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I Corinthians 12:27
We are called and equipped to serve – in Jesus’ name!
One of the beliefs about our economic system is that it has moved from being an industrial economy to a service and information economy. In other words, more and more jobs are based on providing a service or information than providing [...]
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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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Psalm 32:1-5
Description – Part 3 of a 6 part series on the 12 Steps as a Spiritual Discipline
(Slide 1)30 years ago this month, I had my first car wreck. With my mom’s car. It was the first Friday of January 1976 after Christmas vacation and I was coming home from basketball practice (I was manager [...]
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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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So goes a line from a song by gospel songwriters Bill and Gloria Gather. ‘Family’ has been an image used by them in their songwriting and ministry and it is a very predominate image used in the life of ‘The Church’ that I have inhabited for many years.
Several years ago, I read or heard (or [...]
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(Scripture Passage – 1 Corinthians 14:1 Description – First Sermon of a post-Easter series on love.)
(Slide 1) A song from the 1950’s said that “Love is a many splendored thing.’ I would also suggest that love is a very resilient thing as the following situations reveal. First, the resiliency of love reveals itself [...]
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