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Life On Loan
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 24, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. Time On Loan
Contributed on Oct 24, 2025
Christians often compartmentalize their use of time into "MY" time and "GOD'S" time. But is that the best way to think of the time we've been given in our lives?
It used to be – if you wanted to know what time it was you might look up at the sun and say “Well, it looks like it’s about 12:30” and everybody’d be happy with that. But not anymore: In Washington D.C. - on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory - there’s a concrete building that houses ...read more
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2. Your Money Is Loaned - Not Owned
Contributed on Oct 31, 2025
As a Christian, should I give a 10th of my income to God each week (should I tithe)?
A 6th grade class Sunday School class teacher brought a pan of brownies to class and set the pan on a small desk. Then, she gave each child a slip of paper marked with a household expense: house payment; phone bill' credit card bill; car payment; entertainment, and so on. Then she picked ...read more
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3. Tell Me The Story Of Jesus
Contributed on Nov 7, 2025
How do we tell others the story of Jesus? In our text today we see that it doesn’t require a Bible college education or a deep theological argument. Instead, it’s all about saying “Come and See Jesus”.
(Sermon began with a group of people standing on a sidewalk looking upward) Back when I was a boy, there was a TV show that always began with this group of people on a sidewalk - pointing and looking up in the sky. Does anyone know what TV show this was? (SUPERMAN) “Look! Up in the sky…. It’s a ...read more
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4. Imitation - The Sincerest Form Of Faith
Contributed on Nov 14, 2025
Ephesians tells me I should imitate God... but how can I do that, and what would it look like when I did?
A city girl visited a farm one day and saw some farm animals out in the field. She asked the farmer: “Mister, why doesn’t that cow have any horns?” The farmer thought about that for a moment, and then he said “Well, cattle can do a powerful lot of damage with horns. Sometimes we keep ‘em trimmed ...read more
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