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Jim Butcher
Contributing sermons since Nov 13, 2000
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Why Jesus Rested
Contributed on Aug 15, 2018
A look at how Jesus rested on the Saturday of Holy Week. It was the Sabbath day and He was able to rest because He had finished His work well.
Well-Earned Rest: Some of the best rest comes from finished work completed well. - Most of us have had that moment: you’ve been working hard all day on a project – maybe you’re painting a bedroom. It’s long needed work and today was the day. It took the better part of your Saturday, but as you ...read more
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Encouragement For ‘silence Saturdays’
Contributed on Aug 10, 2018
There are times in our walk of faith when God seems silent, as He did on the Saturday of Holy Week. A look at how to deal with the times of silence.
The Day After: The disciples were confused and depressed on the “Silence Saturday.” - John 19:30; John 20:13, 19. - I want to introduce a term to you: “Silence Saturday.” - When we think of Holy Week, we think of the various important days: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday. ...read more
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Practical Strategies For Conquering Porn
Contributed on Aug 10, 2018
Some insight for defeating the temptation of pornography in your life.
Practical Strategies For Conquering Porn: 1. You have to want to break free. - This will not happen by accident or without a struggle. - It will be a battle. - You have to be willing to do the work to get free. 2. Staying away beats willpower. - A strategy for failure is to ...read more
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Five Key Spiritual Truths For Battling Porn
Contributed on Aug 10, 2018
A look at five essential spiritual truths to defeat porn in your life. Lots of Scripture references for further research.
What Does The Truth Matter? The truth will set you free. - John 8:31-32. - These verses are often quoted in a poetic way – and they are beautiful words. But they also speak to an essential spiritual idea. That idea is that the truth will set you free. It will set you free from sin. - I ...read more
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Porn Promises A Shortcut That’s Really A Dead-End
Contributed on Jul 27, 2018
Using the Temptation of Christ as a text, this sermon examines how sex is a good gift from God, but porn tries to offer a shortcut to sexual satisfaction.
AN OVERLOOKED TRUTH: Sex was God’s idea and it is a good gift from Him. - Genesis 2:20-25. - The church often comes across as anti-sex. We talk a lot about what’s wrong with the way our culture handles sex. This sermon series largely falls into that category, so I’m not saying that there is ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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The Forgotten Day Of Holy Week: Saturday
Contributed on Aug 10, 2018
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Porn
Contributed on Jul 18, 2018
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How To Be More Generous
Contributed on May 18, 2018
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Pride
Contributed on Feb 20, 2015
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Assured: Being Confident About Final Judgment
Contributed on Oct 8, 2014
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What God Told Me At 4 A.m. In Guangzhou, China
Contributed on Apr 13, 2018
Note: this story is told by me - Jim Butcher of Madison WV. I want to tell you a story about an insight that God gave me into John 14:1-4, the passage where Jesus speaks of going to prepare a place for us. This is the story of something that happened to me several years ago while I was in ...read more
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Who, In Hell
Contributed on Apr 13, 2018
The business meeting at First Baptist was well into its second hour. It had been another cantankerous one. Lots of angry comments, snide remarks, and power plays. And, making it especially sad, the issue on the table wasn’t even an important one. The debate was over a relatively minor recent ...read more
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The Worst Boss Ever
Contributed on Apr 11, 2018
What if you had a boss that demanded that you check in with him every ten minutes no matter what? What if he required that even if you were in the middle of other important work in your office? What if he demanded that whether you were at the office or at home? What if he required that ...read more
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The Problem With Church 200 Years Ago
Contributed on Apr 11, 2018
I was recently reading an interesting book about life in America 200 years ago. One intriguing detail that the author shared was that back then most people only bathed once a year. It made me think of how unpleasant it would have been to gather on a sultry August Sunday morning in a sanctuary ...read more
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The King Who Owned Everything
Contributed on Apr 11, 2018
Once upon a time there was a king who ruled a vast domain. He was the wealthiest person in the world: thousands of horses, dozens of homes, access to anything his heart desired. There was nothing anyone could give him that he did not already possess. One day at the door of the throne room a ...read more