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It Is All About God
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 5, 2022 (message contributor)
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1. God Reigns
Contributed on Aug 5, 2022
One of the most comforting verses in Scripture is Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know I am God." But why is it so comforting and what difference can it make in our lives?
OPEN: Several years ago, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks did a comedy skit called the “2013 Year Old Man”. In the skit, Reiner was interviewing Brooks (who was the old gentleman). And at one point, Reiner asks the old man, “Did you always believe in the Lord?” Brooks replied: “No. We had a guy in our ...read more
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2. God Has A Plan
Contributed on Aug 13, 2022
Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the most popular promises that Christians love. And yet there are theologians who reject the idea that Christians have any hope from that promise. Why do these theologians believe that, and are they right?
Down through the years, baseball has had some exciting players. One of the most colorful, was a St. Louis Cardinal pitcher by the name of Dizzy Dean. One teammate noted that "When ole Diz was out there pitching … it was a regular three-ring circus. Everybody was wide awake and enjoying being ...read more
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3. God Saves
Contributed on Aug 20, 2022
God saved us when we were objects of wrath; while we were still His enemies. Why would He have done that?
OPEN: A woman recalled the hardship of growing up… different. As a child she’d grown up with a cleft pallet which made it so that she had a misshapen lip, a crooked nose, lopsided teeth, and garbled speech. “When schoolmates asked, ‘What happened to your lip?’ She’d say she’d fallen and cut it on a ...read more
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4. God Cares
Contributed on Aug 28, 2022
Why would God bother to tell us to cast all our anxieties upon Him? Why is that so important
There was a guy named Bob Redrow who was on his first business trip to Japan. He and his colleagues were picked up by a van to be taken to their meeting, and during the ride Bob became anxious and upset by the driver. The van was zipping through the narrow streets… and all the while the driver was ...read more
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5. God Strengthens
Contributed on Sep 3, 2022
God promises to strengthen us. But how do I lay hold of His strength, and how does His strength make a difference in my life?
OPEN: The Civil War went on for 4 long years, and at one point President Lincoln was asked if God was on the side of the Union. He replied: “I am not at all concerned about that, for we know that the Lord is always on the side of right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and the nation ...read more
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6. God Intercedes
Contributed on Sep 10, 2022
Romans 8:26-28 is a very comforting passage... but what does the Bible mean by saying God intercedes for us?
The court was in session and there were the usual niceties that had to be observed. Everyone stood as the judge entered the courtroom. When everyone was seated again, the judge read the charges, and then asked the man at the defense table: “Are you the defendant in this case?” The defendant ...read more
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7. God Provides
Contributed on Sep 18, 2022
We have songs about Jehovah Jireh, but did you know the name is only in Scripture once? What does it mean and how should it impact our approach to life? Consider these thoughts from our Family Minister Scott Jewell.
We’ve been going through a series of your favorite verses. Our ministers that meet from lunch surveyed their churches and posted on Facebook to find out people’s favorite verses from which to preach. What surprised me was that these verses weren’t about making ourselves feel good, they were ...read more
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8. God Judges
Contributed on Sep 25, 2022
If there isn't a Day of Judgment, then God could not claim to be a righteous God. But God will come and judge us in righteous judgment. What can that mean to us?
I’m going to give you a test this morning. I’m going to present facts regarding an historical figure from the back in the 1700s, and then I’m going to ask you who I have described: He was a brilliant general who won several battles for his nation, but over time, this general became angry about ...read more