Inside the Wedding Ring

Posted by on 4.21.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon called Inside the Wedding Ring. Here’s an excerpt:I do not tire of quoting Jess Moody who said that people choose a church with their noses. They can smell the joy.That’s as good a summary as I’ve ever heard. People can smell the joy on Sunday morning. And they can smell th …

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Where Is Jesus When We Need Him?

Posted by on 4.7.07 in Good Friday-Easter, Sermons

We have just posted a new Easter sermon:Where Is Jesus When We Need Him?Here is an excerpt:We all live somewhere between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We are on the long Emmaus Road journey together. There are times when we feel alone and overwhelmed and doubts creep in and our heart gives way and we feel like we can&rsquo …

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Looking for a Good Friday Message?

Posted by on 4.6.07 in Sermons

Tonight many churches will have Good Friday services. If you are speaking at such a service and still don’t have your message nailed down, you might want to check out this brief message by Paul Barreca, pastor of Faith Bible Church in Vineland, NJ, whose son is deployed with the troops in Iraq. Each week he sends out …

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Leah’s New Sermon CD Covers

Posted by on 4.5.07 in Keep Believing Ministries, Sermons, Uncategorized

Check out the brand-new sermon CD covers Leah designed for the five CD sets we plan to offer. Click on the Stealth Attack cover and a slide show will come up on your screen. It will take you through the CD covers and the individual CD labels for all five sets. Leah did the designs and Josh helped post them on the Internet.O …

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Father, Forgive Them

Posted by on 3.30.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon called Father, Forgive Them. Here is an excerpt:In order to come to grips with the healing power of forgiveness, we need two things: soft hearts and courage. Some of us have been deeply hurt by the things others have done to us. People have attacked us, maligned us, mistreated us, abused us, …

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Five Good Friday-Easter Sermons from the Apostles’ Creed

Posted by on 3.28.07 in Good Friday-Easter, Sermons

Here are five Good Friday/Easter sermons from the series on the Apostles’ Creed. Please feel free to use these sermons in any way that may be helpful in your own sermon preparation or to prepare your own heart for Holy Week.The Man Who Killed JesusThe Day God DiedGod’s ScapegoatThe Strangest Part of the Creed: & …

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Fifteen Easter Sermons

Posted by on 3.26.07 in Good Friday-Easter, Sermons

Here are fifteen Easter sermons. You are welcome to use this material in any way that might be helpful to you as you prepare your heart for the celebration of our Lord’s resurrection from the dead.Good News from the GraveyardEaster and the Secular Mind Christ and the Problem of DeathThe Apostle Who Would Not BelieveMa …

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Caiaphas: Close But Not Close Enough

Posted by on 3.24.07 in Good Friday-Easter, Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon on Caiaphas, the high priest who plotted to kill Jesus:Caiaphas: Close But Not Close EnoughHere’s an excerpt:Caiaphas was so close to the truth. So close but not close enough. He was a religious leader who ought to have known that everything in the Old Testament pointed to Christ. His …

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Three Sermons on Judas

Posted by on 3.22.07 in Good Friday-Easter, Sermons

First it was the “Da Vinci Code,” then it was the “Gospel of Judas,” and now it is the “Lost Tomb of Jesus.” We seem to live in a time when skeptics and doubters and outright opponents of the Christian faith are making front-page news. There are many ways of responding to the current wave …

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Faces Around the Cross

Posted by on 3.21.07 in Good Friday-Easter, Sermons

Here is a six-part sermon series called Faces Around the Cross. Please feel free to use this material in any way that might be helpful as you prepare to preach and teach or simply to strengthen your own heart as we walk with Christ to the cross. The Man Who Would Be KingCaiaphas: Close But Not Close EnoughDoubters …

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