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Character Counts, Really Counts!

  • E. LeBron Fairbanks

The 2009 Commencement address for the Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya. The address focuses on Christian character formation and character development. The character question is asked, “What...

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The Measure of Greatness

  • E. LeBron Fairbanks

The May 17, 2008 Commencement Address at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. The theme of the address is “…not brilliance in the classroom, money in the bank, status nor position. But...

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The Measure of Greatness

  • E. LeBron Fairbanks

The May 17, 2008 Commencement Address at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. The theme of the address is “…not brilliance in the classroom, money in the bank, status nor position. But...

  • Unpublished Text
  • English
  • MVNU Institutional Resources
  • WHDL

Table Manners

  • Wynne Lankford

Table Manners During Jesus' ministry, we see many times where Jesus taught while sharing a meal. In fact, there are 10 different accounts of Jesus eating with various people in the gospel of Luke...

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Tough As Nails

  • Wynne Lankford
  • Robin Harper

Jesus’ purposed in this world was to become a sacrificial lamb for our sin. He did not get distracted from this mission, maintained focus continued His ministry, never got off message even when He was...

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Snapshots of the Kingdom

  • Dale Benson
  • John Keating
  • David Morrison
  • The Naz Church

We often pray for God’s Kingdom to come and God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. If that were to actually happen, what might that look like? Jesus gives us beautiful glimpses into that...

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Under the Big Top - VBS

  • Marta Johnson
  • . The Naz Church

Boys and girls! Kids of all ages! Juggle your schedule and step right up to the greatest VBS on Earth! (Or at least in Grove City!) We’re bearly able to contain our excitement- Camp Naz is back and...

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Shallow

  • Wynne Lankford
  • Sharon Little
  • Henry Sweeney

We can choose to swim in the shallow end of relationships or go to the deep end where relationships take on a whole new meaning! Spiritual growth happens when we take the risk to form deep spiritual...

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Reboot Your Life

  • Wynne Lankford
  • Tracy Spaur
  • Jerry Varner
  • Reginald Phillips

Every update requires a reboot to fully initiate the upgrade, the question is will we accept the updates God has for us as close out 2020 and reboot our lives in 2021. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NIV) 23...

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Dancing With the Scars

  • Wynne Lankford

Dancing with the Scars Life hurts and cuts, and you bleed. You are left with permanent hurt. Sometimes, there are memories and wounds that just won't go away. Abuse. Depression. Tragedy. Death...

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God Selfie

  • Wynne Lankford

God’s selfie (or another modern illustration of God’s description of Himself) Sometimes we take selfies to portray to the world who we are! Did God ever take a selfie? Yes, He did just that in Exodus...

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Sermon planning system

  • Wynne Lankford

Preaching God’s Word is a wonderful part of the process to make Christ-like disciples. When we preach, we lead people to a point of decision, meeting them at their unique place in the journey of grace...

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Alive

  • Wynne Lankford

Alive He is not here.….He is risen!…...these words changed the course of history forever. Jesus is ALIVE! Death and the grave could not hold Him! Jesus’ resurrection provided a dawn of a new day. We...

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Style Guide

  • Wynne Lankford

Our Brand - Southside Church It’s our words. It’s our images. It’s our experiences. Ultimately, it’s a feeling. As Southside Church continues to reach our community it is extremely important that our...

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College Governance

  • E. LeBron Fairbanks

This Power Point material was presented in Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the Africa Institute for Evangelical Leaders. The Institute was sponsored by the Wesleyan Church, Africa Region...

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The High Performance Board

  • E. LeBron Fairbanks

The presentation, “The High-Performance Board: Moving from Vision to Action to Results” was presented in 2015 at a Faith and Fundraising Conference, sponsored by the National Development Institute...

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A Sacred Trust

  • E. LeBron Fairbanks

The “A Sacred Trust” material was presented as an orientation and development session for the General Board, Church of the Nazarene, at the beginning of the 2013 – 2017 quadrennial term. New members...

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Rooted: A Lent Series

  • Sam Barber

Rooted: A Lenten Series; The season of Lent provides the perfect time period to create new habits. Over the course of the 40 days of this season, this series, "Rooted," provides a focus on a few of...

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Rooted: Foundational Prayer

  • Sam Barber

In the Lenten series, Rooted, this sermon addressed the spiritual discipline of foundational prayer and invites the congregation to a week of practicing it together.

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Rooted: Worship

  • Sam Barber

This sermon in the Lent series, Rooted, invites the congregation to consider the spiritual discipline of worship and to spend some time practicing it together.

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Rooted:Self Denial

  • Sam Barber

This sermon encourages the congregation to practice the classic spiritual discipline of self-denial.

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Reset Sermon Series

  • Dale Benson
  • John Keating

Are you ready for a restart? You aren’t ready for a restart until you have done the work of the reset. RESTARTS don’t change things unless the RESET has changed things Reset-40 January 3, 2021 Pastor...

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UNEXPECTED Sermon Series

  • Dale Benson
  • John Keating

During Advent, we will try to understand the unexpected ways in which God comes to us; now, in the middle of our betrayal, confusion, fear and hope. Mary Didn’t Know December 6, 2020 Pastor John...

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