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Michael Luke
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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Faith Can Fix Anything
Contributed on Jul 22, 2016
When God doesn’t meet their expectations, some people are absolutely devastated spiritually. This devastation The is the predictable result of having placed their trust in the myth that if we have enough faith, we can do or fix anything.
Series: Mythbusters “Faith Can Fix Anything” Hebrews 11:1, 6, 32-39 Open Before we get started on today’s message, I want to read you a “thank you” letter. Our ladies ministry, Joyous Ministries, did a ministry project where they took new or ...read more
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Christians Shouldn't Judge
Contributed on Jul 22, 2016
The idea that Jesus forbade his followers to judge is a myth
Series: Mythbusters “Christians Shouldn’t Judge” Matthew 7:1-6; 15-20 Open Today is the last message in our series called Mythbusters. We have been focusing in on spiritual myths. These myths are based on false understandings of scripture and they always lead you ...read more
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A Valley Means A Wrong Turn
Contributed on Jul 22, 2016
People assume that God’s leading always takes us to the mountaintop. A valley means you find a way out. That's a wrong assumption.
Series: Mythbusters “A Valley Means a Wrong Turn” Selected Passages Open We’re winding down our message series called Mythbusters. We only have today and next Sunday left in this series. We are focusing in on spiritual myths. These myths are based on false ...read more
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Forgiving Means Forgeting
Contributed on Jul 22, 2016
Misconceptions concerning forgiveness have forged a very formidable spiritual myth. This spiritual myth is the widely-held belief that genuine forgives means literally forgetting what happened.
Series: Mythbusters “Forgiving Means Forgetting” 1 Samuel 12:13-14 Matthew 18:21-35 Open After a two week break with Youth Sunday two weeks ago and the concert last week, we’re back in our series of messages called Mythbusters. We’re focusing in on spiritual ...read more
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Everything Happens For A Reason
Contributed on Jul 22, 2016
Bad things happen. While God is still in charge, not everything that happens in our lives is good.
Series: Mythbusters “Everything Happens for a Reason” Romans 8:28 Open Over the last few weeks, we’ve been in a series of messages called Mythbusters. We’re focusing in on spiritual myths – we’ve also called them spiritual urban legends. These ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Mythbusters
Contributed on Jul 22, 2016
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Grow, Church, Grow!
Contributed on Jun 6, 2016
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Victorious!
Contributed on Dec 12, 2015
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There's An App For That
Contributed on Dec 11, 2015
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I Am A Church Member
Contributed on Dec 10, 2015
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Charles Dickens' Novel A Tale Of Two Cities Tells ...
Contributed on Mar 26, 2007
Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Charles Darnay, a young Frenchman condemned to die in the guillotine. But when Sidney Carton, his friend, heard about Darnay’s sentence, he was determined to find a way to save him. ...read more
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How Sick I Really Was
Contributed on Apr 4, 2005
HOW SICK I REALLY WAS A wealthy businessman lay on his deathbed. His preacher came to visit and talked about God’s healing power and prayed for his parishioner. When the preacher was done, the businessman said, "Preacher, if God heals me, I’ll give the church a million dollars." Miraculously, ...read more
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Ps. 15:4 Describes A Righteous Person As One "Who ...
Contributed on Apr 4, 2005
Ps. 15:4 describes a righteous person as one “who keeps his oath even when it hurts.” The brilliant Christian scholar and writer C. S. Lewis took that truth seriously. His biography tells of the suffering he endured because he kept a promise he had made to a buddy during World War I. This ...read more
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Back During The Days Before Automobiles, Two ...
Contributed on Nov 3, 2001
Back during the days before automobiles, two preachers met in a certain town. The first asked the second how he was doing. “Furious!” replied the second. “Someone has stolen my bicycle and I think it’s one of my church members! I ...read more