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Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly - Luke 12:16-21 - Jun 23, 2007 - 302
The land of a rich man produced plentifully and he thought to himself, “What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?” And he said, “I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul ... More
A Place to Share - Acts 4:32-37 - Feb 7, 1999 - 6
This is the third sermon in the four-part series “A Place to Belong.” In this series we are examining the incredible dynamic that made the early church reach so many people so quickly. As I noted in the first sermon, the first Christians had none of the advantages we consider necessary t ... More
His Eye Is On the Sparrow: The Doctrine of God's Omniscience - Psalm 145:4-5 - Feb 16, 1997 - 467
"If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer—His grace sufficient, His promise unchangeable.” John NewtonThis week I was involved in three different discussions regarding one of the thorniest issues of Christian theolo ... More
The Sin No One Will Admit - Exodus 20:17 - Aug 16, 1992 - 723
We begin the final message in this series with the text of the Tenth Commandment: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” The key w ... More
Overcoming Materialism - I Timothy 6:17-19 - Nov 24, 2002 - 704
If you are rich, this sermon is for you.There aren’t many sermons directed at rich people, but this one is. My text is a word from the Apostle Paul to the rich Christians in the church at Ephesus. The first phrase of verse 17 makes it very clear: “Command those who are rich in this prese ... More
After You've Done Something Stupid - Jun 27, 2004
AFTER YOU’VE DONE SOMETHING STUPID by Ray Pritchard The headline told the story: “Politicians’ Private Lives Disappearing.” The writer began by discussing Bill Clinton’s moral failures while he was president. Those failings are well known to us all and don’t need to ... More
Elijah and the Ravens - 1 Kings 17:2-7 - Mar 7, 2006 - 185
Until recently, everything I knew about ravens, I learned from Edgar Allen Poe. I don’t know when I first read his poem large black birds closely related to crows, the main difference being that ravens are bigger, with a wingspan that reaches 50 inches. They can be found from the arctic to the ... More
This Same Jesus: The Blessed Hope of the Church - Acts 1:10-11 - Apr 5, 1998 - 638
"They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way ... More
The Treasure Principle - Matthew 6:19-34 - Apr 17, 2005 - 602
This is the second sermon in a two-part miniseries on God and our money. We’re doing this because we’re praying that God will help us pay off the remainder of the Legacy Campaign debt by Thanksgiving. Our greater goal is to get free of debt so we can move forward with our dream of becomi ... More
Why Christ Came - Luke 19:10 - Oct 2, 2011 - 1294
There is no more pressing question today than this: Why did Christ come to the earth? It is not enough to know who Jesus is. By and large the world knows what Christians believe about Jesus. But what the world wants to know is this: Why did he come and what difference does it make? Many answers have ... More
Y2K Survey Results - Various - Jan 12, 1999 - 557
First of all, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to respond. Reading your comments has been a learning experience for me. I have passed along your responses to Pastor Bob Boerman and the Y2K Task Force. I make the following observations:1) I received over 100 responses to the Y2K ... More
