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Timothy Cooley, Sr.
Contributing sermons since Dec 2, 2005
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Our Missionary God
Contributed on Sep 13, 2011
Ever since Adam's Fall, God has been seeking to reconcile the wanderers.
Through all the ages, the God of the Bible has been and is a missionary God! Because God created all things and all people, the message of the Bible includes every human being. From the beginning, Scripture presents the search of God, not only for Abraham or Israel, but for people from every ...read more
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Out Of Weakness! -- Deborah
Contributed on Sep 13, 2011
God gave victory through three weaklings!
Deborah sat patiently under the palm tree that was her office. Dozens and dozens of people lined up every day. Every person had his or her own complaint. Each one wanted somebody else straightened out. Wearily she listened to their cases. She must often have felt like Moses, so weary she could not ...read more
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When Humans Don’t Make Sense To God
Contributed on Sep 9, 2010
"When the Son of Man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" We talk about our disappointment with God, but is God ever puzzled by our lack of faith?
The parable of the widow and the unjust judge relates to our disappointment with God. Like the mistreated widow, we often wonder why God allows so much pain and injustice to go on. We pray and pray and yet no answer comes. The righteous perish and the wicked flourish. Sometimes we even wonder, ...read more
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Paralytic Pardoned
Contributed on Jun 1, 2007
The playboy comes home. He’s sick, dying. Does anyone care?
Paralyzed, Pardoned Bodies pressed against bodies in stifling closeness — shoving, squirming, straining to see. Youngsters clambered on top of everything in the yard, climbed the nearby trees or fences, and clustered on the neighbors’ rooftops. Inside, the house was jammed with people as Jesus ...read more
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Empty Vessels
Contributed on Jun 1, 2007
Borrowing empty vessels made room for the promised fullness and provided a legacy for her boys.
Empty Vessels We don’t know his name. He was a poor, young Bible school student, inspired by Elijah, instructed by Elisha, and called of the Lord. He studied, practiced preaching and served wherever he could. Times were tough. Jezebel’s false prophets were well paid. The true prophets of the Lord ...read more
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In Times Like These
Contributed on Dec 2, 2005