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    Your Prayers: Arrows Or Super Balls

    Contributed by John Pierce on Feb 3, 2006
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    Our prayers can be purposeful, like arrows... or they can be random like super balls.

    Your Prayers: Arrows or Super balls Arrows and super balls are used for very different things… Pull out an arrow. - An arrow can be a weapon, a tool, something that helps create patience and discipline. An arrow has one job… to fly straight and true ending its flight by fully penetrating its ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Changing The World In A Moment

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 30, 2006
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    When we share our faith, we have the chance to change the world for an individual, and perhaps even thousands of people, in a moment.

    Change the World In a Moment It was likely a day as any other. The work day was over and she was looking forward to spending time at home doing the things she did each night. To look at her, you would not see anything but another woman heading home after a long day at work. You would not see ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    All That Singing In Church: What's That About?

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 18, 2006
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    A message addressing some basic issues surrounding the singing part of worship.

    Open: Ask people why we sing in church… have them share in just a few words. Should we sing more… less… more hymns… more upbeat songs… do we need an electric guitar… full drum set going… maybe some rapping. All over our country… really all over the world… the singing in church is seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tools For Living: Part 4 Series

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    Tools for Living: A healthy, positive relationship with Christ is at the center.

    Talk about the wall… assign “names” to the plates and studs. (ie – church attendance, dressing nicely, going to a bible study, so on… maybe call for input) Then talk about how you could dress it up… drywall… cut off the funny ends… use a bunch of spackle, etc. 1 Sam 16:6,7 6 When they ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tools For Living: Part 2 Series

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    Tools for Living - Salvation, The Word and Prayer

    Tools for Living Open with a recap Toolboxes contain items that are both essential and items that are useful. Essential Salvation – No Tool – we don’t really do anything but accept it. Rom 6:23 - 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tools For Living: Part 3 Series

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    Faith, Hope & Love - Tools for Living

    Open with a bit of a review… Our live are the toolboxes we are given by the Lord. It is up to us as to what we put in them. Just as the two most basic tools in the toolbox are a hammer and a screwdriver, so the two most common items in the growing Christians toolbox is reading the word and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tools For Living: Part 1 Series

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    God has given us certain tools for life.

    “The Toolbox” Open with the description of the two tools boxes… Highlight the differences in outward appearance… one is well taken care of, sturdy looking, etc Toolbox is for putting stuff into, what is in the red one. Kinda what you would expect… the outside give a preview of the inside. Note ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Life Lessons From Gideon

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    Gideon’s life offers some interesting insights on how we are submit to God’s desires and blessings for our lives.

    1. God not interested in your strength or your abilities. Judges 7:2 2The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength. (NLT) A. God is interested in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Inward Focused Vs. Outward Focused

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    Being inward or outward focused determines how you see the world and how you will impact the world around you.

    Inward vs. outward focus Inward focused people must point out their accomplishments or talents. Phil 2:3 3Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Inward focused people focus on the outward struggles of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    What's In The Box

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    Exploring the idea of Jesus as a gift in a day and age when true gifts are very rare.

    What’s in the Box Intro: Talk about the Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays thing… Seems like every year there are a group of Christians who get irate over some piece of Christmas tradition. We have heard it and many of us have said it… Don’t take the Christ out of Christmas… Santa is not my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    R.e.a.l. Important Things

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    The important stuff are Relationships, understanding that Jesus is for Everyone, accepting that with Jesus we are able to stand through anything and that this relationship with Christi is truly Livable.

    Let me share a little story with you… It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. Pastor Mike was looking at the nativity scene outside when he noticed the baby Jesus was missing from the figures. Immediately, Pastor Mike turned towards the church to call the police. But as he ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    3 Keys To Understanding The Bible

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    Three important keys to understanding the Bible are content, context and clarity.

    3 Keys to Understanding the Bible Intro: Talk about the Bible… 66 different books 40 different authors written over 1500 years Written in at least 3 different original languages books of history, prophecy, poetry and letters. And we are supposed to read it and apply it to our modern, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Do-Overs Are Not Just For The Playground

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
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    We must come to a place that we realize that God has extended grace and forgivness to us and we are to extend that to those around us as well.

    Do-Overs are Not Just for the Playground Big Idea: Our relationship with God: He allows us do-overs when we commit to doing the right things. Our relationship with each other: We must allow be willing to give and receive do-overs. Open: Talk about being a kid on the playground and getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God