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  • Scott Sharpes

    Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
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Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
740-397-1105

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  • "He Is No Fool....make A Decision" ~ For What Will You Give Your Life?

    Contributed on May 23, 2016
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    For what will you give your life? Ex.of Eric Liddell, Jim Elliot. Abram:Overcomng fear of uncertainty; Moses: Overcoming fear of inadequacy; David: Overcoming fear of difficulty. "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose!"

    Title: “He is no fool….make a decision” Text: 2 Timothy 1: 7, 12 Purpose: We don't have to be paralyzed by fear ********************************************************** Introduction (Are there some things worth fighting for?) (For what will you give ...read more

  • Just What I Needed (Mother's Day)

    Contributed on May 3, 2016
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    Things you might just need for Mother's Day or for "Other Mother's Day" Encouragement for the different aspects of motherhood. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.

    Title: Just What I Needed Text: 2 Cor. 1:3-11 Purpose: Mother’s Day Message ********************************************************** Introduction: Quotes from my daughter Brittney Things I never thought I'd hear myself say: 1. Stop biting the dog! 2. Don't lick the ...read more

  • Can An Hour Make A Difference?

    Contributed on Mar 17, 2014
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    An encouraging sermon using the idea of "Daylight Savings Time" and what to do with that hour. (Present requests, State of Mind, secure foundation, abiding presence, a new song to sing, investing your hour wisely) I waited patiently and God heard my cry

    Title: Can an Hour Make a Difference? 03/16/14 Text: Psalm 40:1-3 Purpose: To encourage our people that an hour spent with God can make the difference. Introduction: Video from SermonSpice: One Hour (Daylight Savings) Question: In the spring we have (Spring ...read more

  • Doing Unto Others Who Don't Look, Act Or Think Like Me....

    Contributed on Jan 28, 2013
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    How do we respond to people who don't look, act or think like me?

    Title: Doing Unto Others Who Don’t Look, Act or Think Like Me… Text: Matthew 7:12 Purpose: Message about getting along with others (Golden Rule) Introduction • Past Monday, 1/21/13 was President Obama’s Inauguration • Many times ...read more

  • A Voice For Life

    Contributed on Jan 24, 2012
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    The Sanctity of Life: Is life God created, Is life God valued, and Is life God redeemed? A scriptural look at the issue of life. Questions deal with "Who is a human being?" and "Who gets to determine when life starts and stops. What do we do with this

    Title: A Voice for Life 01/22/12 Text: Psalm 139:13-18 Purpose: Sanctity of Life sermon ********************************************************************************************** Introduction A. Describe the birth of daughters, standing there cutting the umbilical ...read more

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  • Your Attitude Toward Attitude

    Contributed on Jan 28, 2013
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    YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ATTITUDE It was February 20, 1962, when a man by the name of John Glenn circled the earth in outer space three times; and we thought it was tremendous. We followed. We listened. We saw him on television. And if you listened carefully, you would have heard from a man in ...read more

  • What Would You Say?

    Contributed on Dec 16, 2010
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    WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? A number of years ago a couple traveled to the offices of an Adoption Society in England to receive a baby. They had been on the waiting list a long time. They had been interviewed and carefully scrutinized. Now at last their dreams were to be fulfilled. But their day of ...read more

  • Jason's Praying Pencils

    Contributed on Sep 7, 2006
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    Jason’s Praying Pencils How a student gave his teacher a special education by Hugh Chapman I was an hour-and-a-half into my new teaching career when I saw him at the other end of the hallway. He was the reason I almost didn’t take the job; before long, he became the reason I stayed. Though I ...read more

  • Eliminate The Little Sins

    Contributed on Apr 12, 2006
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    Eliminate the Little Sins (7) When a person becomes a Christian, he usually undergoes some radical life changes, especially if he has had an immoral background. Through the first steps of spiritual growth and self-denial, he gets rid of the large, obvious sins. But sad to say, many believers stop ...read more

  • Bruce Larson Said, "The Events Of Easter Cannot ...

    Contributed on Apr 9, 2004
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    Bruce Larson said, “The events of Easter cannot be reduced to a creed or philosophy. We are not asked to believe the doctrine of the resurrection. We are asked to meet this person raised from the dead. In faith, we move from belief in a doctrine ...read more