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Bryan Beverly
Contributing sermons since Aug 5, 2014
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Let Go Of Lazarus
Contributed on Sep 2, 2019
Everyone has a ‘Lazarus’; everyone has a person, place or thing that they believe is essential to their lives. We can’t imagine life without our ‘Lazarus’. This sermon encourages us to mature in our faith by ‘letting go of Lazarus’ and holding on to Christ.
Let Go of Lazarus So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with ...read more
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Alive - But Not Productive
Contributed on Jan 29, 2019
This sermon examines why Jesus cursed the fig tree, and what that means for followers of Christ.
INTRODUCTION A while back, I visited an old family friend. This person had not seen me for a long time. Let me reenact our encounter (place and then slowly take off cap). The reason why my friend’s voice trailed off at the end is because my afro had taken an extended vacation. Oh mind you, my ...read more
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A Heart For The Gospel’
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
15You Philippians indeed know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you alone. 16For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me help for my needs more than once. 17Not that I seek the gift, but I seek ...read more
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It Starts In The Heart’
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
23Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. (Proverbs 4:23; NRSV) Let us remember to prepare our hearts each week in our service to the Lord. Please invest time in prayer, to seek the mind of Christ, on how you can best give of your resources and yourself in ...read more
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Many Gifts But One Heart
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 6We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 7ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in ...read more
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Stewardship Messages For Church Newsletters
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016