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Heroes: Lessons Of Life And Faith
Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016 (message contributor)
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1. Unnamed Hero
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Our Scripture today is the only miracle of Jesus that appears in all four Gospels. It was thus the most significant miracle in the early church: you’re never too young to be a hero
The Anonymous Hero John 6: 1-14 Who doesn’t love superheroes? Every child grows up watching shows about superheroes, people who were able to do more and be more than the rest of us. In ancient times, you had the heroes of Greek mythology. Then it was King Arthur and the Knights of the ...read more
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2. Heroes Of Our Nation
Contributed on Sep 25, 2016
4th of July sermon looking at how God was active in the birth of our nation
Heroes of Our Nation Hebrews 11:1-2, 13-16, 12: 1-2 In the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA, there's a special display for a rickety, home-made aluminum kayak. This tiny, makeshift boat seems oddly out of place in the midst of displays for impressive Navy vessels and artifacts from ...read more
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3. Sarah
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Wonderwoman isn’t the only female Superhero. We have many from our culture and from the Bible. Today, we’re going to look at one of them, Sarah, who laid a foundation for Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Sarah Genesis 12:1-4 When I was growing up, there was really only one female superhero and it was Wonderwoman. She had it all: the rope of truth, the indestructible bracelet, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and of course, the invisible plane. I never really understood why you couldn't see ...read more
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4. Peter
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Lessons from the life of Peter
Peter Acts 2:1-14a Prior to our Scripture today, the resurrected Jesus told the disciples to wait and pray in Jerusalem until they received the Holy Spirit. So they gathered in The Upper Room, behind locked doors still in fear of their lives and on the 50th day, a sound like a hurricane, a ...read more
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5. Noah
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Lessons from the life of Noah
Noah Genesis 6:1-9 Ross Cochran tells the story of attending Hillsong Church's Vision Night for leaders with his daughter and son-in-law. Hillsong is a mega church in Melbourne, Australia. They were seated in the third row and the music was awesome as they were led into singing about ...read more
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6. Moses
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Perhaps no person in history, outside of Jesus Christ, has made such a profound impact on the world as Moses. There are four lessons of life and faith we learn from Moses
Moses Exodus 2:1-10 Both secular and religious sources document the Exodus of the Hebrew people from Egypt and the man who led them through the wilderness, Moses. Muslims revere him as a prophet, messenger and leader in Islam. In fact, Moses is mentioned more in the Quran than any other ...read more
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7. Joshua
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Lessons from the life of Joshua
Joshua Joshua 1:1-9 In this series we’ve been looking at heroes because the stories we tell and the people we lift up and celebrate tell us a lot about the lives we seek to lead and the people we long to be. There are numerous stories in Scripture of people who have been embraced and ...read more
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8. Joseph
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Lessons from the life of Joseph
Joseph Genesis 17:1-11 Mark Herold tells the story of being a guest on the Gerry Ryan radio show to speak on birth order and the way it influences how we grow up. A woman came on the line to complain bitterly that, because she was the youngest in a large family, no one would take her seriously. ...read more
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9. Elijah
Contributed on Feb 7, 2016
Lesson of Life and Faith from Elijah
Elijah 1 Kings 18:16-21 Who doesn’t love superheroes? Every child watches shows about superheroes and every culture throughout history has had its heroes; people who were able to do and be more than the rest of us. In ancient times, you had the heroes of Greek mythology. Then it was King ...read more
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10. Esther
Contributed on Sep 25, 2016
This sermon looks at the lessons learn from Esther's life
Esther Esther 4:1-16 The Book of Esther takes place nearly 2500 years ago in the city of Susa, just north of the Persian Gulf, and East of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is modern day Iran. The exiles from Judah had spent nearly 70 years as captives of the Babylonians. After ...read more