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Colors Of Faith
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 6, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. The Black Of Sin
Contributed on Sep 6, 2025
I couldn't find a scripture that equated sin or iniquity with the color black (a color of bead used in the popular "witness bracelet"). But the Bible does talk about sin as a "deep darkness" and that description has powerful implications for Christians.
It was a dark, dark night. A man was making his way home from working late, and as he often did, he walked home through a cemetery because it was a quicker route. However, because it was so dark, he didn’t notice a new grave had been dug in his path, and he tumbled into a 7 foot deep hole in the ...read more
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2. A Blood Donor Saved My Life
Contributed on Sep 11, 2025
What does the blood of Christ do for us, and why is it such a powerful tool for God to use for fixing our broken lives?
The American Red Cross in Oklahoma had this interesting poster sent to churches: "I gave my blood. Christ gave his. I gave a pint. He gave all. The needle is small, sharp. The nails were large, dull. The table - soft, restful. The cross - rough, painful. The nurses - kind, gentle. The soldiers ...read more
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3. The Blue Waters Of Baptism
Contributed on Sep 21, 2025
Have you seen the bracelets with colored beads that people use to share their faith? What does the blue stand for and what does it encourage us to do? Check out this message from our Family Minister Scott Jewell.
I think every preacher has at least one funny baptism story they can share. Here’s mine. When Elizabeth was 7 years old, she convinced us that she was ready to commit her life to Jesus and be baptized. We knew she understood what she was doing when she told us she was praying for God to give her a ...read more
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4. Snow White
Contributed on Sep 26, 2025
God calls us to be pure, but is that possible?
The Bible passage we just read is the verse that our older youth uses to identify themselves. They call themselves the 412 Youth Group (because of I Timothy 4:12) and essentially, they use that verse to declare that they want to be used by God, and they don’t want their AGE to get in the way of ...read more
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5. Grow Like A Palm Tree
Contributed on Oct 4, 2025
God places a great deal of emphasis on us growing in our faith and bearing fruit. But why? What difference would it make if we did?
OPEN: There’s a story about a little boy who had a special hiding place in the back yard. It was an old fruit tree. It had lots of leaves, but it hadn’t produced fruit in years, but the little boy didn’t care. He’d climb up in those branches, and hide amongst the leaves, and for hours he’d pretend ...read more
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6. A Place In The Son
Contributed on Oct 10, 2025
What is heaven like, and why would I want to go there?
A young boy would often go home from his friend’s house at night and - because it was the shortest route – he’d always walk thru the cemetery. When he was asked if he was ever afraid of going thru the graveyard at night he responded “No. My home is just on the other side.” He wasn’t afraid ...read more