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Dr. Randy Croft
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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The Wonderful World Of Children
Contributed on Dec 30, 2009
What the church can learn from Walt Disney-- the value of children.
The Wonderful World of Children --What the church of Jesus Christ can learn from Disney “Dad can I have a glass of water please?” the little boy called... “No, go to sleep.” “Dad, I’m thirsty, can I have a glass of water please?” “NO, go to sleep.” “Daaaad, I’m really thirsty. Can you get ...read more
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Gethsemane
Contributed on Dec 21, 2009
Reflections on Gethsemane
When have you been closest to death? ILLUS: I seem to come close every time I play softball with (name of parishioner)...especially when I’m on Third base and he lines a sharp foul ball...or playing paintball-- I remind everyone that I’m a noncombatant, but that doesn’t work ...read more
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Keeping The Faith
Contributed on Dec 21, 2009
How to weather doubt, discouragement, and hardships.
Keeping the Faith ILLUS: The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for a couple of days before he finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, his loving wife was there ...read more
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The Lord's Prayer
Contributed on Mar 28, 2005
Learning to Pray like Jesus
The Lord’s Prayer Learning to pray like Jesus Amazon has over 13,000 books listed on prayer. It surprised many people in our country a few years ago when a small little book, Prayer of Jabez, knocked Harry Potter from the #1 spot on the NY Times bestseller list. Over 50% of American’s ...read more
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First Rock From The Sun
Contributed on Mar 28, 2005
Because the tomb is empty, our lives can be full.
First Rock from the Son A few years ago, NBC launched a hit television show—a Though you’ll only find it on reruns today, in its heyday, it won the most Emmy Awards for a television series in 1997. It’s about a group of explorers that came to the third rock from the Sun (earth). Here they ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Tough Questions
Contributed on Nov 15, 2002
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Toughest Questions People Ask
Contributed on Nov 15, 2002
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Lessons From Mt. Everest
Contributed on Feb 28, 2002
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Don't Sweat The Small Stuff
Contributed on Feb 28, 2002
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Newspaper Columnist And Counselor George Crane ...
Contributed on Dec 21, 2009
Newspaper columnist and counselor George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. "I not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has me." Dr. Crane thought about that for a couple of moments and ...read more
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Listening--Two Men Were Talking Over Coffee One ...
Contributed on Jul 5, 2004
Listening--Two men were talking over coffee one day. One said: "I’m concerned about my wife. She talks to herself a lot these days." The other said: "Mine does too, but she doesn’t know it. She thinks I’m listening.” ...read more
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Recently Kgo Talk Radio In San Francisco ...
Contributed on Jul 5, 2004
Recently KGO talk radio in San Francisco conducted a call-in poll. Ronn Owens invited listeners to express their opinion. Thirty-five percent said yes, 33 percent said no and 32 percent were undecided. One listener, aghast at the large number of undecideds, protested, "It’s this sort of apathy ...read more
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Bill, A Carpenter Said, "A Friend Is Someone Who ...
Contributed on Nov 14, 2002
Bill, a carpenter said, "A friend is someone who tells me the truth about me. I want to know when my work stinks or I’m being hurtful or ...read more
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Investing In Your Passion
Contributed on Feb 28, 2002
Investing in Your Passion No one knows this better than Richard Westerfield. At age 22, having studied piano, violin, and voice, he got his first chance to conduct and orchestra. "The moment I picked up the baton, I knew this was what I wanted to do." His parents however, urged him to be more ...read more