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Paul Kuzma
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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Easter ... Based On A True Story
Contributed on Apr 22, 2007
Easter is based not only on a true story, but on YOUR story.
I. INTRODUCTION A. We all love a true story, don’t we? 1. It explains our fascination with reality TV shows ... we want to know what it’s really like behind the scenes of anything we think might be interesting. B. I know for me, I love a true story ... I like to read, and much prefer ...read more
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Where Is God When It Hurts? Part 2
Contributed on Feb 19, 2002
Gideon is "the cutter down", who shows us where God is in the midst of your disappointment and pain.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Where Is God When It Hurts? 1. A complex question with no simple answers, and the whole world is asking. B. Last week, we talked about how, though simplistic sounding, it’s truth nonetheless that in the midst of your pain, God is with you. 1. Want to a biblical ...read more
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Where Is God When It Hurts? Part 1
Contributed on Feb 19, 2002
To adequately answer the question calls for the willingness to embrace three critical concerns.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Star Over Bedlam If I were to choose one word to describe 2001, I would have to choose the word bedlam. 2001 started in confusion with the presidential elections and it ended with the insanity of Osama and his followers in Afghanistan. In a word: Bedlam--total ...read more
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Relax, Will Ya?
Contributed on Jan 2, 2002
A key to longetivity and effectiveness in life and ministry is finding real relaxation. Here are 3 ways to find what you need.
I. INTRODUCTION A. READ The Devil’s Convention. B. Stress-Free Holidays is just the cover for the season because the holidays are so hectic. 1. But these messages – last week, today, and thru December – are applicable to whatever season or depth of busy-ness is overwhelming ...read more
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The Truth About Rest
Contributed on Jan 2, 2002
By accepting the truth about rest we can find the peace and joy that God intends to bring through the seasons of life.
STRESS-FREE HOLIDAYS: THE TRUTH ABOUT REST Matthew 11:28-30 & various I. INTRODUCTION A. Stress-Free Holidays — I believe they can happen! 1. The desire of my heart is that you receive everything the Lord has for you in this holiday season, for each individual and each family. 2. I ...read more
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Where Is God When It Hurts?
Contributed on Feb 19, 2002
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Stress-Free Life
Contributed on Jan 2, 2002
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Rabbi Harold] Kushner's Book [when Bad Things ...
Contributed on Feb 19, 2002
[Rabbi Harold] Kushner’s book [When Bad Things Happen to Good People] was a best seller not only because it is so well written, but also because it caters to a narcissistic age. For us, any suffering, confusion or tragedy is patently unfair and undeserved because we stopped trusting a God whose ...read more
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It Is Good To Learn Early Enough That Suffering ...
Contributed on Feb 19, 2002
It is good to learn early enough that suffering and God are not a contradiction but rather a unity, for the idea that God himself is suffering is one that has always been one of the most convincing teachings of Christianity. I think God is nearer to suffering than to happiness, and to find God in ...read more
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Somewhere Along The Line, Most Of Us Bought ...
Contributed on Jan 2, 2002
“Somewhere along the line, most of us bought into productivity as a chief value in life. The lie that came along with this value was that the more we work, the greater would be the productivity. The end result: rest is dangerous to productivity. We can only rest after the work is done. This is ...read more
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Jesus Calls Us To His Rest, And Meekness Is His ...
Contributed on Jan 2, 2002
“Jesus calls us to His rest, and meekness is his method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort. The rest Christ offers is the rest of meekness, the blessed relief which comes when we accept ourselves ...read more