Troy Christian Church

06/29/2008
Dave Burtis
The King is Coming
Mark 11:1-11

- Omnipotent

- Power Displayed

- Prophecy Fulfilled

- People's Praise

6/22/2008
Dave Burtis
Worship or waste
Mark 14:3-9


I. Mary's Extravagant Worship - vs.3
- The sacrifice of her worship
- She gave probably all she had
- Humility


II. The Disciples' Whining - vs.4-5


III. Jesus's Rebuke and Approval - vs.6-19
- Mary saw the opportunity and took it
- She used what she had

Application

06/15/2008
Dave Burtis
Your Father's Love
Luke 15:11-32

I. The Younger Son's Rebellion - vs 11-20a

II. The Father's Love - vs. 20b-24

III. The Older Son's Resistance - vs. 25-32

- Which Son are You?

I.Christ's penetrating Insight - vs. 32-34



II.The Disciples' personal Interests - vs. 35-45



III.Mark's Pertinent Illustration - vs. 46-52

06/01/08
Dave Burtis
The Rich Young Ruler - part 2
Mark 10 17-31

I. A Tough Command - vs.21


II. A Difficult Teaching - vs.22-26


III. A Wonderful Promise - vs. 29-31

05/25/2008
Dave Burtis
The Rich Young Ruler: Part 1
Mark 10:17-31

I. The Man's Request - vs. 17
- He Ran to Jesus
- He Fell at Jesus's Feet
- He asked Jesus (What must I do to be saved?)

- He ran to the right person and asked the right question


II. The Saviour's Response - vs. 18-21

- You know the commands
- The commands were not given so that we could follow them and be saved, but to show us our sins and so that we would know that we must be saved
- It's a heart think - not a head thing

05/18/2008
Dave Burtis
Jesus Loves The Little Children

Mark 10:13-16

I. The Parent's Desire - vs. 13a
In our homes we need to be bringing our kids to God

II. The Disciples' Denial - vs. 13b

III. The Master's Displeasure - vs. 14a

IV. The Teacher's Declaration - vs. 14b - 15

V. The Savior's Desire - vs.16

05/11/2008
Dave Burtis
The Ministry of a Mother
Proverbs 31

I. She should instill a respect for Scripture - vs 2 Timothy 3:12-15
Deuteronomy 6:4-9

II. She should instill an authentic faith - vs 2 Timothy 1:5
Romans 10:17

III. She should instill a desire to minister - vs Acts 16:1-3
Acts 16:1-3

Dave Burtis
The Big D
Mark 10: 1-12

I. The Testing of the scribes - vs. 1-4

II. The Testimony of the savior - vs. 5-9

III.The teaching of the scriptures - vs. 10-12

04/27/2008
Dave Burtis
Living a No Regrets Life - John 2:1-11
One Month to Live Series

I. Christ's Participation in the Events of Live vs. 1-2
- Jesus wants to be involved in your everyday life
- Jesus wants to be a part of every part of your life

II. Christ's Power in the Events of Life vs. 3-9
- He'll either fix it or, more often, go through it with you and will he.p make you stronger through it

III. Christ's Provision in the Events of Life vs. 10-11

IV. The Testimony of a Changed Life
- The power of Christ working in your life

4-20-2008
Rustin Smith was are guest speaker today

He continued our 1 month to live series
Leave Bodly

4/13/2008
Dave Burtis
Learn Humbly - 30 Days To Live Series

Learn Humbly
John 21

Background: The Failure

I. The Frustration - vs. 1-3

II. The Fishing - vs. 3-6

III. The Fellowship - vs. 7-14

IV. Fixing The Failure - vs. 15-17

V. The Future - Vs. 18-19

04/06/2008
Dave Burtis
Love Completely - 30 Days to Live Series

Love Completely
Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Matthew 22:37, Luke 10:25

I. Forbidden Love - 1 John 2:15-17
- Don't love the world and the things of the world
- Agape Love - The unconditional, perfect love of God
- What do you love? - Mat 19:16-24

II. Illustrated Love - 1 John 3:11-20
Love is:
- A commitment, not a feeling
- Action, not just talking about it, but doing it

III. Perfected Love - John 4:7-21
- God is love. All love comes from Him
- God is THE source of love
- Galatians 5:22&23 - The fruit of the spirit is... Love....
- Romans 5:8 - While we were still sinners, Christ Died for us
- He is our perfect example

03/30/2008
Dave Burtis

Live Passionately
Luke 5:17-26

I. Do Something Drastic - vs. 18-19a
- They had a need, their friend needed Jesus
- They gave no excuses

II. Create God Space - vs 19b
- We need to intentionally look at our lives and see what is important and what isn't
- Proberbs 10:27 - "The fear of the Lord adds length to life..."
- We all need margins in our life

III. Expect The Unexpected - vs 20
- God quite often doesn't do things the way we are expecting them to happen

IV. Keep a Constant Reminder - vs 24
- Jesus told him to take his mat, a memorial, a reminder

03/23/2008
Dave Burtis
Because He Lives
Mathew 28:1-10

I. What if Jesus Had Not Risen
- How would the world we live in today be different?

II. The Fact That He's Risen Changes Everything
- Testimony of eye witnesses
- Testimony of the religious leaders trying to cover up the resurrection
- Testimony of changed lives

III. Because He Lives He Can Change You
- Live Passionately
- Love Completely
- Leave Boldly

03/16/2008
Dave Burtis
He Washed Their Feet
John 13:1-17

03/09/2008
Dave Burtis
He Took a Child

Revival - Wednesday Night
03/05/2007
Ronnie Epps
Prepare to Meet God

1. Why should we prepare to meet our God?

2. How do we prepare to meet our God?

3. When should I prepare to meet God?

Revival - Tuesday Night
03/04/2008
Ronnie Epps
Special Blood
Hebrews 9:11-22

Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin

Special blood - not the blood of goats and sheep, but of the the Lamb of God, the ultimate sacrifice of all time

Revival - Monday Night
03/03/2007
Ronnie Epps
When Dark Storms Come
Matthew 14:22-32

Dark storms in life come to everyone

- Those Out of the Will of God

- Those In the Will of God

God will come at just the right time

03/02/2008
Revival - Sunday Morning
Ronnie Epps
Hope: Lost and Found
Luke 24:13-35

Three Things Christ Did to Bring Hope

1. Opened the Scripture

2. Went In To Eat With Them

3. Opened Their Eyes

Jesus is not satisfied with just being a guest in our life, He wants to be the host.

02/24/2008
Dave Burtis
Power For Ministry: Mark 9: 14-29, Matthew 17:14-21

I. The Pleading of the Father - vs 14-18a

II. The Powerlessness of the Disciples - v 18b

III. The Perversion of the Faithless - v 19

IV. The Power of Faith - vs 20-27

V. The Power of Faith Comes Through Prayer - vs 28-29
- How do we get from small faith to big faith, from the word of God and prayer

Dave Burtis
02/10/2008
Lessons From The Mountaintop
Mark 9:1-13

He took 3 Disciples

He was transfigured before them

Elijah, greatest of the prophets and Moses the Lawgiver

Mountaintop Experience

Glory of God descended on them

They fell down in His presence

02/03/2008
Dave Burtis
Losers Keepers
Mark 8:31-38

I. His Destiny Revealed - v 31

II. His Humanness Revealed - v 32-33

III. His Call Revealed - v 34-37

IV. His Coming Revealed - v 38

1/27/2008
Dave Burtis
Who Am I to you
Mark 8:27-30

I. The Stage

II. The Setting

III. The Question

IV. The Ramifications

V. The Reality

1/20/2008
Dave Burtis
Can You See?
Mark 8:11-26
Matthew 16:1-12

I. Some are blind and will never see
John 1:1-16 Romans 1:21
1 Corinthians 2:14 Ephesians 4:17-18

II. Some are blind and will see - vs. 14-21

Conclusion: A blind man sees - vs. 22-26

Dave Burtis
01/13/2008
Ministry 101
Mark 7:31-8:10, Matthew 15:29-39

Background

I. Towards a single man - 7:31-37

II. Towards a large crowd - 8:1-10

Ministry Application

1) The heart of all ministry is compassion

2) God accomplishes ministry to his people and through His people

3) While the message never changes, the methods do

4) All ministry is to be accomplished by His power

5) The end result of all ministry is to glorify God

01/06/2008
Dave Burtis
State of the Church: 2008

I. Praise God For His Victories In 2007

II. A Reminder Of Our Purpose

III. The Pastor' s Vision For 2008

12/30/2007
Looking Forward, Not Back
Dave Burtis

Philippians 3:1-11

Discipline

- Realize That I'm Not There Yet
- Forget About The Failures
- Press On!

O Holy Night - Part 2
Luke 2:1-20
Dave Burtis
12/23/2007

- Humility of His Birth

- Heaven's Declaration

- Shepherd's Response

O Holy Night - Part 1, Luke 2:1-20
Dave Burtis
12/16/2007

Jesus' Coming was at the Right Time
- Culturally
- Politically
- Spiritually

God is in Control

This world has a date with destiny

2007/12/08
Dave Burtis
He Said What?
Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

I Mary's side of the story. Luke 1:26-37

II Joseph's side of the story. Matthew 1:18-23

III The couple's obedience. Matthew 1:24-25, Luke 1:38

12/02/2007
Dave Burtis
The True Christmas Spirit
Luke 1:46-57

1. The Attitude of Worship

2. The Object of Worship

3. The Reason for Worship

11/25/2007
Dave Burtis
Lord give Me the Crumbs
Mark 7: 23-30 Also Matthew 15:21-28

1. She placed her faith in the right person.

2. She came with reverence.

3. She was not deterred, but persistent.

4. She came in humility.

11/18/2007
Dave Burtis
It's Not What You Do But Who You Are
Mark 7: 1-23 Also Matthew 15:1-20, Isaiah 1:12-20

1.The religious leaders criticism. vs.1-5

2. The Messiah's condemnation. vs.6-13

3.The savior's clarification. vs.14-23

Dave Burtis
11/11/2007
Jesus.... God or Good Luck Charm?
Mark 6:45-56, Matthew 14:22-36, John 6:16

Introduction: He fed them, and they wanted to make him king

I. Characteristics of true disciples
a) they are obedient to Jesus
b)They desire the presence of Jesus
c) The desire to worship Jesus

II. Characteristics of false disciples
a) They don't obey Jesus
b) They desire his miracles and not his person
c) They worship themselves rather than Jesus

Conclusion: Who is Jesus to you... God or good luck charm?

Dave Burtis
11/4/2007
Little is Much with Jesus
Mark 6:30-44

Introduction:
Pinnacle of Jesus's Ministry
1) Recognize Their Lack
2) Turn to Him

I. Jesus Blessed The Bread And Fish
- Blesses Us
II. Jesus Broke the Bread and Fish
- Breaks Us
III. Jesus Bestowed The Bread And Fish
- Shares Us

Dave Burtis
10/28/2007
His Fear got The Best Of Him Mark 6:14-29

The three main characters in this story

John-The fearless prophet
Herod-The fearful despot
Herodias-the feisty wife

I. A false imprisonment vs14-20

II. A fancy Party vs21-25

III. A fateful decision vs26-29

Dave Burtis
Love... It's More Than A Feeling
John 5:9-17

1) The exhortation to Love
- Love Each Other
- Love is a Decision - It's not Easy
- Love
- Our Family
- Our Spiritual Family
- Love Your Neighbor

2) The example of Love
- Compassion

3) The extension of Love
- He
- Rescues Us
- Restores Us
- Receives Us

Dave Burtis
Coming Home - Going Forth
Mark 6:1-12

1) The Homecoming
A) The Cause: Familiarity
B) The consequence:
C) The Cure: Rekindle your Faith

2) The Going Forth
A) Get Busy
B) The Provision: Travel Light
C) The Message: Repent
D) The Results: Power

10/07/2007
Dave Burtis
A Sick Woman and a Dying Girl (Living in the Parenthesis)
Mark 5:21-43

1. A Father's Fear - Vs.21-24

2. A woman Healed - Vs. 25-34

3. A Little Girl Gets to Grow Up - Vs. 35-43

Application

A.. Mighty Power of Jesus

B. That Same Power is at Work in You

C. We Need to Live in the Parenthesis

Dave Burtis
09/30/2007

When The Storm Comes
Mark 4:35-41

1. It Was A Night Of Great Dangers

2. It Was A Night Of Great Doubts
- It’s easy to trust God when things are going well…
- Jesus was committed to them… He is committed to us

3. It Was A Night Of Great Discovery
- The Purposes of Jesus
- The Power of Jesus

If you are in a storm:
- Is there sin in the camp?
- God can calm your storm immediately…
- Usually He doesn’t do it that way
- Rely on Him to get you through the storm
- Keep you eyes on Him

From Small Beginnings - Mark 4:21-34
Dave Burtis
09/23/2007

Introduction:
The context of all 3 sections is about the Word and the part is plays in our lives

The Word:
1. It must be shared - vs. 21-25

2. Its work or operation is a mystery - vs. 26-29

3. Its results are unbelievable - vs. 30-34

1. The Closed Heart - vs.3-4,15

2. The Confused Heart - vs. 5-6,16-17

3. The crowded Heart - vs. 7,18-19

4. The Cultivated Heart - vs.8,20

1. The Enemies Who Are Seeking To Destroy Him - vs:1-6

2. The Multitudes Who Wanted To Be Helped By Him - vs:7-12

3. The Apostles Who Were called To serve Him - vs:13-19

4. the Physical Family Who Wanted To Tame Him - vs:21,31-35

The Scandal Maker Mark 2:13-28
Dave Burtis

1. The Scandal Over Sinners - vs. 13-17

2. The Scandal Over Sacraments - vs. 18-22

3. The Scandal Over The Sabbath - vs. 23-28

Dave Burtis - Outrageous Faith - Mark 2:1-12

1. The Action of the Friends - vs. 3-4

2. The Answer of Christ - vs. 5

3. The Attitude of the Scribes - vs.6-7

4. The Authority of God - vs.8-11

5. The Amazement of the Crowd - vs. 12

The Touch of the Masters Hand - Mark 1:39-45
Dave Burtis

1. The Condition of the Leper

2. The Compassion of Christ

3. The Command of Christ

4. The Confession of the Leper

Dave Burtis Mark 1:21-39

A Day In The Life

1. Preaching of the amazing servant

2. Power of the amazing servant
- A Christian can not be possessed by a demon
- Jesus is intrested in the small things not just the big things
- Jesus never missed an opportunity to meet the needs of those around Him

3. His passion was fellowship with his Father

Dave Buris
The Master's Call
Mark 1:14-20

1. They Were Ordinary Men

2. They Were Busy Men

3. They Were Available

Dave Burtis - Here He Comes, Mark 1:1-12

1. The Announcement of the Servant's Coming (vs.1-8)

2. Then Anointing of the Servent (vs. 9-12)

3. The Antagonization of the Servant (vs. 12-13

Dave Burtis - Marks of an Effective Church, Part 2
Romans 12:1-8

Marks of an Effective Church
1) They make the altar a regular part of their lives
(Part 1) Vs 1-2

2) They have a proper attitude about themselves
Vs 3

3) They allow His gifts to poerate in them
V4-8

Join us with our guest speaker Barrett Case from Topeka, KS area

God Sees Us To The Future - Ephesians 2: 11-22

Join us with our guest speaker, Tony French of Highland, KS

How Do You Know If What You Are About To Do Is Good Or Bad?
Galatians 5:6 (Galatians 5:1-6)

- Most People ask all the wrong questions, including Christians
** The only think that counts is faith expressing itself through love! Nothing else counts!!!
- Either righteousness flows from God through you or you try to be righteous on you own and you must then follow every law and you are saying that you do not need God.
- Jesus came to set us free form sin and death (knowledge of good and evil)
- This is no license or liberty to sin
- We are called to an even higher calling
- It's time to abandon the way we have been doing things, time to get out of the rut
** The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love!

Total Dependance - Philippians 3:1-11

- We can't do enough good works to ever please God
- It is only through Jesus Christ that we can be righteous
Ephesians 2:8-9
- BUT, His grace is not a license for our lazyness
- We do not do good works to get God to love us, but BECAUSE He loves us
- We are dependant on Him for everything

Join us again with our guest speaker, Dave Burtis.

Marks of an Effective Church/Christian (Part 1)
(Romans 12:1-2)

An Effective Christian is not produced from us getting from God, but from us giving all to God.

An effective Church/Christian:
1. Makes the altar a regular part of their lives
- Offering our bodies as living sacrifices
- Romans 7:17-25
- Renewing and transforming of your mind
- What part does the alter (Christ) have in your live on a day-to-day basis?

Join us again with guest speaker Dave Burtis.

Thanks Dad - Ephesians 6:14

Fathers are Important

Fathers show their love for you:
- By the way he loves his wife
(Eph 5:25-28)
- By the way he disciplines you
(Prob 3:11-12)
- You an only discipline if you are around
- By the way he provides for you
- By way of Godly example
- By Godly training
(Eph 6:4, Deut 6:4-9)
- Live the scriptures, display them in your life, read them, and teach them

We have a heavenly father that loves us so much more than our earthly father ever could!
(Rom 3:23, 6:3, Jn 3:16, Rom 8:1, Acts 2:38)

James Arther White was our guest speaker from Witchita, KS area

Abiding in Christ

Do you Trust the Bible More Than You Trust Your Mind?

Join us with our guest speaker Cory Lentine of Platte City, MO and brother-in-law of Kevin Dulin.

The Power of Being in One Accord

We welcome our brother Bill Wood of Eudora, KS as a our guest speaker. Bill and his wife Robin are friends and past members of our church.

Join us again with our guest speaker Dave Burtis as he shares with us from John chapter 12.

Will you have full faith as Mary did by giving Jesus her all? Or will you have fickle faith as the crowd that welcomed Jesus into Jeruselum but later turned on him and gave him over to be crusified?

As King Fishers Catch Fire

Rusin Smith's Baccalaureate message to the Troy High School graduating class of 2007

When God Comes to Visit - Mark 5:1-20

Join with us as our returning guest speaker Dave Burtis teaches us what we can learn from Jesus' encounter and healing of a demon possessed ma

- Reception of the Demoniac
- Recognition by the Demons
- Jesus was God (the demons knew this at first sight)
- They recognized that they (and thus us as sinful man) could not stand in the presence of god
- The day is coming where every knee will bow and every tongue confess
- Jesus was always more concerned about people than pigs (shouldn't we?)
- Response of the People
- Life is always a choice
- Either we accept Christ's call or we tell Him to go
- Will you willing bow and serve or will you wait and be forced at judgment?
- Redemption of the Demoniac
- Jesus will never stay where he is not wanted
- Bloom where you are planted

Man, Prophet, Messiah - Blind Man Sees the Truth - John Chapter 9

Join us with this week's message from guest speaker Jonathan Jones. Jonathan joins us as a friend of Rustin Smith and fellow Church planter of LifeBridge Church in Belton, MO.

Learn as Jesus restores sight to a blind man and in doing so opposes the relegious system of His time. Listen as we follow the blind man's response to Christ's healing and follow his journey who Jesus really was.

What we can we learn from this once blind man's response? We can be an evangelist, as Christ calls us ALL to be in our own walk through the world, to help others along their path to see Jesus as not just a man, not just a prophet, but as ours and their Lord and Messiah!

Guest speaker Seth Taylor, Wicitah native, senior at Manhattan Christian College.

Easter History

Easter Past
- Betrayal (Matthew 26)
- Death (Matthew 27)
- Resurrection (Matthew 28)

Easter Present
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So what does that mean for us today?
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Join us with as Del shares his last sermon with us before he and Sherri head out this week to Northview Church of Christ, Huntington, Indiana. We'll miss you Del and Sherri.

- God our creator, creator of ALL things
- Our covenant relationship with Him
- He lives in us
- People should see Christ in us and our life
- Live in the presence of God

Join us as Mindy Anderson shares her experiences with short term missions, including her trips to the Middle Eastern Islamic countries of Turkey and Lebanon.

Short term missions and missions in your daily life

Luke 24:51-52
"You shall be my witnesses... ...To the ends of the earth"

- Do not be afraid if God is in control
- We are God’s witness, wherever we are
- Don't grow numb to God’s calling on your heart!