“We’ve Got to Do Something About This” Philippians 3:4b-14 a sermon preached March 21, 2010, at Graham Friends Last Sunday the worship team was practicing before Sunday School when Christian Corbett came into the sanctuary. The expression on his face was serious, even concerned. He had been upstairs with his sister and she had evidently [...]
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“Extreme Makeover” Philippians 3:17-4:1 preached February 28, 2010 (I’m always amazed at how things change by the time you preach the sermon.) I have only watched the television program one time. But I understand it is pretty much the same episode each time you view. A homeowner is chosen for a complete makeover of their [...]
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September 27, 2009 – 8:53 pm
James 5:13-20 September 27, 2009 Augustine, the fourth century Bishop of the Church in Hippo, Africa (modern-day Annaba, Algeria), said, “Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our heart is restless till it rest in Thee.” This seems related to the much older rabbinical teaching that a man cannot be healed until he deals with [...]
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September 14, 2009 – 6:48 am
“Where Have You Been?” James 3:1-12 September 13, 2009 Homecoming Sunday Mark Twain once said that “it is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” He probably shouldn’t have said that since it very likely offended someone. It is so easy to say [...]
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