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1726. What to Remember When You're Having a Bad Hair Day

Romans 8:28

Sermon

James Merritt

... He said, "How in the world did you find me?" They said, "We were just passing by and saw your smoke signal and came to rescue you."1 God can take a fire and turn it into a light that delivers you from darkness. He can take a flood and turn it into a ... said, "Brother Ravi, if it had not been for the sailing ability of those four Viet Cong we would never have made it." Peter Marshall, who was the Chaplain of the United States Senate, who prayed some of the greatest prayers ever recorded, once prayed this prayer ...

1727. Faithful Fathers Fortify Families

Deuteronomy 6:1-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... politicians. Many people are finding it more difficult than ever to discover somebody you can call a hero or a heroine.1 In fact, 70% of Americans believe our nation doesn't have heroes anymore, and 50% of Americans don't have ... , and I pray with God's help, so will you. Because only faithful fathers can fortify the family. 1 Taken from Warren Wiersbe's Preaching and Teaching with Imagination, p. 237. 2 Peter Kim, The Second American Revolution, p. 26. 3 Stu Webber, Tender Warrior, p. 132. 4 Cited by Steve ...

1728. An All-Night Wrestling Match

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... had prevailed by surrendering. He prayed, “Lord Jesus, I believe you. I accept you. Please come into my life. I commit it to you.” (1) Now, let me take you back to an earlier version of Colson named Jacob. In Genesis, chapter 32, we find Jacob in deep trouble ... names after significant, life-changing encounters with God. It happened to Abraham and Sarah in the Old Testament and to Peter and Paul in the New Testament. Here it happens to Jacob. The name “Jacob” meant “trickster” or “grabber.” Now ...

1729. Tricked Into Forgiveness

2 Samuel 14:1-33

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... of tears as she embraced her father-in-law. On July 15, 1838, General Jackson took his vows of faith and joined the church. (1) Forgiveness is at the very core of the Christian faith. We believe that God forgives our sins when we repent. He paid the penalty ... I HAVE ALREADY FORGIVEN HIM OR HER SEVERAL TIMES; WITH ME IT’S “THREE STRIKES AND YOU’RE OUT.” That was Simon Peter’s attitude; indeed, he was even more generous. He was willing to forgive a brother seven times. He asked Jesus “Is that enough ...

1730. Is Jesus The Only Way?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... making exclusive claims in America is “like attacking baseball, hot dogs, motherhood, and apple pie (not to mention Chevrolet).” (1) Jesus said many politically incorrect things, but the most shocking is recorded in John 14: He said, “I am ... through me.” Now that’s an exclusive statement! CNN would never allow someone to make such a statement without an instant rebuttal. St. Peter made that claim of Jesus even more blatant when he said, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name ...

1731. Great Joy

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... what he called "the muck and blood and hardness, the rain and the spittle and phlegm of Welsh farm life." [1] Isaiah does the same thing. He writes out of the harsh, hard realities of his world, desolation and destruction—perhaps ... sense the underground river of joy welling up to eternal life? Joy like streams in the desert, bubbling up to eternal life. When Lucy and Peter and Susan and Edmund first make their way through the wardrobe and into Narnia, they find a world frozen under the curse of the White ...

1732. A Circle for Dorothy

Ephesians 2:11-22, Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... child?", and here, in the presence of God and the circle of God's people, we name them as part of the family: Ethan, Katherine, Peter, God loves you. Ryan, Dylan, Tyler, Leonie, you are a part of this family. Dorothy, you are my child, my own. Grace means God seeks ... feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here's my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for thy courts above. [1] John Wesley called it "sanctifying or sustaining grace"…the grace which nurtures us, forms us, molds us, keeps us in the life of ...

1733. Prayer: A Way of Life

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... (Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46; Luke 6:12), sometimes spending the whole evening in prayer. Jesus encouraged his friends to pray. He took Peter, James, and John up on a mountain to pray and there he was transfigured before them (Luke 9:28-36). After the Last Supper, ... :32-42). When Jesus' hour had come he prayed for those who would be left behind; he never forgot his friends (John 17:1-26). Besides being a man of prayer, Jesus also instructed his followers on how to pray. He taught his disciples that prayer was ...

1734. Pray, Baby, Pray

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of some time when they were shown the “left foot of fellowship” (in Christian love, of course). In fact, the percentages for Jesus were 1 in 12. Do you think we deserve better? Think of the 12 closest people to you? There is always a black hole, a ... the face of “sabotage” because each of us, in one way or another, has sabotaged someone else. And in our own way, just like Peter and the other eleven, each of us has betrayed our Lord. You say: not me? Really? No one here betrayed their parents by their ...

1735. Floating on Your Back

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

Peter Hiett in his book Eternity Now! tells a wonderful story about a little girl named Mary who, against all odds, survived a hurricane. In October 1991 ... do that?” She said, “Well, my daddy said I could float on my back as long as I wanted to, and that he would come back for me. My daddy always does what he says.” (1) An amazing story! Mary kept floating and kept trusting her daddy regardless of what the waves around her were doing. Mary had the same kind of faith in her daddy that St. Paul saw in the ...

1736. Joy to the World!

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... that time there occurs a strange‑sounding phrase, a virgin who is a widow. Finally, after one year of betrothal came marriage. (1) So Joseph and his pregnant betrothed wife make this journey. When they arrive at Bethlehem they cannot find lodging, and they take ... was the most important event in your life?” a significant number would answer “the birth of our first child.” Author Peter Hiett tells about the birth of his oldest son, Jonathan. Jonathan was nearly six weeks early. Hiett’s wife had twenty ...

1737. Stand Together or Fall Apart

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... perfect example of this change is found in the story of Jesus and the woman who was being prosecuted for adultery (John 8:1-11). Here is a typical scapegoat scenario: The woman is isolated, the community's rejection of her is complete, and her traditional ... , the gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost makes communication between people of all languages once again possible. And judging from Peter's new posture of poise and power before the crowd, the gift of the Spirit also gave the disciples the ability ...

1738. Close the Loopholes

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... who put stumbling blocks before little ones to be better off drowned. But Jesus did not rage at Judas; Jesus did not curse at Peter; Jesus did not blast Pilate to smithereens; Jesus did not scream back at the cursing crowds. On Good Friday afternoon, the sun did not ... loopholes. Tellingly, the term used in verse 27, diabolos is also used to define a "tale-bearer," a "whisperer" or a "backbiter" (see 1 Timothy 3:11; 2 Timothy 3:3; Titus 2:3). These are the devilish expressions of "evil talk," and they work to ...

1739. Armageddon Anxiety

John 6:56-69

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , "No, it's not going to be okay." (James V. Schall, "The Power of Evil Is Based on a Lie," Vital Speeches LXII (July 1, 1996), 557. The world is desperate for "It's-going-to-be-okay" assurances. The politically correct thing to do is to say, "It' ... the year 2001? Will our apocalyptic anxieties cause us to "turn away," as some did in John 6:66? Or will we remain standing with Peter? Will we continue to confess "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know ...

1740. The World's Worst Bargain

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... taken seriously. “I was just bored, and I’m a geek,’’ he added. “So anytime I’m bored, I go back to my Internet.’’ (1) My guess is that over the centuries many people have sold their soul simply and solely because they were bored. Talk about a bad bargain ... . Even if you are offered the whole world. Walk away. It’s still a bad, bad bargain. 1. The Associated Press, 2001. 2. By Peter Brown and Robert Rans, http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.stuart/music/madonna/material.html. 3. Illusaurus 4. ...

1741. Remember Me

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:18-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the quilt that Irwin calls “the most dramatic two words I’ve ever read.” They say, simply: “Remember me.” (1) Remember me. This quiet mountain woman did not want to be forgotten. A pastor tells of celebrating the Lord’s Supper ... ; he measured out the long separation. He knew that men forget things within a few days, that distance destroys things . . . If Peter himself, and John and Andrew and James would forget, then in order that their children and their grandchildren shouldn’t forget, he ...

1742. Was It Really Necessary?

John 19:17-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... his disciples to pay a greater price than he was willing to pay. Think of Stephen as the stones ripped his flesh, and Peter as he died crucified upside down. Many of the disciples were burned as living torches in Nero’s gardens or were torn apart ... to cast off the sin that so easily besets us, and to give our lives to him as he gave his life for us. 1. 1000 Windows: A Speaker’s Sourcebook of Illustrations, Standard Publishing Company, 1984. 2. Sisters, OR: Random House, 2000. 3. Rev. Eugene N. Nelson, Jr ...

1743. He Stands Alone

Mark 1:29-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... the deepest secrets of the universe.” To which Mrs. Einstein responded, “My husband did that on the back of old envelopes.” (1) There have been many great scientists, but there was only one Albert Einstein. In 1722, the Town Council of the City of ... he was when he first began his ministry. The scene we have in our Scripture lesson takes place at the house of Simon Peter, where Jesus heals Simon’s mother-in-law. Notice what Mark tells us next: “That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus ...

1744. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... in a movement and now its leader is gone? There are three questions based on this story that I want to address this morning: 1. Why are Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances so crucial to his revelation of God’s will for us? 2. What does it mean to be told ... needs I want God to satisfy but aren’t – at least not in the way I ask that they be. I guess I’m like Peter, who was so certain he’d never forsake Jesus, but then did. And like Thomas. Remember when Jesus finally decided to respond to Mary and ...

1745. It's Not a Snuggie Love

Mark 15:1-15, Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... must learn to embody and embrace. Cross-love requires three things that Snuggie-love doesn’t: 1) Cross-training; 2) Cross-bearing; 3) Crossing-over. 1) Cross Training: Cross-love demands personal engagement at every level with every person. Cross-love ... Piety and Its Fruits,” in The Return to Scripture in Judaism and Christianity: Essays in Postcritical Scriptural Interpretation, ed. Peter Ochs [New York: Paulist Press, 1993], 288). Cross-training means you knock-off the “crowd mentality” and put on ...

1746. Stilling Storms

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... thought this through. “Oh, I get it,” she said at last. “And if you don’t pass the test you have to be the Daddy?” (1) Welcome on this Father’s Day, 2009 As someone has said, “Father’s Day is like Mother’s Day, except the gift is cheaper.” And that ... tell whether there were only one or two of these huge creatures up ahead, or a large herd. (8) We read in I Peter 2: “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. ‘He ...

1747. In God We Trust – Or Do We?

John 4:46-54

Sermon

James Merritt

... he had stayed in Cana and spent the night. What was he doing? Did he go to Six Flags over Cana? Did he stay to hear Peter's "How to turn water into wine" seminar? I don't know. Conducting business? Sight seeing? Hanging out with his friends? The point is he didn ... that Jesus is the Son of God, but only Three out of ten Americans have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.[1] In the Bible there are different levels of faith and there are different kinds of faith. In verse 50 this man believed in ...

1748. Keep Your Eye On The Ball

Nehemiah 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... to try to do. You will be misquoted, and you will be misunderstood. I can assure you this is true of a pastor. Peter Drucker was speaking to a group of senior ministers from large churches and he made this statement. "Other than President of the United ... me, saying, "Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono." But they thought to do me harm." (Nehemiah, 6:1-2, NKJV) Up until now, this axis of evil - Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem had tried everything they knew to sabotage the work on the ...

1749. The Power of Purpose

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... to grow in your love for Christ. He wants you to grow in your relationship with Christ. Colossians 1:28 says, "We continue to preach Christ to each person, using all wisdom to warn and to teach everyone, in order to bring each one into God's ... gifts to each of you from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so God's generosity can flow through you." (I Peter 4:10, NLT) Let me tell you what that verse says in one simple sentence. Every member is a minister and every member should ...

1750. A Day of Singing

Zephaniah 3:14-20, Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... place in the midst of the Great Depression when a family of three‑‑Mom, Dad, and little six‑year old Peter‑‑had absolutely no money for store‑bought presents. Nevertheless, they were very inventive in celebrating Christmas. They decided to make ... ? Listen closely. It is the song of everlasting love, hope peace and joy. It is the song of Jesus Christ. 1. Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies (Pantheon, 1998), pp. 47‑50. Cited by W. Gregory Pope, http://www.crescenthillbaptistchurch.org/oldsite/sermon‑ ...

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