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2018-06-14T15:02:44-05:00

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How to Make Jesus the Leader of My Life

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 3:02 pm By Jim Erwin

How to Make Jesus the Leader of My Life How to Make Jesus the Leader of My Life is a sermon based on the idea that He can help us change in life. The sermon below is an expansion of my blog post entitled “Orbiting Jesus.” You can find the diagrams mentioned in this sermon here and here. “Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin... Read more

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Epistle to the Hebrews

2018-06-14T15:00:42-05:00

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Jeremiah 9:23-24 The Key to True Happiness

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 3:00 pm By Jim Erwin

Jeremiah 9:23-24 The Key to True Happiness Jeremiah 9:23-24 The Key to True Happiness is a sermon about the fact that true and enduring happiness results from knowing God personally. Proposition: True and enduring happiness results from knowing God personally. The soul is measured by its flights, Some low and others high, The heart is known by its delights, And pleasures never lie. Where does your pleasures lie? If you are like the people in Jeremiah 9:23, your happiness may... Read more

2013-07-23T16:07:15-05:00

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Orbiting Jesus

Last updated on: July 23, 2013 at 4:07 pm By Jim Erwin

“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.” (Hebrews 12:1–2, HCSB) I... Read more

2018-06-14T11:51:27-05:00

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Jeremiah 29:1-14 God’s Plans and My Life

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 11:51 am By Jim Erwin

Jeremiah 29:1-14 God’s Plans and My Life Jeremiah 29:1-14 God’s Plans And My Life is a sermon about the way that God directs my life. This sermon encourages Christians to not listen to others, but to God for His plans for them. Garth Brooks – “The River” You know a dream is like a river Ever changin’ as it flows And a dreamer’s just a vessel That must follow where it goes Trying to learn from what’s behind you... Read more

garth brooks the river

2013-07-06T03:06:44-05:00

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Ezekiel 32:1-32 Pride Comes Before a Fall

Last updated on: July 6, 2013 at 3:06 am By Jim Erwin

Ezekiel 32:1-32 Pride Comes Before a Fall Pride runs on the fuel of comparison. ““Son of man, lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: You compare yourself to a lion of the nations, but you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churn up the waters with your feet, and muddy the rivers.”” (Ezekiel 32:2, HCSB) Difference between pride and confidence Pride versus Confidence There is a major difference between pride... Read more

2013-07-06T02:57:56-05:00

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Jeremiah 34:12-17 Proclaiming Freedom

Last updated on: July 6, 2013 at 2:57 am By Jim Erwin

Jeremiah 34:12-17 Proclaiming Freedom Over the next three weeks, I want to share with you a series of sermons based on the idea of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Today, I want to talk to you about liberty, also called freedom. On the heels of our Independence Day Celebration, I want to share with you the nature of freedom, how God created us to be free, and how the sharing the good news of Jesus is the best... Read more

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2013-07-04T21:19:47-05:00

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Liberty's Triumph Over Tyranny Leads Us to Love

Last updated on: July 4, 2013 at 9:19 pm By Jim Erwin

For you were called to be free, brothers; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. Galatians 5:13 (HCSB) Today is July 4th. Today is known in the United States as Independence Day. We commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on this date. The Declaration was actually voted on July 2, 1776, yet it was finally signed on July 4th. Therefore, Americans celebrate the idea that we are have... Read more

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2013-06-28T02:30:00-05:00

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Jeremiah 11:1-17 Realigning My Heart

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 at 2:30 am By Jim Erwin

Jeremiah 11:1-17 Realigning My Heart Is your heart “in alignment” this morning? Is your heart “out of sync?” I need to re-align my heart. Example: Alignment on your car My van has alignment problems. I can tell because when I drive my van and let go of the wheel it starts to veer to the right. Last week, I was getting ready to take the kids to the library when I noticed that the van had a flat tire. So,... Read more

2013-06-28T02:24:49-05:00

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Jeremiah 12:1-17 Giving Myself a Spiritual Check Up

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 at 2:24 am By Jim Erwin

Jeremiah 12:1-17 Giving Myself a Spiritual Check Up Jeremiah 12:1-17 Giving Myself a Spiritual Check Up is a sermon on the importance of regular spiritual check-ups. When we pick up Jeremiah, we see that he starts with similar “complaints” against God. The prophets in the Old Testament would complain in their prayers to God. Their main question is: Why do you let the evil continue when I am having such a hard time being righteous? Job asked it. Elijah asked... Read more

2013-06-22T18:11:47-05:00

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Proverbs 5:1-23 Staying Faithful

Last updated on: June 22, 2013 at 6:11 pm By Jim Erwin

Proverbs 5:1-23 Staying Faithful Before I married Maggie dear, I was her pumpkin pie, Her precious peach and honey boy, The apple of her eye. But after years of married life This thought I pause to utter: Those fancy names are now all gone, I’m just her bread and butter. I know that this is how marriage feels to many people. We used to really love each other, but now we are there just to provide for each other. What... Read more

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