Rev. Marcelo Souza's
Sermons and Classes
Table of Contents
Sermons
Sunday School Classes
Acts
Acts 1:1-11 – "He Ascended Into Heaven"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 5/24/09: The 1st in a series on Acts
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Acts 1:12-2:13 – "And They Were All Filled with the Holy Spirit"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 5/31/09: The 2nd in a series on Acts
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Acts 2:14-36 – "This Jesus God Raised Up"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/28/09: The 3rd in a series on Acts
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Acts 2:37-47 – "The Church: the Apostles' Teaching, the Fellowship, the Breaking of Bread, and the Prayers"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/05/09: The 4th in a series on Acts
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Acts 3:1-36 – "Walking and Leaping and Praising God"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/12/09: The 5th in a series on Acts
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Acts 4:1-22 – "We Cannot But Speak of What We Have Seen and Heard"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/19/09: The 6th in a series on Acts
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Acts 4:32-5:11 – "And Great Fear Came Upon the Whole Church"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/26/09: The 7th in a series on Acts
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Acts 5:12-42 – "Rejoicing that They Were Counted Worthy"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/02/09: The 8th in a series on Acts
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Acts 6 and 7:54-60 – "Lord, Do Not Hold This Sin Against Them"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/09/09: The 9th in a series on Acts
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Acts 8:4-25 – "Preaching the Gospel to the Samaritans"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/16/09: The 10th in a series on Acts
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Acts 9:1-18 – "I Am Jesus Whom You Are Persecuting"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/23/09: The 11th in a series on Acts
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Acts 9:32-43 – "Tabitha, Arise"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 10/18/09: The 12th in a series on Acts
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Acts 10:34-48 – "Everyone Who Believes in Him Receives Forgiveness of Sins"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 11/08/09: The 13th in a series on Acts
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Acts 12:1-12 – "A Light Shone in the Cell"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 11/15/09: The 14th in a series on Acts
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Acts 13:1-12 – "The Hand of the Lord is Upon You"
Dr. Kim Riddlebarger, Sunday 11/22/09: The 15th in a series on Acts
I & II Samuel
1 Samuel 1:1-23 – "Let Your Maidservant Find Favor in Your Sight"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/29/07: The 1st in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Samuel 2:1-26 – "His Mercy is for Those Who Fear Him from Generation to Generation"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/05/07: The 2nd in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Samuel 3 – "Then He Opened the Doors of the House of the Lord"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/12/07: The 3rd in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Samuel 4 – "Ichabod – The Glory has Departed"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/19/07: The 4th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Samuel 7 – "Ebeneezer – The Lord Has Helped Us"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/26/07: The 5th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Samuel 8 – "That We Also May Be like All the Nations"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 9/23/07: The 6th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Sam. 9 – "And He Shall Deliver My People"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 3/30/08: The 7th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Sam 12 – "Consider What Great Things He Has Done for You"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/06/08: The 8th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Sam.13 – "Already, But Not Yet"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/13/08: The 9th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 Sam. 17 – "That All May Know that Christ is God in Israel"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/22/08: The 10th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel 
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1 Sam. 25 – "Abigail Followed the Messengers of David and Became His Wife"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/29/08: The 11th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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2 Sam. 7 – "He Shall Build a House for My Name"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/06/08: The 12th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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2 Sam. 11:1-11 – "And the Woman was Very Beautiful"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/13/08: The 13th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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2 Sam. 12:1-14 – "You Are the Man"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/20/08: The 14th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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2 Sam. 15:13-34 – "And They Went Up Weeping as They Went"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/27/08: The 15th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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2 Sam. 24:10-25 – "David Built There an Altar to the Lord"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/10/08: The 16th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
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I Kings 2:1-12 – "And His Kingdom Was Firmly Established"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/17/08: The 17th in a series on 1 & 2 Samuel
Jonah
Jonah 1 – "The Sign of Jonah"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/24/07: The 1st in a series on Jonah
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Jonah 2 – "Salvation Belongs to the Lord"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/01/07: The 2nd in a series on Jonah
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Jonah 3 – "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at Hand"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/08/07: The 3rd in a series on Jonah
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Jonah 4 – "Gracious and Compassionate, Slow to Anger and Abounding in Love"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/22/07: The 4th in a series on Jonah
I Peter
I Peter 1:1-12 – "Begotten Into A Living Hope"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/25/06: The 1st in a series on I Peter
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I Peter 1:13-25 – "Redeemed by the Precious Blood of Christ"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/02/06: The 2nd in a series on I Peter
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I Peter 2:1-10 – "A Kingdom of Priests, a Holy Nation, the People of God"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/09/06: The 3rd in a series on I Peter
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I Peter 2:11-3:7 – "In His Steps"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/16/06: The 4th in a series on I Peter
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I Peter 3:8-22 – "Christ is Lord!"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/23/06: The 5th in a series on I Peter
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I Peter 4:1-11 – "Living for the Will of God"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 7/30/06: The 6th in a series on I Peter
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I Peter 4:12-19 – "Fire in the House of God"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/06/06: The 7th in a series on I Peter
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I Peter 5:1-4 – "Casting our Anxiety on Him"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 8/13/06: The 8th in a series on I Peter
Various Sermons
Ephesians 1:15-2:10 – "Raised with Christ"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 1/08/06
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Ephesians 5:13-33 – "We are the Bride of Christ"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 1/15/06
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1 Kings 18:15-39 – "Limping Between Two Opinions"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 3/12/06
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John 20:19-31 – "Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen and Yet Believed"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/23/06
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1 Samuel 13:5-14 – "Already, But Not Yet"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 10/22/06
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Acts 4:8-35 – "All the Believers Were One in Heart and Mind"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 11/12/06
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Ephesians 1:15-2:20 – "Living Holy Lives"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 1/07/07
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John 3:1-8
– "Born Again, Born From Above"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 9/28/08
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Jonah 2
– "Salvation Belongs to the Lord"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 3/22/09
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Luke 24:13-35 – "Their Eyes Were Opened"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/26/09
Advent 2008
Luke 1:26-38 – "His Kingdom Will Never End"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 12/07/08: The 1st in a series on Advent
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Luke 1:39-80 – "My Soul Magnifies the Lord"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 12/14/08: The 2nd in a series on Advent
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Luke 2:1-35 – "For Unto You Is Born A Savior, Who Is Christ the Lord"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 12/21/08: The 3rd in a series on Advent
Ecclesiology: I Believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
Textbooks: Edmund P. Clowney The Church as well as the Three Forms of Unity and the Westminster Standards
This class addresses issues related to the Church – its marks, mission, nurture, gifts, government, structure, relation to the State, and more. What is the Church? How is it to glorify God? What distinctions need to be made, and what distortions should be corrected? What is its primary function – nurture or evangelism?
The Identity of the Church: The Church in Relation to the Trinity
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/08/07: The 1st class in a series on Ecclesiology
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The Identity of the Church: Issues of Continuity and Discontinuity
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/15/07: The 2nd class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Definition of the Nicene Creed: "Apostolic"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/22/07: The 3rd class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Definition of the Nicene Creed: "One"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/29/07: The 4th class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Definition of the Nicene Creed: "Holy" and "Catholic"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 5/13/07: The 5th class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Marks of the True Church: Preaching the Word, Proper Administration of Sacraments, Exercise of Discipline
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 5/20/07: The 6th class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Perspectives on the Church: Visible/Invisible, Local/Universal, Organization/Organism, Militant/Triumphant
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 5/27/07: The 7th class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Ministry of the Church: Worship, Nurture, and Witness
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/10/07: The 8th class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Ministry of the Church: The Pyramid
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/17/07: The 9th class in a series on Ecclesiology
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Synopsis of the Class
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 6/24/07: The 10th class in a series on Ecclesiology
Five Topics Reviewed:
- Identity of the Church
- One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
- Perspectives on the Church
- Marks of the True Church
- Ministry of the Church
Prayer: The Chief Part of Our Thankfulness To God
Textbook: J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom - Book of Common Prayer
The God We Pray To (Eight Truths About God)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 1/21/07: The 1st class in a series on Prayer
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The Path and the Bypaths (Prayer and the Providence of God)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 1/28/07: The 2nd class in a series on Prayer
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Brooding (Meditation in the Scriptures)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 2/04/07: The 3rd class in a series on Prayer
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Praising (Duty and Delight)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 2/18/07: The 4th class in a series on Prayer
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Prayer Checkup (Repentance and Confession of Sins)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 2/25/07: The 5th class in a series on Prayer
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Asking What We Desire
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 3/04/07: The 6th class in a series on Prayer
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Complaining (Lamentations)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 3/11/07: The 7th class in a series on Prayer
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Hanging On (Perseverance)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 3/18/07: The 8th class in a series on Prayer
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Joining In (Corporate Prayers)
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 3/25/07: The 9th class in a series on Prayer
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With My Whole Heart
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 4/01/07: The 10th class in a series on Prayer
Gospel and Kingdom: The Old Testament as Part of the Christian Bible
Textbook: Graeme Goldsworthy's Trilogy, Book 1: Gospel and Kingdom
"The pivotal point of turning in evangelical thinking which demands close attention is the change that has taken place from the Protestant emphasis upon the objective facts of the gospel in history, to the mediaeval emphasis on the inner life. The evangelical who sees the inward transforming work of the Spirit as the key element of Christianity will soon lose contact with the historic faith and the historic gospel. At the same time he will come to neglect the historical acts of God in the Old Testament. The Christ enthroned in the human heart loses his own incarnate humanity, and the humanity of the Old Testament history will be soon discarded so that the 'inner spiritual' meanings may be applied to the inner spiritual life of the Christian."
The Goldsworthy Trilogy, Page 137
"Reading the Old Testament through the New Testament"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 9/10/06: The 1st class in a series on the Gospel and Kingdom
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(Our apologies, the recordings for classes 2-4 are missing)
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"The Kingdom Revealed in Eden"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 10/15/06: The 5th class in a series on the Gospel and Kingdom.
Topics discussed:
- The 4 principles of primeval revelation in the Eden/Paradise
- The basic elements of covenant and how they are exemplified in Paradise
- Covenant of Works
- Gospel and redemption in Paradise
- Eleh Toledoth: YHWH keeps a remnant for himself in the genealogies of Genesis
- The grace of God, the promise and preparation of the shadowy kingdom in Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Judges, and 1 Samuel
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"The Kingdom Revealed in Israel's History - God's People, God's Place, and God's Rule"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 10/22/06: The 6th class in a series on the Gospel and Kingdom
Topics Discussed:
- The Sinai covenant
- Tabernacle, priesthood, sacrifices
- A covenantal framework of promise/fulfillment vis-à-vis classical dispensationalism
- Promised kingdom, promised people, promised land
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"The Kingdom Revealed in Israel's History - Continued"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 10/29/06: The 7th class in a series on the Gospel and Kingdom
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"The Kingdom Revealed in Prophecy"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 11/05/06: The 8th class in a series on the Gospel and Kingdom
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"The Kingdom Revealed in Jesus Christ"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 11/12/06: The 9th class in a series on the Gospel and Kingdom
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"Principles of Interpretation - Redemptive, Historical"
Rev. Marcelo Souza, Sunday 11/19/06: The 10th class in a series on the Gospel and Kingdom