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Easter April 4, 2010
Posted by pastorpaul on: Friday 02 April @ 12:52:22 (Read: 274) |
Resurrection Promises
The resurrection of Christ clearly demonstrates our own hope for the future.
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Jeses wants us to follow his example of serving others
Posted by pastorpaul on: Friday 19 March @ 13:32:48 (Read: 282) |
On a September day in 1967, a young fighter pilot named John McCain was shot down over North Vietnam. With his plane spiraling to earth at 500 miles an hour, he ejected. He struck the plane on the way out, breaking his left arm, his right arm in three places, and his right knee. He landed in a shallow lake, before he was dragged out and beaten by an angry crowd. Finally an army truck arrived and hauled him away. He spent the next five years as a prisoner of war.
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How to Be Blessed in the New Year 12-27-09
Posted by pastorpaul on: Monday 11 January @ 16:22:47 (Read: 113) |
There are two important questions for us to ask as we enter the new year.
Text: Psalm 1:1–6; Psalm 2:1–12
Topic: How choosing wisely will lead to a blessed new year
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Was the baby in the manger really the Christ? 12-20-09
Posted by pastorpaul on: Friday 18 December @ 17:06:55 (Read: 176) |
Was the baby in the manger really the Christ?
Did he miraculously fulfill these predictions that were written hundreds of years before he was born?
And how do we know he was the only individual born throughout history who fit the prophetic fingerprint?
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LOOK UP! - Preached Nov. 29, 2009
Posted by pastorpaul on: Friday 29 January @ 17:09:16 (Read: 190) |
"LOOK UP!" God’s Power works for the good in our lives.
Matthew 14:22-32 (Contemporary English Version)
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What's the Hurry?
Posted by pastorpaul on: Friday 29 January @ 17:09:09 (Read: 190) |
Dear Father, slow us down, so we can determine your will.
Quiet us down, so we can listen.
Bow us down, so that we can trust,
rather than worry.
In Jesus name, Amen.
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Colossians 3:12-17 Preached Oct. 18, 2009
Posted by pastorpaul on: Thursday 11 March @ 16:22:51 (Read: 475) |
I want to share with you a formula for starting over.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 25 September @ 18:38:06 (Read: 159) |
Pastor Paul writes: "Someone said that there are more than 700 names by which Jesus Christ is identified in the Scriptures.
Let me show you some of them:.......
Some describe His relationship to God,
some His relationship to His people,
and some define His Character or Nature.
But "Jesus," says Paul,
is the name above all others.
So, what's in that name? "
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Impossible Ex. 14:1-31
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 07 September @ 16:12:42 (Read: 187) |
God has a plan, even if it's something different than you ever imagined.
Preached 9-6-09
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Beware of the Plagues Exodus 7:1-11:10
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 23 August @ 11:53:57 (Read: 158) |
Preached 8-23-09
So what significance does the number 10 have for us today?
Why were there 10 plagues?
Why not 7 plagues to show God’s complete judgment against Egypt?
Why would God use 10?
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Living in a War Zone - Preached 8-2-09
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 02 August @ 12:02:53 (Read: 159) |
We are engaged in spiritual battle and without God's help, putting on the full armor of God, and prayer, we will lose.
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How to Pray for Yourself - Preached June 14, 2009
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 11 March @ 16:21:49 (Read: 445) |
James 1:5 ”If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”
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Motherhood Today Luke 1:26-38
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 08 May @ 13:41:12 (Read: 259) |
Most of you are familiar with the Calvin & Hobbes comic strip. Well, on one Mother’s Day, Calvin is pictured standing by his mother’s bed. "Hey, Mom! Wake up. I made you a Mother’s Day card." "My, how sweet of you." she says. "I did it all by myself. Go ahead & read it."
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It’s Pentecost! Acts 2:1-2:13 - Preached 4-26-09
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 22 April @ 18:16:50 (Read: 303) |
We celebrate the birth of Jesus & all the world pauses to celebrate Christmas with us. We celebrate His resurrection, & most of the world recognizes Easter as a very special day on the calendar.
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Take the Risk - Preached 3-29-09 LCC
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 27 March @ 14:50:46 (Read: 228) |
--Tithing is risky business, but it begins with the heart.
Topic: Learning to embrace a lifetime of risking, adventure, expansion, and action. Matthew 25:14-30 The Parable of the Talents
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Mark 4:35-41 Jesus Calms the Storm
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 11 March @ 16:22:39 (Read: 535) |
preached 2-15-09
When American president James Garfield was assassinated in 1881, this hymn was sung at several of the funeral services held in his honor throughout the country. Master, the tempest is raging! READ MORE....
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Check your temperature. Mark 1:29-39
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 11 March @ 16:22:20 (Read: 493) |
This is the season of at least two kinds of fever going around.
[ Preached 2-8-09 ]
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Don't Go To Church! - Preached 1-25-09
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 26 February @ 17:45:15 (Read: 511) |
Being the church demands more than attendance.
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A Personal Relationship Matthew 3:13–17 Preached 1-11-09
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 09 January @ 17:15:16 (Read: 181) |
Our relationship with God validates everything else.
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God has a plan for you:
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 16 March @ 20:09:06 (Read: 622) |
Its in Jeremiah 29:11 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
A 4 year old boy was visiting his aunt’s home.............
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Do you what to make a difference? - Be a Difference Maker!
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 15 August @ 13:28:01 (Read: 152) |
Preached August 17, 2008
Inside of every one of us is a desire to make a difference, not just to tread water. We want to make a difference. That's why we are looking at Nehemiah today. He's a great Difference Maker.
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2 Chronicles 7:14
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 02 September @ 17:14:29 (Read: 157) |
HOW TO MAKE A GREAT CHURCH EVEN GREATER
It is a shining light in a dark world.
It is a great church because it is built upon the solid foundations of the Word of God, the will of God and the ways of God.
It is a great church because we are not ashamed of our past, our convictions, our worship, our standards or our Lord.
It is a great church because Jesus Christ is honored by the people who attend this church.
It is a great church because we are not looking for a new hymnbook, a new rule book or a new book of doctrines.
This is a great church because it is a place where the Savior is exalted, the saints are edified, the lost are introductice tro the LORD.
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Living with my Eyes Open Jeremiah 29:11 - 8-3-08
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 01 August @ 12:34:46 (Read: 144) |
In the mid-twentieth century, in Bangkok, Thailand, the government wanted to build a large highway through a village. Yet in the path of the planned road was a Buddhist monastery with a little chapel, so they had to relocate the monastery – including a heavy, 11 foot clay statue of Buddha – to another place. Using a crane, the government workers moved the monastery in sections. When the workers transported the statue of Buddha to the new location and began to lower it into place, however, the clay on the statue started to crumble and fall off.
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"DON'T BE A LION'S LUNCH!" 1 Peter 5:5-9 NIV
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 25 July @ 16:43:07 (Read: 169) |
In our small groups today we study the story of Daniel and how he was tossed into the lions' den....... READ MORE....
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Four Strong Anchors Acts 27 Preached 5-18-08
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 14 May @ 13:46:14 (Read: 182) |
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A man drives to work at 6:30 a.m. as he has for 8 years. He punches in his time-card and is soon confronted by his supervisor. John is berated and humiliated as he has been repeatedly over the years over minor things. This time he quits---STORMS
A strong thunderstorm sweeps through the area and destroys a farmers crops and barns. He is already deep in debt---STORMS
A widow faces an empty house and bed for the first time in 40 years---STORMS
Parents sit on the couch. It is 3:00 a.m. Their sixteen year old son has not come home. They fear he has been drinking. As they wait, Dad has another beer----STORMS
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A Mother’s Love Matthew 20:20-23
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 09 May @ 17:10:20 (Read: 151) |
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Mothers are cleaning ladies.
Some mothers are gardeners & mowers of lawns. And most mothers understand that baking cookies is more important than washing windows, too.
Mothers are nurses & doctors & psychologists & counselors & chauffeurs & coaches.
Mothers are developers of personalities, molders of vocabularies, & shapers of attitudes. Mothers are soft voices saying, "I love you."
And mothers are a link to God,
a child’s first impression of God’s love.
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GRACE - Ephesians 2: 1-10 Preached May 4th, 2008
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 04 February @ 17:26:15 (Read: 270) |
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A young girl grows up on a cherry orchard just above Traverse City, Michigan. Her parents, just a bit old fashioned, tend to overreact to her nose ring, the music she listens to, and the length of her skirts. They ground her a few times and she seethes inside. "I hate you," she screams at her father when he knocks on the door of her room after an argument. And that night she acts on a plan she has mentally rehearsed scores of times. She runs away. READ ON.....
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"HOW ABOUT YOU? Preached 4-20-08
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 16 April @ 19:32:37 (Read: 278) |
When the soldiers of Napoleon's army were invading Russia, they came to a village from which all had fled except one man. The man was a Russian peasant, a woodsman. He carried his ax in his leather belt. When the French Captain saw him, he ordered his immediate execution. When the soldiers leveled their rifles, the man stood firm.
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Thank God for Senior Adults - Preached 4-13-08
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 26 February @ 17:45:31 (Read: 621) |
Proverbs 16:31 NIV - New International Version
31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor;
it is attained by a righteous life.
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Wanted: True Worshipers
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 07 April @ 15:51:22 (Read: 162) |
John 4:16-26
Mission statements are everywhere. Schools have them, hospitals have them, restaurants have them, and even the license bureau has one. It might not be wide of the mark to suggest that the chief mission of the Christian is to worship God. We see this stressed throughout the Bible:
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Jesus: His Powerful Ascension Scripture: Acts 1: 3-11
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 02 April @ 13:51:41 (Read: 153) |
Preached April 6, 2008
I wonder how much planning and strategizing went into Christ leaving the earth?
He had already done it once through death, but three days later he was back on the scene. Now it was time to bring a sense of closure, yet at the same time help transition the disciples into architects for the New Testament church.
What would be his exit strategy?
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9 Attitudes to Live by - The “Be” Attitudes
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 11 March @ 16:22:31 (Read: 576) |
In the summer of 2003, thousands of parents caught their kids taking their live fish, dumping them in the toilet, and flushing. Do you know why? Anybody want to take a guess?
Finding Nemo.
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Do you KNOW Him, really KNOW HIM?
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 16 January @ 15:26:39 (Read: 253) |
If every person in the world had adequate food, housing, income, if all were equal, if every possible social evil and injustice were done away with, we would still need one thing: JESUS CHRIST.
An exaggeration? Hardly! The truth is, we can never be complete, peace can never be sure,
life can never be fulfilling,
evil can never be eradicated,
injustice can never be stamped out ---
WITHOUT JESUS!!!
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Joseph's first Christmas - Preached 12-16-07
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 17 December @ 12:50:25 (Read: 270) |
Christmas is an amazing time of year.
“Isn’t it amazing that a baby born in a stable 2,000 years ago can cause traffic jams this week?”
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The Truth about the Tradition
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 06 December @ 13:38:41 (Read: 267) |
Read Jeremiah 10:1-10:
In my lifetime I have read the Bible through more than once. And every time I do, it always reveals to me something new. Even though I’ve read it before, even the most popular of the scriptures, God still breaths new life into His word.
During Jeremiah’s this time, there was no Bible to say of, and God would use men like Jeremiah to speak to us.
Some one asked me my opinion
of our text for today?
Does this mean is was wrong to put a Christmas tree up on not.
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Into The Whirlwind Sermon 2 Kings 2 : 1-14 - Preached 11-18-07
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 17 November @ 13:39:17 (Read: 279) |
I remember being amazed at the destructive power of a tornado. I remember pieces of straw sticking through telephone poles.
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Nobody's A Nobody Preached 10-28-07
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 04 November @ 20:34:14 (Read: 386) |
The Widow From Zarephath [ zair-a-fath ]
1 Kings 17: entire chapter
The first seven verses of I Kings 17 tell us of the drought Elijah prophesied over Israel. It tells us of the provision for Elijah. God ordered ravens to bring him bread and meat in the morning and bread a meat in the evening.
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The Bible: The Only Book That Matters preach Oct. 7, 2007
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 10 June @ 16:34:09 (Read: 454) |
People love to say all roads lead to heaven.
It doesn’t matter what you believe
as long as your sincere about something.
People have a hard time in this age of "enlightenment" accepting that a book written thousands of years ago should be our guide for today. Especially if we claim that it's absolute truth and that it's God's word. and that Jesus is the only way to salvation.
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God Wants To Give You A Second Chance
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 29 January @ 17:09:43 (Read: 701) |
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If there ever was a topic that should make you sit up and listen, it's this one.
God wants to give you another chance.
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Abigail, the Peacemaker 1 Samuel 25:2-44
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 16 August @ 13:26:20 (Read: 392) |
Today our Bible story is about a very troubled marriage.
Preached Aug. 19, 2007
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Hazardous Prayers from Psalm 139 Preached July 29, 2007
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 04 November @ 20:35:15 (Read: 491) |
You know, there are many different kinds of prayer.
There are mealtime prayers. All of you know what those are like.
Then there are bedtime prayers; you know what those can be like.
There are church prayers, like the one I just prayed.
There are private prayers, like the ones you pray when you're off alone by yourself.
There are recited prayers and there are spontaneous prayers.
There are crisis prayers, which can get messy.
And then there are those conversational prayers.
There are painfully honest prayers, and then there are abusive prayers, manipulative prayers, deceptive prayers.
But today,
I decided to talk to you about hazardous prayers.
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The Role Of The Father - Sermon Preached Father's Day 6-17-07
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 16 June @ 11:57:55 (Read: 351) |
Some years back Bill Cosby wrote a book simply entitled FATHERHOOD. If you ever get a chance to read it I suggest you do. It is thoroughly humorous and you will also learn a few things along the way. I would like to share with you two observations that Cosby makes about Fathers.
He writes:........
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Service & Gifts 1 Peter 4:10,11: Preached 6-9-07
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 10 June @ 16:34:02 (Read: 394) |
Two brothers rushed into a dentist's office. The bigger boy impatiently announced, "I need a tooth pulled and I don't want any gas, and I don't want any Novocain . . . because we're in a hurry!" The dentist said, "You're quite brave. Which tooth is it?"
The boy turned to his little brother and said, "Show him your tooth Albert."
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GUARDIAN ANGELS based on Acts 12:1-11
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 30 June @ 12:58:42 (Read: 506) |
There are few stories more exciting than escape stories.
1. There is Lot's escape from Sodom.
2. There is Isaac's escape from death on the altar.
3. There is Joseph's escape from the pit and Potipher's wife.
4. There is Israel's escape from Egypt.
5. There is Moses's escape from Pharaoh.
6. There is Elijah's escape from Jezebel.
7. There is David's escape from Saul.
8. There is Jonah's escape from the whale.
9. There is Jeremiah's escape from the dungeon.
10. There is Daniel's escape from the lions den.
11. There is Paul's escape from assassins, prison, and shipwreck.
12. There is Peter's escape from prison.
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Acts of Man & Acts of God -- { Virginia Tech Massacre }
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 26 April @ 17:43:14 (Read: 294) |
Located in Virginia, nestled in the quaint town of Blacksburg, a program of 60 bachelor’s degrees, 140 masters and doctoral programs, 25,000 fulltime students, 100 buildings on 2600 acres. that’s Virginia Tech.
It is ranked high in the nation for research. The 2006 freshman class had a high school grade point average of 3.80, and an average cumulative SAT score of 1231. This is a world class college.
It is something for Virginians to be proud of. How could you think of a university setting like this as anything else other than a great place for your daughter or son to start their young lives.
Tragically that view has been transformed by a misguided twisted mind and 33 young lives were cut tragically short, and 29 others were sent to the Hospital. 62 people shot in all.
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What the Empty Tomb Proves
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 06 April @ 12:49:21 (Read: 242) |
Every now and then somebody comes up with an idea that really catches on and makes everybody else say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
A few years ago the Whitelight Casket Company came up with the idea of making decorative caskets that reflect the personality and the lifestyle of the person being buried.
For example, if you’re a golfer you can select the “Fairway to Heaven” model, which has a picture of a beautiful golf hole painted on the outside.
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Easter sermon - Can you Imagine? By pastor paul leavens
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 23 March @ 11:47:07 (Read: 254) |
This is going to be a little different Easter message.
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Sharing your Faith! {Preached 3-4-2007}
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 02 March @ 12:40:40 (Read: 274) |
Sharing your Faith with Others Matthew 5: 13-16
The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, told a story in September, 1995 of a celebration at a municipal pool.
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There Is Only One Way to God and That Is Through Jesus Preached Jan 7, 2007
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 30 April @ 20:45:53 (Read: 350) |
The Jewish Rabbi accused Christians of holding up a sign that says, “Ours is the only way, the one way to get to Heaven, to get to God.”
He is upset, and so are a number of other people on the Donahue show, because they feel that for Christians to say that ours is the only true way is arrogant, intolerant and exclusive.
Who are we to say that there is only one way to God, and we have it?
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The Indescribable Gift - Luke 2 Preached Dec. 24, 2006
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 21 December @ 16:33:45 (Read: 287) |
Maybe you heard about the two guys who were discussing what they were going to buy their wives for Christmas. One of them said, "This year I think I just might wrap myself up and give myself to my wife."
The other man said, "Yeah? Well I'm not going to give my wife much either!"
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When God Moves to the Center
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 10 December @ 11:55:49 (Read: 230) |
For most of us most of the time God is out there, on the edge of consciousness, at a safe distrance from our personal life as usual.
We were not surprised when the Russian astronaut reported he hadn’t seen God in space, nor when astronomer Carl Sagan announced the same nondiscovery.
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Refuse To Worry Matthew 6: 25-34
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 22 November @ 13:09:18 (Read: 273) |
(The song, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" plays while walking to the pulpit)
When you hear that tune, it immediately brings a smile to your face. In your mind it conjures up an image of a carefree Jamaican man who's at ease and stress free. To him life is simply a vacation. There's no stress, no concerns, no bills to pay, no children to shuttle from event to event, no sickness to battle, and no problems to solve. Don't worry -- be happy!
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Heaven: Deal or No Deal?
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 07 November @ 15:54:56 (Read: 390) |
On January 18, 1989, Don Piper died.
A Baptist Pastor from Texas, he was coming home from a Leadership Conference when a semi truck crossed over into his lane and crushed his car. He was killed instantly, and pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
Ninety minutes later…Don Piper came back from the dead.
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Donkeys, Detours & Divine Direction
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 30 October @ 14:03:51 (Read: 255) |
Numbers 22:1-38
Today’s story Numbers 22, is about a semi-religious man who had some good intentions but poor follow-through. He had one foot in religion and one foot in the world.
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Why Study The Ten Commandments?
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 26 September @ 18:14:33 (Read: 296) |
Scripture Exodus 20:1-17;
1 - And God spoke all these words:..........
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God Walks Beside You Psalm 23:
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 02 October @ 11:46:45 (Read: 297) |
Next to John 3:16, I doubt that there's a passage of Scripture that is better known than the 23rd Psalm. You may hear it on a television program, or a friend with no church involvement may say it to you when you're experiencing a tough time. Perhaps someone will even read it to you in hopes of comforting you. I have read this passage at the cemetery after funeral service many times.
There have been times that I have read this to non-churched mourners, and as I was reading this Psalm, their lips were mouthing each word right along with me.
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Freedom In Christ John 8: 32-36
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 02 October @ 11:46:12 (Read: 345) |
What does freedom mean to you?
For a baby, I guess, freedom is being able to get out of the crib and crawl around on the living room carpet.
If you're a third grader, freedom is the last day of school and you know you have summer vacation ahead of you.
For the sixteen-year-old, it's getting that driver's license.
For the high school graduate, it's leaving home and being on your own in college with no one to tell you what to do.
I once heard of a teen-ager who was tired of his parents telling him what to do, so he ran off and joined the Marines!
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Beware of the Plagues Exodus 7:1-11:10
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 17 August @ 14:50:18 (Read: 348) |
I am sure that most of you have read the story of the Exodus. Israel had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years, driven and abused by the power of Pharaoh to build cities that would be a monument to Egyptian power and gods for many centuries.
Some of those monuments are partially visible even today, thousands of years after the deliverance of Israel from bondage by the mighty hand of God.
Most of the time we read through that story and we don’t even give them much thought.
That was a story for people who lived a long time ago and in a place far away.
We don’t think of those plagues of Egypt that happened some 4500+ years ago as something that has just as much impact upon our lives of today as it did back then.
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Decoding the DaVinci Code
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 05 June @ 09:59:36 (Read: 390) |
A writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram wrote in January, “Even if you lived under a rock—a rock in a remote area of the Arizona desert—you could not avoid hearing about The DaVinci Code.”
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Let Me See Your Hands - John 20 : 19-29
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 24 April @ 13:54:46 (Read: 344) |
A little boy, growing up in a community where his father served as a minister was outside playing. He was doing all of the things that a little boy does. He was climbing trees. He was swinging on the swing set and jumping out. He was rolling and playing with his dog. His mother called him for dinner and all of the family gathered at the table. His mother looked at him and said, "Young man, let me see your hands."
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Which will it be that you see? John 20:1-18
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 13 April @ 15:13:08 (Read: 358) |
He is Risen!
He is risen indeed!
Hallelujah!
The miracle of Easter has shocked us out of our "No-name Saturday" sadness, and filled our broken hearts with joy, our souls with hope, our mouths with praise.
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There'll be No Grown-ups in Heaven Mark 10: 13-16
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 23 February @ 19:31:02 (Read: 362) |
Theme: Don't act so adultish. A lot of us are acting too adultish and not childish enough.
"Two boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. She said, 'If Jesus were sitting here he would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.' Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, 'Okay, Ryan, you be Jesus.'" -----
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You Can Be Happy
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 06 February @ 15:58:34 (Read: 397) |
HAPPINESS BEGINS WITH A TOUCH.
Jesus was visiting in the home of Simon Peter.
Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. Without anyone saying a word about her illness Jesus went over to her, touched her, and lifted her up.
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"WHAT WISE MEN DO!" MATTHEW 2:1-11
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 17 December @ 14:58:34 (Read: 410) |
Whether or not these men were kings is debatable.
They were "magi." -
Traditonally means wise men or scholars.
They were astrologers.
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What's So Great About Being A CHRISTIAN?
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 16 October @ 22:15:08 (Read: 385) |
What's So Great About Being A CHRISTIAN?
Mike Domres preached - July 20, 2003
Colossians 1:1-7
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"THREE MISTAKES AND ONE RIGHT REMEDY!"
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 24 September @ 17:14:42 (Read: 421) |
Things were great in Eden until the day Eve listened to bad advice. God told both Adam and Eve not to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil.
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"FREEDOM ISN'T FREE!" GALATIANS 5:1-13 "WALK IN FREEDOM!"
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 28 September @ 14:03:29 (Read: 440) |
"FREEDOM ISN'T FREE!" GALATIANS 5:1-13
Liberty has been a precious and hard won commodity through all of man's history.
"WALK IN FREEDOM!"
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Motherhood: It's Not a Job, It's an Adventure
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 14 October @ 20:31:40 (Read: 440) |
Proverbs 31:
Have you heard about the next Survivor show planned? Six men will be dropped off on an island with 1 van and 4 kids for 6 weeks.
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Jesus: His Powerful Ascension Acts 1: 3-11
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 01 November @ 10:08:39 (Read: 468) |
I wonder how much planning and strategizing went into Christ leaving the earth? He had already done it once through death, but three days later he was back on the scene. Now it was time to bring a sense of closure, yet at the same time help transition the disciples into architects for the New Testament church.
What would be his exit strategy?
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We're Called to be Donkey's - 3-20-2005
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 26 June @ 12:10:14 (Read: 469) |
Are You Willing To be a Donkey?
Matthew 21: 1-11
Way back in Matthew 16:21, Jesus started towards Jerusalem. Now at last Jesus enters into the city. Throughout this entrance text Matthew takes care to demonstrate that all Jesus' actions are the fulfillment of Scriptural promises about the Messiah.
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"Why Communion?" (1 Corinthians 11:23-30)
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 04 January @ 13:45:20 (Read: 453) |
That which God ordains as holy is never to be blasphemed or treated carelessly. That principle certainly applies to communion.
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HOW TO WIN BATTLES JEHOSHAPHAT'S Way
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 23 November @ 17:36:15 (Read: 458) |
The story that I am about to tell you is one of my favorites. I will never forget my mounting excitement as I checked out the Hebrew meanings of the proper names associated with the biblical characters in this story.
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Mess up; 'fess up; get up! Psalm 51: 1-12
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 21 December @ 00:30:26 (Read: 787) |
There's a great old story about a family from a very rural area in Arkansas who made their first trip into the big city of Little Rock a number of years ago.
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“MY GRACE IS SUFFICENT FOR YOU”
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 05 August @ 22:15:18 (Read: 920) |
A Sermon Preached by Mike Domres on Sunday July 18, 2004
Christian Church in Lindsay, CA
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The Truth about trials James 1:2-12
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 14 April @ 16:47:03 (Read: 464) |
Max Lucado, In the Eye of the Storm, p. 11.
Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming
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"IN STEP WITH THE PRODIGAL!"
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 19 March @ 14:40:18 (Read: 387) |
LUKE 15:11-32
This time of year is when many are planning to be on a vacation or are wishing they could be. It's refreshing to be away from home for awhile. A trip to the coast or to the mountains or to visit loved ones always brings us joy.
In the text for today we see a boy who took a trip.
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"THE CHRISTIAN AND THE COIN!"
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 11 March @ 16:21:59 (Read: 610) |
Matt. 22:15-21
How do we show we’re Christians?
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"BILLBOARD CHRISTIANS!" I Cor. 15:58
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 24 October @ 14:10:10 (Read: 805) |
Preached October 26,2003
You used to see them one right after another along the highway. Blocking the view, distracting your attention, touting their wares.
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"WALK IN GOOD WORKS!" Preached 10-19-03
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 15 October @ 17:38:26 (Read: 815) |
EPHESIANS 2:8-10, TITUS 3:5-8,
Colossians 3:17
One of the amazing stories of sheer courage in the face of tremendous odds is that of Nancy Merki.
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Thank God for Senior Adults - Proverbs 16:31
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 31 July @ 12:18:10 (Read: 780) |
[ Preached August 3, 2003 ]
This morning I just want to thank you seniors for the lessons that I've learned from you.
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FAMILIES IN FLAMES Genesis 37:1-1
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 28 June @ 12:18:36 (Read: 879) |
A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady forty miles per hour. The wife is behind the wheel. Her husband suddenly looks across at her and speaks in a clear voice. "Darling," he says. "I know we've been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce."
The wife says nothing, keeps looking at the road ahead but slowly increases her speed to 45 mph.
The husband speaks again. "I don't want you to try and talk me out of it," he says, "because I've been having an affair with your best friend, and she's a far better lover than you are." Again the wife stays quiet, but grips the steering wheel more tightly and slowly increases the speed to 50.
He pushes it . "I want the house," he says insistently. Up to 55. "I want the car, too," he continues. 60 mph. "And," he says, "I'll have the bank accounts, all the credit cards and the boat." The car slowly starts veering towards a massive concrete flyover. This makes him a wee bit nervous, so he asks her: "Isn't there anything you want?"
The wife at last replies - in a quiet and controlled voice. "No, I've got everything I need." she says. "Oh, really?" he inquires, "so what have you got?" Just before they slam into the wall at 65 mph, the wife turns to him and smiles.
"The airbag."
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The Spirit-filled Life Acts 1:1-9; Acts 2:1-12
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 01 May @ 13:52:13 (Read: 763) |
In the magazine Fortune, there was an editorial in which these words appeared: "In days like these, what we of the world need is to hear a word from the Lord. We look to the church for that word, and all we hear is the echo of our own voice."
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Can You Imagine? { Easter sermon }
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 01 March @ 01:16:59 (Read: 833) |
This is going to be a little different Easter message.
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Mark 1:29-39 Catch the fever.
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 08 February @ 13:17:55 (Read: 488) |
Theme: Jesus causes us to catch the fever. Check your temperature.
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How powerful is Jesus? Mark 1:21-28
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 30 January @ 13:25:12 (Read: 479) |
The Kingdom of God is at Hand - Mark 1:21-28
There’s something coming.
There’s something in our midst.
There’s something standing in front of us in the Gospel of Mark.
What is at hand? The Kingdom of God is here.
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Let’s Go Fising Mark 1:14-20
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 24 January @ 19:43:48 (Read: 468) |
Preached January 26-2003 at LCC.
My dad’s from Minnesota. Does anyone here know what Minnesota is known for?
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We all choose to follow a star.
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 07 January @ 16:57:55 (Read: 442) |
What star are you following and why?
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Jesus—The Indescribable Gift - Luke 2
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 10 December @ 19:32:50 (Read: 626) |
Preached Dec. 24, 2006
Maybe you heard about the two guys who were discussing what they were going to buy their wives for Christmas. One of them said, "This year I think I just might wrap myself up and give myself to my wife."
The other man said, "Yeah? Well I'm not going to give my wife much either!"
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Under The Rainbow Genesis 9:8-17
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 04 December @ 17:31:30 (Read: 515) |
{ preached 10-6-02 at LCC ]
But......did you know you live under the Rainbow?
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Are You Ready for Jesus? John 1:19-34 - Preached December 8, 2002
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 27 February @ 16:24:13 (Read: 570) |
A man is crawling through the Sahara desert when another man riding on a camel approaches him. As the rider approaches, the crawling man whispers through his parched lips, “Water…please…can you give…water…...........
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Enter With Thanksgiving Psalms 100:1-5
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 24 November @ 14:24:06 (Read: 892) |
Preached Thanksgiving Sunday November 24,2002
A. One of the most beautiful Psalms of thanksgiving is the 100th Psalm. Please turn to it & follow along as I read:...................
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No Long Faces Allowed! Phil.4:4-9
Posted by Anonymous on: Monday 18 November @ 17:33:26 (Read: 421) |
Can you pick a Christian out of a crowd of people?
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"GOING GOD'S WAY!" GENESIS 12:1-9
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 17 October @ 17:49:20 (Read: 482) |
Having just been let down by someone he trusted, Cornelius Woodbridge decided to test his son, FOR HIS reliability.
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How Long Can You Tread Water? Genesis 6:9-22
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 28 September @ 14:47:46 (Read: 811) |
“Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark...”
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How should we treat our families?
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 17 September @ 18:00:47 (Read: 509) |
Devoted To One Another
Romans 12:10 (NIV Be devoted to one another in brotherly love...)
Philippians 2: 2-4 ...We are called to "consider others as better then ourselfs" - to "serve one another" - to "bear one another's burdens"
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What makes a great church?
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 20 July @ 09:52:10 (Read: 1001) |
Let me - Ask you what you might think a silly question—
Do you want this church to be like God’s church?
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Filled With The Holy Spirit!
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 18 March @ 20:34:37 (Read: 955) |
Acts 2:
Some might say that they received the gift in order that they might be able to speak or pray in other tongues Is that the main reason the Lord blessed you with His Spirit?
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Why Communion?
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 27 August @ 13:30:41 (Read: 541) |
Why Communion? (1 Corinthians 11:23-30)
Bob Russell sermon preached August 17/18, 2002
That which God ordains as holy is never to be blasphemed or treated carelessly.
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Overcoming Depression
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 08 May @ 13:38:06 (Read: 1360) |
Depression is such a common experience in our time that it has been called the common cold of modern psychiatry. We should probably feel a sense of sympathy for the medical profession in its effort to do something for depression beyond prescribing a mood elevator. That's about as effective as treating the common cold with aspirin.
I am concerned about depression.
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God is on Your Side
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 11 July @ 17:04:06 (Read: 813) |
Praeched July 14, 2002 After coming home from the NACC in Ohio. Sermon Outline from David Faust
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A Portrait of Fatherhood 1 Thess. 2:7-12 Fathers Day
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 08 June @ 10:54:12 (Read: 851) |
Steve & Annie Chapman asked their children to make a list of what they hear them say the most:
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A Model for Mother - Luke 1:26-38
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 12 May @ 01:33:28 (Read: 562) |
Take your Bibles, please, & turn with me to Luke 1:26-38. This is a passage of Scripture that is normally read at Christmas time. So I’m not sure if this is a Christmas text that we’re using on Mother’s Day, or a Mother’s Day text that we usually use at Christmas. But it will work either time, so please listen as I read Luke 1:26-38.
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Acts 7:1-60 Stephen’s Sermon
Posted by Anonymous on: Friday 26 April @ 16:06:46 (Read: 439) |
A. [Seeing Yourself in a Sermon, Citation: From a cartoon by Lee Johnson, The Best Cartoons from Leadership Journal, Volume 1 (Broadman & Holman, 1999)]
Following the Sunday morning service, the pastor stood at the back of the church, shaking hands with the worshipers as they left.
As one man shook hands, he looked intently at the pastor and said, Powerful sermons, Pastor. Thoughtful, well researched. I can always see myself in them…and I want you to knock it off.
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How many prophesies did Jesus fullfill at Easter?
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:21:03 (Read: 529) |
(Isa 7:14) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. F
(Mat 1:18-25) Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. 20But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, God is with us. E
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His Triumphal Entry!
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 17 March @ 12:46:34 (Read: 840) |
Luke 19:28-44
The event that is so much a part of this day, Palm Sunday, is recorded in all 4 of the Gospels, but this morning let’s turn to Luke’s account of it, found in Luke 19, beginning with verse 28. Listen as I read it to you.
[Luke 19:28-44].
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You may remember the Beatles, back in the 60’s singing All you need is Love.
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:18:51 (Read: 519) |
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37
There’s no doubt that there was a great truth carried in those simple lyrics. If we were to look around the world today, it’s clear that a good dose of love would cure many of the world’s ills.
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SHE LEFT HER WATERPOT! JOHN 4:7-29
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 16 March @ 20:11:05 (Read: 1810) |
Jesus was weary and thirsty. On his northward journey from Judea to Galilee, He chose to go through Samaria. The Bible says, And He had to pass through Samaria.
Actually He chose to. Normally Jews would take a route that would bypass Samaria. But Jesus had an appointment there with a woman who didn't even know it.
The disciples went into the city to buy food. He stayed by the well of Jacob at Sychar, a city of Samaria. Then she came. She came alone probably because she had few real friends; she came to this out of the way spot possibly because she was shunned in the city.
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John 3:16-18 The 5 W’s and The H - Preached Feb. 24, 2002
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:16:45 (Read: 488) |
Who?
Jesus Christ, The son of God. The Prince of Peace, Wonderful, Counselor, Emmanuel, The Messiah, The Promised One.
Exactly who was Jesus? He was, and is the son of God, the Father.
He was mothered by Mary.
His legal Father was Joseph. Though God was his Father, Joseph acted as his Father here on earth. I guess you could say that Joseph was the most notable step-fathers in the history of mankind!
Jesus was a carpenter by trade. This was Joseph’s trade as well.
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Jumping In - Matthew 14:22-33 - Preached February 17, 2002
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:15:26 (Read: 513) |
Jumping In -- Matthew 14:22-33
When Robin lived in Az. I visted her. It was very hot so we went swiming.
I was standing at the side of the pool. I wanted Alex to jump off the side into my arms—but she was afraid. SO LATER She jumps off the stairs into onto my back when I’m not looking, and it’s all just a game. But, there is something about jumping into the water makes all the difference in the world. Water is scary—there’s always the element of danger.
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PASS THE SALT! MATTHEW 5:13 - Preached February 10,02
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:14:19 (Read: 510) |
For several years there has been much to-do about our sodium intake. We hear warnings about hardening of the arteries, hypertension, kidney failure, and heart disease attributed to an excess of sodium, or just plain old table salt.
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Steps to Joy Matthew 5:1-10
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:13:16 (Read: 690) |
ILL. There he stood, in the midst of the Golden Corral restaurant, with Thousand Island dressing dripping from his hair, over his glasses, down his face, all over his jacket, pants, & shoes. And I’m not talking about a little bit of Thousand Island dressing, I’m talking about 2 gallons of it!
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FaithfiIness
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:12:09 (Read: 790) |
Joash - 2 Kings 11, 12; - 2 Chronicles 23, 24
The story of Joash in the Old Testament has all the necessary ingredients for an excellent movie plot. War, treason, a wicked stepmother, a young prince kidnapped for his own good—all these are subplots in the story of Joash. The climax comes when the young prince becomes king of the nation of Judah when he is just seven years old!
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Lay Down Your Burdens
Posted by Anonymous on: Wednesday 19 August @ 17:05:27 (Read: 1033) |
Matthew 11:28-30
Did you ever buy something, I put it in a cart, with wheels, put it in a bag and put the bag in a cart with wheels, roll it to your car, then drive it home & put it away, then complain about having to carry it in the house.
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“Saul Meets Jesus!”
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:09:55 (Read: 483) |
Acts 9:1-23
“I don’t go to your church any more!”
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“Your church is full of hypocrites.”
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KEEPERS OF THE FLAME
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:08:39 (Read: 563) |
1 Thessalonians 5:19
1 Thessalonians is believed to be Paul’s first epistle. He wrote to them shortly after establishing the congregation from the city of Corinth.
The Macedonians were a powerful Church. Paul commends them on various occasions. Paul writes for the primary purpose of exhorting this strong Church to become even stronger in their faith and confidence in the Lord.
As Paul closes this epistle he leaves them with several short imperative statements. Each of them is important.
However they all appear to be tied to the imperative statement, ‘Quench not the Spirit.’
The Thessalonians must be keepers of the flame. They cannot allow their cinders to cease. They cannot allow their coals to become cold.
They cannot allow their fire to become smoke.
Paul understands one important thing.
The success of any local congregation is directly related to the Holy Spirit’s impact in their lives and among them.
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“A Cousin’s Quarrel” Matt. 3: 13-17
Posted by Anonymous on: Sunday 31 March @ 00:06:02 (Read: 480) |
Billy Bartholomew was a rather interesting young boy. He had been going to church for a long time. Billy’s dad was a deacon. But Billy considered church to be rather boring. And so he saw it as his calling to spice things up a bit.
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THREE MEN, THREE CROSSES AND THREE DEATHS! LUKE 23:32-46
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 23 May @ 13:00:12 (Read: 518) |
There are many ways one might meet one's demise. It might be an accident, it might be disease, it might be old age, or it might even be through intent, ours or someone else's. Though there are many means by which one might experience death, there are only two possible conditions in which one might meet the hour of death. We see each of those two conditions in the text for today. But before we look at the text more closely, let me share the account of three young men. They had been given opportunity to do well. They came from a good home. They were loved by their parents. They were brothers, biologically, but two of the young men were of a different spirit. When they grew into their teens, they became involved in fights, parties, immorality and crime. The third, the elder brother, tried to urge them to do differently, but was met with scorn and ridicule. In a real sense, the elder brother, we'll call him Bill, represents the attitude, activity and experience of the Lord Jesus Christ. He, too, came to offer us a different, better and Godly way of life. He, too, was met with scorn, rejection and ridicule. His plea, too, fell on deaf ears. In time there was an attempted robbery and Bill's brother, Ted, was shot and killed. He had not availed himself of Bill's offer of help and died in his delinquency. A similar situation shows up in the text. There we see three men, three crosses and three deaths. In spite of all Jesus' grace, intent, desire and ability to save we see one spurning Him unto death. Consider the first man.
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God wants to speak to you. Where are you? Balaam, (Numbers 22:1-35)
Posted by Anonymous on: Thursday 17 April @ 15:59:28 (Read: 835) |
Balaam, (Numbers 22:1-35)
[1] Scared to Death (Num. 22:1-3)
What a sight it must have been to look out and see the Israelites heading your way! The Moabites were aware of how the Israelites had prevailed over those who opposed them along the way.
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Seven Things to Watch Out For So You Don't Lose Your Faith (Read Hebrews 3:12-14
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 23 May @ 12:59:55 (Read: 811) |
A little girl got home from Sunday school, where she had been taught the verse: Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. She asked her mother, when she repeated the verse, what it meant. Her mom said, Well, it means that when you are good and kind and thoughtful and obedient, you are letting Christ's light shine in your life before all who know you.
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God Is With Us - Even When We Doubt
Posted by Anonymous on: Saturday 30 March @ 23:58:36 (Read: 495) |
Exodus 16:2-15
In Sunday School today they were looking at the same lessons that we have read this morning.
It is the prayer and hope of the church that in this way families will be able to share among themselves some of the same ideas about God.
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Life Without Regret
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 23 May @ 12:58:47 (Read: 649) |
...and you're in church. That comes as a surprise to some of you. If somebody would have told you a few years ago that you would be awake in the morning, let alone in church, you'd have laughed in their face. But you're here. Just take a look around for a moment. Look at the person next to you real quick. You see somebody that's committed or else somebody who leads a pretty dull life. They're here , and I'd like to take a few moments this morning to reflect on choices, to reflect on the decisions that you've made over the last year.
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Do you KNOW Him, really KNOW HIM?
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 23 May @ 12:59:13 (Read: 822) |
THAT I MIGHT KNOW CHRIST
If every person in the world had adequate food, housing, income, if all the men were equal, if every possible social evil and injustice were done away with, men would still need one thing: JESUS CHRIST.
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Instill Distinctiveness
Posted by Anonymous on: Tuesday 08 February @ 20:41:15 (Read: 1006) |
Paul's Nephew -- Acts 23:12-24
It took remarkable courage for this young man to walk into the Roman prison and save the life of Paul in this way. It is obvious that he cared more about doing what is right than about going along with the crowd. The lessons we learn from his story will inspire us to instill in our children a desire to stand for truth.
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