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Ken Pell
Contributing sermons since Nov 27, 2006
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Encounters With Jesus ... John The Baptist: A Witness Par Excellence (#2)
Contributed on Oct 17, 2015
In order to be a witness you need to be out there where the people are; declaring to them the life you have found in Christ.
ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: JOHN THE BAPTIST – WITNESS PAR EXCELLENCE JOHN 3:22-30 John 3:22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was ...read more
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Encounters With Jesus
Contributed on Oct 10, 2015
The Gospel of John contains many short stories showing responses we have when we encounter Jesus Christ; some are positive and preferred while some are not. This sermon is an introduction to the series.
THEME DEVELOPMENT When my son was right out of college he worked for an electronics manufacturer that sent him to China to learn how their production process functioned. While there, Craig did what all tourists do … he shopped. To his amusement he saw many products being sold on the street ...read more
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I Am Convinced Of Better Things In Your Case
Contributed on Oct 3, 2015
God believes in you and has given you great resources to live an abundant life.
WE ARE CONVINCED OF BETTER THINGS HEBREWS 6:9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. {Hebrews 6:9} PRE-SERMON QUESTION: Hey do you have your phones with you today? I have a text ...read more
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From Boomtown To Boondocks
Contributed on Apr 5, 2015
I used this sermon for Easter but it is simply message inviting people to follow Christ. The Big idea: "The resurrection changes everything."
FROM BOOMTOWN TO BOONDOCKS Ephesians 2:1-10 Big Idea: The Resurrection changes everything! 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at ...read more
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Palm Sunday: Where Is He ... The King Of The Jews?
Contributed on Mar 29, 2015
How do we react to the awareness of Christ as King?
The King of Glory (Responsive Reading) Psalm 24:7-10, Rev. 15:3-4 Leader: Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, People: That the King of glory may come in. Leader: Who is this King of glory? People: The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Encounters With Jesus
Contributed on Oct 10, 2015
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Bridges And Ditches: The Book Of Acts For Today
Contributed on Jan 3, 2015
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Consider Your Ways: A Call To Holiness
Contributed on Sep 10, 2014
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Advent 2013: Hope Is On The Way!
Contributed on Dec 1, 2013
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What Must I Do?d
Contributed on Jun 15, 2013
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Max Lucado: Interlock Our Understandings
Contributed on Aug 6, 2013
In his book, “Imagine Your Life Without Fear” Max Lucado gives some significant insight when he says, "Questions can make hermits out of us, driving us into hiding. Yet the cave has no answers. Christ distributes courage through community; he dissipates doubts through fellowship. He never ...read more
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Few Who Bear His Cross
Contributed on Jul 18, 2013
FEW WHO BEAR HIS CROSS In Thomas á Kempis' book, The Imitation of Christ he says, Jesus has many who love his kingdom in heaven, but few who bear his cross. He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. He finds many to share his feast, but few his fasting. All desire to ...read more
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Turn A Blind Eye
Contributed on Jul 8, 2013
TURN A BLIND EYE We must obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29) Have you turned a blind eye to God’s Word? Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase "turn a blind eye," which means to ignore undesirable information. The saying comes from a 19th century British naval battle. On April 2, 1801, during ...read more
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Self-Denial At The Threat Of Death
Contributed on Jun 15, 2013
"Faith Helped Woman Confront British Terrorists" Remember a few weeks ago when the British soldier was beheaded in broad daylight outside his barracks? The Telegraph, a British paper, reported that a mother and Cub Scout leader, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, age 48, confronted the terrorists ...read more
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The Hobbit: Denying Yourself
Contributed on Jun 15, 2013
The Hobbit: Denying Yourself In the movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” there is a scene where the Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who is accompanying 13 dwarves on a mission, unexpectedly disappears and seems to have abandoned the dwarves during a crucial battle. They were losing. Bilbo does ...read more