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    The Gospel According To You Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    We can preach the gospel, but only the Holy Spirit can convict people of their sins.

    INTRODUCTION I’m teaching verse by verse through 1 Thessalonians. The name of the series is “Finding HOPE in a Hopeless world.” Today the message is entitled, “The Gospel According to You.” We use the word “gospel” a lot. We talk about gospel music, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Life Of A Model Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    The importance of being a model of the Christian life to other believers.

    INTRODUCTION There was a young man who showed up for church on Easter and as he was leaving, he shook hands with the pastor at the door of the church. The pastor said, “Son, you need to join the army of the Lord.” The man said, “Reverend, I’m already in the army of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How God Turns Failure Into Favor Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    Failure isn’t final and it isn’t fatal. God can bring you back from failure.

    INTRODUCTION This is the fourth message is the series from 1 Thessalonians which I’ve entitled, “Finding Hope in a Hopeless World.” In this message we’re going to talk about “How God Turns Failure into Favor.” I don’t even know if kids in school take home ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church: Where God Sets The Lonely In A Family Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    The Bible teaches that the main reason we gather together as a church is to encourage one another.

    INTRODUCTION This is the fifth message in the series from 1 Thessalonians entitled, “Finding Hope in a Hopeless World.” This message is entitled, “Church: Where God Puts the Lonely in a Family.” Over the past few years I’ve been devoting a lot of attention to what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Life-Changing Power Of The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    The Word of God has supernatural power to change lives.

    INTRODUCTION This is the sixth message in the series from 1 Thessalonians. The series is entitled, “Finding Hope in a Hopeless World.” In this message we’re going to study “The Life-changing Power of the Word of God.” A lot of people are confused about what the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Courage To Encourage Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    What oxygen is to the body, encouragement is to the soul.

    INTRODUCTION This is the eighth message in the series “Finding Hope in a Hopeless World.” This message is entitled “The Courage to Encourage.” In 1872 Daniel Kelley was living in Kansas and wrote the words to the song, “Home on the Range.” It is the official ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sexual Purity In An X-Rated Culture Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    What the Bible says about sexual immorality and the definition of marriage.

    INTRODUCTION We live in interesting times. Last fall, on November 6, 2012, voters in Washington State approved two controversial issues, same-sex marriage and personal marijuana use. It’s interesting that the Bible says in Leviticus 20:13, “If a man lies with a man; they shall be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Have A Holy Ambition? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    Is your ladder of success leaning against the wrong wall?

    INTRODUCTION In the last message we examined the powerful admonition to maintain sexual purity even though we live in an X-rated culture. The next message from 1 Thessalonians will be from the familiar section predicting the second coming of Christ. But nestled between those two tall mountains of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope At The Graveside Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    Four hopeful truths about what happens when a Christian dies.

    INTRODUCTION We’re coming to a passage of scripture that is one of my favorites in the entire Bible. It is the most important section of the Bible that gives us details about the second coming of Jesus. We’re going to camp out here in this passage for the next few weeks. June 30: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Will We See Our Loved Ones Again? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    Hell is an unpopular subject you don't hear much preaching about anymore. But I must speak about hell because the Bible speaks about hell.

    INTRODUCTION Before George Carlin or Woody Allen ever said, it comedian Sean Morey spoke these words on the Johnny Carson show in the 1980s. “I think that the life cycle is backwards. You should die first; get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You are kicked out when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Ready For The Rapture? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    When the bodies of believers are raptured, they will become like the resurrected body of Jesus.

    INTRODUCTION A nervous young preacher was preaching his first sermon. His topic was the Second Coming of Christ. He quoted from Revelation 22. He ran toward the edge of the platform and said with great enthusiasm, “Behold, I come quickly!” But he lost his train of thought and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Like A Thief In The Night Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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     | 30,419 views

    We should all be living as if Jesus was crucified yesterday; raised from the dead this morning, and is coming back this afternoon. Are you ready?

    INTRODUCTION One night a thief broke into a house he thought was deserted. As he walked through the darkened house with a flashlight he heard a voice from the kitchen that said, “Jesus is watching you.” He stopped and said, “Who’s there?” There was no answer so he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Asleep In The Light? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    When you’re spiritually asleep it means you’re unaware of what God is doing right now in the world.

    INTRODUCTION One of the first church jokes I remember hearing is about the deacon who always went to sleep when his pastor started preaching. One Sunday, the pastor decided to play a trick on him. He started preaching, and sure enough, the drowsy deacon was soon sound asleep. The pastor said ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Have Healthy Relationships Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    Seven guidelines for healthy relationships.

    INTRODUCTION God gives us so many reminders of His great love for us. Sometimes we miss these reminders, but here’s one we don’t have to miss. Last week, after a brief thunderstorm, one of our members caught a picture of a rainbow over our church building. We don’t believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Better Eightfold Path, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
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    Life is tough. There really is no secret pathway to avoid suffering. But we don’t have to avoid suffering, because God has promised to give us the strength to endure.

    INTRODUCTION If you’re familiar with world religions, you’ve probably heard of the eightfold path of Buddhism. The two most famous Buddhists in the world are the Dali Lama and Tiger Woods. A couple of years ago, Tiger was guilty of some bad conduct that cost him his marriage and some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist