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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - What Happens To Christians When They Die?

April 28, 2024 - 05:15 PM Sermon Series1 Thessalonians


When a Christian dies, where do they go? When Jesus returns, what happens to a Christian’s body? Will the dead miss out on the glorious return of Jesus? These are some of the important questions Paul answers for the Thessalonians and us.

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2 Samuel 12 - Sin's Consequences And God's Grace

October 01, 2023 - 07:57 PM Sermon Series2 Samuel


One of the fictions we hear during the political season is that a leader’s personal life has no impact on public performance. We know that this is untrue. What happens at home never stays at home. It follows us to work. A personal life that lacks character and integrity will lead to a public one that looks the same. If ever there was a man whose private life influenced his public world, it was King David. After committing adultery and murder in private, this brought God’s public judgment on his family and nation. What must we do if we sin in private? If we ask for God’s forgiveness, can we escape the consequences of our sins? Join us in 2 Samuel 12 to find the answers to these questions and more.

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2 Samuel 1 - Does Crime Pay?

February 26, 2023 - 07:12 PM Sermon Series2 Samuel


Adoniram Judson was a student at Providence College in 1808. He grew up in a Christian home, but in college he was captivated by a group of students who embraced Enlightenment ideas from Europe. He was especially fond of an upperclassman named Jacob Eames, who persuaded Adoniram to abandon his Christian faith and adopt deism. Adoniram moved to New York to pursue a life of pleasure in the theatre. It was at that time when he stayed in an Inn. It just happened that the man in the next room was dying. All night long Adoniram heard his cries of anguish and pain. It shook him to his core. Without God, how would he face the end of his life? In the morning, he asked the innkeeper who was in the room next to him. It was Jacob Eames. He died that morning. That death changed Adoniram’s life. He returned to his faith and become a missionary. In 2 Samuel 1, we see another death that changed a life. The death of King Saul changed David’s life.

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1 Samuel 31 - The King Is Dead

November 27, 2022 - 08:42 PM Sermon Series1 Samuel


Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022. She was the longest-reigning British monarch. An estimated 250,000 people visited her casket, and representatives from 168 countries attended her funeral. The queen’s funeral was the most-watched television event in the twenty-first century. It is an understatement to say the queen’s death was a big deal. As we finish 1 Samuel, we come to the death of King Saul. After a 40-year reign, his death led to a national crisis. Join us as we look at King Saul’s death and what we can learn about living and dying well.

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Jude 5-7 - The Deadly Danger Of Rejecting Jesus

September 05, 2021 - 04:16 PM Sermon SeriesJude


This week, Hurricane Ida pounded the East coast resulting in a staggering loss of life. As America leaves Afghanistan, the Taliban began moving house to house assassinating American sympathizers. Our hearts break to hear of these tragic and needless deaths. This weekend, as we continue our study in the book of Jude, we come face to face with a tragedy greater than any seen on the news: rebellion against Jesus — which is the greatest tragedy in the universe. Join us as we learn how fighting for the faith once for all delivered to the saints to make this is a tragedy we can avoid.

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Mark 15:42-47 - The Burial Of Jesus

November 15, 2020 - 03:54 PM Sermon SeriesGospel of Mark



When was the last time you saw a miracle? For most of us, we have never seen an honest-to-goodness biblical style miracle where a hand was restored, food was created out of thin air, or the dead were raised to life. It is easy to wonder if God is at work in our world or if we are left to fate and chance. As we study the burial of Jesus, we see another way God is at work in the world besides the miraculous. It is called providence. Join us as we learn how God is direct our future and guides our world through the miracle or providence.

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Philippians 1:19-26 - To Live Is Christ. To Die Is Gain.

May 17, 2020 - 12:13 PM Sermon SeriesPhilippians



In 1993, while fishing St. Mary's Glacier, Bill Jeracki had a boulder crush his leg. Alone in the wilderness, without a jacket or communication equipment, with a snow storm bearing down upon him, he had to make a frightening choice to survive. Using his shirt as a tourniquet, he amputated his leg using his fishing knife. He then crab-walked to his truck and drove himself to the hospital. People will do almost anything to avoid death. Each of us is innately terrified by it. What if we could peer behind death's door and find out what lies on the other side? If we could be certain death wasn't terrifying, wouldn't that change the way we live? Join us as we peek behind death's door and discover why Christians have nothing to fear because Jesus has made death better than life.

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1 Corinthians 15:12-26 - The Resurrection Changes Everything!

April 12, 2020 - 10:46 AM Sermon SeriesEaster



Since the first COVID-19 death on February 29 of this year, 24,000 Americans have died. While this may sound like an astronomical number, in the same period of time, over 353,000 Americans died of other causes. At this time, the average American is 15 times more likely to die of a car accident, cancer, falling out of bed or some other random form of death than COVID-19. This reminds us that even if we wash our hands, cover our face with a bandana while in public and avoid the virus, all we can do is delay our death. We can not avoid death. It finds us at an alarming rate. The good news of Easter is for those who love Jesus, he transforms death. A Christian's death is not something to fear. It is something to celebrate as they are brought into the presence of God. Join us as we see how the resurrection changes everything about death… and life!

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Mark 12:18-27 - The Resurrection Is Better Than The Joy Of Marriage

February 23, 2020 - 10:23 AM Sermon SeriesGospel of Mark



On November 14, 2004, 6-year-old Alex Malarkey was with his father as they drove home in rural Ohio. When his father made a left turn, their car collided with oncoming traffic. The impact of the crash detached Alex's skull from his spinal cord. Alex lived but he awoke from a coma two months later as a quadriplegic. When he awoke, he began telling his parents about visiting heaven, seeing Jesus and angels that intervened in the car accident to save his father's life. Tyndale House published a book about Alex's trip to heaven claiming it was a true story. It sold over a million copies. Unfortunately Alex later admitted that he made everything up to get attention. Millions of people were deceived by his fictional stories about life after death. Is there a way we can know what lives beyond the grave? Can we know with certainty that there is life after death? Join us as we discover the certainty and joys of the resurrection.

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How Can I Know Jesus Rose From The Dead?

April 01, 2018 - 08:31 PM Sermon SeriesEaster



Easter is one of the best parts of the Christian calendar. While Jesus' resurrection is good news, for many, it is news that is hard to believe. We live in a world of smartphones, computers and the Internet. Someone rising from the dead sounds like a theme from the latest Marvel Comic movie, not something you can base your life upon. In this message, we examine 10 reasons why we can be sure Jesus rose from the dead and how the proof of the resurrection changes everyday living.

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Where Was Christ Before The Manger?

December 24, 2017 - 05:25 PM Sermon SeriesStand Alone Sermons



We have potential existence before our birth but Micah 5:2 tells us Jesus had actual existence before his birth, he existed in eternity past. What was Jesus doing before his birth? How was our savior involved with the world before Bethlehem? Join us as we go behind the scenes and learn the little known story of Christ before the manger.


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What Happens One Minute After We Die?

August 06, 2017 - 12:27 PM Sermon SeriesAfterlife



When your family is reading your eulogy, where are you? What do we experience after death? Using the Bible as our guide we glimpse behind the curtain of death and discover what everyone experiences after they take their last breath.


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1 Timothy 5:9-16 - What Does The Bible Say To Older Widows And Single Mothers?

May 28, 2017 - 04:04 PM Sermon Series1 Timothy



Two of the hardest times in a woman's life is when a younger woman discovers she is a single mother either through the death, desertion or divorce from her husband. For older women, one of the hardest times they face is when they are left alone after the death of their husband after their children are moved out of the house and have lives of their own. Join us as we see how to turn those two difficult challenges into positive future that brings glory to Jesus.


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Genesis 49:28-50:26 - Living and Dying by Faith

January 15, 2017 - 10:08 AM Sermon SeriesGenesis



As we conclude the book of Genesis, the final chapter closes the lives of Jacob and Joseph. As we look at their final days, we learn what it means to live our life with our faith in Jesus.


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Genesis 48 - God is Faithful

December 11, 2016 - 12:01 PM Sermon SeriesGenesis



There are times when life gets hard. Sometimes, we can look back and see how God was faithful and he used those hard times for a good thing in our life. As Jacob prepares to die, he look back on life and can see God's faithfulness to him. He encourages his son Joseph, and he encourages us, that God's faithfulness to us will continue.


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Genesis 25 - Good Ending, Tough Beginning

April 17, 2016 - 07:37 PM Sermon SeriesGenesis

In 1771 the king of Sweden died of digestion problems after consuming a meal of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite dessert. He is the king remembered for a bad ending as he literally ate himself to death. In Genesis 25, we look at the final days of Abraham and how the memory of his death reminds us we can trust in God’s promises.


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Genesis 23 - Funeral

April 03, 2016 - 10:52 AM Sermon SeriesGenesis

It was a closed solid bronze casket plated with 14-karat gold that was lined with blue velvet. The memorial service was so large it was organized by a concert promoter who gave away 17,500 free ticket to 1.2 million applicants. There were 3,000 police officers on duty to keep order at a cost of $1.4 million dollars. It was the largest security effort in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympics. It was the funeral of Michael Jackson. Most of us will have a much smaller funeral. What do we need to know about funerals? What choices do we need to make today to have a good one? Join us as we learn about funerals as we study the death of Sarah, Abraham's wife.


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John 11 - How Christ Gets Glory Through Cancer and Death

April 21, 2013 - 12:54 PM Sermon SeriesGospel of John


Diseases, such as cancer, grab us by the ankles and drag us into the jaws of death. If God loves us, why do we get sick? If Jesus loves us so much that he died for us, why does he allow these heartbreak into our lives? In John 11, we learn it is because of Jesus' love for us that he allow sickness and suffering into our lives. That feels backwards! Join us in discovering how Jesus transforms suffering and death for His glory.

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Doctrine - Christ's Return

November 12, 2010 - 10:01 AM Sermon SeriesDoctrine



What happens after we die? Do we reincarnate? Do we go to purgatory to burn off our sin? Does everybody go to Heaven, no matter how we lived? Do we sit on a cloud and play a harp? In this message, you will learn the biblical truth what happens to us after death. You will also learn, through an overview of the book of Revelation, about the expanding kingdom of Christ as His rule is extended over all of creation in upon His return.

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Heaven - The Hope of Heaven

August 29, 2010 - 02:30 PM Sermon SeriesHeaven




We spent a whole summer on Heaven. I am sure some of you wish we spent less time on heavenly realities and more time helping with earthly troubles. Surprisingly, the study of Heaven is a great help on earth. Join me as we learn the practical ways God changed us through this study.

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Heaven - MORE Questions About Heaven

August 19, 2010 - 11:30 AM Sermon SeriesHeaven



Last week I answered questions from the "Build Your Own Sermon" card. This week we continue answering your questions about heaven.
  • Should I trust near-death experiences?
  • Will Christians who commit suicide go to heaven?
  • Who are the 144,000 of Revelation?
  • After death, is there another chance to be saved?
  • Will we sleep in our resurrection bodies?
  • Will we work in heaven?
  • Will there be oceans on the New Earth?

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Heaven - Overcoming Grief

August 08, 2010 - 06:05 PM Sermon SeriesHeaven
edge


This summer, we are studying what happens after we die. Today, we pause our series and looking at where to find comfort for those left behind. In a clear, and unsettling message, Dr. Trucksess looks at where Christians rest their soul when they lose someone they love.

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Heaven - One Minute After You Die

May 30, 2010 - 08:15 PM Sermon SeriesHeaven


When you go to a funeral, there is a body in the casket but where did the person go? What happens to us one minute after we die? Join Dr. Trucksess as we watch the answer to this question unfold through Scripture.

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Heaven - Why Study Heaven?

May 17, 2010 - 12:27 PM Sermon SeriesHeaven



A recent Harris poll revealed that 82% of Americans believe in heaven and 63% of Americans think they will go there when they die. While many people are interested in heaven, the same Harris poll revealed that most know little about it. Join Dr. Trucksess as we discover the importance of studying heaven.

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