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Ed Sasnett
Contributing sermons since Aug 5, 2004
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Everyone Can Serve
Contributed on Jan 27, 2021
Christians are to serve the church.
Show video clip of Hoosiers when the coach is talking to Jimmy about using his gift to play basketball. Jimmy had a gift but he refused to use it and the team suffered. Later in the movie when Jimmy joins the team, the team goes from average to a championship contender and Jimmy is much ...read more
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Certainty
Contributed on Dec 23, 2020
Christians are secure in their relationship with God because of the work and love of Jesus Christ.
About two years after becoming a follower of Jesus Christ, I began to doubt if I was saved. At the end of the message on Sunday morning, July 4, 1976, the pastor invited people who wanted to become followers of Jesus to meet him at the front of the auditorium. Basically, I’m an introvert, but I ...read more
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Love One Another
Contributed on Dec 23, 2020
Love should be a Christian's single most defining attribute.
Badges identify people. There’s the policeman’s badge (make a paper star). Every service company has its’ employees wear a badge (plastic cover with name inside). Boy Scouts and Awana children have badges telling you about their achievements (Awana shirt or sash). Christians have badges too. ...read more
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Adoption
Contributed on Oct 2, 2020
Christians are encouraged in this world of suffering because of our special privileges as God's adopted children.
Paul Tournier, the famous Swiss physician and counselor, reported his surprise in his book Creative Suffering upon reading an article entitled “Orphans Lead the World.” The article appeared in a respected medical journal and surveyed the lives of 300 leaders who had an impact on world history. ...read more
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The Difference Maker
Contributed on Sep 16, 2020
Only the Person of the Holy Spirit provides the power to overcome our sinful nature.
Pastor Tony Evans begins his book on the Holy Spirit by telling us an imaginative, hypothetical story. Suppose you’ve just come from the appliance store and you have seen the most incredible refrigerator. It’s huge. It has all the bells and whistles that you’d expect on a refrigerator, plus some ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Stewardship
Contributed on Jan 27, 2021
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Marks Of The Genuine Church
Contributed on Jun 27, 2020
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Be Happy
Contributed on Mar 2, 2016
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Uncomparable Truths
Contributed on Feb 24, 2016
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1 John
Contributed on Jul 13, 2015
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Growing Through Pain
Contributed on Oct 2, 2020
Paul Tournier, the famous Swiss physician and counselor, reported his surprise in his book Creative Suffering upon reading an article entitled “Orphans Lead the World.” The article appeared in a respected medical journal and surveyed the lives of 300 leaders who had an impact on world history. ...read more
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The Difference Maker
Contributed on Sep 16, 2020
My pastor, Wana Archer, tells about a time when he was a teenager and worked at a restaurant for .25 cents/hour. In this restaurant, there was a gambling machine that looked like a pinball machine. A player would deposit a nickel and get one shot to hit the jackpot or win some money. He noticed ...read more
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Failed Love
Contributed on Sep 15, 2020
Thomas Carlyle lived from 1795 to 1881. He was a Scot essayist and historian. During his lifetime, he became one of the world’s greatest writers. However, he was human, and humans make mistakes. On October 17, 1825, Carlyle married his secretary Jane Welsh. She was an intelligent, attractive, ...read more
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Your Cheatin' Heart
Contributed on Aug 12, 2020
Ft. Knox guards $13 billion in gold. During WWII, the original Declaration of Independence, the original copy of the U.S. Constitution, the first printing of the copy of the Guttenberg Bible, and the original copy of Magna Carta were all moved to Ft. Knox. The security is updated constantly. Not ...read more
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Your Cheatin' Heart
Contributed on Aug 12, 2020
Your Cheatin’ Heart is a song written and recorded in 1952 by country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams. However, the song was released after his death in 1953. Your Cheatin’ Heart is considered one of the greatest songs of country music. The song is a slow ballad, telling an ...read more