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An Invitation to the Joy of Worship | A Sermon on Psalm 66
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53:03This sermon was preached by James Kaczor at River City Church on 6/22/2025.By Jackson Hankey
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The Evil of Abortion & The Responsibility of the Church to Confront It
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44:31Abortion is without a doubt the greatest evil in our day. Since 1973, the number of babies killed by abortion in the United States is over 65 million. That's more than 80x the population of North Dakota and 10 times the number of Jews believed to be killed in the Holocaust. Even more tragic is how many abortions take place outside the United States…
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Covenant Theology: An Introduction and Overview
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41:10The concept of Covenants are very important in the Bible. They are central to the Bible's unfolding storyline, and they are central for a proper understanding of the relationship that exists between God and Man. Yet, in much of the church today, covenants are not often discussed and even less often understood. In this episode, James Kaczor gives a …
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Jesus Responds to Tragedy: A Sermon on Luke 13:1-5
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36:54In the last few weeks in North Dakota we've seen some very destructive weather, including a once in a lifetime storm that resulted in some devastating fatalities. And in addition to the loss of human life, this storm left in its path the destruction of many people's homes and much other valuable property. In many ways and for many people, this even…
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Saved For Good Works, Not By Good Works: Ephesians 2:10
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34:02What is the role of good works in salvation? This is a huge question, and one that has caused a great deal of controversy. All the religions in the world (and some who profess to be Christian) say that, at least in some sense, we are saved by good works. However, the Scriptures teach that God "Saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousn…
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God's Pursuit of His Glory & Our Pursuit of Joy
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47:02Blaise Pascal once said: “All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it, is the same desire in both, attended with different views. The will never takes the least step but to this object. This is the motive of every action…
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By Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, In Christ Alone, and to the Glory of God Alone: Ephesians 2:8-9
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36:38The most important question in the world is the question of how people get saved. The question of exactly how it is that sinful humans can become right with a holy God. On this question hangs the eternal destiny of every person. In this passage in Ephesians 2:8-9, the Apostle Paul lays out some of the most foundational truths of the gospel message …
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In Ephesians 2:1-3, the Apostle lays out the hopeless plight of fallen humanity. He says that fallen humanity is dead in trespasses and sins, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air (Satan). He says that by nature we are children of wrath and that our lives were once dominated by the passions of our flesh (a…
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The Beauty of the Body of Christ: Ephesians 1:22-23
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30:55Many Christians today tend to have very low views of the Church. In fact, many people treat the Church like a pesky side effect of coming to Jesus. They want all the benefits that Jesus provides, without all the mess of belonging to the Church. But the Bible shows us a much different picture of the Church than we often hear. The Bible often makes r…
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Where They Were First Called Christians: Acts 11:19-30
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43:49In Acts 11:19-30, we see the founding of the Church at Antioch. This Church, which seems to be the first Church to bring in many Gentiles, is a church that plays a major role in the book of Acts and throughout Church History. As we look at this passage we find some interesting developments of the church in Acts and also many things that are applica…
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The Risen and Reigning Christ: Ephesians 1:20-21
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34:58Throughout the Old Testament we find many promises of a great Messianic King who would bring about a great and everlasting kingdom. For example, in the book of Genesis we see in God’s promises to Abraham that there would be a king that comes from him. In Genesis 49:10 we see that this king would come from the tribe of Judah and that the scepter wou…
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Bewildering Blessings & Confounding Curses: Luke 6:20-26
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38:55When Jesus looks at the world he sees only two types of people. There are people who are blessed by God (see verses 20-23) and there are people who are cursed by God (see verses 24-26). Those who embrace Jesus by repentance and faith are the blessed recipients of God's favor, while those who do not are the cursed recipients of his righteous judgmen…
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Resurrection Now & Later: Ephesians 1:19-20
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31:57With Easter Sunday quickly approaching it is an appropriate time to discuss the all-important doctrine of resurrection. In this episode, which is originally a message given during River City Church's Thursday morning Bible Study by Jackson Hankey, he explores the remarkable teaching of the Apostle Paul that believers have become partakers of the sa…
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Ephesians 1:13-14 - The Spirit as a Seal and a Guarantee
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35:10This episode is a sermon on Ephesians 1:13-14 given by Jackson Hankey at River City Church on March 20th, 2025. The text that this sermon covers is listed below with the main phrases I focus on in BOLD: "In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, w…
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Ephesians 1:13 - The Necessity of the Spirit
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38:06In the church today there is much debate and confusion about the Holy Spirit, and while this short message on Ephesians 1:13 isn't intended to answer all of the questions we may have, it does make one very important point about the Spirit clear. That is that a person cannot be a Christian without the Holy Spirit. We see here in these verses that th…
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Ephesians 1:7-8 - Redemption through the Blood of Christ...
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38:43This is episode is a message that was given by James Kaczor during River City Church's Thursday morning Bible Study on 2/20/2025. The passage that James covers is Ephesians 1:7-8, which is listed below: "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished on us in a…
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Ephesians 1:5 - Predestined for Adoption as Sons...
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40:28This episode is a message that was given by Joshua Molden at River City Church's Thursday Morning Bible Study on 2/6/2025. The text that Joshua covers in the sermon is Ephesians 1:5-6, listed below: "In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with w…
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Ephesians 1:4 - Chosen in Christ Before the Foundation of the World
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37:36This episode is a sermon on Ephesians 1:4 given by Jackson Hankey at River City Church on Thursday, January 30th, 2025. This verse unfolds for us the doctrine of Unconditional Election and the sermon draws out 8 things that we learn from this passage about this doctrine. Listed below is the definition I give of Unconditional Election and the 8 thin…
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Ephesians 1:1-2: Grace and Peace to the Saints of God
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36:05This episode is a sermon on Ephesians 1:1-2 which was given by James Kaczor at River City Church on Thursday, Jan. 16th, 2025. This is Paul's introduction to the letter, and as James' mentions it is like an embryo which contains many of the things we see throughout the rest of the book. Now, these are verses that, if we're honest, we are often pron…
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This episode is an introduction to the book of Ephesians which was taught by Jackson Hankey at River City Church on Thursday, Jan. 9th, 2025. As stated in the episode, the book of Ephesians is one of the most important documents in the history of the world. That is largely due to the fact that even though this letter is relatively short, it is one …
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"The Resurrection, Righteousness, and Reward of Christ:" A Sermon on Isaiah 53:10-12
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47:04This episode is a sermon on Isaiah 53:10-12 that was preached by Jackson Hankey at River City Church on 12/29/2024. Isaiah 53 is one of the most beloved passages by Christians of all ages because of how clearly it speaks of the work of Jesus even though it was written hundreds of years before he came into the world. Verses 10-12 finish this great p…
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"Pierced for Our Transgressions" A Sermon on Isaiah 53:4-6
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44:36This episode is a sermon on Isaiah 53:4-6 that was preached by Jackson Hankey at River City Church in Fargo, ND, on 12/15/2024. Isaiah 53 is one of the most beloved passages in the Bible by Christians of all ages and verses 4-6 are at the very heart of the passage. Perhaps nowhere else in the Bible is there such a clear explanation of the significa…
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Isaiah 52:13-15: The Suffering and Glory of Christ
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46:55This episode is a sermon on Isaiah 52:13-15 that was preached by Jackson Hankey at River City Church in Fargo, ND, on 12/1/2024. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is one the most beloved passages of Scripture by Christians in all ages. This is because it is one of the clearest and most thorough passages that we find about the person and work of Jesus Christ in th…
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Lord, Teach Us to Pray: A Sermon on the Lord's Prayer
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49:38This episode is a sermon on the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) that was preached by Jackson Hankey on November 10th, 2024, at Bethel Baptist Church in Park River, ND. The Lord's Prayer is perhaps the most well known and most repeated passage in the entire Bible. Yet, it seems that very few of us have really understood it and taken it to heart. Many…
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Confronting the Charismatic View of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
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1:16:22In this episode, I (Jackson Hankey) address the debate surrounding the topic of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. As we have moved to the Holy Spirit in our discussion of the Doctrine of God, it seems fitting to address some of the current controversies surrounding the work of the Holy Spirit, especially those that have arisen out of the Pentecostal/…
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