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Rick Bartosik
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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Identifying Emmanual
Contributed on Jan 10, 2014
How can we know for sure that Jesus really is EMMANUEL – GOD WITH US – the One the Father sent to be the Savior of the world? One of the major evidences to support Christ’s claim to be the Messiah, are the great Messianic pophecies of the Old Testament.
INDENTIFYING EMMANUEL Christmas Eve 2012 Mililani Community Church Pastor Rick Bartosik A new movie will be released on Christmas Day 2012; it is entitled Les Miserables, a French term meaning: the miserable ones or the wretched ones. The movie is based on a French novel by Victor Hugo ...read more
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The Grace Of Giving
Contributed on Dec 16, 2005
Grace has symptoms. When we have genuinely experienced God’s grace in Christ we become generous givers.
“The Grace of Giving” II Corinthians 8:1-15 Mililani Community Church September 18, 2005 Pastor Rick Bartosik OUTLINE When the subject of stewardship is mentioned, some people immediately think of tithing. There is nothing wrong with tithing. Tithing was the Old Testament way of ...read more
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Narnia: Winning The Last Battle
Contributed on Dec 12, 2005
"The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning" Aslan, in The Last Battle, 228
“Winning the Last Battle” John 5:28-29 Dr. Rick Bartosik Mililani Community Church December 2005 "There was a real railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the Shadowlands—dead. The term is over: the holidays have begun. ...read more
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Revive Us Again
Contributed on Oct 18, 2005
This sermon explains the meaning and nature of revival, the history (including Hawaii in the 19th c.) and the conditions of true revival.
“Revive Us Again” Psalm 85:1-7; II Chronicles 7:14 Mililani Community Church Dr. Rick Bartosik October 2005 Recently we were privileged to have Dr. Robert Coleman in Hawaii to teach a modular graduate course at International College and Graduate School. Dr. Coleman is known around the world ...read more
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"Two Men, Two Ways, Two Destinies"
Contributed on Jan 26, 2004
Ultimate success in life is found in getting the roots of our lives deep into the truth of God’s Word and letting it shape our thinking and transform our lives.
“Two Men, Two Ways, Two Destinies” Psalm 1 Dr. Rick Bartosik, Senior Pastor Mililani Community Church January 23, 2004 Today we are beginning a new series of Sunday morning messages on the Psalms. One of the early church fathers, St. Basil, wrote that "they are like a general hospital for ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Biblical Stewardship
Contributed on Dec 16, 2005
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Revival
Contributed on Oct 18, 2005
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Philippians
Contributed on Aug 13, 2001
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Christmas
Contributed on May 29, 2001
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Judges
Contributed on May 23, 2001
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At The End Of C. S. Lewis' Book, The Last Battle, ...
Contributed on Dec 12, 2005
At the end of C. S. Lewis’ book, The Last Battle, on the last page of the last book in The Chronicles of Narnia, Aslan speaks to Peter, Edmund and Lucy: "There was a real railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the ...read more
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The Gospel Came To Hawaii During The Period In ...
Contributed on Oct 18, 2005
The Gospel came to Hawaii during the period in American history called "The Second Great Awakening" (1785-1820). Henry Opukaha’ia was the first Hawaiian Christian. In the late 1700s his entire family was killed during a tribal war on the shores of Kealakakua Bay on the Big Island. As he fled from ...read more
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Every December, My Wife Diane Wears A Little ...
Contributed on May 29, 2001
Every December, my wife Diane wears a little golden pin on her United Airlines uniform. It’s a beautiful pin depicting the three Wise Men following the star to Bethlehem. In her work as a flight attendant, people will sometimes comment on the beauty of the pin. She uses those situations as ...read more
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The World Famous Polish Piano Maestro, Ignace ...
Contributed on May 23, 2001
The world famous Polish piano maestro, Ignace Paderewski, had been invited to appear at one of the great music centers of New York. It was a very formal evening with everyone wearing tuxedos and evening gowns. In the audience was a lady who brought her little boy along for the concert. She thought ...read more