Sermons
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Speakers:
Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherDon't Be Afraid
04/05/08
I recall those words, “Don’t be afraid.” They came as I was being ushered onto the largest wooden roller coaster West of the Mississippi in the early 1950’s. My dad was treating my brother and I to a day at the Mid-south Fair in Memphis, Tennessee. I had been to some of the local fairs that would come to Forrest City, Arkansas. There were rides at those smaller fairs that ...
Scripture:
Matthew 28:1-10-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherWho Are You Looking For?
03/29/08
Introduction: For years I have used “the seven last words of Jesus from the cross” as a preaching source for the Lenten Season and Holy Week. Just a few months ago I picked up a small book titled The Seven Next Words of Jesus. What a find! Though I had read the Gospel accounts many times I never gave any thought to balancing the words from the cross with words after the ...
Scripture:
John 20:1-18-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherResurrection Declaration
03/22/08
Introduction: I have preached at least one Easter sermon for the past forty-one years. My take on those sermons is much like the take on preaching that one of my college professors presented to the homiletics class: When I was called to preach I figured I would preach through the Bible in one year and then the job would be finished. I have had some thoughts that at some ...
Scripture:
Ephesians 1: 15—23-
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Rev. Bill HedgesSeeing Ain't Always Believing
03/08/08
"The Seasons of a Cleric's Life"Jesus' visit to the synagogue in Nazareth"Someday" and "Today" Seeing Jesus and believing in Him Jesus spoke the truth in love
Scripture:
Luke 4:14-21-
Sermon 03/09/2008You do not have the Flash plugin installed, or your browser does not support Javascript. Both are required to view this Flash movie.
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherTransforming Assurance
03/01/08
Talk about a “loaded” word! The word “assurance” is just packed with feeling, emotion, and mind sensitivity. Concerns of “assurance” impact every facet of life. In fact, “insurance” is a purchased form of “assurance.” For some years a company has marketed a product for persons who need vitamins and minerals. It is aptly called “assure.” From ...
Scripture:
I Peter 4:19, 1 Peter 5:10-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherThe Unchained Word
02/16/08
A few years ago I was invited to preach at the Bethel Camp Meeting. This camp meeting dates back to the 1850’s. In those early days the people attending camp meeting would travel by wagon, bring tarps and tents, cook outdoors, celebrated worship at least three times a day. Camp meeting would go for two or more weeks. Today’s camp meeting is much different. There are only night services for one ...
Scripture:
II Timothy 2:1-9-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherOpen!
02/09/08
Several years ago I invited a couple to go with Helen and me to one of my favorite restaurants. No matter that it was seventy-five miles away! We loaded up and headed out toward Nacogdoches to eat at the Red Barn. I could almost taste the tender, juicy, medium rare steak that would soon be on the platter before me! I drove up and down the thoroughfare looking for the Red ...
Scripture:
Mark 9:32-37-
Open Minded - 02/10/08You do not have the Flash plugin installed, or your browser does not support Javascript. Both are required to view this Flash movie.
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherSpirit Animated
02/02/08
Have you ever heard someone say you are the spittin’ image of your dad? Pastor, author, Walter Wangerin shares a memorable story in his book The Chronicles of Mis’ Lil. Another prolific writer and post-modern preacher, Dr. Leonard Sweet writes in one of his books, Quantum Spirituality that Starved and stunted souls, restless and unearthed are searching for the touch that will turn ...
Scripture:
Ephesians 3:14-19-
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How Great is HIS Love?
01/26/08
A Children's Moment - for everyone
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How Great is HIS Love? - A Children's SermonYou do not have the Flash plugin installed, or your browser does not support Javascript. Both are required to view this Flash movie.
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherClaiming Our Identity
01/26/08
A great twentieth century preacher tells a story that has been recast by hundreds of preachers. The story is about a family on a vacation. The family stops at a Dinner Bell type restaurant in Eastern Tennessee…. Talk about being given an identity! But the greater miracle is that the young boy claimed the identity! It was much better than the one he had carried since his ...
Scripture:
Luke 6:17-22-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherH.D. Had a Great Fall!
01/12/08
Scripture:
Psalm 51:1-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherGiven in Time and Space
12/08/07
Scripture:
Galatians 4:1-7-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherThe Best Gift
12/01/07
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherThanks Be to God!
11/17/07
Introduction: Most of us are aware of how the first settlers in America landed in December of 1620 in what is now the state of Massachusetts. Within one month ten of the seventeen fathers who were on the Mayflower died. Within a couple of months only four of the mothers and wives of those first seventeen couples were alive. By Easter almost half of the pilgrims had died. Yet in ...
Scripture:
Psalm 103:1-5-
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Sheba's Story
10/23/07
In last week’s sermon I mentioned a certain word. Some of us were not here last Sunday to hear that certain word. But you are here today and I am going to rehearse that word again. Before I share the word that is central to Sheba’s experience, I will share two ...
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Speakers:
Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherMother Questions
10/20/07
Life is filled with questions. I remember the time my brother and I were hanging out at the old Caldwell Mercantile. A group of guys were standing or sitting around a pot-bellied wood burning stove. The stove would sizzle when one of the fellows would spit his tobacco juice into the open burning flame. At some point my brother asked a question. One of the guys ...
Scripture:
Exodus 3:7—13-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherThe Stewardship of Courage
10/13/07
I do not normally offer sub-titles to the sermons. But in this case, I just cannot help myself! The sub-title is Of GPS and RPM's. When fully expanded, these acronyms give us the full sub-title, Of Gideon's Possibility Strategies and Rosa Parks Moments. The first reading of this sub-title might bring a question mark for some of us. Who is Rosa Parks? Or the question could be, Who is this guy ...
Scripture:
Judges 6:11-18-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherBeyond the Ordinary: Between Carmel and Caesarea
09/22/07
Last Sunday at the close of the service I stood before the congregation and spoke the words of benediction. Those words pointed us toward this Sunday. A ship afloat in the harbor is a beautiful sight. However, ships were not meant to stay in the harbor. The church (local congregations) is often depicted ...
Scripture:
Acts 11:1-18-
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Speakers:
Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherBeyond the Ordinary!
09/15/07
Several years ago I purchased a book authored by Dr. Ralph Neighbors. Dr. Neighbors was a church transformational strategist who was well-ahead of his time. His book was titled: The Seven Last Words of The Church. Though much of his book is obviously dated, the seven last words are not dated! Those words are: We never did it that way before. ...
Scripture:
Acts 16:16-34-
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Pastor, Rev. Ken ArcherA Place To Belong: Where Vision is turned into Reality
09/08/07
One terse verse! As I read the verse I am reflecting on two other translations of the verse. The King James Version states Where there is no vision the people perish. The other translation comes from Rev. Olan Hendrix, the very first church management consultant whose seminar I attended. He paraphrases the ...
Scripture:
Proverbs 29:18-
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