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Timothy Peck
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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The End Is In Sight
Contributed on Aug 5, 2003
Jesus in the garden demonstrates his love for us and his example to us.
Back in the 1990s, CBS carried a TV series called “Early Edition.” The series was about an unassuming Chicago stock broker named Gary Hobson who one day started receiving a copy of the Chicago-Sun Times a day early. None of the events described in Gary’s early edition have happened yet, and he has ...read more
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Extravagant Devotion
Contributed on Aug 5, 2003
Following Jesus means living a life of extravagant devotion to Jesus.
Most people in our culture seem to think that it’s okay to be religious so long as you don’t take your religion too seriously. Many people today treat religion and faith as a kind of hobby, as if some people are into stamp collecting, some people are into building models airplanes, and other people ...read more
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The Grand Finale
Contributed on Aug 5, 2003
As we follow Jesus in the now, we can expect events in our life to foreshadow the grand finale, when he returns again.
One of the things my four boys love most about summer time is watching fireworks. Whether it’s at a fourth of July show, or a show after a baseball game, my kids love watching fireworks. But when we’re watching a fireworks show, I can just about guarantee that my younger boys will keep asking me ...read more
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Living In The Now
Contributed on Aug 5, 2003
Instead of living in the future, God wants us to live in the now in light of the future.
During the first Gulf War in 1990 and 1991 I noticed that many pastors in our communities changed their preaching during the conflict. No matter what they’d been preaching about prior to the conflict, it seemed like pastors throughout our nation decided that the conflict in Iraq would be a great ...read more
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Giving To Caesar, Giving To God
Contributed on Aug 5, 2003
We owe our nation our support, but we owe God our wholehearted devotion.
As you all know, our nation is at war. We’ve been expecting it to come for several weeks, but this week it finally came. And whenever war comes, it comes as a tragedy for all involved. And the dilemma for me as a pastor is what to preach about today. I’m sure many pastors will be interrupting ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Following Jesus In The Real World (Book Of Mark)
Contributed on Aug 5, 2003
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Following Jesus In The Real World (Mark)
Contributed on Mar 12, 2003
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Following Jesus In The Real World (Gospel Of Mark)
Contributed on Oct 9, 2002
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September 11 Remembrance Service
Contributed on Sep 5, 2002
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Wise Up About Life (Proverbs)
Contributed on Apr 8, 2002
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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For Many People Today The Spiritual Journey Is ...
Contributed on Feb 1, 2001
For many people today the spiritual journey is filled with crushing burdens. I think of the character Rodrigo from the 1986 academy award winning movie The Mission. Rodrigo, played by Robert DeNiro, portrays a slave trader who kills his brother in a fit of rage. He’s filled with such terrible ...read more
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Next Time You’re In An Airport Notice The ...
Contributed on Feb 1, 2001
Next time you’re in an airport notice the difference between passengers who have confirmed tickets and those on standby (Hybels, Too Busy Not to Pray 113). Those who have confirmed tickets are relaxed, their confident and expectant. Those on standby hang around the ticket counter, they pace and ...read more
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This Last Week I Was Thinking About This ...
Contributed on Feb 1, 2001
This last week I was thinking about this priority of love and I saw an incredible example of it on Dateline NBC. It seems that two members of the same church participated in a 40 day prayer and fasting time to seek God’s will for their lives. One of the woman badly needed a kidney transplant, and ...read more
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When We Vote We Demonstrate Our Beliefs By The ...
Contributed on Feb 1, 2001
When we vote we demonstrate our beliefs by the way we vote. Some people demonstrate by joining political organizations, others by writing letters to government leaders or editorial pages for the local newspaper. Some people demonstrate by picketing, whether it’s an abortion clinic or a casino. Some ...read more
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They've All Been Wrong
Contributed on Feb 1, 2001
THEY'VE ALL BEEN WRONG Looking back at how Christians have viewed Christ’s second coming in the past, we find many people obsessed with figuring out all the details and making predictions. Here is a quote: "The last days are upon us. Weigh carefully the times. Look for him who is above ...read more