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  • The Crosses Before The Cross

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 30, 2015
    based on 8 ratings
     | 23,600 views

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    The Crosses Before the Cross John 18 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/CrossesBeforeCross.html It's the beginning of the end for Jesus, Who is the beginning and has no end. And what looks like the end of Him, is only the beginning of life for us! In rapid fire succession we are about to study the ...read more

  • Peace Of The Cross

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 20, 2015
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     | 21,994 views

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    Peace of the Cross John 17 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/PeaceCross.html We're backing up to chapter 17 in John's Gospel to cover something we missed. Last time we began studying the trial and torture of Jesus, leading up to Calvary's cross. But the victory wasn't to be completely won on ...read more

  • Near The Cross

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 27, 2015
    based on 11 ratings
     | 31,028 views

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    Near The Cross John 19:16-27 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/NearTheCross.html Imagine we were present in Jerusalem on the day Jesus was crucified. I wonder if we would have stood at the foot of the cross? We sing the great old hymn – “Jesus, keep me near the cross…there a ...read more

  • When Water Thirsted

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 13, 2015
    based on 14 ratings
     | 29,482 views

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    When Water Thirsted John 19:28-30 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WaterThirsted.html Can water be thirsty? Back in John 4 Jesus was thirsty, and asked a woman at a well for some water. He then told her that He could give her living water...the water of life. She said, "Give me this water." Jesus ...read more

  • That Much!

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 22, 2015
    based on 14 ratings
     | 36,416 views

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    "That Much!" John 21:15-19 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ThatMuch.html Why is there a John 21? Why not just take the great ending of chapter 20 where the resurrected Jesus appears to His disciples, and even Thomas believes and says, My Lord and My God?! When the kids were little we would ask ...read more

  • ‘fireproof Service’

    Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Aug 25, 2014
     | 7,984 views

    This text encourages believers to give their best in Christian service.

    9For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building. 10According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. 11For no ...read more

  • Fathers Day

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 20, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,761 views

    A short message sent out by text and other media

    Title: Father's Day. Father's Day is a very special day. Our Fathers are special in so many ways. Too Many ways to describe here today. So I just want to look at one father in the Bible today. We must recognize that not all fathers are the best at being a father. So for those of us ...read more

  • The Progress Of Grace

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Nov 18, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,599 views

    The connection between grace and generosity is clearly defined in the text.

    1. God is the source of grace. 2. Grace is the source of gratitude. 3. Gratitude is the source of generosity. 4. Generosity is the source of glory. ...read more

  • Paul Changes Bookkeepers

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 3, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,839 views

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    Paul Changes Bookkeepers Philippians 3:1-10 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/bookkeepers.html v. 7 is the key verse. It's a new kind of accounting. Ch. 1 was about having joy in spite of circumstances - the single mind. God works through it all for the furtherance of the gospel. Ch. 2 was about ...read more

  • Meet The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 29, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 23,413 views

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    Meet the Holy Spirit John 16:13 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MeetHolySpirit.html If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, what would you talk about with your loved ones? Chances are, it wouldn't be about trivial things like the weather or 'that look' someone gave you at the store. No, ...read more

  • Spiritual Illumination

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 12, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,626 views

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    Spiritual Illumination John 16:13; I Cor. 2 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SpiritualIllumination.html I can speak to ears, but only God can speak to hearts! That's supernatural revelation...the Spirit of God opening our eyes to the truths beyond our intellect. Now, spiritual illumination... 1 ...read more

  • The Lord Of The Joy

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 17, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,990 views

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    Lord of the Joy John 16:19-22 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/LordOfTheJoy.html How many here are saved? How many here have joy? It should be the same exact crowd. A joyless Christian ought to be a contradiction in terms...an oxymoron. [Read text] How many know about the sorrow of v. 21? [Guys, ...read more

  • All God's Children

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 23, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,562 views

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    All God's Children John 4:35 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/AllGodsChildren.html [This sermon contains many statistics, and you know how statistics can be. In many cases, you can make them say whatever you want to say. However, for this topic, I used conservative averages of many estimates from ...read more

  • The Secret Of Joy

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 4, 2014
    based on 14 ratings
     | 31,546 views

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    The Secret of Joy John 16 / Philippians 1 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SecretJoy.html In the year 1900 a survey asked, "What must you have to be happy?" Results showed 72 answers. The same survey was taken among the same size sampling in 1950. Results showed 496 answers. I wonder how many ...read more

  • Beheadings And The Bible

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 8, 2014
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,568 views

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    Beheadings and the Bible http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/beheading.html Decapitations are horrific. They are the essence of nightmares. From legends like Sleepy Hollow to serial killers who lop off victim's heads, this is the stuff of Halloween scare houses. The image evokes some of the deepest ...read more