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David Parks
Contributing sermons since Apr 15, 2002
Newest Sermons
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The Chrisitan And The Iron
Contributed on Jan 31, 2022
1. Place a brown paper sack on the pulpit and let people wonder what’s in it. 2. One of Jesus' most effective methods of instruction was the "object lesson."
TEXT: Phil. 4:13-19 INTRODUCTION: 1. Place a brown paper sack on the pulpit and let people wonder what’s in it. 2. One of Jesus' most effective methods of instruction was the "object lesson." 3. With the object lesson, the instructor takes an object – either inanimate or animate – and ...read more
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The Power Of Hope
Contributed on Jan 31, 2022
1. We all need hope. 2. Hope is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. 3. Wouldn’t you love to be as self-assured as King David? 4. If any man ever lived on the mountain, it was David.
I. We all need hope consider David. He Had it all. A. Killed the bear and the lion with his bare hands. B. He had stood in the valley of Elah and killed the giant. C. Saul has killed his thousands, but David had killed his ten thousands. D. He conquered Jerusalem E. He was the champion of Israel. 2 ...read more
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Hope For The Future
Contributed on Jan 17, 2022
Have you ever noticed that man and women who do not know and trust God have an innate fear of the future?
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE Introduction: 1. Have you ever noticed that man and women who do not know and trust God have an innate fear of the future? 2. Do you doubt me? 3. WHERE WERE YOU AT 11:58 P.M. on December 31, 1999? What was going through your mind? Was your heart beating just a little fast? Were ...read more
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The Upward Call
Contributed on Jan 15, 2022
With the year 2022 I want to encourage you to turn the page the past and focus on the future and accept the upward call
Text: Philippians 3:12-14 Introduction: 1. Illustration – Recently, a Taiwanese tourist visiting Australia was so engrossed by her Facebook page on her smartphone that she walked right off the pier plunging twenty feet into the icy waters of the ocean below. Rescue workers were called and after ...read more
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Ten Commandments For Teens
Contributed on May 3, 2021
Since Moses came down off the mountain, lists of ten have been popular
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR TEENAGERS Text: 1 Tim 4:12-13 INTRODUCTION: 1. Since Moses came down from the mountain with the 10 Commandments, groupings of 10 have been popular 2. For years David Letterman’s nightly feature was a Top Ten List. 3. Today we are going to talk about (Title). 4. Before you get ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Growing In Grace
Contributed on Oct 31, 2014
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Modern Family God’s Way
Contributed on Aug 6, 2013
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Modern Family God's Way
Contributed on Aug 6, 2013
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Walking Like Jesus
Contributed on Feb 21, 2012
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What Kid’s Need
Contributed on Nov 30, 2007
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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"grudgitis" Killer Disease
Contributed on Jan 14, 2022
"GRUDGITIS" ... KILLER DISEASE "Fret not thyself because of evildoers..." (Psalm 37:1). A grizzly bear lumbered into a clearing where garbage had been dumped. Tourists noticed that there was only one animal the grizzly would permit to eat with him - a skunk. Doubtless he ...read more
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A Pound Of The Eternal
Contributed on Jan 14, 2022
A Pound Of The Eternal David E. Parks One of the most compelling quotes I have ever read comes from a book by Charles Swindoll, Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living. Out of the hundreds of books that I have read over the decades, I know of no quote that has as frequently returned to ...read more
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If I Had But One Sermon To Hear
Contributed on Jun 16, 2021
IF I HAD BUT ONE SERMON TO HEAR In 1906 Charles Reynolds Brown was preaching in the San Francisco Bay area of California. That spring, on the Sunday generally designated as Easter, he and the other preachers of the region spoke to full houses. Years later, he mentioned that particular Sunday in his ...read more
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The Importance Of Preaching
Contributed on Aug 27, 2020
March 4, 1881 was a beautiful spring day in Washington D.C. James Garfield stood on the Capitol steps, placed a hand on the Bible, another on his heart, faced a crowd of thousands, and was sworn in as the 20th President of the United States. Like every Inauguration, it was a day ripe with ...read more
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A Confident Faith
Contributed on Apr 2, 2013
A CONFIDENT FAITH Jesus indicted the Pharisees saying: "All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will ...read more