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Dr. Craig Nelson
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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Dazed By Discontent And Disappointment When Hopes And Dreams Are Shattered On The Rocks Of Regret
Contributed on Nov 20, 2025
There are times during the Christian walk - even when the miraculous is happening all around - that things will go haywire as the reality of this life intervenes unannounced, and hopes and dreams are dashed on the rocks of regret, which manifest as fear and anger at God because they feel betrayed.
Fear and hope are similar in that they are both forms of anticipation of the future. Fear is a form of negative hope. A person’s thinking is often dominated either by the dream and hope of success or by fear of failure. When their hopes are not realized, or their desires, dreams, expectations, ...read more
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What Are The Best Methods To Study The Bible?
Contributed on Sep 10, 2025
When you study the Bible you are drawing closer to Jesus because He IS the Word of God and spoke the mountains and seas into existence and wove each of us together in our mother’s womb.
“Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end. Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.” (Psalm 119:33-35 NIV) “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for ...read more
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Pets In Paradise?
Contributed on Aug 29, 2025
Will Pets Be Raptured? A look at what the Bible has to say about it.
What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” —the things God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV - see also Isaiah 64:4) The Bible clearly proclaims that the Triune God is love, good, and kind, and His faithfulness and mercies are new ...read more
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Grace Versus Works - Saved By The Faith Of Jesus
Contributed on Aug 20, 2025
In the Bible, Jesus is often referred to as God's "free gift" (Romans 5:15 NIV). A person is free to reject that gift just as they are free to reject the offer of friendship and love from another.
Works-based Christianity is similar to the principle of Karma, which is the "law of the deed," a centuries-old worldwide belief that if you do good things, good will come back to you, and if you do bad things, bad will come back to you. It is believed that suffering is a result of a ...read more
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Redeemed By The Blood Of The Lamb
Contributed on Aug 4, 2025
A look at the Atonement and Regeneration through the Bible
In the Old Testament, Adam’s choice to sin made future human beings guilty without hope before God. The ritual of Atonement was a detailed sacrificial process of an animal as a substitute offering for the sins of the people committed, and removing them to be holy before God. It set the nation of ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Does God Hate Sinners?
Contributed on Mar 23, 2025
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The Authority, Promises, Privileges, Rights And Guaranteed Eternal Destiny Of Every Born-Again Christian
Contributed on Mar 1, 2025
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Becoming A Vessel Of Glory And Honor
Contributed on Jan 19, 2025
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Unveiling The Ravished Heart Of God And The Intimacy Of Divine Embrace
Contributed on Sep 28, 2024
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Three Areas Of Historical, Prophetic, And Personal Evidence That Prove Jesus Existed
Contributed on Apr 3, 2024