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Husband, Father, Grandfather, Air Force Veteran, Pastor-Teacher and Chairman of Elders of First Baptist Church, Atwood, Illinois!

Sermon Starter for Sunday, August 17th, 2014 “The Believer and Your Bible” Sermon #6 “The 5 Basic Rules of Interpretation.”

Nehemiah 8:5-8 5 “And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood. 6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, August 10th, 2014 “The Believer and Your Bible” Sermon #5: Translation

Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 “The Believer and Your Bible” Sermon #4: “Preservation and Canonization”

Matthew 5:17-18 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, July 27th, 2014 2nd Peter 1:16-21 “The Believer and Your Bible – Sermon #3: Revelation and Inspiration!

16 “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, July 13th, 2014 “The Believer and Your Bible” Sermon 1 of 8 “Introduction”

1st Thessalonians 2:13 “And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, July 6. Genesis 11: Two Things that have Never Changed and One Thing that Did”

As we come to the final sermon in this series of 26 sermons (that began 10 months ago on September 15th of 2013) I want to refresh your mind a bit about where we have been… We spent the first … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, June 29th, 2014: Acts 12:20-23 “The Greatest Threat to America”

20 “Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, June 22nd, 2014: Genesis 10 “God Re-populates the World!”

This coming Lord’s Day, as the Lord allows, I will continue our survey of the first eleven Chapters of Genesis with a sermon that covers Chapter 10 as God reveals the immediate aftermath of the world-wide Flood and how HE … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, June 8th, 2014 “Understanding Genesis 1 – 11” Sermon #23: Genesis 9 “The Best of Men are Just Men at Best!”

There are stories that when you read them you just want to cry out, “Oh no! Say it isn’t so!” Sadly, Genesis 9 is one of those stories. We have just gone through Genesis 6, 7, and 8 where we … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, June 1st, 2014: Genesis 6:9 – 8:22 “THE FLOOD”

One of the best known and most instructive stories in the Old Testament is the world-wide flood during the days of Noah. It is also – of course – one of the most controversial. This coming Lord’s Day, as the … Continue reading

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