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  • Michael Stark avatar

    A Shadow Over Paradise

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 9, 2013
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     | 4,451 views

    Woman was created to ensure that man was complete. In marriage, God seeks our best as man and woman complement one another.

    "The LORD God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’ Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seated On The Throne Of David Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 20, 2014
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     | 6,097 views

    The birth of the Christ points forward to the day when Messiah shall reign from the Throne of David.

    “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.” [1] Isaiah foresaw ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Model For Godly Manhood Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 4, 2016
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     | 5,991 views

    What can Joseph teach us as men?

    “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    After The Whirlwind

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 15, 2020
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     | 6,969 views

    Do we learn anything by passing through difficult times? A study of Job will encourage the people of God to realize that God always instructs us through the trials we are called to pass through.

    “Job answered the LORD and said: ‘I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. “Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?” Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. “Hear, and I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Would You Not Join The Church? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 3, 2020
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     | 4,314 views

    Christians are expected to unite with a congregation of the faithful in order to fulfil the ministry God assigns each follower of Christ.

    “Those who received his word were baptised, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Practising Belonging Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 27, 2017
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    What is expected of new believers? The answer to this question is revealed through examining the life of the first congregation after the body was flooded with a multitude of believers following Pentecost.

    “Those who received [Peter’s] word were baptized, and there were added [to the Faith] that day about three thousand souls. “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Child's Responsibility To Parents

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 11, 2019
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    A Mothers' Day message urging parents to instruct their children to honour them, and urging children to show honour to their parents.

    “Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. Let your father and mother be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wolf Country

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 31, 2017
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    Jesus sent out His disciples, comparing them as sheep sent in the midst of wolves. So, the flock of God to this day lives in the midst of wolves as they fulfil the will of the Master.

    “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Citizen Of An Unseen Country

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 8, 2017
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     | 10,764 views

    How we live reveals our understanding of who we are. As citizens of Heaven, Christians exhibit defined characteristics.

    “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Whatever Were You Thinking? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 4, 2021
     | 1,496 views

    If we dishonour Christ by treating the Lord's Table with disdain, we can anticipate His discipline.

    “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.” [1] “Whatever was he thinking?” That is the question that was no doubt on the minds of many Canadians when they first read of the fall of Colin ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Root Of Immorality

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 18, 2021
     | 2,652 views

    A redraft of a message that was never preached due to Covid Lockdowns. The message is a call for Christians to reassess their relationship with the Lord God.

    The more they increased, the more they sinned against me; I will change their glory into shame. They feed on the sin of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity. And it shall be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. They shall eat, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can Anything That Feels So Right Be So Wrong?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 12, 2021
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     | 3,012 views

    A Valentine's Day message emphasising the sacred nature of marriage.

    “God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ So God created man in his own image, in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Memento Mori

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 6, 2021
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     | 3,287 views

    We prepare to live by preparing for death.

    “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for ‘All flesh is like grass and all its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Most Miserable Marriage Ever

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 11, 2023
     | 1,635 views

    Marriage should never be a competition. Rather, it was designed to be a means by which husbands and wives complement one another.

    “It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.” [1] Preachers often deliver sermons about marriage. When speaking of marriage, we preachers usually focus on speaking about what makes for a “happy” marriage. This is to be expected since the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Diversity. Equity. Inclusion.?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 29, 2023
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     | 3,638 views

    While we would never encourage a church to be "woke," there is a biblical expectation that we will practise Scriptural diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as demonstrated by Jesus.

    “[Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, ‘The Spirit of the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist