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Alan Chandler
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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"What Are You Praying For?"
Contributed on Mar 18, 2002
When faced with a challenge does your prayer reflect your faith? This message looks at the prayer life of the early beievers as they faced a threatening challenge
"WHAT ARE YOU PRAYING FOR?" Acts 4: 23-31 PREPARATION: Read and be familiar with the book "Who Moved My Cheese" I) Intro A) Zig Ziglar story of boy that went with his mother to the old general store. He liked to sneak away from his mother and when no one was looking he would dip his finger ...read more
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"Blowin' Smoke"
Contributed on Mar 11, 2002
When a fire doesn’t burn completely it creates deadly smoke. So how well do we burn? Are we truly on fire for God, or are we just Blowin’ Smoke?
“BLOWIN’ SMOKE” Acts 4: 13-22 I) INTRO A) Revisit Fire Triangle B) Complete and Incomplete Combustion 1) Complete combustion Co2 and Water a) Car as efficient as human body would get 900 mpg. 2) Incomplete…Co Smoke “Today we are going to look at how ‘combustion’ applies to who we are in ...read more
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"Alms And Legs"
Contributed on Feb 25, 2002
Here we see how Peter healed a crippled man. But what can we learn from the account of a man that came begging for "alms" and got legs instead?
“ALMS AND LEGS” Acts 3: 1-10 I) Intro:Something current in your community that relates to changes in plans or greatness, etc.) II) Text: A) Recap 1) Last week looked at snapshot of early church (See notes on "Needs and Wants") B) Read Text C) Apologize for the Pun in title 1) Man ...read more
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"Needs And Wants"
Contributed on Feb 19, 2002
Before it was even caled the "church" the church has been finding ways to meet the needs of people. But what about our wants?
"NEEDS AND WANTS" Acts 2: 42-47 I) Intro A) An "I need" illustration from kids childhood (Kids says, "I need" and the parent says, "you need? Or you want?") II) Text: RECAP: 3000 accepted Christ. Church jumped from 120 to 3000 in one day! A) Snapshot 1) Did not reject Jewish ...read more
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"What's Stopping You?"
Contributed on Feb 19, 2002
Looking at what the Spirit did for Peter at Pentecost, can encourage us to accomplish great things for God!
"WHAT’S STOPPING YOU?" Acts 2: 14-41 I) Intro: A) Obstacles into Opportunities (Local illustrations work best) II) Text: (Joke about length…remember the text is a sermon) A) Recap 1) Spirit came upon them / other tongues 2) Being made fun of B) Peter Defends position 1) Not ...read more
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Equal To The Opportunity
Contributed on Mar 18, 2002
EQUAL TO THE OPPORTUNITY Zig Ziglar tells the story of boy that went with his mother to the old general store. He liked to sneak away from his mother and when no one was looking he would dip his finger into the large barrel of molasses. The storekeeper caught him doing this and decided to ...read more
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Quote From Fm Bishop Joe James "The Freedom We ...
Contributed on Mar 11, 2002
Quote from FM Bishop Joe James “The freedom we have in Christ was made believable to an unbelieving world through the Love that was ...read more
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Low Expectations
Contributed on Feb 25, 2002
LOW EXPECTATIONS “Indeed if we consider the unblushing promise of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures like an ignorant child who wants to go on ...read more
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I Have Every Faith In My Calculator's Ability To ...
Contributed on Jan 28, 2002
I have every faith in my calculator’s ability to solve any math problem. However, no matter how strong my faith is, I will never get the answer until I put my faith into action and press the buttons on the calculator. (Presenters note: If you feel comfortabe using props in your presentation, bring ...read more
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Don't Like The Style Of Worship Music? Consider ...
Contributed on Jan 22, 2002
Don’t like the style of worship music? Consider the worship Jesus Gave up in heaven to come here to ...read more