Sermon Central
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Daniel Devilder
Contributing sermons since Oct 19, 2006
Newest Sermons
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Jesus: Our Focus For Real Life Change
Contributed on Sep 22, 2009
Any hope of transformation requires us to focus on Jesus: see only him, hear only him. The disciples learned on the Mount of Transfiguration that there is only one Lord, and he required their complete attention. His presence and our obedience will bring
I have a hope and a dream. I have an ideal of myself, my life, my family In that dream, I am a dad who does not get angry or blow his cool. I am a father who is gentle under all kinds of pressure with his children. I am caring and spend many hours laughing, playing, being carefree with them. ...read more
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God Looks On The Heart
Contributed on Mar 4, 2008
The most important part of our bodies is our heart. A sermon delivered during "Family Sunday", geared to our children, as well as adults. (more interactive and illustrative)
Dan [reenact this scene from my childhood!]: I spent a lot of time in the bathroom, making myself look so handsome that all the girls couldn’t help but want me: hair parted in middle, collar up. • We spend a lot of time and $ trying to look nice, to make an impression • Our Maker really ...read more
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Qualities Of An Elder, Pt. 2
Contributed on Mar 4, 2008
pt. two on the qualities of an elder
Character of an Elder, pt. 2 This week a cherished family member passed away. To some of you, he was dad, grandpa, or husband. To many of the rest of us, he was family under the Fatherhood of God. I learned and saw a lot about Don Nelson Friday and Saturday, as memories and photographs were ...read more
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Qualities Of An Elder, Pt. 1
Contributed on Mar 4, 2008
What type of man makes a good elder/shepherd? This sermon begins to take a look at the Biblical teaching of Titus 1.
He was not an oil-on-canvas, not a die-cast martyr, a flannel graph figure, or a religious notion. He was man. He was God. And he still is, this Lamb of God. God was pleased to focus all his Love, and all his Truth into this caller and leader of fishemen, and tax collectors and ...read more
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This I Gotta See!
Contributed on Dec 26, 2007
This sermon looks specifically at how Jesus shows us the grace-filled, loving, character of God, and how he does for us what we can not do. Preached at Christmas time during "Family Sunday." Hence, a bit more kid friendly and ad-libbing. (text: 2:11, 3:4
There are a few things I think it would be cool to see: • A train ride across our grand nation, in one of those double decker cars with the glass panorama roof • The inside of a huge submarine • The sunrise and sunset on a remote Pacific island • Even, maybe, • Baseballs “hidden ball ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Transformed By Jesus
Contributed on Sep 22, 2009
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[lectionary, Lent, Year A]
Contributed on Mar 4, 2008
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Titus
Contributed on Mar 4, 2008
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"When Jesus Comes To Town, He Changes Everything! (A Look At Titus)
Contributed on Dec 26, 2007
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8 Signs Of A Healthy, Growing Church
Contributed on Sep 23, 2007
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Leslie Newbingen Said: "The Greatest Hermeneutic ...
Contributed on Dec 4, 2006
Leslie Newbingen said: “the greatest hermeneutic of the Gospel is a community ...read more
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Not Recognizing What Is All Around Us. We Feel ...
Contributed on Dec 4, 2006
Not recognizing what is all around us. We feel helpless by our circumstances, missing the help and truth all around us One ship found itself stranded at sea and unless help came soon, it was certain the crew would all die of thirst. Finally in the distance they saw a ship and frantically ...read more
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Max Lucado: Angels Were Silent
Contributed on Dec 4, 2006
Max Lucado (Angels were Silent) Describes how in a similar way we cry out for something to cut through the clutter of life, turning to faith and religion to give us simplicity, instead finding things just as complicated: Enter, religion. We Christians have a solution for the confusion don’t ...read more
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Wayne Cordeiro Tells Of A Receptionist From His ...
Contributed on Dec 1, 2006
Wayne Cordeiro tells of a receptionist from his church who has found a “little slice of heaven on earth” around God’s people: He found out she worked her “day job” six days a week, and volunteered to be a receptionist at the church building her one day off. He says: “Why do you come here and ...read more
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From The Australian Psychology Society
Contributed on Dec 1, 2006
From the Australian Psychology Society What is anger? Anger is an emotion that can range from mild annoyance to intense rage. It is a feeling that is accompanied by biological changes in your body. When you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure rise and stress hormones are released. This ...read more