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John Dobbs
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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Holy Habit #4 - Perseverance
Contributed on Jul 11, 2025
Today, we focus on perseverance—sometimes translated as endurance, steadfastness, or patient endurance.
HOLY HABIT #4 PERSEVERANCE Introduction We’ve been exploring the Christian Graces in 2 Peter 1:5–7—what we’re calling Holy Habits—virtues we’re called to develop intentionally as followers of Jesus. Today, we focus on perseverance—sometimes translated as endurance, steadfastness, or patient ...read more
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Holy Habits #3: Self-Control
Contributed on Jul 5, 2025
Craig Groeschel said, “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” That’s a good description of our subject for today: Self-Control.
HOLY HABIT #3: SELF-CONTROL Introduction Craig Groeschel said, “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” That’s a good description of our subject for today: Self-Control. In this series we have added to our faith goodness —a life of moral excellence—and ...read more
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Habits Of Holiness: Knowledge
Contributed on Jun 27, 2025
James Clear: “The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger. Roots entrench themselves and branches grow.”
HOLY HABIT #2: KNOWLEDGE Introduction Imagine that you have an ice cube sitting on a table in front of you. The room is cold and you can see your breath. It is currently 25 degrees. Ever so slowly the room begins to warm up. 26 … 27 … 28 degrees. The ice cube is still sitting on the table in front ...read more
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Habits Of Holiness: Goodness
Contributed on Jun 19, 2025
For the next few weeks we want to focus on some Holy Habits - behaviors that we should seek to repeat often enough that they become automatic.
SEVEN HOLY HABITS: GOODNESS Introduction In 1898, A psychologist named Edward Thorndike conducted an experiment to study the behavior of animals - he chose cats. He would place each cat inside a device known as a puzzle box. The box was designed so that the cat could escape through a door by some ...read more
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There Is One God
Contributed on Jun 12, 2025
What is one of the key truths about God that can bring a diverse group of believers together in unity?
Seven Foundations of Fellowship: There is One God Introduction What is one of the key truths about God that can bring a diverse group of believers together in unity? For the past six weeks we have studied the “Seven Ones” - the foundations of fellowship found in Ephesians 4. Each one of these ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Seven Habits Of Holiness - 2 Peter 1.5-7
Contributed on Jun 19, 2025
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Foundations Of Fellowship: Seven Ones
Contributed on May 2, 2025
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Gospel Of Luke
Contributed on Nov 27, 2024
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Recovered By Grace
Contributed on Sep 6, 2024
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Journey With Jesus: The Daily Trek Of Discipleship
Contributed on May 30, 2024
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Jerry Kramer: Overcoming
Contributed on Feb 26, 2010
JERRY KRAMER: OVERCOMING From the age of 5 Jerry was the victim of a series of strange and agonizing accidents. While holding an axe overhead, it slipped and cut a cleft into his chin. While a sophomore in high school, he backed into an electric lathe. When he was 17, he had an accident with a ...read more
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In An Effort To Attract The Unchurched, Some ...
Contributed on Jan 9, 2010
In an effort to attract the unchurched, some churches have considered translating their unfamiliar terminology into familiar football phrases: *Blocking: Talking endlessly to the preacher at the church door and keeping everyone else from exiting. *Extra Point: What you receive when you tell ...read more
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A Little City In Mexico Was Fed Up With All Of ...
Contributed on Oct 16, 2007
A little city in Mexico was fed up with all of the late night revelry and noise from thousands of people late into the night during the summer. So their answer was to create a law to put a decibel limit on urban noise levels. Unfortunately this disrupted a noise that has been heard in that city for ...read more
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I Heard About A Little Boy Sitting On His Front ...
Contributed on May 9, 2003
I heard about a little boy sitting on his front steps with his face cradled in his hands, looking so forlorn. His dad came home just then & asked him what was wrong. The little boy looked up & said, "Well, just ...read more
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I Heard About A Missionary Who Was Trying To Stir ...
Contributed on May 9, 2003
I heard about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more