This series reviews the parables that define the central theme of Jesus' preaching ministry: seeking and finding the Kingdom of heaven.
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This series explores the lives of both good and bad Jewish rulers in order to find timeless lessons that can be applied to Christian life today.
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The fable or parable of the boiling frog has been around for many years. The premise is that if you place a live frog in very cold or very hot water, it will immediately jump out and save itself. But if you place it in lukewarm water, it will relax. The idea is that while the frog is in lukewarm, comfortable water, the water can be slowly brought to a full boil without the frog noticing, eventually killing the frog. In philosophy, the boiling frog story is another way of explaining the “Sori ...
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Unsafe Church: Pyramid Systems
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33:47This episode dives right into control-based Christianity, where one leader operates in a pyramid structure with no local accountability, mutual submission one to another, or healthy team offering good counsel and wisdom. This type of leadership structure always sets Jesus, as the leader of His church, to the side, and replaces Him with a man-center…
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Unsafe Church: Pyramid Leadership Systems
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33:47This episode dives right into control-based Christianity, where one leader operates in a pyramid structure with no local accountability, mutual submission one to another, or healthy team offering good counsel and wisdom. This type of leadership structure always sets Jesus, as the leader of His church, to the side, and replaces Him with a man-center…
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Community, Communal Living and Christian "Culture"
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13:53Many churches advertise, "We offer community. We advocate for communal living. We are creating a Christian "culture"." But, what is true community in the church? How are false teachers and dysfunctional leaders in the church creating a perverted ideology about community, communal living and culture? The truth is that many churches have created a sy…
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Calling Things Out as a Believer
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14:16This short message explains how many church leaders become unaccountable, dismiss multiplicity, ignore submission one to another, and operate in a pyramid culture where they are not to be questioned. It also explains who has the authority to address these things. You will be surprised to find out that the "Who" is "You"!!…
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The essence of honor is truth! The greatest honor anyone could ever receive from another person is truth. Jesus always spoke the truth and in His truth was His honor for The Father, not men. Many times, the teaching of honor becomes man-centered. We must understand the difference between how strong and weak leaders within the church of Jesus unders…
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The Cult of Personality in the Church
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18:47Many of today’s Christian church leaders possess beautiful, God-given gifts to preach, teach, pastor, and guide believers to Jesus and; but there are also leaders today who use these same gifts to guide believers to themselves and their personal visions, goals, and agendas. This is defined as “The Cult of Personality.”The great news is that The Cul…
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Community, Communal Living and Christ
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13:53Many churches advertise, "We have community. We advocate for communal living. We are creating a Christian "culture"." But, what is true community in the church? How are false teachers and dysfunctional leaders creating a perverted ideology about community, communal living and culture? The truth is that many churches have created a system where very…
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Unsafe Church and Pyramid Systems
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33:47This episode dives right into control-based Christianity, where one leader operates in a pyramid structure with no local accountability, mutual submission one to another, or healthy team offering good counsel and wisdom. This type of leadership structure always sets Jesus, as the leader of His church, to the side, and replaces Him with a man-center…
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This talk explains some of the history behind the abuse of "Spiritual Authority", what it means, and how this false and abusive theology entered the Christian Church in many denominations and expressions.Mike Eckerd
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This short message explains how many church leaders become unaccountable, dismiss multiplicity, ignore submission one to another, and operate in a pyramid culture where they are not to be questioned. It also explains who has the authority to address these things. You will be surprised to find out that the "Who" is "You"!!…
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Parables of: Seed, Mustard Seed and Workers
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38:16This parable likens the mustard seed and plant to God's word and the church that grows from it.Mike Mazzalongo
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Parable of the Wheat and Tares
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36:10By using parables, Jesus was able to teach large crowds but keep the true meaning of His lessons only for those who believed in Him.Mike Mazzalongo
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Parable of the Sower and the Seed
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46:33This lesson begins the final series of parables on the kingdom - the five parables that use agriculture as a base for their stories.Mike Mazzalongo
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Parables of: Hidden Treasure, Pearl and Debt
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37:23Parables are lessons that use physical things and situations in the material world to explain or mirror principles and situations that exist in the spiritual or unseen world. These three parables are excellent examples of this teaching method.Mike Mazzalongo
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Parable of the Bridesmaids and Talents
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39:22The parable of the Bridesmaids or Foolish Virgins and the one that follows it, the parable of the Talents are both looking forward to the time when the kingdom on earth will be examined and purged.Mike Mazzalongo
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Parable of the Wedding Feast
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33:14In this parable, Jesus tells the story itself and then the true meaning of the story as it relates to the kingdom.Mike Mazzalongo
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Types of Parables on the Kingdom
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36:22Once people heard Jesus' teachings many turned away from Him because He was not describing the "kingdom" that they had hoped would come.Mike Mazzalongo
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Introduction to The Kingdom Parables
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47:58In this first lesson, Mike will briefly review the history of thought concerning the King and the Kingdom, from the Old Testament prophets to New Testament times.Mike Mazzalongo
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The Life and Times of Hezekiah: Part 3
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43:38Mike wraps up this series with a final lesson on Hezekiah by reviewing how God's grace was extended to this great man's physical and moral weakness.Mike Mazzalongo
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The Life and Times of Hezekiah: Part 2
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41:33Mike continues the study on King Hezekiah with a look at this leader's greatest victory coming at his nation's worst moment.Mike Mazzalongo
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The Life and Times of Hezekiah: Part 1
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38:53Hezekiah has long been used as a model for revival and restoration. In this lesson, we look at the basic principles of revival that we learn from Hezekiah's life and times.Mike Mazzalongo
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Solomon's Strategy for Success
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32:17Solomon lays out 7 easy to understand principles that promote success in any area of one's life here on earth.Mike Mazzalongo
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King Hanun's Suspicious Mind
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31:39An obscure pagan king teaches every generation a lesson about the dangers of having an overly suspicious attitude.Mike Mazzalongo
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David's Charge to Solomon
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27:17David's final charge to his son provides timeless wisdom for the changing of the guard in church leadership.Mike Mazzalongo
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A Model for Repentance
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39:25Mike looks at David's 39th psalm and how the author outlines the various steps leading to true and sincere repentance.Mike Mazzalongo
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The story of David's relationship with Abigail highlights a time when he nearly ruined his potential reign as king and reveals the character of one of the Bible's most remarkable women.Mike Mazzalongo
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Giant-Killer: David and Goliath
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34:26This lesson describes the dramatic entrance of young David to the stage of Israel's history and recounts the model story from which all later 'underdog' narratives are taken.Mike Mazzalongo
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King Saul: On the Edge of Greatness - Part 3
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38:58This final lesson traces King Saul's sad decline into madness and ignoble death at the hands of the enemy he was originally sent to defeat.Mike Mazzalongo
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King Saul: On the Edge of Greatness - Part 2
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36:55This second lesson examines the various patterns of behavior that lead to King Saul's eventual downfall.Mike Mazzalongo
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King Saul: On the Edge of Greatness - Part 1
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42:36Saul, the first King of Israel, provides a lesson on what not to do when given blessings and privileges by God.Mike Mazzalongo
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