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    Choose Life

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jan 27, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 37,222 views

    Moses had come to the end of his life and in the book of Deuteronomy he is preaching to the people and preparing them for entrance into the Promised Land. In his farewell address, he challenges them to accept God’s offer of life. The choice he gives is

    CHOOSE LIFE Deut. 30:14-20 We make choices every day. Some choices really don’t matter very much. What we shall eat, or wear. What car shall I buy? What team shall I support? It really doesn’t matter whether I drive a Ford or Chevrolet, a Toyota or Honda, or even a Mercury or Buick. As a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Anatomy Of Conversion

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,383 views

    As we examine Paul’s conversion story we can find a simple outline that will help us as we bear witness to others. You ought to write this outline down: 1. My life before I met Christ. 2. How I came to know Christ. 3. The difference Christ has made in

    THE ANATOMY OF CONVERSION Acts 26:1-32 One of the most effective witness that we can give is that of our own personal experience with Jesus Christ. After all that’s what witnessing is all about. The Apostle Paul often used his own conversion experience to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The First Christian Sermon

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,876 views

    My first sermon was certainly no model for Christian preaching. However, Peter’s first sermon presents a model that should characterize all Christian preaching today. Notice the elements in the first Christian sermon. There was explanation, exposition,

    THE FIRST CHRISTIAN SERMON Acts 2:14-47 I remember my very first sermon. It was on Easter Sunday evening in 1961. For some years I had been wrestling with the call to preach the gospel. During the closing service of a revival meeting at Riverside Baptist Church in Pascagoula, Mississippi, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,561 views

    Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, WHY then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of...?" As we reflect upon why bad things happen, I want to make some observations.

    WHY? "Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of...?" Judges 6:13 "WHY?" Have you ever asked that question? Of course you have. In fact many of us have been asking that question during the past few days. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Monologue On The Resurrection

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,450 views

    Let’s look at what really happened on that day of resurrection. No single Gospel account gives us the full account of the resurrection, but if we look carefully at all of them then we might be able to harmonize the events of Resurrection Day. Let’s see

    A MONOLOGUE ON THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST We call it Good Friday today. However, for the first followers of Jesus it was the darkest day they had ever experienced. Their Lord had been taken from them and had been crucified on a Roman cross, and buried before sundown. For them it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Cry In The Dark

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Apr 6, 2006
    based on 43 ratings
     | 12,647 views

    After three hours on the cross something amazing happened. The Bible tells us that, “from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.” That would be from noon until 3:00 PM in our way of keeping time. It was a deep darkness

    A CRY FROM THE DARK Matthew 27:32-54 BY FRANK LAY Jesus spoke three times during His first three hours on the cross. First, he prayed for those who were crucifying him. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” The tense of the words indicate that Jesus prayed this prayer over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Purpose Of First John Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,021 views

    John gives us five reasons for his writing of the first letter of John.

    INTRODUCTION TO FIRST JOHN Authorship and Date: Most scholars believe that the author of 1 John was the Apostle John. This was the universal belief of the early church. The many parallels of thought in the Gospel of John and the first epistle of John indicate a common authorship. Following ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prologue To First John Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,967 views

    In 1 John 1:1-4, the apostle shares out of his own personal encounter with “the Word of Life.”

    PROLOGUE TO FIRST JOHN I John 1:1-4 The prologue of 1 John is similar to the prologue in the Gospel of John. The “beginning” in John 1:1 is a reference to the beginning of time. When time began, “the Word” (Logos) already existed. The “beginning” in 1 John 1:1 can refer to the beginning of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can We Really Know Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
     | 2,805 views

    Is it possible for a person to really know that he has eternal life as a present reality?

    CAN WE REALLY KNOW? John 2:3-11 Is it possible for a person to really know that he has eternal life as a present reality? Some people hope that they are among the elect but feel that no one can really know until that day. Others believe that a person can be saved one minute and loose it the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Not The World Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 33,623 views

    However, there is a love that God hates which John warns us about. It is love for the world. Why are believers not to love the world?

    WARNING AGAINST LOVE FOR THE WORLD 1 John 2:12-17 John reveals something about his audience in verses 12-14. John is writing to "little children” because their sins are forgiven. Note that verses 12 and 13 use two different words. Verse 12 refers to all believers as the word means literally ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Counterfeit Christianity Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 10,814 views

    John gives us several characteristics of counterfeit Christianity, as well as several characteristics of true Christianity.

    WARNING AGAINST COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY I John 2:18-29 For almost two thousand years of Christianity there have been those who would offer a counterfeit faith as a substitute for the real. In verse 18, John reminds us that the antichrist is coming. According to Nelsons New Illustrated Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wonder Of Who We Are In Christ Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,899 views

    In 3:1-3, John, having acknowledged that Christians are born of God, now enlarges on the wonder and the glory of our relationship with God. Reflecting on our position as children of God should cause us to have a renewed sense of wonder. Let’s examine wh

    THE WONDER OF WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST (1 John 3:1-3) It is fascinating to watch little children as they discover something new. They are filled with wonder at an object as tiny as a beetle or as colorful as a butterfly. One of the problems with growing up is that all too often we lose our sense of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Jesus Came Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,367 views

    The good news is that there is a cure from this deadliest of plagues that has infected the entire human race. These verses speak of our Lord’s first coming into the world. Why did God send his Son into the world?

    WHY JESUS CAME 1 John 3:4-10 Throughout history, the world has been affected by plagues. Of course, we are reminded of the plagues in the book of Exodus. One of the deadliest plagues in history took place in the years 1348 -1350. This plague was known as the Black Death and killed one-half the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Two Mountains Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 8,069 views

    Once again in this text, we find the superiority of the New Covenant over the Old Covenant. The writer makes a distinction between two great mountains in the Bible, Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion.

    THE TWO MOUNTAINS Heb 12:18-24 The key thought of the book of Hebrews is seen in the word “better.” Throughout this book, we have sought to emphasize the superiority of Jesus Christ over the Old Covenant. Jesus is better than the prophets, than the angels, than Moses and Aaron. The New ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Facing Death

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 4, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,029 views

    Even in the face of death believers in Jesus Christ can experience God’s presence, know God’s power to fulfill God’s purpose, and rest in God’s promises.

    FACING DEATH 2 Timothy 4:17-18 Who said, living for Jesus is easy? The fact is, it may cost you your very life. Paul was in prison for preaching the gospel of Christ. Can’t you detect a note of sadness in these words? A note of sorrow? Paul was feeling all alone. Some of you may be going ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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