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  • How Do I Accept Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,472 views

    Questions about forgiveness and growth in grace are answered.

    (As I begin this morning, I am letting you know that I will be making an invitation to come forward to the altar at the conclusion of the sermon.) In our text for this morning, many people are in a desperate place and only Jesus can truly save them. The woman who is dragged before Jesus and ...read more

  • Why Am I Here?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,946 views

    Questions about our life purpose are asked and answered.

    I begin this morning with a question, “Are you a why, a what or a how person?” What people ask: What do I need to do next? What do I need to do to get this job done? What do I need to do to get to this person to notice me? What can I do to get more people to church? What can I say to so and so to ...read more

  • Why Is God So Willing To Answer Our Prayers?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 10, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,988 views

    This message focuses on the 4 passages that specifically point us to God’s motives and reasons for answering our prayers.

    Jesus On Prayer: 1. Most passages deal with the conditions of answered prayer: a. You’ve got to have faith. - Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21-22; Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-24; John 14:12. b. You’ve got to be obedient. - John 14:15; John 15:7, 16. - also, James 5:16; 1 John 3:22. c. You’ve got to be ...read more

  • Power You Can't Buy

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,017 views

    Fifth sermon in a fall 2005 series through Acts

    The coming of fall announces the arrival of football, the World Series, school, a new allergy season, and a new TV season. Many of us have waited all summer to see the outcome of our favorite TV show’s cliffhanger ending. Returning to TV this year is a show that features the famous (or infamous, ...read more

  • What's In, What's Out

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,375 views

    The seventh of a series through the book of Acts in the Fall 2005

    It used to be that to find out who or what was ‘in’ or ‘out’ you consulted the society section of the local newspaper, or Look magazine, or a well-known celebrity reporter for the latest on whatever was deemed the latest ‘in’ and ‘out.’ Now we have the Internet to help us determine what is ‘in’ and ...read more

  • Chained Up But Not Chained In

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,629 views

    The eighth sermon in a Fall 2005 series through Acts

    (To the reader: I created the following dramatic reading for this sermon. I recorded it onto a CD and then played it during the worship service. I portrayed Peter writing his account of the event to Timothy several years after it occurred as the CD played.) My Dear Timothy, I am sorry to hear of ...read more

  • The Message Of A Man

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,254 views

    A communion meditation for Sunday, November 6, 2005

    One of my favorite stories (and I am not sure that I have shared it before, and if I have, please bear with me) comes from Keith Miller in his men’s devotional book, A Habitation of Dragons. It is the story of a well-to-do attorney who experiences a true change of life and heart when he gives ...read more

  • Listen To The Spirit

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,290 views

    The sixth of a Fall 2005 series through Acts

    How well do you listen? We are going to find out this morning! I need 7 volunteers to help me with this. Let’s see…(I ‘volunteered’ 7 people) (3 persons were given a phrase on a 3x5 card to look at and then whisper into the ear of the person and so on and then finally to me. Following the exercise ...read more

  • No Other Name

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    The third in a series through the book Acts during Fall 2005

    One of my favorite songs is by the legendary Contemporary Christian Artist Larry Norman. Norman is one of a handful of pioneers of contemporary Christian music that paved the way for the ministry (and industry) that it is today. I have played the song before and it is entitled, ‘The Outlaw.’ It ...read more

  • Death By Resurrection

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,275 views

    Communion meditation for October 2, 2005 and part of the fall 2005 sermon series

    A month ago, we started our walk through the book of Acts with Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the remaining disciples and others gathered in the upper room. We began in Jerusalem. This morning our walk still finds us in Jerusalem but that will soon change with the events ...read more

  • Final Words

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
     | 3,275 views

    The final sermon of a fall 2005 sermon series through Acts

    This morning we conclude our series in Acts and we begin with a test. Yes, a test. Actually, a couple of tests that deal with famous statements and ‘last words.’ However, they are tests that frame the important issue of finishing well in life and St. Paul’s intention of finishing well as he faced ...read more

  • What Does The Bible Say About Divorce And Remarriage?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,756 views

    This message looks at the major passages in the Bible on this difficult subject.

    - “A divorce is like an amputation: you survive, but there’s less of you.” - Margaret Atwood. We will look at what the Old Testament has to say about divorce and remarriage, then what Jesus has to say, then what Paul has to say. We’ll follow up with how that all comes together in specific ...read more

  • I Am Weary

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,915 views

    We all get weary. What does Jesus mean when he says he will give us rest?

    I Am Weary Matt 11:28-30 For 75 years a missing persons case in NYC has remained unsolved. One evening in August of 1930 Joe Crater, a successful Supreme Court Judge for New York, waved goodbye to some friends after dinner at a restaurant, got in a taxi, and disappeared. Nothing in his past or ...read more

  • Faces In The Crowd

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,081 views

    We know the story of the crucifixion very well. Different look at the story from the faces of people from Jesus’ perspective.

    Faces In The Crowd Matt 27:32-44 We are at an important juncture today. We are starting into the NEW TESTAMENT as we continue our survey of the Bible. I want us to look at a very familiar story found in all four of the gospels, the death of Jesus. However, I want to look at it from an ...read more

  • Taking Sin Seriously Within The Church

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,660 views

    This message deals with the four biggest questions about the lost discipline of church discipline.

    Taking Sin Seriously Within The Church - Answering Four Key Questions: 1. What? “The church must discipline serious sin.” - v. 3. - Many have given into the idea that we are to be completely non-judgmental, but “Judge not” is not all Jesus said on the subject. - Matthew 7:1 vs. John 7:24. - ...read more