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Servant Mothers
May 12, 2013 Mother's Day |
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1 Samuel 1:10-11, 19-28, Matthew 10:37-39 |
| Mothering always seems to put holes in a woman's heart. They cannot be prevented, but the Lord provides some satisfying reasons to accept them as part of something greater. |
The Secret to Well-Being
March 31, 2013 Easter Sunday |
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| Everyone wants well-being, but are we willing to do what God says in order to get it? |
Baptism Now Saves You
January 27, 2013 |
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1 Peter 3:21-22, Ephesians 1:3-5, 2 Peter 1:1-11 |
| We all know Christians who have not been baptized, and we know that they are not going to hell. So what exactly is the significance of water baptism? |
Beyond Precious to Sacred
January 20, 2013: Sanctity of Human Life Sunday |
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Genesis 1:20-30, John 6:63-69; 14:16-19, Isaiah 44:14-18 |
| Loss of the knowledge of what is sacred has led to great loss of life, morality, and truth in the West. The only hope of restoring these things is for believers to know and teach the difference between precious and sacred. |
Dire Moments
January 13, 2013 |
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Matthew 10:16-31
Luke 22:35-38 |
| Dire moments eventually come upon all of us in a ruined world. Will you crumble or show up for the challenge in the power and wisdom of Christ? Here's how to get ready. |
Ministry to Post Modern People
November 11, 2012 |
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| The Bible is full of great examples of different ways to help people come to faith. Postmodernity poses its own set of communication problems, but the answers are already available in the word of God. For more information on the subject of Postmodernity, see Sin of the Century Parts 1 & 2 below (11/10/2010). |
End of Days, Part 17: Holy Purpose
July 29, 2012 Evening Service |
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| What is God going to do in the future? His purposes for the future are wholly consonant with his purpose in every age in the past. |
Making Gospel Connections
July 15, 2012 |
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| Paul was willing to give up everything and endure anything to make sure that the gospel got the greatest reception. He built his personal connections on this principle, and we need to do the same for the sake of the kingdom. |
Fathers Must Be Leaders
June 17, 2012 Father's Day |
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| Fathers have been granted a choice opportunity to change the world by impacting their families, their churches. and their communities through godly leadership. Learn four concrete ways to make this happen. |
Mothers Must Be Leaders
May 13, 2012 Mother's Day |
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| Some have falsely taught that only men are to be leaders in the home, church, and community. Nothing could be further from the truth. |
How to Get Out of Trouble
March 11, 2012 Evening Message |
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| Ever been in a situation which was not working out and had that sinking feeling: ‘I’m in trouble now!’ I have. This study will help you figure out what to do about it. |
Shooters
March 11, 2012 |
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| We keep feeling surprised when apparently normal people come unglued and start shooting people. This study will keep you from being surprised in the future, and may reveal a need in your own life. |
End of Days, Part 16: A Nation Under Judgment
February 19, 2012 Evening Service |
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| If God wanted to get the attention of an entire nation, how would he do it? Maybe he would permit a foreign invader to wreck havoc on the very place the country was founded. Do you know where that is? |
What Has God Done For You Lately?
February 12, 2012 Evening Message |
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| It does not take unbelief to wonder if God is paying attention to you. How can we encourage ourselves when we feel like that? |
What Makes a Woman Beautiful?
January 15, 2012 Evening Service |
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| Who wants beauty that wipes off at the end of the day? Jesus offers something infinitely better. |
A Giving Hand
Christmas Day 2011 |
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| Christ released His grip on the present enjoyment of the glories of heaven in order to come to earth. Are you willing to release your grip on your own way in order to receive what He came to give? |
Why Christ Came
Christmas Eve 2011 |
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| Christmas trees and parties can do nothing to mend a broken heart or comfort those who mourn. Christ came to bring the oil of gladness. How can we not make his message the focus of Christmas? |
End of Days, Part 15: Lawlessness
December 18, 2011 Evening Service |
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| Surely lawlessness is up and love is down. Is the last day approaching? This study of Exodus 21 gives us a healthy sample of the law of God, and a good basis for testing how far down the West has fallen. |
Falling Towers
September 11, 2011 |
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| None of us can change the reality that the world is full of people who may want to hurt us. It is also fraught with dangers like falling towers, earthquakes, floods, and fires. Jesus explains how to be OK no matter what happens. |
A Man Like Peter
June 19, 2011 Father's Day |
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| It can be hard to relate to the Apostle Peter when we paint him as a superstar or a failure. The true Biblical picture reveals him to be a man like us--full of hopes and flaws. Learn how Peter's faith gave God the opportunity to use him for great things. |
End of Days, Part 14: The Day of the Lord
May 8, 2011 Evening Service |
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| Our hearts cry out in anguish when we see the suffering, sin, and evil of this world. Learn how the coming of the day of the Lord will bring God's definitive response to it all. |
A Woman Like Rebekah
May 8, 2011 Mother's Day |
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| Our society looks down on people who serve others. Learn the wonder of godly servanthood from Rebekah. Includes a special word to women and mothers in particular. |
How to Stop Being Dead
April 24, 2011 Easter Message |
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| Have you ever honestly admitted that you cannot stop saying and doing things which you hate? Find out what the Bible says it means and how to stop it. |
End of Days, Part 13: Prewrath Rapture
January 9, 2011 Evening Service |
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| How clear in your mind is the itinerary of Christ in his return for his church? Learn how the awareness of Christ's intentions for the last days should reorganize your priorities. |
The Breaker
December 19, 2010 |
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| We are all trapped in our lives under various forms of external limitations, but we are also stuck for internal reasons. Who will release us from these bondages? |
Sin of the Century, Part 1: Helping Ourselves
October 10, 2010 AM Service |
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| Before believers in Christ can help other people with the corrosive effects of modern and postmodern culture on others we have to get a correct diagnosis of the problem and take the cure ourselves. It has been in our Bibles all along. |
Sin of the Century, Part 2: Helping Others
October 10, 2010 PM Service |
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| Our postmodern culture has generated a set of social characteristics which will impede the work of the church if we do not understand them. See how the work of Christ is sufficient for everything we face today. |
Son of the King
June 20, 2010 |
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| Late one night I received a distress call from my older son, Christopher. He sounded frazzled and a little bit crazed. He was in the basement of the house he and his wife had recently purchased, and he had his head almost inside the business end of his water heater. "Dad, there's water raining right down on the element!" he cried without much introduction. The back story to this moment of crisis begins when both of my sons were little... |
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