Pastor Dirk's Sermons Pastor Dirk Rodgers
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- Religion & Spirituality
Weekly reflections on the scriptures from our Worship Services at Roser Church, Anna Maria, Florida.
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Breaking New Ground: A Transforming Response, Week 5, Acts 10:44-48, June 16, 2024
When God calls His servants into a challenging mission, He does not abandon them. His Spirit remains present, to ensure results that human efforts by themselves cannot produce.
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Breaking New Ground: A Jesus-Centered Message, Week 4, Acts 10:34-43, June 9, 2024
History too often records conflict and tragedy when diverse religious traditions try to share the same space at the same time. If the new community of Jesus is truly to bring these traditions together, then the main thing must remain the main thing.
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Breaking New Ground: A Changed Person, Week 3, Acts 10:24-23, June 2, 2024
For God to change a community, He begins by changing people. Peter’s relationship with Jesus redefines his identity, and, as this relationship grows deeper, it changes his reason for living. His experience of Jesus can inspire us to reconsider who defines us and what inspires our purpose.
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Breaking New Ground: A Spiritual Calling, Week 2, Acts 10:17-23, May 26, 2024
God’s new directions are not self-evident. He must inspire people spiritually to work outside of their comfort zones. In this story from the early church, He stretches the boundaries of His people by calling His servants into new levels of service.
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Breaking New Ground: Two Compelling Visions, Week 1, Acts 10:1-16, May 19, 2024
Good visions must provide a compelling reason for change. Through two powerful visions to two different men, God forges a new path forward for those who choose to follow Jesus.
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Why Bother: A Better Life?, Week 6, Ecclesiastes 3:18-22, May 12, 2024
For centuries, many thinkers and educators have sought to convince us that we are nothing more than evolutionary accidents, biological and chemical organisms sharing a planet with other organisms more or less like us. In this closed system, we struggle to find a meaningful life. Faith helps us to see that we as humans do have a purpose beyond our biology and chemistry.