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Richard L. Brown
Contributing sermons since Oct 1, 2016
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Gone Fishing
Contributed on Mar 19, 2026
This is a sermon about trusting God. The first lesson is to trust God when He calls us out to the deep water; The second lesson is Don't Give God Instructions; Just Report for Duty: the third lesson is "God Doesn't Call the Qualified; He Qualifies the Called"
Today we look at Luke Chapter 5. It contains one of the astounding sayings of Jesus, “I will make you Fishers of men.” You see fishing was how Simon Peter and his brother Andrew made their living. As a matter of fact, fishing is one of the oldest professions in the world. Men learned very ...read more
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That Special Touch
Contributed on Feb 1, 2026
This is a sermon on how we as Christians are called to Compassionate Ministry and the true meaning of being a disciple of Christ; that we are called to put our compassion to work in our lives and reach out to others. It is not enough to just feel it, we must do something about it.
“That Special Touch” Mark 5:21-34 This morning, I want to talk about something special. Something that only a Christian can understand and appreciate. What am I talking about? It is learning to use a special Kind of Touch. Not just the healing touch like a Doctor or a Nurse, but the special ...read more
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Pride And Humility
Contributed on Dec 6, 2025
This is a sermon about how the devil uses human pride to battle God.
“Pride and Humility” 1Peter 5: 5-10 There are several themes that God has recently revealed to His little flock here in Catlettsburg. Last week our sermon was about Self-Control. And we realized that the greatest attribute of Self Control is Humility. Over the last couple of years, God has ...read more
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God Is With Us
Contributed on Mar 1, 2025
This is a Transfiguration Day Sermon that honors the thought that God is always with us even in times of distress and worry.
“God is With Us” FPC Catlettsburg KY - Transfiguration Matthew 17:1-9 03-02-25 Today is Transfiguration Sunday. Do you know what it means to be transformed? Well to be sure, I looked it up in the dictionary: its meaning surprised me, it meant more than I thought. It means to make a thorough ...read more
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Light Of The World
Contributed on Dec 23, 2024
This is a Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service. It details how Christ has brought light into our lives.
“Light of the World” Candle Lighting Service Sermon Isaiah 9: 2-7 This is the season of Light! Light is a wonderful gift to us. The light on our Christmas trees represent God giving us the perfect light, Jesus Christ. Just think how our lives would change without it. Light drives out ...read more
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The Voice Of God
Contributed on Mar 28, 2026
The Voice of God says many important things to us. The main thing and the most reassuring is, “You are never alone”. God will never ever leave you. I am reminded of how God let my wife Becky know that he was with her when she was in a time of trouble. Her father was sick and in dire condition in ...read more
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Metamorphosis
Contributed on Mar 1, 2025
I thought of a book I read years ago in German class. We were assigned the task of reading the Famous Novel by Franz Kafka entitled “The Metamorphosis”. It was about a young man who woke up one day and realized he had been transformed into, of all things, a large Roach. The story line of the ...read more
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Epiphany
Contributed on Jan 11, 2025
When I was in High School, I had a teacher named Miss Mary Bartram. She taught English and Literature. One day she read a poem to us by Robert Frost, entitled “The Road Not Taken”. She read it with such commitment and passion that I believe she changed a lot of lives that day, ...read more
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God's Love Expressed At Christmas
Contributed on Nov 23, 2024
When I was in the third grade (1963) the hot toy for boys that year was “The Riffleman’s Riffle”. It was a Loop-Lever-Winchester 44 caliber Rifle just like Lucas McCain’s rifle on the show….and every kid wanted one. I used to watch the show and fantasize that I was Marc McCane, Lucas McCain’s ...read more
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Why Palm Sunday Is Important
Contributed on Mar 26, 2024
In 1997 I traveled to Pittsburgh to attend a Promise Keepers Meeting at Three Rivers Stadium. Men from the Ashland Area Churches rented a bus and traveled there together. Promise Keepers was created to issue a calling to men to live up to their biblical responsibilities to be good Husbands, ...read more