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David Parks
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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Stop Look And Listen
Contributed on Oct 11, 2023
We need to Stop Look and Listen
STOP LOOK AND LISTEN INTRODUCTIONS 1. Stop Look and Listen. Does this sound familiar? 2. Describe the weekend rat race: Dad works over, gets up Saturday washes the car, cuts the grass leaves with the camper (constantly yelling at Junior) runs to the campground etc. 3. Wait. Stop!......... ...read more
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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
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
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Stop Look And Listen
Contributed on Oct 11, 2023
Stop Look and Listen Early in the 20th century, with the advent of the automobile, the country's largest railroad became concerned about the many collisions at crossings. The company offered $2,500 for the three best words to use on a warning sign. The top prize winner was paid $833 for ...read more
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Cheating
Contributed on Jan 23, 2023
Cheating now more common Once upon a time in a tiny French village, the townspeople decided to honor their parish priest by each bringing a bottle of wine the following Sunday for the pastor’s empty wine barrel. The pastor was delighted, and he asked all in attendance to join him for a glass of ...read more
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The Perfect Church
Contributed on Sep 19, 2022
If you should find the perfect church Without one spot or sore For goodness sake! Don’t join that church! For it won’t be perfect anymore. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease. Then pass it by, lest you join it, And mar the masterpiece. But since no perfect church ...read more
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Ten Rules For Improving The Church
Contributed on Jun 3, 2022
TEN RULES FOR IMPROVING THE CHURCH 1. Tell yourself over and over that since you are not perfect you would not fit into a perfect congregation, if one existed. 2. Instead of picking out the worldly members to point to, pick out the sincere, dedicated, spiritual members and thank God for them. You ...read more
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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