Moorpark Evangelical Free Church
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Sermons

 

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John Erwin is the Senior Pastor of Moorpark Evangelical Free Church.  For additional sermons from John, you can access them at http://www.johnerwin.net.

All sermons are from the teaching ministry of John Erwin unless otherwise indicated.
*Denotes special sermon within series


Jesus vs. Religion...A Series through the Sermon on the Mount:

Date Sermon Title Passage Sermon Notes Listen
02.19.2012 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn - Len Sunukian Matthew 5:4
02.12.2012 Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Matthew 5:3
02.05.2012 The Blessed Life Matthew 5:1-12
Special  
                                                                                                               
                             
                                                                                   
01.29.2012 Who Are We and Why Are Here?                                                    Proverbs 29:18

 

COLOSSIANS...Set Your Minds

Date

 

                           Sermon  Title                                          

     

 Passage            

                            

Sermon Notes

   

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01.22.2012 Colossians...With a Little Help from My Friends Colossians 4:7-18    
01.15.2012 Colossians...Prayer Makes a Difference Colossians 4:2-6  
01.08.2012 Special:  Pro Life Sunday - Dave Wilkinson Various
12.18.2011 Colossians...Who's the Real Boss? Colossians 3:22-4:1
12.11.2011 Colossians...Can't We All Get Along? Colossians 3:20-21
12.04.2011 Colossians...Marriage:  It's About Love and Submission Colossians 3:18-19
11.27.2011 Colossians...Dress for Success Colossians 3:5-17  
11.20.2011 Colossians...Heaven on Earth...Developing an Eternal Perspective Colossians 3:1-4
11.13.2011 Colossians...Warning:  Beware of Spiritual Intimidators Colossians 2:16-23
11.06.2011 Colossians...The Emptiness of Philosophy; Don't be Deceived! Colossians 2:8-15   N/A
10.29.2011 Colossians...5 Goals for Our Church Colossians 2:1-7
10.23.2011 Colossians...The Secret of Life Colossians 1:24-29
10.16.2011 Colossians...The Pre-eminent Christ - He is Sufficient Colossians 1:15-23    
10.09.2011 Colossians...My Prayer for You  Colossians 1:9-14
10.02.2011 Colossians...Small But Not Insignificant  Colossians 1:1-8    

 

 

COUNTERFEITS AT YOUR DOOR 

  

  Date 

 

                           Sermon  Title                                          

     

 Passage            

                            

Sermon Notes  

   

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09.24.2011 Know What You Believe Selected Scripture  
09.18.2011 Roman Catholicism                                                                  Selected Scripture
09.11.2011 When is War Just?  Selected Scripture
08.21.2011 Christian Science - Chris Bruynzeel Selected Scripture  
08.21.2011 Jehovah Witness - Dave Page Selected Scripture  
08.14.2011 Islam - Part Two Selected Scripture  
08.07.2011 Judaism - Dave Olson Selected Scripture  
07.30.2011 Islam - Part One Selected Scripture  
07.24.2011 Buddhism Selected Scripture  
07.17.2011 Movie:  Journey to Jamaa N/A N/A N/A
07.10.2011 Hinduism and God's Response Selected Scripture             

 

 

SHIPS AND STORMS...A STUDY OF JONAH 

  

Date

 

                           Sermon  Title                                          

     

 Passage            

                            

Sermon Notes

   

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07.02.2011 History's Worse Missionary  Jonah 4:1-11    
06.26.2011 A Second Time, a Second Chance  Jonah 3:1-10    
06.19.2011 A Prayer of Desperation  Jonah 2:1-10  
06.12.2011 A Whale of a Tale  Jonah 1:3-17  
06.05.2011 Running from God...The Jonah in All of Us  Jonah 1:1-17  


Month of the Family

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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05.29.2011 God Has a Plan (Luke Everett) Selected Scriptures  
05.22.2011 Hot Under the Collar...Dealing with Family Anger Selected Scriptures
05.15.2011 Passport to Purity...A Journey of a Lifetime II Samuel 11:1-5  
05.08.2011 The Importance of Mothers Selected Scriptures  
05.01.2011 A View from the Zoo (Gary Richmond) Selected Scriptures N/A N/A
 
 
Walk Like Jesus Walked...A Study in the Life of Christ

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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04.24.2011 What Difference Does Easter Make? Selected Scriptures  
04.17.2011 Is Jesus God?...The "witness" of Others John 5:31-47    
04.10.2011 Does Jesus Claim to be God? John 5:19-30  
04.03.2011 Are You Serious?  The Sabbath Controversies Part 2 Luke 6:1-11  
03.27.2011 The Problem with Religion...The Sabbath Controversies John 5:1-18  
03.20.2011 Matthew's Example...Are You All In? Luke 5:27-32  
03.13.2011 Stretcher Bearers...Real Friends in Action (part 2) Luke 5:17-26  
03.13.2011 Stretcher Bearers...Real Friends in Action (part 1) Luke 5:17-26
03.06.2011 The Gospel is Good News but Jesus is Controversial (Len Sunukjian) Luke 5:33-39
02.27.2011 Dead Man Walking...His Touch Heals! Luke 5:12-16
02.20.2011 Surrendering to the Call of Christ (Chris Brunzeel) Luke 5:1-11  
02.13.2011 One Busy Day... Follow Me! Mark 1:16-39 Unavailable
02.06.2011 A Harmony Overview... 5 Phases of Ministry      Selected           
     

 

R.E.A.L. Faith

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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01.30.2011 Restoration... How To Rescue A Straying Saint James 5:19-20
01.23.2011 Prayer and Healing James 5:13-18
01.16.2011 Waiting While Wronged James 5:7-12
01.09.2011 Do You Really Want To Be Rich? James 5:1-6
01.02.2011 Pro Life Sunday - Spirit of Adoption Romans 8:15-17
12.25.2010 Twelve Days of Prayer  
No sermon
12.23.2010 Christmas Begins With Christ Various
12.19.2010 Living Humbly... Playing God is not an Option! James 4:10-18
12.12.2010 Conflict... How to Avoid a Fight? James 4:1-10
12.05.2010 Heavenly Wisdom... Only From God! James 3:17-18
11.28.2010 Thank Therapy (Dave Page guest speaker) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
11.21.2010 You Better Wise Up! James 3:13-18
11.14.2010 Managing your Mouth... Easier Said Than Done! James 3:1-12
11.07.2010 The Tower of Babel and God's Grace to the Nations (Doug Wicks guest speaker) Genesis 11:1-9
10.31.2010 Suicide... The Silent Killer Various
10.24.2010 The Ultimate Tests of Genuine Faith James 2:14-26
10.17.2010 The Partiality of Prejudice... Who Am I To Judge! James 2:1-13
10.10.2010 Belief Demands Behavior... Walk the Talk! James 1:21-27
10.03.2010 Listening... It's a Lost Art! James 1:19-20
09.26.2010 Temptation...  Whose Fault Is It? James 1:13-18
09.19.2010 Part 1:  Rex Hudler Interview
Part 2:  The Truth About Trials!
James 1:5-12
 Part 1 and Part 2
     
09.12.2010 Trials...  Tough Times Do Come! James 1:2-8  Unavailable
09.05.2010 The Tests of Maturity James 1:1

 

Big Questions

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

Listen

08.29.2010 What the De-Churched Think of Christianity Various
08.22.2010 Dealing with Doubt... Believing God for the Impossible Various
08.15.2010 Joy...  No Matter What Phil 1:12-26
08.08.2010 What Would Jesus Vote Various
07.25.2010 Homosexuality... A Biblical Perspective Various
07.18.2010 Jesus & (Post Modern) Culture (Guest speaker Len Sunukjian) Various
07.11.2010     The Green Movement... A Biblical Perspective Various
07.04.2010 American Patriotism... Our Declaration of Dependence Various

 

50 Days For The Family

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

Family Time Handout

Listen

06.27.2010 A View From The Zoo (Guest Speaker Gary Richmond) Selected   Unavail.
06.20.2010 Dads... You Can Make A Difference! Selected  
06.13.2010 A Tale of 2 Sons... What the Father Did Right! Luke 15:11-32
06.06.2010 A Tale of 2 Sons... The Older Brother Luke 15:11-32 included in sermon notes
05.30.2010 A Tale of 2 Sons... The Younger Son Luke 15:11-19
05.23.2010 Family Devotions... Creating a Spiritual Climate in Your Home! Psalm 119 & Joshua 1:8
05.16.2010 Peanut Butter Faith... Making It Sticky at Home (Guest Speaker Tim Smith) Deut 6:6-9
05.09.2010 Our Number 1 Priority Deut 6:4-9
     
 

 

The Journey...  Walk as Jesus Walked

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

Listen

04.25.2010 Call of the 4 Disciples? (Guest Speaker Vince Beresford) Selected  
04.18.2010 Standing Tall In The Face Of Opposition (Guest Speaker Ray Schwartz) Luke 4:16-31
04.11.2010 Believing Up Close and Healing From Afar! John 4:46-54
04.04.2010 Replacing Fear With Hope John 20:1-18
03.28.2010 Relational Evangelism...  Each One Reach One John 3 & 4
03.21.2010 A Woman, a Well, and a Worshipper! John 4:5-26
03.14.2010 Nicodemus... Following from a Distance John 3:1-17
03.07.2010 First Cleansing of the Temple John 2:13-22
02.28.2010       The First Miracle... A Wedding Crisis Averted John 2:1-11
02.21.2010 The First Disciples (Guest Speaker Len Sunukjian) John 1:35-51
02.14.2010 What Jesus Christ and Tiger Woods Don't Have in Common! Matthew 4:1-11
02.07.2010 How Healing Happens (Guest Speaker Dave Wilkinson) Various
01.31.2010 State of the Unity Epheisians 4:1-6
01.24.2010 Baptism Various
01.17.2010 Jesus' Baptism Various
01.10.2010 Home Alone...  Jesus In The Temple Luke 2:40-52
01.03.2010 The Eternal Word of God (Guest Speaker Christopher Ward) John 1:1-18 Unavail.
12.27.2009 A Righteous Man is Rewarded (Guest Speaker Scott Voorman) Luke 2:21-39 Unavail.
12.20.2009 Who's Your Daddy? Various Unavail.
12.13.2009 The Amazing Harmony of the Gospels                              Various                        Unavail.

 

Questions For God

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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12.06.2009       Canonicity...  How Was The Bible Put Together?    
11.29.2009 Canonicity...  How Was The Bible Put Together?  
11.22.2009 Inerrancy... Does The Bible Have Errors?  
11.15.2009 Can I Trust The Bible?  
11.08.2009 If God Is Sovereign, Why Does He Need Me In The Evangelism Process? Various Scriptures
11.01.2009 When God Doesn't Make Sense  

 

Basics...  Why Our Church Exists!

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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10.18.2009 Putting It All Together Various Scriptures
10.11.2009 Serving...  No More Fear! Exodus 3-4
10.04.2009 Worship (Guest Speaker Marc Judd) Various Scriptures Unavail.
09.27.2009 Growing... From the Inside Out! Various Scriptures
09.20.2009 Connecting...  Authentic Bible Fellowship Various Scriptures
09.13.2009 Reaching Starts with Us! John 4:3-15

 

Contageous Joy

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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08.16.2009 The Secret to Contentment:  It's a God Thing Philippians 4:10-16
08.09.2009 The Antidote to Anxiety Philippians 4:6-9
08.02.2009 Can't We All Just Get Along? Philippians 4:2:5
07.26.2009 Heaven in the Real World Philippians 3:17-4:1
07.19.2009 Finishing Well! Philippians 3:12-16
07.12.2009 What Really Matters? Philippians 3:7-14 Unavail
06.21.2009 Leaving a Legacy That Lasts Philippians 3:1-6
06.14.2009 Friends You Can Count On Philippians 2:19-30
06.07.2009 *Brokenness Psalm 51:17
05.31.2009 Straight Thinking In A Crooked World Philippians 2:12-18
05.24.2009 Jesus Is My Lord Philippians 2:9-11
05.17.2009 Do You Really Want to Be Like Jesus? Philippians 2:5-11
05.03.2009 Biblical Unity...  Can't We All Just Get Along? Philippians 2:1-5
04.12.2009 *Hope (Easter Service) Various
04.05.2009 Suffering with Jesus... Part 2 Selected
03.29.2009 Is Suffering Really Necessary? Philippians 1:28-30
03.22.2009 Living for... What? Philippians 1:21-30
03.15.2009 The Roadmap for Joy Philippians 1:12-26
03.08.2009 Contagious Joy Philippians 1:3-11
03.01.2009   
Looking in the Spiritual Mirror                              
Philippians 1:1-2 Unavail.

 

Month of the Family

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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02.22.2009       Faith, Families, & Our Future - (Guest Speaker Ken Canfield, Ph.D.) Selected Unavail.
02.15.2009 Love and Respect, Part II Ephesians 5:25-31                     
02.08.2009 Love and Respect, Part I Ephesians 5:22-24  
02.01.2009 The Danger of Raising "Nice Kids" - (Guest Speaker Timothy Smith) Selected  

 

What Would Jesus Think?

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

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01.25.2009      Money...Where Is Your Heart?                                      Matthew 6:19-21                 
01.18.2009 God...This Is Your Life (Guest Speaker Ray Schwartz) Psalm 139  
01.11.2009 The "Problem" of Evil (Guest Speaker Christopher Ward) Various  
01.04.2009 Goals for the New Year James 4:13-15  

 


This Gift 

Date

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

Listen

12.24.2008      This Gift Various  
12.21.2008     Press Conference or Praise Rally                                   Luke 2:8-20                         
12.14.2008 Seriously Dad...God Told Me! Luke 2:1-7    

 

 

People After God's Own Heart:  A Study on the Life of David

         Date        

Sermon Title

Passage

Sermon Notes

Listen

12.07.2008 Final Words...Lasting Lessons II Sam. 23:1-7, I Kings 2:1-10
11.30.2008 An Attitude of Gratitude Psalm 103  
11.23.2008 Do the Bad Guys Really Win? Psalm 73
11.16.2008 God's Divine Protection...Friends in High Places II Samuel 16:15-18:33
11.09.2008 Betrayal and Criticism...Used and Abused                                              II Samuel 16:1-14
11.02.2008 A People of the Word Ezekiel 3:16-6:14, Hebrews 4:1-16, Psalm 104:24-35, Proverbs 2
10.26.2008 How to Lose Your Son II Samuel 13-15
10.12.2008 A Family Disgraced II Samuel 13  
10.05.2008 Guilt... Will You Forgive Me? Psalm 51
09.28.2008 Confrontation... Speaking the Truth in Love II Samuel 12:1-25
09.21.2008 Moral Purity... A Journey of a Lifetime II Samuel 11
09.14.2008 God’s Grace... We All Need It II Samuel 9
09.07.2008 When God Says No to a Dream! II Samuel 7
08.31.2008 Obeying God... His Will, His Way! II Samuel 6
08.24.2008 A Royal Beginning II Samuel 5
08.10.2008 You're In Good Hands Psalm 23
08.03.2008 Transitions... Fighting for
the Right King the Wrong Way
II Samuel 2
07.27.2008 The King is Dead...
A Lesson in Grief Management
II Samuel 1
07.20.2008 In the Pits I Samuel 29
07.13.2008 The Chasm of Compromise I Samuel 27:1 - 28:2
07.06.2008 Oh, I Just Can't Wait To Be King I Samuel 26
06.29.2008 Dear Abby I Samuel 25
06.22.2008 Revenge... Learning to Let Go I Samuel 24
06.08.2008 What is a Friend? I Samuel 19-20   
06.01.2008 Fear Factor I Samuel 21-23
04.27.2008 How Do You Spell Success? I Samuel 18:1-30   
04.20.2008 5 Smooth Stones I Samuel 17
04.13.2008 Who You Gonna Call? I Samuel 16:14-23
04.06.2008 An Eighth Round Pick I Samuel 16:1-13
         
         
Other Sermons        
         
08.30.2009 A Tale of 5 Questions (Guest Speaker Len Sunukjian) Luke 10:25-37  
08.23.2009 The 51st Generation (Guest Speaker Curt Hamner) John 17:13-34  
07.05.2009 Define Maturity (Guest Speaker Matt Larson) Various  
06.28.2009 How To Live Out the Transformed Life of Christ (Tim Coulombe) Various  
05.10.2009 Honoring Moms... A Revolutionary Idea! Selected
04.26.2009 Everyone Needs...  7 Vital Relationships Selected
04.19.2009 Contentment (Guest Speaker Len Sunukjian) Selected
10.19.2008 Wear The Crown Various
06.15.2008 I Want To Be Just Like You I Corinthians 11:1
05.18.2008 A Vision To Live For Various
05.11.2008 Moms: You Gotta Love 'Em Proverbs 31:10-31 Unavail.
05.04.2008 Installation Service    
03.30.2008 Why Men Hate Church Daniel 3:17-18
03.23.2008 The Case For Easter I Corinthians 15:3-8