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Joel Smith
Contributing sermons since Jun 23, 2008
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Lessons Learned From The Village Atheist
Contributed on May 25, 2015
Atheism has its reasons. This sermon examines the circumstances which contribute to the illogical choice for atheism.
Lessons Learned from the Village Atheist (Open with image of Christopher Hitchens) Can you identify the man on the screen? This is the famous or infamous Christopher Hitchens. He died on December 15th of last year. Hitchens was a gifted writer who notably transitioned from early Marxist ...read more
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Navigating The Waves Of Doubt
Contributed on May 25, 2015
A little doubt will do you good if you learn to navigate its waves.
Navigating the Waves of Doubt John 20:24-31 This morning I want to introduce an idea to you that is so counterintuitive, you won’t believe me when I first tell you. I’m going to talk to you about doubt today and you’re going to doubt the truthfulness of my main point. Here ...read more
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Somewhere Between Quack And Quisling
Contributed on May 25, 2015
Somewhere between quack and quisling is the remnant. Strive to be among that number.
Somewhere Between Quack and Quisling Ezra 9 and 10 Before we read Ezra 9 and 10 let's back up and get a broad overview of what happened to the Jews up to this point. I'm going to back up and then go slightly ahead because it will matter when we consider Ezra's response to God: 605 BC - ...read more
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Hell
Contributed on Apr 16, 2011
Hell is the eternal, conscious, tormenting state of existence of those separated from God.
The summer of my seventh year I attended a Vacation Bible School at Grace Baptist Church in Tyro, North Carolina. My family attended a United Methodist Church in the neighboring community and this VBS was quite similar to what I was used to: games; sugar wafers; cherry Kool-Aid; flannel-graph; I ...read more
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Resisting Thought Assault
Contributed on Jul 30, 2009
God created you for a calling, but you’re going to have to fight for it.
When I read this Paul’s final teaching in the book of Ephesians. It reminds me of George C. Scott in that classic movie “Patton.” He’s standing in front of an enormous American flag rallying the men to fight the battle before them during WW II. In he utters one of the best lines I’ve ever heard ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Ezra
Contributed on May 25, 2015
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Ephesians (Joel Smith)
Contributed on Apr 19, 2009
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Luke’s Unlikely Christmas Heroes
Contributed on Dec 4, 2008
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Beauty For Ashes: Good News From The Book Of Genesis
Contributed on Jun 23, 2008