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Michael Deutsch
Contributing sermons since Nov 9, 2007
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The Outsiders - Shepherds (Part 3)
Contributed on Dec 13, 2025
Looking at the ways God comes into our lives, as He crashes our stories.
“When God Crashed Our Story” Luke 2:8-20 December 14, 2025 Have you ever ended up somewhere you weren’t supposed to be? Maybe it was getting lost. And to make matters worse, you didn’t even realize you were going the wrong direction. Suddenly, something just didn’t make sense. Anybody willing ...read more
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Mary's Story
Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
When God crashes our stories, life forever changes.
When God Crashed Our Story Luke 1:26-38 December 7, 2025 When I was a resident chaplain my two year residency was coming to an end. So, I applied for other chaplaincy positions. One of them was at a place that specialized in physical rehab, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital. I applied even ...read more
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Joseph's Story
Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
An advent series focused on how God crashes our stories and life changes.
God Crashes our Story November 30, 2025 Matthew 1:18-25 Have you ever had your plans blown up? You were planning on a great vacation, but then an illness or injury happened. And everything changed. Maybe you weren’t planning on attending a family function, you know, too much drama, but you did, ...read more
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Encouragement - 4
Contributed on Oct 4, 2025
Looking at various views of biblical encouragement
Encouragement Judges 6, Hebrews 3 October 5, 2025 There’s a story about a farmer who planted bamboo seeds. After planting them, he watered them faithfully every day. Days and weeks went by and nothing grew. Month after month — nothing. His friends mocked him, telling him he was wasting his ...read more
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Gideon's Encouragement
Contributed on Sep 26, 2025
A look at what biblical encouragement is about.
Encouragement Hebrews 3:12-13, Judges 6 September 28, 2025 We’ve been looking at what it means to biblically encourage one another. Beginning today and for the next few weeks, we’re going to look at some biblical stories of encouragement. We’re going to look at the greatest encourager of all this ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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God Crashed Our Story
Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
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Be An Encourager
Contributed on Sep 13, 2025
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The Final Frontier
Contributed on Jun 20, 2025
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You Are Called!
Contributed on Jan 25, 2025
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Do Not Be Afraid
Contributed on Nov 27, 2024
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The Power Of Silence
Contributed on Jun 4, 2016
They say silence is golden – but is it possible that too much silence is not such a good thing? There’s a room in the United States that’s so quiet it becomes unbearable after a short time. The longest anyone has survived in the ‘anechoic chamber’ at Orfield Laboratories in South Minneapolis is ...read more
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What Are You Afraid Of? The Barney Story
Contributed on Sep 11, 2012
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? THE BARNEY STORY A few years ago, a church in Seattle, Washington was having a big kick-off Sunday. They wanted to do something for their children's programs. So they brought in Barney the Dinosaur. They learned, Kids like Barney when he’s on TV or in a stuffed animal. ...read more
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Covet Vs. Content
Contributed on Jul 6, 2009
COVET VS. CONTENT Imagine Thanksgiving dinner, surrounded by turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables, rolls, pecan pies, pumpkin pies, cakes, cookies, and more. You sit down at that meal and you eat your share of the food, but you don't over eat, you eat just the right ...read more
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Honesty Matters
Contributed on Jul 6, 2009
HONESTY MATTERS I read about a high school golfer, Chelsee Richard, of Bloomingdale High School in Brandon, Florida. She lost her chance to win the 2004 state championship — by being honest. In the qualifier for the state finals, Chelsee hit her tee shot on the second hole into the rough. ...read more
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The Skeleton At The End Of The Feast
Contributed on Nov 19, 2008
To lick our wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back -- in many ways, it is a feast for a king. The chief ...read more