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Perry Greene
Contributing sermons since Oct 13, 2006
Newest Sermons
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Lasting Victory Built In Obscurity
Contributed on Apr 24, 2026
While we may want the accolades that come with success, we must first go through the unseen challenges that improve us.
Lasting Victory Built in Obscurity Psalm 1:3 The winter of 1777 at Valley Forge did not look like the beginning of victory. It looked like the end. The Continental Army was exhausted. Barefoot soldiers walked through the snow—leaving blood in their tracks. Food was scarce. Disease spread through ...read more
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Marked By The Master, Living The Life We Claim
Contributed on Apr 14, 2026
If someone examined our lives closely… would they recognize our Master?
Marked by the Master, Living the Life We Claim 1 Corinthians 11:1 The Apprentice Who Became the Image There’s a story told of a young apprentice studying under a master woodworker. For years, he swept floors, carried tools, and watched closely. One day, a customer came in, examined a piece the ...read more
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Reclaiming The Nations: Our Assignment From The King
Contributed on Apr 10, 2026
This sermon reveals that the Great Commission is a call to reclaim the nations for Christ. From the scattering at Babel to the authority of Jesus, God’s plan has always been worldwide.
In 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. They didn’t go there just to survive; they went to reclaim territory that had fallen under enemy control. Village by village, road by road, they pushed forward, not because the land was new, but because it had been lost and needed to be ...read more
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Losing Self Without Losing Ourselves
Contributed on Mar 30, 2026
Dealing with the tension of being crucified to self, but still living.
Losing Self Without Losing Ourselves 1. A master violin maker once took a warped, damaged instrument into his shop. The wood was still beautiful, but it had been bent out of shape by years of misuse. Instead of discarding it, he carefully loosened the strings, adjusted the frame, and reset the ...read more
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Heaven’s Only Carry-Ons
Contributed on Mar 9, 2026
The only thing we can take to heaven is other people.
1. One Conversation That Changed the World In the 1800s, a quiet Sunday School teacher named Edward Kimball became concerned about one of the young men in his class—a shoe clerk who attended church but seemed uncertain about salvation. Kimball felt strongly that he needed to talk to him personally ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Making A Comeback
Contributed on May 21, 2023
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Grief
Contributed on Jan 30, 2022
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Patriotic Sermons
Contributed on Dec 29, 2020
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Revive Us Again
Contributed on Aug 17, 2020
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Best Building Blocks Of Nations
Contributed on Jul 31, 2020
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Ox And Mule
Contributed on Jun 6, 2017
An old farmer plowed hard for many days with an ox and mule yoked together. The ox told the mule that they should play sick and rest. The mule declined saying, “No, we must get the work done for the season is short. But the ox played sick and the farmer brought him hay and corn and made him ...read more
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Audrey Hepburn's Beauty Tips
Contributed on Aug 18, 2014
Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote when asked to share her ’beauty tips.’ It was read at her funeral years later. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For ...read more
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Pushing The Outhouse
Contributed on Dec 10, 2013
PUSHING THE OUTHOUSE A young boy lived in the country. His family had to use an outhouse, which the young boy hated. It was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always smelly. The outhouse was located near the creek so the boy decided that he would push it into the water. After a spring ...read more
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Community: "A Part Of Me Loved War"
Contributed on Dec 2, 2013
"A part of me loved war. Now, please understand, I am a peaceful man, fond of children and animals. And I believe that war should have no place in the affairs of men. But, the comradeship our platoon experienced in that war provides a moving and enduring memory in me. A comrade in war is ...read more
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Standing Up On The Inside
Contributed on Sep 17, 2013
STANDING UP ON THE INSIDE A five year old girl was having one of those trouble-filled days with her mother. It seemed they spent the day arguing back and forth. Finally the mom had enough. "Jenny, go sit in the corner, right now! Don’t get up until I tell you to!" Jenny went to the corner and ...read more