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Wes Richard
Contributing sermons since Mar 11, 2003
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God Is Able
Contributed on Jan 22, 2010
Jude's benediction is a wonderful description of what God is able to do
God is able Jude 24,25 1. Look at the order of our worship in the bulletin. Regular worshipers have come to expect several public prayers in a worship service. Opening Prayer/Invocation- The first prayer of a worship service has one purpose: to invite and acknowledge God’s presence among ...read more
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Honoring God's Name
Contributed on Oct 19, 2009
Malachi identifies four changes God’s people need to make in order to honor God’s name.
Last week I was talking with a man who owns a rental property in this neighbor-hood. It is a nice looking house and he told me that he had just finished fixing it up – again. “People just don’t care,” he told me. “My last renters put holes in the wall, broke three windows plus the glass in the ...read more
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Repent, Refine, Renew
Contributed on Oct 5, 2009
Zechariah emphasizes God’s desire to renew his people through a process of repentance and refining, even as he points to the coming of Christ.
I once read about a young man who had run away from home because he could not get along with his parents. Somehow, his parents were able to get a message to him, inviting him back home. He wrote back, saying that he was coming home and if they were sure he was welcome, they should hang a white ...read more
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Serving In One Accord
Contributed on Aug 19, 2009
Spiritual renewal is not just an exercise to make us feel good; it is God’s way of making us better servants.
Last Tuesday, as I began to prepare for this second message from Zephaniah, a prophet who lived some 2600 years ago, I was searching for a way to connect his words with our own experience, but I was not making progress. By mid-afternoon, I had stalled, so I got up from my desk to do something ...read more
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The Day Of The Lord
Contributed on Aug 17, 2009
The prophet Zephaniah points us to the meaning of spiritual renewal
Today I want to begin with a question. How long has it been since you have felt God nudging you to follow him more closely? Some of you may have committed your life to Christ many years ago and you haven’t thought much about it since. Others may be struggling right now with the question of how to ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Preacing Through The Bible
Contributed on Sep 10, 2008
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Back To School Sunday
Contributed on Aug 25, 2008
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Ptreaching Through The Bible
Contributed on Dec 19, 2005
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Preaching Throught The Bible
Contributed on Dec 13, 2005
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Family
Contributed on May 25, 2005
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Hang A White Handkerchief
Contributed on Oct 5, 2009
HANG A WHITE HANDKERCHIEF I once read about a young man who had run away from home because he could not get along with his parents. Somehow, his parents were able to get a message to him, inviting him back home. He wrote back, saying that he was coming home and if they were sure he was welcome, ...read more
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Waiting For The Shoe To Drop
Contributed on Sep 24, 2008
Waiting for the Shoe to Drop A man living on the first-floor of an apartment got upset every night because the guy living above him dropped his shoes on the floor when he got ready for bed. Every night, the same thing happened. First, the noise from one shoe, then the noise from the other. ...read more
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Years Ago, A Railroad Bridge Washed Away In The ...
Contributed on Sep 24, 2008
Years ago, a railroad bridge washed away in the rain and a train went hurtling over the edge. Eventually, the man who had signaled a warning with his lantern was put on trial. The judge asked the man to demonstrate how he used his lantern. The lantern man showed how he swung it sideways and up and ...read more
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Maybe You Heard About The Man Who Was Awakened By ...
Contributed on Mar 30, 2006
Maybe you heard about the man who was awakened by his mother one Sunday morning for church. He groaned, saying, “I don’t want to go today.” “Oh, but you must,” she said. “Your shoes are polished; your clothes are ready. You haven’t ...read more
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Sometimes Small Churches Look At Themselves And ...
Contributed on Apr 11, 2005
Sometimes small churches look at themselves and say, “Oh, we can’t do this and we can’t do that because we are too small. We don’t have the resources.” And their vision gets limited by their circumstances and instead of taking giant steps of faith, they take baby steps. I’m reminded of the story of ...read more