Sunday Recap for Sep 27th

Church Issues, Sermons, Services — Brian on September 27, 2009 at 3:19 pm
  • Talked about porn today. Wow, you could have heard a pin drop.
  • We were actually in Joshua chpt 10 and talked about the 5 kings in the promised land. Talked about outing the kings in our land (ie the secret sin in our lives).
  • I think one of the biggest kings in the church right now is online pornography. It’s destroying people’s lives and no one is talking about it.
  • I was so nervous talking about it, but I refuse to stay silent!
  • All of the pastors/leaders that we keep hearing about having affairs or getting caught with prostitutes started with porn–I guarantee it.
  • It will take you farther than you ever wanted to go, and keep you longer than you ever wanted to stay. That’s just the nature of sin.
  • If you refuse to out the kings in your life, then God will out them for you. Sometimes publicly!
  • Why? Because he loves his children and wants to restore them.
  • If the church would stand on the neck of this king, God will heal his church and our nation.
  • Unfortunately we didn’t get it recorded. So here are some of the stats I shared:
            ·         As of 2003, there were 1.3 million pornographic websites

      ·        The total porn industry revenue for 2006: $13.3 billion in the United States

      ·        More than 70% of men from 18 to 34 visit a pornographic site in a typical month.

      ·        A 1996 Promise Keepers survey at one of their stadium events revealed that over 50% of the men in attendance were involved with pornography.

      ·        Over half of evangelical pastors admits viewing pornography last year.

      ·        29% of born again adults in the U.S. feel it is morally acceptable to view movies with explicit sexual behavior

      ·        57% of pastors say that addiction to pornography is the most sexually damaging issue to their congregation

      ·        28% those admitting to sexual addiction are women

      ·        47% percent of families said pornography is a problem in their home

      ·        “At a 2003 meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, two thirds of the 350 divorce lawyers who attended said the Internet played a significant role in the divorces in the past year, with excessive interest in online porn contributing to more than half such cases.”

      ·        Other research has shown the internet was a significant factor in 2 out of 3 divorces

      ·        More than 20,000 images of child pornography posted online every week.

      ·        Approximately 20% of all Internet pornography involves children

      ·        9 out of 10 children aged between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet, in most cases unintentionally

      ·        Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography: 11 years old

      ·        Largest consumer of Internet pornography: 12 - 17 year-old age group

  • If you still think that porn isn’t an issue in the church, in our nation, in your family, then you’re just being ignorant. Stop it!
  • Guys, you can’t do it alone. Get an accountability partner, one who has overcome this sin.
  • Get a filter on all your computers. Try X3Watch. It isn’t a filter, but it monitors every website you visit and reports via email any questionable sites you visit to 2 accountability partners that you select when you install the program. If you uninstall the program, it also notifies your partners.
  • I have the program send email reports to my wife and my pastor in Lewiston.
  • If you were a visitor today, sorry for no happy-go-lucky sermon! Come back next week.
  • We’re starting a new series: Born Identity - Discovering Our Identity in Christ

Sunday Recap for Sep 20th

Church Issues, Jesus, Music, Sermons, Services — Brian on September 20, 2009 at 5:04 pm
  • I just knew when I saw the song list earlier this week that worship was going to be intense.
  • Jordan Breithaupt came over from RCC Lewiston to lead and God seriously showed up. It was one of those times when the presence of God was tangible. Wow!
  • Worship set the stage for the preaching today.
  • Nathan Breithaupt, Jordan’s brother, also came over and preached on the Purpose of the Cross.
  • At the end of the sermon, we all had the opportunity to write something down and literally take it up and leave it on a cross. A powerful prophetic action.
  • Seriously, you need to listen to this one. The Holy Spirit really moved today and lives were changed.
  • You can never go wrong preaching the cross. Jesus is what RCC is all about.
  • It’s days like today that I realize I need to stop focusing on my problems and start focusing more on Jesus.
  • People may disappoint, sin may disappoint, circumstances may disappoint, I may disapoint….but Jesus never disappoints!

Sunday Recap for Sep 13th

Church Issues, Church Planting, Services — Brian on September 13, 2009 at 2:47 pm
  • Happy Birthday RCC!!! Can’t believe an entire year has gone by.
  • What a great service today. We had 105 people, which is a record for us. I think we had nearly 40 children. Wow!
  • 25 people from Lewiston and Helena. Thanks guys for supporting us.
  • We had 2 inflatables and numerous games for the kids. I think they really had a great time. Thanks to Michele, Lindsy, and everyone who helped with that.
  • The food was phenomenal! Thanks Nikki and crew for all your hard work.
  • It’s amazing to see all that God has done through little ole RCC over the past year.  I can’t wait to see what’s ahead for the coming year.
  • I’m believing this scripture for RCC for the upcoming year: Joshua 21:45 Every single good promise that the Lord had given the nation of Israel came true.

Sunday Recap for Sep 6th

Church Issues, Church Planting, Sermons, Services — Brian on September 9, 2009 at 6:33 pm
  • Had more first and second time visitors again this week. I really enjoy meeting new people here in Missoula!
  • We found a backup drummer this week on Craigslist. Wasn’t sure how that was going to go, but it turned out great! Thanks Randal!
  • Spoke on Joshua chapter 9 this week.
  • Joshua 9:14 “The men believed the evidence they were shown, but they did not ask the Lord about it.”
  • The Joshua Generation screwed up big time and walked by sight, not faith.
  • You can listen to the sermon here.
  • Or you can just play it below….

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