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Denn Guptill
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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The Buts Of Good Friday
Contributed on Mar 30, 2024
The entire Easter Story hinged on the word but, and it started with Good Friday
Choices were made. That is the reality of life; choices are made. Good choices, bad choices and indifferent choices, but life is determined by the choices we make. And often, we don’t understand the consequences that might come as a result of the choices we make. We are simply living in the moment ...read more
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Taking Christ Out Of Christmas
Contributed on Dec 2, 2023
If Christmas has become a "cultural" holiday, This message looks at what happens when we try and take out all of the religious elements.
Have you noticed that every year, people seem more intent on secularizing Christmas? They wish you a “Happy Holiday” or “Seasons Greetings” and then have presentations at school that make no mention of the Manger or the Wise Men, let alone the Christ Child. Now, I may be a little overly sensitive, ...read more
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Therefore, Lead A Godly Life
Contributed on Nov 4, 2023
We are told that we are given everything we need to lead a godly life, but what does that mean?
Therefore 2 Peter 1 When I was at university, one of the courses I had to take was homiletics, which is simply defined as the art of preaching or writing sermons. The goal of the class was to teach us to do both things: how to write sermons and how to preach sermons. My professor was a former ...read more
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Therefore, Run The Race
Contributed on Oct 21, 2023
As we continue our therefore series, we take a look at Hebrews 12, and how we are the run our race.
Part of my misspent youth was spent hanging around Racehorses and those who bet on horse races. I’ve mentioned before that my sister and I both had horses when we were teenagers, and when we lived in Hammond River, just outside of Saint John, New Brunswick, we boarded them at a farm that provided ...read more
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Therefore: Do Good
Contributed on Oct 7, 2023
This is the first in the series where we look at the old adage, whenever you see a Therefore, you need to go back and see what it's there for.
It’s one of those things that preachers say. It is kind of like, “After the but comes the truth,” or “I’m almost finished.” I’m pretty sure if you’ve been in church for any length of time that you’ve heard this particular phrase, perhaps you’ve even said it yourself from time to time, and it is ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Therefore
Contributed on Oct 7, 2023
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This Changes Everything
Contributed on Nov 27, 2022
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Spiritual Disciplines
Contributed on Oct 30, 2022
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Who Am I?
Contributed on May 8, 2022
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The Holy Spirit
Contributed on Jan 22, 2022
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Eschatology Is Like Golf
Contributed on Jun 23, 2018
Eschatology or the study of the end times is like golf, it’s fun it gives you something to do but in the long run it you end ...read more
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I Tithe—he'll Find Me.
Contributed on May 1, 2011
"I TITHE--HE'LL FIND ME." Two men have ended up marooned on an island in the South Pacific. You can fill in the blanks as to how they got there. So they are on the clichéic deserted island, one palm tree, nothing to see but the ocean. One guy is in a complete panic, pacing back and forth, ...read more
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R.g. Letourneau Said "I Shovel Money Out, And ...
Contributed on Nov 29, 2004
R.G. LeTourneau said “I shovel money out, and God shovels it back ... ...read more
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Two Little Boys Were Walking Home From Sunday ...
Contributed on Sep 15, 2003
Two little boys were walking home from Sunday School where the lesson had been on the Devil and one asked the other “What do you think of this devil business?” “Well” replied the other boy, “You know ...read more
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Old Country Preacher Was Met One Day By A Member ...
Contributed on Apr 28, 2003
Old country preacher was met one day by a member of his congregation who asked, “Preacher if salvation is free, how come you’re always asking for money?” Good question, maybe one you’ve asked yourself. The preacher responded by saying “Salvation is free, as free as the water ...read more