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 ℗ & © 2008 Reliant Church 720 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