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    Living In The Light

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Oct 6, 2024
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    We need to live in the light or we will die in the dark

    “Living in the Light” John 3:18-21 There was a news article: - published Friday (10/4/2024) - in the “USA TODAY” - about the devastation and chaos brought on by Hurricane Helene I am going to share parts of the article with you: ? Rescue crews across western North Carolina ? searched Friday ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love's Ultimate Sacrifice

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Sep 21, 2024
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    God loves YOU!

    Credit: I used a lot of Jeff Strites material I used some from Chatgpt I used Logos. I didn't document what came from where, so I hesitate to share this but I think it's worth sharing. “Love’s Ultimate Sacrifice” John 3:16-17 In the Holy Land there is a cliff: - outside Jerusalem that ...read more

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    The Authority Of Jesus

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Aug 31, 2024
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    Jesus is God in the flesh. He wants us to believe in Him and for people to submit to His authority with genuine faith.

    “The Authority of Jesus” John 2:18-25 One Sunday a visitor showed up: - to a more formal, liturgical church - than he was used to attending. The church was so quiet you could hear a pin drop: - That made it even more obvious - when this visitor got excited about something the minister said and ...read more

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    The First Miracle

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Aug 20, 2024
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    In other word, the miracles that Jesus did: o were intended to say to people: o PAY ATTENTION! o This is the Son of God… this is the one you need to listen to!

    Credit: o Some parts are from Troy Burst. o Some thoughts from John McArthur’s sermon on this text o Some of the opening illustrations and some of the body is from Jeff Strite. “The First Miracle” John 2:1-11 Do you know about miracle of Jesus turning water to wine? - Jesus was at a wedding ...read more

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    The Reveal-Ation Of Jesus

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Jul 27, 2024
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    God is revealed to humainity through Jesus. WE must believe in order to be saved.

    “The Reveal-ation of Jesus” John 1:14-18 John 1:14-18 (ESV) “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes ...read more

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    Keep God Our First Love

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Jun 14, 2024
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    is God first in our heart? He needs to be. God does not intend to be second fiddle.

    “Keep God our first love” Revelation 2:1-5 One day, a man was trying to: • cast out an evil spirit of gluttony from. • Out of this how do you say • “Healthy looking person” That stubborn spirit said: • No, I'm not coming out, • the man repeated himself. • “You evil spirit of gluttony, ...read more

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    Philip And The Eunuch

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Apr 27, 2024
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    Philip shared Jesus with an important man who was reading Isaiah 53. God sent Philip to share the gospel and after hearing about Jesus the eunuch wanted to be baptised immediately.

    CREDIT: The opening illustration is from a Jeff Strite sermon. The bulk of the sermon has been edited from https://executableoutlines.com/ by Mark A. Copeland. I am not claiming originality on this sermon. Mark A. Copelands sermon is 80% of this sermon. It was just so good I wanted to share it ...read more

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    Giving God The First Day Of The Week

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Apr 22, 2024
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    Giving God the first day of the week (Sunday) as a day of rest and worship is the best way to start your week.

    Giving God the 1st day of the week Hebrews 10:23-25 A Preacher told this story: • Of something that happened during his week • He had the undivided attention of his congregation when • he related the following incident: He said “I stopped: ? in a coffee shop the other day and ? sat at the ...read more

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    Giving God The First Part Of The Day

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Apr 6, 2024
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    God desires a relationship with us. Do we intend to move toward God?

    “Giving God the first part of the day.” Luke 5:16 HOW LONG IS MY LIFE SOURCE: “New Years - NOW IS THE HOUR!” by Melvin Newland, Minister, Central Christian Church, Brownsville, TX A few years ago People Magazine: ? published an article entitled “Dead Ahead” ? telling about a new clock that keeps ...read more

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    Fatihful To God Alone

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Mar 9, 2024
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    Will be be faithful to God alone or will we make God second in our lives.

    “Faithful to God alone” James 4:1-10 If you go into the lobby of a big building: • You’ll sometimes find the walls filled with mirrors. • They often do that because they’ve discovered that • people complain less about waiting for slow elevators • when they’re occupied looking at themselves. We ...read more

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    The Harvest Is Plentiful

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Feb 24, 2024
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    Do we see people as God sees people?

    The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few Matthew 9:35-8 (introduction is from Roger Thomas sermoncentral.com) Take a look around right now? • What do you see? • We all know that it is possible to hear and not listen. • But did you know that you can all see but not see all. We have each ...read more

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    The Mission Of Evangelism

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Feb 10, 2024
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    The work of the Church is to be about the work of evangelism. We need to be about the Lord's work of sharing the word.

    “THE MISSION OF EVANGELISM” 1 Corinthians 9:16 Illustration SOURCE: From Charles Cockroft’s Sermon: Am I My Brother’s Keeper I heard a story about a guy: ? who applied for a job as an usher at a theater in the mall. ? As a part of the interview process, The manager asked him, "What would you ...read more

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    "which Way?"

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Jan 20, 2024
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    This is a message for sanctity of human life sunday, but it is more than a sermon @ abortion. It is a message about choosing to follow God's path and recognizing that each path has a distinct destination.

    “Which way?” Sanctity of human life Sunday 2024 Matthew 7:13-14 This is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday: • We join with thousands of churches across America in • upholding the value of all human life • from the moment of conception to the moment of death. This day is significant ...read more

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    More Than A Baby

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Dec 16, 2023
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    Jesus is at creation and Christmas. He is God and more than a child.

    Credit: Many of the ideas came straight from John MacArthur’s sermon, probably even uncited quotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXzIKQ-OTXc – I chopped it up a lot, but not all of the sermon is original. I also stole some from the intro of this sermoncentral sermon for my intro and ...read more

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    Thankful For The Invisible

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Nov 18, 2023
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    We need an eternal perspective.

    “Thankful for the invisible” Philippians 3:20-21 I want this message to answer this QUESTION: How can I be thankful when everything seems to be falling apart? How can you and I be thankful about things in the world: ? With what is happening in Ukraine? ? about Israel? ? about the ...read more

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