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Pivotal Moments In The Biblical Story
Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Apr 16, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. Full Obedience: Abraham And Isaac On The Mountain
Contributed on Apr 16, 2013
Abraham fully obeyed God, even when God's command was difficult to follow.
Me and more than 11.4 million other people, on average, watched the History Channel TV production entitled “The Bible”. And, by the way, that is a lot of viewers – it was #1 in the ratings. It was a series of 10, 1 hour episodes which aired leading up to Easter, and the DVD ...read more
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2. How To Lose And Argument With God
Contributed on Apr 23, 2013
Moses raised many concerns about God's call in his life and God responded to each one of them.
I’ve titled today’s sermon, “How to lose an argument with God”. The simple answer is: get into one. I’ve had a few arguments with God, not too many because I like to think I’m a quick learner and I learned pretty early on that God’s way is, honestly, ...read more
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3. God Getting Our Attention
Contributed on Jun 11, 2013
God speaks gently to us when we are in a daily relationship with Him, but sometimes He needs to us a spiritual 2 x 4 to get our attention.
I read the following story in a sermon online by Joseph Smith (http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/major-adjustments-joseph-smith-sermon-on-church-purpose-of-60305.asp?page=0) The old farmer claimed that he could command his mule with nothing more than a few soft words, no whips or prods ...read more
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4. Persistent Obedience
Contributed on Jun 11, 2013
God's faithfulness and action in seasons of change
When I mapped out our sermon series post-Easter, I had an idea that it might lead us into a season of transition coinciding with my forthcoming handing over the leadership of our church to the next person God is preparing already to come and lead us into a new thing. I didn’t know for sure, ...read more
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5. Selfless Obedience (Mother's Day)
Contributed on Jun 11, 2013
Selflessness is the key characteristic in Jesus' command to take up our crosses and follow him. The stories of Jochebed, Hannah, and Mary (Jesus' mother) illustrate selflessness.
One of the critical characteristics of a follower of Jesus is almost completely non-existent in our society. Now I say “almost”, because there are still times when we see and celebrate it, but those times are largely times of extremes. The prevailing “wisdom” is completely ...read more
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6. Again?! Pentecost
Contributed on Jun 11, 2013
This is the story of Pentecost along with stories of revival from more recent church eras.
Last Sunday as we were preparing for worship, just before the service, our guest worship leaders were playing a prelude. The music finished, and as Pastor Garret came forward to begin the welcome and announcements I heard a sweet little voice right behind me loudly proclaim, “again! ...read more
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7. The Long View - Perspective
Contributed on Jun 11, 2013
Sometimes it is difficult to see what God is doing because we are too close to the situation; it is helpful to remember and place our hope in God's long-view perspective.
When I was a kid, I used to get a magazine in the mail every month, I think it was Canadian Geographic for kids or something similar, and one of my favorite parts was on the second to last page. It was about 9 pictures, super close up, and the game was to see how many of those objects you could ...read more