Discover The Book Ministries051120PM COR-29 FLEE LUST OF FLESH–REMEMBER SAMSON .DOC CHRIST OUR REFUGE: FLEE THE LUSTS OF THE FLESH –REMEMBER SAMSON Our God is jealous and He is Holy. The sins He hated in the Old Testament, He hates in the New Testament. What would offend someone who loved us so much that He wants us to […]
Flee the Lusts of the Flesh – Don’t Befriend the World
COR-28 051120AM Our God is jealous this morning. He loved us, bought us, found us, drew us, cleaned us and now lives within us by His Holy Spirit. Have you thought deeply about what it means to have a Jealous God living in you? Have you thought about what would offend someone who loved us so […]
Learning to Flee the Lusts of the Eyes
051113PM COR-27 LEARNING TO FLEE THE LUST OF THE EYES .DOC Christ the Refuge for the Tempted Learning to Flee the Lust of the Eyes This morning I began to exhort you from God’s Word to flee the lust of the eyes. We saw that the lust of the eyes is the struggle Lot seemed […]
Flee the Lust of the Eyes – Remember Lot
051113AM COR-26 Flee Lust of Eyes–Remember Lot.doc Christ our Refuge: For the Tempted—Flee Lust This message is available for free as part of the COR-Christ our Refuge Series as an MP3, text file or an entire series download at: www.dtbm.org Our final stop in our journey through the Scriptures finding Christ as our Refuge may […]
Bring My Soul Out of Prison
051030PM COR-25 SOUL IN PRISON. PSALM 142.DOC Christ our Refuge: Bring my Soul out of Prison Psalm 142 THERE ARE NO SUPER SAINTS! That is the first lesson of our look at David tonight. We all struggle with the same challenges in life—that is the message of James 5.17. James 5:17 Elijah was a man […]
Life in the Minor Key
051030AM COR-24 SOULIN PRISON. PSALM 142.DOC Christ our Refuge: Life in the Minor Key: Is Depression Sin? Psalm 142 Most of the Bible is in the major key. Saints fearlessly witnessing, churches valiantly serving against all odds—and what a joy those sections are to our souls. But side-by-side with all that is the minor key. […]
Living and Working with a Tough Crowd
051016AM COR-23 MINISTERING IN CAVE.PSALM 57 Christ our Refuge: Living and Working with a Tough Crowd Psalm 57 This message is available for free as part of the COR-Christ our Refuge Series as an MP3, text file or an entire series download at: www.dtbm.org Every day, most of us leave from home to study or […]
The Consequences Engine
COR-22 051016AM This morning all of us operate under some very powerful but often unseen laws around us. These are the laws of the physical universe. The laws of gravity, chemistry, and physics are inflexible, unstoppable and very unforgiving—and we all must bow before them. But what we seldom consider are the other laws, the […]
Graduating from the Cave of Troubles
COR-21 051002AM As we open to I Samuel 22 this morning, may I remind you of David’s situation. God was training David to be King of His people Israel. David had many lessons to learn in order to accomplish all that the Lord had planned for him to do. But–David had a problem. God wanted to […]
Cave of Troubles
COR-20 050918AM To better understand 1st Samuel 22 this morning, think over the past two weeks as the stories about conditions in the New Orleans Superdome began to leak out; the descriptions boggled our senses. Think of 20,000 bodies packed into that dark, cavernous space day after day–so many people, in such a small space, for […]
David’s Life of Finding Refuge
COR-19 050911AM Sometimes its good to pull over and look at the map. Just to see where you are, where you’re headed, and how far you have come. This morning we are on a wonderful journey finding all the sites in God’s Word where Christ is our refuge. We arrived at the third truth—Christ the […]
Praying from the Pits
COR-18 050904PM The last two steps in the pathway out of the pits of life are prayer and praise. Psalm 40 shows us that praying and praising gets us through the pits. In fact if we back up through all we have seen so far—it all makes so much sense. When we pray we […]
Rejoicing in the Pits
050904AM COR-17 REFUGE FOR THE LONELY.REJOICING IN THE PITS.PSALM 40 Christ our Refuge: Loneliness. Rejoicing in the Pits Psalm 40, 70 Since Hurricane Katrina hit last Sunday— • Millions of lives have been disrupted. • Tens of thousands have lost everything. • Tens of thousands are homeless. • Thousands are out of touch with friends […]
Escaping the Pits
COR-16 050828PM How does God rescue us from all the pits we fall into through life? That’s what Psalm 40 is all about! The Pathway out of the Pits Christ is our refuge we can flee to Him at any time and in any condition—and He will never turn anyone away. So how did […]
Finding Christ in the Pits
050827AM COR-15 Refuge for the Lonely.Finding Christ in the Pits.Psalm 40.doc Christ our Refuge: Loneliness. Finding Christ in the Pits Psalm 40 This message is available for free as part of the Christ our Refuge Series as an MP3, text file or an entire series download at: www.dtbm.org As we open to Psalm 40 this […]
Pathway to the Pits
050820AM COR-14 Refuge for the Lonely.The Pathway to the Pits.Psalm 40.doc Christ our Refuge: Loneliness. Life in the Pits Psalm 40 This message is available for free as part of the COR-Christ our Refuge Series as an MP3, text file or an entire series download at: www.dtbm.org Fleeing to Christ as our refuge works in […]
Just As I am
050814PM COR-13 REFUGE FOR THE LONELY.THE PITS.PSALM 40 Christ our Refuge: Loneliness of Life— Just as I am in the Pits Psalm 40 Christ is our refuge; we can flee to Him at any time and in any condition—and He will never turn anyone away. In a pitiful muddy mess David trudges to the Lord. […]
A Refuge for the Abandoned
050814AM COR-12 REFUGE FOR THE LONELY.ABANDONED.PSALM 13 Christ our Refuge: Loneliness of Life—Feeling Abandoned Psalm 13 Everything was going so well for so long—Goliath, worship leader for the king, warrior, king’s cabinet, king’s son-in-law and then everything fell apart! Christ is our Refuge—but not if we can’t see His open arms. Sometimes, in the lives […]
A Refuge for the Overwhelmed
COR-11 050807PM When life unexpectedly overwhelms us and we feel we can’t go on and we feel all alone—what do we do? David faced that as well as so many of God’s faithful servants through the years. Just because we love and serve the Lord doesn’t mean we miss the storms and skids of life. […]
A Refuge for the Unexpected Changes of Life
COR-10 050807AM Christ is our refuge; Christ is my refuge–that is what we each need to learn. And to learn that wonderful truth we are in the midst of a six stop tour of Christ’s promises. Christ our refuge is the safest spot in the Universe. He is the place we go when life gets […]
Refuge for the Loneliness of Life-Job Loss
COR-09 050731PM Christ is our refuge. He is the place we go when life gets tough. When we feel unclean—flee to Him. When we feel to weary to go on—flee to Him. And again this evening—when we feel the river of loneliness flooding the banks of our lives—flee to Him! David faced the loss of […]
Refuge for the Loneliness of Life-Family Conflict
COR-08 050731AM Loneliness “is the most desolate word in all human language. It is capable of hurling the heaviest weights the heart can endure. It plays no favorites, ignores all rules of courtesy, knows neither border nor barrier, yields no mercy, refuses all bargains, and holds the clock in utter contempt. It cannot be bribed; it […]
Refuge for the Loneliness of Youth
COR-07 050724AM One of the amazing paradoxes of our times is that we have come to the place in human history when people are totally alone—yet surrounded by crowds. Life in the 21st century is very lonely for many people. Though there are more humans than ever before alive and around us—many find less fellowship, companionship, and […]
Christ – Refuge for the Weary
050703PM WN-27 REFUGE FOR THE WEARY A Life Long Refuge for the Weary Christ our Refuge Hebrews 6:18-20 COR-06 If anyone should have been stressed out and weary it was Jesus. He lived the perfect human life, yet–He lived in a whirlwind of activity. He was constantly eating, walking, talking, and sleeping with twelve men […]
Christ – Refuge for the Unclean
050703AM WN-26 Refuge for the unclean A Life Long Refuge for the Unclean Christ our Refuge Hebrews 6:18-20 COR-05 For centuries an archaic Old Testament system of justice laid in the dust of the past. Then Jesus stepped onto the planet. The One who was promised arrived, and the True Refuge that these temporal, insufficient […]
Christ – Our Life-Long Refuge
COR-04 050626PM The safest spot in the universe is in the embrace of Jesus. Once into the arms of Jesus, what do you get? Turn back for a moment to Joshua 20 and note somewhere these six truths for those who flee to the safest spot in the universe. When you get there, to Him, you […]
The Safest Spot in the Universe
050626AM WN-24 Safest spot on earth The Safest Spot in the Universe Christ our Refuge Hebrews 6:18-20 COR-03 The safest spot on earth is just over 700 miles from us this morning in Colorado. It is a super secure military command center called NORAD. There in the Rockies, under Cheyenne Mountain, a mile deep in […]
Christ – Our City of Refuge
COR-02 050619AM Last week we saw how Christ our forerunner has forever anchored our souls safely in heaven. If that were all there was for us in Hebrews 6—that would be enough for a lifetime of hope. But there is more. Turn with me again to Hebrews 6:17. Look again at these precious words of security, […]
Anchored to Christ
050612am Wn-21 Spot False Teachers.Anchored Souls.Fundamentals How to Spot a False Teacher Anchored to Christ The Fundamentals Matthew 24:24 COR-01 As the end of the physical world approaches, so does earth’s darkest spiritual hour. Satan knows that God has plans to save “a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, […]