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Paul Durbin
Contributing sermons since Feb 16, 2003
Newest Sermons
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When You Give
Contributed on Mar 1, 2003
message detailing the who, when, where, why, and how of giving.
I. You’ll be receiving 40 Days with Jesus in three weeks A. Simple devotional designed for personal or family devotions B. 6 weeks of daily scriptures on the life of Jesus (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) leading up to the Easter Holiday Weekend C. Challenge ...read more
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When You Pray
Contributed on Mar 1, 2003
a "how to pray" message based on the directions Jesus gave in Matthew 6.
One night a father heard his young daughter speaking, although she was alone in her room. The door was cracked just enough so that he could see that she was kneeling beside her bed in prayer. Interested to find out what subjects a child would bring before God, he paused outside her door ...read more
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When You Fast
Contributed on Mar 1, 2003
Message detailing the reasons, responsabilities, and rewards of fasting.
¡ñ We have been walking through Matthew 6 the past three weeks ¡ð focusing on the spiritual disciplines that Jesus talks about in this passage ¡ð giving, praying, and today . . . fasting. ¡ñ Fasting defined: ¡ð To abstain from food. ...read more
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Honorable Mention
Contributed on Feb 17, 2003
As believers, we ought to be going for the best of show rather than settling for honorable mention in our relationship with Jesus
my dad and I used to enter as many pictures as was legal in the photography exhibition here at the fair. It would take us, or my dad anyway, weeks to get all of the pictures ready - enlarging those that needed it, mounting them on to the correct size of cardboard, filling in the entry ...read more
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Dare To Dream
Contributed on Feb 17, 2003
Just as Amos envisioned that he could do more with his life, young people can do the same as they pursue God’s plan for their life.
I. Trinity shirt: Dare to DREAM A. Joke: man dreamed of winning a pun contest - no pun in ten did B. Ice-cream diet C. Bill Lee-Warner, told of a “back-woodsy” sort of guy in the Bible who dared to dream, and was blessed by God ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Spiritual Disciplines Of Matthew 6
Contributed on Mar 1, 2003
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The Fundamental Truths
Contributed on Feb 16, 2003
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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65279;one Day, My Son Jonathan Came Home From ...
Contributed on Feb 16, 2003
One day, my son Jonathan came home from preschool with a picture of Adam and Eve he had colored. He began to tell me the story of creation, and it seemed as though he had his facts down pretty well. "Adam and Eve disobeyed God because they ate the fruit God told them not to eat," he ...read more
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65279;the Monks At A Remote Monastery Deep In ...
Contributed on Feb 16, 2003
The monks at a remote monastery deep in the woods followed a rigid vow of silence. Their vow could only be broken once a year——on Valentine’s Day——by one monk. That monk could speak only one sentence. One Valentine’s Day, Brother Thomas had his turn to speak and said, "I love the ...read more
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65279;i've Read That Michelangelo, The Great ...
Contributed on Feb 16, 2003
I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked, "Michelangelo, why do you labor ...read more
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65279;"God Creates Out Of Nothing. Wonderful, ...
Contributed on Feb 16, 2003
“God creates out of nothing. Wonderful, you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: He makes ...read more