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SOUL WINNING MUSTS A discouraged preacher once dreamed that he was standing on top of a huge granite rock, trying to break it with a pickaxe. Hour after hour, he worked seeing no results. Finally, he said, “That’s it, I’ve tried, but it is useless.” Suddenly a man stood by him and asked, “Were you not…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

The poster child for Advent as a season of preparation is of course John the Baptist. John is the patron saint of the intentional Advent season. He stands at the beginning of every advent season and cries out to us: “there are big changes ahead, for some people the one who is coming will be Good News…

Rethinking Sacrifice “It Is Finished” In most religions the gods demand sacrifice. Followers are to surrender something of value to that god. Money. Time. Possessions. Some religions have even called for human sacrifice. Even people who think they aren’t religious sacrifice to false gods. Take the man…

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you…

Revenge is normal, human response to mistreatment, but honoring others reflects God's grace toward us.

Intro: Open with me in your bibles to 1 John 2 this morning. It’s not my intention to preach a sermon to you this morning. What I would like to do is to take just a few moments to about the passion our Lord has for the lost and how we can appropriate that passion in our own lives. 1 John 2:6 declares…

Well Done Matthew 10:40–42 (ESV) “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous…

8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. The devil or his demons are always…

We probably aren’t too familiar with all that goes into being a shepherd, but to the people of Jesus’ day it was very well known. Anyone who has taken care of a pet, however, has some experience of the relationship that can develop between an animal and its owner. “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep…

Have you ever noticed that when a sports team starts winning, suddenly everyone becomes fans? As one who lived in Missouri for many years, I can tell you as a matter of fact that for much of their history the Kansas City Chiefs have not had many fans. Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have one of…

Some things matter to us, Some things don’t. Here’s a little “memory” quiz: Name the last 5 Academy Award winners for Best Actor. Name the last 5 winners of the Miss America contest. Name the last 10 winners of the World Series. “NO!” Can’t answer those? Not many people can. Try these: Name a few teachers…

Statistics I know this day where there are statistics about everything. There are some that should grab our attention so we do something with the information collected for the statistics. The subject matter today is of utmost importance, of eternal importance and commanded and should not be ignored (Mk16:15-16)…

Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation which you felt was unfair? Ever wondered why things have happened to you? I imagine Joseph must have questioned God’s will for his life. Remember what happened to him: Almost killed Sold by his brothers Falsely accused Forgotten Finally, however,…

If a visitor were to come to our church and attended a worship service and later was asked what they thought of us, what would their answer be? Would they say that only one or two people spoke with them or would they comment on how friendly everyone was? Would they tell of being invited to stay for fellowship…

He wasted all of it ***Photo: David Lee Edwards & wife Shawna 46 year old from Ashland, KY who never finished high school, unemployed, living is his parents’ house with the water turned off. Borrowed money from a friend to go on a date, bought a lottery ticket, won $73.7m. Could receive that in payments.…

Are We Witnesses Today? Witness, witnessing is a common word in Christiandome isn’t it? But are we witnesses? And if so, what are we witnesses of? Tonight as we continue our series “witness to the world” we are looking a pivotal verse that it’s meaning has importance to us, 2000 years later. 8 But you…

Picture of a scale in which qualities are measured. The winner is obvious, but the loser is promoted. In this condition it is important to remember that “You are not immune to foolishness” You endeavor to faithfully love and care for someone and a better looking or more charming personality comes in…

One is often amazed by the contrasts in life. It could be the contrast between a Super Bowl winner and loser, night and day, peace and war, joy and sadness, health and illness, quietness and noise. We all are affected by contrasts in our daily life. Contrasts make an impression on us, and many of them…

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” ( Ps 118:24 ). In the name of Jesus we gather. We have been called out of a busy, rushing world to the quietness of a service. It is a world of sales and scrambling for those final Christmas gifts, family arriving for Christmas,…

Verses 33-37 6th hour - noon 9th hour - 3PM There was darkness over all the land (Luke says darkness over all the earth) until the ninth hour: The remarkable darkness all over the earth showed the agony of creation itself in the Creator's suffering. "Origen (Contra Celsus, ii,33) and Eusebius (Chron.)…

Central Idea: The Crown of Eternal Life is achieved by effort, self-control, and self-examination, with tests allowing all participants the prize. Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain…