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25th Anniversary Celebration of The Coastlands
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010In December 1984, Daniel and Pamela Brown pioneered The Coastlands, Aptos Foursquare Church. Twenty-five years later, they share their hearts and stories during this anniversary celebration and Daniel tells about the process of how he thinks strategically in building a church and ministry.
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Biblical Counseling
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009TOOLS AND SCRIPTURES FOR OFFERING TRUTH
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What makes Biblical counsel biblical? The question may seem redundant to some, but it actually is at the heart of a major struggle within the church over what kind of help ought to be given to people who are struggling with various needs—situational, emotional, psychological and spiritual.
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Caught Sinning
Monday, August 25th, 2008Jesus is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. Acts 5:31
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The Lord pointedly told me I had an attitude in my heart which was wholly unacceptable to Him and to His Kingdom life. I wanted to plead innocence, [...] -
Companions, Counselors, Friends: Psalm 119:71, 73, and 86
Saturday, September 20th, 2008Verse 71: “It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn Thy statutes.
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Sometimes the Lord allows us to be afflicted to drive us to His Word, so that we might learn it — knowing the Word is to our benefit, and that He will cause all things (affliction) to work [...] -
Cure for Anxiety
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Matthew 6:19-34
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Jesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount to a group of people who want to live their lives according to the power they witnessed when Jesus healed and performed miracles. They want to function like Jesus does. The power He has to transform life on earth is obvious. They now want that power in [...]- Available Formats:
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Cures that Don’t Work
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Now we pray to God that you do not wrong; not that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we should appear unapproved. For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth. 2 Corinthians 13:7-8
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Don’t Let Anything Steal Your Christmas
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people…” Luke 2:10
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I can hardly contain the wealth of joy and celebration I feel as we look with great expectation not only to the next several weeks, but to the next many years. By God’s merciful [...] -
Excising Evil
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Psalm 106:24-48
They despised the pleasant land…and did not believe…but grumbled” (vs. 24-25).
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They joined themselves to Baal-Peor (v. 28-31).
It went hard with Moses because they were rebellious (vs. 32-33).
They served idols which became a snare to them (vs.34-36).
Their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued under their power”(v. 42).
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Following God, Part 1
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009As important as it is to receive the forgiveness Jesus offers, and to discern between what’s right and wrong, that’s only the beginning of what it means to follow the Lord. He doesn’t just say, “Here’s My Book; read it…See ya in heaven.” We also have the wonderful privilege of hearing Him in the smallest [...]
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Following God, Part 5
Thursday, January 29th, 2009What does it really mean to be “called” by God? As if He were primarily interested in our
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ultimate vocation/destination (besides heaven), we misinterpret His calling as something
grandiose and easy to miss out on—or as something only a few ever receive (pastors,
missionaries, and the like). The truth is that everyone has an equal part to play [...]- Available Formats:
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Following The One Who Leads Us
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009“For Thou art my rock and my fortress; For Thy name’s sake Thou wilt lead me and guide me”. PSALM 31:3
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“And I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, in paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them and rugged places into [...]- Available Formats:
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God is My Portion
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009The Bible and the people in it are no strangers to depression. Neither do they paint an all rosy picture of life with our problems and discouragements. Misery and heartache stem from many different roots; rebellion, victimization, deferred hope, physical or emotional disappointment, etc. But their ultimate source is in the death that invaded our [...]
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God’s Purpose for Us
Saturday, January 5th, 2008God isn’t somebody who settles for you. He doesn’t have to learn to love you.
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Heart of Counseling
Wednesday, September 30th, 20091 Kings 3:6-9, 10:1-10Most people have heard of Solomon’s wisdom even if they do not realize that he wrote Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, two Books in the Bible that are filled with practical advice and counsel for almost any imaginable subject.
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Jesus’ Lesser Known Words, Part 3
Saturday, May 7th, 2005How do you leap from Jesus’ comments concerning His mother, and land into an expose’ on the modus operandi of demonic spirits? In the final part of this series, Daniel continues to explore some of the sayings of Jesus that we don’t often hear about, and discover that there’s always something to be gleaned by [...]
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Living Temples, Part 1
Saturday, November 6th, 2004In doing things both for us and through us, God establishes a very purposeful order that keeps us safely headed into more and more transformation. (If we hang onto the idea that we have to experience certain things happening through us before God will do anything for us, we’re cooked.) As we bask in the [...]
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Lord Jesus, Come (Again)! Part 1
Saturday, January 8th, 2005Almost everyone has gotten news of the terrible tsunami that devastated so much of coastal Asia on Christmas 2004. In the aftermath of an event of this magnitude, most of us are left with questions and concerns: Didn’t God care about all the innocent lives that were lost? Was this a judgment against a people [...]
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Lord Jesus, Come (Again)! Part 2
Saturday, January 29th, 2005Even though we’ve been assured that the human spirit (not to mention the earth itself) is evolving toward unity and freedom from suffering, our personal experience and our observations about world events would persuade us otherwise. Who wouldn’t be nervous in the light of war, terrorism, and tsunamis? Interestingly enough, our suspicion that we live on a sinking planet [...]
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Marks of Spiritual Maturity, Part 3 (Easter)
Thursday, January 29th, 2009This Easter message is a continuation of Daniel Brown’s series on the fruits of the Spirit; here we see the unfathomable power of God expressed in the love that gave everything in order for us to know Him intimately. Contrary to popular belief, love is not a thought or a feeling (although those do accompany [...]
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Message to the Exiled, Part 1
Saturday, July 16th, 2005Ever heard the expression, “Well, you’ve made your bed–now lie in it”? In this message from the book of Jeremiah, Daniel demonstrates how we can extract applications for our lives from the Old Testament!particularly when we’ve gotten ourselves into a jam. Sandwiched somewhere between the theme of human failure and the overarching reality of God’s [...]
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Message to the Exiled, Part 2
Saturday, July 30th, 2005The New Covenant
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If you’re a parent (or if you’ve had a parent) you’ve probably felt the difference between correction that leaves everybody distanced and unhappy–and correction that brings hope and welcome afterwards. That’s exactly the same difference we think exists between the God of the Old Testament and the New. In this second installment of [...]- Available Formats:
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Message to the Exiled, Part 4
Saturday, September 17th, 2005Great and Mighty Things
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In a crescendo of almost unbelievable promise and delight, Daniel brings his “Exiles” series to its conclusion. If you’ve ever felt cut off, judged or ignored by God, or just find yourself in hopeless circumstances, the tender words spoken to the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah are also for you. Can you imagine [...]- Available Formats:
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Open Love
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. Proverbs 27:6
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel. Proverbs 12:15
God intends for us to experience love.
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Peace Gift
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009INTRODUCTION
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” Luke 2:14Jesus used parables and metaphors > definitions to describe Kingdom truths.
Peace = absence of conflict, hostility, warfare
Peace = proactive presence/atmosphere, like a ‘zone’For thus says the Lord, “Behold, I extend peace to her like a river…” ISAIAH [...]
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Power Behind Giving & Tithing, Part 1
Sunday, November 21st, 2004Much of Jesus’ instruction in the New Testament challenges our most basic assumptions about life and how it works. We tend to live under the relentless pressure of having to take care of our needs through our own cleverness and effort; that’s why He carefully explains so many life-principles, which, though they seem to disadvantage [...]
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Power of Testimony
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Introduction: The point of church is to celebrate the Lord and to learn more about Him—who He is and what He does in our lives. While the best way to learn about Him is in His word, we can also discover many things about His character and power by listening to how He has worked [...]
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Power of the Bible
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009The Book of Psalms is so vast and filled with all manner of helpful truths to explore, that we cannot hope to examine all its content related to even one topic. But nowhere does the Bible speak more eloquently about itself than in Psalms. Here we will look at one of the best-known passages about [...]
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Right or Righteous?
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Notice that we conveniently forget all the other things we haven’t yet stopped doing. I don’t know when you ultimately decide, “I’m a good person because I’ve now nailed 1,000 of the 7,440,000 things that I was doing wrong.” When is the bar high enough in your moral life—not only in what you do, but [...]
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Study of Acts, Part 08: Sharing Your Faith
Thursday, January 15th, 2009The Study of Acts is a series taught by Daniel while he was Senior Pastor of The Coastlands in Aptos, California. It’s packed full of scriptural truths and practical nuggets of how ordinary people like you and I can embrace life in God and make an impact in the world we live in today.
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Surprised by Joy
Sunday, August 24th, 2008“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39
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The Wonder of You: Fashioned for More Than This Life
Thursday, January 15th, 2009It’s hard to know how to process the tragic loss of someone we love. But there’s great comfort in knowing how the Bible defines life and death–and it’s not what we think! In this message, we learn not only how God fashioned us to begin with, but what happens when we leave this “floppy tent” [...]
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Understanding the Counsel of God
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009I. What is Counsel?A. English and Greek B. HebrewC. Special advice and insight not available to just anyone—only to a close few.D. Foundational purposes, values or mentalities.E. Advice, guidance and direction to help put or keep someone on the best course.
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II. What are the Various Sources of Counsel?A. Natural Sources (JAMES 3:15)1. Our own heart and minda) JEREMIAH 17:9; ECCLESIASTES 9:33—The heart cannot [...]- Available Formats:
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What’s So Great About God?
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009WHY DID GOD GIVE US THE BIBLE ANYWAY?
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The thoughts and conclusions we come to about God on our own—without the Bible—are, at best, incomplete. At worst, they can be confused, or tragically inaccurate. Yet even the Bible itself can seem confusing. Have you ever read a passage of the Bible several times and found yourself [...]- Available Formats:
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Where Was God When the Towers Fell? Part 1
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Every one of us finds ourselves reeling from the repercussions of the terrorist attacks directed against our nation. Honest hearts look for answers amidst the countless questions. Normal people want assurances—including some way to make sense out of what has happened and why.
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Where Was God When the Towers Fell? Part 2
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Every one of us finds ourselves reeling from the repercussions of the terrorist attacks directed against our nation. Honest hearts look for answers amidst the countless questions. Normal people want assurances—including some way to make sense out of what has happened and why.
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Where Was God When the Towers Fell? Part 3
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Every one of us finds ourselves reeling from the repercussions of the terrorist attacks directed against our nation. Honest hearts look for answers amidst the countless questions. Normal people want assurances—including some way to make sense out of what has happened and why.
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Whole New You
Sunday, January 2nd, 2005It’s no accident that a new year so readily inspires us to break with the past and press into something fresh for ourselves. This is another one of those “ways of God” still evident throughout the earth, because what resonates in our hearts this time of year is an echo of two fundamental things that [...]
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Why God Chose You
Sunday, September 7th, 2008It is not because we are such great guys that God says, “Oh! I can really use you on My team!” This isn’t some eighth grade intramural sports-picking thing where God says, “We are going to be doing basketball–hey, you are tall, so you are going to be on My team.” He doesn’t [...]
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Why God Made You
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008God was the one who was very, very in love with you and me before we were even made. It was out of the longing or desire in His heart for who we are now, and He used that longing and that desire as a blueprint to shape us and to frame us.
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