VFBC Sermon Notes

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Messages on the Book of Nehemiah
The Journey Of Tragedy & Triumph
Steve Diem's Joshua Teaching Notes
Miscellaneous Messages
The Signs of Christ's Coming Series
The Book of Daniel
Self-Confrontation Discipleship Materials
Special Speakers

 

Miscellaneous Messages

bulletTopical Messages
bullet The Terrible Wrath of an Angry God
bullet He Bore Our Punishment
bulletThe Christian & Forgiveness
bullet Unacceptable Worship
bulletHow Wide is the Narrow Road?
bulletMessages For the Easter Season
bulletJesus - The Passover Lamb
bulletWhen I Am Raised Up, I Will Go Before You to Galilee
bullet10 Reason To Believe Christ Rose From The Dead
bulletTen Questions To Ask About The Passion of the Christ
bullet The Believer's Glorious Resurrection Bodies (Part 1)
bullet The Believer's Glorious Resurrection Bodies (Part 2)
bullet The Believer's Glorious Resurrection Bodies (Part 3)
bulletSt. Patrick - A Baptist!
bulletYou Might Be A Pharisee If...
bulletA Nation At War
bullet“How To Have Spiritual Stability In The Last Days”
bulletFace your enemies the way Daniel did...
bulletChrist's Role in Your Salvation
bulletPersonal Evangelism 101
bulletHaving A Great Prayer Life
bullet101 Truths About Jesus
bulletWhat About War?
bulletLessons From An Aluminum Plate
bulletHow America Can Be Great Again
bulletWhen Wickedness Triumphs On Earth
bullet The Journey of Tragedy & Triumph
bullet Suffering & Submission in Gethsemane
bullet The Man Who Missed His Cross
bulletNew Year's Messages
bulletDon't Let Your Resolve Dissolve!
bulletThanksgiving Messages
bulletIsrael's Thanksgiving
bullet21 Reasons Why You Are Blessed!
bulletWhatever Happened to Thanksgiving?
bulletThe Blessings Of Thanksgiving
bulletThanksgiving: Counting Our Blessings
bulletCounting Our Blessings
bulletMessages On Giving
bulletThe Most Disliked Doctrine in the Bible
bulletGiving Versus Withholding
bulletThe Tithe
bulletThe Benefits of Giving
bulletLessons From The Cedar Tree
bulletTraits Of Self Love
bulletWhat To Do With Your Bible
bulletBiblical Confession
bulletMessages On Family
bulletHow to Pray For Children and Grandchildren
bulletThe Duty Of Family Religion
bulletHonoring Christ In Your Family
bulletIf You Are Feeling The Rod...How Do You Find Relief?
bulletThe Blood Of Christ Alone Cleanses Our Sins
bulletBook of Genesis
bulletIn The Beginning: Created In the Image & Likeness of God (1:26-31)
bulletHow to Have Stability in the Last Days (Genesis 6:1-9; Luke 17:26-30)
bulletBook of Exodus
bulletThe Undying Fire (3:2)
bulletBook Of Deuteronomy
bulletResults In Obedience To God’s Word (31:12)
bulletBook of Joshua
bulletDestroying The Enemies Stronghold (5:13-6:27)
bulletBook of Ruth
bulletIs this Naomi? (1:18-20)
bulletBook Of 2 Kings
bulletDigging Ditches In The Desert (3:4-20)
bulletBook of 2 Chronicles
bullet"What Will Your Influence Be?" (2 Chron. 22:1-12)
bulletBook of Ezra
bulletThe Results of a Revival (1:1-3)
bulletBook of Nehemiah
bulletA Heart For God’s Plans (1:1-11)
bullet Nehemiah’s Return To Jerusalem (2:1-20)
bulletWall to Wall Workers (3:1-32)
bullet Workers and Warriors (4:1-23)
bulletStop! Thief! (5:1-19)
bulletBook of Esther
bullet Xerxes - The Husband
bulletBook Of Psalms
bulletThou Art My Hiding Place (37:1-7)
bulletResting in the Lord  (37:7)
bulletGod The Righteous Judge (50:1-23)
bulletIf I Only Had One Day (84:10-12)
bulletWhat We All Need To Pray For! (90:12-17)
bulletFive Reasons For Being Thankful (103:1-5)
bulletWorship The LORD For All His Benefits (103:1-22)
bulletA Godly Man Is A Lover Of God's Word (119:97)
bulletBook of Proverbs
bulletA Merry Heart vs. A Broken Spirit (17:22)
bulletBook of Song of Solomon
bulletChristians Are Nuts (SoS 6:11)
bulletBook of Proverbs
bullet The Need For Training (Prov. 22:6)
bulletBook of Isaiah
bullet Look To Jesus (Is. 45:18-22)
bulletBook of Jeremiah
bulletThe Old Paths (Jer. 6:16-19)
bulletWhat Have I Done? (Jer. 8:5-9)
bulletBook of Matthew
bulletJoseph (Matt. 1:18-25)
bulletWhat Made The Wisemen Wise? (Matt. 2:1-11)
bulletFour Kinds of Hearers (Matt. 7:24-27)
bullet Who Is In Control? (Matt. 11:25)
bulletThe Light of Hope (Matt. 18:12)
bullet The Pollution Of Leaven (Matt. 21:12-13)
bulletThe Law Of Love (Matt. 22:37-40)
bulletWhen I Am Raised Up, I Will Go Before You to Galilee (26:26-32)
bulletBook of Mark
bulletA Preview Of Things To Come (Mark 9:1-10)
bulletThe Inscription (Mark 12:13-17)
bulletBook of Luke
bulletDo we really love the Lord? (10:25-28)
bulletYou Might Be A Pharisee If... (11:37-52)
bulletPrepare to Meet Thy God (12:16-21)
bulletHow to Have Stability in the Last Days (17:26-30; Genesis 6:1-9)
bulletThe Rich Man & Lazarus (16:19-31)
bulletBook of John
bullet Devotional Notes on the Entire Book of John
bullet The Miracle Of Sanctification (1:32)
bulletThey Had Not Repented (2:23-24)
bulletThe Power Of His Word (3:2)
bulletNicodemus Came (3:5)
bullet True Worship (4:22-23)
bulletWe Must Do Three Things (4:24)
bulletTrue Worship (4:24)
bulletBlinded for the Work of Grace (5:17-18)
bulletNo Stones To Throw (8:7-9)
bulletLazarus, The Man Jesus Loved (11:1ff)
bulletJohn 17
bulletLesson 1 - The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed
bulletLesson 2 - Prayer: Basic Training
bulletLesson 3 - Three Remarkable Gifts
bulletLesson 4 - "What Happened Before The World Began"
bulletLesson 5 - The Dynamics Of Discipleship
bulletLesson 6 - Saved And Safe
bulletLesson 7 - The Man Who Should Never Been Born
bulletBook of Acts
bullet Devotional Notes on the Entire Book of Acts
bulletThe Secret Of Holy Boldness (4:1-13)
bulletIs Your Heart Right With God? (8:1-25)
bulletBarnabas & Saul (11)
bulletPhilip The Evangelist (21:1-10)
bulletCompromise (21:14-30)
bulletThe Purpose and Power of Preaching (26:15-20)
bulletBook of Romans
bulletI Am Not Ashamed Of The Gospel (1:16)
bulletOur Accountability Before God (2:5-11)
bulletThe Inward Jew (2:17-29)
bulletSin Kills! (6:23)
bulletWorldly Christians (8:1-17)
bulletNever Give In (8:18-39)
bulletMy Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed (9:1-5)
bulletChrist, Our Righteousness (10:1-4)
bullet Faith Comes By Hearing
bulletGod’s Design for History: The Glory of His Mercy (11:28-32)
bulletThe Deep Riches and Wisdom and Knowledge of God (11:33-36)
bulletA Holy Reveille (13:11-14)
bulletBook of 2 Corinthians
bullet Introduction to 2 Corinthians
bulletGod the Source of Grace and Peace (1:1)
bulletThe Grace of God (1:2)
bulletGod as the Source of Peace (2:2)
bulletWhy Does God Allow Trials In the Lives of His People  (1:2)
bulletGod Our Father (1:3)
bulletProcrastination & Salvation (6:1-2)
bulletBook of Galatians
bullet"Why We Practice Separation!" (5:7-9)
bulletMarks of Distinction (6:14-18)
bulletBook of Ephesians
bulletThe Demonstration (Ephesians 1:19-22)
bulletHow can Christians stand through His might against the wiles of the devil? (Eph. 6:10-13)
bulletBook of Philippians
bullet2003 - The Beginning of a New Year (3:7-16)
bulletChrist, Our Righteousness (3:8-10)
bulletBook of Colossians
bullet The Mystery Revealed - A Revealed Christ (Col. 1:26-27)
bulletBook of 2 Thessalonians
bulletA New Focus For A New Year (3:1-5)
bulletBook of 1 Timothy
bulletBeware of the Satanic Trap (1 Tim. 3:7)
bulletBook of 2 Timothy
bulletGod Works Wonders in Steady-State Obedience and in Total Disobedience (2 Timothy 2:24-26)
bulletThe Great Departure (2 Timothy 4:1-2)
bulletBook of Hebrews
bulletThe Deceitfulness of Sin (Hebrews 3:7-19)
bulletEntering God's Rest (Hebrews 4:1-13)
bullet Salvation to the Uttermost (7:25)
bulletBook of James
bulletDo Not Err (1:16)
bulletFaith: Dead Or Real? (James 2:14-24)
bulletBook of 1 Peter
bulletWhat Suffering Accomplishes (5:8-11)
bulletGreet Ye One Another With A Kiss Of Charity (5:13-14)
bulletBook of 1 John
bulletJoy Unspeakable (1:1-4)
bulletThe Reality Of Sin (2:1)
bulletBlessed Assurance- Jesus Is Mine! (1 John 5:11-13)
bullet35 Reasons Not To Sin (1:7-2:1)
 

The Book Of 1 Thessalonians

bullet1 Thessalonians
bulletIntroductory Materials
bulletStudy Notes on Chapter One - Character Counts
bulletChanged Lives (1:1-10)
bulletExegetical Notes On Chapter One
bulletThe Second Coming of Christ in 1 Thessalonians
bulletIntroductory Thoughts (1:1)
bulletThe Roots of the Thessalonian Believers (1:1a)
bulletPaul’s Preaching and Salutation to Thessalonians (1:1)
bulletPaul’s Concern for the Thessalonian Believers (1:1-3)
bulletA Pattern To Follow (1:1-3, 7)
bulletFulfilling A Spiritual Responsibility (1:2-3)
bulletThe Finite Knowing The Infinite (1:4)
bulletA Powerful Ministry (1:5)
bulletGospel Power and the Power Behind the Gospel (1:5)
bulletOur Gospel Came In The Power Of God. (1:5)
bulletNot Just A Matter Of Words (1:5)
bulletGospel Power (1:5)
bullet"In the Holy Spirit" (1:5)
bulletFully Persuaded (1:5)
bulletBehold! A Man Who Is What He Appears To Be! (1:5)
bulletHow To Be An Effective Witness - 1 Thess.1:5,6
bulletA Commendation Of Faithfulness (1:6-10)
bulletYou Became Imitators (1:6)
bullet "...Followers of us and of the Lord..." (1:6)
bulletThe Example of Christ's Life (1:6)
bulletBecame Followers Of The Lord (1:6)
bulletThe Life of Christ: A  Means of Conversion (1:6)
bulletThe Tell-tale Of Affliction Suffered. (1:6)
bulletWith Joy of the Holy Spirit (1:6)
bulletYou Became Examples (1:7)
bulletIn Macedonia & Achaia (7)
bulletThe Word Sounded Forth (8)
bulletIn Every Place... (8)
bulletA Wonderful Testimony (9)
bulletPaul's Wonderful Example (9)
bulletThe Essence Of Salvation (9)
bulletWaiting for the Son (10)
bulletThe Benefits Of Waiting and Watching. (10)
bulletRaised & Delivered (10)
bulletLessons From Chapter One - Part 1
bulletLessons From Chapter One - Part 2
bulletLessons From Chapter One - Part 3
bulletLessons From Chapter One - Part 4
bulletLessons From Chapter One - Part 5
bulletChapter Two - Building Blocks of Fruitful Ministry
bulletAnother Look at Paul's Testimony (2:1)
bulletNever Discouraged (2:2)
bulletNothing But the Truth (2:3)
bulletTrusted With the Gospel (2:4)
bulletEven So We Speak (2:4)
bulletNo Flattering Words (2:5)
bulletNot A Cloak of Covetousness (2:5)
bulletNo Love of Glory (2:6)
bulletThe Pastoral Heart (2:6)
bulletTender Ministry (2:7)
bulletPaul's Pastoral Heart (2:8)
bulletWhatever It Takes (2:9)
bulletWhat They Witnessed (2:10)
bulletThe Fatherly Ministry of God (2:10)
bulletWhat the Thessalonians Knew (2:11)
bulletWalking Worthy (2:12)
bulletThanks To God (2:13)
bulletFollowers of the Churches of God (2:14)
bulletCharacteristic Wickedness (2:15)
bulletForbidden To Speak (2:16)
bulletWrath to the Uttermost (2:16)
bulletWith Great Desire (2:17)
bulletLove Is Active (2:18)
bulletSatan's Hindrances (2:18)
bulletYou In The Presence Of Jesus (2:19)
bulletPaul's First Priority (2:20)
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians 2
The Manner of Ministers (2:3-5)
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians 2
Gentleness Counts (2:7, 11)
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians 2
Willing To Labor (2:9)
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians 2
Proof of Genuineness (2:1, 9-11)
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians 2
The Minister's Joy (2:19)
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians 2
The Minister's Expectation (2:19)
bulletChapter Three
bulletWe Thought It Good (3:1)
bulletWe Sent Timothy (3:2)
bulletAppointed To Afflictions (3:3)
bulletTold Before... (3:4)
bulletI sent to know your faith... (3:5)
bulletGood News! (3:6)
bulletComforted by Your Faith (3:7)
bulletIf You Stand Fast (3:8)
bulletRendering Thanks To God (3:9)
bulletPerfect What Is Lacking (3:10)
bulletMay God Direct Our Way To You (3:11)
bulletMay the Lord Make You Increase (3:12)
bulletHearts Blameless in Holiness (3:13)
bulletChapter Four
bulletAbound More & More (4:1)
bulletYou Know What Commandments We Gave… (4:2)
bulletThis is the Will of God (4:3a)
bulletPossessing the Vessel! (4:3b-4)
bulletNot Lustful, Like the Gentiles (4:5)
bulletConsider Your Brother In This Matter…  (4:6)
bulletDo Not Defraud Others (4:6-8)
bulletNot For Uncleanness, But For Holiness (4:7)
bulletRejecting God, Not Just Man (4:8)
bulletNo Need For Human Instructors (4:9)
bulletAnd Indeed You Do So (4:10)
bulletAspire to… (4:11)
bulletWalking Honestly (4:12)
bulletSorrowing in Hope (4:13)
bulletWhy Preach Prophecy? (4:13-18)
bulletIf We Believe…Even So God (4:14)
bulletThe Dead Rise First (4:15)
bulletThe Lord Himself Shall Descend… (4:16)
bullet The Sounds of His Coming (4:16)
bulletThe Resurrections (4:14-17)
bulletChrist in You, The Hope of Glory (4:14-17)
bulletCaught Up Together! (4:17)
bulletWe Shall Meet (4:17)
bulletComfort for the Grieving (4:18)
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Lesson #1 - Unique and Revealed Truth
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Lesson #2 - The Truth about the Death of a Believer
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Lesson #3 – Our Magnificent Future!
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Lesson #4 – Personal Participation
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Lesson #5 – A Glimpse of the Order Of Events
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Lesson #6 - The Saints Will Be Forever With The Lord
bulletLessons From 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4: Lesson #7 – Judgment Day as a Consolation
bulletChapter Five
bulletPaul’s Warnings and Exhortations (5:1-28)
bulletConcerning the Times and the Seasons (5:1)
bulletAs A Thief In The Night (5:2)
bulletPeace and Safety! (5:3)
bulletBut You, Brethren, Are Not In Darkness (5:4)
bulletSons of Light & Day (5:5)
bulletLet Us Not Sleep… (5:6)
bulletAs Different as Night and Day (5:7)
bulletLet Us Who Are Of the Day Be Sober (5:8)
bulletNot Appointed To Wrath (5:9)
bulletWhether We Wake or Sleep (5:10)
bulletComfort & Edify Each Other (5:11)
bulletRecognize Those Who Labor Among You (5:12)
bulletEsteem Those Who Labor Among You (5:13)

God's Top Ten - The Ten Commandments

bulletMessage #1 - The Secret To Life
bulletMessage #2 - Worshipping the Wrong gods
bulletMessage #3 - Worshipping God Rightly
bulletMessage #4 - Treating God's Name Carelessly
bulletMessage #5 - Resting & Recharging
bulletMessage #5b - Entering God's Rest (Hebrews 4:1-13)
bulletMessage #6 - Failing To Honor Our Parents
bulletMessage #7 - Respecting Human Life
bulletMessage #8 - The Sin of Adultery
bulletMessage #9 - Taking What Is Not Ours
bulletMessage #10 - Failing To Tell the Truth
bulletMessage #11 - Having Right Desires

Steve Diem's Joshua Teaching Notes

bulletChapter 1
bulletChapter 2
bulletChapter 3
bulletChapter 4
bulletChapter 5
bulletChapter 6
bulletChapter 7
bulletChapter 8
bulletChapter 9
bulletChapter 10
bulletChapter 11
bulletChapter 12
bulletChapter 13
 

The Book of Daniel

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Topical Messages
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Don't Let Your Resolve Dissolve! (1:8)

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Chapter One
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The Setting for Chastisement (1:1)

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Josiah - Jehoiakim's Father (1:1)

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Ungodly Jehoiakim and Seeming Defeat (1:1)

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Nebuchadnezzar - The Man (1:1)

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Nebuchadnezzar - God's Servant (1:1)

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The Godly Suffer As Well (1:2)

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The Signposts of Chastening (1:2)

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Good Brought Out Of Bad (1:2)

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The Best and the Brightest (1:3-5)

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Without Spot or Blemish (1:3-5)

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God Chooses Differently (1:3-5)

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Daniel's Parents (1:3-5)

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Daniel's Parents (Part 2) (1:3-5)

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It's In The Details (1:3-5)

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Imagine The Pressure (1:4-6)

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Imagine The Pressure (Part 2) (1:4-6)

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Out With the Good, In With the Bad (1:6-7)

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Renamed! (1:6-7)

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Daniel, Commitment and Dedication (1:8)

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Finding A Way To Be Obedient (1:8)

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No Defilement (1:8)

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Not Just What - But How! (1:8)

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Man's Favor By God's Hand (1:9)

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Accommodation (1:10)

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Daniel's Plan (1:11-13)

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The Tale of the Countenance (1:14-15)

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A Positive Example (1:16)

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A Marvelous Experiment (1:16)

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More! (1:16)

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Prepared By God (1:17)

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The Fruits of Obedience - None Like Daniel (1:18-19)

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Ten Times Better (1:20)

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And Daniel Continued... (1:21)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 1)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 2)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 3)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 4)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 5)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 6)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 7)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 8)

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Lessons From Daniel (Part 8b)

The Book of Nehemiah

bulletA Heart For God's Plans (1:1-11)
bullet Nehemiah’s Return To Jerusalem (2:1-20)
bulletWall to Wall Workers (3:1-32)
bulletWorkers & Warriors (4:1-23)
bulletStop! Thief! (5:1-19)
bulletWe Have Heard The Enemy & He Is A Liar (6:1-19)
bullet“V” Is for Vigilance (7:1-73)
bulletThe People and the Book (8:1-18)
bullet Amazing Grace (9:1-38)
bulletAfter We Say "Amen" (10:1-39)
bulletThe Shout Heard 'Round The World (11:1-12:4)

Self-Confrontation

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Lesson One: You Can Change Biblically (Part 1)

The Signs Of Christ's Coming Series

bulletThe Signs Of Christ's Coming
bulletIntroduction To the Olivet Discourse (24:1)
bulletMore Introductory material (24:2)
bulletWhat Will The Sign Be? (24:3)
bulletThe Signs Of Christ's Coming - Part 1 - The Danger Of Deception (24:3)
bulletThe Signs Of Christ's Coming - Part 2 - The Birth Pangs (24:4-14)
bulletThe Signs Of Christ's Coming - Part 3 - The Abomination of Desolation (24:15)
bulletThe Signs of Christ's Coming - Part 4 - Perils To Come (24:16-29)
bulletThe Signs of Christ's Coming - Part 5 - The Sign of the Son of Man (24:29-31)
bulletThe Signs Of Christ's Coming - Part 6 - The Final Generation (24:32-35)
bulletThe Signs Of Christ's Coming - Part 7 - Ready Or Not! (24:36-51)
bulletThe Signs Of Christ’s Coming - Part 8 - The Fate Of The Unprepared (Waiting For Christ’s Return) (25:1-13)
bulletThe Signs of Christ’s Coming - Part 9 - The Tragedy of 
Wasted Opportunity (Working Until Christ’s Return) (25:14-30)

Special Speakers

bulletDr. Howard Brant - Missionary with SIM
bulletThe Valley Of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-10 - Preached 9/8/02)
bulletRev. Dick Sparling - The Blessings of Salvation (preached May, 2002)
bullet Relationship
bullet Righteousness
bullet Relaxing
bullet Reaching
bullet Recognition
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Rev. Dick Sparling - God's Timetable (Preached 5/5/2002)

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Rev. Claire Greiner

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Home Is Where The Heart Is (Preached August 2002)

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This Little Light of Mine (Preached November 24, 2002)