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Beginnings (Old Testament)
Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 29, 2017 (message contributor)
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1. Joseph
Contributed on Aug 29, 2017
Three things I need to know in my trials
ENGAGE Most of you know by now that Matt Dodd, one of the missionaries that we support as a church, was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer a little over two months ago and then experienced a stroke a little over a month ago. And if you have been reading any of his wife, Cameron’s, updates on ...read more
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2. Adam And Eve
Contributed on Aug 29, 2017
First in a series intended to take our church through the Old Testament in a year.
ENGAGE Let’s suppose that you get home from work and find that your Amazon order had been delivered that day. You open it up and there is the latest novel from your favorite author. You can hardly wait to get started reading it, but you eat dinner, spend some time with the family, tuck the kids ...read more
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3. Cain And Abel
Contributed on Aug 29, 2017
Cain and Abel establish a Biblical cycle that goes back and forth between promise and hope and disobedience and despair.
ENGAGE It’s one of those things that when it’s right, you don’t even notice it. And yet it is still one of the most important aspects of a joyful, fulfilling life. It’s undoubtedly important in music. When everyone on the worship team plays and sings right along with it, the music sounds ...read more
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4. Noah
Contributed on Aug 29, 2017
When life is at its worst God is at His best
ENGAGE Contrary to what some teach, Jesus never promised us that if we would follow Him we would have an easy life. So as we gather here this morning, it’s pretty likely that all of us are experiencing some kind of difficulties or trials in our lives – obviously some much more severe than ...read more
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5. Abraham
Contributed on Aug 29, 2017
Faith in God’s promises conquers the fear of my prospects
ENGAGE Have you ever made some kind of bold decision or taken a strong stand on some issue and then at some point began to wonder if you really did the right thing after all? I know that I certainly have. When Mary and I had kids, we made the commitment that Mary would stay home with the kids ...read more
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6. Jacob
Contributed on Aug 29, 2017
When I want to “come home” God will show me the way but I have to take the wheel
ENGAGE Many years ago when I was working for a land development company in Albuquerque, the company had its own airplane. Although we had a full-time pilot, the company president was also a pilot so many of the times that I flew on the plane with him, he would pilot the plane. He was actually a ...read more
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7. Job
Contributed on Aug 29, 2017
When I go through trials, what matters is who I know not what I know
ENGAGE I can’t prove it absolutely, but my guess is that the most asked question throughout history, regardless of culture, has been this one: Why do bad things happen to good people? And that question is certainly at the heart of the life of the man that we’ll look at this morning – ...read more