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Allen James
Contributing sermons since Oct 19, 2009
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Lukewarm Living
Contributed on Sep 29, 2011
Part 7 of 7 in our summer series exploring the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. Today's final message in the series examines the letter to the Church at Laodicea.
OPENING: Approach text with humility bc parts of our text VERY familiar. Pray today is that familiarity will not lead us to contentment. BC I believe God has a WORD for each of us today! READ REVELATION 3:14-22. BACKGROUND: Laodicea was located in the Lycus River Valley. Really was a ...read more
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Hold On!
Contributed on Sep 29, 2011
Part 6 of 7 in our summer series exploring the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. Today's message examines the letter to the Church at Philadelphia.
Opening: On the top of your notes... How many doors are in this room/sanctuary portion of the building? Don’t turn and count... just take a guess... write it down. (WB ~ 20/NR ~ 12). How do you know that? I’m told ppl who are bored w/ sermons count all types of things... pews... ...read more
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A Comfortable Church
Contributed on Sep 29, 2011
Part 5 of 7 in our summer series exploring the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. Today's message examines the letter to the Church at Sardis.
INTRODUCTION: Churches today are filled with people of all ages who assume the church exists primarily to HELP them. Consequently, most churches are concerned only with those who attend being “OKAY”. I. Christ’s CONNECTION with the Comfortable Church (v 1a) II. The ...read more
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The Tragedy Of Tolerance
Contributed on Sep 29, 2011
Part 4 of 7 in our summer series exploring the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. Today's message examines the letter to the Church at Thyatira.
Longest of 7 letters... written to church in smallest & prob least imp town. READ TEXT OPENING: What do you value? Americans values... individual freedom... a choice in education... the family... privacy... different in other cultures... INTRODUCTION: The values of GOD are not the values ...read more
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Dangerous Times
Contributed on Sep 29, 2011
Part 3 of 7 in our summer series exploring the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. This message takes a deeper look at the church at Pergamum.
OPENING: 3 middling churches - not bad/great - mid road. ea has faithful remnant w dec infl INTRODUCTION: The majority of American churches are not lacking for MORAL and SPIRITUAL instruction. We are lacking in our ability (note typo) to remain UNCONTAMINATED by the world as a church family. ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Seven Cities, Seven Churches, Seven Letters
Contributed on Sep 29, 2011
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The Lord's Prayer
Contributed on Sep 5, 2010
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Behind Closed Doors
Contributed on Sep 5, 2010
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Shift: A New Way Of Thinking
Contributed on Mar 8, 2010
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Approved
Contributed on Jan 17, 2010
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Often We Only Notice God's Daily Provision When ...
Contributed on Sep 5, 2010
Often we only notice God’s daily provision when it stops. Source: Loren ...read more
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When God Is The Supreme Hunger Of Our Hearts, He ...
Contributed on Sep 5, 2010
When God is the supreme hunger of our hearts, He will be supreme in everything. ...read more
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We Are To Show When Tempted To Hide And Hide ...
Contributed on Sep 5, 2010
"We are to show when tempted to hide and hide when tempted to ...read more