While we enjoy our cookouts and ballgames on Memorial Day and July 4th we often forget about the suffering and sacrifice that made it all possible.
As we celebrate Easter may we have the same mindset. It is more than egg hunts, pretty clothes and
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Introduction: David was known for many things: Saul’s minstrel, the champion against Goliath, and a man after God’s own Heart, among others. But there was an unintentionally humorous incident that didn’t put David in a very good light!
Text: 1 Samuel 21:10-15, KJV: 10 And David arose, and fled
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Introduction: Micah of Ephraim is one of the more unusual characters in Scripture. We’ve seen a couple of his misfortunes, but now, in another unintentionally humorous text, we’ll see he faced a problem he couldn’t possibly solve.
Text: Judges 18:18-26, KJV: 18 And these went into Micah's
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Israel’s (Jewish) contribution to blessing the World
Genesis 12:3 “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (also Gen. 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; Acts 3:25)
“For if the casting away of them be the
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There was a young boy named John and his favorite past time was playing marbles. John was out in the playground one day when he saw Susie carrying a box of chocolates.
Now John also loved to eat chocolates. So he thought for a while before saying to Susie:
“Susie, if you give me your box of
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Allenby captures Jerusalem without firing a shot 1917
Palestine was now in the hands of a Christian nation which only twelve months previously had officially declared its interest in the return of the Jews to their own land, and promised to assist them in facilitating the creation of a Jewish
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Introduction: The first verses of Judges 17 tell the story of Micah. In a word, he stole a lot of money from his mother, but returned it to her after she pronounced a curse on the stuff—and, probably, the thief whoever it may have been. The section concludes with Micah establishing his own
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Introduction: The days of Israel’s judges, before Samuel and the kingdom, were known as ‘seesaw days”: Israel alternated between being true to the God of Israel, then abandoning Him to worship the idols of other nations. Israel would be oppressed, and then cry out to their God for help, but then
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 5, 2024
Use part one to open the sermon.
Humor: Spit it Out!
One Sunday morning after church as I was shaking hands with a young dad, suddenly he said, “Pastor, excuse me, please.” He had noticed his little 4-year-old with something in her mouth. Fearing what she may have in her mouth, he demanded her to
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Introduction: Chances are either you, me, or someone we know has tried to excuse something that whoever it was, did. Excuses vary, but more often than not, the reply is something along the lines of “I don’t know how this happened!” One of the clearest cases of “I-don’t-know-itis” took place at the
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When I and my sister were young children we use to regularly have babysitters when our parents went out in the evenings. Some of the babysitters were fun! Some weren’t. The fun ones were the ones that let us play wild games that normally our parents would never let us do in the house if
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Feb 23, 2024
Hello, My Name is ...
“The witness of Lazarus.”
We are not sure that Lazarus ever spoke, I am sure he did, but the Bible doesn’t record it.
I certainly would have loved to have heard him share his testimony, maybe something like this.
“Hello, my name is Lazarus, and I am truly honored to speak to
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Feb 22, 2024
I Just Cried With Her
A little girl came home and told her mom that her best friend's grandma had died over the weekend. Her mom said, "That's so sad."
The little girl said, "Yes it was Mommy. She just sat in her chair and cried and cried."
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Text, Ecclesiastes 3:11, American Standard Version: He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.
Every day we live takes us one day closer to the end of our
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Text, Exodus 19:4, KJV: Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
When was the last time you found anything inspiring, let alone inspirational, when you renew your car's license plate/s? A few days before I wrote this,
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Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 20, 2024
"As I made my way to work amidst the severe cold, a sharp contrast to the warm, southern climes of Mississippi where I spent over a decade, the wind felt like it was slicing through my skin. In these freezing moments, as my pace quickened, almost to a run, my thoughts instinctively turned to
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Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 19, 2024
In a humorous yet thought-provoking comment, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson critiqued movies like 'Armageddon' and 'Moonfall' for violating more laws of physics per minute than any other movies. This observation serves as an interesting analogy for our spiritual lives. Much like
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Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 19, 2024
In one of the YouTube videos, Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his observation that humans, unlike most animals, sleep on their backs, naturally facing the sky. This position may have fostered a deep connection with the heavens. However, from a Christian perspective, this curiosity and upward gaze might
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