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2018-06-14T14:01:23-05:00

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Luke 23:26-46 What We Owe a Veteran

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 2:01 pm   By Jim Erwin

 Luke 23:26-46 What We Owe a Veteran Luke 23:26-46 What We Owe a Veteran is a sermon about the importance and value of veterans in providing freedom for our lives. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the world celebrated!  WHY?  Because World War I was over. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation to celebrate Armistice Day on November 11.  In 1938, the day was declared a national holiday.  In 1954, the name... Read more

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2018-06-14T14:04:23-05:00

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Romans 11:25-26 God’s Time Limit on Evangelism

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 2:04 pm   By Jim Erwin

Romans 11:25-26 God’s Time Limit on Evangelism Romans 11:25-26 God’s Time Limit on Evangelism is a sermon that explains the need for evangelism because God has a time limit on its effectiveness. “So that you will not be conceited, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery: A partial hardening has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.” (Romans 11:25, HCSB) God has a time limit on evangelism. This was... Read more

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2017-11-17T18:11:54-05:00

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Joel 2:21-27 Attitude of Gratitude

Last updated on: November 17, 2017 at 6:11 pm   By Jim Erwin

Joel 2:21-27 Attitude of Gratitude Joel 2:21-27 Attitude of Gratitude is a sermon for Thanksgiving A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to ‘clean up’ the... Read more

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2018-06-14T14:09:21-05:00

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Zechariah 14:1-11 The Bible in the News: Jerusalem

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 2:09 pm   By Jim Erwin

Zechariah 14:1-11 The Bible in the News: Jerusalem I want to share with you from time to time a series of sermons which I will call: “The Bible in the News.” Tonight, I want to share with you about Jerusalem. In this case, we will look at the future of Jerusalem in the near future. At present, Israel is at the brink of war with Hamas which is based in the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah which is Arabic for Party of... Read more

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2018-06-14T14:18:20-05:00

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How Much God Really Cares for You This Christmas

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 2:18 pm   By Jim Erwin

How Much God Really Cares for You This Christmas How Much God Really Cares for You This Christmas is a sermon about the ways in which God really cares for you this Christmas. Peace – Love – Joy – Hope These are the four words God wants us to associate with Christmas. Stess – Loneliness – Sadness – Despair These are the words that we most often see with people we know during Christmas. Do you know that these four... Read more

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2018-06-13T22:38:09-05:00

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God’s Best Gift in the Worst of Times

Last updated on: June 13, 2018 at 10:38 pm   By Jim Erwin

God’s Best Gift in the Worst of Times INTRODUCTION: “WHO WILL I BE?” GAME Why did I quiz you in this way? It is because this is how it was for the people during the birth of Jesus Christ. Everyone knew enough information about His Coming that they could probably determine when He would come. Let me share with you a list of prophecies that were fulfilled when Jesus Christ was born. Notice that sprinkled all through the Old Testament,... Read more

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2018-06-13T22:10:43-05:00

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The Temptation to Be Like Everyone Else

Last updated on: June 13, 2018 at 10:10 pm   By Jim Erwin

 The Temptation to Be Like Everyone Else “The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.”” (1 Samuel 8:19–20, HCSB) No one wants to be unique anymore. Everyone wants to fit in. Follow the crowd because we want to be like everyone else. Peer pressure is the hardest pressure to overcome.... Read more

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2018-06-13T22:19:37-05:00

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Animals as Angels in Disguise

Last updated on: June 13, 2018 at 10:19 pm   By Jim Erwin

Animals as Angels in Disguise “Then the Lord God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, you are cursed more than any livestock and more than any wild animal. You will move on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life. I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:14–15, HCSB) In the beginning, animals... Read more

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2018-06-14T14:57:00-05:00

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God Uses Hornets to Protect His People

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 2:57 pm   By Jim Erwin

God Uses Hornets to Protect His People God Uses Hornets to Protect His People is a simple thought reflection from Joshua 24:12 about the way that God can use hornets, or any of His creation to protect His people. “I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you. It was not by your sword or bow.” (Joshua 24:12, HCSB) God uses bees (ok, so technically hornets) to chase His enemies. I don’t... Read more

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2018-06-14T14:56:44-05:00

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Belief and Promise

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 2:56 pm   By Jim Erwin

 Belief and Promise Belief and Promise is a simple thought reflection from Genesis 15:6 about the connection between my belief in God and His promises that He keeps to me. “Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6, HCSB) At some point in the relationship between God and Abram, Abram decided to believe that God was important to believe. He discovered that if God made a promise to Him, then Abram could trust God.... Read more

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