| Date | Sermon Title | Scripture | Sermon Series | Comments |
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2012/12/30 December 30th, 2012 |
New Beginnings (24:38 min.) |
Ephesians 4:24 |
New Year |
Prosperity Gospel is False! When I think of prosperity gospel, I think of, "May the Force be with you." You know that old Star Wars slogan? In other words, let's think up new and interesting ways to successfully manipulate God to do what we want Him to do. |
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2012/12/23 December 23rd, 2012 |
Reality of Angels (28:19 min.) |
Luke 2:13-14 |
Christmas |
Seeing Angels We seem to be willing to believe most anything about God, as long as He remains back there in time and we're comfortable in the present day. And so when angels start popping out of the woodwork? We get much less comfortable. --------------- Scripture reading: Matthew 2:12-16 |
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2012/12/16 December 16th, 2012 |
Call His Name Immanuel (28:34 min.) |
Matthew 1:18-25 |
Advent |
A Little Girl in Trouble Notice how Joseph had decided to quietly ditch the girl and somehow make his life quieter, or less difficult, or less stressful. But God was having none of this. I can imagine the dinner conversations that went back and forth for a while after that. |
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2012/12/09 December 9th, 2012 |
Signs (28:16 min.) |
2 Kings 2:1-11 |
Advent |
Reason for the Season A sign from God is meant to reassure, that God will do what He says He will do. Our sign is a Child in a manger. --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S -- Luke 2:8-20 |
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2012/12/02 December 2nd, 2012 |
Who Touched Me? (26:55 min.) |
Mark 5:30 |
Advent |
Opportunities to Witness We're poised, as Christians, in the middle of the Christmas season amidst all this fluff, the commercial messages, the reindeer stories and all that, and we have the true message of Jesus Christ. And there are folks out there truly yearning to hear about the birth of Christ. |
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2012/11/25 November 25th, 2012 |
Shows His Love (27:55 min.) |
Deuteronomy 10:18 |
Advent |
Love -- Basic of Faith If God is a god of infinite love, then He expects us to love Him and love those around us. In essence He told the Israelites, "Look, I took care of you in Egypt where you were aliens, now treat the homeless in your land with compassion, too." This is a tough pill to swallow. --------------- Scripture reading: Ann T -- Isaiah 9:6-7 |
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2012/11/18 November 18th, 2012 |
For an Inheritance (24:05 min.) |
Hebrews 11:8 |
Thanksgiving |
Living Out Your Thanksgiving How does God's leadings work in your life for you? In every case here in Hebrews 11, we see that God's people are willing to step out in faith, into no small amount of danger, and live their lives according to His will. |
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2012/11/11 November 11th, 2012 |
Temple of God (30:26 min.) |
1 Corinthians 3:16 |
Where is Your Faith? |
Taking Care of Ourselves In some sense of the word He owns us, lock, stock, and barrel. We are no longer our own, but we belong to Somebody else. And so, if He does own us? Then we need to take care of the temple for Him. --------------- Scripture reading: Jim L -- Matthew 5:27-30 |
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2012/11/04 November 4th, 2012 |
Old Things Passed Away (24:43 min.) |
2 Corinthians 5:17 |
Where is Your Faith? |
Someone Ought to Notice If we take seriously the knowledge that God wants a close and personal relationship with each and every one of us, if we take seriously the knowledge that God cannot countenance sin, and if we take seriously the knowledge that Jesus died on the cross to forgive our sins, then we at least ought to be willing to put behind us an old and out-of-date lifestye that leads away from God! |
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2012/10/28 October 28th, 2012 |
Walk by Faith (34:20 min.) |
2 Corinthians 5:7 |
Where is Your Faith? |
Ready for Heaven If you are born again, then it gets a little crowded inside your skin every once in a while. If the Holy Spirit resides in you, then He will change how you see the world, He will help you understand God's leading in your life, and He will give you the tools to remain faithful in Him. --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S -- 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 |
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2012/10/21 October 21st, 2012 |
Wrought of God (30:40 min.) |
John 3:16-21 |
Where is Your Faith? |
A Love It, Hate It Tension Consider v.20, "evil hates the Light". During the DNC, when it was proposed that they reinsert the word "God" back into their basic platform, people booed and hissed. --------------- Scripture reading: Linda D -- Ephesians 2:4-10 |
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2012/10/14 October 14th, 2012 |
Cannot See the Kingdom of God (31:19 min.) |
John 3:1-15 |
Where is Your Faith? |
Born Again You are, in essence, taking your life and hitting the reset button, so that now it will be wholly devoted to the Lord. Scripture: Jim L & Nathaniel S --------------- Scripture reading: Don M -- 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 |
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2012/10/07 October 7th, 2012 |
Compelled Faith (32:07 min.) |
Galatians 2:11-16 |
Where is Your Faith? |
A Substitute Faith We, too, can take on a form of works based righteousness (Law) through our rules and through our teachings. And as church, we can show our faith to the world in such a way that it drives people away. --------------- Scripture reading: Ann T -- 1 John 1:5-10 |
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2012/09/30 September 30th, 2012 |
Real Faith (30:40 min.) |
James 2:26 |
Where is Your Faith? |
A Godly Faith My concern is that we can get so wrapped up in the mechanics of day to day living that we can forget that God requires more of us than simply feeling good about Him. --------------- Scripture reading: Don M -- Colossians 1:9-14 Jim L -- Matthew 6:1,5 |
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2012/09/23 September 23rd, 2012 |
The Assurance of Things Hoped For (28:52 min.) |
Hebrews 11:1 |
Where is Your Faith? |
What Does the World See? The world sees what is important in your life, they always do. You cannot hide the things that are important in your life. So think about it, when was the last time that you got really excited about hearing God's Word? When was the last time that you got really motivated to get even closer to Him? --------------- Scripture reading: Ann T Romans 8:18-25 |
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2012/09/16 September 16th, 2012 |
Answered Prayer (28:51 min.) |
2 Kings 20:1-11 |
Prayer and Meditation |
Totally Dependent on the Lord So let's put ourselves in Hezekiah's shoes; you have come running to the Lord, and you have finally given everything you are over to Him, you can't belong to the Lord any more than you do right now! Isaiah 38:10-20 - Damon L --------------- Scripture reading: Doris B Jonah 2 |
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2012/09/09 September 9th, 2012 |
Hindered Prayer (17:48 min.) |
1 Peter 3:8-12 |
Prayer and Meditation |
Sin Blocks Access to God The baseline for life, as God would have of us, is refusing to get involved in the fights and drama, and instead become involved in the healing and the love. And the reason we strive for this is so that we do not harm our own relationship with the Lord. |
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2012/09/02 September 2nd, 2012 |
O Lord, Hear! O Lord, Forgive! (30:37 min.) |
Daniel 9:3-19 |
Prayer and Meditation |
Unexpected Consequences of Prayer Daniel sets his prayer request in the context of who God is, knowing that God responds accordingly. And let me say, this is not a bad way to go. --------------- Scripture reading: Carol J Psalm 5 |
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2012/08/26 August 26th, 2012 |
Forget Not Your Servant (30:59 min.) |
1 Samuel 2:1-10 |
Prayer and Meditation |
Prayer Changes Things God uses the harsh times in our lives to bring us closer to Him, because He wants that personal relationship with each and every one of us. God also uses the situations in our lives for His own purposes, that we may walk according to His will, as an example, but also, that His goals are achieved. --------------- Scripture reading: Dan B 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 |
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2012/08/19 August 19th, 2012 |
Wholly Devoted to the Lord (31:29 min.) |
1 Kings 8:56-61 |
Prayer and Meditation |
Glorifying God "Blessed be the Lord." This is a good way to start off any prayer, blessed be the Lord. You may recognize the Hebrew word for blessed, there are a few churches with that in the name. The word is Barak, and the churches use the form Baracha. --------------- Scripture reading: Ann T Romans 8:31-39 |
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2012/08/12 August 12th, 2012 |
There is None Like You (35:22 min.) |
2 Samuel 7:18-29 |
Prayer and Meditation |
God's Uniqueness And if I may, this is an essential part of prayer. Somewhere deep down inside of us we need to understand that God is in control and we are not. And I would even go so far as to suggest that we say it out loud when we pray. --------------- Scripture reading: Bill B John 21:15-19 |
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2012/08/05 August 5th, 2012 |
Sing for Joy in the Lord! (30:52 min.) |
Psalm 33 |
Joy in the Lord! |
The Need for Preparation This speaks to the impact of faith in your life. And if your faith does not especially change your life then where does that leave you? --------------- |
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2012/07/29 July 29th, 2012 |
Sing for Joy! (30:22 min.) |
Psalm 84 |
Joy in the Lord! |
Peace & Joy Faith does not make sense unless you want to be closer to God. Because at the end-of-the-age? At the end of your life? You will be so close to God that His light will be the light you live by! His power will sustain you directly! His love will surround you completely! --------------- Scripture reading: Matthew 5:3-12 |
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2012/07/22 July 22nd, 2012 |
Shout for Joy, O Heavens! (30:10 min.) |
Isaiah 44:21-23 |
Joy in the Lord! |
Worshiping a Real God So why is it that we have such a tough time setting God before us and ignoring all other idols? This is where the text takes us, by the by. God proclaims His significance because we have a tough time staying focused on Him. --------------- Scripture reading: Ann T 1 Peter 1:17-21 |
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2012/07/08 July 8th, 2012 |
Gladness in My Heart (28:44 min.) |
Psalm 4 |
Joy in the Lord! |
Beyond Mere Prayer And what I am suggesting is that we frame our lives within the context of God and not frame God within the context of our lives. --------------- Scripture reading: Albert L Romans 14:16-23 |
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2012/07/01 July 1st, 2012 |
The Song of Moses (29:40 min.) |
Exodus 15 |
Joy in the Lord! |
Our God is a God of Salvation The gospel message is a message of triumph! It's triumph over death! It's triumph over pain and suffering! And it's triumph over the temptations and sins that we face each and every day of our lives! --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 |
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2012/06/24 June 24th, 2012 |
The Faithful Servant (27:55 min.) |
Matthew 24:42-51 |
End of the Age |
Like a Thief in the Night And if you realize that Jesus can appear any second now; today, tomorrow, in the middle of this sermon . . it has an impact on who you are, it can have an impact on the moment to moment decisions that you make in your life. --------------- Scripture reading: Damon L Romans 8:18-24 |
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2012/06/17 June 17th, 2012 |
The Son of Man Will Appear (25:09 min.) |
Matthew 24:29-44 |
End of the Age |
A Choice for Him For a lot of Christians this is an event we look forward to, waiting for the return of our Lord, looking forward to the time when we will finally meet Him face to face. --------------- |
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2012/06/10 June 10th, 2012 |
Abomination of Desolation (30:37 min.) |
Matthew 24:12-22 |
End of the Age |
Signs of the Times Jesus gives us the signs to look for and then He says, in effect, "Look folks, you need to persevere in your faith despite what the world throws at you." And at the end-of-the-age the world is going to look more than a little scrambled. --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S Luke 18:1-8 |
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2012/06/03 June 3rd, 2012 |
Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand (34:25 min.) |
Matthew 3:1-12 |
End of the Age |
Repent and Pray for Your Nation! And I would suggest to you this morning that we need to repent and pray, not only for our own personal sins, but for the sins of our nation, for the sins of our culture! This is huge but it can be done. --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S Daniel 9:24-27 |
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2012/05/27 May 27th, 2012 |
These Things Must Take Place (28:14 min.) |
Matthew 24:6-11 |
End of the Age |
God-Sized Events My conjecture is that we will ease into the tribulation period and not realize it until the strife looks God-sized. --------------- Scripture reading: Jim L Luke 21:12-19 |
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2012/05/20 May 20th, 2012 |
Many Will Come (32:15 min.) |
Matthew 24:4-5 |
End of the Age |
Battle Lines and Life As we look around we begin to understand that the game afoot is an eternal game. Do we live forever with Jesus, or do we get sucked away into something that is common to man, and never taste the good life? --------------- Scripture reading: Ann T 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 |
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2012/05/06 May 6th, 2012 |
Keep Fervent in Your Love (27:44 min.) |
1 Peter 4:8-9 |
One Another |
There Has to be a Better Way Your love for that other person paves the way for reconciliation and foregiveness. What are the chances that you can achieve reconciliation and foregiveness if you get sucked into the blame game? Zero. Zip. Nada. --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 |
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2012/04/29 April 29th, 2012 |
Through Love, Serve (32:17 min.) |
Galatians 5:13 |
One Another |
It's a Personal Choice We are, all of us as Christians, called to freedom. And this is freedom from sin. This is freedom from the bondage that sin places upon us. Freedom in the sure knowledge that with Jesus Christ in our lives we are destined for eternal life. --------------- Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 |
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2012/04/22 April 22nd, 2012 |
Do Not Neglect to Show Hospitality (33:32 min.) |
Hebrews 13:1-2 |
One Another |
Engaging in Real Faith Is that all we can do? Because, you see, there's a game that we who are Christians play. And that game is that we position ourselves to be as comfortable as possible. We carefully walk to the other side of the road and ignore the tragedy without appearing to do so! And then we turn our back on the real problem. --------------- Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:11-17 |
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2012/04/15 April 15th, 2012 |
Grant You the Same Mind (31:22 min.) |
Romans 15:5 |
One Another |
Contention in the Church This is the corrective to contention and strife in the body of believers. To paraphrase, "may God grant that your main purpose as a body of believers be the gospel message of Jesus Christ." --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S Galatians 6:1-5 |
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2012/04/08b April 8th, 2012 10:00am |
Foolishness (27:04 min.) |
1 Corinthians 1:18 |
Easter Sunday |
The Work of the Cross No one is ever disinterested in the cross. Everyone in the world today, everyone, has a vested interest in the work of the cross. Whether they believe in God, whether they believe in the work of the cross, or not. --------------- Scripture reading: Don M John 11:17-27 |
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2012/04/08a April 8th, 2012 6:30am |
Who Will Roll the Stone Away? (28:02 min.) |
Mark 16:1-8 |
Easter Sunday Sonrise Service! |
He is Risen! And what we see here is that God brings us a message that even with the death of His Son, He is still in charge! God laid out a plan for the life of His Son just as He has laid out a plan for our lives. And all we need do is to listen and trust in Him! --------------- Scripture reading: John 11:17-27 |
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2012/04/01 April 1st, 2012 |
Have Fellowship (29:21 min.) |
1 John 1:6 |
One Another |
A Warning Against Denial All we know is what we know, and I'm talking about sin here. And as much as it grieves me to say this from the pulpit, sin is a part of our lives. And so we need to deal with it! --------------- Scripture reading: Bill B 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 |
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2012/03/25 March 25th, 2012 |
Be at Peace (30:50 min.) |
Mark 9:49-50 |
One Another |
Salted with Fire Our actions toward one another need to be refined by our faith and trust in God, and our faith in God needs to be a genuine faith. --------------- Scripture reading: Nathaniel S 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15 |
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2012/03/18 March 18th, 2012 |
Let Us Not Judge (36:02 min.) |
Romans 14:13 |
One Another |
A Stumbling Block in Your Path For you rules makers in church, listen carefully, we are not to judge one another. We should be able to be different from each other without worrying about being judged for who we are! --------------- Scripture reading: Hailee H, Nathaniel S Matthew 6:16-21 |
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2012/03/11 March 11th, 2012 |
Glory From One Another (36:38 min.) |
John 5:39-47 |
One Another |
The Whole Counsel of God The God is Dead craze . . was saying we don't believe in Him then He doesn't really exist . . that's false. That's like saying, "I don't believe in gravity." and then jumping off the nearest cliff. (Kids, don't try this at home.) --------------- Scripture reading: Ann T Luke 24:25-27 |
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2012/03/04 March 4th, 2012 |
Out of Ur of the Chaldeans (31:03 min.) |
Genesis 11:31 |
Real Faith |
God's Plans in Our Lives I would submit to you this morning that when it comes to God's plans a "reality check" should not even enter into the picture. God's blessing was so far out there that childless Abram & Sarai could not even imagine it! --------------- Scripture reading: Jim L Deuteronomy 26:1-3, 10-11 |
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2012/02/26 February 26th, 2012 |
What Defines You? (28:07 min.) |
Colossians 3:1-4 |
Real Faith |
Victory Over Sin And this all comes about with a simple decision that you can make right now. The things of the world, they must be left behind. And this only happens when you keep seeking the things above. --------------- Scripture reading: Romans 6:1-7 |
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2012/02/12 February 12th, 2012 |
Manage Your Household (31:18 min.) |
1 Timothy 3:1-6 |
Men of Faith |
Your Family is Your Witness Men, how you manage your family is an indication of your maturity, it's an indication of your integrity and honesty, and it's an indication of your faith. What you sow in your family is there for everyone to see. --------------- Scripture reading: Titus 1:5-9 |
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2012/02/05 February 5th, 2012 |
Do Not Embitter Your Children (23:28 min.) |
Colossians 3:21 |
Men of Faith |
Work with Your Children The way we defend against this is that we train up our children in the ways of the Lord and we do not embitter them. Your children need to able to come to you and speak openly about any fool thing they are doing without feeling like they are going to get busted each and every time they open their mouths. --------------- Scripture reading: Genesis 18:17-19 |
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2012/01/29 January 29th, 2012 |
Husbands, Love Your Wives (31:33 min.) |
Colossians 3:19 |
Men of Faith |
God Has Certain Expectations I was told one time; "It is the women who come to faith first, and then they drag their men into church, and eventually the men come to faith in Jesus Christ." But the Bible does not view the world that way. You see, the Bible assumes that a man will take charge of his spiritual household. --------------- Scripture reading: Jim L Ephesians 2:19-22 |
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2012/01/22 January 22nd, 2012 |
Not Under Compulsion (31:34 min.) |
1 Peter 5:1-3 |
Men of Faith |
Leadership and Men When you feel yourself being moved into Christian leadership, let me stress, it is not all about you, rather, it is all about God. And your service to God in this respect is but a reflection of your understanding of the matter. --------------- Scripture reading: Heather E Ezekial 34:1-6 |
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2012/01/15 January 15th, 2012 |
A Man and a Woman (32:21 min.) |
Genesis 2:22-24 |
Men of Faith |
Marriage and Faith Men, I would submit to you this morning that God wants you to have and to maintain a long-term monogamous married relationship with the lady you love. --------------- Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 7:1-6 |
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2012/01/08 January 8th, 2012 |
Just as Christ Loved the Church (33:22 min.) |
Ephesians 5:25-33 |
Men of Faith |
Men and Love When men think of "love" they usually think of sex, but when women think of "love" they usually think of relationship. There is a vast gulf between the two genders in just these basic life skills! --------------- Scripture reading: Titus 2:1-8 |
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2012/01/01 January 1st, 2012 |
A New Creation (20:18 min.) |
2 Corinthians 5:17 |
New Year |
All or Nothing And I am here to stress to you this morning that your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord & Savior is an all or nothing affair. The life that you lead (this is the picture that God is in the process of painting for you, and you are cooperating with the Artist, right?), the life that you lead is a direct reflection of your faith in God. --------------- Scripture reading: Carol J Galatians 6:9-15 |