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    The Blessed Hope And Our Response To It

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 1, 2007
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    Consider the blessed hope - the return of Christ for the saints and what should be our response to it.

    THE BLESSED HOPE AND OUR RESPONSE TO IT Titus 2:11-15 The Christian’s "blessed hope" that is referred to in Titus 2:13 is the imminent, personal pre-millennial return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The early church thought more about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ than about death or ...read more

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    A False Faith Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 8, 2007
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    The devil does not mind a person having a faith, going to church, being religious, doing deeds of service, using Christian vocabulary as long as that person does not experience saving faith in Jesus Christ and His merits.

    A Close Look At A Phony Acts 8:9-25 FALSE HONESTY Several years ago, in Long Beach, California, a fellow went into a fried chicken place and bought a couple of chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The young woman at the counter inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the ...read more

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    I Did As I Was Commanded

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 9, 2007
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    Ezekiel did not sit hopelessly brooding. He obeyed the imperative call of duty. The blow had fallen, life could never be the same. again, but life had to go on.

    "So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded." (Ezekiel 24:18) Ezekiel was a priest, one who was carried away captive when Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem. His ministry was to the Jews who had been ...read more

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    Thanksgiving Or Complaining

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 15, 2007
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    Thanksgiving or complaining -- these words express two contrasting attitudes found in God’s children in regard to His dealings with them.

    THE SIN OF COMPLAINING - THE OPPOSITE OF THANKSGIVING Lamentations 3:39 Thanksgiving or complaining -- these words express two contrasting attitudes found in God’s children in regard to His dealings with them. The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains ...read more

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    "Serve The Lord With Gladness,” And Why?

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 16, 2007
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    why we are to be a thankful people - a people who serve the Lord with gladness.

    “Serve the Lord with gladness,” and WHY? Psalm 100 One morning a deacon was asked to go to the airport and meet the preacher who was coming to his church to conduct a revival. He went but was not sure as to what the preacher looked like. He carefully examined the passengers as they exited the ...read more

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    How Should We Live Lord Before The Rapture Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 29, 2007
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    It tells us that the Lord took Philip away suddenly, and one day, we who love and belong to the Lord are going to be taken away suddenly. We are going to be caught up, raptured literally into the air and into His presence

    How Should We Live Lord Before The Rapture Acts 8:26-40 Look at verse 39 and notice in particular the words "the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip." Was this a literal, physical transportation? Was Philip caught away as Enoch was? Look up Genesis 5:22-24; and as Elijah was (2 Kings 2:11)? I ...read more

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    Divine Order

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Dec 4, 2007
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    What evidence should be found in our lives to give indication that we are walking in divine order?

    DIVINE ORDER I Corinthians 14:33 Anyone who truly knows me well is aware that I am not the most mechanically gifted person on this earth. I have learned the hard way that it is best not even pretend that I am. It often takes me hours to fix something that most people could fix in only ...read more

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    Living In Expectation Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Aug 30, 2007
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    How does a church with a sense of expectancy act

    Living in Expectation Acts 1:9-26 My daughter is reading a book that appears to be a popular book in the homes of mothers who are expecting today. It has a catchy title and I’ll bet some of you have seen it, too. It’s entitled, “What to Expect when You’re Expecting.” Isn’t that a great title? ...read more

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    Taunts Turned To Testimonies

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Aug 31, 2007
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    Out of the mouths of mockers there comes praise.

    TAUNTS TURNED TO TESTIMONIES Matthew 27: 41-43 Muhammad Ali was master of taunting his opponents. He would taunt them before the match and during the match. He is credited with saying some of the following. "Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee. Your hands can’t hit what your eyes ...read more

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    Lessons From Two Fishing Experiences

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 1, 2007
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    After 3 1/2 years they are back at the same fishing hole and with the same results.

    Simple Truths from Peter’s Fishing Adventures Luke 5:1-11 John 21:1-14 We have almost identical details in these two passages. Both events take place on the Sea of Galilee or called the Sea of Tiberias or the lake of Gennesaret (these different names describe the same place but ...read more

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    Except Ye Repent

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 6, 2007
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    There is a forgotten word in the preaching of today. It is the word REPENTANCE.

    Except Ye Repent Luke 13:1-5 There is a forgotten word in the preaching of today. It is the word REPENTANCE. Pulpits and preachers are strangely silent today regarding the message of repentance. Repentance is the subject of our text this morning. Jesus was the finest teacher who ever lived. ...read more

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    "What Meaneth This” To Them And To Me Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 6, 2007
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    “What meaneth this” in Acts 2. What meaneth this coming of the Holy Sprit to the early church.

    “What meaneth this” to THEM and to ME Acts 2:1-36 There are roughly three main events in the history of Christianity: Bethlehem, Calvary, and Pentecost. Bethlehem is “God with us.” Calvary is “God for us.” Pentecost is “God in us.” We understand what Bethlehem means. We understand what ...read more

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    The Marks Of A Great Church Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 16, 2007
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    The Church at Jerusalem serves as a model for every church on what God expects His churches to look like.

    Acts 2: 41-47 The Marks of a Great Church The Church at Jerusalem serves as a model for every church on what God expects His churches to look like. The Church at Jerusalem was not seeking after greatness, but she attained it because each member did what God called ...read more

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    What Is So Great About John 3:16?

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 21, 2007
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    Every verse in the Bible is great, but if there is a greatest verse in all the Bible… it is undoubtedly John 3:16.

    WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT JOHN 3:16? A little boy was heard talking to himself as he walked across the backyard, baseball cap in place, ball and bat in his hands. "I am the greatest hitter in the world," he said. He threw the ball up, swung and missed. "Strike one," he said. But again, he told ...read more

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    "Made As Though He Would Go Further"

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2007
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    This is a short devotional about spending time with the Lord. Jesus was a GUEST WHO NEEDED INVITING, but He is A GUEST WORTH INVITING.

    “…and he made as though he would have gone further" Luke 24:28 Luke 24:13-35 I heard a story recently about a boy who went on a date with a girl he loved deeply. He asked her, "Can I kiss you?" She was silent. He then asked, "May I kiss you?" Again, she was silent. He said, "Well, are you ...read more

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