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Scott Spencer
Contributing sermons since Jul 30, 2011
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A Great Church Is A Generous Church
Contributed on Apr 6, 2016
Here we see another mark of a great church. A great church is a generous church.
A Tour Through Acts ~ part 7 A Great Church is a Generous Church Acts 2:45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. (Acts 2:45) The Sunday School Teacher asked her eight eager 10-year-olds if they would give $1,000,000 to their church. "YES!" they all ...read more
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A Great Church Is A Joyously Worshiping Church
Contributed on Apr 6, 2016
Jesus did die, but He didn’t stay dead! So a church service should not be like a funeral. Someone suggested that it is a memorial service, not for the dead, but by the dead! Perhaps that explains it.
A Tour through Acts ~ part 8 A Great Church is a Joyously Worshiping Church Acts 2:46-47a Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. (+ ...read more
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A Great Church Is An Evangelistic Church
Contributed on Apr 6, 2016
We need to think about how we present to our community. Sometimes words or terms mean things to us, but not to general people in the community.
A Tour Through Acts ~ part 9 A Great Church is an Evangelistic Church Acts 2:47b And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2:47b) I was looking online at what churches have on their web page. I wanted to see just how the churches of that city were trying to ...read more
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A Healing Touch
Contributed on Apr 6, 2016
Power is one of the most sought after prizes in life. But when people get it, often the results are not positive. Power has a tendency to corrupt both the people who have it and the people who feel its effect.
A Tour Through Acts ~ part 10 A Healing Touch Acts 3:1-8 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those ...read more
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An Awe-Filled Church
Contributed on Feb 22, 2016
Most words are valuable because they communicate more than facts. They communicate feelings.
A Tour Through Acts ~ part 5 An Awe-Filled Church Acts 2:43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. (Acts 2:43 NIV) And everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. (Acts 2:43 ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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A Tour Through Acts
Contributed on Jan 31, 2016
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Christmas
Contributed on Dec 22, 2014
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Ephesians: Our Identity In Christ
Contributed on Sep 9, 2014
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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Chippie's Story
Contributed on Nov 14, 2011
CHIPPIE'S STORY Max Lucado shares the story of a parakeet named Chippie. Chippie’s owner decided to clean his cage...with a vacuum cleaner. She was almost finished when the phone rang, so she turned around to answer it. Before she knew it, Chippie was gone. In a panic she ripped open the ...read more
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St. Helens Vs. Krakatoa
Contributed on Nov 3, 2011
ST. HELENS VS. KRAKATOA May 18, 1980. You might remember that on that day there was an incredible explosion which was estimated at 500 times more powerful than the force of the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. This explosion was so powerful that it ripped 1,200 feet off the top of a 9,700 ...read more
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The Croquet Lesson
Contributed on Oct 16, 2011
THE CROQUET LESSON Some missionaries in the Philippines set up a croquet game in their front yard. Several of their Agta Negrito neighbors became interested and wanted to join the fun. The missionaries explained the game and started them out, each with a mallet and ball. As the game ...read more
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Prevailing Prayer
Contributed on Oct 7, 2011
PREVAILING PRAYER Daniel Nash and Charles Finney were great evangelists in the early 1800s. On one occasion, when meetings had begun in a particular city, a group of young men confronted Charles Finney, openly announcing that they were going to break up the meetings. Finney and Nash decided this ...read more
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Doing The Best You Can
Contributed on Sep 17, 2011
DOING THE BEST YOU CAN There is an old story from the Middle East about a little sparrow: "A man was traveling on his donkey when he came upon a small fuzzy object lying in the road. He dismounted to look more closely and found a sparrow lying on its back with its scrawny legs thrust upward. ...read more