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Basic Training For Christians, Part 4 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008

Called and trained to be the Best

Basic Training for Christians Part 4 Review from last week: 1. A soldier endures hardness 2. Stays strong and true Text: 2 Tim. 2:1-4 A. A soldier does not entangle himself with things outside of army life. Vs. 4 1. Entangleth himself Gr. 1707 emplekô; compound word from ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-4

Denomination: Mennonite

Whats That Smell?

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008

Each believer is leaving a spiritual scent. What kind of secent are you leaving? One of death or one of life?

What’s that smell? Opening: 1. Have you ever thought of what do you smell like to those around you? 2. We ALL emit a scent or smell – if you don’t believe it, lean over to your neighbor and have a whiff 3. How good is your sniffer anyway? Human nose – good Dog nose – 300 times more ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

Denomination: Mennonite

Keeping The Wolves At Bay

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008

deaking with the uncertainties of life by faith

Keeping the wolves at bay Dealing with the uncertainties of life by faith Opening… 1. Wolf hunting An organization in Montana offered a bounty of five thousand dollars for every wolf captured alive. Two hunters named Sam and Jed decided to head for the hills and make some money capturing ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27

Denomination: Mennonite

Finding Your Way Back Home...again

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008

Finding our way back to relationship with our heavenly father not so much when we have sinned as just wandered away

Finding Your Way Back Home…. AGAIN Opening: 1. I was taking time to read again the Word last evening and the freshness of the word just washed over me and then I realized it had been awhile since I had actually held the word in my hands and was reading. I needed to again come back to center ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Denomination: Mennonite

Compromise Say It Isn't So Series

Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Apr 18, 2008

All my life I have heard that evil word in relation to the church. Compromise. Churches have split, people have left in anger, some have been disgusted about that terrible, terrible thing called compromise.

Power point moves are in red. (1a&b&c)Compromise Say it isn’t so #8 2006 (2) picture All my life I have heard that evil word in relation to the church. Compromise. Churches have split, people have left in anger, some have been disgusted about that terrible, terrible thing called compromise. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14

Denomination: Nazarene

Fathers- A Picture Of God To His Children

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 29, 2007

My home and my children, have taught me so much concerning God’s dealings with me. I come to understand something of God’s love by being with my children.

Fathers- a picture of God to his children Main Thought: 1. Come to understand something of God’s love by being with my children. Opening: 1. A home is not just a home. God is trying to get something across through our homes. The triumphs- the defeats The success- the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:32

Denomination: Mennonite

God Desires The Fellowship Of His Children, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 3, 2007

God desires that ongoing and open fellowship exist between him and his children. The need of the hour is that the children of God might hear their heavenly father speaking to them.

Message series, Recognizing the voice of God God desires the fellowship of his children Part 1 Text: John 10:1-5, 22-27 Opening: 1. Read opening story attached about lady w/prophesy for pastor A. What is the desperate need of the hour in which we live? 1. Amid all the voices ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-27

Denomination: Mennonite

Hollow Places And Gushing Rivers

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 5, 2007

The passion behind the cry of Jesus that if any thirst, let them come unto him and drink.

Hollow places and Gushing Rivers Text: John 7:37-39 / John 17:3-that you might know me A. Background of this setting: 1. The feast of Tabernacles- was a solemn, yet joyful procession each day from the temple to the Gihon Spring- the spring which fed the reservoir we know as the ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-39

Denomination: Mennonite

Pictures Of A Fathers Heart, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 5, 2007

A picture of our heavenly Father’s heart and a love that made him run toward us.

Pictures of a fathers heart Part 1 Opening Song: When God Ran by Phillips, Craig and Dean Opening: 1. Chance encounter- Paga- 6293 פָּגַע [paga` /paw•gah While at my place of business the other day, I had one of those moments when the Spirit of God, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:18-21

Denomination: Mennonite

I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up

Contributed by Willie Richard, Jr on Jan 3, 2006

A different look at the parable of the good Samaritan.

I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!! Luke 10:29-37 How often do you take the time to think about the life that you’ve lived, and how close you have come to experiencing the fate of the man in our text today. If I were to guess, I believe many of us would have to say “it could have been me”. Our text ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Difference Between God's Voice, Our Own And That Of Satan's. Part 2 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 12, 2007

Helping us discern the three voices speaking to us, the voice of God, our voice and that of Satan’s.

Discerning between the voice of God, our own & that of Satan Series: Can you recognize the voice of God? Part 2 Text: John 10:1-5 Credits to… 1. The steps I am going to share, I have gleaned from my personal studies and encounters, as well as from Roger Barrier, author of The sound of ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-5

Denomination: Mennonite

Six Ways To Discern Between God's Voice And That Of Satan. Part 3 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 12, 2007

Discerning the difference between the voice of God and Satan’s. This message list six ways in which to tell the voice of God from the voice of the devil.

Discerning between the voice of God & the voice of Satan Series: Can you recognize the voice of God? Part 3 Text: Heb. 1:1-2 Review: 1. God has given us the Bible to test all revelation that we receive Discerning the voice of God and the voice of Satan. 1. God speaks deep within ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-2

Denomination: Mennonite

The Church, A Place Of Safety For The Spiritual Weak. Part 1 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 14, 2007

A message challenging mature believers to show compassion to the spiritually weak.

The church, a place of safety Part 1 Text: John 8:1-12 Main thought: The church, a place of safety for the spiritually weak Introduction: 1. What should have been a place of safety had become a seat of accusation. What should have encouraged – now depressed What should have fostered ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-12

Denomination: Mennonite

The Church, The Mystery Of The Ekklesia- Called Out. Part 2 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 14, 2007

A challenge to believers that church is not about buildings or social gatherings, but about those who have been called out

The church, the mystery of the Ekklesia (ek•klay•see•ah) “called out” Part 2 Text: Eph. 3:1-11, 1:9-10 Introduction: 1. The concept of “church”, having church, being the church has seemed to have gotten skewed in our day. 2. Too often the church has become a glorified holy Club, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-11

Denomination: Mennonite

The Church, Its Vital Connection To Our Heavenly Father. Part 3 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Sep 14, 2007

A challenge to believers that God choses who sits at his family table, not individual believers.

The church, its vital connection to the father Part 3 Introduction: 1. The church, its all about God’s heart, the gathering together of his family, the calling out of his people. 2. We don’t have the liberty, the authority to say who is part of the church. The Spirit of God is calling ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite