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Mark Schaeufele
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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We Believe
Contributed on Jan 14, 2026
The Apostle’s Creed is a statement of what we believe as Christians. But it more than just mental belief; it’s a commitment to action that shows our faith to others. Don’t just tell me about your faith, show it to me!
WE BELIEVE Text: Hebrews 11:1-6 Introduction 1. Every week we all recite the Apostle’s Creed together. But I can’t begin to tell you how many times people have come up to me and asked, “why do we say that and what does it mean?” 2. Over the next couple of months, we will explore the Apostle’s Creed ...read more
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God The Father Almighty
Contributed on Jan 14, 2026
Your heavenly Father created the entire world out of nothing. He will protect you, provide for you, and care for you because you are His masterpeiece.
GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY Text: Gen. 1:1-4 Introduction 1. Oh, I've heard a thousand stories of what they think you’re like But I've heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night And You tell me that You're pleased and that I'm never alone 2. You're a good, good ...read more
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Redeeming Grace
Contributed on Dec 2, 2025
The book of Ruth is a quiet story tucked into the Old Testament—a story without thunder, earthquakes, or kings. Yet in this small, domestic narrative we find one of the most powerful pictures of God’s grace and redemption.
REDEEMING GRACE TEXT: Ruth 4:1-12 Introduction 1. "Certainly, we should be very active in seeking God, and Jesus himself called us to 'ask, seek, knock' in order to find him. Yet those who enter a relationship with God inevitably look back and recognize that God's grace had sought ...read more
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Fullness Of Grace
Contributed on Dec 2, 2025
“Out of His fullness we receive, and grace for grace, – like wave upon wave.”— Horatius Bonar
FULLNESS OF GRACE Text: Ruth 3:14-18 Introduction 1. “Out of His fullness we receive, and grace for grace, – like wave upon wave.”— Horatius Bonar 2. You will never run out of grace. 3. “From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.” (Jn. 1:16). 4. With God we are ...read more
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Grace At His Feet
Contributed on Dec 2, 2025
In Ruth 3, we find two people—Ruth and Boaz—meeting under the cover of darkness. It’s a scene filled with risk, vulnerability, and profound faith.
GRACE AT HIS FEET Text: Ruth 3:6-13 Introduction 1. Illustration: Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God's commands regarding sexual purity. (Andy Stanley). 2. In Ruth 3, we find ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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We Believe: The Apostle's Creed Understood
Contributed on Jan 14, 2026
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Ruth
Contributed on Oct 1, 2025
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Acts: A Blueprint For The New Testament Church
Contributed on May 4, 2022
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Road To The Cross
Contributed on Mar 23, 2022
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Ephesians: Who We Are In Christ
Contributed on Aug 19, 2021
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The Cross Of Victory
Contributed on Mar 30, 2012
THE CROSS OF VICTORY John Stott is his book The Cross of Christ, wrote, "It is impossible to read the New Testament with being impressed by the atmosphere of joyful confidence which pervades it, and which stands out in relief against the rather jejune (superficial) religion that often passes for ...read more
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Two Kinds Of People
Contributed on Nov 10, 2011
TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE One of my all-time favorite movies is "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." In the movie the father in the story tells his daughter, "Tula, there are two kinds of people ...read more
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James: Slave Of God
Contributed on Jul 14, 2011
JAMES: SLAVE OF GOD James, the half brother of Jesus, who wrote the Letter of James, could have easily identified himself as "the younger brother of Jesus." But he ...read more
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The True Follower
Contributed on May 27, 2011
THE TRUE FOLLOWER The true follower of Christ will not ask, "If I embrace this truth, what will it cost me?" Rather he will say, "This is truth. God ...read more
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Wrath On The Messenger
Contributed on May 26, 2011
WRATH ON THE MESSENGER I don't know about you, but one of my all-time favorite TV shows is M*A*S*H. I especially loved it when the company clerk Radar would have to give bad news to the head nurse "Hot Lips" Hoolihan. He would tell her the news and expect to have to face her wrath even though he ...read more