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Jody Vansickle
Contributing sermons since Jul 29, 2009
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"and Suddenly Angels!"
Contributed on Feb 23, 2026
This message is about trusting in God's presence. I preached this for the 1st Sunday in Lent here in 2026, but it could be used any Sunday. Matthew reading is from the NRSV, Psalm 32 from the NLT
“And suddenly angels…” – think about that image. • I am a Star Tek fan, so when I think about it, I imagine these angels beaming down to Jesus. • You know, their bodies are just a bunch of particle beans that suddenly become angels (and you have to have that sound effect). • I know – that’s sort of ...read more
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Not So Ordinary Time
Contributed on Jun 18, 2025
This week we step into "Ordinary Time" in the Christian Calendar. But Gpd invites us to make "Ordinary Time; not so ordinary.
Galatians 3:23-29 (NLT) 23 Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed. 24 Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us ...read more
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Afraid To Ask
Contributed on Sep 20, 2024
Why would be ever afraid to ask our loving Father?
Afraid to Ask! Mark 9:30-32 (NLT) 30 Leaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know he was there, 31 for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He ...read more
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The River Of Life
Contributed on Aug 27, 2023
How are we treating the River of Life in our lives? Have we truly drunk from its' waters.
Here in eastern Kentucky, we know about floods. • We just ‘celebrated’ for lack of a better term, the floods that were so devastating to Breathitt, Letcher and Perry counties last year. I remember when I was young, looking at some pictures of from what is known as the flood of ’37. • The flood of ...read more
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Today Is Super Sunday (No, Not That One!)
Contributed on Feb 18, 2023
A real 'super Sunday' is one where the Lord is worshipped.
You might not have noticed it, but there was a football game last weekend. • Although how it could escape your notice I don’t really know. • I am a big football fan. • Most Sunday afternoons during football season I find myself watching the games alone in the den, while those two are watching ...read more
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The Four Images Of Relationship
Contributed on Aug 17, 2009
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Mordecai Ham Was Born April 2, 1877, In ...
Contributed on Oct 26, 2009
Mordecai Ham was born April 2, 1877, in Scottsville, Kentucky. He came from eight generations of Baptist preachers. He came to Christ by the time he was eight years old and remembers: "At nine I had definite convictions that the Lord wanted me to preach." But after high school, he changed his ...read more