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NOTE FROM EARL RIGGS: I teach the adult Sunday school class at Bethel Chapel. I
sincerely hope these messages will be of value to you. Be sure to receive these
messages as the Bereans did in Acts 17:10-11. God bless!!
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Series: Practical Atheist
A practical atheist is someone who believes in God, but lives like he does NOT exist. But who does that? The answer might surprise you.
This series is based on the sermon series of Pastor Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv. Finally, someone has put into words that which has been on my heart for quite some time. Craig's messages can likely be found by using Google (or search engines) on words "craig groeschel practical atheist".
(NOTE: The teacher notes are included. Obviously, I don't always follow what I've written. The capital S in a box represents something I show on the projector screen.)
- Part 1: Fear Factor (2 Timothy 3:1-5), 5/16/2010
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- Part 2: Do I Make God Sick? (Revelation 3:14-22), 5/23/2010
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- Part 3: My Treasure [COMING SOON] (Matthew 19:16-22; Luke 19:1-10), 5/30/2010
Series: Faith Matters
Faith. How do I know if I have faith? What does it look like and why is it important?
- Part 1: Increase Our Faith (Luke 17:1-10), 8/30/2009
- Part 2: Hey ME! Get Outta My Way! (2 Kings ch 5), 9/6/2009
- Part 3: Manasseh and Ephraim (Genesis chs 37, 39-41), 9/13/2009
- Part 4: Faith & Works (Romans 4 & James 2), 9/20/2009
- Part 5: Pivotal Circumstances (1 Peter 1:6-7, John 11:1-15), 9/27/2009
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Series: Lord, Teach Us To Pray
Prayer: Another discipline in the daily life of a Christian. The disciples believed it was important enough to ask the Lord Jesus to teach them. Shouldn't we ask the same thing?
- Part 1: Teach Us To Pray (Luke 11:1), 7/26/2009
- Part 2: The Lesson (Luke 11:2-13), 8/2/2009
- Part 3: Just Between Us (Matthew 6:5-8), 8/9/2009
- Part 4: Permission To Speak Freely (various scriptures), 8/16/2009
Series: Hunger For God
A study of the discipline of fasting.
- Part 1: Fasting - Introduction (Matthew 5:6), 6/28/2009
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- Part 2: The Deliverance Fast (Matthew 17:14-21, KJV), 7/5/2009
- Part 3: How To Fast (various scriptures), 7/12/2009
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- Part 4: Fasting For Intercession (Ezra 8:21-23; Esther 4), 7/19/2009
Series: Revivals That Changed The World
This series explores the roots of 20th century Pentecostalism. Many things have changed after the Day of Pentecost. Some things did not...
- Part 1: Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21), 5/24/2009
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| YouTube - Psalm 23 in German | TEACHER NOTE: This activity is NOT condoned. I believe these folks are Christian, but in error. YouTube - Snake Handling Church Service |
TEACHER NOTE: This activity is NOT condoned. I believe these folks are Christian, but in error. YouTube - Snake Handlers at Jolo, West Virginia |
- Part 2: 1901 Topeka Outpouring (Luke 11:13), 5/31/2009
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| Book Cover: The 1901 Topeka Outpouring | Charles Fox Parham | Bethel Healing Home |
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| Stone's Mansion (aka Stone's Folly) | Agnes Nevada Ozman | Apostolic Faith Head Quarters, Houston, TX (c. 1906) |
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- Part 3: The Great Revival In Wales (2 Chronicles 16:9a), 6/7/2009
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- Part 4: The Azusa Street Revival - pt A (Acts 2:4), 6/14/2009
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- Part 5: The Azusa Street Revival - pt B (John 3:8), 6/21/2009
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Series: Concerning Spiritual Gifts
Have you ever attended a church because your curiosity was aroused? Perhaps you
heard that something interesting was going on over there at that place. Some
Christians are never satisfied and hop from church to church... dragging their
"baggage" along behind them.
The Corinthian church was struggling to coexist amongst a large pagan population.
These pagan worshippers of idols and other gods also heard something new was
happening down the street... and they wanted in on it! The problem was... they
brought some "junk" along with them. The church was being infiltrated with
heathen practices and immature behavior! Now what?!?
- Part 1: Power Trip (Luke 9:51-56), 4/19/2009
LINK: Windows WMV video of Power In The Wrong Hands (~500 Kb)
- Part 2: Under The Influence (1 Corinthians 12:1-11), 4/26/2009
- Part 3: Deformed (1 Corinthians 12:12-31), 5/3/2009
LINK: Windows WMV video clip of Nick Vujicic (~9 Megs - Lengthy download)
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- Part 4: Love (1 Corinthians 13:1-31), 5/10/2009
LINK: Preview the video used in this message at www.sermonspice.com
- Part 5: Order vs Chaos (1 Corinthians 14:1-40), 5/17/2009
Message: "Hard To Believe"
Whether or not you believe the Easter resurrection story does NOT change the facts. Even the disciples found the story too incredible to believe. That is, until...
- "Hard To Believe" (John 20:19-29), 4/12/2009
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Series: Ears To Hear (Part 1)
Jesus said lots of unexpected things. Some things were very hard to understand. In this series we explore some of those tough sayings. This is part 1 of a multi-part series.
- Part 1: One Thing (Mark 10:13-31), 3/15/2009
- Part 2: Needy People (Matthew 15:21-28), 3/22/2009
- Part 3: No Forgiveness (Matthew 12:31-32), 3/29/2009
- Part 4: Peace Breaker (Luke 12:49-53, Matthew 10:34-37), 4/5/2009
Message: Tis The Season
Ever wonder why we celebrate Christmas like we do? Where did all these ideas of a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, etc. come from? Why does it matter to Christians?
- Tis The Season (various scriptures), 12/21/2008
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Series: "Creativity!"
No matter where you look... the vast expanse of space or the intricacies of the human body... God's fingerprints are everywhere!
- Part 1: "The Heaven's Declare" (Psalm 19:1), 9/7/2008
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| Sun | Location of sun in Milky Way Galaxy | Vela Pulsar Jet (and sound file) |
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| Plieades (PLEE-a-deez) star cluster | Hourglass Nebula - Eye Of God | Sombrero Galaxy |
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| M51 Whirlpool Galaxy | Christ on Cross | M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - X Factor |
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- Part 2: "Fearfully & Wonderfully Made" (Psalm 139:13-16), 9/14/2008
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- Part 3: "Cause & Effect" (1 John 2:18-22), 9/21/2008
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