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Kings
Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 14, 2018 (message contributor)
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1. Samuel - Listening To God
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
If I want to hear God speak I must learn to listen
ENGAGE Many years ago, the United Nations gathered for a conference in New York City. During a lunch break, two of the participants decided to take a walk around the busy streets of New York City and grab a sandwich at a local deli. One of those men was a Native American who had spent much of ...read more
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2. Saul – Partial Obedience Is Disobedience
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
In God's kingdom partial obedience is disobedience
ENGAGE Those of you who have children understand quite well the idea of partial obedience. You tell your children to clean their room and five minutes later that come tell you they are all done. But when you go to check on what they have done, all they did was move their mess from one spot to ...read more
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3. David - Dwelling With God
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
Dwelling with God is not a matter of me building a home for Him, it is a matter of God building His home in me.
ENGAGE This week I ran across this picture on Pinterest and I’d like to get your opinion on it. [Show picture with this caption: “When you take care of God’s house, God will take care of your house.”] I’m not going to ask for a show of hands, but I’d like for all of you to think about that ...read more
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4. Solomon - Staying The Course
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
Solomon's life demonstrates the importance of staying the course.
ENGAGE Last February, the Atlanta Falcons took a 21-3 lead over the New England Patriots into the locker room at half time of the Super Bowl. They came out and expanded their lead to 25 points midway through the third quarter when quarterback Matt Ryan completed his second touchdown pass. But ...read more
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5. Rehoboam And Jeroboam – Too Much Me And Not Enough We
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
Division occurs when there is too much me and not enough we
ENGAGE On June 16, 1858 Abraham Lincoln gave his famous “House Divided” speech at the Illinois state capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Although Lincoln ended up losing his bid to unseat Senator Stephen A. Douglas, that speech would become, along with the Gettysburg Address, one of the best-known ...read more
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6. Elijah - Unrealistic Expectations
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
God’s grace is spectacular… even when it isn’t
ENGAGE Fourteen years ago I was a struggling bi-vocational church planter. Because our church plant had gone through some tough times, we were meeting at our house over the summer and praying for God’s direction. During that time I got a phone call from Denny Howard, who was the pastor here at ...read more
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7. Isaiah
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
God is with me, but I must choose to be with Him
ENGAGE This last week, we’ve all seen the horrible destruction that Hurricane Harvey has inflicted in Texas and Louisiana. Because that has dominated the news cycle, many of us might have missed some of the other news this week. On Monday, a teenager armed with two handguns entered a library in ...read more
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8. Josiah - Victor Or Victim?
Contributed on Mar 14, 2018
I avoid being mastered by my circumstances by entrusting my circumstances to the Master
ENGAGE This morning I’d like to begin with a short quiz. There ae really no “right” or “wrong” answers to these questions. This is more of a self-evaluation tool, so I’m not going to ask for a show of hands or make you turn in an answer sheet, but for your own good, it is important that you ...read more