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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 Mother’s Day 2013 Ephesians 5:22-33 “Why Marriage Matters”

22 “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 1st Corinthians 12:12-27 Ecclesiology (2) “Members of One Another”

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body— Jews … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, April 28th, 2013 “Survey of Bible Doctrines #15: Ecclesiology – Why does the Church exist?”

Ephesians 3:8-11, 20-21                                                                             … Continue reading

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NO SAFE PLACE HERE!

“Gettysburg” the 1993 movie by Ronald F Maxwell, is surely my favorite movie of all time. I have watched it several times and own more than one DVD copy of it! One of my 200 or so favorite scenes takes place … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, April 14th 2013: Survey of Bible Doctrine #14 – “The Return of Jesus Christ!”

John 14:1-3 1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for 4-7-2013 Acts 1:6-11; Hebrews 7:26-8:7; 10:19-25 “The Ascension and Present Ministry of Christ!”

As the Lord allows, this coming Lord’s Day morning I will continue my series on “A Survey of Bible Doctrines” with sermon #13 entitled: “Christology – The Ascension and Present Ministry of Christ!” With all of our excitement about the resurrection … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Palm Sunday, March 24th 2013: Survey of Bible Doctrines #11 – “Jesus Christ is the Messiah of Israel!”

John 12:12-19                                                                             … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, March 17th, 2013: “Survey of Bible Doctrines #10 – The Life and Ministry of Jesus”

Acts 10:34-43   As the Lord allows, this coming Lord’s Day morning I will continue our series of “Bible Doctrines” with another sermon in the area of “Christology” (that is the doctrine of Christ.) This week, we will look at … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 Luke 8:22-25 “Survey of Doctrine #9: The Deity and Incarnation of Jesus Christ”

As the Lord allows, on next Sunday, 3/3, I will continue our series on Bible Doctrines that will kick off 7 sermons on “Christology” (The Doctrine of Christ). I have planned to study the Messiahship of Jesus on Palm Sunday … Continue reading

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Sermon Starter for Sunday, February 24th, 2013: “Survey of Doctrine #8 – (Theology Proper) The Triune Nature of God”

As the Lord allows, this coming Lord’s Day morning I will continue my series on Bible Doctrines with a sermon on the Trinity entitled, “The Triune Nature of God.” First, let me give you some very technical definitions of some … Continue reading

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