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Bob Marcaurelle
Contributing sermons since May 20, 2004
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How Much Is God Worth- The Pearl
Contributed on Sep 8, 2025
When we look at our possessions we need to see where Jesus stands among them.
Matt. 13:44-46 HOW MUCH IS GOD WORTH? (The Parables of the Pearl and the Treasure) These two parables are like twins. They are very similar but they also have marks of individuality. They both teach the truth that the supreme blessing, the priceless discovery in life, is the discovery of God. ...read more
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Building Your Life On The Rock
Contributed on Sep 8, 2025
Many church members will be surprised at the Judgment because they built their lives on faith with no fruit.
Bob Marcaurelle bmarcaurelle@charter.com Matt. 7:24-29; Luke 6:47-4 BUILDING ON THE ROCK OR ON THE SAND The first step in erecting a building is to take a soil sample and see if the ground will support the weight. Jesus concludes His Sermon on the Mount with a spiritual soil sample. You and ...read more
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Four Kinds Of People We Preach To
Contributed on Sep 8, 2025
Jesus gave the parable of the four soils to encourage his disciples to keep on preaching even though people reject the message.
Bob Marcaurelle bmarcaurelle@charter.net FOUR KINDS OF PEOPLE IN CHURCH Matt. 13:3-9; 18-23 God knows the way to a person’s heart is through his mind. There is incredible power in words. Hitler launched Germany into a program of world conquest with words. Karl Marx put words on paper and ...read more
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What Is A Parable
Contributed on Sep 8, 2025
The parables clarify the truth for those who want to believe but they also conceal the truth for those who do not want to believe.
Sermon 1 THE PARABLES OF JESUS (Matt. 13:34-35; Mark 4:33-34) “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So it was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things ...read more
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Christ's Faith In You And Me
Contributed on Aug 29, 2025
Jesus actually trusts us to help people come to him and calling Simon "a rock" shows He believes we can do it. Of course we will give Him all the credit.
Annual Sermons: Vol. 2 Sermon 21* Bob Marcaurelle: 1988 John 1:42 * Catalog of all messages (1000 +) bmarcaurelle.@charter.net CHRIST’S FAITH IN US As a boy, Sir Walter Scott was left week and ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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The Parables Of Jesus
Contributed on Sep 8, 2025
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Preaching Through Mark
Contributed on Jul 25, 2025
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Preaching Through Amos
Contributed on Jul 23, 2025
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Preaching Through Ephesians
Contributed on Jun 23, 2025
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Sermons From The Gospels
Contributed on Jun 7, 2022
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Before He Became A Christian, Augustine Lived A ...
Contributed on Jan 18, 2010
Before he became a Christian, Augustine lived a pleasure filled life. Many years after his conversion, he was approached by a prostitute he once knew, who called out his name. When he ignored her, she said, “Augustine, you know me. Don’t you remember me?” Augustine said, “Yes, I know you, but ...read more
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Lucky
Contributed on Jan 18, 2010
LUCKY Adrian Rogers says, "God doesn't change us in order to love us. He loves us in order to change us." He tells of the words in a paper: "Lost Dog" Small yellow dog- scarred with mange; two ears gone from ...read more
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D. L. Moody Used To Say He Was Glad We Are Not ...
Contributed on Jan 18, 2010
D. L. Moody used to say he was glad we are not saved by our good works, because he didn’t want to sit in heaven listening ...read more
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Claiming ...
Contributed on Jan 18, 2010
Claiming Forgiveness How do we know our sins are gone in God’s sight? Most of us know we have been born again. We see the difference. But how do we know we are forgiven? We know it only by taking God at His word and claiming it by faith. Emperor Napoleon, riding through his ranks ...read more
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A Problem Worthy Of God
Contributed on Jan 18, 2010
A PROBLEM WORTHY OF GOD Martin Luther says the fact that a moral and just God can let the guilty go unpunished is "a problem worthy of God." Any judge who sets a guilty person free with no punishment is immoral and unjust. Suppose a Judge has a man before him who is guilty, but has truly had a ...read more