Sermons by Jonathan Anderson

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The Jaws of Life

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When people need to be cut out of cars after a bad car accident, emergency personnel sometimes use a tool called the “Jaws of Life.” These big cutters can cut away entire car doors to give rescue workers access to people who are trapped. Even when drivers have had wrecks through no one’s fault but […]

God Was in the Crises

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During the time Joseph was struggling to reconcile with his brothers, he was also navigating a catastrophe. It’d been two years since the last drop of rain. The sky was endlessly blue. The sun was relentlessly hot. Animal carcasses littered the ground, and no hope appeared on the horizon. The land was a dust bowl. […]

Under Pressure

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The farther you go down in the ocean, the more pressurized the ocean becomes. The farther you go down, the more you will be compressed. If you go down deep enough, the ocean’s pressure will eventually flatten you like a pancake. The deeper you go, the greater the pressure becomes. Several years ago, when the […]

The King’s Pardon

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There’s a story about a king who pardoned two criminals that were on death row. Minutes before they were to be killed for their crimes, he issued the pardon. So just like that, both men could now go free. But the reactions of the two criminals were totally different. The first criminal whose sentence had […]

“Being a two-faced Christian”

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We always conclude our Wednesday night youth services with a devotional, and one of our young men usually speak. On April 26th, Ian Colwell spoke on the topic mentioned above. I loved his message and asked him for a copy of his notes to share with y’all (Full disclosure, they’ve been edited). Here it is: […]

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We always conclude our Wednesday night youth services with a devotional, and one of our young men usually speak. On April 26th, Ian Colwell spoke on the topic mentioned above. I loved his message and asked him for a copy of his notes to share with y’all (Full disclosure, they’ve been edited). Here it is: […]

An Atheist’s View on Life

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I will live my life according to these beliefs God does not exist It is just foolish to think That there is a God with a cosmic plan That an all-powerful God brings purpose to the pain and suffering in the world Is a comforting thought, however It Is only wishful thinking People can do […]

“Judge Not!”

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Rich Atchley says that if you went to the average university campus today and ask students if they know a verse of Scripture, most will say that they do. If you had asked ten or fifteen years ago, most would have quoted John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only […]

The Gospel of Second Chances

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It’s not every day that you get a second chance. Most of the time you’re glad to get a first one. “Get this to me by 3 p.m. or you’re fired!” “I’m sorry, but your grades aren’t high enough to admit you to the program.” “I don’t love you anymore.” The fact is, we all […]

The Silence of Saturday

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Jesus is silent on Saturday.  The women have anointed his body and placed it in Joseph’s tomb.  The cadaver of Christ is as mute as the stone which guards it.  He spoke much on Friday. He will liberate the slaves of death on Sunday.  But on Saturday, Jesus is silent. So is God.  He made […]