Psalm 51 is a manual or model to follow for recognizing the multiple mercies of God through His forgiveness.  David in flesh lived and experiment that nobody can escape the judgment of God trying to hide his own sin.  So we recall that God has prepared a

Ice-breaker: What do you think is more difficult to recognize, an error and to repent? 
Scriptures: Psalm 51:1-12, Revelations 2:21-23, Proverbs 28:13. 
INTRODUCTION
Psalm 51 is a manual or model to follow for recognizing the multiple mercies of God through His forgiveness.  David in flesh
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Tony Silveira explains how to connect to God with an attitude of Worship.  Some people honour God with their lips but their heart is far from Him.  Learn the principle of Godly communication with this Biblical message on Worship. 

Daniel 10:11,12
And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you."  And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.  Then he said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set
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In this sermon, we explore the importance of the spiritual heart, diseases of the heart, how to have a wholly devoted heart. 

Introduction:
A. The story is told of a mechanic who was working on a car motor when he spotted a world-famous heart surgeon enter his shop. 
1.  The heart surgeon stood at the counter waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his car. 
2.  The mechanic shouted across the garage,
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There is a misunderstanding of joy.  Joy is not giddy or goofy Christians.  Instead Joy is the pleasure of the presence of God in your life.  The world may work against but if God is for you the Joy of the Lord is your strength!  Explains what is needed f

Intro: Joy is not syrupy or sappy, sentimental or seasonal.  Joy is not happiness, because happiness depends on what happens to you.  Joy is also not the absence of sorrow. 
Psalm 16:11 “You reveal the path of life to me; in Your presence is abundant joy; in Your right hand are eternal
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Does Jesus feel our heart?  Does he understand the emotions of my heart?  My thinker, chooser and feeler.  How far does his compassion go?  What can we do? 

Feel my heart
Hebrews 4:14-16
14.  Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 
15.  For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize (be touched by the feelings of our infirmities) with our
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Many congregations, as they worship, experience union but not unity.  They lack a spirit of oneness.  What does it take to experience unity in worship? 

“More Words on Worship: Focus!” 
John 4:1-24
Six people were marooned on a desert island.  Two were Jewish, two were Catholic, and two were of Reformed background.  The two Jews founded “Temple Immanuel.”  The two Catholics organized “The Church of the Holy
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First Presbyterian Church
Wichita Falls, Texas
Christmas Day 2011
LIGHT TO SEE BY
Isaac Butterworth
Luke 2:25-35 (NIV)
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.  He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.  26
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Let us look beyond the pleasantry of Christmas day this morning.  Christmas will soon be over; and, for many they will go back to hearts filled with bitterness, hatred and burden.  You see the hearts of humanity may appear to be EMPTY from post-Christmas

Post-Christmas Battle for Your Heart
David Tack – December 22, 2011
INTRO: Christmas is a wonderful time of year.  It promotes joy and goodwill to humanity and most people purposely spread the spirit of peace, love and toleration!  Christmas day arrives and it is a time of great communion,
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Many people just have head knowledge, when what really matters is heart knowledge! 

Please grab a Bible and open it to the Gospel of Luke Chapter 8. 
We have noted that in Luke 7 that saving faith is believing the Word of God and taking action with that belief.  And in the beginning of Luke 8, we noted some results of saving faith. 
True saving faith results in:
- Following
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A sermon on repentance and the Christian (Material adapted from Richard Own Roberts' book, Repentance: The First Word of the Gospel, chapters 11 and 13)

HoHum:
There was a farmer who had three sons: Ron, Don and Little John.  All had their names on the church roll but none ever attended church or had time for God.  Then one day Don was bitten by a rattlesnake.  The doctor was called and he did all he could to help Don, but the outlook was very dim. 
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I have heard it said: “living for God easy is hard; living for God hard is easy.” 
It is the difference between getting in the boat and setting down and standing on the edge and trying not to fall out.  The latter isn’t a question of ‘if’ you fall out, it

Quotes:
“Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength.” ―  George Washington
“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your purpose.” – Aristotle
“Faith is taking the first step, even when you
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I. EXORDIUM:
Have you been so generously used by GOD as His channel? 
II.  AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III.  OBJECTIVES:
To show that we are meant to be channels of blessings not storages of wealth or storehouses of wealth, for storehouses ar

I. EXORDIUM:
Have you been so generously used by GOD as His channel? 
II.  AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III.  OBJECTIVES:
To show that we are meant to be channels of blessings not storages of wealth or storehouses of wealth, for storehouses are our churches. 
IV.  TEXT:
Ezra 7:17-20
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