You may have noticed that I am a creature of habits. I do what I do according to the clock and by the book. If it is time for staff meeting, I will be here, seldom early, sometimes late because of traffic, but I will be here. It’s on the calendar, so I do it. I am a creature of habits. If it is October, and my carefully computerized To Do list says that I should put away my summer clothes and get out the fall wardrobe, into the closet I go, regardless of the temperature. It’s what the lis …..
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Revisiting History Pastor Jeston Bennett 1.Bible Baptist Church Shawnee Oklahoma 09/05/08The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange just after the crash of 1929. On Black Tuesday, October twenty-ninth, the market collapsed. In a single day, sixteen million shares were traded–a record–and thirty billion dollars vanished into thin air. Westinghouse lost two thirds of its September value. DuPont dropped seventy points. The “Era of Get Rich Quick” was over. Jack Dempsey, A …..
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10.05.2008.Sermon.Be StrongBy William Akehurst, HSWCBE STRONG. In today’s economic and climatologically erratic conditions and worldwide unrest, we must be firm in our hope, and strong in the LORD. Paul encouraged Timothy to Be Strong. This is to encourage every believer to build their faith in the GRACE of the LORD, and put their trust in Him.Scriptures Referenced2 Timothy 2:1Psalms 33:18, 39:7, 130:7, 131:3, 146:5Acts 17:28Psalm 31:24Joshua 1:7Haggai 2:41 Cor 16:13 …..
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JUST A SIMPLE MAN Psalm 116W. Max Alderman Bible Baptist ChurchINTRODUCTION: Spurgeon said this about the simple man: The Lord preserveth the simple. How delightful it is to be able to reflect on the character of God as preserving the soul. The word properly signifies to defend us at any season of danger. The Hebrew word which is translated “simple, “signifies one who has no control over himself, one that cannot resis …..
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GOD’S GREATEST GIFT Text: Mt. 1:20, “But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thywife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.”Intro: The gifts and the giving of them began with theHeavenly Father (Jehovah-Jireh-The Lord will provide). Ungodly folk give to receive, impress, and appease. Our Lord God gives to bless, enable, encourage, …..
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Series – Signs of the End TimesSigns of the Lord’s ComingScripture: Matthew 24Introduction: One day there is going to be a great exodus from planet Earth. Millions will disappear on that day. In the Bible it is called as rapture. Rapture is the second coming the Lord Jesus Christ, and we are all waiting for that blessed day. Bible says Jesus is coming back very soon. Matthew 16:1-3 1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heave …..
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Sermon: Covenantal CollapseText: Luke 14:1-11Occasion: Trinity XVIIWho: Mark WoolseyWhen: Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 (which is really Trinity XVIII)Where: Providence Reformed Episcopal ChurchLuke 14:1-11, NKJV: Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it …..
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Warm, Soft FactsMatthew 11:28-30Matthew 11:28-3028 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”(NIV)A Sunday School teacher wanted to see if her students knew how to get to heaven: “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, wou …..
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Intro: Our planned revival time is drawing close. September 14 through 17 is our scheduled fall revival. I have some important questions to ask you this morning. Is it enough to place the revival meeting on the calendar? Is it enough to contact radio stations and hand out flyers and contact the local churches in the area? Is it enough to invite an evangelist to come? I would answer no! There is something that I believe is wrong with the church today. Many of you, older than me, rem …..
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When someone noses into our business, we may be tempted to ask, “Do You mind?”We are God’s Business!Deuteronomy 32:9-109 For the LORD’s portion is his people, …10 He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye,(NIV)Ephesians 2:1010 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.(NIV)We Mind the Lord by doing the good works He wants done!Do We mind When God Say …..
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How do you handle a clash between the truth of the gospel and the unity of Christian fellowship? What we saw last week in Acts 15 seems to contrast what we see in the first verses of chapter 16. Did you notice? Paul and Barnabus argue very hard against the need for circumcision in Acts 15, but then when Paul picks up Timothy as a mission team member in chapter 16, what’s the first thing he does? He has Timothy circumcised! What’s going on?About circumcision, listen to what Paul wro …..
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BLESSINGS FOR THE RICH AND HUMBLEJames 1:9-12Trials and difficulties. They affect us all. No one is immune for them. It doesn’t matter how rich you are or how poor you are, they will remove all barriers and boundaries between us. You’ve been through them. I’ve been through them. Every week when I come to prayer meetings, and I’m not just talking about at SEFC, I always hear requests for physical healing, salvation of a loved one, or someone is having a problem in their life. Let me …..
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Where Do You Keep Your God?Psalm 42:1-3Warren Keeting tells this story: “There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him.An angel hears his plea and appears to him. ’Sorry, but you can’t take your wealth with you.’ The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. …..
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Dakota Community ChurchOctober 5, 2008Foundational Truth Intro(Week 1)I want to begin this morning by addressing a couple of the issues and questions that have arisen as a result of the sermons of the past few weeks.A couple of people mentioned that it sounded as though I was saying that “We know miracles do not happen” these days. What I was saying there is that modern scholars reject the overwhelming evidence as to the validity of scriptural based on the fact that the scriptur …..
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1 CORINTHIANS 10:18-22GUESTS AT THE DEVIL’S TABLE“Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demo …..
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Troublesome Tenants - Matthew 21: 33-46Intro: When considering purchasing rental property, here are a few things to keep in mind: 1) A tenant’s ability to see dirt and damage is much greater when they move in than when they move out. 2) Everything in your rental will break 100 times faster than in your own home. 3) That sweet little girl you rented to will start dating the mad motorcycle man from hell the very next week after she moves in. The parable of rental property found here i …..
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Intro: If you listen to the radio maybe you have heard SheDaisy a country group made up of sisters advertise the sleep number bed. They talk about their long days on tour and how much they love arriving home and sleeping on this bed that can be adjusted to the firmness you like in a mattress. How do they sell this mattress? They aim right at the heart of Americans. You deserve this bed. This goes right to the heart of man. What begins with deserving often turns into desire. Why do …..
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The Days of Awe 2008The ten days between Rosh Hashanah (beginning at sundown on Monday September 29th) and Yom Kippur (ending at sundown on Thursday, October 9th) are known as the Days of Awe, Yameem Nora-eem. The root word of nora-eem is the Hebrew word yare. Yare means to be afraid, to fear, to revere, to have a positive feeling of reverence for God. We see the word used in Genesis 3:10 And he [Adam] said, “I heard the sound of Thee in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; s …..
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Intro: We as Baptists love to eat, we love food for baptisms, ordinations, festivals, and revivals. You name function and we love to bring food. One of the most important meals that we take part in is not about food, but about faith. It is a clear representation of what close fellowship and relationship we should have with Jesus Christ. The Lord’s Supper.Some would say that we have faith because we need a crutch to make it through life. That we believe because we are week. In the …..
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The Parable of the tenant: The Magnanimous ProviderMatt 21: 33-43; Mark 12:1-12 ; Luke 20:9-19Intro: Introduction of the myself to the congregation , review Congregational , Rev. John , her husband’s funeral , many from congregational joined with your celebration of her ministry. Deaconess Pinder has graciously invited me and I am grateful for the opportunity.Today I will be speaking on a parable that is not spoken about frequently; we often speak about the parable of the sower, …..
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