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Sunday, January 28th, 2007

January 28, 2006 - Good Snakes And Bad Snakes

                                   Good Snakes And Bad Snakes                                     
                                             Nehemiah 9:1-6 (#15)  Click Here to listen (mp3)
 This young man set a record that probably doesn’t interest you. He is a Thai snake charmer who set a new Guinness World Record…by kissing 19 deadly cobras, besting a standing seven-year record of 11 kisses.  (Click here to see a video of […]

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Sunday, January 14th, 2007

January 14, 2007 - Nehemiah 8:1-6

Click here to listen to the sermon from Sunday, January 14, 2007 morning service.
 Nehemiah 8:1-6
1And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the LORD had commanded Israel. 2So Ezra the priest brought […]

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Sunday, January 7th, 2007

January 7, 2006 “New Beginnings”

                                        New Beginnings - by Dr. Larry Halsey - Click here to listen to this sermon (mp3 file)
                                              Nehemiah 8:1-10

A German mayor of yesteryear had the distinct honor of receiving to his small town a visit from the Holy Roman Emperor himself. The mayor was embarrassed, however, because he was unable to perform the traditional 21-gun salute.
He […]

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Saturday, December 30th, 2006

December 30, 2006

     
                    Time, Tennis, And A New Year
                             Matthew 6:25-27; 31-34
In his significant book, “Under the Influence: How Christianity Transformed Civilization,” historian Alvin J. Schmidt, writes:
      “Of all the days that are the product of Christianity’s presence, New
      Year’s Day has become the most secularized.  During the Christmas
      season one still hears some carols that proclaim […]

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Sunday, December 24th, 2006

December 24, 2006. Christmas: When God Turned On The Light.

                     Christmas: When God Turned On The Light
                                             John 1:1-5; 12:46

What would Christmas be without the laughter and bright faces of children?  Christmas and kids go together like peanut butter and jelly.  The things they say around Christmas are often unforgettable.
Take some famous Christmas carols (Christian and secular), as sung by kids:
”On the first day […]

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Thursday, December 7th, 2006

December 10, 2006 “Unseen Saints”

                                     Unseen Saints
                                  Nehemiah 7:1-5; 70-73 (#12)

”Unseen Saints” is today’s title in the series, “You Can Make A Difference.”Nehemiah chapter 7. 
Let’s begin with a pop quiz. I’m going to give you five or six questions…
You don’t need to write anything down, but you do need to put on your thinking cap as you draw upon […]

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Monday, December 4th, 2006

December 5, 2006 “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done.”

                        They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
                                       Nehemiah 6:14-19 (#11)
In the early 1980s, a young missionary in Brazil decided to take a stab at writing. After several months of late-night toil, he sent his fledgling manuscript to a publisher under the title, “On the Anvil: Thoughts on Being Shaped into God’s image.”
In a couple of […]

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Sunday, November 19th, 2006

19 November, 2006 - “I heard It Through The Grapevine”

                I Heard It Through The Grape Vine                   
                                        Nehemiah 6:1-9 (#10)
”I Heard It Through The Grapevine” is today’s title in series, “You Can Make A Difference.”
Nehemiah 6:1-9 
In 1899, four reporters from Denver, Colorado, met by chance on a Saturday night in a Denver railroad station.
Al Stevens,
Jack Tournay,
John Lewis
(and) Hal Wilshire
worked for the four Denver papers: 
…The […]

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Sunday, November 12th, 2006

12 November 2006 “How to Get A Promotion”

                              How To Get A Promotion
                                                Nehemiah 5:14-19                        
”How To Get A Promotion” is today’s title in the series, “You Can Make A Difference.”

Nehemiah 5:14-19 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
 
 14 Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the […]

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Sunday, November 5th, 2006

November 5 2006 - Dancing with Wolves

Dancing With Wolves
                                    Nehemiah 5:1-13  (#8- Nov 5)             
Nehemiah chapter 5. 
Look at this picture carefully.  What do you see?

*Does anyone see a sports car?   If you do, you really have a vivid
     imagination; there isn’t one there!
What do you see? (Someone shout it out.)
 *Does anyone see an Indian? Raise hand!
 *How about an Eskimo?
 *Maybe someone sees […]

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