Powell Butte Christian Church
Powell Butte Christian Church exists to know, love, and serve God by helping people CONNECT to Jesus Christ and God's Family, encouraging them to GROW to become more like Christ, equipping them to SERVE in ministry and facilitating the Body of Christ to GO - both locally and globally - in the expansion of God's Kingdom. Enjoy our sermons and please feel free to visit us online at powellbuttechurch.com.
Episodes
264 episodes
STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 17 - JAMES 4:13-17 - The Action of Humility, Pt. 4 Good Lord Willin' and the Crick Don't Rise
There have been times, I must admit, and I would imagine so must you, when poor planning has brought about some serious problems in my life. And there have been times when I could have sworn that I DID plan things — it was just a lousy plan. I ...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 16 - JAMES 4:11-12 - The Action of Humility, Pt. 3 - If You Can't Say Somethin' Nice…
This last week in our Staff Meeting, I said some things out loud. And they weren't horribly critical. I think that they were just funny observations (at least in MY mind). And the staff basically told me how awkward it was to hear them. I told ...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 15 - JAMES 4:9 - The Action of Humility, Pt. 2 - GOOD GRIEF!
Several years ago Barbara Walters interviewed General Norman Schwartzkopf, one time commander of Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. When asked about the cost of the war in terms of human life the general began to cry. Walters rather bl...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 14 - JAMES 4:8 - The Action of Humility, Pt. 1 - Wash Your Hands
Draw near to God. And guess what? He will draw near to you. That's where we ended last week, if you'll recall. What this means is that some of us have to quit thinking that God is so far away, playing some sort of cosmic hide-and-seek game with...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 13 - JAMES 4:1-8a Pt. 2 - The Attitude of Humility
Who needs grace today? Who really wants grace? Grace awaits - but notice to whom God gives grace… to the deserving? to the famous? No. It's very likely that those people miss the fact that they have NEED of grace. After all, why receive grace i...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 12 - THE CAUSE OF CONFLICT JAMES 4:1-8a
I want you to think back on a recent argument or conflict you had with someone. Could be your spouse, parents, kid, or somebody at work. What was the argument over? What was it about? Money, chores, politics, or something else. Regardless of th...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 11 - WISDOM JAMES 3:13-18
If you had just ONE wish, what would it be? Obviously this scenario is one that reveals what is at your core. If it's to win the lottery, I suppose people could conclude that financial security is most important to you. If it's to live to...
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ADVENT - WEEK 1 - THE COMING OF A SON
Hard times were coming for Israel; big needs, big challenges to come. They desperately needed help. Enter Isaiah - a prophet with a word from the Lord. What will it be God? After all, in the past, there were 10 plagues and the parting of ...
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THANKSGIVING 2024
In just a few short days we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It is a shame that we have only one day set aside each year to give thanks to God as a nation. We should have some time set aside each day, to give our praise to Him who has blessed u...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 07 - QUIT PLAYING CHURCH JAMES 1:26-27
Remember the mirror? How God's Word is a mirror for each of us individually? Remember how much courage it takes to stand there, allowing God to show you what needs to be changed? Well, did you ever think that maybe churches need mirrors as well...
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PERSPECTIVES
This morning I wanted to use this time together to really highlight the Perspective course coming up in the first part of 2025, and to encourage all of you to prayerfully consider making that gutsy call to step forward and put yourself out ther...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 06 - MIRROR, MIRROR JAMES 1:22-25
What’s the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? Whatever it is, it’s probably the same thing every day. Everybody seems to have their own morning rituals to get them going.Some part of everybody’s morning ritual is coming f...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 05 - MISSION: CONTROL JAMES 1:19-21
John Adams, in a letter to the Massachusetts militia, dated October 11, 1798, said this: Because we have no government armed with the power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion, avarice, ambition, revenge...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 04 - SO THE DEVIL DIDN'T MAKE ME DO IT! JAMES 1:13-15
Opening up a can of worms this morning. Gonna talk about something that I haven't heard much about from the pulpit in my life. Gonna talk about addiction, which is something very easily demonized by good Christian folk. Too easy to think it's n...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 03 - THE HUMBLING: JAMES 1:2-18
Last week we talked about some of the trials of life - stuff that happens simply because we live in a fallen world; and how God uses what we go through to help us through what I called the Perfecting Process (perfect being a Biblical term that ...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 02 - THE PERFECTING PROCESS: JAMES 1:2-18
I'm sure you've heard of Murphy’s Law: “If anything can go wrong it will.” I just discovered this week that there are a few other laws of Murphy as well…- “The chance of the toast falling jelly side down is directly proportional to the c...
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STUDY IN THE BOOK OF JAMES WEEK 01 - MEET JAMES - AN OVERVIEW
Open your Bible to the New Testament Book of James. This morning begins our next Bible book study, and for those who have been hungry for some applicable lessons to connect with all the theology we've been studying for the past year, this...
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GREATER THAN (A STUDY IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS) WEEK 24 - OF SHEPHERD AND SHEEP, PART ONE
Authority. Who gets to say which course gets changed? And where do they get that authority?“You’re not the boss of me” “You can’t tell me what to do.” Especially in Western culture, where we are used to having the right to do what we wa...
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GREATER THAN (A STUDY IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS) WEEK 23
A 5-year-old girl was sitting at the breakfast table one morning and, in between bites of sugary cereal, she sang with one hand in the air and the other cradling her spoon. Her mom asked her what she was doing. “I’m praising God, Mama.” Then, i...
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GREATER THAN (A STUDY IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS) WEEK 22 - LIVING OUT LOUD
A couple of weeks ago, as I was gearing up for the children’s performance down in Bend, I had a conversation with one of the dads of the kids in the theater group. He is a film-maker and he and I started up this conversation about potential col...
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GREATER THAN (A STUDY IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS) WEEK 21 - UNSHAKEABLE KINGDOM
Olympics - runners. Some pretty amazing finishes! as you're running there's something that happens even in a marathon when you're completely fried when you're completely tired when you've hit the wall but then somehow when the Finish Line...
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GREATER THAN (A STUDY IN THE BOOK OF HEBREWS) WEEK 17 - THE PURPOSE OF GRACE
Do you remember the old slogan for Avis Car Rental? Hertz, apparently, had taken the top spot on the list - and of course, they let people know: “We’re #1!” Avis’ approach was intriguing to me. They were like: “We’re #2…BUT WE TRY HARDER.”<...
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