged in to our hi-techy gadgets these days that we can't even get unplugged anymore? Discover our cyberspace cure in God's gift of MySpace.

How do you test worship or loyalty? The biblical precedent answers: very simply, highly visibly. So, while the Bible's description of the last battle will come to many as an unsuspecting surprise, the final test associated with it shouldn't.

It was the clinching argument that won the day in court, but in God's eyes didn't change a thing. It's an argument still being advanced today, and with the same effect.

He was dropped behind enemy lines for a work of sabotage. Seven remarkable parallels between Genesis and the Gospel of John describe His work and confront the status quo of a significant component of contemporary worship in Christendom.

Put the fourth commandment, the pseudo science of astrology and a powerful emperor in a political blender and what to you get? The first Sunday law. But not the last!

Comes the challenge of a young, atheistic-leaning mind, "if God is real, let this sermon series impress me!" Could it be that in a surprising twist God's gift of holy time addresses this deep-seated desire to know the ultimate truth?

There may not be a straight line connection between Richard Dawkins' best seller, "The God Delusion" and the day God was "refreshed," but by connecting the dots we might discover a vital purpose of one of God's greatest gifts to the human race.

The story of a leader who never crossed over, and how mercy still had the last word. Vital lessons for leaders in nations, work places, social groups, families, etcetera.

Strange symbols represent the medical profession--two snakes entwined around a pole. Strange unless you understand the Biblical story of the snake on the pole and the ultimate antigen it created for divine healing. This message provides an essential corrective to the inherent risk run in The Chosen sermon series.

The God you gratefully remember is the God you will faithfully obey. Discover the secret to sustained gratitude.

This is not your grandmother's traditional sermon on sex. The three realms of fake intimacy discussed could be the greatest threat facing our nation, our church and personal faith. A non-simplistic and workable four-fold "Life and Sex Strategy" provides a map to wholesome exercise of God's gift within His prescribed restraints.

Is a little cleavage a spiritual issue? What about a little ornamental jewelry? Is it time to revise some old standards, or to reaffirm them? If the Bible is our guide and "the chosen" our identity?