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Richard Stevens
Contributing sermons since Apr 2, 2015
Newest Sermons
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The Christmas Star
Contributed on Sep 17, 2024
The Star of Christmas is not the star that led the Maji from Mesopotamia to Jerusalem and ultimately to Bethlehem. It's not the star on the top of our Christmas tree, not Santa Claus, not our good feelings, good will, gifts, hopes for peace, celebrations or any of the rest.
SLIDE – Introduction I want to talk a little while this morning about the Star of Christmas. Now, I’m NOT talking about the Star that appeared to the Maji. That Star they led from Mesopotamia over to Jerusalem. That Star that King Herod couldn’t see and didn’t know about. So, Herod called ...read more
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Go! Go! Go!
Contributed on Jun 4, 2024
I used this as an urging to GO INTO ALL THE WORLD and be the witnesses that God has commanded us to be (with the power of the Holy Ghost).
SLIDE – Introduction Read and comment Acts 1:1-8 V1 – “The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,” This is Dr. Luke writing to a good friend – Theophilus Luke had written earlier about all that he had researched from the Apostles and other ...read more
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Mucho Grace
Contributed on Mar 9, 2024
Ephesians is divided into two portions. One is calling, then right believing. One is indicatives, then imperatives. Indicatives are what we ARE in Christ. And that is by GRACE. God giving us what we do NOT deserve. This message is a simple look at 12 imperatives given to us by God by His Grace
SLIDE – Introduction The Book of Ephesians is neatly divided into two distinct portions. The first portion is about our calling The second portion is about our conduct The first portion is really about right believing. The second portion is really about right behaving. The first portion is ...read more
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What Makes Us Uncomfortable
Contributed on Oct 18, 2023
There are people and situations that make us uncomfortable. Rather than avoiding those people or situations, what should be our response to them? How should we handle them? Fortunately, we have an example in the Gospel of Luke to guide us.
INTRODUCTION In my opinion, I think we can boil those that make us uncomfortable down to, basically two kinds of people - CRAZY people and NAKED people. In Luke 8:26-39, we see that Jesus met a man who was both. CRAZY and NAKED. “ And they arrived at the country of the ...read more
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Best News Ever!
Contributed on Jun 27, 2023
All of Romans chapter 1 thru 7 is building toward Romans 8:1 For those "in Christ", Romans 8:1 is the BEST NEWS EVER!
INTRODUCTION SLIDE Let’s suppose that you commit a crime that is a capital offense And, after a chase, you are caught & arrested for that offense. When you go to trial, your life hangs in the balance. If you’re found guilty, as you deserve to be, it means death sentence, but if ...read more
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Arise My Love
Contributed on Jul 4, 2017
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The Buts Of I Corinthians 15
Contributed on Jun 5, 2015
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Faith, Feeling And Fact
Contributed on Mar 20, 2018
Feeling, Faith and Fact Three were walking on a wall, Feeling, Faith, and Fact. When Feeling took an awful fall and Faith was taken back. So close was Faith to Feeling that Faith stumbled and fell down too. But ...read more