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Click HERE for the Word Doc.. Click HERE for the PDF.. You May Have Heard About Me – 01.29.2023 [Acts 28] In Salem, Oregon – there’s a real estate firm that released information on their methods for reaching out to their community. They were very successful, reached lots of people and so they told people, “this is how we do it.” Every agent was assigned 500 families in the city. Agents are expected to contact each assigned family once per month for a whole year. The contact c

Click here for the PDF.. Click here for the Word Doc.. Breaking Boats, Breaking Bread [Acts 27] A couple years ago, snickers launched a brilliant ad campaign called “You’re not you, when you’re hungry.” The basic idea.. well, it’s a bit hard to explain – but this is probably my favorite example, let’s take a look. [watch the Betty White commercial]. It was so successful that they’ve created dozens of these types of commercials – where you’re practically a different person unt

Click here for the Word Doc.. Click here for the PDF.. Your Story Is Evangelism – 01.15.2023 [Acts 26] The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Well, it might not be true – but it’s a great line for the guy selling umbrellas. There is a habit out there in our culture that I want to show you this morning. You know it’s there, even if you don’t have the title for it - you probably could come up with a dozen examples. It’s called Chicken Little Syndrome. Chicken Little Syndrome i

Grab the Word Document here: Download the PDF here: Chain Of Command – 01.08.2023 [Acts 25:5-12] You know, there’s an old Christian tradition – we’ve used it on and off over the past few years. It goes like this – I say, “God is good” and you say “all the time.” Let’s try that again. God is good (all the time). And then we flip it. I say “All the time” and you say…. Right. So let’s try the whole thing. God is good (all the time) and All the time (God is good). Very nice. It’s

Click here to download the Word Doc.. Click here to download the PDF.. Chasing Heaven – 01.01.2023 [Genesis 11:1-9] You made it. It’s the Sunday after Christmas. I suppose you could say this is the Sunday after New Years too. The major holidays are done, perhaps we still have a few smaller family get togethers left, but the bulk of the work is done – the season has passed, and a new season begins – the season of leftovers. You all know the process. We’ve eaten all the good st