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John Williams Iii
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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Faith, Rewards And Duty (October 5, 2025 Version)
Contributed on Sep 30, 2025
This passage of scripture presents us with three things, faith, rewards and duty. If we forget about the sin warning that Jesus gives to us in this scripture, then our ingredients for true discipleship will be incomplete.
FAITH, REWARDS AND DUTY Text: Luke 17:(1-4) 5 – 10 Luke 17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" (6) The Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in ...read more
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The Trampled Triumphant (An Ash Wednesday Sermon)
Contributed on Mar 5, 2025
The beginning illustration is a about a fern that won't grow because of its soil. Like the fern in the soil of hardened clay, we need a new beginning in the soil of God's grace!
THE TRAMPLED TRIUMPHANT Text: II Corinthians 5:20b – 6:10 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (21) For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that ...read more
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Anger Is A Threat To Self-Control (12th Sunday After Pentecost 2024)
Contributed on Aug 8, 2024
One of those weapons that Satan has used very well through all generations is “fits of anger” (see Galatians 5:20 ESV). I once read a sentence sermon that went like this: "He who angers you controls you".
ANGER IS A THREAT TO SELF-CONTROL Text: Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Ephesians 4:25-32 So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. (26) Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, ...read more
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Sons Or Slaves? (Trinity Sunday 2024)
Contributed on May 23, 2024
Did you notice what Paul did in this text? Paul speaks about the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit as he reminds that if we are God’s children, then we are also heirs---joint heirs because we are adopted sons and daughters of God through what Jesus did for us on the cross.
SONS OR SLAVES? Text: Romans 8:14 – 17 Rom 8:12-17 So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— (13) for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. (14) ...read more
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Unified (Pentecost Of 2023)
Contributed on May 21, 2024
This sermon is about unity and how it is important to the success of the Church in the world.
UNIFIED Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1 - 11 Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/PYo0QYomuXY?si=zLx0JFcjOACckCV8 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. (2) You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and ...read more
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As Someone (Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr.) Put It: ...
Contributed on Aug 24, 2009
As someone (Dr. Waights G. Henry, Jr.) put it: “The past remains with us. For good or ill what we are is a result of what we have done.” To illustrate this point let us consider an example from the life of the Duke of Windsor. Someone asked him if they could show film taken from various segments ...read more
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The Rich Man And The Poor Carpenter
Contributed on Aug 24, 2009
THE RICH MAN AND THE POOR CARPENTER One day a good, rich man noticed the miserable conditions in which a certain poor carpenter lived. He decided to help the poor man and commissioned him to build a beautiful house. He told the carpenter, "I want this house to be ideal. Use only the best ...read more
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Color Of The View
Contributed on Aug 17, 2009
COLOR OF THE VIEW "There is a house in New England where the owner designed a unique feature. The owner of the house often took visitors to the tower and would ask them to look through one of the windows. Each of the four windows was different. The red-tinted window could make it look like a ...read more
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Have You Ever Experienced The Power Of Healing ...
Contributed on Feb 3, 2009
Have you ever experienced the power of healing words that were either spoken to you or that you spoke to another? We must admit that there are also times when our actions speak louder than words. “Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once told about a contest he was asked to judge. The ...read more
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Why Is This Touching So Important? "Dr. ...
Contributed on Feb 3, 2009
Why is this touching so important? “Dr. Brandt points out that as late as 1920, the death rate among infants in some founding hospitals in America approached 100 percent. Then Dr. Fritz Talbot of Boston brought over from Germany an unscientific sounding concept of “tender loving care.” ...read more