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Sermon 021912 Light of the Gospel

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:27:12 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Light of the Gospel
I want to play this commercial for you from Becel, a Canadian manufacturer of heart healthy margarine. (2:04). I actually received this YouTube link back in November and when I was
looking over this text for today, especially verse 4…

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Sermon 021212 When Someone’s Watching

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:16:05 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – When Someone’s Watching!
I must have music on my mind, because this week’s sermon, as last week’s, was triggered by a song. Last week the song was “He,” and today it’s a Country and Western tune by Rodney Atkins,
called “Watching You.”…

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Sermon 020512 He

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:35:52 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – HE!
It was an extremely popular religious song, written back in 1954, making its way to the popular music charts the following year. I remember it well, the tune ever so familiar, made popular
by the likes of Al Hibbler…

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Sermon 012912 Sticks and Stones

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:48:36 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – Sticks and Stones
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. A lanky, somewhat athletic, 12 year old boy was trying desperately to fit in at middle school; to find his place, his identity, like
most hormonally challenged youth at that age. He had some friends but he wasn’t friends with the “cool” …

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admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:47:05 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – CALLED OUT!
Most of us, I suspect, know what it means to be “called out!” It can either be good, or not so good, positive or negative. It has to do with being identified or selected, chosen or challenged,
recognized for special accomplishment…

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admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:13:08 +0000

Pastor Tab Cosgrove – In Pursuit
Recently a good friend of mine sent me a link to a New York Times article dated December 29th of 2011. The title of the article, written by Pico Iyer, was “The Joy of Quiet.” In this article he talks…

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admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:25:07 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – There’s Something in the Water!
It is mentioned 719 times in Bible; less often than “God” or “Jesus;” a little less often than
“heaven” or “love;” but more often than “faith, hope” or “prayer.” The word is connected…

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admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:46:53 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – The Best Christmas Presence Ever
One of the most profound Christmas memories of my life comes from the early 50’s, when
I was around 6 years old. My father had been hospitalized at the VA Medical
Center in Richmond, Virginia for several months…

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admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:40:30 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – The Faith Factor!
It’s an obvious understatement to say that we live in a time when “fear” dominates the headlines. A recent list of America’s Top 10 Biggest Fears included the “economy, jobs, personal finances,
relationships, health, children, terrorist attack, divorce, death, and insignificance.”

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admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:56:15 +0000

Pastor Preston Wagner – Lead Me Back to Bethlehem
Rediscovering the Joy, Peace, and Love of Christmas.
“Come, Emmanuel!”
Ready, waiting, God is with us. Ready, waiting for Emmanuel.
God is with us, come, Emmanuel.

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