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Jerry Cosper
Contributing sermons since Dec 7, 2010
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Absolute Surrender
Contributed on Oct 16, 2024
Jesus gives us a picture of His devotion to God.
READ 1-2. Jesus has just finished praying for Himself, His disciples, and all the future believers. Jesus gives us a picture of His devotion to God in verse 4. After His prayer, He left from where He was and went into an olive grove. His actions seem to be deliberate. He went with purpose, ...read more
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A Church Built On Christ
Contributed on Oct 16, 2024
Just what is it that makes a church authentic? The greatest challenge that we find as we try to follow Jesus is dedicating ourselves to the truth of the Scripture in a culture that tends to base their lives on their own opinions instead of on the truth of God's word.
I don't think I need to tell any of you that our church is going through a new phase. We are about to enter into a new stage of growth for this church beginning in January. I have asked God what words can I bring to the church that would make this transition a lot easier so that we can remain ...read more
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God's Voice Will Lead You To Be Like Jesus
Contributed on Oct 8, 2024
If what you hear and read is truly God's voice, you will desire to be more like Jesus in every way.
You have heard similar stories I am sure. This is a true story of a Pastor in Brazil who was loved, respected, and faithful to Christ in every way. But it hadn't always been that way. He came from a generation of alcoholics and was himself addicted to alcohol. He spent so much money on ...read more
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Discerning God's Voice: Does It Honor God?
Contributed on Oct 2, 2024
As God's creation, our lives are supposed to point to the glory of our Creator. God calls us to live for His glory. And it's in His glory that we find our greatest purpose.
Let's start off today talking about art. I am no artist but I appreciate art. When we look at a piece of art, we don't marvel over the canvas that it's painted on, or the type of paint that is used. We marvel over the artist. I am amazed how an artist can paint his thoughts on a ...read more
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Jesus Prayed For Future Believers
Contributed on Sep 30, 2024
Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in Him from that moment to the end of the world. He prayed for us.
If you read the 17th chapter of John, you will see that this is an actual prayer that Jesus prayed while He was still here on earth. In this prayer, Jesus first prayed for Himself, then He prayed for the disciples. Finally, Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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The Characteristics Of An Authentic Church
Contributed on Oct 16, 2024
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Studies From The Gospel Of John
Contributed on Oct 11, 2022
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Study Of The Book Of Daniel
Contributed on Aug 30, 2021
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Relational Living
Contributed on Jul 7, 2021
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Holy Vocabulary
Contributed on Apr 13, 2021
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Joy In The Circumstances Of Life
Contributed on Dec 4, 2023
The ingredients of our life can lead to joy if we look at them from God’s viewpoint. I am reminded of the family that sat down to a meal with their grandpa and dad, an old farmer. The farmer was asked to ask the blessing on the breakfast of biscuits and gravy. They bowed their heads as the ...read more
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God's Assurance
Contributed on Feb 13, 2023
Have you ever been in a store and see a child that has gotten separated from his parents? The fear is very evident on the child's face as well as the parents’ face. It's a horrible feeling when the child turns around and can't find his parents. They frantically look through every ...read more
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Stand Strong
Contributed on Feb 13, 2023
I want you all to think back with me as we begin this morning. Many of us looked forward to leaving high school behind with all of its challenges. Then we began to experience a whole new set of challenges in college or in the workplace. We began wondering what direction we were going to take in ...read more
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Victorious Living
Contributed on Feb 13, 2023
2 weeks ago as I sat in the office of my lawyer, he showed me a photocopy of a handwritten letter from Abraham Lincoln that was written to my lawyer’s great-great uncle. The uncle happened to be the president of the University of Pennsylvania at that time. He was involved in writing a pamphlet on ...read more
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Being Persecuted
Contributed on Feb 13, 2023
As we live our Christian lives there are a lot of questions that are related to the Christian Life that don't really fall into life and death categories. Questions like: what's your favorite version of the bible? How can I be a better group member? Or the BIG ALL-IMPORTANT QUESTION: if a ...read more