Story Audio: Recent Episodes
David A Story
current and past recordings of sermons, teaching, and other audio from David Story focused on God's Word about God's Son for us- includes past messages from weekly meetings of Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at Florida State University
- Our Father in Kingdom Prayer
- Our Priorities in Kingdom Prayer
- Our Dependence in Kingdom Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZViYZL1YR0
- When "In the Right" - 31-37
- Legal Divorce in place of Full Faithfulness
- Restricted Oaths in place of Constant Truthfulness
- When "Have the Right" - 38-42
- Right to Resist the Oppressor ... or Opportunity to Serve
- Right to Refuse the Beggar ... or Opportunity to Give
- When "They're Not Right" - 43-48
- Hating those who Hate/Hurt You ... Not Sons of the Father
- Loving Only those who Love You ... No Different than "they are"
- Kingdom Mission as Prophets
- How You Are a Blessing - Living out the Gospel - "Persecuted"
- How to Continue to Be - "Rejoice and Be Glad"
- Kingdom Mission as Salt
- How You Are a Blessing - Flavor of the Gospel - Preserving
- How to Continue to Be - Not Losing Taste and Thrown Out
- Kingdom Mission as Light
- How You Are a Blessing - Light of the Gospel - Illuminating
- How to Continue to Be - Not Hidden but Seen
- Blessed Are Kingdom Disciples - They Recognize Their Need
- Not Most Appealing Description
- But More Accurate Depiction
- Blessed Are Kingdom Disciples - They Care for Needs of Others
- Not Most Honoring Position
- But Far More Helpful One
- Recognition of the New King (1-8)– action/accuracy
- Interaction with the New King (9-18)– give/take
- Continuation of the New King (19-23)– life/death
- Before Recognizing It - 17-19 "divorce"
- When Recognizing It - 20-23 "dream"
- After Recognizing It - 24-25 "did"
- Declaration, how we don't find rest (from ourselves) - "at that time Jesus declared..."
- Invitation, how we do find rest (only in Jesus) - "Come to me ...I will give you rest ... my yoke"
1. Getting it Right- "You are the Christ ..."
2. Getting it Wrong- "Far be it from you, Lord."
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Eyewitness Experience - "we were eyewitnesses of his majesty"
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Something More Sure in the Word - "we have something more sure, the prophetic word"
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the Ending we want - "complete, equipped for every..."
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the Means we don't - "teaching, reproof, correction, training"
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the Source we can't - "all scripture is breathed out by God"
1. Unveiling - "bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil ..."
2. Beholding - "beholding the glory of the Lord"
3. Transforming - "being transformed ... one degree of glory to another"
version from New Philadelphia on 11/25
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About Him (not us) - "Thus it is written: the Christ..."
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About His Expereince (not ours) - "should suffer and on the third day rise"
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About His Shared Benefits (not private) - "repentance and forgiveness proclaimed to all"
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The Invitation (why to come) - "everyone who thirst .. come to me"
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The Instruction (how to come) - "seek ... call ... forsake ... return ... abundant pardon"
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The Impact (what comes) - "everlasting covenant ... everlasting sign"
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Wanted Forever - "I desire that they may be with me..."
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Sent Already - "... you have sent me ..."
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Loved Even Now - "the love ... may be in them and I in them."
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Glory in place of Shame - "The glory you have given me, I have given to them."
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Unity in place of Conflict - "that they may be one ... even as we are one"
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Influence in place of Insignificance - "so that the world may believe/know..."
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Too Much - Hera and Zeus - "you were bought with a price"
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Not Enough - Hera and Competitors - "do not become slaves of men"
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Needing More - Hera and Bastards - "in whatever condition...remain with God
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Humble Obedience or Throwing Off Authority
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Loving Sacrifice or Subjugating Equality
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Securely Exalted or Fear of Losing Superiority
- warning of Prosperity - "lived on the earth in luxury and self-indulgence";
- waiting in Patience - "be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord";
- wanting to Pray - "prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working"
- so Not Fighting for Place - "passions are at war .. so you fight";
- but Needing More Grace - "he gives more grace ... to the humble";
- and Noticing each case - "speaking evil against ...; not knowing what tomorrow ..."
- Problems for Speech - "bridle ... rudder ... fire ... beast ... spring";
- Purpose for Speech - "wisdom ... truth ... righteousness ... peace"
1 Even When It is Hard - "trials of various kinds"; 2. And You Don't Want To - "tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires"; 3. Because the Truth is Real - "doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."
- Father's Redeemed Sons - "redeem ... adoption as sons ... crying, "Abba! Father!"";
- Parental Concern - "again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!" ;
- Mother's Sons of Freedom - "Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother".
- The Promise (still valid) - "the law ... does not ... make the promise void" 3:17;
- The Law (added proof) - "the law was our guardian until Christ came ..." 3:24;
- The Impacts (confirmed) - "heirs according to promise" 3:29
- Wanting Blessing - "by works of the law or by hearing with faith" 2:2,5;
- Taking Curses - "Cursed be/is everyone ...", "Christ redeemed us from the curse" 3:10,13.
- The Branch - 2:16 "justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law";
- Cutting It Off - 2:14 "conduct was not in step with the truth of the Gospel";
- Falling Away - 2:21 - "not nullify .... then Christ died for no purpose"
- Gospel of Grace (not slavery) - 1:6 "the grace of Christ";
- Gospel of God (not man) - 1:11 "not man's gospel";
- Gospel of Good (not evil) - 2:10 "remember the poor".
- Why is Christianity Not Liked? - "there are no little disturbance about the Way" v 23;
- Why is Christianity Liked? - "no cause that we can give to justify this commotion" v40.
- Hurting - "provoked - full of idols" v16;
- Helping - "What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you" - v23;
- Hoping - "So Paul went out of their midst... but some joined him and believed" - vv33-34.
- Unless you are _____, you cannot be saved - v1;
- Saved through the Grace of the Lord Jesus - v11.
- Not Unclean - "I should not call any person common or unclean." 10:28, 11:12;
- Not Favoritism - "God shows no partiality" 10:34;
- Not Opposing - "who was I that I could stand in God's way" 11:17
- Genuine Love (from Spirit) - "they had everything in common" 4:32-38;
- Faked Love (against Spirit) - "Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit" 5:1-11
- Humble (not arrogant) Boldness - "recognized they had been with Jesus" 12-14;
- Submissive (not rebellious) Boldness - "listen to .. God" not man 15-22;
- Dependent (not independent) Boldness - "grant to your servants" 25-31
- about Jesus? - "for certain ... Lord and Christ ..." vv32-36;
- about Humanity/Us? - "repent and ... receive the gift ... vv37-40;
- about the Church? - "all who believed were together" vv41-47
- Jesus Left to Continue - "all that Jesus began to do and teach ...";
- Jesus Left to Send - "when the Holy Spirit .. my witness ...";
- Jesus Left to Return - "...will come in the same way as you saw him go..."
- Goal - "get wisdom";
- Progress - "dawn ... until full day"
- Evaluation - "heart ... speech ... eyes ... feet"
- Danger - "do not forget"
- Desire - "nothing you desire can compare"
- Difficulty - "do not withhold good"
- Seeking - not lax but with longing;
- Finding - not achieving but receiving;
- Living - not the end but continuing
- Enticed with Excitement v8-19 - "if sinners entice you, do not consent"
- Ignoring the Boring v20-33 - "you have ignored all my counsel"
- Not Stuck Without Wisdom - "to know wisdom ..." v2-6;
- Not Alone to Determine Wisdom - "the fear of the Lord" - v7
- Not Arrogant to Despise Wisdom - "fools despise" - v7
- Positive Commitment - "well done, good servant!" - Risking;
- Supposedly Neutral - "you wicked servant!" - Refraining;
- Negative Refusal - "enemies ... slaughter them" - Rebelling.
- Good Prayer - self-reliant, self-righteous, self-exalting (9-12);
- Bad Prayer - dependent, deficient, degenerate (13-14).
- Pray Like an Old Lady - desperate, only appeal, clings to hope.
- Answered (un)Like a Bad Judge - unethical, self-centered, worn down.
- An Odd Example (vv1-9) - squanderingly shrewd yet reaches out;
- An Off Example (vv19-31) - sumptuously secure yet ignores others.
- Celebrating Repentance - "more joy over one sinner who repents;"
- Repentance as Resurrection - "my son was dead, and is alive again"
- Join the Celebration - "fitting to celebrate"
- Positioning: reversal of honor - 7-11 "chose the places of honor"; 2. Connections: rethinking repayment - 12-14 "lest you be repaid" ; 3. Excuses: reservations revoked - 15-23 "all began to make excuses"
- Starts Small - underground, hidden, fringe, authentic
- Grows Tall - trending, biggest.deal.ever., iconic
- Affects All - "birds" "all leavened"
- Needing Mercy - "a man"; 2. Refusing Mercy - "a priest ... a Levite"; 3. Showing Mercy - "a Samaritan".
- Hard of Hearing - rejecting;
- Shallow Hearing - too little;
- Choked Hearing - too much else;
- Healthy Hearing - practicing.
- The Speck - blind to own faults
- The Tree - blind to own nature
- The House - blind to own future
- New - clothes, wine, kingdom age
- Two - old versus new
- You - style, taste, and salvation
- Because God Doesn't Play Favorites - "no partiality" v 11
- Because God Knows Your Inner Secrets - "judges the secrets" v16
- Because God Sees Beyond the External - "matter of the heart" v28
- We've All Sold Out - "exchange" v23,25
- We've All Given Up - "God gave them up to ..." v24,26,28
- We've All Judged Others - "without excuse" 1:20; 2:1
- Power of God - rescues from shame2. Righteousness of God - replaces shame3. Wrath of God - reveals shame
- Gospel of Jesus - not self2. Gospel for Obedience - not success3. Gospel to All - not selective
- Against All Odds: an unlikely story2. Odds Stacked against You: a sad story3. What are the Odds?: a bedtime story
- Longing for Sexual Fulfillment ... Satisfied2. Longing for Fullness of Relationship ... Satisfied3. Longing for Fullness of Life ... Satisfied
- Vain Beauty - "charm is deceitful"2. True Beauty - "fears the Lord"3. Rare Beauty - "who can find"
- Not the Right Man - example of Saul2. Man after God's Own Heart - example of David3. Not a Perfect Man - example of Jesus
- Complaint before God (vv.2-11)2. Calling to God (vv.12-15)3. Confidence in God (vv.16-18)
- Original Sexual Perfection (also Eph 5:32)2. Sin and Sexual Perversion (Rom 1:18-2:1)3. Perverts Redeemed in Christ (1 Cor 6:9-11)
- Experiencing Good - "God meant it for good" 2. Experiencing Evil - "You meant evil against me" 3. Expressing Faith - "Am I in the place of God?"
- Tamar: Adulterous Death Bride or Innocent Mistreated Woman2. Judah: Respectable Just Patriarch or Uncaring Hypocritical Vigilante3. Result: Beautiful New Life out of Chaotic Trashy Mess
- Making Our Way Up - confused2. The LORD Coming Down - clarity3. and Raising Us Up - Christ
- Leaving God's Word ... Still Speaks - vv1-72. Leaving God's Presence ... Still With Us - vv8-133 Leaving God's Blessing ... Still Promises - vv14-24
I. Entering the Mess - 1:2II. Creating for the Best - 1:3-31III. Finishing with Rest - 2:1-3
- Being Content - "God will supply every need of yours" v192. Not Co-Dependent - "Not that ..." v11, v173. Not Independent - "share trouble" v14, "partnership" v15
- Rejoice ... no seriously, do2. Don't be unreasonable to people3. Stop worrying about everything4. Dwell on the positives
- Individual Disagreements - "agree in the Lord"2. Community Distance - "I ask you also ... help"
- Recognizing Imperfection (12-16) - "press on"2. Receiving True Perfection (17-21) - "imitating" "waiting"
- Not Easy - but about obedience2. Not Fair - but neither is Salvation3. Not Good - but accomplishing good
- a team - a striving community2. a sign - salvific confidence3. a gift - suffering in conflict
- Imprisonment leading to Advancement2. Intimidation leading to Confidence3. Rivalry leading to Rejoicing
- Well Begun - "he who began"2. Stuck in the Middle - "will bring it"3. Through to the End - "to completion"
- Not in Need - There is such a thing as contentment2. Know How - This is not easy to learn but difficult3. Through Him - Contentment comes through Christ
- Back When It All Made Sense - 1-372. But Now It Makes No Sense at All - 38-513. Beyond What All is Seen or Not - 52
- Hurt in the Darkness - 1-72. Unanswered in the Darkness - 8-123. Left in the Darkness - 13-18
I. DO NOT ENTER - praying because we want inII. EXIT NOW - praying because we can't get out
I. Prevents self-righteous, judgmental, hypocritical prayersII. Prompts humble, loving, genuine prayers.
- Difficulty of Praying for God's Will2. Benefit of Praying for God's Will3. Effect of Praying for God's Will
I. Our Father in heaven, beyond earthlyII Our Father through Jesus, beyond deservedIII. Our Father for His children, beyond privileged
I. Action - speaking with GodII. Attitude - shameless persistenceIII. Answer - receiving the Holy Spirit
- On the Throne - One seated on the throne, the Almighty2. From the Throne - Scroll written within and on the back3. For the Throne - Lamb worthy to open the scroll
I. Character of the Church's KingII. Commands from the Church's KingIII. Conquerors with the Church's King
- Message from the Coming King2. Relationship to the Coming King3. Encounter with the Coming King
I. Is This Real? - 1-6 (true reality instead of copy and shadow)II. Will It Last? - 7-11 (permanent instead of incomplete, broken)III. Is This Best? - 12-13 (full benefit instead of partial)
I. How do you deal with a Lazy Person? - stir them up (5:11-6:3)II. What are the dangers of Spiritual Laziness? - falling away (6:4-12)III. How can we move beyond Laziness? - faith in our hope (6:13-20)
I. We don't like to Admit - our wrongs and weaknessII. We long to be Admitted - into God's presence
I. Struggling together Against Danger - Warning ContinuesII. Struggling together Toward Rest - Promise Remains
I. What we do Not Yet See - Perfect WorldII. What we Already See - Perfect FounderIII. What we can Now See - Perfect Help
I. Doubts Expressed - Why didn't Thomas believe?II. Doubts Expelled - Why did Thomas then believe?
Guest Speaker for RUF, Todd Veleber, student minister at Wildwood Church in Tallahassee.
I. Rejects - Man or GodII. Contradicts - Outside or InsideIII. Replaces - Defiled or Clean
I. View of Jesus - Good Teacher or God with usII. View of Self - Good Obeyer or Guilty Self-serverIII. View of Wealth - Good Stuff or Kingdom Treasure
I. Many Unnecessary Things - distracted with much servingII. One Necessary Thing - sitting at Jesus's feet
I. How We View Jesus - Sinner to Jesus vs Simon to Jesus (36-39)II. How Jesus Views Us - Jesus to Simon vs Jesus to Sinner (40-50)
I. Confusion Exposed - Jesus shows That we are ConfusedII. The Roof of Confusion - Jesus shows Why we are ConfusedIII. Confusion Answered - Jesus shows How he is the Answer
I. Weak - but Not Too Weak for God to Use - Gideon and Fleece (dream)II. Weak - but Not Weak Enough for God to Use - Gideon's army 300
I. All that God did through Ehud - excitementII. That's all God did through Ehud - disappointmentIII. What all will God do? - fulfillment