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I Samuel 18:1- 4
Main point – Fully following followers of God express God’s love like Jonathan did with David.
I begin this morning with a question, “Who would you call your best friend?” For some of us, it is our spouse. For others of us, a sibling is our best friend. For others, a childhood [...]
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Text: Acts 2:42-47
Main point: A fully functioning church is one driven by the five main functions – worship, outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and service.
Rick Warren tells the story of Westside Church’s yearly church council meeting whose sole agenda item was to determine the church program for the next year. Convened by the chairperson, Steve [...]
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John 4:19-26
Main point: The function of worship is to bring God appropriate pleasure.
(Overhead 1) This time of year is a time for love, romance, and passion. Millions of dollars are spent on Valentine’s Day gifts. In fact a 1998 report from Ball State University indicates, “Valentine’s Day ranks second behind Christmas in total [...]
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Text: John 17:18, John 20:21
Main point – God has a mission for us.
Since it has been two weeks since we gathered together for worship, let me briefly remind us that we are in the closing weeks of our series on God’s vision for us. And what is his vision – that we be [...]
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Ephesians 4:1-16
Main point – We please God when we work together as part of His team – the church!
Three weeks ago, I quoted Rick Warren who said, “You were made for a mission. God is at work in the world and he wants you to join him. This assignment is called your mission…” “Your life [...]
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Scripture Passage- Matthew 22:34-40
Description – The introductory sermon to a 40 Days of Purpose campaign
(1) As I began writing this sermon, I had trouble deciding how to start because I wasn’t sure where to start. I have preached on the five purposes, (worship, outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and service) in the past and I think that [...]
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