Bruce Hempel
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Are You Seeking God?
Bruce opens with a Mother’s Day reflection, honoring mothers and exploring Eve’s example as “the mother of all living.” He transitions into the main topic about actively seeking God, explaining why it matters and how believers can do it individually and corporately. [00:00] Honored mothers present and those who have gone before, sharing how his…
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Saturday Night Meeting: Prophecy to Edify Others and the New Testament Pattern for Church Gatherings
Bill Teubl introduces the evening’s focus on prophecy as speaking forth a word from God to edify others, based on 1 Corinthians 14. He encourages attendees to consider what they have heard from the Lord this week that they could share with someone else. [00:40] Prophecy is speaking forth a word God has given you…
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Crying out to the Lord: Jabez and Hannah
Bruce Hempel introduces the topic of prayer and prophecy, beginning with two short Old Testament stories about individuals who cried out to the Lord. He encourages the audience to pour out their hearts to God, expect His answer, and trust that He is good and generous. The Story of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10) [00:01:40] Jabez…
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Parenting Children: Practical Advice
This session brings practical parenting advice from God’s Word. Bruce Hempel, Muriel Hempel, and Sabine Schnackenberg share biblical principles, personal lessons, and hands-on training tips to help parents nurture, lead, and disciple their children with love, authority, and wisdom. Bruce Hempel opens the meeting with a song for parents, emphasizing the precious, fleeting opportunity to…
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Seek the Lord: From Genesis to the Kings
Bruce Hempel’s sermon focuses on the biblical exhortation to continually seek the Lord, contrasting superficial faith with a deep, personal pursuit of God. He traces this theme from early Genesis through the kings of Israel, highlighting that seeking God involves humility, prayer, repentance, and a daily commitment beyond just church attendance. The call is to…
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The Triumphal Entry: Faith in the Face of the Cross
Bruce Hempel’s Palm Sunday sermon connects the themes of faith in adversity to Jesus’s Triumphal Entry. He encourages believers to respond to life’s challenges with trust in God’s goodness and control, rather than despair, using personal anecdotes and the story of a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander’s conversion to illustrate profound faith. The sermon culminates…
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The Life of Solomon: A Cautionary Tale
This sermon by Bruce Hempel examines the life of King Solomon as a cautionary tale, contrasting his humble beginning and God-given wisdom with his tragic downfall due to idolatry and excess. The message emphasizes the importance of seeking God wholeheartedly from a young age and the vital role of winning hearts through love when imparting…
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The Perfect Church: A Picture from Ephesians 4
Bruce Hempel gives a short talk following Bill Teubl’s sermon, focusing on Ephesians 4:1-16. He presents this passage as a perfect picture of the church and contrasts it with the pride and brokenness of the world. The central theme is that humility is the essential key for the church to function properly and grow into…
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Christ as the Bridegroom and the Church as the Bride
Bruce Hempel delivers a sermon on Valentine’s Day exploring the biblical theme of Christ as the bridegroom and the Church as his bride. He uses Old Testament stories as analogies to illustrate this relationship and calls believers to a deep, devoted love for Christ, moving beyond initial excitement to a mature, enduring commitment. [00:00:17] The…
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Five Revelations from Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians
Bruce Hempel introduces the book of Ephesians as a “cosmic” letter written by Paul from prison, focusing not on specific church problems but on God’s eternal purposes and profound revelations. He emphasizes that these deep spiritual truths, received by Paul through divine revelation, can be hard to grasp but are foundational for understanding our identity…