http://www.reliantchurch.org Weekly sermons and podcasts for Reliant Church in St. Louis. Our mission is to renew life, reveal truth, and reform the world with the Gospel of the resurrected Jesus. en Weekly sermons and podcasts for Reliant Church in St. Louis. Our mission is to renew life, reveal truth, and reform the world with the Gospel of the resurrected Jesus. Reliant Church no Reliant Church contact@reliantchurch.org ℗ & © 2009 Reliant Church 720 God comes with muscle and mercy, power and love. Pastor Jeff continues our series "Stories" looking at Isaiah 40. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/a-voice-and-an-arm http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/a-voice-and-an-arm.mp3 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:00:32 CDT Jeff Cloeter Stories isaiah,stories,muscle,mercy 12:21 Today we hear a story from Genesis 32. “Did you hear the story when … God Wrestled with a Man?” http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/when-god-wrestled-with-a-man http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/when-god-wrestled-with-a-man.mp3 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:27:10 CDT Jeff Cloeter Stories jacob,god,wrestled,story 24:59 Today we hear a story from Isaiah 6 “Did you hear the story when . . . God Burned Lips with a Hot Coal?” http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/when-god-burned-lips-with-a-hot-coal http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/when-god-burned-lips-with-a-hot-coal.mp3 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:46:42 CDT Jeff Cloeter Stories coal,isaiah,story 22:40 Pastor Ed preaches on the story of Moses and the burning bush. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/when-god-spoke-his-name-from-fire http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/when-god-spoke-his-name-from-fire.mp3 Sun, 31 May 2009 09:33:18 CDT Ed Dubberke Stories moses,burning_bush,exodus 22:38 Pastor Jeff looks at the story where God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. What kind of God would do this? Listen and find out... http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/when-god-commanded-child-sacrifice http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/when-god-commanded-child-sacrifice.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 11:22:11 CDT Jeff Cloeter Stories abraham,isaac,faith 21:27 Pastor Jeff finishes our series "Recession: Resurgence" by looking at generosity in the book of Philippians. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/resurgence-generosity http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/resurgence-generosity.mp3 Sun, 10 May 2009 08:51:06 CDT Jeff Cloeter Recession: Resurgence generosity,resurgence,recession 30:12 Seminarian Andrew Farhat continues our series "Recession: Resurgence" by looking at Paul's expression of joy despite his dire circumstances. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/resurgence-joy http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/resurgence-joy.mp3 Sun, 03 May 2009 09:13:45 CDT Andrew Farhat Recession: Resurgence joy,recession,resurgence 17:53 Pastor Jeff continues in our series "Recession: Resurgence" examining Unity in Paul's letter to the Philippians. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/resurgence-unity http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/resurgence-unity.mp3 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:11:47 CDT Jeff Cloeter Recession: Resurgence unity,resurgence,gospel,philippians 25:13 Pastor Jeff starts our series "Recession: Resurgence" by looking at the Gospel in the Book of Philippians. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/recession-resurgencethe-gospel http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/recession-resurgencethe-gospel.mp3 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:19:50 CDT Jeff Cloeter Recession: Resurgence gospel,philippians,recession,resurgence 21:48 Our brokenness is renewed through Christ's brokenness. Resurrection changes everything. God is working to do to the whole cosmos what he did to Jesus on that Easter day. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/my-broken-the-broken-tomb http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/my-broken-the-broken-tomb.mp3 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:54:40 CDT Jeff Cloeter My Broken easter,resurrection,jesus 20:19 Pastor Jeff continues our Lenten series "My Broken" with My Broken Jesus. This starts the narrative of Holy Week in which we participate. It leads to the cross. It leads to an empty grave. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/my-broken-jesus http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/my-broken-jesus.mp3 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:33:43 CDT Jeff Cloeter My Broken jesus,lent,cross 17:29 Lent is the dark, grungy, penitential road to the cross, a season in which to ponder our brokenness. In this series, “My Broken,” we use the 40 days of Lent to openly and honestly set forth all of our many broken things: broken bodies, broken relationships, broken self-esteem . . . In pondering our own brokenness, we are able to ask, “What can God do with my brokenness?” And then with clarity we begin to see the broken, twisted path of Jesus that led to a hill outside the city where an execution occurred. Where he bore the brokenness of an entire humanity. Today, we focus on “My Broken Schedule.” http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/my-broken-schedule http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/my-broken-schedule.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:07:42 CDT Jeff Cloeter My Broken lent,broken,schedule 24:46 Lent is the dark, grungy, penitential road to the cross, a season in which to ponder our brokenness. In this series, “My Broken,” we use the 40 days of Lent to openly and honestly set forth all of our many broken things: broken bodies, broken relationships, broken self-esteem . . . In pondering our own brokenness, we are able to ask, “What can God do with my brokenness?” And then with clarity we begin to see the broken, twisted path of Jesus that led to a hill outside the city where an execution occurred. Where he bore the brokenness of an entire humanity. Today, we focus on “My Broken Relationships.” http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/my-broken-relationships http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/my-broken-relationships.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:39:20 CDT Jeff Cloeter My Broken broken,relationships,jesus,cross 11:33 Pastor Ed continues our Lenten series "My Broken" looking at our broken self-esteem. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/my-broken-self-esteem http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/my-broken-self-esteem.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:10:31 CDT Ed Dubberke My Broken broken,lent,self-esteem 24:06 We continue our Lenten series "My Broken" examining the sufficiency of God's grace amidst our own weakness. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/my-broken-body http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/my-broken-body.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:54:17 CDT Jeff Cloeter My Broken broken,body,lent 29:01 We start the dark, gothic, and gory season of Lent with the series "My Broken." http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/my-broken http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/my-broken.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:18:04 CST Jeff Cloeter My Broken broken,lent 19:05 Pastor Jeff finishes the series "Back to Good" by examining decisions. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/back-to-good-decisions http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/back-to-good-decisions.mp3 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:38:14 CST Jeff Cloeter Back To Good back,good,decisions 26:58 Pastor Jeff continues in our series 'Back to Good' by looking at temptation and obedience. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/back-to-good-temptation http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/back-to-good-temptation-and-obedience.mp3 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:36:53 CST Jeff Cloeter Back To Good temptation,obedience,genesis,good 44:45 How do we learn to trust when we've been let down so many times? We live in a world of doubt, and only by putting our trust in God do we rely on one who is always faithful. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/back-to-good-trust-and-doubt http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/back-to-good-trust-and-doubt.mp3 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:45:31 CST Jeff Cloeter Back To Good trust,doubt 32:49 We live in a nation that spends more money on porn than on professional sports. Our views of sexuality are seriously messed up and it can have grave consequences. So how did God intend it? Pastor Jeff paints a picture of how marriage and sexuality are supposed to be through the lens of Genesis and how they can be, no matter our past, through the empowering grace of Jesus Christ. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/back-to-good-marriage-and-sex http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/back-to-good-marriage-and-sex.mp3 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:26:56 CST Jeff Cloeter Back To Good genesis,good,marriage,sex 34:36 Balance and rest, we need it but so often don't have it. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/back-to-good-balance-and-rest http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/back-to-good-balance-and-rest.mp3 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:01:59 CST Jeff Cloeter Balance and rest, we need it but so often don't have it. balance,rest,genesis 31:38 For week one in our new sermon series "Back to Good," Pastor Jeff unpacks the issue of 'responsibility,' something sorely needed in our culture today. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/back-to-good-responsibility http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/back-to-good-responsibility.mp3 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:36:48 CST Jeff Cloeter Back To Good responsibility,genesis,good 37:24 Pastor Jeff introduces our new sermon series "Back To Good," a closer look at current issues through the lens of Genesis. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/back-to-good http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/back-to-good.mp3 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:33:00 CST Jeff Cloeter Back To Good genesis,good,jesus 18:18 Week 3 in Advent, longing, hoping, anticipating the coming Messiah who is a light amidst a world of darkness. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/light-and-darkness http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/light-and-darkness.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:57:39 CST Jeff Cloeter Advent light,darkness 16:46 Pastor Jeff preaches in week 2 of Advent, a season where we look forward to the coming Immanuel, God with us. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/greater-than http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/greater-than.mp3 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:10:57 CST Jeff Cloeter Advent greater_than,hope,advent,longing 16:24 Our first week of Advent, Pastor Jeff preaches on longing, anticipation and the current life. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/longing http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/longing.mp3 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:41:51 CST Jeff Cloeter Advent advent,longing,jesus 17:33 Seminarian Brad Malone gives his final sermon on an often overlooked book (Jude), before he leaves for vicarage. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/the-disciple-and-scoffers http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/the-disciple-and-scoffers.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:10:16 CST Brad Malone Cost of Discipleship jude,scoffers 15:46 Pastor Jeff closes our series "The Cost of Discipleship" by connecting the nature of discipleship to our mission. Disciples are sent ones. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/discipleship-as-sent-ones http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/discipleship-as-sent-ones.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:20:43 CST Jeff Cloeter Cost of Discipleship discipleship,missions,evangelism 19:28 Just loving those who love back is easy. Jesus has a much more radical message: "Love your enemies." This is hard, and we need help, help from the one who first loved us, even when we were enemies of God. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/discipleship-and-the-enemy http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/discipleship-and-the-enemy.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:06:39 CST Jeff Cloeter Cost of Discipleship jesus,enemy,love,discipleship 17:56 Pastor Jeff looks at Jesus' challenging words regarding adultery and sexual sin. While lustful desire treats individuals as objects, desire shaped by love treats individuals as fellow human beings created in the image of God. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/discipleship-desire-and-love http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/discipleship-desire-and-love.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:35:43 CDT Jeff Cloeter Cost of Discipleship lust,sex,jesus,adultery,love,desire 22:25 Seminarian Brad Malone examines prayer and the disciple's life by taking a closer look at the Lord's Prayer. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/the-disciple-and-prayer http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/the-disciple-and-prayer.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:31:44 CDT Brad Malone Cost of Discipleship prayer,lord's_prayer,matthew,discipleship 14:35 Pastor Jeff continues our series "The Cost of Discipleship." He examines how Jesus calls us deeper and deeper and it can at times be hard. But he is there and equips us on our journey of following him. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/discipleship-and-others http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/discipleship-and-others.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:25:55 CDT Jeff Cloeter Cost of Discipleship anger,jesus,reconciliation 21:41 What does a disciple of Jesus look like? "Blessed are the poor in spirit..." http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/the-posture-of-discipleship http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/the-posture-of-discipleship.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:41:59 CDT Jeff Cloeter Cost of Discipleship beatitudes,jesus,disipleship 22:54 When Jesus calls us to follow him, he calls us into a new situation. We can't stay in the old any longer. When we follow him, 1) there must be things we leave behind 2) there is no way back, and 3) we are called out by Jesus himself. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/the-call-to-discipleship-follow-me http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/the-call-to-discipleship-follow-me.mp3 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:12:42 CDT Jeff Cloeter Cost of Discipleship discipleship,follow,jesus,cross 18:28 Discipleship is about a relationship with Jesus. Often times Jesus is presented as either an abusive father who rules by fear or the cool uncle who rules by cheap grace. True grace is costly grace, it cost Jesus his life, we now follow him in a relationship of discipleship. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/costly-grace http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/costly-grace.mp3 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:09:43 CDT Jeff Cloeter Cost of Discipleship grace,discipleship,bonhoeffer,cost,jesus,cross,passion 28:11 God uses us even though we're broken and weak to carry out his Gospel message, restoring harmony to all creation. We seek to live out this mission on a reformation for our city in this time and in this place. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/vessels http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/vessels.mp3 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:20:44 CDT Jeff Cloeter Call to Mission reformation,gospel,vessels 18:24 Jesus is the Vine and we are the branches. Our identity comes from the Vine and we are now called to remain in Him. What now? How do we remain? We love. Not a hippie love, not a romantic love, a love that sacrifices and serves and obeys. A love that traces the Cross. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/vine-and-branches http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/vine-and-branches.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:03:43 CDT Jeff Cloeter Call to Mission branches,vine,love 22:04 In week four on our 'Call to Mission' Seminarian Brad Malone examines how we live out our mission in our vocational callings. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/vocation-freedom-in-christ-to-love-neighbor http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/vocation-freedom-in-christ-to-love-neighbor.mp3 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:43:28 CDT Brad Malone Call to Mission vocation,mission,jesus 14:13 In week three of our "Call to Mission" Pastor Jeff examines the third part of our mission statement: to reform the world with the Gospel of the resurrected Jesus. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/reform-the-world http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/reform-the-world.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:13:06 CDT Jeff Cloeter Call to Mission reform,world,jesus,gospel,vocation 18:48 Life together with others through Jesus, this is the community of Church. The Christian life is to be lived in community, with brothers and sisters as a family, united in Christ. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/renew-life http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/renew-life.mp3 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:42:44 CDT Jeff Cloeter Call to Mission community,renew,jesus,church 16:22 This month we're embarking on a journey together exploring who we are, what we believe, and where we're going. This week we examine the first part of our mission statement, to reveal Truth. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/reveal-truth http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/reveal-truth.mp3 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:26:37 CDT Jeff Cloeter Call to Mission truth,mission,reliant,romans,gospel,roots,jesus,tree 21:36 God's grace is perfected in our weakness. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/grace-strength-in-weakness http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/grace-strength-in-weakness.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:05:09 CDT Brad Malone We the Church grace,weak,strong,grace,jesus,baptism 16:08 Sometimes it seems like God is missing or absent, yet through all God is with us and is working to restore our broken humanity and this broken world. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/psalm-10-rise-up http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/psalm-10-rise-up.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:36:38 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church rise,resurrect,psalm,david,church,reliant 17:19 Seminarian Brad Malone preaches on Jesus sending out the 72 and its implications for us being Church. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/sent-out http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sent-out.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:17:57 CDT Brad Malone We the Church mission,sent,reliant,jesus,luke,jesus,disciples 15:21 Every story has a beginning and a middle and an end. We the church are in the middle, we know the beginning and we proclaim the end, but here and now in the middle we must endure hardships....yet in this we find joy. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-now http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/we-the-church-now.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:38:11 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church church,acts,beginning,middle,end,now,jesus 17:11 Often times there appears to be a gap between church and culture, our 'spiritual' life and our 'real' life, but this isn't how it's meant to be. God is Lord over all things, the ruler and maker of all creation. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-engage-culture http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/we-the-church-engage-culture.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:27:12 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church church,acts,culture,engage,jesus,spiritual,life 21:16 Pastor Jeff continues our series in Acts with "We the Church: For All" http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-for-all http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/we-the-church-for-all.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:40:31 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church inclusive,exclusive,church,acts 19:34 Pastor Jeff continues our series through the book of Acts, "We the Church: Chosen Instruments" http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-chosen-instruments http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/we-the-church-chosen-instruments.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2008 14:39:10 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church church,paul,conversion,acts 18:22 The Gospel of Jesus Christ has hit the world with such force and impact that its reverberations are seen everywhere. The Holy Spirit now uses us to spread this message and this mission, and when the Holy Spirit shows up stuff happens. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-are-on-a-mission http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/we-the-church-are-on-a-mission.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 14:40:27 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church mission,acts,jesus,holy_spirit,church 29:26 Pastor Jeff continues our series "We the Church" by looking at persecution in the early Church, specifically Stephen the first Christian martyr. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-churchstand-up http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon-051108.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:13:03 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church stand,up,acts,persecution,church 18:37 Seminarian Brad Malone demonstrates that the Church needs to flee intellectual and spiritual vanity in order to be humble like Christ is humble. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-humility http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon-050408.mp3 Sun, 04 May 2008 13:25:21 CDT Brad Malone We the Church vanity,humility,acts,humble,church,jesus 17:38 Pastor Jeff continues our series "We the Church." In a world of competing messages, the Church proclaims THE message, that of the resurrected Jesus. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-churchare-a-message http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/we-the-churchare-a-message.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:06:41 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church resurrected,resurrection,jesus,acts,message 24:42 Pastor Ed Dubberke continues our series "We the Church" with the sermon "Lost and Found." http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/lost-and-found http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/lost-and-found.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:10:09 CDT Ed Dubberke We the Church lost,found,acts,church 20:54 Being is more important than doing. What we do emanates from who we are, and we are a people who have been transformed by a God who is reconciling all the world through Jesus. We take part in this reconciliation through the active life of the Church, storytellers proclaiming divine initiative. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-emanate http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon041308.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:35:12 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church emanate,church,acts,discipleship,devotion,prayer 23:59 We the Church: Language from Babel to Pentecost. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/we-the-church-pentecost http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/we-the-church-pentecost.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:10:14 CDT Mark Kiessling We the Church pentecost,babel,acts,church,holy_spirit 17:00 Where is Jesus? Yes, he has ascended to the right hand of the Father, but "We the Church" are his body here on earth. Paul puts it this way, "I'm crucified with Christ, I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." That puts a different perspective on how we live in the daily interactions of our lives. It can be pretty scary, but at the same time....completely beautiful. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/hello-my-name-is-jesus http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/hello-my-name-is-jesus.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:21:54 CDT Jeff Cloeter We the Church acts_church_jesus_christ 20:59 Death leads to new life, burial to resurrection. This Easter Sunday the Gospel is proclaimed that Christ is risen. We too long for that day when we will be resurrected and restored to the fullness of our true identity. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/resurrection http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon-032308.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:46:51 CDT Jeff Cloeter Lenten Journey Through John easter,resurrection,jesus,christ,new_life 22:46 There is a distinction between suffering and rejection. If Jesus only suffered, he would have been no different than an honored hero - a Martin Luther King, Jr., or a 9-11 firefighter. But he didn't just suffer. He was also rejected. Welcome to God's peculiar plan in which glory emerges in rejection. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/acceptance-and-rejection http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/acceptance-and-rejection.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:40:23 CDT Jeff Cloeter Lenten Journey Through John suffering,rejection,palm_sunday,glory,acceptance 23:28 Our world of technology affords us opportunities for self-disclosure, revealing who we are and how we feel. The Gospel of John is primarily concerned about revealing precisely who Jesus is. Through seven "I AM" statements, Jesus self-discloses who he is and what he's about. The self-disclosure of Jesus has implications for our own self-disclosures. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/self-disclosure http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/self-disclosure.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:06:37 CDT Jeff Cloeter Lenten Journey Through John self-disclosure,resurrection,life,revelation,i_am 19:37 When light shines in darkness, some are enlightened and some are blinded. Light always creates division, and Jesus had a way of dividing crowds. Some were sold out and some were confounded by him and disbelieved. Much of our confounded disbelief simply comes from the fact that we are looking for enlightenment from sources other than the true Light. Follow a man born blind as he sees One who enlightens him forever. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/see-me http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon030208.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:30:03 CST Jeff Cloeter Lenten Journey Through John light,darkness,blind,see,enlightenment 23:46 We can't quench our spiritual deficiencies with mere quick fixes but need complete transformation. Jesus accomplishes this for us and gives us living water that we might thirst no more. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/living-water http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/living-water.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:33:38 CST Jeff Cloeter Lenten Journey Through John living,water,john,jesus,cross,deficiencies,spiritual,sermon,word,bible 21:44 John chapter three quickly slips into cliché, especially when you get to verse 16. Dudes have been painting this verse on their chest at stadium events for years. But how do we move past a flippant reference and to the heart of a message that promises a new birth? http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/born http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/born-by-pastor-jeff.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:18:51 CST Jeff Cloeter Lenten Journey Through John born,birth,john_3:16,lifted_up,cross,jesus,lent,john,forgiveness,gospel,reliant,sermon 22:40 Seminarian Brad Malone looks at the Temptation of Jesus and what it has to say for us today in our struggles and our failings. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/temptation-of-jesus http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon-021008.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:39:05 CST Brad Malone Lent jesus,gospel,word,reliant,church,sermon,temptation,st._louis,lent,lutheran 16:16 When you walk the streets of St. Louis you're walking in a very real city. Once the Gateway to the West and the 4th largest city in America, now you walk the streets and you see that she's weary. Jesus come again, to these streets, at this time, to these streets. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/streets-of-st-louis http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/streets-of-st-louis.mp3 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:48:47 CST Jeff Cloeter Reliant Podcast streets,st._louis,jesus,culture,gospel,poverty,crime,cross,social_justice,mission 3:00 A State of Love and Trust: A clarity of faith in the living God which allows one to see the world differently. - Instead of seeing giants, you see the living God (I Sam. 17). - It is better to receive than to take (I Sam. 24). - Live singled-eyed on the promises of God (II Sam. 7:1-17). - Jesus breaks into the fall and the mess in order to redeem it (II Sam. 11). http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/why-go-anywhere-else http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon-020308.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:45:12 CST Jeff Cloeter A State of Love and Trust love_trust_reliant_church_gospel_st._louis_life_of_david_bathsheeba 20:33 King David was said to be “a man after God’s own heart” (I Sam. 13:14). David never claimed to be perfect, but for all his triumphs and tragic falls, he had an undeniable connection with God. Whether standing in victory over a giant, or tempted by a sensual affair, David never forfeited his honest and unabashed relationship with Yahweh. At times he was in a state of euphoria, at times in a state of confusion, and sometimes in a state of denial. But through it all, he existed in a state of love and trust in his God. Come follow David into this posture, and find yourself in a state of love and trust. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/single-eyed http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/012008.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:15:17 CST Jeff Cloeter A State of Love and Trust 20:19 Week 2 in "A State of Love and Trust," a close look at the life of David. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/better-to-receive-than-to-take http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/jeffcloeter11308.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:21:12 CST Jeff Cloeter A State of Love and Trust david_love_trust 27:35 Week 1 in "A State of Love and Trust," a closer look at the life of David. http://www.reliantchurch.org/sermon/a-state-of-love-and-trust http://www.reliantchurch.org/mediafiles/sermon010608.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:47:28 CST Jeff Cloeter A State of Love and Trust 35:41