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Getting A Clue
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 16, 2014 (message contributor)
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1. Who Am I?
Contributed on Oct 16, 2014
I cannot overestimate the importance of image - especially in today's culture. It's time for the church to speak up.
“Getting A Clue: Who Am I?” Gen. 1:26-31 & 2:4-7, 18-25; Col 1:15-20 I cannot overestimate the importance of image – especially in today’s culture. People wander from relationship to relationship, pursuit to pursuit, project to project, social group to social group, ...read more
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2. Why Am I Here?
Contributed on Oct 16, 2014
Sarah, the wife of William Winchester, lived a bizarre life - an illustration of building without a purpose.
“Getting A Clue: Why Am I Here?” Eph. 2:1-10 & Is. 43:1-7 Talk about bizarre! Sarah was the wife of William Winchester, the only son of Oliver Winchester, the founder and owner of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Sarah and William had a daughter who died shortly after birth in ...read more
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3. What Am I Worth?
Contributed on Oct 16, 2014
We live in a culture where the price tags have been switched. So how do we know what we're worth?
“Getting A Clue: What Am I Worth?” Eph. 1:1-14 The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard told a story of thieves who broke into a jewelry store but didn't steal anything; they simply rearranged the price tags. The next morning, the expensive jewelry was sold as junk, and the junk ...read more
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4. How Am I Different?
Contributed on Oct 16, 2014
With all the gender confusion in our society, it's time for the church to speak up.
“Getting A Clue: How Am I Different?” Gen. 1:26-31 & 2:4-7, 18-25; In preparation for this series I discovered a powerful, inspirational, challenging sermon by Mary Kassian, entitled The Genesis of Gender.” (1) Some of her opening words are important for our consideration ...read more
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5. How Do I Fit In?
Contributed on Oct 20, 2014
As with most large families, we who are in Christ's family sometimes wonder where we fit in.
“Getting A Clue: how Do I Fit In?” 1 Cor. 12:1-31; 1 John 4:7-12 As a college freshman I was invited to pledge a fraternity. Feeling honored and excited I agreed to do so. I knew most of the fraternity members and most of the pledges and was friends with many of them. But a few ...read more
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6. Why Is My Life Such A Mess?
Contributed on Oct 31, 2014
I wonder how often we try to hide from the fact that we've made a mess?
“Getting A Clue: Why Is My Life Such a Mess?” Gen. 3:1-24; 2 Cor. 5:11-21 One of our daughters-in-law has an exotic bird named Charley. For fun our son taught Charley to say, “I make a mess.” Charley may not always say it at appropriate times, but at least there are ...read more
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7. What Do I Need To Know About Sex?
Contributed on Nov 4, 2014
Since 'sex' is a topic we hear and read about everywhere in our society, doesn't it make sense we hear about it in church as well?
“Getting A Clue: What Do I Need to Know About Sex?” Gen. 2:18-25; 1 Cor. 6:12-20 I imagine today’s sermon title, “What Do I Need to Know About Sex”- raised some eyebrows – and maybe even some temperatures. Some perhaps stayed away – some perhaps came ...read more
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8. What's Marriage Really All About?
Contributed on Nov 18, 2014
We cannot fully understand or appreciate what marriage is really all about until we see a picture of the way things really are.
“Getting A Clue: What’s Marriage Really All About?” Mt. 19:1-12; Eph. 5:22-33 Sometimes, to fully understand something we need to see a picture of how things really are. For example, we know our heart pumps life-giving blood that keeps us alive. But it’s only when we see ...read more