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Keith Foskey
Contributing sermons since Mar 18, 2005
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On Textual Variants And The Glory Of God
Contributed on Aug 31, 2014
What is a textual variant and why does it matter?
This week, I am going to do something very different. I am going to preach from a text that is not in my bible. I preach from the ESV, but this passage is not in there. Neither is it in the NIV, ASV. But it is included in the KJV, NKJV, and the NASB (in brackets). I going to examine the text, but I ...read more
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A Bulwark Never Failing
Contributed on Aug 24, 2014
Today we will examine the petition for our protection against the flesh, the world and the devil.
The model prayer is broken into two parts; that which is God-ward, and that which is Us-ward. - The God-ward portion is focused on God’s holiness, His kingdom, and His will. - The Us-ward portion can be further subdivided: Daily Bread - Forgiveness - Deliverance We have noted that these ...read more
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Forgiveness: A Daily Need
Contributed on Aug 10, 2014
This is a simple plea to God, but it reminds us of three very powerful realities for believers.
Intro: The last petition (bread) began those focused us-ward. What bread is for the body, forgiveness is for the soul. It is an absolute necessity and a universal yearning. There is not a subject on which I could preach which would be more relevant than this one. Examine the language of this ...read more
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Our Self-Insufficiency
Contributed on Aug 3, 2014
We are not sufficient for anything in and of ourselves. We are totally dependent upon God.
Fourth petition (preceded by Hallowed be, Thy Kingdom, Thy will…), and this is the first of three petitions which references us. All previous were God-focused, this one is focused on us. These petitions are profound in their simplicity; they reference every aspect of life. Daily Bread = ...read more
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The Fight Of Their Lives
Contributed on Aug 3, 2014
The Christian is in a daily battle with the three-fold enemy of the soul: Flesh, World, Devil. We also fight the same battle for our children.
This passage tells us we are in a battle against dark, demonic forces all around us. We are living in a time when evil is being glorified as good, and good is vilified. - Children in schools are discouraged from prayer and bible reading, but encouraged to blindly accept that science has answers ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Holy Week
Contributed on Apr 15, 2014
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The Sermon On The Mount
Contributed on Apr 15, 2014
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Church History
Contributed on Apr 15, 2014
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Proper Recruitment
Contributed on Jun 24, 2006
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The Gospel Of Luke
Contributed on Apr 3, 2006
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Too Wicked For Ministry
Contributed on Apr 16, 2014
Paul Washer is a powerful preacher and evangelist. He once had a seminary student send him a message. He was afraid that he was too bad to enter the ministry. He sent him a message that simply said, "I think I am too wicked to be in the ministry." And Paul Washer wrote him back and said, "You are ...read more
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My Ring
Contributed on Apr 4, 2005
“My Ring” I like to use my wedding ring. It is a complete gold circle. It is without beginning and without ending. My ring is a continuous circle. If something so simple has no beginning and no ending, how mush easier should ...read more
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The Protection Of The Bible
Contributed on Apr 4, 2005
“The Protection of the Bible” Martin Luther made this statement: “Mighty potentates have raged against this book, and sought to destroy and uproot it – Alexander the Great and princes of Egypt and Babylon, the monarchs of Persia, of Greece and of Rome, the Emperors Julius and Augustus – But have ...read more
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Putting Together A Bicycle
Contributed on Apr 4, 2005
“Putting together a bicycle” When my brother was three he got his first bicycle for Christmas. Being much older I stayed awake with his father to put it together on Christmas Eve. My mother held the instructions. He and I began putting together pieces that seemed to fit and after about an hour we ...read more
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Have You Ever Seen ‘cops', The Television Show? ...
Contributed on Mar 18, 2005
Have you ever seen ‘Cops’, the television show? They run up to someone’s front door, and kick right through it. That is the same way we choose to proceed in life sometimes. Instead of allowing God to open doors for us, we choose to kick the doors down ourselves. But it is a lot harder to put a door ...read more