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Jeffery Russell
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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Moses And The Burning Bush
Contributed on Aug 9, 2023
Is your bush on fire? Let's look at God's use of a bush and learn some lessons concerning God's use of a believer.
Moses and the Burning Bush Exodus 3:1-6 Dr. Jeffery C. Russell Intro: The great violinist, Paganini, willed his violin to his home city of Genoa. His bequest carried one condition: the violin was never to be played and would simply be put on display. But as time has proven, a finely crafted ...read more
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Will You Be Bored In Heaven
Contributed on Aug 9, 2023
Will you be bored in Heaven? That’s because so many of us make it sound that way. In this message I hope to point out some popular myths about Heaven, as well as to explore some activities/work we'll be doing there, as well as to say "good-bye" to our Earth-bound curses!
Will You be Bored in Heaven? Revelation 22:1-7 By Dr. Jeffery C. Russell Edenton, NC Mark Twain, the famous American humorist and author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, was asked at a dinner party where he thought he would like to spend eternity, replied: “I’d rather refrain from saying, ...read more
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"it Is What It Is!"
Contributed on Aug 3, 2023
It is what it is?" It's usually a string to throw out there to explain how to accept the unacceptable. Isn't life supposed to be better than this?
"It is What it Is!" Jeremiah 31: 1-6 The other day I prayed and asked the Lord what He wanted me to preach on tonight and by the end of the day He made it abundantly clear. I went to cut a limb using my chainsaw. The chain got stuck and in my attempt to free it, I broke the chain! ...read more
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I Want That Mountain
Contributed on Jan 17, 2008
Even when you get old, you are not a throwaway. God shows us through the life of Caleb that there are many things still worth living for.
“I Want That Mountain” Joshua 14:6-13 You may have heard the news that Sir Edmund Hilary, the first white man to ever scale to the peak of Mt. Everest, passed away on Friday at the age of 89. He was the one you might recall, when asked why he wanted to climb Mt Everest in 1953, was reputed to ...read more
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The Adoption That Changed The World
Contributed on Dec 24, 2007
An adaptation of another contributor, with personal applications and illustations
The Adoption that Changed the World Matthew 1:18-25 Christmas changed in a hurry for Mike and Tiffany Bailey from one year to the next. In 2001, their neat house with the white picket fence was fairly quiet. Like all of their past Christmas seasons, Mike and Tiffany had gone to parties, ...read more
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Not Everything Is Essential When It Comes To ...
Contributed on Jan 17, 2008
Not everything is essential when it comes to getting along with people. I heard two deacons engaged in a heated discussion, going at it over the sound system like two grumpy old men do. Roy (not his real name) was a retired cameraman from NBC Nightly news, so when it came to electronic equipment, ...read more
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There Was A Man In The Same Church I Mentioned ...
Contributed on Jan 17, 2008
There was a man in the same church I mentioned earlier, his name was Ed. When I knew Ed, he was approaching 100 years old. He was a navy veteran of World War I. He actually lived to be 101, born in the year 1900. I asked Ed, "Sir, what is the greatest thing ...read more
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President Ronald Reagan One Time Told The Story ...
Contributed on Jan 17, 2008
President Ronald Reagan one time told the story of when he was a teenager, he needed a new pair of boots made. In those days, you couldn’t just go to a shoe store, you went to the shoemaker shop. The cobbler asked the young man- “Do you want blunt end toes or pointed end toes?” Reagan shrugged his ...read more
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Dr. James Dobson Relates A Story Of An Elderly ...
Contributed on Dec 24, 2007
Dr. James Dobson relates a story of an elderly woman named Stella Thornhope who was struggling with her first Christmas alone. Her husband had died just a few months prior through a slow developing cancer. Now, several days before Christmas, she was almost snowed in by a brutal weather system. She ...read more
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Christmas Changed In A Hurry For Mike And Tiffany ...
Contributed on Dec 24, 2007
Christmas changed in a hurry for Mike and Tiffany Bailey from one year to the next. In 2001, their neat house with the white picket fence was fairly quiet. Like all of their past Christmas seasons, Mike and Tiffany had gone to parties, exchanged gifts, attended family get-togethers, and prayed for ...read more