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- Delivering My Soul
- Finding My Way Back
- Remembering and Celebrating – Dr. Maya Angelou
- Tarnished Sterling
- Why Do Christians Let Hypocrites Chase Them Away?
- In Remembrance of Him
- Love My Enemies? Really?!
- The Art of Warm Detachment
- Hate Cannot Win
- Keep an Open Heart
- And the "Well Done" Goes To ...
- Happy Anniversary to Us!
- God Validates Us
- Deliver Us from Evil
- We're Having a Shut-In!
- My Only Resolution
- Happy New Year!
- 12 Christmas Prayers
- Notes from a Sick-Bed
- An Advent Event
- Children of a Patient God
- Celebrating Same-Gender Love, Partnership, and Marriage
- A Lovely Day in My Life
- New Community Resource Coming to Durham
- He Said What??!!
- What’s Holding You Back?
- My Answer Is Yes!!!
- Time for a Change?
- Kudos to Mayor Vincent Gray!
- Blessed Be the Tie
- We Want You Back
- Study to Show Thyself Approved ...
- Forward Together! Not One Step Back!
- By Faith, Not Sight
- Why Bother with Politics?
- We Are Worthy
- Breaking News from SCOTUS
- Exodus International is Sorry
- Can You Hear God Now?
- Come See a Man!
- In God's Image
- Sometimes the Way Forward ... Is Back
- This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday...
- The Gift of Regeneration
- Come Home
- Give Church a Chance
- Another Day, Another Tragedy
- What Have We Done for God Lately?
- Full Circle Moments
- Through Suffering to Resurrection
- Prayer Changes Things
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- The Sin of Doing Nothing
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- The Lord is Our Shepherd...
- While It’s Still Dark
- Walk Humbly with God
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- The Kind of Grace We Need
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- Opening Up the Song of Solomon
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- How and In What Ways Can You Put On the Shirt
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- Silly Things Christians Say
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- About the Bible...
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- Church Unusual: Dee Johnson-Phillips
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- Why Did He Die?
- Abused? You Did NOT Deserve It!
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- Are You Giving Birth?
- Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease
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- Choose Life
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- The Gift of Seeing the Glory
- The Kind of Grace I Need
- No Condemnation in Christ
- Where Will God Find You When You Quit Running?
- You Will Get Through this Voyage
- A Look Back at 2018
- The Three Comings of Christ
- It's About Time
- A Reflection: Imani's 21st Anniversary
- Refined to Reflect God's Image
- Don't Let Mistakes Have Any More Power than They Deserve
- We Are a Blessed People
- Have Courage! Just Keep Saying 'Yes'
- Fear Not! A Change Is Coming!
- This Kind of God
- It's God's Story and We're Sticking to It
- A Word from the Pastor
- Revival: Lay Out the Welcome Mat
- The Difference Between Sheep and Goats
- Revisiting the 23rd Psalm
- God Is Greater than Anything We Could Dream Up to Do
- A Reason for Every Season
- Appreciate the Journey
- God Uses It All for Good
- No Tears Wasted
- Deepening Intimacy with God
- Such As I Have, I Give
- The Purpose of Pentecost Part 2
- The Purpose of Pentecost
- Somebody Prayed for You
- This Stone Will Take Me Over on Dry Land
- The Best Thing in Life Is Free
- God Still Delivers
- Apostle Kelly Bass
- What Difference Does the Resurrection Make?
- The Crucifixion in Scripture and Song
- An Anchor for Every Strom
- Adopted, Redeemed, and Sealed
- The Call of Duty - Pastor Marilyn's 5th Anniversary
- A Tale of Seven Churches
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- Not Just Another Year
- Choose Courage over Comfort
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- How Can This Be?
- One Day Can Change Everything
- Why We Wait
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- Built on the Rock
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- A Time to Mourn
- Are You Willing to Take the Risk?
- The Grace Series Part 5: Grace Changes Everything
- The Grace Series Part 4: Grace in Relationships
- The Grace Series Part 3: Too Good to Be True?
- The Grace Series Part 2: When Grace Doesn't Look Like Grace
- The Grace Series: An Overview
- Jesus at Life's Crossroads
- Radical Jesus
- Giants: The Bigger They Are...
- Lessons from the Life of Samson
- In All Our Ways
- God Is Working Things Out! It Is Worth the Wait!
- The Struggle Is Real, but So Is Your Victory
- We ARE Friends, Right?
- Healing Is My Portion
- Keeping Your Soul Well Fed
- Sabbath Keeping as a Spiritual Practice
- Revival: Fear Not!
- Revival: Take the Layers Off and Prepare for the Blessing
- Revival: The Closer You Get to Your Point of Purpose, the Clearer the Calling Becomes
- Revival: Move to a Place Where Miracles Can Happen
- I'd Rather Be in Church
- Lessons from the Life of Hagar
- God Can, Even Now
- All Roads Lead to Emmaus
- When Doubt Is a Good Thing
- God Already Took Care of Your Stone Issue
- Believing Is Seeing
- The Longest Ride
- Drink the Cup-Feed the Good Wolf
- Lent: It's Not Just for Catholics Anymore
- A Call to Higher Ground
- Growing Up Is Hard to Do
- The Curious Case of the In-Between Times
- The Temptations of Jesus
- We Shall Be Like Him
- Free Fall by Faith
- A Lesson on Stewardship
- Trust God the Way Jesus Did
- Guard Your Peace
- Praise in the Storm
- Angie Harvey - Church Unusual
- We Can Do This By Faith, Imani!
- Keys to the Kingdom Part 3
- Keys to the Kingdom Part 2
- Keys to the Kingdom Part 1
- In the Right Place at the Right Time
- Sunday's Sermon 9-11-2016
- In the Potter's Hand
- God Turns a Little into a Lot
- Three Questions
- The People Look Like Trees
- Church Unusual: Cay'me Washington, Terri Houston, and Thomas van Hook
- Seek FIrst the Kingdom
- Huge Little Things
- What Are You Doing?
- What Kind of God Is This?
- A Different Kind of Knowing
- When the Cup Doesn't Pass
- Church Unusual: Melissa N. McQueen
- Forget and Press - Part 2
- Forget and Press - Part 1
- Church Unusual: Toddie Stewart sings...
- Never Underestimate God
- Trusting God Unconditionally
- One Way or Another ... or a Rooftop Experience
- The Great Shepherd
- In Spirit and In Truth
- Shakings and Tremblings and Fear
- When You Come Out of the Tomb, You Will Be Different
- Church Unusual - Summer Mason
- Serving God in Unconventional Ways
- Entering New Territory
- Come to the Water
- Church Unusual - Angie Harvey
- Living in the Hope of Glory
- The Hope of Glory
- Church Unusual - Rosalee Underwood
- Water, Wine, and Signs
- The Glory in the Ordinary
- When God Says It Again
- Sermon on December 27 2015
- God Is With Us
- Seasons Change - Part 2
- Seasons Change
- In All Things, Give Thanks
- An Anchor for the Soul
- Be Loved - Be Ye Content
- Have We Become Imani MCC?
- The Grasshopper Complex
- Sermon Series: "Strongholds" Part 4
- Sermon Series: "Strongholds" Part 3
- Sermon Series: "Strongholds" Part 2
- Sermon Series: "Strongholds" Part 1
- It's Never Too Late for God
- Jesus Told Me to Take Up My Bed
- Being Kingdom People
- More than Enough Grace
- Why Celebrations Are Important
- Come Out of the Wilderness
- Why God Loves Me
- The You that God Knew
- Sermon on July 12, 2015
- Be Rooted in Christ
- The Power of Radical Faith
- A Time to Mourn
- The Lord Is Our Shepherd
- Lessons from the Life of Samson
- When the Wind Blows
- The Day God Turned It Around
- Praise Changes Things
- Mother's Day Sermon 2015
- No Condemnation in Christ
- Faith Is an "Action Verb"
- Chill Out!
- Lord, I Believe! Help My Unbelief!
- The Good News from the Graveyard
- Palm Sunday 2015 Sermon
- Nothing Will Be Impossible: Part 2
- Nothing Will Be Impossible: Part 1
- Pastor's Anniversary Sermon 2015
- How Much Is Too Much?
- God Always Gives Enough
- Broken Down and Rebuilt
- What do you say to a Burning Bush?
- Signs of Spiritual Malnutrition
- Pressing Toward the Goal
- A Christmas Reflection
- Can God Get a Witness?
- The Holy Spirit: Part 3 – Got Oil?
- Anniversary Sermon
- The Holy Spirit - Part 2
- The Holy Spirit - Part 1
- Watching for the Bronze Snake
- God Knows Our Names
- The Church in the Mirror
- The Top 10 Ways to Recognize Free People
- Letting Go of Worry
- Going through Something to Something
- Come Home to You
- Sermon on Sunday, August 24th
- Lessons from the Life of Peter
- Lessons from the Life of Moses
- God's Grace Shall Not Fail!
- Oh, Trust!
- The Other Side of Over
- The Greatest of These
- Surviving the Storm
- A Glimpse of Glory
- Pentecost
- Sow What?
- Who Is He and What Is He to You?
- This Is the Table
- God of ALL Creation
- From Resurrection to Revelation
- The Power of His Resurrection
- What Was Jesus Thinking?
- When God Doesn't Rush
- Hide and Go Seek
- Naked and Bold
- Listen to the Silence
- A Future and a Hope
- Choose Life!
- Cleansing Confession
- Overcoming the Overwhelming
- One Flock, One Shepherd
- Portrait of a Disciple
- Passing the Baton
- The Voice
- The Gift of Revival
- Power UP!
- Advent Worship Homily Dec 22
- It's the Gospel Truth
- Advent Worship Homily Dec 15
- The Love Whisperer
- Here Am I, the Servant of the Lord
- God With Us
- The Blessing in the Whale’s Belly
- Better than It Started Out to Be
- Alright, Alright
- A Response from the Redeemed
- Facing Your Giants
- Leave Me Alone and/or Fix It Jesus
- Guard Your Good Treasure
- Do You Really Want It?
- From Test to Testimony
- What a Fool Believes
- Built Rock Solid
- Calling All Cracked Pots
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- The Grasshopper Complex
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- This Is Your Moment
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