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Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 22:38

Sermons

Praeparare-Get Ready!
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson

A Brave New World

Living With the Adrenaline Rush
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
Picking the Lock of the Lockdown
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
Making Sense of the New Stuff
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson

God's Waiting Room

'Let Justice Roll Down'
Saturday, June 06, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
The Certainty of Uncertainty
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
Celebration of Graduates
Pioneer is happy to join Andrews University in this Baccalaureate worship celebration, part of Andrews University's Virtual Commencement & Celebration of Graduates. Best wishes to the Class of 2020 from the Pioneer family!
Saturday, May 02, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson

Corona Care Kit

How to Stay Contagious
With all this talk about eradicating the virus, turns out there is one contagion you don’t want to lose. Learn the very simple steps to staying contagious, and life beyond these four walls will never be the same again.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
Good News About the Black Swan
Is the coronavirus pandemic a Black Swan? No doubt. Then are there Black Swan survival principles we can implement to get us through? Good news—there are three of them—from one of the first Black Swans to hit this planet. Share the news.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
Resurrexit— ‘Wake Up, Sleeper’
For Easter weekend, let your heart thrill to the very best news of all. Pandemic or not, this is the one piece of information that can set your heart free. From fear. Share the good news with your family and friends. There is a way out.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
The Day the Virus Killed God
Turns out we’re not the only one infected by this pandemic. Through a stunning paradigm shift, brood over the implications of the killer-virus that took down our one last hope. Spoiler alert: we have more hope now than ever before.
Saturday, April 04, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Survive and Thrive at Home
With almost half the nation locked down and entire nations elsewhere in quarantine, what practical steps can I take to not only survive but actually thrive inside my four walls? You’ll be surprised at how simple your thriving can turn out to be.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
Rehearsing for the Big One
The breath-taking speed of the coronavirus pandemic has more than a few people concerned. Those who believe in the soon return of Christ now wonder—could it be sooner than we think? Can you get there from here? In the midst of our bad news, is there hope for the future?
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson

Prepared?

Turning Young Parents Into Vital Mentors
Saturday, March 07, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
Turning Young Radicals Into Social Missionaries
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
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Turning GenZers into Radical (OK, Boomer!)
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
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Love on the Move

'Deliver Me from a Church with None But Saints!'
Saturday, February 08, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
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Be a Nobody and Become a Somebody
Saturday, February 01, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
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You Don't Have to Be a Superhero to Win
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
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Star-Crossed and Love-Starved—They Need You!
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
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In the Year of Our Lord 2020: Seeking 20/20 Vision
Saturday, January 04, 2020
Dwight K. Nelson
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Can You Spare an Angel Tonight?
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson

A DIY Guide
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A DIY Guide for the Perfect Gift: No More Blue Christmas
Saturday, December 07, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A DIY Guide: How to Thank Your Healer
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A DIY Guide to Better Sexual Health: Taming Your Tiger
Saturday, November 09, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A DIY Guide to Better Mental Health: Saving Your Sanity
Saturday, November 02, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A DIY Guide How to Paint Jesus: GenZ Eye Witness Account
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A DIY Guide How to Be Healthier and Live a Whole Lot Longer
Saturday, October 05, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A DIY Guide to Become the Healthiest University in the World (When Well-being Means More Than Being Well)
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A Chicken Coop and the Cross: How Much Are You Worth?
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Roommates, Bad Dates, and Soul Mates
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Roommates, Bad Dates, & Soulmates-Part 3
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Roommates, Bad Dates, & Soulmates-Part 2
Saturday, September 07, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Roommates, Bad Dates, & Soulmates-Part 1
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Breakthrough
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How to Slay Your Giant
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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The World Changers’ Secret
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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In Exile: Cadences of Home
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Song of Exiles: 'Goin Home, Goin' Home, I'm a Goin' Home'
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Very Last Exile
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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A Very Long Ways from Home
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Loving the One You Hate
Saturday, June 08, 2019
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Here Am I—Send Them
Saturday, June 01, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Really, Really Faithful Under Fire
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Bachelorette for a Day
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Survive the Coming Economic Crisis
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The New Wealth Formula
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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He Is Risen–Breaking the Chains of Financial Bondage
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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If I Were a Rich Man
Saturday, April 06, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Survive Your Own Financial Crisis
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Last Letter

Game of Thrones, Crown of Thorns-2
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Game of Thrones, Crown of Thorns-1
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Home Alone 19
Saturday, March 02, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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"Happy Birthday Pioneer–Did You Get My Letter?"
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Reading Between the Lines
Saturday, February 09, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Wretched (Last Letter for America)
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Vomit (Last Letter for Adventists)
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Read It Again for the First Time
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Dwight K. Nelson
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Christmas, Synchronicity and the God Who is Always Prepared
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Coinage of Kings
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Will There Be Thanksgiving in Paradise?
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Renovate
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Under the Roof with an Intrepid Leader
Saturday, November 03, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Under the Roof with a Clever Prophet
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Vintage Tales
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Two Last Stories, One Final Truth
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Excursus on the Church
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Tales from a Vineyard
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When You Can't Get Any Closer!
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Making Love in the Vineyard-An Old Song
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Cry Baby, Cry
Saturday, September 08, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Why God Loves a Drunk
Saturday, September 01, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Etavoner! (Putting First Things First)
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Renovate! (Putting Last Things First)
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Gone to the Birds
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Lessons from the Divine Ornithologist - Part 5
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Lessons from the Divine Ornithologist - Part 4
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Lessons from the Divine Ornithologist - Part 3
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Lessons from the Divine Ornithologist - Part 2
Saturday, June 09, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Lessons from the Divine Ornithologist - Part 1
Saturday, June 02, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Yes Can Do
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How to Dare with an Attitude
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Pray with an Attitude
Saturday, April 07, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Live with an Attitude
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Heart Series
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Teach Your Heart to Sing Again
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Church of Hearts: Can You Feel the Love?
Saturday, March 03, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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King of Hearts: Can You Feel the Love?
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Game of Hearts: Can You Feel the Love?
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Tell Your Heart to Beat Again
Saturday, February 03, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Bring Your Heart to Life
Saturday, January 06, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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Son Rise Over the Land of the Rising Sun: My Eyewitness Account
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Dwight K. Nelson
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2017 Holiday Season

The Gift of a Good Forgetter: Your #1 New Year's Promise
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Who Makes the Wind His Messengers: The Christmas Compact
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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In the Presence of a King, Don't Ask for Small Gifts
Saturday, December 09, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Have Yourself a Windy Merry Christmas
Saturday, December 02, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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"You Turned My Mourning into Dancing"
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The Habitude of Gratitude
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Part 1
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Story of Martin Luther and the New Reformation
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"Here I Stand!"
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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"You Impious and Sensate Papist!"
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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"I, a Poor, Stinking Bag of Dung"
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Ground Zero and the New Reformation
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How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit - Part 3
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit - Part 2
Saturday, September 09, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit - Part 1
Saturday, September 02, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Ground Zero
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I’ve Just Seen Jesus
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Living in the Cross Hairs (of Total Engagement)
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Nuclear Fishin'
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Two Fish and a Cross
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Whale of a Fish Story
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Big Bad Fisherman
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Never Look a Gift Fish in the Mouth
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Gone Fishin'
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Part 4
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Part 3
Saturday, April 22, 2017
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Part 2
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Part 1
Saturday, April 01, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Storm
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Finding Jesus in the Gathering Dark - 7
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Finding Jesus in the Gathering Dark - 6
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Finding Jesus in the Gathering Dark - 5
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Finding Jesus in the Gathering Dark - 4
Saturday, February 04, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Finding Jesus in the Gathering Dark - 3
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Finding Jesus in the Gathering Dark - 2
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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Finding Jesus in the Gathering Dark - 1
Saturday, January 07, 2017
Dwight K. Nelson
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#RxF4Now
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The Christmas Robe: A Meditation on the Swaddling Cloths
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Ogre by the Manger
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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Jolly Old St Nicholas Goes to Bethlehem
Saturday, December 03, 2016
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2nd Hand Faith
Saturday, November 05, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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If 'Righteousness Exalts a Nation,' What's Going 2 Happen 2 the USA
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Regrets of Oscar Wilde
Saturday, October 01, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Surrogate
Saturday, September 24, 2016
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Precious
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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Dead Man Walking
Saturday, September 03, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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Believe!
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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Healing the Fracture - Life in Post-election America
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Well Series
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The Well Digger: How to Live Deeply in a Sun-scorched Land
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Artesian Well: How to Live Wholly in a Sun-scorched Land
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Orlando Massacre and the Galilean’s Death
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Widow Factor:

Living on the Edge with God - 2
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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Living on the Edge with God - 1
Saturday, June 04, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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China Mission Report: In the Land of the Dragon, the Lamb
A single sermon on a recent trip to China.
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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Chasing Hope
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For an Empty Dream
Part 4 of this 4-part series.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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With an Empty Bank
Part 3 of this 4-part series.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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To an Empty World
Part 2 of this 4-part series.
Saturday, April 09, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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From an Empty Tomb
Part 1 of this 4-part series.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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Charmed into Righteousness
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The Most Righteous Lord
Part 7 of this 7-part series.
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Most Loving God
Part 6 of this 7-part series.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Greatest Forgiver
Part 5 of this 7-part series.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Fairest Judge
Part 4 of this 7-part series.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Purest Life
Part 3 of this 7-part series.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Truest Friend
Part 2 of this 7-part series.
Saturday, January 09, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Only Savior
Part 1 of this 7-part series.
Saturday, January 02, 2016
Dwight K. Nelson
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A Christmas Prayer For 2015: O Come, O Come, Immanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)
As we approach the end of another year and enter into the Christmas season, it's never been more apparent that the world is in desperate need of that baby born in a manger so many years ago. We must now, as God's people did over 2000 years ago, lift our voices in this prayer: "Veni, Veni Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Immanuel)".
Saturday, December 05, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Flip Side of Thanksgiving: Thanks for Nothing
It's easy to be thankful for the good things that happen to you. However, we often forget to be thankful for the bad things that didn't happen! Perhaps we have far more things to be thankful for than we've ever realized.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Mission Possible

Urban Decay - Angels in the Inner City
The heartbreaking terrorist attacks in the streets of Paris only serve as a painful reminder that we live in a broken world. Our planet is filled with cities, and those cities are filled with hurting people who are in desperate need of a few inner city angels.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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What We Can Learn from Ben Carson, Evangelicals and America
Considering the Adventist Church's historical stance on the separation of Church and State, how do we respond to the increased attention and scrutiny brought on by the presidential candidacy of one of our prominent members? Where do we stand when it comes to the causes of our Evangelical nation? How can we best serve this nation that we love?
Saturday, November 07, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Stand Alone - Living Up to the Luther in You
Nearly 500 years ago, a young monk stood all alone before the the greatest assembly of powers, princes, and pontificates the world had ever seen. His courage would spark one of the greatest social revolutions in history. How can we tap into that same source of strength to start our own social revolution today?
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Called 2 B Uncool
In a world where we are called to follow what is popular, Christ calls us to be "uncool." If we desire to follow Christ, we are called to deny self, and follow Him (Matthew 16:24).
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Pugwash Factor:

How to Respond to the Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Saturday, October 03, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Discern the Pope's Agenda for America
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Turn Mingle into Mission
Saturday, September 05, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Turn Mission into Possible
Learn 7 reasons why the mission in your life is to fulfill His mission of seeking to save the lost.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Engage Globally

How to Join the New Legion - Clothed, in Your Right Mind and Sent
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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How to Discover Blessed Reciprocity
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Think Local, Act Global:
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When the Church Runs Out of Time
Is God a farmer? After all, it's one of the most common comparisons Jesus made in His parables. If so, what does that mean for those of us He's asked to bring in His harvest?
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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That They May Be More Than One?
When Christ prayed His last and longest prayer in the book of John, He made four petitions to His Father. How can those petitions guide our church today?
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Recalibrating What Matters - Mission or Method
When the Apostle Paul saw Peter refuse to sit with the uncircumcised Gentiles, he set in motion one of the great theological debates of his time. When faced with divisive issues of our own, how will we respond? What can we learn from the example of the Early Church?
Saturday, June 06, 2015
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Reversing the Polarities of the Third Millennial Church
As Christians, we've never called this world our home. We are as exiles in a foreign land. But how do we reach a culture that is so wholly secular, so different from what we have been called to? How do we engage this culture without conforming to it?
Saturday, May 09, 2015
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"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat:"

Longue Durée
As we enter the final chapter of Joseph's story, we ask "what does it all mean?" Perhaps most important, what does it all mean for us today?
Saturday, April 25, 2015
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Sweet Revenge
Now ruler of all Egypt, Joseph is suddenly brought face to face with the demons of his past. Can he forgive his brothers who sold him to a life of slavery? Or will they suffer his wrath?
Saturday, April 18, 2015
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Me and Mrs. Potiphar
Joseph's hard work and dedication to God is seemingly paid off as he is placed in charge of all the household of his master Potiphar. But his master's wife has a wandering eye...
Saturday, April 11, 2015
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He's Alive!
When Jacob learned that his son Joseph still lived, it was as if his boy had been resurrected from the dead. It is fitting then that we look to this story as we celebrate the resurrection of the One who died that we might live.
Saturday, April 04, 2015
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How to Find Healing for Our Deepest Relationships
It's one of the most beloved stories from the Bible: the story of Joseph. But what can this ancient story teach us about our own broken relationships?
Saturday, March 28, 2015
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Stories in the Rearview Mirror

Why I Believe in the Third Person's Last Rain
When a young physician undergoes a conversion through the work of the Holy Spirit, he joins forces with a comrade and proceeds to bring about a revolution to point the focus back to Christ. What kind of transformation can the Third Person's Last Rain bring about in our lives today?
Saturday, March 07, 2015
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Ellen White and Why I Believe in the Ordination of Women
In the 19th century, a young woman was called by God to a ministry that would eventually become a worldwide movement. What does her legacy mean for us today?
Saturday, February 28, 2015
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Why I Believe There's an App and a Kiosk that Connect to Heaven
"We entered upon this work penniless, with few friends, and broken in health.” - James White. What does a God who sacrificed all for His children ask of those who wish to follow Him today?
Saturday, February 21, 2015
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Why I Believe These 70 Small Companies Are Greater Than the Fortune 500
Deep in the heart of an unknown Asian country lives one of the most explosive spiritual growth movements on the planet. What is their secret and how can we apply it to our own lives right now?
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Go BIG or Go Home
On Sept. 26, 1874 the first Adventist missionary set foot on the shores of Europe. It was the first step towards building what would become a global movement. What step should we take today?
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Why I Believe in the ‘1000 Man March’ After Ferguson
In 1832, a man named Joseph Bates decided in the sight of God that he must take a stand for those who were oppressed. The world has changed much since then, but one thing remains: The oppressed are still with us. What can we learn today from the stance taken by that old sea captain so many years ago?
Saturday, January 17, 2015
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Why I Believe We’re Running Out of Time
As we enter into a new year, we see a world still fraught with the troubles and turmoil of the year just ended. Yet if we dig even further into history, we find a small band of devoted Christ followers living in the United States who were willing to sacrifice all for His kingdom. What lessons can we glean from them as we begin a new chapter of our own?
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Dwight K. Nelson
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Christmas Arithmetic

We Three Kings of Orient Are
The magi were the first to give gifts at Christmas. What lessons can we learn from their story?
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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We Two Kings of Orient Are
God is a child at heart. Even more than that, He was once a child in body as well. What does that mean for those who follow Him, and the children He has placed in their care?
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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We One King of Orient Are
As we enter the Christmas season we find ourselves in a nation in turmoil–divided and wounded. What message can the followers of Emmanuel bring to the world at a time like this?
Saturday, December 06, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Galaxy Three: Why What Is Happening a Billion Light Years Away Right Now Matters to You
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Galaxy Three: Intergalactic Rescue
The War approaches it's bloody end. The Rebel unleashes his full fury upon the inhabitants of Galaxy Three. The Loyalists cry out to their King for deliverance. How long must they endure? How long...?
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Galaxy Three: From Flower Girl to Bride
The War rages on as the Rebel releases his latest weapon upon the inhabitants of Galaxy Three: a viral infection of "self" rule. Every man, woman and child is infected. What response can the King in Galaxy One bring to counter such a powerful deception?
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Galaxy Three: Galaxy Three's Third Cleansing
The disease the Rebel unleashed on Galaxy Three must be not just contained, but completely cleansed from the Galaxy. However, the Council declares that three separate cleansings must be conducted. The universe wonders: Why?
Saturday, November 08, 2014
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Galaxy Three: The Abuse Victim
The War rages on. The inhabitants of Galaxy Three groan under it's weight. How can such suffering go unchecked? The universe looks to the King for an answer...
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Galaxy Three: Recruiting Like ISIS for Melchizedek
The War has changed. No longer a battle for territory, the Rebel and the King both desire only one thing from the inhabitants of Galaxy Three – Allegiance
Saturday, October 04, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Galaxy Three: The Story of the Sperm
When the King left Galaxy One to infiltrate Galaxy Three, there were 270 days during which his whereabouts were unknown. Yet this mystery could hold the key to victory in the long war...
Saturday, September 27, 2014
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Galaxy Three: Magnificence in the Middle
The King commands the battle for Earth from His throne in Galaxy One. His followers in Galaxy Three are instantly provided with aid an reinforcements the moment they ask. But can such a proxy war be won?
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Galaxy Three: Galaxy Hot Zone: Ebola on the Loose
There is a disease in Galaxy Three that threatens the existence of humanity. It's effects are devastating and it carries a 100% fatality rate. But there exists a rare and costly cure...
Saturday, September 06, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Galaxy Three: The HP Factor
An intergalactic civil war threatens the existence of the universe. The King of Galaxies battles the tyrannical Rebel who seeks the throne. Now the fate of all life will be decided at the battle for Galaxy Three.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
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With All Your Heart, Soul, & Mind

Dead Rabbits Aren't Worth Dying For
For what would you be willing to give up your life? Money? Fame? Comfort? Of course not. But why do we cling to these "dead rabbits" when there is One who would offer us so much more?
Saturday, August 23, 2014
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With All Your Heart, Soul and Mind: Destiny of the Greatest
When a prominent scholar posed a loaded question to a young Rabbi, he got a response he wasn't expecting.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
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How To Quantify Your Happiness

How To Quantify Your Happiness: A Trickle of Contentment
What do you get for the God who has everything? Especially if He already gave everything He had for you? Jesus gave us the answer in John 15:13 "Greater love has no man than this; to lay down one's life for one's friends."
Saturday, June 28, 2014
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How To Quantify Your Happiness: Mutiny on the Bountiful
In the year 1789, the crew of the HMS Bounty decided they'd rather go it alone and promptly placed their captain on a lifeboat in the south Pacific and waved goodbye. Could it be that some of us living here in the blessed and bountiful USA are perhaps not so different than that mutinous crew?
Saturday, June 21, 2014
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How To Quantify Your Happiness: In the Churchyard of Cambridge
In his famous poem Henry Wadsworth Longfellow embedded the key to happiness and a life of meaning. What secret lies within the Churchyard of Cambridge?
Saturday, May 17, 2014
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How To Quantify Your Happiness: Alchemy of Virtue
Contrary to what we've been taught, the latest research states that "Money Can Buy Happiness". Discover the surprising secret to a life of happiness and financial stability right now.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
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The Bondage Breaker
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The Bondage Breaker: Washed in the Blood for the Rest of Your Life
The same One who can break your bondage to sin can also wash you clean and keep you that way for the rest of your life.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
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The Bondage Breaker: The Easter Rout!
Feeling trapped by addiction? What if the very same power that freed Jesus from the tomb was available to free you from you're own bondage?
Saturday, April 19, 2014
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The Bondage Breaker: How to Turn Your Defeats into V-I-C-T-O-R-Y
Does addiction seem like an unbeatable challenge? Here are 7 steps you can take to turn your defeats into victory.
Saturday, April 12, 2014
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The Bondage Breaker: Global Addiction, Global Deliverance
No matter where you go on this planet there are always three things that people universally love. Could the greatest blessings God gave to humanity be the very things the Enemy uses to enslave us?
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
The Bondage Breaker: How to win (and help your friends win) the battle of addiction
Innocently deceived. Ruthlessly held. This series will take a closer look at the Enemy's tactics in this raging spiritual warfare, and how freedom is not just possible, but promised.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
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SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT! - Part 3
Martyrdom. Not a word you hear often in the comfort of our own pulpits. Yet it's a reality that literally millions of Christians around the world face everyday. Should you care? Should we care? Let's see what Christ had to say on the matter.
Saturday, March 08, 2014
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SOLD OUT! - Part 2
For those truly SOLD OUT on Christ's mission for the world there is a clear plan of action. Discover the 4 keys to God's plan, each of which begin with the letter "G".
Saturday, March 01, 2014
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SOLD OUT! - Part 1
In love with Jesus but not a fan of the church? Maybe it's time to take a second look at the "body of Christ" and see just what it means to be "Sold Out" on Jesus.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
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How to be More Like Jesus

The Impregnable Gift
What does God do to protect His most precious possession on Earth? He bestows upon it this Impregnable Gift.
Saturday, February 01, 2014
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The Implausible Prayer
"The Implausible Prayer" begins with the latest astronomy headline and ends with a knock at your door. See how this one implausible prayer can help you be more like Jesus.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
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The Impossible Dream
Living life the way Jesus did. It seems like an impossible dream. But could the secret to living a more Christ-like life be easier than you think?
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Dwight K. Nelson
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Promises, Promises: 'A New Thing' for a New Year

Promises, Promises: 'A New Thing' for a New Year
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Saturday, January 04, 2014
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How Much Longer? Waiting for the Christmas Consolation

How Much Longer? Waiting for the Christmas Consolation
Special Single Sermon
Saturday, December 21, 2013
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An American Thanksgiving & Christmas

An American Christmas: Two Turtledoves
Part 2 of a 2 Part Series
Saturday, December 07, 2013
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An American Thanksgiving: One Mayflower
Part 1 of a 2 Part Series
Saturday, November 30, 2013
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Don't Cry

Don't Cry For Me
Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, November 16, 2013
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Don't Cry Alone
Part 2 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, November 09, 2013
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Don't Cry But Do
Part 1 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, November 02, 2013
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The Galilean

The Galilean: Grace Notes for Dis-Grace - 5
Part 5 of a 5 Part series
Saturday, October 12, 2013
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The Galilean: Good-Bye Shame - 4
Part 4 of a 5 Part series
Saturday, October 05, 2013
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The Galilean: Part 3
Part 3 of a 5 Part series
Saturday, September 28, 2013
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The Galilean: Part 2
Part 2 of a 5 Part series
Saturday, September 07, 2013
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The Galilean: Following Jesus in an Iconic World - 1
Part 1 of a 5 Part series
Saturday, August 31, 2013
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The Circle Maker

I Will Do a New Thing: The Circle Maker - 2
Part 2 of a 2 Part Series
Saturday, August 24, 2013
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I Will Do a New Thing: The Circle Maker - 1
Part 1 of a 2 Part Series
Saturday, August 17, 2013
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I Will Do a New Thing

The Purpose: I Will Do a New Thing
Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, June 01, 2013
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The Prayer: I Will Do a New Thing
Part 2 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, May 18, 2013
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The Promise: I Will Do a New Thing
Part 1 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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The Secret of the Seed

The Secret of the Seed: Unleashing the Divine Potential in You - 4
Part 4 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, April 27, 2013
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The Secret of the Seed: Unleashing the Divine Potential in You - 3
Part 3 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, April 20, 2013
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The Secret of the Seed: Unleashing the Divine Potential in You - 2
Part 2 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, April 06, 2013
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The Secret of the Seed: Unleashing the Divine Potential in You - 1
Part 1 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Dwight K. Nelson

Tattoos on the Heart

Tattoos on the Heart: A Case for Apocalyptic Compassion - 3
Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, March 09, 2013
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Tattoos on the Heart: A Case for Apocalyptic Compassion - 2
Part 2 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, March 02, 2013
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Tattoos on the Heart: A Case for Apocalyptic Compassion - 1
Part 1 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, February 23, 2013
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2 B Friends

2 B Friends: GROW Into All the World
Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, January 26, 2013
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2 B Friends: Get On Your Mark, Get Set, GROW!
Part 2 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, January 19, 2013
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2 B Friends: Ready or Not–Here We GROW!
Part 1 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, January 12, 2013
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A New Year Prayer

A New Year Prayer: Heal Our Land
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Saturday, January 05, 2013
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The Morning Star Rises

The Morning Star Rises: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, December 22, 2012
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The Morning Star Rises: O Holy Night
Part 2 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, December 08, 2012
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The Morning Star Rises: Silent Night
Part 1 of a 3 Part Series
Saturday, December 01, 2012
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Three Angels, One Warning
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Three Angels, One Warning: Global Confusion
Part 4 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, November 10, 2012
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Three Angels, One Warning: American Confusion
Part 3 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, November 03, 2012
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Three Angels, One Warning: Babylonian Confusion
Part 2 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, October 20, 2012
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Three Angels, One Warning: Charismatic Confusion
Part 1 of a 4 Part Series
Saturday, October 13, 2012
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A Mighty Throng of Women

A Mighty Throng of Women: A Second Look at Male Headship
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Saturday, October 06, 2012
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The Dark Night Rises

The Dark Night Rises: Three
Part 3 of a 3 Part DVD Series
Saturday, September 15, 2012
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The Dark Night Rises: Two
Part 2 of a 3 Part DVD Series
Saturday, September 08, 2012
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The Dark Night Rises: One
Part 1 of a 3 Part DVD Series
Saturday, September 01, 2012
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Simple Church for unSimple Times

Part 2: “Simple Church for unSimple Times: Grow”
Part 2 of a 2 Part Series
Saturday, August 25, 2012
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Part 1: “Simple Church for unSimple Times: Connect”
Part 1 of a 2 Part Series
Saturday, August 18, 2012
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Genesis of Love

Part 3: “Genesis of Love: Secret of the Twinkling Stars”
Part 3 of a 3 Part DVD Series
Saturday, May 26, 2012
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Part 2: “Genesis of Love: Secret of the Rock Pile”
Part 2 of a 3 Part DVD Series
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Part 1: “Genesis of Love: Secret of the Blueprint”
Part 1 of a 3 Part DVD Series
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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The Last Days

Part 10: The Last Days: "Requiem for a Loser"
Saturday, April 28, 2012
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Part 9: The Last Days: "Mary and Thomas: Patron Saints of Higher Education"
Saturday, April 21, 2012
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Part 8: The Last Days: "Finis: What Really Happened that Day?"
Saturday, April 14, 2012
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Part 7: The Last Days: "The Denier, the Denial, the Denied"
Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Part 6: The Last Days: "Trinity Under Fire"
Saturday, March 10, 2012
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Part 5: The Last Days: "The Explosive Secret of the Vine"
Saturday, March 03, 2012
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Part 4: The Last Days: "The Saga of Tim Tebow, Prayer and Jesus"
Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Part 3: The Last Days: "The 11th Commandment"
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Part 2: The Last Days: "Of Perfume and Tears and Grumpy Old Men"
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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Part 1: The Last Days: "How to get Resurrected in the New Year"
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Christmas with Daniel

The New Year with Daniel: "The Archangel"
Saturday, January 07, 2012
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Christmas with Daniel: "The Anointed"
Saturday, December 24, 2011
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Christmas with Daniel: "The Prince"
Saturday, December 17, 2011
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The Last Word

Part 12: The Last Word: Of Sheep and Shepherds and the Midnight Star
Saturday, December 03, 2011
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Part 11: The Last Word: Shabbat Shalom
Saturday, November 19, 2011
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Part 10: The Last Word: The Scarlet Letter
Saturday, November 05, 2011
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Part 9: The Last Word: Starving for Bread When the Pantry is Full
Saturday, October 29, 2011
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Part 8: The Last Word: Here Comes the Judge!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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Part 7: The Last Word: Just Another Pretty Face?
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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Part 6: The Last Word: Born Again...Again
Saturday, October 08, 2011
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Part 5: The Last Word: Turning Wine into Water
Saturday, October 01, 2011
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Part 4: The Last Word: Under the Fig Tree, on Top of the Ladder
Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Part 3: The Last Word: "The Children of Abraham ‘In the Bosom of the Father’" (Reflections on September 11 and John 1)
Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Part 2: The Last Word: "The In-flesh-ment of God"
Saturday, September 03, 2011
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Part 1: The Last Word: "The Fourth Gospel for a Final Generation"
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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Life Lessons From Alaska

Part 2: "Of Guns and Grizzlies and an ATV"
Saturday, August 20, 2011
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Part 1: "The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like Unto a Piper Super Cub"
Saturday, August 13, 2011
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The Gospel According to Gabriel
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"The Gospel According to Gabriel" - Part 4
Saturday, June 25, 2011
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"The Gospel According to Gabriel" - Part 3
Saturday, June 11, 2011
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"The Gospel According to Gabriel" - Part 2
Saturday, May 21, 2011
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"The Gospel According to Gabriel" - Part 1
Saturday, May 14, 2011
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EARTHQUAKE: God's Seismic Love for Our Broken World

“EARTHQUAKE: God’s Seismic Love for Our Broken World” - Part 4
Saturday, April 23, 2011
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“EARTHQUAKE: God’s Seismic Love for Our Broken World” - Part 3
Saturday, April 16, 2011
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“EARTHQUAKE: God’s Seismic Love for Our Broken World” - Part 2
Saturday, April 09, 2011
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“EARTHQUAKE: God’s Seismic Love for Our Broken World” - Part 1
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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The Radicals: This Generation, This World, This Time

"The Radicals: This Generation, This World, This Time" - Part 6
“Two billion people today have no access to anyone who can tell them about Jesus. Only one in every thirty missionaries work among these two billion. For every $100 in the offering plate, only one penny goes to this work.” Are there any radicals out there who want to see this change? And would even be willing to help make it happen? But where would you even start?
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Dwight K. Nelson
"The Radicals: This Generation, This World, This Time" - Part 5
“These are two radically different questions. ‘What can we spare?’ and ‘What will it take?’” Welcome to the radical query, the radical command, the radical invitation.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
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"The Radicals: This Generation, This World, This Time" - Part 4
Stories of organ transplants abound and have resulted in the saving of many lives. Organ donors are either deceased or have an extra organ they can live without. But who ever heard of a live donor of a healthy heart: the survival rate for the donor is zero! Which makes this story so compelling.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
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"The Radicals: This Generation, This World, This Time" - Part 3
What of the billions who have not yet heard the gospel? What hope do they have to be saved? The answer—which comes as a surprise, even an offense, to many—lies embedded in the thirteenth question, revealing God’s heart while affirming our call.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
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"The Radicals: This Generation, This World, This Time" - Part 2
Radical 2 had his world by the tail. But that was before the radical reversal, which left him a great debtor. Therein lies the timeless moral of his story.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
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"The Radicals: This Generation, This World, This Time" - Part 1
The life of Radical 1 reveals why there are so few read radicals in the world and the church today, and why it’s so important that there be many.
Saturday, January 08, 2011
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When God Gave Everything He Had

The Rood: When God Gave Everything He Had
Saturday, January 01, 2011
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The Trough: When God Gave Everything He Had
Saturday, December 25, 2010
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The Lottery: When God Gave Everything He Had
Saturday, December 18, 2010
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The Gift
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The Gift: Ellen White - Taste Them Again for the First Time
Last in the Series the Gift
Saturday, December 04, 2010
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The Gift: When Every Nerve Shrieked With Pain
When someone is called to a prophetic office, we can sometimes learn as much from what they personally experience as from what they overtly teach. Which is why some very profound lessons on how to survive, even thrive, at times of intense suffering are revealed in discovering how she related to hers.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
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The Gift: Ellen White - But What About Those Critics?
Plagiarist and usurper of Bible authority, or true messenger of God?
Saturday, November 13, 2010
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The Gift: Ellen White - How Did it Really Work?
Our third millennial skepticism to any claim that God called someone to the role of a modern prophet echoes Jesus’ own warning against false prophets. And yet, the Bible predicts a prophetic ministry in the end time. So, how’s a person to tell the true from the false?
Saturday, November 06, 2010
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The Gift: Ellen White - What Was She Really Like?
“By their fruits you will know them,” He warned. Which makes all the more significant the three great passions of this particular prophetic gift, and the global fruits it has borne.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
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The Gift: A Tale of Two Titans
The amalgamation of two clashing world views of origins has given birth to a third which appeals to many modern minds, but must forget three biblical revelations to survive.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
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The Gift: A Tale of Two Crowds
It happened long ago when a wedding party and a funeral train passed each other at a crossing that would never be forgotten. Could it be that two modern anniversaries have coincided with a result that will always be remembered?
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Dwight K. Nelson
The Gift: Of Maniacs and Fools and Other Such Gifts
Seven stages in the life-cycle of a prophet, some of them so human as to question the his/her divine calling, some of them so disturbing that only a fool would desire such a calling.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
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The Gift: Spilling the Secret
Seven chapters of salvation history, seven divine secrets until God himself “spilled the secret” through His chosen confidants. Should the world have expected any less at the end? Consider the revelation and full implications of a miner prophet’s major message.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
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The Gift: 40 Days, 40 Nights
Two divine gifts sustained our Lord for 40 days on His way to that moment in sacred history that became the center of all time and eternity. What would happen if you and I dedicated 40 days centered on these two sustaining gifts?
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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Special Single Sermons

Entertaining Angels: More Water in the Soup, an Extra Plate at the Table
Saturday, August 21, 2010
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The Holy Scriptures Are Like unto Cornflakes
Saturday, August 14, 2010
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The Santayana Factor - Tales of the Kings

The Santayana Factor - Tales of the Kings - Part 4
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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The Santayana Factor - Tales of the Kings - Part 3
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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The Santayana Factor - Tales of the Kings - This One Thing
Saturday, June 05, 2010
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The Santayana Factor - Tales of the Kings - Part 2
Saturday, May 15, 2010
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The Santayana Factor - Tales of the Kings - Part 1
Saturday, May 08, 2010
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A Primer on Angels

Agents of Salvation
The ministering spirits are embarked on a holy mission. But they need something from us to help them accomplish it.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
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Instructors of Truth
“Nothing will draw you into closer companionship with your 24/7 supernatural guardian than the regular and strategic practice of ____________________________________.”
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Guardians of Earth
Guardian angels . . . myth or reality? What would it mean if they were real?
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Dwight K. Nelson
Ministers of Flame
These chariots of fire: Who are they? What do they look like? Why are they here? What’s our proper response to them? Getting grounded in the basics.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
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A Primer for the Next Generation

Primer on the Cross: ‘For the Love of Christ'
There is something deep in the human spirit that resists being compelled to do anything, unless what compels us also heals us.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Primer for the Next Generation: RELSHP 101
Intimacy with God! A classic Bible story reveals its necessity, its simplicity, its complexity, and will get you in touch with both the Martha-side and Mary-side of your own heart.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
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Primer for the Next Generation: PRYR 101
“Come unto Me.” A simple invitation with the potential to yoke us up with Jesus, redeem and empower. But with our fast-paced lives and full schedules as they are today, coming unto Him is easier said than done on a daily basis. Which is why Pastor Dwight’s own personal method for getting it done has been found to be so practical and workable by thousands today.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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Primer for the Next Generation: XNY 101
Highly convictional religious communities can unwittingly skew the view of the bottom line, leading to the very disobedience they seek to avert. There’s only one remedy. The next generation, as ours, will die without it.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
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Who Are Only Undefeated Because We Have Gone On Trying

The Mission Young
The Golden Rule is a well-known and respected teaching of Jesus, a philosophical and ethical gem. But its about to meet one of its greatest challenges in the Mission Young, and not-so-young.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Dwight K. Nelson
The Truth in Black & White
How do black and white conferences in the Seventh-day Adventist Church square with Jesus’ prayer for “complete unity?” A challenge to a new generation to prayerfully think this through, and prayerfully act.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
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An Apology for the Young of the Church
Six observations about global society lead to one stunning prediction which just happens to also match the Messianic psalm most widely quoted in the New Testament. Today’s church can have no higher priority.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
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The Temple

The Unexpected Visitant
Saturday, December 05, 2009
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The Splendor
Saturday, November 21, 2009
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The Fourth Temple: The Last Imitation
Mimics can be irritating; imitators, entertaining. But the seven-faceted imitation-invitation of Scripture is the focal point of the temple’s message to our generation. Miss this, and you miss God’s special appeal and promise.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
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The Third Temple: The Anniversary of Charles Darwin and God
A magnificent blend of raw numbers revealing the sheer immensity of it all and personal testimony displaying the powerful emotions involved in the WOW factor of His creation.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
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Sex in the Temple: What’s So Gay about That?
It’s one of the most difficult subjects of our day. But not one without clarity and, in many cases, without cost, as two biblical bookends to this subject make clear.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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The Two Goats
Though the centuries-old theological controversy still rages over their identity, the two goats involved in the ancient Day of Atonement ritual may seem far removed from the practical issues of our daily lives—until Warren Buffet enters the picture, that is!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
Outside the Curtain, Inside the Camp
What did devout believers do differently on the Old Testament’s Day of Atonement than they did on other days? Could the two biblical clues to the answer suggest some radical differences that should be occurring in the lives of believers who live in the final Day-of-Atonement era of this world’s history?
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
The Temple on Yom Kippur
Rightly understood and applied to these end times, Yom Kippur has a striking parallel to American Football, which makes it especially relevant to every one of us.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
The Cleansing
The most solemn and momentous day of the year for ancient Israel may hold more parallels for God’s people today than many people realize, given our own momentous time in the history of our planet.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
God on the Docket
Consider a court scene the likes of which has never been, with stakes that have never been higher. You won’t understand its full impact until you discover the identities and roles of the key players in this drama.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
Through a Crack in the Door
Through a fleeting apocalyptic vision John glimpsed the mission control center of the universe focused on a resplendent Being seated on a throne, teeming with life and sound, yet turned and responsive to the slightest whisper on earth. Discover four great realities of the temple.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
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The White Spider

Lessons from the White Spider - 2
Another ominous summit. Another courageous climber. Another set of lessons from the White Spider bear the empowering invitation: “Come up after Me.” Respond to that invitation, and once again your obstacles become His opportunities, and yours!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
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Lessons from the White Spider - 1
The ascent to Europe’s “White Spider” represents the appeal of one of the Bible’s most unsung hero’s: “Give me this mountain.” Four lessons from the White Spider can convert your most difficult obstacles into divine opportunities.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
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The Issachar Factor

The Sacrifice Factor
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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The Issachar Factor - 3
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
The Issachar Factor - 2
When your doctor tells you that you have only a few more months to live, priorities have a way of coming into clear focus. Reviewing Jesus’ prophecy of global trends signaling the end can have a similar effect. Which makes the seven simple steps to make the greatest difference so vitally important.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
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The Issachar Factor - 1
Fear and apprehension will characterize the last days. So said Jesus. Fortunately, He pointed us to seven characteristics of a discerning spirit that can overcome fear.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
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Four Secrets to Surviving the Coming Economic Earthquake

Secret #4 - Turn Your Surviving into Thriving
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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Secret #3 - Go Over the Head of Warren Buffet
Economic hard times and good times contain the same divine invitation, and the same promising potential.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
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Secret #2 - Tap into the Economy of Empty
It's a story hard for a skeptical world to believe, but a story filled with power. Tap into the message of the empty coffin to a generation filled suffering from empty coffers.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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Secret #1 - Shun It Like the Plague
It's not the $11 trillion national debt that bothers the majority of us most, it's our own personal debt: credit cards, student loans, etc. If you're in this camp, there are steps you can take, an attitude you can adopt and a promise you can trust that will make all the difference.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson

The Truth About Hell

My Journey to Purgatory
The fires of purgatory are the same as the fires of hell, only the purpose and the result are different: so goes the classical doctrine of hell. The debate over purgatory isn't simply a matter of differing interpretations of Scripture. There's much more at stake here.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
The Smoke of Their Torment
The traditional teaching about hell "raises the problem of evil to impossible heights." Is there any way to reconcile "eternal fire" with a loving God? The difference this makes in how God is portrayed is enormous.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
MonsterGod.com
Jesus warned against a hell that is very real and very terrible: fire, darkness, sword, weeping and gnashing of teeth. Which makes the cross all the more shocking, for at Calvary Jesus entered the very hell he warned us away from.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson

The Truth About Death

The Midnight Blitz
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Unmade Bed
It's one of the most debated mysteries in history. Where does a loved one go at the moment they die? To heaven? To hell? To purgatory? The answer is one of the clearest teachings in Scripture.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
The Fork-tongued Beast
God said Adam would. Satan said Adam wouldn't. He did! What happened next has been debated ever since. The Bible reveals the foundational issues in the debate.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Dwight K. Nelson
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Primetime

"Twas the Nighttime before Primetime"
"Twas the night before primetime and all through the earth, every creature was stirring except for the Church. Donned in their kerchiefs and wrapped in their gowns, the Church was asleep as the curtain came down." Why, "God of heaven, wake us up!" is a prayer peculiarly applicable to the Prime Time Generation.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
"Nobody Said it Was Going to Be Easy"
Everybody suffers sometimes. Everybody suffers many times. Ever notice how this seems especially true of God's friends? The Bible does. Welcome to the truth of the pearls and the powers.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
"Is God to Blame?"
Theodicy: If God is both all-good and all-powerful, then why is there so much suffering? It's an intellectual barrier to belief for many. But it's more than academic. Everyone will confront it personally and emotionally at some point. Best to be prepared.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
"Can an Atheist Be Saved?"
All atheists and Christians who discuss their convictions about God would do well to humbly consider these seven guidelines for their conversations; four specifically applicable to Christians, three to atheists.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
"The Politics of the Kingdom - How to Vote in This Election"
Is politics a kingdom ordained by God for the administration of social justice or the realm of pied pipers leading the naive to an unsuspecting end? How to be spiritually faithful while seeking to be socially responsible.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
"Just Walk Across the Room"
For the follower of Jesus, it all comes down to this: "Just walk across the room." Seven principles that can make the journey most effective.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
Turning Your Story into His-story
If you are a follower of Jesus, Satan fears you because he knows that you have the one truth that cannot be argued against. And no one can share it but you.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
Pentecost II: A Laptop, Cell Phone and Plane Ticket
Four strikingly similar parallels mark the generations of Pentecost 1 and Pentecost 2. A reminder that God can change the world once again through a small group of praying, committed Adventist Christians.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
Down on All Fours
Is it possible to be a Christian in belief but an agnostic in practice? What if prayer really did change things but we practiced it so sparingly? Consider 5 ways to pray most effectively for lost people.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
The Kingdom Advances Among Friends
It's an amazing story. Three thousand converted in a day. But that's not where the story ends. The sequel is even more amazing, and yielded even greater results. Combined with the modern story of "The Rescuing Hug," it's one you'll never forget. It's the divine modus operandi for the Prime Time generation.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
Playing with Fire
Pentecost launched a new divine movement to save the world. We know all about Pentecost and the tongues of fire, right? Well, maybe not. The secret to Pentecost is in what it followed and what it revealed about the heart of God. The clue to the final Prime Time outpouring may not be what you think.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson

Pioneer and the Olympics

Lessons from the Olympiad
In the wake of the spectacular 2008 Beijing Olympics we're reminded of the big race, the only one that ultimately counts. It's one all can win but many will lose. Explore seven secrets for winning the big one.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
The Most Unique Mission on Earth
The largest study in history on teens and religion reveals some surprising and valuable insights for the church and its mission.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson

Not I but Christ: Tales of Humility

No God Humbler
Ever thought of the Almighty God as the most humble being in the universe? If it's true, maybe that's why humility in His children is such a big deal to Him. Consider a one-line formula guaranteed to expel personal pride and self worship.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
A Tale of Two Sauls
The two morally crisscrossing tales make the vital point. And it's driven home by the secret chapter of the second tale that reveals a hard pathway that we want very much not to travel but which leads to an outcome that we very much want.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
Two Halves to One Truth
There's a character trait of sanctification that we're never invited in Scripture to pray for directly, but to work out on our own. At the intersection of two powerful biblical stories, discover the formula for achieving this essential trait, and prayer language appropriate to the occasion.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
Humility’s Best Friend
Have you ever failed at something really important to you? Ever heard of failing successfully? Learn this lesson and you've gained the key to possessing an inner quiet of soul that no person, task, risk or disappointment can shake.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
After the Thunder, Missed
In a classic biblical story one of the "Hothead" brothers became exhibit "A" of the upside down kingdom. And the way it happened is the way it still does.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson

God's Party

God's Party : Yahoo!
Five simple strategies can enable a "hurry sick" generation to achieve the maximum Yahoo! experience in God's Yahoo day.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
God's Party: Green Google
Who would have suspected the vital connection the Sabbath and the cross bear to the modern green movement? Or that the deeper truth of the Green Story can only be grasped in light of the corresponding Brown Story which the green movement ignores? Which may be why the ten suggestions of what Green Story people can do to make a difference matters.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
God's Party: YouTube YouToo
Does God have a YouTube portrait? Indeed He does, but one quite different from the Google model. It's a YouToo portrait, actually, one that "you too" must be part of to be prepared for that great Day. Confused? No worries: the Sabbath will connect the dots.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
God's Party: Facebook
Explore four ways the Sabbath merges with the ultimate rest stop and links to Jesus' Facebook. Because bottom line, what Facebook is about, the Sabbath is about.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
God's Party: MySpace
In a world consumed with MySpace is there any GodSpace left? Just how much space is left may surprise you. Or have we become so plugged in to our hi-techy gadgets these days that we can't even get unplugged anymore? Discover our cyberspace cure in God's gift of MySpace.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson

The Sabbath

A Test Very Simple and Highly Visible
How do you test worship or loyalty? The biblical precedent answers: very simply, highly visibly. So, while the Bible's description of the last battle will come to many as an unsuspecting surprise, the final test associated with it shouldn't.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
The Case of Dr. Eck
It was the clinching argument that won the day in court, but in God's eyes didn't change a thing. It's an argument still being advanced today, and with the same effect.
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
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The Invasion
He was dropped behind enemy lines for a work of sabotage. Seven remarkable parallels between Genesis and the Gospel of John describe His work and confront the status quo of a significant component of contemporary worship in Christendom.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
Legacy of the Bastard Science
Put the fourth commandment, the pseudo science of astrology and a powerful emperor in a political blender and what to you get? The first Sunday law. But not the last!
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
The Three Act Play
Comes the challenge of a young, atheistic-leaning mind, "if God is real, let this sermon series impress me!" Could it be that in a surprising twist God's gift of holy time addresses this deep-seated desire to know the ultimate truth?
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson
The Refreshing "Delusion"
There may not be a straight line connection between Richard Dawkins' best seller, "The God Delusion" and the day God was "refreshed," but by connecting the dots we might discover a vital purpose of one of God's greatest gifts to the human race.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Dwight K. Nelson

The Chosen

Crossing Over
The story of a leader who never crossed over, and how mercy still had the last word. Vital lessons for leaders in nations, work places, social groups, families, etcetera.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Snakes in the Cradle
Strange symbols represent the medical profession--two snakes entwined around a pole. Strange unless you understand the Biblical story of the snake on the pole and the ultimate antigen it created for divine healing. This message provides an essential corrective to the inherent risk run in The Chosen sermon series.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
An American Thanksgiving in Canaan
The God you gratefully remember is the God you will faithfully obey. Discover the secret to sustained gratitude.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Live Without Sex (for Awhile)
This is not your grandmother's traditional sermon on sex. The three realms of fake intimacy discussed could be the greatest threat facing our nation, our church and personal faith. A non-simplistic and workable four-fold "Life and Sex Strategy" provides a map to wholesome exercise of God's gift within His prescribed restraints.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
How Much of Naked is Acceptable?
Is a little cleavage a spiritual issue? What about a little ornamental jewelry? Is it time to revise some old standards, or to reaffirm them? If the Bible is our guide and "the chosen" our identity?
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Eat, Drink and Be Merry Without Getting Stoned
Think that addiction is only about alcoholism and drug use? Or that Christians are immune? Consider the bad news about addiction and the good news for the addicted.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Stone the Prophet
Within the wider community of God's chosen, a select few were always chosen as His mouthpiece to the many. As it happened in the Biblical era, so it happened in our own. The chosen community of old most often ignored God's chosen one among them. What's our response to His chosen one among us? And why does it matter?
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Blood on the Doorpost
Forgetting can be lethal. Remembering keeps a chosen movement, or person, alive and advancing. And for the divinely chosen, there is much to remember.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Children of the Waldenses
What happens when one generation of the chosen visits the site where a previous generation gave their all for Christ? Pastor Dwight interviews some of the students he accompanied on the tour and were impacted.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Not a Big Head, but a Big Heart
Chosen? Maybe. But on what basis? And for what purpose? The answers make a huge difference in what it means to be chosen.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Why We Are the Most Unique People on Earth
Sometimes God chooses in ways that seem so politically incorrect. But choose He did, back then; and choose He does, today! "It is a fearful thing to be chosen," especially so if all we want is to be accepted.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Why You Are the Most Unique Person on Earth
Was your conception unplanned, your birth an "accident"? Are you handicapped? Too young to contribute, or too old to make a difference any more? Ah, but if you only knew what it took for you to get here, and what it means that you've been chosen! That discovery marks the first step toward determining your destiny - your special place and role on earth.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson

The Front Porch

The Front Porch: In Search of Your Four Spaces
We all live in four spaces - public, social, personal and intimate. The ideal: harmonious development in all four spaces. Understanding this may explain why the best way to close the back door is to build a front porch.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
The Front Porch: "We Are Many, But Are We Much?"
"We are a nation in search of a front porch." Values are influenced and shaped on a front porch. Lives are changed on a front porch. Which could be why following Jesus always leads to a front porch.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson

Awkward Ambitions

The Ambitions of a Middle Class - II
Many Americans, including members of the church, are surfing the tsunami of personal debt. Here's two simple strategies to learn how to move from a life of slavery to indebtedness to a life of freedom and contentment.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
The Ambitions of a Middle Class - I
American society is pretty open about most things. It's acceptable, even fashionable in some circles, to talk about one's addictions to alcohol, drugs, even sex. But there's at least one taboo left, something hardly anyone wants to talk about; yet the Bible treats it as a big deal!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
The Ambitions of a Mother
The story of a mother's prayer and dream for her children, a prayer that Jesus didn't answer in the way the mother had hoped. Some dreams are best let go of so that bigger ones might be fulfilled.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson

Mercy Came a Runnin'

Mercy Comes, Mercy Goes
Ever heard of geometric progression? How about the Great Commission? Could it be that geometric progression hold's the key to the fulfillment of the Great Commission? It's mercy on the run again. This time with a surprising twist.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Whatever Happened to Justice?
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
A Severe Mercy
What does death taste like? Hemingway ventured a guess. In the language of the great story, the Bible describes it in vivid detail. There's no mistaking it now. It's a taste of severe mercy.
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Something More Important Than Truth
Could there be anything more important than truth? If Jesus has the last word the answer must be Yes!
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
When the Debt Ratio Is 600,000:1
It's hard to imagine such a debt - 600,000 times greater than you could earn in your lifetime. But there's good news for such a debtor as you or me. And it could take us into some surprising places.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Put a Smile on God's Face
Two powerful stories from the life of Jesus, and a personal testimony, produce a one-line message guaranteed to put a smile on God's face. It's heard mostly on the lips of the desperate and despairing. Too bad. Because while it's only sinners who plead for mercy, it's only for sinners that mercy pleads. A two word prayer that mercy can't resist.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
The Two Word Prayer
It's heard mostly on the lips of the desperate and despairing. Too bad. Because while it's only sinners who plead for mercy, it's only for sinners that mercy pleads. A two word prayer that mercy can't resist. A new view of the Sermon on the Mount from the pinnacle of a beatitude.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
Solid Gold!
Critical thinking is a necessary survival skill today. So how does one prevent the skill of critiquing from crossing over into the sin of criticizing? And why did this matter so much to Jesus?A new view of the Sermon on the Mount from the pinnacle of a beatitude.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
The End of Perfection?
A new view of the Sermon on the Mount from the pinnacle of a beatitude.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
When Mercy Grew on Trees
Family trees can be interesting, and revealing. And because of His mixed up, messed up family tree, and the tree that it ultimately led Him to, there is hope aplenty for yours.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson
The Truth of the Orange Sword
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Dwight K. Nelson

Wisemen From the East

The Human Beast
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
We Four Kings
Why would all Jerusalem be disturbed at the news that the Christ child had been born (Matt. 2:3)? Could it be that the bearers of the news were not of their own blood or theological persuasion? Have things changed significantly today? Do we still judge the message by the messenger? Many will come from the east . . .
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Star Still Rising Over Islam
A truly amazing, paradigm-changing study on the Christmas story, with profound implications for how we may choose to relate to and pray for the children of Ishmael, the adherents of Islam.(Part 2 of Rumors from the East: Star Rising over Islam)
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson

Rumors From the East

King of the North
The sinister "King of the North" (a metaphor Daniel uses to describe a succession of earth powers that oppress God's people) makes an all-out, final attack precipitated by rumors from the east. Not a study for the faint hearted, unless you want to know what's coming and how to be prepared.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
The Last Sonset
Coming: "A time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation" (Daniel 12:1). Very popular literal interpretations of Bible prophecy are setting up millions for an unexpected, satanic ambush. Which could have enormous implications for everything from setting national policy to making personal decisions.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Kings of the East
The third and final rumor from the east has a rich legacy in biblical history and prophecy. It's the scariest rumor of them all, but also the best, striking panic in the hearts of some, hope in the hearts of others.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
East Gate
The second rumor engages the creation/evolution debate. Revelation predicts that there will be a generation that will refuse to take the hand of a skeleton and will take the hand of the Creator.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
East Winds
Clues for the second rumor from the east: winds, seal, forehead, name, time, U.S.A. Today. The perfect rumor for a rest-less society.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Star Rising Over Islam
Does Islam, with its 1.4 billion adherents, have a place in Bible prophecy? Might God have used Mohammed and his Muslim followers to protect and advance the development of his kingdom? And could He possibly be doing so still today?
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
The Last Sonrise Revisited
If you want to define God's glory, you must look into His face which He revealed in a Story. The glory of God is in the Story . . . and the story. It's the law of mirrors.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
The Last Sonrise
The first rumor from the east heralds good news for earth's darkest hour. While the Sonrise it anticipates lies dead ahead, can we afford to wait for it?
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Rumors From the East
Rumors from the East, the finale of the great cosmic war that plays out in every heart. The increasing intensification of the battle is reason enough to ally with Michael. Whenever He shows up in Scripture, guess who wins!
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson

Eternity's Edge: New Visions for an Aging Movement

The Truth of the Missing Sapphire
What's the meaning of a color? Lots if it's God's color, the color of His throne. Knowing that color helps solve one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Some Final Reflections on Bode Miller and the Andrews Edge
Level 5 (top rung) leaders, not only in top companies and families on earth but also in the divine economy in heaven, have a common, counter-intuitive characteristic. Do you possess it?
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
The Magic Kingdom
What causes you to jump for joy or sends you into a pit of despair? The answer, divinely etched into human nature, also provided the antidote to depression. Imagine, if you dare, the Magic Kingdom!
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
"'It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times'" (The Unrelenting Query: Who Will Roll the Stone Away)
Dickens' statement sets up this classic reflection on Easter. How is it possible to hold the opposites of death and faith, despair and hope in the same heart?
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Will We Speak Chinese in Heaven?
"How long will you go limping?" Aging movements do that, don't they? And yet the Elijah movement in the end will be a race through earth's final storm. The Elijah secret is in the seven-fold prayer.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
When God's Last Question Becomes Our First
Technological advances are conquering outer space and cyber space. But there's one last, great frontier to be conquered for God. And it will be conquered . . . when God's last question becomes our first.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
"The Macedonian Matrix"
Faced any closed doors lately? Financially, socially, professionally, health wise? Consider this: those closed doors could be setting you up for God's BHAG! So, what's a BHAG? Very good question. You won't be disappointed in the very important answer.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Prelude to Persecution
Think persecution is a thing of the past: Bible times, early church, Dark Ages, etc.,not the present or the future? Think again! But then, why don't we experience it more today? The Bible's answer is clear, disturbing, hopeful.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
The Tri-lateral Conspiracy
A lone defender of God's honor and truth stood up against an ancient tri-lateral alliance that threatened his life. The same players are all in place for the final showdown just before the return of Jesus. Where are you among them?
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Where in the World Is Elijah?
Old Story. Powerfully new application. Same bottom line. You decide.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
Eternity's Edge: New Visions for an Aging Movement: the Prequel
We have no king but Caesar!" Strange words coming from the mouths of religious people who hated Rome. A demonically inspired collusion, a marriage of convenience to get their bloody task completed. Could it be that we too make such collusions to serve our own ends?
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson

The DaVinci Code

The Women in Jesus' Life: The DaVinci Code Part 2
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson
The Women in Jesus' Life: The DaVinci Code Part 1
Special Mothers Day Sermon
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Dwight K. Nelson

Hid in My Heart

Baby and Beasts and Book: The Last Word
"Large Cat on the Loose!" Indeed, and more so than the author of that screaming newspaper headline possibly imagined. This "Storm Brewing, Part 2" message revisits the devil's appetite suppressant for the Word of God. Thank God there's an even larger Cat on the loose!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Storm Brewing
Is it overreacting to portray the Harry Potter craze as a demonically orchestrated component of the final storm brewing? The answer could be more important than you realize!
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Thanksgiving @ Midnight
When things get about as bad as they can get, what's a Christian to do?! A hum can be very contagious!
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Moral Giants In a Land of Pygmies
Calling all Shadrachs, Meshachs and Abednegos. You've heard the story, though not quite like this. You'll stand on the plain beside these men in ways that will surprise you, confront you. Because before He comes again the test will come again. Hence the daily quizzes to prepare you for the final!
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Twin Peaks: A Tale of Two Mountains (Communion)
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
All is Well-He's Still Between the Cherubim
Divergent themes "A catastrophe faced by ancient Judah, the ark of the covenant, present-day natural disasters, and the final judgment" converge to produce a three-point strategy for what to do in a crisis. All the while the final crisis draws continually nearer!
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Torah, Torah, Torah: Breaking the Enemy's Code
Two ancient preachers kids and a country boy represent the desperate need in our permissive culture for the divinely autographed "Torah, Torah, Torah" in the world and in the church.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
In the Emperor's Bedroom
How important is the Old Testament? What can we learn from Jesus' attitude toward the Old Testament, the Bible of His day? Is it worthy of being hid in the heart of New Testament believers such as you and me?
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Audience with the Eternal
An audience with the Eternal! Really? Discover seven phenomenal benefits you will receive from reading, studying and memorizing the Word of God.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Showdown in the Desert
The cosmic showdown in the desert 2,000 years ago is a precursor to another great showdown that is soon to confront us all. Learn how to stand through this final storm.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
The DaVidic Code
You've heard of the highly speculative "Da Vinci Code." Now encounter the highly authentic "DaVidic Code." Three powerful evidences that the Bible supersedes every other book on earth.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson

Wine and Milk Without Money

Journeying with the Jews: The Second Exodus
The memory of being enslaved is deeply embedded in the psyche of any community that has once been enslaved. As is any accompanying exodus or emancipation. Ask any Jew or African American. Or any Christian? Consider the six steps anyone must take from spiritual enslavement to spiritual emancipation.
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
"I will Go to Spain"
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Is this Robert Browning statement mere philosophy or good religion? Is it wrong for a Christian to have bold ambitions? Is it wrong not to? Could this be what the metaphorical "Spain" is all about?
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Journeying with the Jews: When Chosen Means Choosing
Israel rejects Jesus, the gospel goes to the Gentiles and the church is born. So, does Israel still have a role in God's plan to save the world? And where does the SDA church fit in? A stimulating study that could change your mind, and your heart.
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Journeying with the Jews: When God Cuts the Work Short
Are you aware that "the chosen people" and "the remnant" are not necessarily the same people? Who indeed are the remnant? And what role do the remnant play in God's final evangelization of the world, seeing as God has already committed Himself to cut His work short in righteousness? (Romans 9)
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Putting on Heirs for Love
Are you prepared to suffer? Why would anyone long, as Paul did, to "fellowship with Christ in His sufferings?" The best news about suffering you may ever hear! (Romans 8)
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Unrelenting Battle - the Al Qaeda of the Heart
Once upon a time there was an apostle who struggled, really struggled, with sin and was honest enough to talk about it. And because he was, there is hope, real hope, for the rest of us. (Romans 7:7-25)
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Repeat after Me -"I Reckon I'm Dead"
Sanctification. Ho hum? Anything but! The key is getting the DONE and DO in the right order, and accepting the amazing anomaly of the gospel. Because you can't be truly free until . . . . (Romans 6:5-22)
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
It's Time for a Second Resurrection - Reflections on an Empty Tomb
Easter. Baptism. Is there a connection? Remarkably so! Death and resurrection to walk in newness of life. Do you remember yours? Here's why it's important to remember. (Romans 6:1-10)
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
I Done It for Love
Social theory research has discovered that personal losses hurt more than personal gains satisfy. Discover the fascinating insight this provides into the "everlasting gospel,""If one died for all, then all died."
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
How Much of All Is All?
Because of one, we are born lost and rebellious. Because of the other, we are born found and redeemed. Bill Gates illustrates the point. The "everlasting gospel" keeps getting better the more it's understood!
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
A Niagara Falls for Your Own Soul
When a weak, ungodly sinner and enemy of God is swept over the Niagara Falls of the New Testament it's not just good news, it's better than good. "Eternity itself can never fully reveal it." Yet we must never cease our pursuit to understand it.
Saturday, February 05, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Never Forget: God Is Able!
A message that both challenges a core, unspoken tradition of many Seventh-day Adventists and confronts us with the profound and practical question, "Is anything too hard for God?"
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
Father Abraham, King David and Other Such Ungodly (Like Us)
"I find no fault in Him." Pilate said it of Jesus. Oh, that God could say such a thing of us! But then we know ourselves all too well, don't we? Which is why we must discover the true and full meaning of "justification!"
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Dwight K. Nelson
The Christmas Gospel: Born of the Seed of an Adulterer
It's the shortest Christmas story in the world. An ugly story. A beautiful story. Long on good news. (Christmas homily on Romans 1:3)
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
A Universe-All Christmas
Universalism: the mistaken teaching that all will be saved. But the Bible does teach its own brand of "universalism". Biblical "universalism" and the final judgment; what could they possibly have in common? (Romans 3:23-24)
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
A Christmas Gift for the Pagan Majority
A world of six billion people, less than half of which are Christian. What will happen to the non-Christian majority? How will God judge pagans? Examine the scriptural evidence, if you dare! (Romans 2:12-16)
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
Can God Rig an Election?
On the eve of the divisive 2004 presidential election, Pastor Dwight reflects on God's relationship, and our responsibility, to government and national leadership. (Romans 13:1-7)
Saturday, October 30, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
Twice Set Free
How would you explain the gospel? Three scriptural axioms that once you hear, you will never forget. Perhaps the clearest explanation of the gospel you will ever hear. (Romans 3:9-28)
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
The Pain of Circumcision
An age-old religious practice comes back to stare us square in the face, reminding us that Seventh-day Adventists face the same danger as did the Jews of old. (Romans 2:17;-3:8)
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
The Sunny Side of Wrath
"The wrath of God" has instilled fear or been written off by the majority. A clearer sermon on God's wrath you could not hope to hear. (Romans 1:18-32)
Saturday, October 02, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
No Shame At All
Righteousness: the R-word of "spiritual magnificence." How did a struggle over the meaning of this word turn Christianity upside down? Has it done so to you yet? (Romans 1:16-17)
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
New Slavery - No Shame
"We might think of ourselves as converted slaves. . . ." (Henri Nouwen). Three characteristics of a converted slave of Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:1-7)
Saturday, September 11, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
Thirsty for God?
Amos predicts global starvation for more than physical food. Do you hunger and thirst for the right thing? Because if you do, you'll get it. (Whetting the appetite for a study of Romans.)
Saturday, September 04, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson

The Christ of the Passion

As Easy as A-B-C
As simple as 1-2-3. As easy as A-B-C. Yes, but also as hard as . . . Unless, that is, the passion of the Christ has indeed worked its miracle in us.
Saturday, June 12, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
As Simple as 1-2-3
A call for a not-so-surprising, but oh so comprehensive, response to the passion of the Christ. But then, wouldn't we expect the message of the cross to be at least as practical as it is theological?
Saturday, June 05, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
The Six Last Words of God
You've heard about the seven last words of Christ. But have you ever heard about the six last words of God? They may be among the most important words you will ever hear. Talk about hope!
Saturday, May 15, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
The Passion of the Pacifist
Does Christ's passion have anything to teach us about pacifism? When He was hostilely seized that night, what did Jesus do? Confronted with our global tensions today, what would Jesus do?
Saturday, May 08, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
We can participate in the passion. It's both exciting and challenging. Becoming engaged, we discover that the far side of the world is not as far away as it sounds.
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
Hast Thou No Scar?
Parallel to its wondrous gift runs its enormous demands. What does the cross of Christ demand of us?
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
Till Death Do Us Part
Physical blood and gore of Christ's passion were the veneer on the face of the greater trauma. The horrendous suffering transcended anything experienced before or after. What was it, and what did it mean?
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
The Line Mel Gibson Left Out
The movie was bloody. The reality even worse. Why the fixation on blood in both the movie and the Bible?
Saturday, April 03, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
The Garden of Hell
In a garden humanity's hope was dashed, and in a garden revived again. What does the garden teach us about His passion? What does it hold for us and call us to?
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson

America Adrift

Alabama's Ten Commandments-Evangelical's Achilles' Heel
How significant is the modern legal battle over the Ten Commandments? Find out what God cares more about than the legal battle that's taking place. It involves you!
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
The Episcopalian Showdown
What happens when the church itself challenges God's law? What are the real issues at stake in this ecclesiastical conflict? How does this all affect you? And is there anything you can do about it?
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson
Is Gay Marriage Really That?
The true definition of marriage is being challenged in an assault on the moral law of God. Studying the biblical evidence reveals the contemporary relevance of God's law and what He thinks about this modern hotbed subject.
Saturday, January 10, 2004
Dwight K. Nelson

The John the Baptist Generation

A Counter-Cultural Christmas
When Jesus came the first time, no one noticed; no one was prepared. As we celebrate Christmas, are we preparing for the greatest counter-cultural event in history?
Saturday, December 06, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
A Shantung Compound Thanksgiving
Join in the extraordinary PMC Thanksgiving service with festive hymns of praise and thanksgiving. Enjoy a brief Thanksgiving message on breaking out of greed and entering into true thanksgiving.
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
144,000
Does God call his people at the end of time to a higher standard than his chosen people throughout history? Is our generation of Christians different from previous generations? Is it more important? Review God's call then and now.
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Locust and Honey
What connection exists between our physical bodies and our spiritual perceptions? Does diet really influence our spirituality?
Saturday, November 08, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Marinating in the Brine
When Martin Luther nailed his thesis to the church doors, he began a counter-cultural revolution in the hearts and mind of scholars and laymen alike. God calls us to withdraw from the marinade and join the revolution.
Saturday, November 01, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Mea Culpa
Already saved? John the Baptist calls even the saved to repent, even if it's only for the sin of unrepentance. What does it mean to repent? Only by doing so can we grow closer to God.
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
The John the Baptist Generation
The gun has gone off! The race does not stop until the finish line. What is the race? How do we cross that finish line? In order to renew our apocalyptic edge and prophetic focus we must answer God's call and run the race.
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson

About My Father's Business

A Prostitute's Best Friend
With Jesus, it mattered not who you were, or are. A prostitute's best friend can be yours too.
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Be a Non-anxious Farmer
What do unresponsive, impulsive, preoccupied people have to do with farming? Discover the challenging truth about the parable of the sower.
Saturday, October 04, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Quit Fishing in the Aquarium
If God is our Father, then fishing is our future. But are we fishing in the aquarium rather than getting down and dirty with deep-sea fishing for God?
Saturday, September 27, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Looking for the Broke
Comfortable in the church? What about the other 6 billion people Jesus loves? Reaching out to a world in need isn't always pretty. But the call to be about our Father's business is a call to a mission of inclusion.
Saturday, September 13, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Seek the Anointing
Could it be that in rediscovering and experiencing the baptism and anointing Jesus offers, we will discover new depths of God's Power and joy? Learn to Seek the Anointing.
Saturday, September 06, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
You Can Learn Something From the Boy
The first recorded words of Jesus are a powerful summons to join Him in the Father's passion and the Father's business, even in our cities.
Saturday, August 30, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson

Quid Pro Quo

Remember Me
There is a way to open ourselves up continually to more blessings from God. Jesus' example points the way.
Saturday, June 28, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Polish Your Halo
Life is a test. What are the raw materials entrusted to you? And what does it mean to be faithful?
Saturday, June 07, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Return to Sender
Does God really need my 10%? What's God up to with the tithe? What's His bottom line purpose?
Saturday, May 24, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
God's Glorious Freebees
"Freely you have received . . ." No strings attached? Or does God have something else in mind when He gives His gifts?
Saturday, May 17, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson

The Repairers of the Breach

The Truth of the Talking Bull: An Unapologetic Apologetic
Is there a spiritual way to respond to war? What kind of war are Christians called to wage?
Saturday, April 05, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Poor, Poor Jesus - Let Us Follow Him
Do the worlds of science and spirituality mix? What does God ask in exchange for all the riches of heaven?
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Bones in the Garden - The Phenomenal Benefits of Loving the Poor!
Ever heard of the Mother Teresa Effect? Modern research results substantiate Isaiah's formula for health and healing.
Saturday, March 08, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
The Shabbat Shalom of the Poor
True Sabbath keeping: my way, your way, or God's way? How does God feel about worship that ignores social justice and action? Explore the deeper meaning of true Sabbath keeping.
Saturday, February 22, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Be Primitive, Poor and Post-modern Simultaneously
What is the Christian view of equality? Equal material resources? Equal opportunities? Equal . . . ? Explore the equality that is closest to God's heart.
Saturday, February 01, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Champions of the Poor
Jesus, an advocate for the poor, often slept on the street. He still does. When we help the poor and homeless, guess what we're doing?
Saturday, January 25, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
Poor Champions
What can make God laugh and cry simultaneously? Discover how you can walk where Jesus walked. It's closer than Palestine. But it's harder for the human heart to get there.
Saturday, January 18, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson
The Road to the Future Lies Through the Past and the Poor
True Christianity heeds the ancient summons to be repairers of the breach. Jesus demonstrated what this means. There can be no modern revival without it.
Saturday, January 11, 2003
Dwight K. Nelson

The Revealing

Of Babies and Dragons - An Apocalyptic Christmas
Will it ever be forgotten that the face on the throne was the face of a baby? The baby is so that we will never forget that we are never forgotten.
Saturday, December 07, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
An Apocalyptic Thanksgiving (Part2)
Thank God for loss? Sound ridiculous? Except that new depths of God's grace and mercy often manifest themselves through pain, loss and failure.
Saturday, November 30, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
An Apocalyptic Thanksgiving (Part1)
Feasting and family mark our Thanksgivings. As should gratitude, every day of the year, for a powerful reason.
Saturday, November 23, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
The Seven Faces of the Other God
When God left earth to take His throne, Another descended to be His presence with His people. The Holy Spirit. A view from the Apocalypse.
Saturday, November 16, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
The Face of the Slaughtered Lamb
Lamb sacrifices: ancient, foreign, obsolete. But has the crimson cross that made them such become an ancient, foreign, obsolete relic to us?
Saturday, November 09, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
The Other Face Upon the Throne
The great issue in the Great Controversy centers on worship. We're good at the where and the when of it. What about the larger issues of the who and the how of it?
Saturday, November 02, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
The Candlestick Face
Have any complaints about your church? Know of anyone in your church who's stopped attending because of them? In the Apocalypse, guess where Jesus shows up!
Saturday, October 26, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
A Smile Upon the Face of Death
The great emotion: Fear. The great unknown: Death. We fear what we don't know. He who holds the keys of death holds the solution to our fear.
Saturday, October 19, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
The Face in the Clouds
He will return bearing the scar. How much of its formation resulted from physical trauma? Did we contribute to it? Do we still?
Saturday, September 28, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
Painted in Blood
Martyr. Victor. King. How can they all be the same face? How can they all bear the same mark? How is it that the scar bears our own imprint?
Saturday, September 14, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
Apocalypse Now
Americans are more than ever captivated by the apocalypse. But the apocalypse is not simply about the future, it reveals a Face. The closer we look, the more of it we see.
Saturday, September 07, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
Christ and the New Apocalypse
When you lose a loved one you never forget their face. The Apocalypse reveals Jesus' face and invites us never to forget it.
Saturday, August 31, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson

The Contagious Adventist

The Adventist Advantage
Internalizing the Adventist distinctives under the Lordship of Christ forms the foundation for becoming a Contagious Adventist. Are you one?
Saturday, April 27, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
Follow the Finger
The mission of Christ is the mission of Seventh-day Adventists. But before grace can be shared contagiously, it must first be experienced. Are you experiencing it?
Saturday, April 20, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
Fit as a Fiddle
The Adventist position on health is the subject of many jokes, and the secret to a longer life. Something to be contagious about.
Saturday, April 06, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
The Ghosts of Easters Past
Nothing is more certain about life in this world than that it will end. But Easter says the end of our lives here is not the end of the story. The Contagious Adventist view of death and beyond.
Saturday, March 30, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
When the Infamous Six Will Be Forgiven
What's contagious about the Adventist view of the final judgment? Lots!
Saturday, March 09, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
Let's Roll
To a world plagued with pain and death, God offers a contagious hope. Internalizing that hope can't help but make you contagious.
Saturday, February 23, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
A Song from the Inferno
Saturday, February 02, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
Seventh Things Second
Our most distinguishing characteristic is built right into our name: Seventh-day Adventists. What relationship does the seventh day have to our devotion to Jesus as our Lord? How does it enhance that devotion and make it contagious?
Saturday, January 26, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
First Things First
Being Seventh-day Adventists distinguishes us from the rest of the Christian world. But we are first Christians, then Seventh-day Adventists. In sharing our Adventist faith, we should always put first things first.
Saturday, January 19, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
The Contagious Adventist
What does it mean to be contagious? What does it mean for God's trusting children, His friends, to be contagious? Are you contagious?
Saturday, January 12, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson
A New Year of Contagion
What do you want Jesus to do for you? If He is willing to do it, what could be more important than asking, and trusting?
Saturday, January 05, 2002
Dwight K. Nelson

September 11 and Its Aftermath

The Christmas Phoenix: Out of the Ashes a Hopeful Heart, Part 2
In a world filled with violence, an eye-for-an-eye and tooth-for-a-tooth kind of world, is peace a mirage that teases but never really materializes? What is the peace that God promises?
Saturday, December 08, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Christmas Phoenix: Out of the Ashes a Hopeful Heart, Part 1
Suffering is universal. Which does not mean that good is not also universal. How God can bring something very good out of something very bad?
Saturday, December 01, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Thanksgiving Phoenix: From Ashes a Grateful Heart, Part 2
An ancient dungeon-bound prisoner once scribbled words out of which a phoenix of hope arose, "Come before winter!"
Saturday, November 24, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Thanksgiving Phoenix: From Ashes a Grateful Heart, Part 1
A discovery of joy: out of the trials of life a phoenix of gratitude can indeed yet rise.
Saturday, November 17, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
New York & Beyond: Raw Terror, Raw Faith
Did Jesus predict an epidemic of fear just prior to His return? As an antidote to terror, Jesus offers this generation a three-fold prescription for raw faith.
Saturday, October 27, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
Jesus Loves New York
What it means to be mentored by Christ. Reports from Andrews University students who accompanied Pastor Dwight to NYC to minister to hurting people.
Saturday, October 20, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
In Remembrance of Our Hero Celebrating Calvary in the Light of NYC
Gripping stories related to September 11 point us to an even greater Hero. If your life were to end today, as many did on September 11, would you be secure in your relationship to Christ? A communion celebration.
Saturday, September 29, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
God's 911 Call in Our 9-11 Crisis
A 911 tribute. What can be learned from this tragedy? Can God transform the shards of doubt and fear into a mosaic of promise?
Saturday, September 15, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
A Holy Ghost Anointing
This isn't about the latest televangelist scandal. Nor is it a charismatic twist to the usual hum-drum of religion. "When the Messiah Is Your Mentor"-you really do need to take seriously his own confession that he himself lived a Holy Ghost anointed life-and that he calls his disciples to do the same. You can't anoint yourself. Where then shall we turn, we who follow the Christ?
Saturday, September 08, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
Hometown Blues
How could those who knew Jesus so well, and saw His miracles, not believe He was the long awaited Messiah? Why is faith so elusive? Do you sometimes doubt? Is there an antidote?
Saturday, September 01, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson

Am I My Brother's Keeper

Bowling Alone
So many people going their separate ways? What will it take to create community in a bowling-alone culture?
Saturday, June 09, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
Bloom Where You're Planted
A testimony of the Pioneer pastoral staffs' quest for community.
Saturday, May 26, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Community of the Twisted Kiss
How can a community of Saints become a community of Sinners? Those who have been broken by pain and burdens need the embrace of grace; the healing grace of the twisted kiss.
Saturday, May 05, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
Cadences of Home: The Education of an Exile
For exiles who hunger for peace and long for home comes this word from Jeremiah about the dance of grace. Dance of grace?
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
Requiem & Resurrection for a Fallen Brother
Is there any rest for a fallen brother or sister? What does a fallen person have to do to be resurrected or reinstated? Excellent presentation on the grace of God.
Saturday, April 14, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Communist Manifesto
One for all and all for one. Sound strikingly similar to Communism? What will it take for the church at the end to be like the church at the beginning?
Saturday, April 07, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
Am I My Brother's Keeper?
A legendary story: Cain and Abel. A haunting question: "Am I my brother's keeper?" But if the truth be known, is not the need for each other our greatest need?
Saturday, March 24, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson

2001 An Earth Odyssey

The Most Shaking Truth of All
A recap of the very good news of Jesus' soon return. In light of this great truth, how then shall we live?
Saturday, March 03, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Most Compelling Truth of All
The Three Angels' Messages' God's final warning to civilization. No second chance here! Just the passionate pleas of a God who longs to accomplish something vitally important to Him before Jesus returns.
Saturday, February 24, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Most Dangerous Truth of All
Is the Anti-Christ some tyrant/dictator as the Left Behind series portrays? Or is it a religious-political institution that is alive and well right now and gaining in its power to rule the world? Examine the evidence.
Saturday, February 17, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Most Clarifying Truth of All
Dispensationalism promotes a belief in a literal fulfillment of literal Israel in end time prophecy. Discovering the conditional nature of God's prophecies protects us from this deception. How are the prophecies about Israel to be understood in the New Testament era?
Saturday, February 03, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Greatest Truth of All
In an astounding twist, the greatest time prophecy in all the Bible has been sadly disassembled and reformed into a strange amalgamation that has swept through the Christian world. Revisit another shining truth that Left Behind left behind.
Saturday, January 27, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Most Urgent Truth of All
Explore the truth, or lack thereof, behind the "rapture theory" that has swept the nation. Discover how Left Behind has left behind the most urgent truth of all.
Saturday, January 20, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson
The Soon Second Coming
Are you ready to give a reason for the hope that is in you and to answer the questions your colleagues and neighbors may ask regarding the second coming and the rapture? It starts with an understanding of what Left Behind got right!
Saturday, January 13, 2001
Dwight K. Nelson

The Covenant Keepers

When God Had a Stepfather
When God chose a stepfather for His Son, what did he look for? Stepfathers, listen up.
Saturday, December 23, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
The Glory of One: How to Live a Fulfilling Singlehood
Does God reserve the abundant, fulfilled life for married people only? Is singlehood a catastrophe or a spiritual gift? Lessons from God's honor roll of singles.
Saturday, December 09, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
His Needs, Her Needs: Five Secrets to a Lasting Marriage
Pastor and Mrs. Nelson share five secrets for making a marriage so irresistible that neither partner wants to look elsewhere for fulfillment.
Saturday, December 02, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
A Promise of Joy: How Do You Mend a Broken Heart
Can a marriage survive an affair? Can trust violated ever be restored? Here's a 10-point prescription for mending a broken heart and a broken marriage.
Saturday, November 18, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
How to Find Your One and Only and Know You've Picked a Winner
Wherever human choice is involved, there are no absolute guarantees. But here are seven principles of choosing and marrying the right one.
Saturday, November 11, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Aborting Someone Else's Future (A Tale of Two Wombs)
When does our identity in God begin? When does God's future become a promise for a potential child? Focus on the incredible hope this truth presents to every young woman . . . and man. (Abortion)
Saturday, November 04, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
The Ugly Secret
"The Ugly Secret" doesn't have to remain ugly for life. God cries with victims and lives with them. Calvary enfolds "the Ugly Secret" in a healing embrace. (Childhood sexual abuse)
Saturday, October 28, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
The Secret Wound
The wound is secret because for too many it is simply too painful to disclose. What if the church were a safe haven, a place where wounds were healed? (Homosexuality and the church's response)
Saturday, October 14, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Sex in the City and in the Country and Other Virtual Places
Modern motto of the young: "Sex without strings, relationships without rings." But it's not only moderns who've encountered its lure and its pain. Study two biblical characters: one who fell for it, one who didn't.
Saturday, October 07, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
The Achilles' Heel of the Average Heart
Seldom do they really "live happily ever after." Even the family Jesus grew up in didn't. But God has made provision for unfulfilled expectations.
Saturday, September 30, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Grace in the Garden, Snake in the Grass
God gave His shining ideal for marriage in Eden. But wonder of wonders, the subsequent story in Genesis tells of one dysfunctional family after another. Good news; God has an entire history of experience working with families more dysfunctional than our own.
Saturday, September 09, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson

The Tipping Point

Seven Times Hotter, Ten Times Smarter
A lot can be learned from death. Pastor Nelson relates a deeply personal experience of his relationship with a friend who was dying, and shares the valuable lesson he learned through that experience.
Saturday, September 02, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Of Stones and Striplings and Other Such Unlikelies
What does the Ebola virus and a Christian have in common? Learn how your life can make a big difference, and how you can become a tipping point.
Saturday, August 26, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson

The Upside-down Kingdom

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction - Neitzche & Jesus
". . . that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." The PMC Mission Statement: "Forward on our knees: Readying our lives, Reflecting His love, Reaching our world, for the imminent return of Jesus."
Saturday, May 27, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Looking for a Silver Bullet in a Black Hole
The resurrection of Jesus. The treasure of the universe. Has this treasure lost its luster and become commonplace to us? Dust off the old stone and behold the transforming rays radiating from the empty tomb.
Saturday, April 22, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Perfume Through an Open Window
"What is truth?" Pilate asked Him, but didn't pursue the opportunity his own question provided. The same opportunity is provided us, inviting us to pursue the chance that Pilate had but lost.
Saturday, April 08, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
The Upside-down Kingdom: In Search of the Greeks
The cry of the seeking Greeks, "Sir, we want to see Jesus," is the echoed cry of the secularized world today. Christ and His Cross is still the only hope for their cries in crisis. Explore our role in God's effort to answer the cry of the seeking Greeks.
Saturday, April 01, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson

The Second Coming of the Holy Spirit

Gimme Oil in My Lamp
Oil in lamps sounds so foreign to our modern day lives. What's the relevance to us today? And what about the ten virgins in that story, all of whom fell asleep?
Saturday, March 11, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Fake!
Some things never change. Which is why at the very hour that God is preparing to set the world ablaze one last time with His reviving glory, the mastermind that has always attempted to mimic the divine is subtly laying down beside the genuine his own dark counterfeit. It looks real. Come see.
Saturday, February 26, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
A Holy Catch-22
The Lord Jesus cannot come to us until we come to Him. We cannot come to Him until He comes to us. Learn how to break this catch-22.
Saturday, January 29, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - I'm Yours
It's a truly fascinating piece of apocalyptic drama. High adventure, depicting four angels, four winds and a final seal. The seal? What could it possibly mean to the 21st century?
Saturday, January 22, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
A Friendly Thief in the Night
The Bible teaches that the second coming of Christ will be very visible. Can the second coming of the Holy Spirit be what is meant by "Coming as a thief in the night?"
Saturday, January 15, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson
The Second Coming of the Holy Spirit
We look forward to the second coming of Christ; but do we also look forward to the second coming of the Holy Spirit? Are you preparing for a downpour?
Saturday, January 08, 2000
Dwight K. Nelson