2008-07-13-1830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 6:30 Sunday evening July 13th, 2008.

Scripture Ref: Hebrews 12:1-4; Mark 10:46-50; Philippians 3:13-14; 1John 1:9; 2:1

Topic: Endurance

Notes:
- The real test of Christianity is not how we begin, but how we end
- It is one thing to be challenged, another to accept the challenge and move toward the goal (story of marathon challenge)
- Article "Who is Really Qualified?"  the disciples unqualified as are we
- Turn away from everything that will challenge the progress of Christ in our lives
- We fail to follow through, to do business
- Story of couple in Atlanta, "tell me anything in my life-I'll lay it aside"
- Blind Bartemeus threw aside his coat because it might impede his progress toward Jesus
- Some good things may be a weight
- We must forget our past sins, failures and bad breaks

2008-07-13-0830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 8:30 Sunday morning July 13th, 2008. Pastor Livingston does introduction.

Scripture Ref: 1 Peter 4:7-10; Ephesians 4:7-8; 4:29; Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12; Luke 4:17-21

Topic: Stewardship

Notes:
- Story of well in the desert, must be primed with a little to get much out
- A steward receives a gift and does business
- Parable of the talents
- Story of running grandfather’s store

2008-06-29-1830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 6:30 Sunday evening June 29th, 2008.

Scripture Ref: Psalm 46; Matthew 20:20-28; 2Cor 5:17

Topic: God the Father

Notes:
- The river of privilege
- The river of potential
- What you are becoming is more important than what you are

2008-06-29-1030 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 10:30 Sunday morning June 29th, 2008. Pastor Livingston does introduction.

Scripture Ref: Psalm 46

Topic: God the Father

Notes:
- God's protection, provision and presence in our lives
- The enemy wants to wear us down; "Be still and know that I am God"
- We need to fix our attention on what the Lord has done
- Selah: stop, go back and think about it
- God is our refuge and strength
- There is power in the river of God within us
- Emmanuel: God with us

2008-06-29-0830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 8:30 Sunday morning June 29th, 2008. Pastor Livingston does introduction.

Scripture Ref: Psalm 46

Topic: God the Father

Notes:
- God's protection, provision and presence in our lives
- The enemy wants to wear us down; "Be still and know that I am God"
- We need to fix our attention on what the Lord has done
- Selah: stop, go back and think about it
- God is our refuge and strength
- There is power in the river of God within us
- Emmanuel: God with us

2007-07-15-1830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 6:30 Sunday evening July 15th, 2007.

Scripture Ref: I Peter 4:7-10; Ephesians 4:29; Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-13; 4:8; I Corinthians 1:4-7

Topic: Purpose

Notes:
- Man thirsty in desert comes to water pump, note instructing how to prime, refill the bottle
- Be refreshed in the presence of His love; after you receive minister it back to one another
- Speak only words of grace
- Steward must manage the goods and do business
- Grandpa's grocery store: churches are delivered the goods; are we doing business?
- Parable of the talents: 'do business until I come.'

2007-07-15-0830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 8:30 Sunday morning July 15th, 2007.

Scripture Ref: Luke 24:30-35; 24:13-27; 22:14-19; Matthew 14:19; 15:36; 26:26; Psalm 47:1

Topic: Purpose

Notes:
- Jesus appears on road to Emmaus
- Disciples eyes opened when Jesus blessed, broke, and gave bread
- They should have recognized Jesus by appearance, voice
- Film negatives: bringing into light what was in the darkness
- 2 schools of thought: followers of Christ have great prosperity, and on the wicked will prosper on earth
- Bless the Lord at all times
- Lord’s supper, feeding of five thousand, feeding of 4 thousand
- There are times of blessing and times of brokenness
- Moses, David, Jesus: each was taken, blessed, broken, and given
- (10:30) Told by God to invite pharmacist to Church,  Benny Hinn crusade (used to bring pharmacist and wife to church)

2006-07-09-1830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 6:30 Sunday evening July 9th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: II Corinthians 5:17, 16; I Corinthians 9:1; John 13:33-36, 14:15-18

Topic: Jesus

Notes:
- Saul saw Jesus on the road to Damascus.
- It was God’s plan that we do not have actual pictures of Jesus or know what He looked like.
- Flannograph stories in Sunday School as a child, image of Jesus
- We have artist conceptions of Jesus, African, Asian, etc.
- Shroud of Turin: Jesus 5’10� 175 lbs.
- Jesus told disciples “I will be leaving you.â€?  Disciples missed the teaching to love one another.
- Jesus is not the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is not Jesus.
- Was the Pastor of a church where the receptionist was arrested for past convictions, 7 months pregnant.  Visited with her and prayed, she received the baptism of the holy spirit, spent 11 more days in jail and won 17 women to Jesus.
- Know no man after the flesh. 

2006-07-09-1030 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 10:30 Sunday morning July 9th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: I Peter 5:5; Luke 2:41; John 1:14; Acts 4:16-20, 33; Romans 7:15

Topic: Amazing Grace

Notes:
- Prayer for India Missions 8:30
- Grace is the empowering presence of God enabling me to be what I was created to be and to do what I was purposed to do.
- Paul struggled with good days and bad days.
- God gave Paul a thorn n his flesh that buffeted him.
- Paul prayed that God remove the thorn, God responded “My grace is sufficient,â€?  and he would be perfected in his weakness.

2006-07-09-0830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 8:30 Sunday morning July 9th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: I Peter 5:5; Luke 2:41; John 1:14; Acts 4:16-20, 33; Romans 7:15

Topic: Amazing Grace

Notes:
- Prayer for India Missions 8:30
- Grace is the empowering presence of God enabling me to be what I was created to be and to do what I was purposed to do.
- Paul struggled with good days and bad days.
- God gave Paul a thorn n his flesh that buffeted him.
- Paul prayed that God remove the thorn, God responded “My grace is sufficient,â€?  and he would be perfected in his weakness.