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    How To Hear From God

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Jun 12, 2009
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    If we intend to hear from God there mst be repentance and real comitment

    How to hear from God? I Samuel 7:1-13 The life of the believer is full of mystery. Each day brings new surprises We don’t know what to expect or where it will lead us But what we do know for sure is the enemy is still the enemy And our need to hear from God remains unchanged But there are times ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Created For Intimacy With God

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Jun 12, 2009
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    Humanity is created for intimacy with God there is a void that only He can fill

    Created for intimacy with the God Psalm 42:1-2 To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. Psa 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:1-2 (The Message) A ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Prayers Of The Righteous

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Jun 12, 2009
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    The of the righteous are effective

    Prayers of the Righteous James 5: Over the last few weeks I have spent a great deal of time on the matter of prayer Two weeks ago we talked about divine healing but the emphasis was on prayer Sunday we talked about the simple matter of asking But greater that the position or posture for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Spiritual Warfare: Helm And Hilt

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jun 12, 2009
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    It is in the kiln of spiritual battle and adversity that the character of Christ is hardened in us. Our enemy is effective so we must be completely prepared with the whole, holy armor of God.

    Intro: "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed; they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock" It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Love Looks Like Series

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Aug 9, 2009
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    We all have ideas of what love is, but Jesus uses an unlikely person by Jewish standards to illustrate what love looks like.

    Karl Marx the philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionary is without a doubt the most influential socialist thinker to emerge in the 19th century. He gained a reputation as a socialist and seemed to be concerned about the poor and the working class while he himself sought a middle ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    What The Love Of God Looks Like Series

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Aug 18, 2009
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    There is a distinct difference between the way God loves and the way we love, His love is unconditional and full of grace and forgiveness.

    We have over the last 5-6 weeks tried to illustrate what love is, and our need to display it through our daily living I have attempted to challenge us to love as God has prescribed Created to love. What love does. Loves evidence. What love looks like. I believe sincerely that we choose whether or ...read more

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    Word 10: Contentment Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 3, 2008
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    This last word in the ten commamdments is pointed directly at our heart. The first 9 discuss our actions this one discerns our heart. Here we have the source of our deeds the desires of our heart.

    Intro: If you listen to the radio maybe you have heard SheDaisy a country group made up of sisters advertise the sleep number bed. They talk about their long days on tour and how much they love arriving home and sleeping on this bed that can be adjusted to the firmness you like in a mattress. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayer Of Examination

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 3, 2008
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    Prayer is the main way we connect and communicate with our heavenly father. I believe that when God’s people do as David did and see the greatness of God and respond with a cry for deep examination revival will come.

    Intro: Our planned revival time is drawing close. September 14 through 17 is our scheduled fall revival. I have some important questions to ask you this morning. Is it enough to place the revival meeting on the calendar? Is it enough to contact radio stations and hand out flyers and contact ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lord's Supper

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 5, 2008
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    Remember as we come to the Lord’s table today we look back to remember what Jesus has done, we look inside to see what we need to do, we look outward to what we can do for the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Intro: We as Baptists love to eat, we love food for baptisms, ordinations, festivals, and revivals. You name function and we love to bring food. One of the most important meals that we take part in is not about food, but about faith. It is a clear representation of what close fellowship and ...read more

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    Repentance: The Forgotten Fruit Of God's Grace

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 31, 2008
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    People look at the church and cry superficial. Why is that? I believe because it is we have forgotten that saving faith leads to repentant lives. One fruit that has fallen off the faith tree is repentance.

    Intro: There are people that look at the church today and cry hypocrites. One reason is they don’t understand we are sinners that are saved by grace. It is the grace of God that makes us saints not the acts of men. Another reason is that the church has become superficial! Paul told timothy ...read more

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    The Centerpiece Of The Gospel: The Cross

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 9, 2006
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    Part of a series for Easter, the centerpiece of the gospesl, the masterpiece of the Gospels, the eternal peace God’s good news. Standing between death and life is the cross. It stands between carnal life and eternal life. God’s centerpiece of Salvation

    Intro: A centerpiece is the central or most important feature. Centerpieces tend to be the focus or center of attention. Anyone who has ever attended a wedding should be familiar with centerpieces. The centerpiece of the wedding is the bride; the centerpiece of the reception is the couple. ...read more

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    Are You A World Changer

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Mar 25, 2007
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    The reason God gives us the gift of the Holy spirit is that we might be world changers. It is the power of God that allows us to impact our world for eternity

    Intro: When you met Jesus Christ was your life changed? 2 Corinthians 5.17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” Romans 12.11,12 be transformed by the renewing of your mind. If you accepted Jesus Christ as your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Planned And Purposeful Life Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Mar 9, 2007
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    God’s great goal for man is for man to be found in Christ. The first in a series on the book of ephesians. If we are to have a planned and purposeful life we must recognize God’s undeniable plan, Rely on our available resources, and React to our reasona

    Intro: Have you ever thought that if we are only a simple chance combination of molecules that life is without plan or purpose? There are actually people in the world that believe we happened here by chance. I like use this illustration to tell them different. Take all the pieces of a car throw ...read more

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    Gifts Of Recognition

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 21, 2007
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    The wise men came to Jesus bearing gifts. The gifts recognize who Jesus was. They recognized him as divine, king, with their gifts. How do you recognize Jesus with what you give to Him and others?

    ntro: The background of this story would make any modern day soap opera, or prime time drama writer drool. The wise men meet with a self-absorbed, psychopath by the name of Herod the Great. He was a level headed, friend of the Romans who brought stability to the economy of Judea and built for ...read more

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    Getting Ready For Great Things

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 29, 2007
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    Are you tired of merely making it. Do you wish to do great things? We must realize that Jesus said we would do great things. He clearly tells us in John 14 that great things come from a personal, practical, patterened, powerful faith in a great God.

    Intro: This is a wonderful passage. It is a passage that is full of Jesus. Jesus is comforting His disciples who are just beginning to realize he is going to die. Thomas says we don’t know the way Lord and Jesus says I am the way. Philip is looking for a spectacular sign and Jesus just wants ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist