Posts with the category “sermon-manuscript”
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Sin Defeated
April 13th, 2025
Romans 6:1-14Are you familiar with the terms emotional baggage or lingering emotional impact? People use these terms to describe feelings that rise in us when something triggers a relationship or situ... Read More
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What is Spirit Baptism?
March 30th, 2025
Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5; 2:1-4; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 12:13When a company introduces a new product, service, feature, or system, we call this a “rollout.” And such rollouts (or “launches”) are pivot... Read More
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Introducing the Church
March 23rd, 2025
When a bride and groom exchange vows in their marriage ceremony, they often finish by solemnly committing to one: “to love and to cherish, from this day forward, until death do us part.” But what does... Read More
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The Parable of the Dragnet
March 9th, 2025
Matthew 13:47-50In this series about the kingdom parables, we learned some important perspectives about what the kingdom of God is like. We’ve learned that it’s in a small phase but is growing gradual... Read More
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The Parable of the Pearl Merchant
March 2nd, 2025
Matthew 13:45-46May I help you find something today? We often hear this question from a polite customer service employee at a clothing or hardware store. They ask this because they know why we are the... Read More
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The Parable of Hidden Treasure
February 23rd, 2025
Matthew 13:34Prior to the 1900s, chocolate was a luxury good in the United States—it was imported, expensive, and mostly for the rich. At that time, a man named Milton was a candy-maker with a string ... Read More
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The Parable of the Leaven
February 16th, 2025
Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21Last week, we learned some valuable perspective from one of Christ’s kingdom parables, a relatively brief parable about a small mustard that grew into a large tree over tim... Read More
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
February 9th, 2025
Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19In 1968, a scientist named Spencer Silver, who worked for 3M, tried to develop a super-strong adhesive, but created a weak adhesive instead. This adhesive ... Read More
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The Parable of Wheat and Weeds
February 2nd, 2025
Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43On January 20, 2025, our nation elected a new President, one who during his campaign pledged to improve our nation’s economy, accomplishing things like lowering the cost of eggs... Read More
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The Sanctity of Life
January 19th, 2025
The Truth about AbortionScripture calls the church “the pillar and ground of the truth.” This means that as followers of Christ, it is our responsibility to shine the light of truth into a world of da... Read More
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The Parable of the Soils
January 12th, 2025
Matthew 13:1-9, 16-23; Luke 8:4-15When you understand the benefit and value of something good, you wonder why anyone else wouldn’t like it. Cat lovers wonder why other people don’t like cats. Coffee s... Read More
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The Purpose for the Parables
January 5th, 2025
Matthew 13:10-17Michael had an unusual habit of carrying around a small, potted plant wherever he went. One day, while sitting in the park, a stranger who also visited that park often couldn't help bu... Read More
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The Prince of Peace
December 29th, 2024
Isaiah 9:1-7From their first king, Saul, to their last king, Hoshea, the nation of Israel experienced the reigns of 42 kings and 1 queen. Apart from David and Solomon, only 8 other kings were consider... Read More
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The Everlasting Father
December 22nd, 2024
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The Mighty God
December 15th, 2024
Isaiah 9:1-7The concept of "God" varies widely across cultures, religions, and philosophies. Some believe that God doesn’t exist, others that he may or may not exist, and still others that he does exi... Read More
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The Wonderful Counselor
December 8th, 2024
Isaiah 9:1-7The winter solstice – also called the hibernal solstice. This is the day each year on which the Earth’s pole reaches its furthest distance from the sun. On this day, we experience the shor... Read More
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Our Example of Faith
December 1st, 2024
Genesis 15:1-21Ethan was a mountain bike enthusiast who loved taking the most treacherous, black diamond trails. During one of his rides, he misgauged a jump and fell off a cliff. His heart raced as h... Read More
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The Public Approval of God
November 24th, 2024
IntroductionThe bystander effect refers to the phenomenon that an individual's likelihood of helping decreases when passive bystanders are present in a critical situation. Many sad real-life examples ... Read More
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Present & Future Blessing
November 17th, 2024
Genesis 13:1-18Mark took his 8-year-old son sledding on a mountainside in West Virginia. It was a long, open space with a rolling slope perfect for sledding. Though it was off the beaten path, others ... Read More
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Learning to Trust God
November 10th, 2024
Genesis 12:10-20When an astronaut steps out of from a spaceship into the weightlessness of space, the familiar downward pull of gravity disappears, leaving him or her suspended in midair. Any movement... Read More
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God's Promise to Abraham
November 3rd, 2024
Genesis 11:10 – 12:9According to the Bibliographical Bible, the Bible gives the names of 3,237 people, many of whom are named only in passing, as part of a genealogy, for instance. Among them, though,... Read More
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Changing Seasons
October 27th, 2024
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The Humility of Christ
October 20th, 2024
Philippians 2:5-8Let me introduce you to two men from history who are different in an fascinating way.Ignaz Semmelweis was a 19th Hungarian physician who worked at the Vienna General Hospital. He noti... Read More
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The Rebellion of the Nations
October 13th, 2024
IntroductionDid your parents ever tell you as they were about to spank you, this is gonna hurt you more than it will hurt me! I don’t know if that was true for me.Have you ever thought about how much ... Read More
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The Formation of the Nations
October 6th, 2024
Genesis 9:18 – 10:32Who knows the struggle of keeping dandelions out of your yard? The struggle is real! Should you dig them up? Use weed control pellets? Spray weed killer? Hire a paid landscaping se... Read More
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The Faithfulness of God
September 29th, 2024
Genesis 8:20–9:17Put yourself into Noah’s sandals. How would you feel about God after experiencing a massive, worldwide Flood?As of Friday, this week, the death toll from Hurricane Helene had reached ... Read More
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The Great Flood
September 22nd, 2024
Genesis 7:1 – 8:19When we speak about Noah, the Ark, and the worldwide flood, we speak not only about something which many modern people, whether scholars or not, view as nothing more than a myth. Yet... Read More
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The Way of Salvation
September 16th, 2024
Type your new text here. Discussion QuestionsWhat is your favorite explanation of ... grace?faith?a covenant?How did the earth go from being "very good" when God looked at it in Gen 1 to being "filled... Read More
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Wickedness Multiplied
September 8th, 2024
Genesis 6:1-8“The point of no return.” This phrase describes the moment or stage in a journey or process in which it is too late to change what you are doing or to reverse your course.The phrase was f... Read More
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Calling on the Lord
September 1st, 2024
Genesis 4:25-5:32When Space X launches a rocket, the rocket often fails to achieve complete success, falling apart or malfunctioning somehow along the way. News outlets often report on these failures ... Read More
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Knowing God & Making Him Known
August 25th, 2024
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Motives for Service
August 18th, 2024
Romans 12:9-21Why do you serve God or do whatever good deeds and good works that you do? According to the “About Catholics” team, who maintain the Catholic website AboutCatholics.com, the following lo... Read More
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A Living Sacrifice
August 4th, 2024
Romans 12:1-2What drives your dreams and determines your choices? What underlying belief or mindset guides your vision and goals and shapes your actions and lifestyle?Said another way, “What underlyin... Read More
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Common Grace in a Sinful World
July 28th, 2024
Genesis 4:16-24Like many followers of Christ, Michelle Williams asked this question in those casual moments at home, while washing the dishes, pulling into the garage from running errands, or sitting ... Read More
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The Sin of Worry
July 24th, 2024
IntroductionIn his first inaugural address, Franklin Roosevelt said to Americans, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” In January of 1933, there were plenty of things of which Americans w... Read More
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The Sad Effects of Sin
June 30th, 2024
The Fall reveals the futility of self-rule and self-determination, as they attempted to be and behave as gods apart from God.
The consequences of this attempt to take charge were three sad outcomes:... Read More
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The Making of a Godly Man, Family, Church & Community
June 16th, 2024
The StoryThe Book of DeuteronomyOften, we think of the Old Testament as sharply distinct from the New Testament.It is law versus grace.It is strange sacrifices versus church ordinances.It is duty vers... Read More
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The Blessing of Marriage
June 9th, 2024
Genesis 2:18-25By familiarizing ourselves with Genesis, esp. the first two chapters, we can reaffirm God’s purpose for our lives. And it is important that we reaffirm God’s purpose for what we will lo... Read More
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The Blessing of Work
June 2nd, 2024
Genesis 2:4-17According to Encyclopedia Britannica, work (in the science of physics) is the “measure of energy transfer that occurs when an object is moved over a distance by an external force, at lea... Read More
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The Blessing of Rest
May 19th, 2024
Genesis 2:1-3In early 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold for more than $18,000 a sculpture entitled “lo Sono” (meaning “I am) to an unidentified buyer. This buyer received, along with a certifi... Read More
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