Pastor Rick Sowell – Memorial Stones

Pastor Rick Sowell preached on the Memorial Stones in Joshua 4:1-11. What mean ye by the stones?  The stones represent: A miraculous provision from God. Every time they saw the stones that the priests brought out of the river, they were a reminder of the miraculous provision of God in...

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Pastor Rick Sowell – Parenting This Generation

Pastor Rick Sowell preached on the Family from the texts in Proverbs 30:11-14; 17:25; and 19:13.  He preached on husbands, wives, and children. The word “Husband” means “house-band.”  In other words, a husband holds the house together.  Girls, when you’re looking for a husband, find the man who keeps things...

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Pastor Rick Sowell – What Manner of Love

Pastor Rick Sowell preached on love from 1 Jn 3:1 and several other passages in 1 John.  Love is the great need in marriage relationships, family relationships, and church relationships.  The manner of love in these relationships should be the love of Jesus Christ.  Perfect love is in Jesus.  Below...

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Stirred Up, Hag 1:14

In Hag 1:14, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel, the spirit of Joshua, and the spirit of the remnant of the people to work in the house of the Lord.  It was time to rebuild the house, so God stirred up the spirit of the people to work. ...

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Thou Art But a Youth, 1 Sam 17:32-37

In 1 Sam 17, David was just a youth when he defeated Goliath [1 Sam 17:33].  But in his youth he was already aware of the Lord’s work in his life.  He said, “the Lord… delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of...

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While We Wait, 2 Pet 3:9-18

Our text for this lesson is 2 Pet 3:9-18.  In the context of the prior verses in this chapter, this passage deals with the long-suffering of God before fulfilling the promise of his coming.  While we wait for his coming, what should we be doing?  We should: Come to repentance...

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The Health of My Countenance, Ps 42:1-11

In Psalm 42, the Psalmist was questioning himself, asking why he was cast down.  He asked, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me?”  [Ps 42:5, 11].  He was dejected.  He was discouraged.  He had good reason to be down.  His soul was...

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Be Thou Clean, Mk 1:40-44

Our text this morning is Mark 1:40-44 about the cleansing of a leper.   Do you like things clean?  Don’t you like a clean house, a clean car, a clean body, clean clothes, and clean speech?  Of course, you do.  God likes things clean, as well.  This leper wanted to...

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The Promise of His Coming, 2 Pet 3:1-8

2 Pet 3:1-8 is a passage that assures us that the coming of the Lord Jesus is soon.   However, according to verses 3 and 4, the closer we get to the Lord’s coming, the more skeptical people are that he will come.  “In the last days scoffers… (say) Where...

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