Church in the 'Boro: Statesboro, GA > Sermons by Rob Wilkerson

Summary: Does your life feel like a mouse wheel sometimes? Do you walk through life sensing sometimes that your looking at it all almost as if you're looking at a 3D movie...without the 3D glasses? Life can look fuzzy too often, and feel very much like a mouse wheel. Unless, of course, we have a clear sense of our mission as Jesus-followers. That mission Jesus gave us almost two thousand years ago is something that gives crystal clear vision to every follower. Understanding and embracing the two lenses of the 3D missional glasses given to us by Jesus is essential to redeeming our time and making the most of our lives.

How Jesus' Followers Should Feel and What They Should Think about the Death of Osama Bin Laden

05/08/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Category: Loving Your Enemy

Summary: How followers of Jesus respond/react to the death of the world's most wanted terrorist will tell the world as much about our views on war, death, and violence as it does on our supposed profession to follow the King of Kings...whose kingdom is not of this world. Compare your own sentiments over the death of OBL with what the Scriptures teach about this subject, as well as a philosophical consideration on the subject of war and violence in general.

What is Baptism?

05/01/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Easter 2011

Category: Baptism

Summary: Baptism in the first century seems to barely resemble the way it's done today. In this overview Rob teaches through the Biblical reflections, purposes, and reasons for baptism in the New Testament local church today.

The Resurrection

04/24/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Easter 2011

Category: Resurrection

Prophecy 101: Rob Wilkerson

04/16/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Prophecy 101

Category: Prophecy

Passage: 1 Corinthians 14:

Summary: Saturday night session of Prophecy 101 - Time for application and practicing the gift of prophesy

Live Q&A, April 3, 2011

04/03/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Category: Q&A

Summary: Live Q&A session

How to Let the Gospel Drive Your Disagreements, Part 2

03/30/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Category: Handling Conflict

Summary: Part 2 in a brief series on ow to let the gospel drive your disagreements.

How To Let the Gospel Drive Your Disagreements Part 1

03/13/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Category: Handling Conflict

Praying the Mission: Defending The Unity Of The Fathers Family, Part 2

02/27/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Summary: Did Jesus have anything specific in mind when He began His teaching on prayer with the word "our"? Is there any significance to the fact that Jesus wants His followers to address God as "OUR Father"? In this message, Rob continues a defense of the unity of Jesus' followers as the foundation for our approach to the Father in prayer, as well as the foundation for the mission Jesus has called His church to.

Praying the Mission: Defending The Unity Of The Fathers Family, Part 1

02/20/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Summary: When Jesus teaches us to pray, "Our Father," He is implying that there is a unity among those who belong to the Father. Next to a proper understanding of God as our Father, our unity together under the Father, as His children, is the second most crucial foundation for a gospel-driven, God-glorifying prayer life.

Praying The Mission: The Simplicity of Prayer

02/13/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Summary: Prayer, like Bible study and so many other "tasks" in our Christian life, can become so incredibly complex at times. Jesus taught His disciples however, that prayer is really quite simple. Just make your mission and your agenda God's mission and agenda. When the things Jesus wants us to pray for and about become the things we actually pray, our prayer life becomes simple as the complexity dissipates. In this next message in the series on "Praying the Mission," Rob describes how simple Jesus wants our prayer lives to be, and in so doing offers much hope and encouragement, refreshing us to enter into this vital lifestyle for every believer.

Adopted Or Orphaned

02/06/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Summary: After a two month break from our the series on the Lord's Prayer entitled "Praying the Mission," Rob reviews the essentials of what we've learned so far in the series. The essence of the Lord's Prayer begins with determining whether you are an orphan or an adopted child of God. Orphans pray like that have no Father. Adopted children pray like Jesus teaches us to pray in the Lord's Prayer. A wide door is open in this message to all who feel that they are an orphan, or else feel as if they've been living like one lately.

A Clear Vision for 2011: The Simplicity of the Kingdom

01/09/11

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Category: Kingdom of God

Summary: A clear vision for Church in the Boro for 2011 is absolutely essential in order to "keep our eye on the ball." The church's mission is plain and simple: advance the kingdom of God. In this message, Rob attempts to lay out the obstacles to a simple-kingdom mindset, and presents the solutions and applications Church in the Boro will pursue in 2011.

On Prophecy

12/05/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Passage: 1 Corinthians 14:1–14:40

Praying the Mission, 5

11/28/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Praying the Mission, 4

11/21/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Passage: Luke 15:11–15:32

Prayer and the Baptism of The Spirit

10/24/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Praying the Mission, 3

10/17/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Passage: Matthew 6:11

Praying the Mission, 2

10/10/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Praying the Mission

Category: The Lord's Prayer

Passage: Matthew 6:–6:

Church Membership, Part 2

09/19/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Category: Belonging to the Local Church

Scandalous Grace, Part 14: Walking in the Spirit & Not in the Flesh

09/05/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Manhood 102 & 103: Rob Wilkerson

08/21/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Manhood 101

Category: Manhood

Scandalous Grace, Part 11: Grace for Coping AND for Conquering

08/15/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Summary: God's grace is given to us for coping and managing our lives from day to day, but especially for reigning as superconquerors victoriously in Christ Jesus!

Scandalous Grace, Part 10: Grace-Filled Giving

08/08/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Passage: 2 Corinthians 8:1–9:15

Summary: Outrageous. Ridiculous. Hilarious. Overflowing. Generous. Extreme Poverty. Abundant Joy. Severe Afflictions. Do these words and phrases belong together at all? When God's grace gets a hold of a group of believers they do. Find out how in Part 10 of this series in "Grace-Filled Giving" from 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 and 9:6-15.

Scandalous Grace, Part 9: The Scandalous Choices of God's Grace (Continued)

08/01/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Summary: God makes absolutely scandalous choices when adopting children for Himself! Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, David, Peter, the Adulterous Woman, Zaccheus and YOU are examples of humanly illogical choices to be in God's family. Listen why and how these were God's choices in Part 9 of this series.

Scandalous Grace, Part 8: The Scandalous Choices of God's Grace

07/25/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Summary: When we consider how and why God chose to show grace to people, we are overwhelmed with a fullness of joy.

Scandalous Grace, Part 7: Down with Dead Works!

07/18/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Passage: Hebrews 9:13–9:14

Summary: Jesus' death has purified our consciences from anything we do that is filled with guilt and fear and lacks joy and hope.

Scandalous Grace, Part 6: Will the REAL Christian Please Stand Up!

07/11/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Passage: Romans 7:13–7:25

Summary: Rediscovering the true identity of the Christian compared to the traditional view of Romans 7:13-25.

Scandalous Grace, Part 4: The ABC's of Living in Grace

06/27/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Passage: Romans 6:

Summary: The ABC's of Living in Grace

Scandalous Grace, Part 3: Understanding God's Free Gift of Righteousness

06/20/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Passage: Romans 5:19–5:21

Summary: Understanding God's Free Gift of Righteousness

Scandalous Grace, Part 1: A Match Made in Heaven

06/06/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: Scandalous Grace

Category: Grace

Passage: Romans 7:1–7:6

Summary: Can you relate to this story? Listen to Rob's testimony of struggle with legalism, lust, guilt, depression, hopelessless, rejection, and condemnation. Then listen to a brief explanation of Romans 7:1-6 and how the deliverance God put into action for Rob is the same thing He offers you through scandalous grace.

The What, Why, When, and How of Local Church Membership

05/16/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: The Local Church: What it All Means

Category: Belonging to the Local Church

Summary: Understanding what church membership is, why we need it, when to join, and how to join...specifically applied to Church in the Boro.

What it Means to Lead the Local Church, Part 7: Character & Qualifications

05/09/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: What it Means to LEAD the Local Church

Category: The Church

Passage: 1 Timothy 3:1

Summary: Examining the desire and ambition of a man to lead a local church, according to Paul's description in 1 Timothy 3:1.

What It Means To Lead Part 5: Character and Qualifications

04/25/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: What it Means to LEAD the Local Church

Category: The Church

Passage: 2 Timothy 2:1–2:3

What it Means to LEAD the Local Church, Part 3: Getting to Know the Leaders

04/11/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: What it Means to LEAD the Local Church

Category: The Church

Passage: Ephesians 4:11

Summary: Understanding the gifts Jesus Christ gave to His church in the form of gifted leaders is crucial to understanding what it means to lead the local church.

What It Means To LEAD The Local Church, Part 2

04/04/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: What it Means to LEAD the Local Church

Category: The Church

Passage: Mark 10:32–10:45

Summary: in this part of the series, Pastor Rob looks at leadership and the ins and outs of what it means to truly lead the church

What it Means to LEAD the Local Church, Part 1: It Means Being a Servant to ALL

03/28/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: What it Means to LEAD the Local Church

Category: The Church

Passage: Mark 9:30–9:37

Summary: in this part of the series, Pastor Rob looks at leadership and the ins and outs of what it means to truly lead the church

What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

03/21/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Category: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Summary: an extensive look at four key chapters in Acts to reveal what the Baptism of the Holy Spirit looked like in the early church and its implications therefore for today

Why We Need the Baptism of the Spirit

03/14/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Category: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Passage: Acts 1:–10:

Summary: pastor Rob describes several key reasons why the Christian needs the baptism of the Holy Spirit

What it Means to GIVE to the Local Church, Part 3: The Principles and Practices of NT Giving

02/28/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: What it Means to GIVE to the Local Church

Category: The Church

Passage: 1 John 4:7–4:12

Summary: If the Christian is no longer bound to OT tithing, then what does the NT say about giving? In this third installment of the series, Rob lays out the NT principles and practices of the Christian's giving to the local church ministry.

What it Means to GIVE to the Local Church, Part 1: Tithing & the New Testament Church

02/14/10

Speaker: Rob Wilkerson

Series: What it Means to GIVE to the Local Church

Category: The Church

Passage: Genesis 14:1–14:24

Summary: Rob "opens the suitcase" of tithing and unpacks it in order to show us that this OT system no longer keeps Christians bound in their giving. Instead they are now released to give abundantly in and through the grace of God in Jesus Christ.