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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| Contributing Authors | |
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| Sermons | |
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| Jan 2 - Wed - In All Things Enriched by Him (1 Cor. 1:5) | |
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| Jan 6 - Sun AM - Another Comforter (John 14:16) | |
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| Jan 6 - Sun PM - What Manner of Man Is the Prophet? (Jer. 1:4-5) | |
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| Jan 9 - Wed - God Is Faithful (1 Cor. 1:9) | |
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| Jan 13 - Sun AM - The Continuing Presence of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16) | |
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| Jan 13 - Sun PM - Hosea--Time to Seek the Lord (Hos. 10:12) | |
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| Jan 16 - Wed - Unity in Christ (1 Cor. 1:10) | |
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| Jan 20 - Sun AM - Your Helplessness without the Help of the Holy Spirit (Zech. 4:6) | |
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| Jan 20 - Sun PM - Joel--Redeeming Lost Years (Joel 2:25) | |
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| Jan 23 - Wed - The Preaching of the Cross (1 Cor. 1:18) | |
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| Jan 27 - Sun AM - The Incarnate God (John 1:14) | |
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| Jan 27 - Sun PM - Amos--The Prophet of Tekoa (Amos 1:2; 5:24) | |
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| Jan 30 - Wed - Man's Extremity, God's Opportunity (1 Cor. 1:25) | |
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| Feb 3 - Sun AM - Playing Second Fiddle (John 1:26-27) | |
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| Feb 3 - Sun PM - Obadiah--Possessing Our Possessions (Obad. 17) | |
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| Feb 6 - Wed - That Which Is Prepared for God's Lovers (1 Cor. 2:9) | |
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| Feb 10 - Sun AM - Giver of Abundant Life (John 2:10) | |
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| Feb 10 - Sun PM - Jonah--The God Revealed to Jonah (Jonah 4:2) | |
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| Feb 13 - Wed - The Mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:16) | |
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| Feb 17 - Sun AM - The Angry Jesus (John 2:15-16) | |
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| Feb 17 - Sun PM - Micah--The Requirements of Real Religion (Mic. 6:8) | |
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| Feb 20 - Wed - Things Freely Given Us (1 Cor. 2:12) | |
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| Feb 24 - Sun AM - Look What Love Does (John 3:16) | |
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| Feb 24 - Sun PM - Nahum--Woe to the Bloody City! (Nah. 3:1) | |
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| Feb 27 - Wed - God's Fellow Workers (1 Cor. 3:9) | |
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| Mar 3 - Sun AM - Either He Is or He Isn't (John 5:18) | |
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| Mar 3 - Sun PM - Habakkuk--The Just Shall Live by Faith (Hab. 2:4) | |
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| Mar 6 - Wed - The One Foundation (1 Cor. 3:11) | |
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| Mar 10 - Sun AM - What Do You Do for Hungry People? (John 6:11) | |
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| Mar 10 - Sun PM - Zephaniah--Jerusalem's Sins of Omission (Zeph. 3:2) | |
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| Mar 13 - Wed - Everyone's Work Shall Be Made Manifest (1 Cor. 3:13) | |
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| Mar 17 - Sun Am - When Grief Comes to Your House (John 11:21) | |
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| Mar 17 - Sun PM - Haggai--Rebuilding the Temple (Hag. 1:8) | |
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| Mar 20 - Wed - The Temple of God (1 Cor. 3:16) | |
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| Mar 24 - Sun AM - Moved by the Cross (John 12:32) | |
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| Mar 24 - Sun PM - Zechariah--Rejoice Greatly ... Your King Comes to You (Zech. 9:9-10) | |
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| Mar 27 - Wed - The Lord Knows the Thoughts of the Wise (1 Cor. 3:20) | |
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| Mar 31 - Sun AM - The Darkness Gave Way (John 20:1) | |
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| Mar 31 - Sun PM - Malachi--Religious Recession and Revival (Mal. 3:7) | |
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| Apr 3 - Wed - We Have This Treasure (1 Cor. 3:22-23) | |
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| Apr 7 - Sun AM - The Resurrection and Our Great Salvation (Heb. 7:25) | |
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| Apr 7 - Sun PM - The Great I Am (Exod. 3:14) | |
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| Apr 10 - Wed - Fools for Christ's Sake (1 Cor. 4:10) | |
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| Apr 14 - Sun AM - The Resurrection of Christ and Our Resurrection (1 Cor. 15:20) | |
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| Apr 14 - Sun PM - I Am the Bread of Life (John 6:35) | |
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| Apr 17 - Wed - The Kingdom of God in Power (1 Cor. 4:20) | |
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| Apr 21 - Sun AM - Responding Positively to the Indwelling Holy Spirit (Heb. 3:7-9) | |
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| Apr 21 - Sun PM - I Am the Light of the World (John 8:12) | |
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| Apr 24 - Wed - Is There No Wise Among You? (1 Cor. 6:5) | |
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| Apr 28 - Sun AM - The Holy Spirit and Our Great Salvation (1 Cor. 6:19-20) | |
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| Apr 28 - Sun PM - I Am the Gate for the Sheep (John 10:7) | |
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| May 1 - Wed - Kingdom Heirs (1 Cor. 6:9) | |
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| May 5 - Sun AM - Christ Lives within My Heart (Gal. 2:20) | |
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| May 5 - Sun PM - I Am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11) | |
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| May 8 - Wed - You Were Bought at a Price (1 Cor. 6:20) | |
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| May 12 - Sun AM - What Is a Christian Mother? (Acts 11:26) | |
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| May 12 - Sun PM - I Am the Resurrection (John 11:25) | |
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| May 15 - Wed - Keeping God's Commandments Is Everything (1 Cor. 7:19) | |
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| May 19 - Sun AM - Ten Ways to Guarantee Unhappiness (James 4:17) | |
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| May 19 - Sun PM - I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6) | |
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| May 22 - Wed - Christian Influence (1 Cor. 8:13) | |
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| May 26 - Sun AM - The Increase of Love in the Family (1 Thess. 3:12-13) | |
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| May 26 - Sun PM - I Am the True Vine (John 15:5) | |
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| May 29 - Wed - All Things to All People (1 Cor. 9:22) | |
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| Jun 2 - Sun AM - Being Christian in the Home (Acts 11:26) | |
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| Jun 2 - Sun PM - Finding God in the Storm (Ezek. 1:4) | |
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| Jun 5 - Wed - A Lesson from History (1 Cor. 10:6) | |
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| Jun 9 - Sun AM - The Practice of Forgiveness in the Family (Luke 11:4) | |
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| Jun 9 - Sun PM - Walking the Hard Road (Ezek. 2:1, 3) | |
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| Jun 12 - Wed - Beware of Temptations (1 Cor. 10:13) | |
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| Jun 16 - Sun AM - Parents Who Are Worthy of Honor (Eph. 6:2-3) | |
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| Jun 16 - Sun PM - Practicing Your Faith Where You Are (Ezek. 3:17) | |
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| Jun 19 - Wed - Seeking Our Neighbor's Good (1 Cor. 10:24) | |
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| Jun 23 - Sun AM - Responding Properly When Trouble Comes (Ps. 46:1) | |
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| Jun 23 - Sun PM - Our Refuge and Our Fortress (Ezek. 11:16) | |
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| Jun 26 - Wed - The Design and Importance of the Lord's Supper (1 Cor. 11:26) | |
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| Jun 30 - Sun AM - Responsible Christian Citizenship (1 Tim. 2:1-2) | |
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| Jun 30 - Sun PM - Responsibility: Individual or Collective? (Ezek. 18:20) | |
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| Jul 3 - Wed - Examining Self (1 Cor. 11:28) | |
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| Jul 7 - Sun AM - Where Is the Far Country? (Luke 15:13) | |
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| Jul 7 - Sun PM - The Price of Success (Ezek. 28:17) | |
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| Jul 10 - Wed - Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. 12:7) | |
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| Jul 14 - Sun AM - How Well Do You Hear? (Matt. 13:9) | |
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| Jul 14 - Sun PM - The Shepherds and the Flock (Ezek. 34:11-12) | |
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| Jul 17 - Wed - The Church, the Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:27) | |
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| Jul 21 - Sun AM - Only God Knows and He Refuses to Tell (Matt. 13:30) | |
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| Jul 21 - Sun PM - Can These Bones Live? (Ezek. 37:3) | |
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| Jul 24 - Wed - The More Excellent Way (1 Cor. 12:31) | |
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| Jul 28 - Sun AM - Whatever Happens, God's Work Will Go On (Matt. 13:31-32) | |
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| Jul 28 - Sun PM - A River in the Wilderness (Ezek. 47:5) | |
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| Jul 31 - Wed - The God of Order (1 Cor. 14:33) | |
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| Aug 4 - Sun AM - Silent Forces Are Often the Strongest (Matt. 13:33) | |
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| Aug 4 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about God (John 1:18) | |
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| Aug 7 - Wed - The Gospel We Preach (1 Cor. 15:1) | |
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| Aug 11 - Sun AM - To Be a Christian Is Worth More Than All Else (Matt. 13:44) | |
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| Aug 11 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about Himself (John 14:11) | |
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| Aug 14 - Wed - The Body That Pleases God (1 Cor. 15:38) | |
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| Aug 18 - Sun AM - Compare Honestly and You Will Choose Jesus (Matt. 13:46) | |
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| Aug 18 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-18) | |
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| Aug 21 - Wed - Concerning the Collection (1 Cor. 16:1) | |
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| Aug 25 - Sun AM - God's Kingdom Excludes Only the Unbeliever (Matt. 13:48) | |
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| Aug 25 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about His Death (Mark 10:45) | |
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| Aug 28 - Wed - A First Worship Service (Gen. 4:4) | |
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| Sep 1 - Sun AM - We Need Both the Old and the New (Matt. 13:52) | |
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| Sep 1 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about His Church (Matt. 16:18) | |
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| Sep 4 - Wed - The Rupture of a Relationship (Gen. 4:8-9) | |
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| Sep 8 - Sun AM - Give the Gift of Forgiveness (Mark 11:25) | |
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| Sep 8 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about Sin (Luke 11:4) | |
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| Sep 11 - Wed - The Best Exercise (Gen. 5:24) | |
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| Sep 15 - Sun AM - Give the Gift of Encouragement (Philem. 7) | |
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| Sep 15 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about Salvation (John 3:16) | |
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| Sep 18 - Wed - A Faithful Man (Gen. 6:9) | |
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| Sep 22 - Sun AM - Give the Gift of Your Personal Testimony (Mark 5:19-20) | |
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| Sep 22 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about His Kingdom (Matt. 4:17) | |
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| Sep 25 - Wed - Blurred Vision (Gen. 13:10) | |
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| Sep 29 - Sun AM - Give the Gift of Affirmation (John 1:42) | |
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| Sep 29 - Sun PM - What Jesus Preached about Property (Acts 20:35) | |
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| Oct 2 - Wed - The Foundation for Life (Col. 1:2-5) | |
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| Oct 6 - Sun AM - When Dreams Come True (Matt. 1:22-23) | |
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| Oct 6 - Sun PM - The Man of Faith (Gen. 15:6) | |
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| Oct 9 - Wed - A Prayer for the Knowledge of God's Will (Col. 1:9) | |
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| Oct 13 - Sun AM - The Joy of Unselfish Service (Mark 9:35) | |
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| Oct 13 - Sun PM - A Cure for the Blues (1 Kings 19:4) | |
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| Oct 16 - Wed - The Absolute Supremacy of Jesus Christ (Col. 1:15-17) | |
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| Oct 20 - Sun AM - A God Who Understands (Luke 15:1-2) | |
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| Oct 20 - Sun PM - The Problem of Suffering (Job 1:20-21) | |
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| Oct 23 - Wed - An Open Secret (Col. 1:25-26) | |
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| Oct 27 - Sun AM - Simply Divine! (John 20:31) | |
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| Oct 27 - Sun PM - Lessons Learned in the School of Life (Hos. 3:1) | |
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| Oct 30 - Wed - The Marks of Faithfulness (Col. 2:6-7) | |
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| Nov 3 - Sun AM - The Church Triumphant (Acts 1:8) | |
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| Nov 3 - Sun PM - Conversion As a Result of Receiving the Word (Acts 2:41) | |
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| Nov 6 - Wed - The Well of Wisdom (Col. 2:9-10) | |
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| Nov 10 - Sun AM - Living for Treasures or Trash (Matt. 6:19-21) | |
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| Nov 10 - Sun PM - The Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:37) | |
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| Nov 13 - Wed - From Shadow to Reality (Col. 2:17) | |
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| Nov 17 - Sun AM - What Giving Does for You (Phil. 4:17) | |
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| Nov 17 - Sun PM - The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:6) | |
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| Nov 20 - Wed - New Life with Christ (Col. 3:1) | |
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| Nov 24 - Sun AM - Thanks Be unto God (Ps. 119:62) | |
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| Nov 24 - Sun PM - The Conversion of the Philippian Jailer (Acts 16:30-31) | |
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| Nov 27 - Wed - Thanksliving (Col. 2:6-7) | |
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| Dec 1 - Sun AM - The Stewardship of Life (1 Cor. 4:2) | |
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| Dec 1 - Sun PM - The Candle of Hope (Isa. 9:6) | |
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| Dec 4 - Wed - The Garments of the Ungodly (Col. 3:5-7) | |
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| Dec 8 - Sun AM - What If There Were No Christmas? (Isa. 12:4-5) | |
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| Dec 8 - Sun PM - The Candle of Peace (Matt. 2:17-18) | |
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| Dec 11 - Wed - The Clothing of a Christian (Col. 3:12-13) | |
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| Dec 15 - Sun AM - God Is My Salvation (Isa. 12:2) | |
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| Dec 15 - Sun PM - The Candle of Joy (Matt. 1:21) | |
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| Dec 18 - Wed - When God's Word Dwells in You (Col. 3:16-17) | |
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| Dec 22 - Sun AM - Christmas Gifts and Christmas Giving (Matt. 2:11) | |
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| Dec 22 - Sun PM - The Candle of Love (Luke 2:5) | |
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| Dec 25 - Wed - Principles for Personal Relations (Col. 3:23-24) | |
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| Dec 29 - Sun AM - Drawing Water from the Wells of Salvation (Isa. 12:3) | |
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| Dec 29 - Sun PM - Why Is Jesus Coming Again? (John 14:2-3) | |
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| Miscellaneous Helps | |
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| Messages on the Lord's Supper | |
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| Thanks Be unto God (2 Cor. 9:15) | |
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| An Affirmation of Divine Love (1 Cor. 11:24) | |
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| The Memorial Supper of Our Lord (1 Cor. 11:24) | |
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| Messages for Children and Young People | |
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| Be on Guard against Your Enemy (1 Peter 5:8) | |
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| How to Study the Bible (Ps. 1:2) | |
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| Learning How to Pray (Matt. 6:9) | |
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| Gifts You Can Give to Your Parents (Acts 3:6) | |
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| Funeral Meditations | |
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| He Continues to Speak (Heb. 11:4) | |
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| Happy Are the Dead (Rev. 14:13) | |
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| Overcoming Our Fear of Death (Heb. 2:14-15) | |
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| Weddings | |
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| Conducting a Premarital Conference | |
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| Marriage Ceremony | |
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| The Responsibilities and the Rewards of Marriage | |
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| Sentence Sermonettes | |
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| Indexes | |
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| Index of Scripture Texts | |
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| Subject Index | |