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801. Thanks for the Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... have an inheritance which is undefiled." Jesus has gone on before us. We can''t claim what isn''t already there. In John Steinbeck''s great novel, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, a migrating "Okie" family is told not to waste vital packing space on photographs ... the wilderness to preach the gospel....? I was horrified recently when Dan Rather shared on the evening news a recent finding that 18% of American children couldn''t locate our nation on a world globe. Our past and heritage remind us we are not orphans, but ...

802. The Marvelous Meaning of the Cross

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... you will come again to notice that the middle letter is "I." Basically, sin is the big "I." According to the Apostle Paul in Romans 1:18-25, it is when we begin to worship the creature rather than the Creator. It is when we want to decide what is right and wrong ... cross is a reminder of how far man will go in hate and horror. Second, the cross reminds us of the heart of God''s love. John 3:16, exclaims, "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son." If you want a picture of what the heart of God ...

803. Death Leads to Life

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... surface Jesus' ignominious death on the cross seems to make no sense. We remember, however, what Saint Paul (1 Corinthians 1:18) said about this apparent contradiction in our faith, "For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing ... , unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit" (John 12:24). Again Jesus tells us, "For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake ...

804. I Saw Satan Fall

Luke 10:1-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... traveling with him the road to Glory. That is our focus for the message today. I want us to center on verse 18. How suggestive is that word of Jesus: listen to it. “I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven.” Jesus is reflecting on ... of oneness with Christ. But it is consistent with all of Jesus’ teaching. You remember his metaphor of the vine and the branches in chapter 15 of John’s gospel in which Jesus tells us who God is, and who he is in relation to God, and who we are in relation to him: I am ...

805. Growing In Self-esteem

Psalm 81:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... Christ offers it. The Bible is right. As we think in our hearts so we are. Paul uses a remarkable phrase in Ephesians 1:18. "The eyes of your heart." You see, our hearts do have eyes by which we see ourselves from the very depths of our personality. " ... our lives is Jesus. Therefore, our self-concept may and can be established by what He thinks of us. Listen again to our text from John. See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God; and that is what we are. The reason ...

806. Living by a Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... save it" (Mark 8:35). "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:32). "I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you" (John 14:18). "He who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die" (John 11:25-26). Faith, therefore, consists in believing those promises and acting as if they will come true. To be sure, the evidence seems often against the fulfillment of Christ's words. When we are beset ...

807. Alive In Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... :17). And it’s not only Paul who uses that language. Do you remember Jesus’ allegory of the vine and the branches in the 15th chapter of John? He tells us who the Father is and who He is in relation to the Father. And then He tells us who we are in relation to ... When Paul wrote to the Ephesians, he broke out in this singing prayer in that first chapter: listen to him -- (Ephesians 1:18-20) “I pray that the eyes of your understanding be enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what ...

808. Being A Man of God

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... at Christ Church will have this tonight and tomorrow.) · 70 million individuals in the United States are under the age of 18. Are we going to them? · Nearly 1 million foreign-born people immigrate to our country every year. Are we going to ... believes in Me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12) Wow! Do you believe it? “Greater things than I have done will you do”! Let me ask you a few questions. When was the ...

809. Equipping the Whole People of God: Penultimate Questions

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... means we must become “go-to” rather than “come-to” congregations. 70 million individuals in the United States are under the age of 18. Are we going to them? Nearly 1 million foreign-born people immigrate to our country every year. Are we going to them? 32 ... Me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12) Wow! Do you believe it? “Greater things than I have done will you do”! Let me tell you a story to prove it’ ...

810. Let Me Say That Again

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Jesus was talking to His disciples about His coming death. He knew their concern. What were they going to do without Him? In verse 18 He said, “I will not leave you alone.” The Jerusalem Bible renders that “I will not leave you orphans.” Listen to more ... I live and you will live. On that day you will understand that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you.” (John 14:16-20) The promise and the possibility are clear. Christ has given Himself to us in the Holy Spirit. So let me say it again: God ...

811. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... translation The Evil One, primarily for the reason that it is so utterly offensive to modern sensibilities. Jesus believed in the devil; so did John Wesley; so does Pastor Phil, and for two reasons: the Bible tells me he is real, and secondly, because I have done business ... , 2006). 4. The four classic marks of the church from the Nicene Creed. 5. Matthew 6:1-4. 6. Matthew 6:16-18. 7. For a development of this idea, see Stephen Seamands, Ministry In The Image Of God: The Trinitarian Shape Of Christian Service ...

812. Financial Freedom

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... we are in deep trouble if money has first place in our lives. Money is a nice servant but a terrible master. When the body of an 18‑year‑old young man was found in New York City’s Central Park, police at first thought it was a murder. But an investigation revealed that ... that our text for the day raises is, do you own your money, or does it own you? Eighteenth century evangelist John Wesley understood the spiritual struggle many people have with the place of money in their lives. Here was the irony of ...

813. Reevaluating Our Mission for Christ

John 17:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... people. He never missed an opportunity to assist another, especially those who demonstrated faith. The woman with the hemorrhage (Matthew 9:18-22) believed that all she needed to do was touch Jesus' clothing and she would be healed. Her confidence was ... as his friend Lazarus. Jesus demonstrated the great quality of forgiveness, dismissing the sin of the adulterous woman (John 8:1-11) and even forgiving Peter (John 21:15-19) after he had denied the Lord three times on the night before he suffered and died ...

814. Taking Aim

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is defined as spending most of one's life at the office. · A culture where well over 4 million children under age 18 live in their grandparents' household, a number that has increased 79 percent since 1970. · A culture where the most dangerous place is – right ... where only 9% of Americans know what the Great Commission is, only 35% have ever heard of John 3:16, where only 37% can explain the "gospel;" . . . a church where only 25% of self-avowed "born-again" Christians could explain the Great Commission, ...

815. WaterFire Disciples

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the words of God spoken out of the fire and rain (Deuteronomy 5:22): So Christians are baptized by water and baptized by fire. What did John say? "I have baptized you with water, but he who is to come will baptize you with fire." From the moment we throw water on a ... already kindled! I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it [the ordeal] is over." In Revelation 2:18-29 Jesus is described as the one "who has eyes like a flame of fire." When did Jesus' eyes flame forth? What did ...

816. Fear Factor

Psalm 25:1-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... hate, or in the love and trust that comes from the fear of the Lord. To hold the door open for some things like life and love means to shut the door to other things like fear and despair. Or in other words, "Perfect love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18). Perfect love is, of course, a state none of us can achieve by ourselves. Like the psalmist who recognized his own sins and transgressions, we're all too aware of how tenuous and tepid our abilities to love remain. The only one who patterns perfect love for us ...

817. The Supreme Worth of the Second Birth

John 3:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (Jn. 1:12-13) John is speaking here of the new birth, and he said we were born "not of blood." That is, it is not of human descent. It has nothing ... one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." James summed it up perfectly when he said in Chapter 1, verse 18, "Of His own will (God's will) He brought us forth (God's work) by the word of truth, (God's word) that we might be a ...

818. How to Live the Good Life (Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God." (Mark 10:17-18) Now get that down in your heart. Only God is good. We do know that God is good. Ps. 34:8 says, "Taste and see ... Fairness According to God Himself, the first step of goodness is "to do justly." Now when a person is just, he always does what is right. John Wesley, the great preacher and the founder of Methodism, said he lived by this one creed: Do all the good you can, By all the means ...

819. My God Is Real

Psalm 14:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... , materialists, and atheists absolutely hate the Religious Right. Do you know why? Because we are both religious and right. The more you love God, the more this world will hate you. Jesus said in John 7:7, "The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil." He then went on to say in John 15:18, "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you." Finally, the foolish are marked by indifference. "And do not call on the Lord." (v.4b) The reason why ...

820. God, Elvis, and O.J. Simpson

Psalm 139

Sermon

James Merritt

... run the ball 35 and 40 times a game. I remember one time a reporter criticized him for giving O. J. the ball so much, and John McKay replied, "Let's get two things straight: Number one: O. J. doesn't belong to a union, and number two: the ball is not that ... with his first wife, Juanita. During that time one of his children drowned in his backyard swimming pool. He met an 18 year old cheerleader and homecoming queen, named Nicole Brown. She was immediately smitten with this athletic superstar. She moved in with ...

821. The World's Greatest Body Builder

1 Corinthians 12:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... the analogy of the human body. In fact, from I Corinthians 12:12 to 12:27, the word soma which means body is used 18 times. It is through Holy Spirit Baptism that the world's greatest body has been and even today is continuing to be built. We ... a Universal Work The first time that baptism with the Holy Spirit is ever mentioned in the New Testament is in Matthew 3:11-12 John the Baptist said, "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I ...

822. The Secret of Self-Esteem

Ephesians 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Then he said, "I have a mansion in heaven," and he quoted John 14:2. He said, "I have a peace that passes understanding," and he quoted Phil. 4:7. He said, "I have joy unspeakable and full of glory," and he quoted 1 Peter 1:8. He said, "I have a faithful wife," and he quoted Prov. 31:10. He said, "I have happy, healthy, obedient children," and he quoted Ex. 20:12. He said, "I have friends who are loyal to me," and he quoted Prov. 18:24. He said, "I have a crown of life that will never fade ...

823. When the Pressure Is On

John 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... a lot of alcohol." Well, I want you to get something today. If you're facing a situation that you think is impossible, remember Luke 18:27, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." If you're facing a problem and you think the solution is ... you is the reasonable with God. II. Pressure Turns Our Focus to Jesus Now even though all four gospels include this miracle, only John records the little boy who gave his lunch. That little boy is, next to Jesus, the biggest hero of this story. You ...

824. The Great Depression

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... disease, by the year 2020. The World Health Organization already ranks it first among women and fourth overall. Depression afflicts 18 million people at any given time; one in five over the course of a lifetime, including those who won’ ... promises of God. Believe in the providence of God. Rely on the provision of God. Cloak yourself in the presence of God and in His word. John MacArthur recently received a letter from a woman who listens to him on the radio. Here’s what she said: Dear Dr. MacArthur: I am a ...

825. No Place Like Home

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... and brought him back to the United States to give him this magnificent funeral. Who was this man that was so revered? His name was John Howard Payne. Does that ring a bell for anyone? I didn’t think so. Do you know what he was so loved for? Do you ... home. Reader’s Digest commissioned the Roper Center for public opinion research to ask 1,022 American teenagers, ages 16 to 18, several questions. The first, and the most important question they asked, was, “What would bring you more satisfaction, and is ...

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