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Bobby Gilstrap
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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Hazards Of Not Hearing God’s Voice
Contributed on May 25, 2010
A message to challenge believers to hear the voice of God and respond in obedience and unbelievers to respond in faith to God’s salvation.
OPENING ILLUSTRATION (D.L. Moody: listen to audio recording) INTRODUCTION The Bible makes it clear that God has given to us two sets of ears; physical ears with which we can hear physical voices. And he has given us spiritual ears with which we can hear his voice. In our Bible reading for ...read more
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Why I Go To Church
Contributed on Jan 1, 2007
We need to join with the Apostle Paul in our reason for going to church.
"WHY I GO TO CHURCH" Romans 1:8-13 A little old man was seen every Sunday morning walking to church. He was deaf … so he couldn’t hear a word of the sermon or the music or the instruments or the choir, or the hymns sung by the congregation. A scoffer asked him, "Why do you spend your Sundays ...read more
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"How To Explain This Tragedy"
Contributed on Sep 13, 2001
Tragedy reminds us that sin is universal, life is uncertian and repentance is urgent.
"HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS TRAGEDY" Luke 13:1-5 A. Jesus categorically rejects the idea that there is necessarily a relationship between sin and suffering in a person’s life. 1. We should note that Jesus offers no other explanation for why these things happen. He only tells why they did not ...read more
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Jesus Prays For Our Unity
Contributed on Nov 12, 2000
Jesus prays for the unity of his disciples and the church.
“JESUS PRAYS FOR OUR UNITY” JOHN 17:20-26 (NASB) The billboard shows a little girl sitting on her daddy’s shoulders waving an American flag … and the caption says ... WHAT MAKES US GREAT … “Unity, pass it on!” Since 9/11 - “United We Stand” has been the theme – we want to project a united ...read more
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How To Find Victory In Life
Contributed on Nov 11, 2000
An Easter message to give hope in the midst of unsettled times.
"HOW TO FIND VICTORY IN LIFE" Matthew 28:1-10 (NASB) by Bobby Gilstrap How can you find victory in life when things around you are falling apart? Yesterday morning (4/22/00), INS Agents stormed the house where Elian Gonzalas was staying. That little boy was taken from that house to be ...read more
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When Our Family Moved To East Point, Georgia, A ...
Contributed on May 25, 2010
When our family moved to East Point, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, our house was in the flight pattern for Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport. Every few minutes, all day and all night, large commercial jets would take off and fly over our home before veering off to destinations unknown. ...read more
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Some Unknown Poet Put It This ...
Contributed on May 25, 2010
Some unknown poet put it this way: They came to the gates of Canaan, But they never entered in; They came to the very threshold, But they perished in their sin. And so we are ever coming To the place where two ways part, One leads to the land of ...read more
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Two Bicycle Repairmen In Dayton, Ohio, Dreamed Of ...
Contributed on Jan 25, 2001
Two bicycle repairmen in Dayton, Ohio, dreamed of flying. They went to the Dayton Public Library and checked out a book on the life and works of a German man named Lilienthal, who had succeeded in flying a glider. The two men were named Orville and Wilbur Wright. They began to explore all the ...read more