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  • How To Fix Broken Altars Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 28,907 views

    Part 6 in Elijah series - coming back to a first love, whether it be people or God. I preached this Valentine’s Day.

    1 Kings 18:20-21, 30-39 – How to Fix Broken Altars A psychologist and newspaper columnist named George Crane told once of a woman who was full of hatred toward her husband, and wanted to hurt him all she could. He counseled her to act as if she really loved her husband, to tell him how much he ...read more

  • Just Keep Swimming

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,029 views

    Prayer is hard work, but as we die to ourselves, we gain resurrection life in it.

    Philippians 3:7-14 – Just Keep Swimming Illustration: Dory encouraging Marlin to press on (from "Finding Nemo") Perseverance is an important quality in the life of a Christian. (read verses on perseverance) Perseverance comes from under going trials. In fact, it brings life as it flows from pain ...read more

  • Me With Powerful Prayers? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,749 views

    Part 7 in Elijah series - if he really was a man like us, as James says, in the context of prayer, how are we to follow his example?

    1 Kings 18:41-46; James 5:16-18 – Me with Powerful Prayers? In “Total Eclipse”, author Annie Dillard writes: “The Ring Nebula, in the constellation Lyra, looks, through binoculars, like a smoke ring. It is a star in the process of exploding. Light from its explosion first reached earth in ...read more

  • Dealing With Discouragement Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,455 views

    Part 8 in Elijah series - how God deals with us when we get discouraged.

    1 Kings 19:1-9a – Dealing with Discouragement A man had a checkup and then went in to see his doctor to get the results. The doctor said he had bad news and worse news for him. Which did he want to hear first. The man was a pick shocked and said, “Well, give me the bad news first. The doctor ...read more

  • When Saints Sing The Blues Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,512 views

    Part 9 in Elijah series - how God deals with us in our loneliness.

    1 Kings 19:9b-18 – When Saints Sing the Blues I love the story about the mom & dad with a son who was a freshman in college. He blew off his freshman year. He wasn’t very responsible, didn’t make good grades, squandered his money, & finally came back home. His parents told him, “If you go back ...read more

  • Did Anybody Call While I Was Out? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,852 views

    Part 10 in Elijah series - what God’s call is (and isn’t), and what we are to do with it.

    1 Kings 19:19-21 – Did Anybody Call While I Was Out? There’s an old legend that tells the story of a maniacal Dutch sea captain who was struggling to round the Cape of Good Hope in the eye of a terrible gale that threatened to sink his ship and all aboard. The sailors warned him to turn ...read more

  • A Lost Cause? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,429 views

    Part 11 in Elijah series - how God dealt with Ahab, the worst of the worst

    1 Kings 16:29-33; 21:1-29 – A Lost Cause? A very small, mousy man was hired as a bartender in the Old West. The saloon owner advised him, "If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, drop everything and run for your life." The bartender worked for six months with no problems. Then ...read more

  • Running The Race, Finishing The Course Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,792 views

    Part 12 in Elijah series - how Elijah did so well finishing, and what Elisha needed to do to finish well also.

    2 Kings 2:1-14 – Running the Race, Finishing the Course Today we are wrapping up our series on the life of Elijah. Since January, taking a few months off in between, we have seen this man at his best, and at his worst. We’ve seen him victorious, riding high in God’s triumph. And we’ve seen him ...read more

  • Ta-Da! Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,964 views

    Part 1 in series on Resurrection - why it matters so much. This begins an apologetics series on why we can actually believe in the Resurrection.

    1 Corinthians 15:3-8 – TA-DA! A Sunday School teacher had just finished telling her third graders about how Jesus was crucified and placed in a tomb with a great stone sealing the opening. Then, wanting to share the excitement of the resurrection, she asked: "And what do you think were Jesus’ ...read more

  • The Fatal Torment Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,028 views

    Part 2 in series on the Resurrection - Christ’s pain and death. Based on Hank Hanegraaf’s FEAT acronym.

    Isaiah 53:1-12 – The Fatal Torment In April 1996, the entertainment world suffered a loss. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83. That’s right, somebody actually wrote the song. He led a full, quiet and happy life, and he died peacefully in ...read more

  • You Mean It? Really?

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,171 views

    Simple message of the why’s of worship and the how’s of worship.

    John 4:19-24 – You Mean it? Really? A man went to church with an angel as guide. The church was filled, but oddly, there was no sound. The organist played, but no music could be heard; the choir’s lips moved, but no song came forth. The pastor went through the motions of preaching, but the man ...read more

  • The Empty Tomb Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,554 views

    Part 3 in series on Resurrection - what happened that morning chronologically, and what it all means to us.

    Mark 16:1-8 – The Empty Tomb Milton Berle once told a story about hope. Four widows are playing cards in the retirement home they lived in. A good-looking older fellow walks in, bags under each arm. "What’s a good-looking man like you doing here?" one asks. "I’m moving in," he says. ...read more

  • Appearances Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,024 views

    Part 4 in resurrection series - to whom did Jesus appear after He rose, and the overwhelming proof contained therein.

    Acts 1:1-3 – Appearances In 1963 the body of 14-yr-old Addie Mae Collins, one of 4 black girls tragically murdered in a church bombing by white racists, was buried in Birmingham, AL. For years family members kept returning to the grave to pray and leave flowers. In 1998 they made the decision ...read more

  • What Makes God's Face Shine?

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,983 views

    The outline of one of Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life devotionals.

    Numbers 6:25 – What Makes God’s Face Shine? In one sermon, a pastor announced that he would preach on Noah and the Ark the following Sunday, and gave the scriptural reference for the congregation to read ahead of time. A couple of boys noticed something interesting about the placement of the story ...read more

  • Transformed! Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,459 views

    Part 5 in resurrection series - Changed lives are proof of the Resurrection. Based on Hank Hanegraaf’s acronym FEAT.

    Romans 6:1-4 – Transformed! James Calvert was a zealous 1800’s missionary to cannibals on the Fiji Islands. His faithful work bore fruit in the lives of those accustomed to taking the life of others. Years later and English earl visited the Fiji Islands and was critical of a chief’s conversion ...read more