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2018-05-25T10:20:24-05:00

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Ecclesiastes Sermon Series

Last updated on: May 25, 2018 at 10:20 am   By Jim Erwin

Ecclesiastes Sermon Series Below, I have compiled the sermon series that I preached from Ecclesiastes. This series was one of the most challenging and most enjoyable series I have preached. You are welcome to look through these links for sermon ideas of your own. On the bottom, I have linked to a series of posts that I have written that are related to Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 Is Life Pointless? Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 How Can I Be Happy? Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 What Is... Read more

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2018-05-24T17:24:38-05:00

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What to Do With the Good Things in My Life

Last updated on: May 24, 2018 at 5:24 pm   By Jim Erwin

What to Do With the Good Things in My Life Genesis 48:1-22 I want you to close your eyes. Now that you have your eyes closed, I want you to think about all the good things in your life. Reflect for a minute on all the good things – people, events, changes, ideas, that made your life great. What are you going to do with these good things that you have in life? To answer that question, we need to... Read more

Genesis

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2018-05-24T17:24:54-05:00

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How Parents Can Encourage Their Families Through Life’s Challenges

Last updated on: May 24, 2018 at 5:24 pm   By Jim Erwin

How Parents Can Encourage Their Families Through Life’s Challenges Ruth 1:1-22 Four brothers left home for college and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together. They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a big house built for Mama.” The second said, ” I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the house.”... Read more

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2018-05-24T16:15:06-05:00

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Dr. Paige Patterson Is Out As President of SWBTS

Last updated on: May 24, 2018 at 4:15 pm   By Jim Erwin

Dr. Paige Patterson Is Out As President of SWBTS Dr. Paige Patterson is out as President of SWBTS (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) and will be promoted to President Emeritus as well as theologian-in-residence at the Baptist Heritage Center at Southwestern. To quote the official statement from Southwestern: After much prayer and a more than 13-hour discussion regarding challenges facing the Institution, including those of enrollment, financial, leadership and institutional identity, the Board determined to move in the direction of new... Read more

Culture Watch

2018-05-14T21:20:51-05:00

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Journeying with John

Last updated on: May 14, 2018 at 9:20 pm   By Jim Erwin

Journeying with John Journeying with John: Hearing the Voice of John’s Gospel in Years A, B, and C by James Woodward, Paula Gooder, and Mark Pryce is meant to explain how a person can use the lectionary cycle to see the entire work of this Gospel. The authors use their knowledge of the Lectionary cycle to give the reader an excellent primer on the Gospel of John. Woodward, Gooder, and Pryce make some interesting points about the Gospel of John.... Read more

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Lectionary

2018-05-08T16:33:27-05:00

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How to Raise Great Kids in Today’s World

Last updated on: May 8, 2018 at 4:33 pm   By Jim Erwin

How to Raise Great Kids in Today’s World Ephesians 6:1-9 In 2002, only 9 percent of adults said the children they saw in public were respectful toward adults. In 2004, more than one of three teachers considered leaving their profession or knew another teacher who quit. The reason? Students’ “intolerable behavior.” So said Public Agenda, a nonprofit and nonpartisan research group. In 2005, 70 percent of people surveyed said, “People are ruder than they were 20 or 30 years ago.”... Read more

Ephesians

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Ephesians

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2018-05-11T12:01:41-05:00

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#ChurchDV Is A Necessary Topic for Discussion in the SBC

Last updated on: May 11, 2018 at 12:01 pm   By Jim Erwin

#ChurchDV Is A Necessary Topic for Discussion in the SBC Church domestic violence is a necessary topic for discussion in the Southern Baptist Convention. As we approach the upcoming 2018 Annual Meeting in Dallas, there could never be a better time to address this issue as a convention. #MeToo and Male Church Leaders The #MeToo movement has come to affect evangelicals. First, powerful men in Hollywood were exposed for their mistreatment of women. Then politicians from Washington who had mistreated... Read more

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Paige Patterson

SBC

2018-05-04T19:37:41-05:00

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Learning to Rejoice With Christ

Last updated on: May 4, 2018 at 7:37 pm   By Jim Erwin

Learning to Rejoice With Christ There are times in life when one takes time to enjoy. The birth of a child. An adoption. A birthday. When one graduates. Life is a journey full of experiences – some helpful, some wonderful, and some painful. But joy can happen at other times as well. The fourth way to be a Christian STAR is to rejoice. When you behold Jesus, you are looking to Jesus and you are holding onto Jesus. You serve... Read more

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Philippians

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2018-05-03T11:04:10-05:00

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By Which We Are Saved by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra

Last updated on: May 3, 2018 at 11:04 am   By Jim Erwin

By Which We Are Saved by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra By Which We Are Saved by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra, is a book that is designed to help Christians share the Gospel with confidence. The structure of the book is similar to a companion book I Have Some Good News. Yet each book serves a different purpose. I Have Some Good News, is a book that can be given to anyone who wants to know how to have a relationship with... Read more

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2018-05-03T10:42:47-05:00

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I Have Some Good News by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra

Last updated on: May 3, 2018 at 10:42 am   By Jim Erwin

I Have Some Good News by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra I Have Some Good News by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra, is a book that can be given to anyone who wants to know how to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. The structure of the book is similar to a companion book By Which We Are Saved. However, this book is an extended evangelistic tract, written to provide the reader everything one needs to know to have a... Read more

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