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The Fresh Wave Podcast

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A Fresh Look At Faith From A Teen Perspective

Hosted by Johnny Graves and Felicity Hentschel

Our NEW Youth podcast! For Youth, By Youth… And Johnny! We’re taking a fresh look at topics that students engage with on a day to day basis, shaping our viewpoint through the lens of the gospel. Come ride The Fresh Wave!

 

Isaiah 43:2 states: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.

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Check back each week & let the spirit of the Lord wash over you.

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Wednesdays in the Word

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A Series of Topical Devotionals on Unity

Hosted by Noah Graves

 This Summer Noah tackled the subject of Unity. As we look around our country we are so divided. Jesus desires we be unified in Him

 

John 12:20-21 states: “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

 

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Exodus

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Rescued from Darkness Into the Hands of God

The Book of Exodus (meaning “Exit”) is the great story of the OT people of God. It’s all about God remembering His covenant, having compassion on His people who are in bondage to slavery, and bringing them out with a mighty hand and leading them on to the promised land. Their story is our story. Like them, we too were in bondage to slavery to sin. Like them, God sent us a redeemer. Like them, God bought us back to set us free. Like them, God brings us out, to bring us toward Himself. Do you need God’s rescue? Do you need to grow in awe of the Lord? Do you need to experience freshly His power, redemption, and leading in your life today? This series through Exodus will teach us in a fresh way how the God of Moses, “I Am,” is still our God today.  

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Schedule:

11/29 – Week 1 – KING OF HOPE: – BOB

12/6 – Week 2 – KING OF PEACE – DAVE

12/13 – Week 3 – KING OF JOY – DAVE

12/20 – Week 4 – KING OF LOVE  – BOB

12/23 – Christmas Eve Eve – The King is Here

12/24 – Christmas Eve – same as above

 

Resources:

1.  Tim Keller’s, “Hidden Christmas”

2. Tim Keller – Message on Psalm 2 “Jesus our King”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjMGMUuNpZ4
We have a king 2. We hate the king 3. We need the king)

3. John Piper – “Coronavirus and Christ.” E BOOK https://document.desiringgod.org/coronavirus-and-christ-en.pdf?ts=1586278809

Schedule:

11/29 – Week 1 – KING OF HOPE: – BOB

How has this year devastated your hopes? This sermon should focus on the Promised King of the OT, predictions, types and shadows in all the OT Kings

Text ideas: OT Prophecies; Isa 9, Micah 5, other types and shadows, David, Solomon, etc. (other texts as needed)

 

12/6 – Week 2 – KING OF PEACE – DAVE

How has this year destroyed your peace? This sermon focuses on Jesus as a different kind of King, compared to King Herod, a ruthless, arrogant tyrant, Jesus came to bring peace through humility and sacrifice, ”God and sinners reconciled.” Text ideas: Matthew 2; Romans 5:1  (other texts as needed)

12/13 – Week 3 – KING OF JOY – DAVE

How has this year stolen your joy? This sermon focuses on the unshakeable source of joy as we rejoice in God our savior. Text ideas: Luke 1 – The Magnificat; Luke 2 – “Good tidings of great joy”   (other texts as needed)

 

12/20 – Week 4 – KING OF LOVE  – BOB

How has this year threatened our love for others? How is Jesus the answer as the one who loved his enemies and His kingdom shows a better way.

Text idea: John 3:16; Romans 5:8 (Other texts as needed)

 

12/23 – Christmas Eve Eve – The King is Here

This has been a very difficult year. How can the message of Christmas be exactly what we need in 2020?

How can the presence of our savior make a difference in our shattered lives?

12/24 – Christmas Eve – same as above

 

Previous Sermons

Love Came Down! – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Exodus – 12-19-21
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December 19, 2021
Pastor Dave Hentschel continues the Advent season with lighting the LOVE candle and concludes our series in Exodus with his sermon entitled, "Love Came Down!", based on Exodus 35-40.
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Our Need for Glory – Pastor Bob Erbig – Exodus – 12-12-21
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December 12, 2021
Pastor Bob Erbig continues the Advent season with lighting the JOY candle and with his sermon entitled, "EXODUS: Our Need for Glory," based on Exodus 33-34.
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The Raging Bull – Pastor Bob Erbig – Exodus – 12-5-21
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December 5, 2021
Pastor Bob Erbig continues the Advent season with lighting the Peace candle and with his sermon entitled, "EXODUS: The Raging Bull," based on Exodus 32-33.
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God with Us – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Exodus – 11-28-21
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November 28, 2021
Pastor Dave Hentschel kicks off the Avent season with his sermon, "God with Us" based on Exodus 25-31.
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Where is God Calling Us? – Pastor Bob Erbig and Pastor Dave Hentschel – Exodus – 11-21-21
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November 21, 2021
Bob Erbig and Dave Hentschel will jointly preach on MBC's 2022 vision with their sermon entitled, "Where is God calling us?" based on various Exodus passages.
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The Red Sea Crossing – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Exodus – 10-24-21
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October 24, 2021
Pastor Dave Hentschel continues the Exodus series with his sermon entitled, "The Red Sea Crossing", based on Exodus 14-15.
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Behold the Lamb of God – Dr. Mitch Glaser – Exodus – 10-17-21
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October 17, 2021
Special guest speaker Dr. Mitch Glaser of Chosen People Ministries, continues the Exodus series with his sermon entitled, "Behold the Lamb of God", taking a closer look at the Passover...
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September 7, 2021
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Story of Reality

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Are We Living in Different Realities?

Have you ever had a conversation where you felt you were using the same words with different meanings? Almost like the other person was living in a different reality? This is the great challenge of our modern world. People are talking past each other because, in many cases they have a completely different view of the world. It’s almost like some people have a piece of the puzzle, but have never viewed the whole picture.

 

Paul wrote this to the church in Colossae: “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ (2:8).” Now more than ever it is crucial that followers of Christ have a view of the world grounded in Scripture. Too often, followers of Christ are taken captive by the stories, the messages of the world. We can easily believe a different story. This series will help Christians form a worldview rooted in the Scriptures and teach them how do have conversations with their friends about the gospel. The only story rooted in reality in the Gospel… can you tell it?

Weekly Theme Resources:

ORIGIN: Key Resources

IDENTITY: Key Resources

  • Book: Trueman, Carl. The Rise and Triumph of The Modern Self. (Wheaton IL: Crossway, 2020)
  • Article: “What is Our Christian Identity in this Anonymous Age?”
  • Video: Rethink the Self 

MEANING: Key Resources

MORALITY: Key Resources

DESTINY: Key Resources

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Schedule:

11/29 – Week 1 – KING OF HOPE: – BOB

12/6 – Week 2 – KING OF PEACE – DAVE

12/13 – Week 3 – KING OF JOY – DAVE

12/20 – Week 4 – KING OF LOVE  – BOB

12/23 – Christmas Eve Eve – The King is Here

12/24 – Christmas Eve – same as above

 

General Worldview Resources:

Books:

  • Anderson, James. What’s Your Worldview? (Wheaton IL: Crossway, 2014)
  • Brown, William & Gary Phillips & John Stonestreet. Making Sense of Your World. (Salem, WI: Sheffield Publishing, 2008).
  • Colson, Charles. How Now Shall We Live? (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale, 1999).
  • Gay, Craig. The Way of The (Modern) World. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998)
  • Godowa, Brian. Hollywood Worldviews. (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2002)
  • Gould, Paul. Cultural Apologetics. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2019)
  • Koukl, Greg. The Story of Reality. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017)
  • McLaughlin, Rebecca. Confronting Christianity. (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019)
  • Mclaughlin, Rebecca. Secular Creed. (Austin, TX: The Gospel Coalition, 2021).
  • Sire, James. The Universe Next Door. (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2020-6th)
  • Sherman, Amy. Kingdom Calling. (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2011).
  • Sunshine, Glenn. Why You Think The Way You Do. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009).

Articles/Podcasts:

Videos:

Schedule:

11/29 – Week 1 – KING OF HOPE: – BOB

How has this year devastated your hopes? This sermon should focus on the Promised King of the OT, predictions, types and shadows in all the OT Kings

Text ideas: OT Prophecies; Isa 9, Micah 5, other types and shadows, David, Solomon, etc. (other texts as needed)

 

12/6 – Week 2 – KING OF PEACE – DAVE

How has this year destroyed your peace? This sermon focuses on Jesus as a different kind of King, compared to King Herod, a ruthless, arrogant tyrant, Jesus came to bring peace through humility and sacrifice, ”God and sinners reconciled.” Text ideas: Matthew 2; Romans 5:1  (other texts as needed)

12/13 – Week 3 – KING OF JOY – DAVE

How has this year stolen your joy? This sermon focuses on the unshakeable source of joy as we rejoice in God our savior. Text ideas: Luke 1 – The Magnificat; Luke 2 – “Good tidings of great joy”   (other texts as needed)

 

12/20 – Week 4 – KING OF LOVE  – BOB

How has this year threatened our love for others? How is Jesus the answer as the one who loved his enemies and His kingdom shows a better way.

Text idea: John 3:16; Romans 5:8 (Other texts as needed)

 

12/23 – Christmas Eve Eve – The King is Here

This has been a very difficult year. How can the message of Christmas be exactly what we need in 2020?

How can the presence of our savior make a difference in our shattered lives?

12/24 – Christmas Eve – same as above

 

Previous Sermons

PSALM 46: A Shelter in The Storm – Pastor Bob Erbig – 9-12-21
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September 12, 2021
Pastor Bob Erbig delivers his message entitled, "Psalm 46: A Shelter in the Storm," based on Scripture passages from Psalm 46, Psalm 23:4, Isaiah 43:2, and Jeremiah 29:4-7.
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KNIVES OUT-Our True Inheritance – Pastor Bob Erbig – Story of Reality – 9-5-21
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September 5, 2021
Pastor Bob Erbig concludes part two of "The Story of Reality" series looking at the worldviews in the film "Knives Out."
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Voyagers-The Alien in Me – Johnny Graves – Story of Reality – 8-29-21
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August 29, 2021
Johnny Graves, Director of Youth, Young Adults & Production Ministries, continues part two of "The Story of Reality" series looking at the worldviews in the film "Voyagers".
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Hamilton: What is the Worldview of America – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Story of Reality – 8-22-21
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August 22, 2021
Pastor Dave Hentschel continues our Story of Reality series looking at the worldviews in "Hamilton".
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DESTINY: What happens when I die? – Pastor Bob Erbig – Story of Reality – 8-8-21
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August 8, 2021
Pastor Bob Erbig concludes part one of the Worldview Series looking at the topic of "DESTINY: What happens when I die?".
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MORALITY: What is right and wrong – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Story of Reality – 8-1-21
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August 1, 2021
Pastor Dave Hentschel continues the Worldview Series looking at the topic of "MORALITY: What is right and wrong?" based on Scriptural texts: Col 3:9-17; Prov 6:4-5; John 8:31-38.
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