Sunday Sermon Audio

Surrender - Part 2 (11-16-08) Listen | Message Outline

Surrender – Jonah: The Repentant Prophet
Before we can preach the gospel to others, we must learn to preach it to ourselves. Someone has said: "Until we realize we are not competent to run our own lives, we are not competent to run our own lives."
Today we enter the belly of the fish with Jonah where Jonah begins his heart felt prayer to God. While his prayer has a familiar Biblical ring to it, it’s what he doesn't say that prompts us to learn some vital lessons about both repentance and surrender

Surrender - The Reluctant Prophet (11-09-08) Listen | Message Outline

Surrender – The Reluctant Prophet
God works through those who obey, though often times our nature rebels against Him. Regardless of which path we choose – surrender or rebellion – God is the God of second chances. Few stories illustrate this principle more clearly and more powerfully than the book of Jonah, mainly because this is the story of a prophet’s life.
Jonah is quite unlike the other Minor Prophets because the Book of Jonah has no prophecy and contains no message; the story is the message. Although he wrote or narrated the book himself, the prophet Jonah did not cast himself as the hero of the Story. Instead, Jonah is a history lesson about the real hero of the story, the living God.
Our journey through the text will reveal that there is a lot of Jonah in us too. God will pursue us, and in His grace, bring us to the end of ourselves to offer us Himself instead.

On The Stump - Security (11-02-08) Listen | Message Outline

On the Stump: Security
This coming Tuesday America has a choice to make: Who will sit in the White House? We round off our "On the Stump" series today with a look into Matthew chapter 7, a passage where Jesus outlines three choices people have to make concerning His teaching. What we discover today is that it is not who sits in the White House that brings us the eternal security we all desire, but who sits in our house, our hearts.

On The Stump - Hope (10-26-08) Listen | Message Outline

On the Stump: Hope
We have reached session 4 of our On the Stump series examining the teaching of Jesus regarding the change we all need. Over the previous weeks we heard that belief dictates behavior, that change happens from the inside out and that everyone who needs change has a vision for the future of their life that they must intentionally walk towards. This week pastor Craig tackles the theme of hope showing how important hope is to the life of faith

On The Stump - Future (10-19-08) Listen | Message Outline

On the Stump: Future
This week Pastor Craig continues our "On the Stump" series by addressing the theme of the future. What exactly does the future hold? On the political side of things, it really does depend on which party you talk too, doesn't it? Having voted for change last week, Pastor Craig addresses the theme of the future today asking a simple question: what does it take to make the future we dream of and hope for a reality?

On The Stump - Change (10-12-08) Listen | Message Outline

On the Stump: Change
As the election approaches, how many times do you think we will hear the word "change?" Too many to count. Today we are going to look at our need for change. This is not a political or even a national need that we will speak of today; it is merely an honest confession that I, personally, need things in my life to change. Perhaps you will admit to the same thing.
John McCain announces, "Change is coming."
Barak Obama preaches a "Change you can believe in."
Jesus also ran on the platform of change. His mantra was a little different: "Change. It begins with belief."
Today you will have an opportunity to cast your vote for change.

On The Stump - Truth (10-05-08) Listen | Message Outline

On the Stump: Stop, Look and Listen
Today we begin a brand new 5-part series entitled, "On The Stump Timeless Truths You Can Trust." The phrase "on the stump" comes from old-time politicians tendencies to climb up on a tree stump and give a speech. With elections on everyone's mind, promises being made left, right and center, we tackle 5 themes central to the election: truth, change, future, hope, and security. In this series we will work our way through the Sermon on the Mount, showing how the words of Jesus are timeless truths we can all trust.

Lord of The Rings - Commitment (09-28-08) Listen | Message Outline

Today's Message: Jim Burns
Jim Burns, Ph.D., president of HomeWord, is the host of the "HomeWord with Jim Burns" daily half-hour, daily one-minute, and weekly half-hour radio programs. His passion is communicating to adults and young people practical truths to help them live out their Christian lives.
Jim is the author of many resources, including his latest two releases, The Purity Code and Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality. In recent years, he has also written Confident Parenting and Confident Parenting Kit; as well as Creating an Intimate Marriage, which is also available on audio CD, and Creating an Intimate Marriage Kit; The 10 Building Blocks for a Happy Family; Devotions on the Run; and Parenting Teens for Positive Results. Since 1985, HomeWord has been assisting parents and churches worldwide through radio, resources, seminars, and the web at homeword.com. He writes monthly columns for Ignite Your Faith magazine and Simply Youth Ministry newsletter and website.
Jim, his wife, Cathy, and their three daughters live in Southern California.

Lord of The Rings - Fire (09-21-08) Listen | Message Outline

Lord of the Rings: Ring of Fire
After the death of Princess Diana, television networks in the UK remembered her life by showing the royal wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Pastor Craig was with a group of unbelieving teenagers at a weekend retreat as one of the girls said, "Who wouldn't want a wedding like that?" There were horses, carriages, royalty, celebrities and of course the adoring crowds that lined the street. That got him thinking, how can something that starts so well end so badly? How does something that seems so right go so wrong? In the fourth message in our Song of Solomon study, Pastor Craig shares practical ideas to help us keep our marriages consumed by the fires of passion.

Lord of The Rings - Conflict (09-14-08) Listen | Message Outline

Lord of the Rings: Ring of Conflict
In the first week of our series, we listened in on our lovebirds as they sang the melodies of attraction. Last week we peeked in on their wedding night, discovering the way the Bible views sexual intimacy. This morning we look at this couple's first fight. One of life's many experiences that makes love full and mature is learning how to get through the conflicts that are inevitable in any relationship, especially marriage. Conflict in marriage is unavoidable. In today's message we turn to the Song of Solomon once more as Pastor Todd reveals five rules for wearing the ring of conflict.

Lord of The Rings - Intimacy (09-07-08) Listen | Message Outline

Lord of the Rings: Ring of Intimacy
Next to salvation, sexual intimacy is one of the greatest gifts God gave to human beings. In our culture, however, sexual intimacy has been reduced to nothing more than a biological function. In our study of the romantic book called the Song of Solomon, we discover two love-birds filled with sexual desire who have saved themselves for their wedding night. Last week they sang the 8 melodies of attraction to each other, and today we’re going to see them consummate the marriage with sexual intimacy. Intimacy is really like a multi-faceted diamond. It has emotional, mental, physical/sexual, and spiritual sides to it. What we'll discover today is that only when all sides are in view can the splendor of the ring of intimacy be experienced.

Lord of The Rings - Attraction (08-31-08) Listen | Message Outline

Lord of the Rings: Ring of Attraction
This morning we begin our five-part series on marriage and romance called "The Lord of the Rings." We'll be studying a little book tucked away in the Old Testament called The Song of Solomon. Love. Romance. Relationships. These are topics close to the heart of God. From the first human relationship between Adam and Eve we see that God delights in intimacy. He wants us to experience intimacy with Him and with those around us. So whether you're married or single, this series is going to provide powerful essentials and guidelines. In today's message Pastor Craig addresses the issue of attraction, showing how critical positive attraction is to positive and healthy relationships.

Unfinished Mission (08-24-08) Listen | Message Outline

Unfinished Mission
We conclude our three-week walk through the New Testament book of Titus today with a look at our Unfinished Mission. To date, we've discovered that God has left us in Tampa "for a reason" (1:5), calling us to live out our faith through grace in love in such a way that the glory of Christ is seen in all we say and do. That, we have seen, is only possible when we keep the Word constantly in mind. With Titus 3:3-8 before us, Pastor Craig finishes the series challenging us to hold on to four truths that help us devote ourselves to doing what is good, right and profitable to God’s kingdom.

Unfinished Race (08-17-08) Listen | Message Outline

Unfinished Race
We continue our Unfinished series by turning our attention to Titus chapter 2. Over the next two Sundays we'll examine two of the greatest theological passages in the entire NT, beginning today with Titus 2:11-15. The central question today is, "Why is God's Word so important, and what role will it play in the future of STF?"
You may be new to STF, seeking a church home or simply wondering why STF continues to put so much emphasis on the truth of God’s Word. Pastor Craig walks us through Titus chapter 2 today, revealing the strategic necessity of God's Word for the local church and the powerful impact it can have on the lives of those who listen and obey it.

Unfinished Business (08-10-08) Listen | Message Outline

Today we begin a three-part series called "Unfinished," which is a study of Paul's letter to Titus. In today’s message we will look at Titus Chapter 1. We'll meet the man and understand his mission before making some practical applications to our ministry in Tampa. Getting the Cretan church to both understand and commit to GOD'S UNFINISHED BUSINESS was Titus' assignment, and we pray that today we’d all understand our role in the unfinished mission STF has been entrusted by God to fulfill.

Playing the Game God's Way (08-03-08) Listen | Message Outline
Playing the Game God's Way - Colossians 3:12-17

Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees
Playing the Game God's Way
Next week one of the most controversial Olympic Games of all time will begin. In time for that, Pastor Craig turns to the theme of sport. Someone has said, "Winning isn't the main thing, it's the only thing." Too many Christians approach games with attitudes that appear to leave their Christian principles out of the equation. Can a Christian play, win or lose, and not agree that winning is the only thing? What is it about games that can encourage some of our more ungodly characteristics?
Turning to Colossians 3:12, Pastor Craig demonstrates that when we play and how we honor God in the process communicate a loud message. When we hear "Play ball!" or "Let the games begin!" or "Take your mark!" let us remember that, whether as participants or spectators, God can honor our games, but He requires an attitude that honors Him.

Lost for Words (07-27-08) Listen | Message Outline

Lost for Words

Lost -The Second Lost Son (07-20-08) Listen | Message Outline

Today’s Message: Pastor Craig Rees
Lost:  The Second Lost Son
Today Pastor Craig continues his teaching on the parable of the prodigal son. At the beginning of the parable, the younger son is alienated and rebellious while away from home. But in today’s passage, we will see that the older son was alienated and rebellious while at home. He saw himself as the model son, but at heart he was self-righteous. He did not understand what being a son meant.

Lost - Turning Around Not Turning Back (07-13-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Lost: Turning Around, Not Turning Back

Today Pastor Craig continues his message on the parable of the prodigal son. The young son's search for freedom has gone horribly wrong. He'd been wasteful with his money, but eventually he came to his senses. The key question concerns his motivation. What motivates his repentance? Is it the way he handled his money or his awareness of his sin?

In this second part of our series, Pastor Craig will show us that repentance is not the way we earn God's forgiveness and love. Repentance is merely the way we receive it. Jesus calls us to act like the younger son. He wants us to drop any ideas of serving our way to salvation, and be overwhelmed by grace and enter our Father's house as sons.

Lost - Amazing Love (07-06-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Lost: Amazing Love

What would you do for your child's personal freedom? What if they wanted to use their portion of the inheritance now rather than later? That's exactly how Jesus begins the story of the prodigal son -- in a shocking way. He tells of a son so hungry to see the world that he wished his father dead. The father's response was something not done in all of history. Through this parable Jesus raises the temperature on an understanding of God's love and His attitude towards sinful people.

Today Pastor Craig shows us how this familiar parable expresses amazing insight about our Heavenly Father's love for all people: those who deny his existence, those who live as though he were dead, and even those who live as though they own all that is rightly His.

Unshakeable Truth - Wise Living (06-22-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Wise Living

In the third and final message in our Unshakeable Truth series, Pastor Craig challenges us from 2 Timothy 4:6-8 and 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Throughout this series we have been challenged to hold on to the truth even though there are times when we do not see the fruit of it. We have been encouraged to develop spiritual stamina, something that involves delay, difficulty and desire. Today Pastor Craig poses and answers a simple question: In the middle of the daily struggle, what does that look like?

Unshakeable Truth - Roots and Shoots (06-15-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Roots and Shoots

Pastor Craig continues the Unshakeable Word series today with a look at 2 Timothy 3:10-15. Although difficult times will come, he encourages us to know that all who build their lives upon the Word of God will have staying power for Christian living.

Unshakeable Truth - Truth Living (06-08-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Truth Living

Today, Pastor Craig starts a three-part series paralleling the central theme in the Outrigger Island Vacation Bible School, namely, living God's unshakeable truth. In this series, Pastor Craig demonstrates how important it is for Christians to have some essential knowledge of Biblical truth in order to mature spiritually and to serve God wisely. It does matter what we believe, because what we believe influences how we act! Taken from Psalm 86, verse 11, Pastor Craig challenges us to live the prayer the Psalmist prayed!

Doors - Closing Doors (06-01-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Closing Doors -- Saying Goodbye to Your Past

Some of the hardest doors to close are doors to the past. That's because letting go of the past is one of the hardest things to do. We know we should do it, and we beat ourselves up inside when we don't do it, but we struggle to do it. But do it we must. Closing doors means moving on. Moving on to what is not clear to us yet, but it's clear to the One who knows the future.

Doors - Slamming Doors (05-25-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Slamming Doors -- Saying Goodbye to Anger

Moses carried the dream in his heart for years. He journeyed far, experienced much and got close to the Promised Land without making it. The reason? His temper got the better of him, and the doors to the Promised Land were slammed shut. Moses should have dealt with his anger years before but didn't, and it was this failure, not the beating of the rock, that cost him his dream. In this message Pastor Craig encourages us not to slam too many doors, or it could end up costing us something we lived our whole life to see.

Doors - Trap Doors (05-18-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Trap Doors -- Practicing the Grace of Silence

We live in a culture that loves dirty laundry. It's spun all around us. People talk, and if we are not careful, we will do the same. In this message, Pastor Craig asks whether we believe in the grace of silence -- not necessarily the kind where there is no sound, but the kind that stops us from clamoring for the attention and approval of others when our relationships start to struggle. In this message, Pastor Craig challenges us to practice the grace of silence that sees fragile relationships restored.

Doors - No Entry (05-11-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

No Entry -- Discovering the Cost of Unspiritual Community (Acts 15)

If it is God's desire for us to open our door and connect with others, then He wants us to do it well. An emotionally healthy community has difficult aspects to it. To do community well is not easy. If we do community easily, we are probably not doing it right. All too often we are tempted to take the easy road when it comes to community, but the Bible is clear that this is unspiritual community.

Doors - Connecting Doors (05-04-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Connecting Doors - Discovering the value of Biblical Community

What makes a house a home? It isn't the furniture or the rooms, the walls or the roof. There's much more to a home than just the physical structure. When it comes to the house of God, the same thing is true. And God wants His house to become our home, yet so many of us are homeless. We miss out on the benefits of living in His home. Today Pastor Craig shows us just what it takes to turn the church into our home.

Doors - A People of Love (04-27-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Doors - Series Overview
A door is defined as a means of entry or access, something that allows us to move from one environment to another. In the physical sense we understand that. From front doors to garage doors, office doors to back doors, we are continually moving from one place to another. We are confronted with doors every day. But when it comes to life, when it comes to relationships, are we aware that there are doors we consciously choose to open and close? These doors can have serious repercussions or abundant rewards for our relationships, depending on what we do with them. In this new series, Pastor Craig takes a closer look at some relational doors. As he unlocks the secret of the doors, we'll discover how in any given moment life often boils down to a single question: What are we going to do with the door?

Open Doors - A people of love
You've seen the advertisements: "Church of 30 people desires hard-working, highly-motivated Bible-based preacher to make a church grow..." With all due respect to the churches that put out ads like that, these words betray an unfortunate attitude. What they are saying is -- we'll grow if we have the "right preacher." That's not right. Pastor Craig begins this new series by suggesting that the greatest gift God gives to His church is not a preacher, but the love of God that has been poured into the hearts of His people. Love opens doors.

Follow Me (04-20-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Todd Roberts

Follow Me

Next week Pastor Craig will begin a 7-part series on relationships called "Doors." Today Pastor Todd will share with us the greatest relationship we can have in this lifetime that will affect every other relationship. Jesus said, "Follow Me." He didn't say follow the rules. He didn't say to follow His teaching or example or cause. He very gently asks you and me to follow Him. The Christian life is not about observing a set of rules or commandments; it is about a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Treasure Quest - Committed (04-13-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Treasure Quest - Committed

From the beginning of time we've been fascinated by treasure. Generations of kings, queens and emperors stockpiled it. Pirates fought for it, stole it and buried it, only to go on endless searches to find it again! Times have changed, but attitudes haven't. Pastor Craig continues to share qualities to help us store treasure where it really matters. When it comes to our treasure quest, there's only one map to follow. And when we follow God's Word, the treasure we find is much more valuable than the earthly treasure we so often uncover in our lives.

Committed Christians know that all they own and possess belongs to the Lord, but how does that practically play out in our lives? The third and final message in this series brings home the spiritual reality that a major aspect of honoring God relates to how we manage and allocate the tangible blessings God has given us. As we'll see today from Matthew 25:14-30, in the kingdom there is no such thing as unfulfilled potential.

Treasure Quest - Consistent (04-06-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Treasure Quest - Consistent

From the beginning of time we've been fascinated by treasure. Generations of kings, queens and emperors stockpiled it. Pirates fought for it, stole it and buried it, only to go on endless searches to find it again! Times have changed, but attitudes haven't. Pastor Craig continues to share qualities to help us store treasure where it really matters. When it comes to our treasure quest, there's only one map to follow. And when we follow God's Word, the treasure we find is much more valuable than the earthly treasure we so often uncover in our lives.

God's antidote for materialism is giving. Being effective as a Christian involves a willingness to sacrificially give of our time, energy, and resources -- not once, not sporadically, but consistently even when things gets tough. Today Pastor Craig shares from 2 Kings 4:1-7 about a lady who does just that.

Treasure Quest - Content (03-30-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Treasure Quest - Content

From the beginning of time, we've been fascinated by treasure. Generations of kings, queens and emperors stockpiled it. Pirates fought for it, stole it and buried it, only to go on endless searches to find it again! Times have changed, but attitudes haven't. We still follow ancient practices and gather as much treasure as possible. But so often, our treasure quest on earth is really a futile attempt to store wealth that fades. In this new series, Pastor Craig shares three qualities to help us store treasure where it really matters. When it comes to our treasure quest, there's only one map to follow. And when we follow God's Word, the treasure we find is much more valuable than the earthly treasure we so often uncover in our lives.

"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it" (1 Timothy 6:6-7). This sobering thought from Scripture should make everyone take pause and reconsider their priorities in life. In this message Pastor Craig offers us some words, warnings and wisdom about wealth to help us live contently. Today's passage is 1 Timothy 6:3-10

The Unexpected (03-23-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

The Unexpected

Easter provides us with the one question we cannot ignore: what do you do with an empty tomb? What do we do when we search the cave only to find the doorway wide open, the grave clothes lying disheveled to the side, and only the faint smell of spices hanging in the air? Just like everything else in Jesus' life, the Resurrection evoked contrasting responses from those who encountered it. For some, the missing body confirmed the doubts they'd had all along -- just another hoax or another fanatic with some magic up his sleeve. Yet for others, for those who by faith followed this phenomenon all the way, the resurrection was the first in a long string of miracles that would change their lives forever. Easter became the preview of ultimate reality. Death is reversible. He is alive.

Seven Eyes (03-16-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Seven Eyes

Just as in English the words "I" and "eye" sound the same, in Hebrew there is a very close relation between the words "I" and "eye." In the Bible we find that God is said to have seven eyes (see Zechariah 4:10), which depicts the certain hope Christians have in the Lord as seen by Psalm 34:15: "The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry." In the last of this series, Pastor Craig tackles the Christian's hope for the future. The Bible passages we will reference today are Revelation 3:1, 4:5, and 5:6.

Seven Churches (03-09-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Seven Churches

The number 7 appears so frequently and so systematically that it bears the clear hallmarks of a Holy Ghostwriter! The Bible says that Christians have been redeemed for a reason, converted to a cause, and saved to serve. We continue our SEVEN series exploring the Christian view of the world by unpacking the challenge for the church in the world today -- a modern challenge with ancient roots. The Bible passage we will reference today is Revelation 2 and 3.

Seven x 7 (03-02-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Seven x 7

Seven -- Unpacking the Prince of Biblical Numbers. Seven days. Seven spirits. Seven candlesticks. Seven crowns. Seven thunders. Any guess as to how many baskets of food were left over after Jesus' miraculous feeding? You got it - seven. Maybe there's more to a number that occurs 562 times in Scripture than meets the eye?
God is a great mathematician.

But it is not just the presence of the number 7 that makes us think that. It is the significance of the number 7. Nowhere do we see that more clearly than when the Bible talks about forgiveness. All have sinned, and God knows who we are and what we have done. But God forgives us and loves us anyway. And we do have something better to do than to stand around and point fingers. We can do what Jesus did. We can forgive and go out and share God's forgiveness with others. The Bible passage we will reference today is Matthew 18:21-35.

Seven Deadly Sins (02-24-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Seven Deadly Sins

Seven -- Unpacking the Prince of Biblical Numbers. Seven days. Seven spirits. Seven candlesticks. Seven crowns. Seven thunders. Any guess as to how many baskets of food were left over after Jesus' miraculous feeding? You got it - seven. Maybe there's more to a number that occurs 562 times in Scripture than meets the eye? Join us for an exciting new 5-part series as Pastor Craig leads us on a journey through the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, unraveling the mystery of the prince of Biblical numbers.

The way numbers are used in Scripture appears to be part of a profound mystery. Nothing is more mysterious than trying to discover why we do some of those things we really do not want to do. Have you wondered why you lose those spiritual battles? Maybe because you lost the battle before it began! Join us as Pastor Craig continues our series on the prince of Biblical numbers, the number 7, with a slightly different look at the problem of our daily struggle with sin. The Bible passage we will reference today is Romans 7:7-12.

Seven Wonders (02-17-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor Craig Rees

Seven Wonders

Seven -- Unpacking the Prince of Biblical Numbers. Seven days. Seven spirits. Seven candlesticks. Seven crowns. Seven thunders. Any guess as to how many baskets of food were left over after Jesus' miraculous feeding? You got it - seven. Maybe there's more to a number that occurs 562 times in Scripture than meets the eye? Join us for an exciting new 5-part series as Pastor Craig leads us on a journey through the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, unraveling the mystery of the prince of Biblical numbers.

The Alps are big, but Europe can hold them. The oceans are even bigger than Europe, but the earth can hold them. The earth is pretty big, but the universe can hold it with room to spare. That makes the universe very big, but not big enough that God can't hold it in the palm of His hand. The wonder of creation. The wonder of God. But what type of God is He? Join us today as Pastor Craig takes us into the life of a man brought face to face with the wonder of the God of wonders through a study of Job 38.

Guest Speaker Kelly Green (02-10-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Kelly Green, Guest Speaker

In the Great Commission, Jesus calls every Christian to step out in faith and spread the Good News. This is faith in action! People who obey this command change their spiritual lives forever!

The Gospel of Matthew 28:16-20 says, "... Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (NIV)

Since God has called each of us who have chosen to follow Him to step out in faith and spread the Good News, Kelly Green Evangelistic Association (KGEA) is seeking to reach the world for Christ! With over 30 years of evangelistic ministry primarily in the United States, KGEA has also become an international ministry as doors have opened up in countries around the world.

The Audience (02-03-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message:  Pastor Craig Rees

The Audience

Stephen's speech in Acts chapter 7 is the longest address in the book of Acts. As Stephen reviews the history of Israel in the face of a hostile crowd, he catches a glimpse of the glory of God and sees Jesus looking on. On Super Bowl Sunday, Pastor Craig explores this passage encouraging us to remember Him before whom we play out our lives.

NEW Meaning (01-27-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message:  Pastor Craig Rees

NEW Meaning

The people placed in our path prepare us for what God has in store for us. They have something to do with the way God needs to shape our lives to make "all things" new. In today's message we discover that, while the world judges one life at a time, new beginnings are made together.

NEW Mind (01-20-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message:  Pastor Craig Rees

NEW Mind

"If you don't make up your mind, then your unmade mind will unmake you. God can do anything for the man who has made up his mind; he can do little or nothing for the double-minded" (taken from The Way to Power and Poise, by E. Stanley Jones). In today's message we will discover how altering the attitudes of our minds can alter our life.

NEW Man (01-13-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message:  Pastor Craig Rees

NEW Man

When the reality of the "old you" catches up with you, denying it is no longer an option. You must either face it, or run away from it. In today's text, we meet a man who chose to run away only to find God waiting for him when he arrived. Looks like God is the God of second chances.

Questions for the New Year (01-06-08) Listen | Message Outline
Today's Message: Pastor James Patterson

In April 2001, James Patterson was called to Davis Islands Baptist Church to serve as the Minister to Singles, and in 2007 he graduated from Liberty University with his Bachelor's Degree in Religion. James and his wife, Tracy, have been married since 1994 and have four children, Rachel, Hannah, Nathan and Andrew.