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Fruit Versus Wine

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:03:38 +0000

Fruit versus WineCommunion Pt 2IntroductionContinue in the theme- becoming a Dangerous Church.We are called to be men/women who see w/eyes of the spirit and understand w/the mind- Kingdom of God1Tim6:12 Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called2nd part-two week series- on Communion/Lord’s TableReview (Isa 53:4-5)Typically Communion is thought about in terms of 1. Remembering Christ sufferings (Isa 53)2. Forgivene …..

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Hallmarks of Love 3

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:03:45 +0000

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:5b-6, Title: The Hallmarks of Love 3, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/7/10, AMA. Opening illustration: A young man left his employer, a lumber merchant, and began business in opposition to him. For a while he prospered greatly and got many orders that would have gone to the firm he had left. But just when his business seemed to be most flourishing, and he had more orders than he could supply, a great fire in his yard destroyed all his lumber. The day after the fire he saw his old e …..

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Healthy Church = Healthy Prayers

faith — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:03:00 +0000

INTRODUCTION: How many of you have prayed today? We pray for all sorts of reasons. When we’ve done something wrong, we may unburden our conscience by confessing our sin to God. When we’re grateful for some blessing, we may offer up a prayer of thanksgiving. When we’re contemplating God’s work in creation, we may offer up a prayer of worship or adoration. But one reason that almost all of us pray is to ask God for something. Granted, we may often do this selfishly, or foolishly, or with all mann …..

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Compelled, Convinced, and Commissioned

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:03:20 +0000

Introduction:A. The story is told of a very wealthy lawyer who vacationed for several weeks each year at his summer home in the backwoods of Maine. 1. Each summer, he would invite friends to come to visit him.2. One summer he invited a lawyer from Czechoslovakia to visit him. 3. They had a wonderful vacation, and spent a great deal of time exploring the woods and enjoying the natural setting.4. One morning, as the lawyer and his Czechoslovakian friend were walking through the woods, t …..

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Healthy Church = Healthy Attitude

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:03:16 +0000

Introduction: The Dog That Couldn’t Swim… Background: A healthy Christian attitude is a Christ-like attitude. The clearest statement of what it means to have the attitude of Christ is found in Philippians 2 where Paul takes us once again to the Cross. (vs.5-8) God wants us to have a humble Christ-like attitude towards all situations and circumstances in life, so that not only may we be a healthy Church but also that people outside the Church may be attracted to Christ because they see Him l …..

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Judgment Is Coming

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:03:25 +0000

Words of Warning – Series from Joel“Judgment Is Coming”Joel 1:1-15* One of the forgotten, if not dismissed, truths from God’s word is that this world is on a collision course with Almighty God (Elohim). While it is true that God is a god of love, grace, and even mercy, what people of today may well need is a reminder of the truth that God is a God of justice & judgment.* Today we begin a walk through the prophecy of Joel. Not a great deal is known about Joel, …..

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Healthy Church = Healthy Relationships

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:03:30 +0000

Introduction: “Tug of War Over Jesus” Generational conflicts are a fact of life within not only the church, but the business world, and even our own families. We are not our parents and our parents aren’t us. Though we are from different generations, can and should learn to interact with one another on a basis that pleasing and more importantly glorifying to God. Background: Healthy relationships have always been important in the church, but there are especially important in today’s worl …..

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The Scientific Accuracy of the Bible Proves It to be Superio! #3

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:03:12 +0000

INTRODUCTION1. Open your bible, please, to Genesis 1:9,10.2. Do you have a definition for the word “smut”? What is your definition?3. Webster’s New College Edition has the following definitions: (1) to stain, taint, or affect a crop or plant with smut.(2) soot that blackens or soils. (3) obscene or indecent language (4) Webster has some other definitions, but those definitions will help us to understand why we don’t want to ever be guilty of calling the …..

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The Ladder of Prayer

faith — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:03:48 +0000

Dr. Wayne A. LawsonAntioch Institutional Baptist ChurchOklahoma City, OKPreached Sunday March 7, 2010Annual Ushers Day – 3:30 pm(I claim no originality of this message. I first preached it about 14 years ago. I modified much of it for this delivery)TITLE: THE LADDER OF PRAYERSCRIPTURE: GENESIS 28:1212And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.I am ho …..

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A Word Of Accusation

faith — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:03:19 +0000

INTRODUCTION: From a secluded manger in Bethlehem, we follow the footsteps of Jesus. As we travel we have seen Him as a carpenter’s son in the village of Nazareth, seen Him as an intenerate preacher, one who heals and feeds the masses. We now see Him as He’s led over the rugged paths outside the city of Jerusalem to his final destination, the place of the skull, a hill called Golgotha! We see Him beaten and bruised by Pilate’s soldiers to such a degree another must carry His cross. The hammer …..

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