November 17, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/The-Hard-Truth-11-17-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: The Hard Truth (Exodus 32) Date: November 17, 2019 Have you ever heard of “face-palming”?  It’s typically used as a humorous expression of shock or exasperation at something that strikes you as surprising or, more often, idiotic.  Just so we’re all on the same page here, for a proper face-palming […]

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November 10, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Loves-Transformation-11-10-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Love’s Transformation (John 4) Date: November 10, 2019 Let me start this morning with a tough question.  In fact, I want you to close your eyes in order to answer this one.  How would you respond if your child was murdered?  That’s an emotional question, I know, so go ahead […]

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November 3, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/How-to-Talk-to-Dummies-11-3-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: How to Talk to Dummies (2 Timothy 2:22-26) Date: November 3, 2019 Have you ever tried arguing with a wall?  I know that’s kind of a silly question, but humor me.  How would it work arguing with a wall?  Well, as long as you take the position that the wall […]

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October 27, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hard-to-Love-10-27-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Hard to Love (Luke 6:27-35) Date: October 27, 2019 Do you remember some of the phrases your dad said a lot when you were growing up?  Every dad has these.  It’s part of the secret dad creed (but if you tell anyone I’m afraid the consequences will be quite grave […]

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October 13, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Uncomplicated-Relationships-10-13-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Uncomplicated Relationships (Romans 12:9-21) Date: October 13, 2019 Around about the time that I was coming through my early teenage years, schools were just beginning to transition from having junior high schools to having middle schools.  My own school district followed the trend pretty closely.  When I was a freshman […]

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October 6, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/A-Slower-Pace-10-6-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: A Slower Pace (Exodus 20:8-11, 31:12-17; Mark 2:23-28) Date: October 6, 2019 Do you remember going on vacation as a kid?  I remember several different vacations we took.  I remember seeing Disney for the first time and marveling at the magic found there.  I’ll never forget the first time I […]

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September 29, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Use-It-Well-9-29-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Use It Well (1 Timothy 6:3-19) Date: September 29, 2019 By a show of hands, how many of you have heard of Benny Hinn?  The televangelist is a longtime peddler of the Prosperity Gospel.  The Prosperity Gospel is a uniquely American heresy (that we have unfortunately exported around the world) […]

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September 22, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-Key-to-Contentment-9-22-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: The Key to Contentment (Philippians 4:10-14) Date: September 22, 2019 Where is your happy place?  Come to mine with me for a minute.  Imagine sitting on the porch of a cabin up in the mountains.  It’s cool, but not too cool.  The kind of cool where you could put a […]

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September 15, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Securely-Fastened-9-15-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Securely Fastened (Philippians 4:4-9) Date: September 15, 2019 I have a bit of a tempestuous relationship with water.  Let me explain.  I like water.  I like to be in the water.  I like to swim.  When we go to the beach, I could spend hours out floating and waiting to […]

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September 8, 2019

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/A-Centered-Life-9-8-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: A Centered Life (Matthew 6:25-34) Date: September 8, 2019 Do you ever want more?  That’s kind of a broad question.  More of what?  Well, anything.  If we’re going to stay that broad, then of course you do.  I do too.  Now, not of everything.  But sometimes we want more, right?  […]

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