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Believe!!
Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2014 (message contributor)
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1. Believe 27 - Goodness & Kindness
Contributed on Jun 9, 2015
Looking at the Fruit of the Spirit of Goodness/Kindness
Believe 27 ~ Goodness / Kindness May 24, 2015 Isn’t it wonderful when someone wants to take you out for lunch or dinner? Especially when there are no strings attached. But there’s also an expression, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” In simple terms it ...read more
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2. Believe Week 9 - Stewardship
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 10 looks at Stewardship
Believe 9 - Stewardship Psalm 24:1-2 / Luke 12:41-48 November 16, 2014 I think most of us who have lived a little bit of life, basically anyone who is in the working world . . . I think you would agree with the fact that life is not necessarily easy. Not only is it not always easy, we may ...read more
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3. Believe - Week 3 - Salvation
Contributed on Nov 26, 2014
Believe week 4 looks at Salvation!
Believe - 3 (Salvation) September 28, 2014 There are times when I am meeting with someone, especially someone who hasn’t really been active in a church and now they’re really starting to contemplate where they will be spending their eternity. It’s not unusual for some people ...read more
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4. Believe 18 - Offering My Time
Contributed on Feb 23, 2015
Looking at week 18 of Believe, offering my time.
Believe 18 - Offering My Time Ephesians 5:15-17 February 22, 2015 One of my strange quirks is playing with numbers. I was doing that this week as I was thinking about TIME. Do you know what this number represents? 86,400 Good, you know that’s how many seconds are in a day. Now, ...read more
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5. Believe 28 - Faithfulness
Contributed on Jun 9, 2015
Looking at the Fruit of the Spirit of Faithfulness
Believe 28 - Faithfulness May 31, 2015 Let me ask you . . . what’s in a name? Sometimes we hear names of kids, and we wonder what were the parents thinking about! How could they name their kids that?! When we have children we consider all the possible names, maybe make a list and come ...read more
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6. Believe - Kickoff Sunday - Week 0
Contributed on Nov 26, 2014
This is Kickoff Sunday of a new 30 week series called Believe. Material comes from Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, TX via Randy Frazee.
Believe: Towards a Transformed Life September 7, 2014 2 Peter 1 An elderly man went to the doctor complaining that his wife could barely hear. The doctor suggested a test to find out just how bad her hearing problem was. He said, “Stand far behind her and ask her a question, and then ...read more
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7. Believe 16: Biblical Community
Contributed on Feb 16, 2015
Believe week 16 looks at Biblical Community
BELIEVE 16: Biblical Community February 8, 2015 Acts 2:42-47 You may or may not have been happy with the results of last week’s Super Bowl. If you were a Seahawks fan you were tasting victory, only to have a crazy play take away your victory. The opposite was true for Patriots ...read more
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8. Believe 21 - Love
Contributed on May 5, 2015
The final 10 weeks cover Christian virtues, most from the Fruit of the Spirit. Today is Love.
Believe 21: Love April 12, 2015 1 John 4:7-21 In her famous song, Tina Turner said “love is nothing more than a second hand emotion.” Of course, the Beatles told us, “all you need is love.” While Elvis said, “love me tender.” Of course, the best love song ...read more
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9. Believe - Who Is God? - Week 1
Contributed on Nov 26, 2014
Week 1 takes a look at Who is God.
September 14, 2014 Believe - 1 Well, we are starting week 1 of Believe! I’m really excited about this series because it is going to take us deeper in what we believe, as well as challenging what and how we believe. This series is going to be good for those who have been in the faith for ...read more
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10. Believe - Week 2 - God Is A Personal God
Contributed on Nov 26, 2014
Week 3 of Believe looks at the fact that God is a Personal God.
Believe 2 Psalm 23 September 21, 2014 Well, we’ve moved into week 2 of Believe. And I believe this series is going to be great. I’ve heard some really good comments from many of you about what you’re reading, the hope you’re experiencing and that’s great! Last ...read more
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11. Believe 23 - Peace
Contributed on May 5, 2015
The Christian virtue and Fruit of the Spirit - Peace
BELIEVE 23: Peace April 26, 2015 Mark 4:35-41 We all want to experience peace. More often than not when we talk about peace, we find it easier to eat a piece of pie, not experience the peace of God, and all too often, we think a piece of pie will give us real peace. But that’s not how ...read more
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12. Believe 24 - Self - Control
Contributed on May 5, 2015
Looking at the Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control
Believe 24 – Self-Control May 3, 2015 Titus 2:11-14 If we could take an honest picture of ourselves, what would we say we struggle with? Actually, if others could take a look at us, what would they say we struggle with? There are so many things in life which trap us, things which ...read more
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13. Believe Week 13 - Bible Study
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 14 focuses on Bible Study.
Believe - 13 - Bible Study January 11, 2015 Psalm 1:1-3 Most Americans don’t read very much. One poll states that in the past 12 months 41% of the people had not read a fiction book. 42% had not read a non-fiction book. And 28% have not read 1 book. I won’t ask for a show of ...read more
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14. Believe 29 - Gentleness
Contributed on Jun 9, 2015
Looking at the Fruit of the Spirit of Gentleness
Believe 29 ~ Gentleness June 7, 2015 Fragile: Handle with Care – How often have these words been put on a shipment to protect the package. When we moved here, the movers told us if our dishes broke they were not responsible because they didn’t pack them. Have you ever packed ...read more
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15. Believe 26 - Paitence
Contributed on Jun 9, 2015
Looking at the Fruit of the Spirit of Patience
Believe 26 — Patience May 17, 2015 Friday is my day to finish writing my sermon. I often go out for coffee and a bagel, put on headphones and start writing. This past Friday, I went to see a member of the church who was in the hospital near Castleton Mall. No, I didn’t shop. But ...read more
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16. Believe Week 6 - The Church
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 7 looks at The Church
Believe 6 - The Church October 26, 2014 Ephesians 4 I’m not sure if you’ve heard of the writer Anne Rice? She has written over 30 books; and is most famous for her series of books called “The Vampire Chronicles.” In 1998, Rice shocked readers and the publishing world ...read more
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17. Believe 5 - Identity In Christ
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 6 looks at our Identity in Christ
Believe 5 - Identity in Christ Ephesians 1:3-14 October 19, 2014 We’ve started our search for a college for Joshua. We’ve made a couple of college visits. Two things I’ve learned . . . I’m not sure I’m ready to let go of Joshua, and college is not cheap. Since ...read more
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18. Believe Week 15 - Total Surrender
Contributed on Feb 16, 2015
Believe week 15 looks at what it means to Totally Surrender your life to Christ.
Believe 15 ~ Total Surrender February 1, 2015 Our world is filled with quotes about the need to push through the pain, work hard, never give up. Never quit. That’s inconceivable. We have that drummed into us. To a certain extent, we shouldn’t give up, we shouldn’t quit. ...read more
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19. Believe Week 7 - Humanity
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 8 looks at Humanity
Believe 7 - Humanity John 3:16-17 November 2, 2014 When I was in the first church I pastored, a young woman came back from a retreat which the church sponsored for her to attend. We asked her to talk about her experience and at the beginning of the worship she stood up and began to share. ...read more
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20. Believe Week 11 - Prayer
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 12 - Prayer
Believe - Week 12 - Prayer January 4, 2015 We have moved into week 12 of our Believe series, for the first 10 weeks we looked at some of our core beliefs, now we are looking at the Actions which come from our beliefs. Before advent, we started looking at the action of Worship, and today we are ...read more
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21. Believe Week 8 - Compassion
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 9 looks at Compassion
Believe 8 - Compassion Psalm 82:3-4 November 9, 2014 It’s hard to believe we’re in week 8 of Believe. We’re moving very quickly and I’m really liking the progression of the topics. After today, we only have 2 more weeks until we finish the first section of ...read more
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22. Believe 30 - Humility
Contributed on Jun 14, 2015
The Final week of our Believe series looks at Humility
Believe 30: Humility Philippians 2 June 14, 2015 Have you ever had to deal with parents who are nonstop braggers about their kids. They tell you the child potty trained themselves at 6 months old. They slept through the night after the first night home. They are in the advanced nursery ...read more
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23. Believe Week 11 - Worship
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 12 moves to looking at how we should Act. We are looking at the action of Worship!
Believe 11 - Worship November 30, 2014 Today, we move into the second part of our BELIEVE series. We’re moving from asking “What do we believe?” to “What should we do?” Our first answer is to Worship and give honor to God. Why should we worship and honor God? ...read more
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24. Believe 25 - Hope
Contributed on Jun 9, 2015
Looking at the Fruit of the Spirit of Hope!
Believe 25: Hope May 10, 2015 Have you ever lost hope? Have you ever felt a situation was hopeless? Whatever it was, whatever the moment was . . . Maybe it was about life and death. Maybe it was about a vital relationship, a close friend, a marriage, a child, a parent. Maybe it had ...read more
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25. Believe Week 17 - Spiritual Gifts
Contributed on Feb 16, 2015
Believe week 17 looks at Spiritual Gifts
Believe 17: Spiritual Gifts February 15, 2015 A few years ago Neiman-Marcus was selling 3 Ford Taurus cars built by Roush Racing, and driven by Mark Martin in NASCAR races. The car was being sold for those men who have everything. It was a Father’s Day special. What do you think this ...read more
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26. Believe Week 10 - Eternity
Contributed on Jan 16, 2015
Believe week 11 ends the first 1/3 of sermons focusing on the "Think" aspect of our faith. We are looking at Eternity today
Believe 10 - Eternity John 14:1-6 November 23, 2014 Dwight L. Moody was a great evangelist in the 19th century. Moody would often begin his evangelistic sermons with the statement - “Some day you will read in the papers that D. L. Moody is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it! ...read more
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27. Believe Week 14 - Single Mindedness
Contributed on Feb 16, 2015
Continuing our series in week 14 of looking at having a Single Minded focus on Christ.
Believe 14 – Single Mindedness January 25, 2015 Matthew 6:25-34 I’m not sure which I’ve heard more, men are simple minded or single minded? Maybe it’s both. I know men and I will include boys in this one who have a single minded focus. Generally speaking, if you ask ...read more
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28. Believe 22 - Joy
Contributed on May 5, 2015
Looking at Christian virtue and Fruit of the Spirit - Joy.
BELIEVE 22: Joy April 19, 2015 Well, I’m blowing up this balloon for a reason. In a moment, I’m going to ask Jeff to turn off the sound, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll get some of this hot air out of me, and will be too out of breath to preach too long! NOT! Blow up ...read more
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29. Believe 19 - Giving My Resources
Contributed on Mar 2, 2015
Believe week 19 - our focus is on giving our resources, namely money.
Believe 19: Giving our Resources 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 March 1, 2015 Have you ever heard of Don Lapre or Dave Del Dotto? I remember watching these guys in the late 1980's. They were on late night television all the time. Don Lapre told us how he made over $50,000 dollars a week by placing ...read more