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  • What God Said To Me At 4 A.m. In Guangzhou China

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 14, 2014
     | 3,372 views

    This tells the story of an insight God gave me into John 14:1-4 the morning before I held my adopted daughter for the first time.

    I want to tell you a story about an insight that God gave me into John 14:1-4, the passage where Jesus speaks of going to prepare a place for us. This is the story of something that happened to me several years ago while I was in Guangzhou China. Karen and I were in Guangzhou to complete our ...read more

  • Jesus’ Word To Those At The Top And The Bottom

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 15, 2014
     | 4,478 views

    This passage is a "sandwich," which leads to some significant parallels and contrasts.

    THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THIS PASSAGE: This story is a sandwich. - What does that mean? This is one of the multiple places in the Bible where a story is begun, then interrupted by another story, and then the first story is revisited and concluded. When that happens, there is always a great ...read more

  • Who Did Jesus Say That We Should Fear?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 21, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,614 views

    What happens when we don't fear God as we should but instead focus our fears on the things of this world?

    MISPLACED FEAR: We are often scared of the wrong things. - Luke 12:4. - Now, what exactly do we mean when we talk about “fearing God”? - It’s not a cowering-in-the-corner type of thing. It’s awe, a respect, an awareness of how great He is. It’s also awareness that ...read more

  • Has God Forgotten Me?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 28, 2014
     | 7,880 views

    A look at the care that God has for us and the important difference between pep-talk self-esteem and God-spoke personal value.

    A LINGERING QUESTION: Has God forgotten me? - What if God forgot about me? Has God forgotten me? Can I be confident that God is paying attention to me? - Reasons that we think that God has forgotten us: a. It’s taking longer than expected for God to answer our prayer. b. Events in our ...read more

  • How God Saves The Best Till Last

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,228 views

    A look at what an incredible Kingdom Jesus is offering.

    Outline: WHAT’S THE POINT? What Jesus does here is a sign, which is initially fulfilled in the disciples’ amazed response to the miracle. - John 2:11. DAWNING AWARENESS: Beyond the initial “wow” factor, there is a lot here to show that God has “saved the best till ...read more

  • Mary’s One-Line Sermon

    Contributed by Jim Bennett on May 7, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 17,818 views

    A sermon extrapolating and applying Mary’s words to the servants at the wedding at Cana and applying them to our walk with Christ; for Mothers’ Day specifically, but appropriate for all occasions.

    It has been said that behind every great man there is a great wife; it should also be said that before every great man, there was a great mom. I have entitled this message, “Mary’s One-Line Sermon,” and I’m going to let some of you down now and tell you that, although Mary’s sermon was only one ...read more

  • When God Sends A "Great Storm" Into Your Life Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 11, 2013
     | 6,138 views

    A look at why God sends storms our way.

    WHY WOULD GOD DELIBERATELY SEND A "GREAT STORM" INTO YOUR LIFE? The two most likely reasons are pruning or discipline. - Jonah 1:4; John 15:1-8. WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF OUR DISOBEDIENCE? The two biggest are a bad witness for God and bad results for us. WHY WON'T GOD LET US WALK AWAY? Because ...read more

  • How Can Jonah Sleep So Soundly When Running Away From God? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 11, 2013
     | 4,493 views

    A look at how a defiant attitude can cause us to not care that we're disobeying God.

    HOW CAN JONAH SLEEP SO SOUNDLY WHEN RUNNING AWAY FROM GOD? Defiance can overwhelm any sense of guilt. - Jonah 1:5. - There are other possibilities here for why Jonah is able to enter into a deep sleep: it could have been physical exhaustion; it could have been that he’s so tormented by his ...read more

  • Moving Beyond Prayer As 911 Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,720 views

    A look at how we too often only pray in emergencies and some steps toward a deeper prayer life.

    [Skit: Say that you’re going to demonstrate the way that we often pray. Say, “Dear God. . .” and have someone respond over the sound system, “911. What’s your emergency?”] EVERYONE BELIEVES IN PRAYER SOMETIMES: Everyone prays in an emergency. - Jonah 1:5. - ...read more

  • Going Overboard About Our Possessions Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 18, 2013
     | 3,934 views

    The main idea shared here is "don't go overboard about things you'd throw overboard." The message looks at how often only a life-threatening situation can cause us to let loose of our possessions.

    MAN OVERBOARD: Don’t go overboard about things you’d throw overboard. - Jonah 1:5. - This trip was undertaken for financial reasons. They didn’t just set sail because they wanted to see the ocean for a while. They did it because there was money to be made. They didn’t ...read more

  • Why Is There So Much Arguing Among Christians? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 29, 2014
     | 5,662 views

    There is a lot of arguing among Christians. This sermon looks at why that's largely worthless and where God would have to focus instead.

    ARGUING AND CONTROVERSIES: Sometimes we act like the symbol of our faith is a bullhorn. - 1 Timothy 1:4 (“promote controversies”), 6 (“meaningless talk”), 7. - Sometimes we act like a bullhorn is the symbol of our faith – we speak loudly to drown out the other ...read more

  • Stepping Stones To Faith: Purity Series

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,704 views

    The fifth sermon of a seven part series, ‘Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks to Faith.’

    John Rowan Claypool once shared the following story in his sermon entitled “The Future and Forgetting:’ “Two Buddhist monks were walking in a drenching thunderstorm. They came to a stream, and it was swollen out of its banks. A beautiful young Japanese woman in a kimono stood there wanting to get ...read more

  • Stepping Stones To Faith: Diligence

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 4,155 views

    The sixth sermon of a seven part series, ‘Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks to Faith.’ (Mother’s Day 2008)

    (Slide 1) Last Sunday during the bridal shower that was held here after worship, I thought that it would be a very helpful thing to have several married men take the groom-to-be out to lunch and share with him some important advice we had learned from our marital experiences. So we did… four ...read more

  • Stepping Stones To Faith: Forgiveness

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 2,374 views

    The seventh and final sermon of a seven part series, ‘Stepping Stones and Stumbling Blocks to Faith.’

    About 10 years ago on a July 4th I went with the family to a minor league baseball game. We sat in the grassy area of the ballpark down the first base line and during the game a fowl ball game my way. It was spinning pretty well and I had a tough time getting a hold of the ball. Finally, I got a ...read more

  • Patriots And Prophets

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,521 views

    2008 Memorial Day Sermon

    (Slide 1) The song we have just heard serves to remind us that service, whether of faith, family, or country, is very, very costly. This is a weekend in which we are reminded that freedom is not free, it is a very expensive thing. This is also a weekend that is more important than the opening of ...read more