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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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  • 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

  • "Partnership Is God’s Plan”

    Contributed on Apr 9, 2024
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    God calls His people and His churches to work in partnership to spread the gospel.

    Paul had planted the church at Philippi on his 2nd missionary journey (Acts 16:12). The church had ended up being strategic in reaching Macedonia with the gospel. They had sent Paul several financial gifts (Philippians 4:15–18). And when they heard that Paul was in a Roman prison, they sent ...read more

  • "Doing What I Can”

    Contributed on Mar 21, 2024
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    A message on how to live a life that honors God.

    On the last week of our Lord’s life on earth,  Jesus spent Wednesday in Bethany with friends. He was honored at a dinner that evening, at the home of Simon the Leper. Simon apparently had been a leper Jesus had healed. John says Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, who Jesus raised from the dead were ...read more

  • The Significance Of Laying On Hands

    Contributed on Aug 28, 2023
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    A sermon preached at a Deacon Ordination prior to laying hands on the one being ordained.

    The early church was experiencing phenomenal growth, marvelous miracles, pulsating power, and unlimited blessings. Then, right in the middle of this success story, dissension arose. The Greek speaking widows were being neglected in favor of the Hebrew speaking widows. The Apostles said that they ...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