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  • Dave Mcfadden

    Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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First Baptist Church
Portales, New Mexico 88130
(505) 356-6761

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  • "The Life-Changing Power Of Prayer”

    Contributed on Oct 30, 2024
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    Elijah provides a great example of how God uses prayer to change our lives.

    It has been said about prayer that “Prayer doesn’t change God, it changes me.” Indeed, God uses prayer to teach us some things about ourselves to reveal things to us that can change our lives for the better. This is what God used prayer to do for Elijah. Through prayer, God changed Elijah from ...read more

  • "Letting God’s Word Have It’s Way”

    Contributed on Oct 16, 2024
     | 432 views

    How should we approach the Word of God?

    Ephesians 5:18-33; 6:1-9 and Colossians 3:16-25; 4:1 are two interesting passages to compare. In Ephesians 5:18, we read, “be filled with the Spirit” and in Colossians 3:16, we read, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” Each passage then describes how being filled with the Spirit and ...read more

  • "Let The Spirit Fill Your Life”

    Contributed on Sep 18, 2024
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    One must allow the Holy Spirit to fill their life if they are to live a life of eternal significance.

    Financial expert and radio personality, Dave Ramsey says there are three things one can do with money: spend, give, or invest. Of course, one must become debt free first. There’s a parallel between what he says about money and what God says about life. I can spend my life, give my life, or invest ...read more

  • Bearing Fruit That Will Last

    Contributed on Jul 1, 2024
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    Living a life of eternal significance is the heritage of every Child of God.

    In a corner of London’s Highgate cemetery is a large marble tomb. It’s long and box-like, with a life-sized sculpture of a dog at its foot. An inscription says, “Erected to the memory of Thomas Sayers”. Now, if I were to ask who Thomas Sayers was, most of us wouldn’t know. But when he died the ...read more

  • My Home, A Lighthouse

    Contributed on Jun 17, 2024
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    A sermon on how fathers need to lead their home to love God and obey His Word.

    Malachi four is a prophetic passage, speaking about the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. The prophet speaks of both the 1st and 2nd comings of Jesus. We find reference to the first coming of Christ in verse 5, for example, with the mention of Elijah coming before the Messiah arrives. Jesus tells us ...read more

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  • A Young Lady Once Went To Will Rogers For ...

    Contributed on Oct 14, 2008
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    A young lady once went to Will Rogers for counseling and said, “Mr. Rogers, what can I do about pride? Every time I look in the mirror, I think I’m beautiful.” Will ...read more

  • A Fellow Once Made The Remark That If He Were ...

    Contributed on Oct 14, 2008
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    A fellow once made the remark that if he were God, he could certainly do things much better than God seemed to. For example, he said, if I were God I would not have caused the fruit of such a tremendous tree as the oak to be an acorn. Such a mighty tree needs to bear a much larger fruit, like a ...read more

  • Satan's Best Strategy

    Contributed on Oct 14, 2008
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    Satan's Best Strategy Satan called in some of his lieutenants to help him develop a strategy for keeping God’s people living in defeat. One strategy after another was suggested. To keep God’s people living in defeat, it was decided that they could try to keep them from prayer, the Bible, and ...read more

  • I Took A Piece Of Modeling ...

    Contributed on Jun 16, 2008
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    I took a piece of modeling clay; And idly molded it one day; And as my fingers pressed it still, It moved and yielded to my will. I came again when days were past; The piece of clay was hard at last. The shape I gave it still it bore; And I could change it nevermore. I took apiece of living ...read more

  • We Read In The Papers, We Hear On The ...

    Contributed on Jun 16, 2008
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    We read in the papers, we hear on the air, Of killing and stealing, and crime everywhere. We sigh, and we say, as we notice the trend, "This young generation! Where will it all end?" But can we be sure that it’s their fault alone? That maybe most of it isn’t really our own ? Too much money to ...read more