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3 On 3
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 15, 2005 (message contributor)
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1. What Is Faith
Contributed on Jan 15, 2005
There are 3 types of faith. Knowing faith, Showing faith, adn saving faith. God desires for his children to have saving faith.
Have you noticed that we’re hearing a lot about faith these days? It all started when our faith was shaken by the events of 9/11, and then bolstered by our national response. There was a call for everyone to return to prayer. The media claimed that it was his faith that helped President Bush get ...read more
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2. Faith When The Worst Happens
Contributed on Jan 15, 2005
When the worst comes our way it is the voice of God that brings calm.
Carmelo and Teresa Sarabia were watching television on a rainy Monday night three years ago in their Laguna Canyon, California apartment. Their nine-month old baby, Tiffany, was asleep in her crib in the next room. Teresa’s first clue that something was wrong was when the television screen ...read more
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3. From Faith To Faith
Contributed on Jan 21, 2005
This sermon is 5 things that we have got to do to get from faith to faith. The outline was taken from Bruce Howell, and I am greatly indebted to him.
You know how some sermons are just easy to listen to? Maybe they hit on a subject you were just wondering about, or they address a need you felt but hadn’t put a name to, or they re-affirm something you believed but didn’t have the words for. Some sermons just seem to hit us right where we are at ...read more
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4. Faith Or Baptism
Contributed on Jan 29, 2005
Are we saved by faith or baptism? This is an extra sermon in our 3 on 3 series.
You know how some sermons are just easy to listen to? Maybe they hit on a subject you were just wondering about, or they address a need you felt but hadn’t put a name to, or they re-affirm something you believed but didn’t have the words for. Some sermons just seem to hit us right where we are at ...read more
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5. Hope Remembers
Contributed on Jan 29, 2005
Our hope grows in times of distress
Now I have not seen to many millenniums’ come and go, as a matter of fact I can only think of one but to be totally honest I don’t know how successful we have been so far. It all started with that Y2K bug and all of end times talk. But there were no nationwide blackouts, no financial freezes, ...read more
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6. Hope Sings
Contributed on Feb 5, 2005
In this sermon we will look at the connection between Hope and song. This sermon is a preach a little sing a little sermon.
Have you ever thought about how pervasive music is? There has never been a single human culture which did not produce some kind of music. We have discovered cave paintings of prehistoric people playing flutes and horns. Music is a part of all major occasions across all cultures; weddings, funerals, ...read more
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7. Hope Waits
Contributed on Feb 12, 2005
Our hope in heaven gives us the ability to endure the struggles of life.
Hope Waits Revelation 21: 1 - 4, 15 - 27 Three weeks ago we began a series of messages on hope. In the first we talked about the power of memory. Our hope for the future depends upon our memory of the past. When we recall God’s faithfulness through the ages we can face the future with hope. In ...read more
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8. Love Is A Verb
Contributed on Feb 26, 2005
A look at 3 things that love is not.
Seven weeks ago we began a series titled 3 on 3, inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:13; "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love." I told you then we’d spend three weeks talking about each of those powerful internal concepts. Today, we begin our final three week look at an internal reality ...read more
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9. Love Your Enemies
Contributed on Mar 5, 2005
A pratical look at one of the hardest commandments
Last week we began to look at what Paul calls the greatest internal force in all creation; love. This week we need to make a rather specific and probably painful application of what we’ve been learning; we’re going to talk about loving our enemies. We have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get ...read more
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10. The Limits Of Love
Contributed on Mar 14, 2005
Love nevers fails but are there limits to what love will do?
Two weeks ago we established the principle that love is not a feeling, but rather an action. Last week, we attempted to apply that principle to the problem of dealing with enemies. This morning, we wrap up our look at love with what I think is a very crucial question; does love ever set limits? ...read more