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Thanksgiving Without God? - Mini Article Now Available

It's impossible to have a “Thanksgiving” unless there is someone to thank!  The Apostle Paul wrote: “I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day” (2 Timothy 1:3).  (1) God is the only source of blessings to thank, so:  "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD” (Jere…

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Hindering the Word - Sermon Slides Available Now

My sermon slides Hindering the Word, based on 1 Thessalonians 2:13-18, are now available in Sermon PowerPoints.

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Might Doesn't Make Right - Mini Article Now Available

Because the Media focuses on street mobs and their violence, people may ask, “Are they right?’’ God once warned: “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil.” (Exodus 23:2) Solomon’s wisdom said, “Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their ways are His delight. Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; but the posterity of …

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We Are NOT In Despair: Mini Article 8/3/2020

"But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place; As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man” (Job 14:18-19). Job voiced the danger of being surrounded by downers! By the time we read the headlines, see network TV News, watch destructive TV shows or dismal movies, or listen to our dreary “friends,” …

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Proverbs 12:25 - Why Put In a "Good Word"?: Commentary #63

My commentary #63 on Proverbs 12:25Why Put In a Good Word?, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Psalm 41: God's Mercy For the Poor

My commentary for Psalm 41God's Mercy For the Poor, is available in Devotions from Psalms, in Commentaries.

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Sins That Stop a Church: Sermon Outline

My sermon outline Sins That Stop a Church, based on 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, is now available in Sermon Outlines.

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Proverbs 11:20-21 - Is Anything "Right" or "Wrong"?: Commentary #44

My commentary #44 on Proverbs 11:20-21Is Anything "Right" or "Wrong"? is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Psalm 73: Why Do the Wicked Prosper?

My commentary for Psalm 73Why Do the Wicked Prosper?, is available in Devotions from Psalms, in Commentaries.

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Steady As We Go: Sermon Available

My updated sermon Steady As We Go is now available in Sermon Powerpoints

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Proverbs 14:6 - God's Word to the "Me" Generation: Commentary #79

My commentary #79 on Proverbs 14:6God's Word to the "Me" Generation, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Proverbs 27:20 - Enough is Enough: Commentary #187

My commentary #187 on Proverbs 27:20Enough Is Enough, is available in Studies in the book of Proverbs in Commentaries.

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Thanksgiving in Worship: Sermon Available

My sermon Thanksgiving in Worship is now available in Sermon Powerpoints

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Psalm 67: Let All the Peoples Praise You, O God

My commentary for Psalm 67Let All the Peoples Praise You, O God, is available in Devotions from Psalms, in Commentaries.

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Profanity: Sermon Presentation Available

My sermon entitled Profanity is available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Psalm 33: Praise to God, the Higher Power, the Creator

My commentary for Psalm 33, Praise to God, the Higher Power, the Creator, is available in Devotions from Psalms, in Commentaries.

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We See the Unseen: PowerPoints Available

My sermon We See the Unseen is now available in Sermon Powerpoints. The sermon was delivered in October, 2015.

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Words of Wisdom: September 25 - 29, 2017

Please find my Words of Wisdom as Audio and as Transcripts for the days:

9/25/2017: Evolutionary Contradictions

9/26/2017: Godless Evolution

9/27/2017: Only God Is Is

9/28/2017: Salvation In Not Miraculous

9/29/2017: Do You Hear the Sheep's Name?

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Love Is Forever: PowerPoint Available

In light of the recent attacks in Antioch, TN, and Las Vegas, NV, my sermon Love Is Forever is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Las Vegas? The Boston Massacre 2

In light of the shooting in Las Vegas, my sermon Boston Massacre 2, discussing the April 15, 2013, bombing of the Boston Marathon, is available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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