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2726. Taking the First Step

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... ahead of time how you are going to respond when something happens to you. You have the ability and the power through Jesus our Lord not to respond in kind, and you have the power to take the first step and to respond in love. We have the ability ... , but it's not the first step. Taking the first step is when we love Jesus and make a commitment to Jesus of Nazareth as our Lord and Savior. It is realizing that we are sinners. That we have done wrong. We may have been abused, but yet there have been times when ...

2727. History Hangs in the Balance

Luke 23:1-49

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... of the nature of God. If Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, then what he says must not only be true, but followed. That helps, doesn't it? We may not want to accept it. We may even find it repugnant. Nevertheless, to be true to our Savior and Lord, we have received our orders. Here we come to terms with what human nature prods us to do and what our Master summons us to do. It is an ongoing tension and with merely human feelings, a terrifying truth. How can people want to destroy someone as well-meaning and ...

2728. Repairing Our Lives

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... out a lifetime; for one who dies at a hundred years will be considered a youth, and one who falls short of a hundred years will be considered accursed. — Isaiah 65:17-20 God was ever ready to repair the breach between himself and his people and the Lord stands ready today to do the same. Jesus was sent into the world to repair our broken lives; he was sent to bring the light. When all hope was lost he came to bring life. As humans we are innately damaged, incomplete and need the great physician Jesus to ...

2729. Unlocking the Power of God

Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... spider layered strand after strand of web across the opening of the cave. "Hah," he thought, "What I need is a brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a sense of humor." As the enemy drew closer, he watched from the darkness of ... , he realized that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for quite a while. "Lord, forgive me," prayed the young man. "I had forgotten that, in you, a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall." Time after ...

2730. God Is Rock Solid

Hebrews 12:18-29

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... the earth, no matter what happens in our lives, there is one thing that is secure. God's place of authority will never crumble and fall. We read in Psalm 45:6: "Your throne, O God, endures for ever and ever ..." and in Lamentations 5:19: "But you, O Lord, reign for ever; your throne endures to all generations." When the Bible talks about God's throne, it is talking about something much bigger than a piece of furniture. It refers to God's kingship and rule on the earth. It speaks of God and his place as the ...

2731. Abraham Believed God

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... the Wicked Witch of the West who, in the musical, The Wiz, sings, "Don't nobody tell me no bad news." God seems to want to hear our complaints. In today's scripture, God reminds Abram of the wonderful plans he has for him. Instead of saying, "Thanks, Lord," Abram replies, "O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? ... You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir" (Genesis 15:2-3). One would expect a pagan ...

2732. Essentials

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... real to them, so they will put aside all distractions and focus on what is needed now. This passage is known as the third of the great servant songs in scripture. The speaker is quite aware there is suffering. Using the title and name of God, he says, "The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word ..." (Isaiah 50:4). This commission comes from God. It is God's work that this ancient missionary must accomplish. These words speak to Isaiah's time, but ...

2733. Good News about Death

John 11:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.” And that is how the story ends: “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.” What a powerful conclusion to our story. Our Lord has power over life and death. That’s why we can laugh at death, even a tragic death. It is not the end of the story. Jesus has overcome death. Young Robert Schuller says that when he was ten years old, he used to hold a honeybee by its wings ...

2734. Deliverance through Thanksgiving

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... God a sacrifice of thanksgiving; and two, pay your vows to the most-high God. And we can keep both of those promises today; we can meet both those conditions as we come to this alter to received the bread and the wine; the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. We can renew our commitment to him; we can yield our life in fresh dedication. And here, at this alter, as we receive Christ’s sacrifice for us, we can make our sacrifice to him; a sacrifice of thanksgiving and a commitment that we’re going to ...

2735. The Smell Of Smoke Still Lingers

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . At that moment, Peter looked into eyes of Jesus and saw the same love and compassion he'd seen at the first charcoal fire, the fire of failure. But this time he saw something more. This time Peter saw mercy, grace and forgiveness. And the last time Peter said, "Lord, you know I love you." I think there was a smile wide enough to split his face wide open, and bright enough to light a room in the middle of the day. For this fire was fire of forgiveness. B. Had there not been failure, there never would have ...

2736. Resurrected Following (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 10:1-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... his everlasting care. We have a God who is the Good Shepherd. IV. Follow the Good Shepherd Who Provides For His Own Great is thy faithfulness, O God, my Father; There is no shadow of turning with thee; All I have needed thy hand hath provided; Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. God made provision for our need long before we had a need. Before we felt cold, he stored up for us gas, oil, and coal in the earth to keep us warm. He knew we would be hungry, so he made the fields fertile and the fruit tasty ...

2737. The Wise Men: Going Home Another Way

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... one day the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of Christ and He will reign forever and ever. We could talk about the meaning of the gifts these Wise Men brought: Gold, the gift for a King—for that is who Jesus is—King of Kings and Lord of Lords Frankincense, the gift for a priest—for that is who Jesus is—our Great High Priest who liveth, at the right hand of the Father to make intercession for us. Myrrh, the gift for one who is to die, and that was Jesus’ ministry—to die for our ...

2738. Discipline and Means of Grace

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the temptations of the world, this I can understand - but also the glory of a particular service to God - and this is what humbles me. Everything was placed upon the altar, and there was no bitterness at all when God decided to keep it. Pascal just kept serving the Lord. God, make me like that man! Surrender doesn’t come easy to me. It has taken me some time to learn that the real test of true faith is not how successful we are, but how surrendered we are. The Christian faith is a faith in which we are ...

2739. Three Wise Women

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Where do you turn? Unfortunately to a lot of sources that offer help, but only increase the darkness -God save us from that. To legitimate and wholesome places designed to provide you help, I pray. What does Mary say to us? “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Can we, in our dark, make that sort of trustful commitment? Here is a radical story. On a May day in 1555, Bishop Hugh Latimer, soon to burn at the stake for his Christian convictions, composed an open ...

2740. When God Seems Far Off

Psalm 10:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... t spare the details. What he feels he says. Thoroughly and forcefully he describes his problem in all its ramifications. In verse after verse the psalmist reminds God of what his enemies are doing. Then earnestly, passionately he calls on God to act: “Arise, 0 Lord; lift up thy hand; forget not the afflicted.” (vs. 12) By telling God what he feels he both unburdens his own spirit and expresses his trust in God. This is a key understanding. In sharing honestly with God how we feel, we both unburden our ...

2741. A Goodly Heritage

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... looked to them because they had chosen God’s way as their inheritance. In verse 5, he makes his own confession: “The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup.” It’s very easy to talk about the problems and the hopes of the nation ... know that, for me, those steps have drawn me closer to the brink of faith. Knowing that our actions were the result of obedience to the Lord’s beckoning has given us a great sense of fulfillment. I would only say to you this: “Whatever it is that Jesus would have you do - ...

2742. Unexpected Invasions

Isaiah 64:1-9

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... and say, “Would you do it again, Daddy, would you do it again just one more time? Would you do it again?" It is this hunger that God would somehow “do it again" that is on the heart and mind of Isaiah. Isaiah had seen the mighty acts of the Lord. He knew about the waters parting at the Red Sea, and he knew about the smoke on the mountain at Sinai. He knew about manna in the wilderness, water from the rock, and the walls of Jericho that came tumbling down when the people of God marched around. Now, it ...

2743. Finding Our Place in All Creation

Genesis 1:1, 26-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a promise, I am a possibility, I am a promise with a capital P. I am a great big bundle of potentiality.” Before he could get to the next line of that little song, the crowd came to its feet in praise, thanksgiving, and pentecostal joy to the Lord. Oh, my friends, let us never forget, we were created with promise. We were born with possibility. Such kinship to God brings a particular partnership with God. As children of God, the first chapter of the Bible tells us we are supposed to help God take care of ...

2744. The Power to Resist Temptation

I Corinthians 10:13-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... can curse God and die, or take the challenge and live. Most of the temptations lie deep within us. Comedian Sam Levinson used to say, “Lord, lead us not into temptation, don't even tell us where it is. We are quite capable of finding it on our own." One of ... again. There are powers of darkness tempting all of us to become less than we are. So we gather in worship to pray, “O, Lord, deliver us from evil." The Good News is that is exactly what God does. God is able to deliver. DELIVERY IS POSSIBLE, or as ...

2745. We Believe in Jesus Christ

John 20:19-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Ed. He is in the hands of the righteous and merciful judge. As for the rest of you here, there is still time left to claim Jesus as your Savior." Then he leaped into an acrobatic 45 minute sermon on how people present had better accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and start on a journey of faith before it was too late. As we assembled to our cars, I was irate. I said to Sandy, “How could a pastor say such things at a funeral? Didn't he know anything about pastoral care? How would the family feel ...

2746. Come to Bethlehem and See

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... I could eat and drink enough to ward off dehydration. I asked my dietician for a piece of toast from the hospital cafeteria. It was delivered, a piece of white, dry, luke-warm toast. I broke it into pieces sacramentally as I break bread at communion. I said this prayer: “Lord, this is a lifeline for me. Help me eat this bread that I may be set free." Piece by piece I was able to keep it down. Lying in a feeding trough, we behold the bread of life. He is a life-line for our freedom; the forgiveness of our ...

2747. Stepping Into the Stream

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... trust in him and not be afraid.” “Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be for all.” “Fear not those who kill the body but cannot touch the soul.” “It is I, do not be afraid.” Could you use that word from the Lord today? Fears and doubts too often bind us. One night during a storm a mother was tucking her small son in bed. Just as she was about to turn off the light, the boy asked, “Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?” She gave him a big hug and replied ...

2748. News Too Good To Tell

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to us, the gift of prayer. Someone said, “To pray is to stroke the face of God.” To pray is to bring our burdens to the Lord and leave them there. To pray is to change. Prayer changes us. To pray is to tap the power of God for the needs of the ... mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you; when you pass through the rivers they will not sweep over you. I am the Lord your God, the Holy one of Israel, your Savior.” Then I heard a voice, the voice of God, “You have no one to please but me; ...

2749. Hot Air or the Holy Spirit?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... invite you to experience today as a result of the Spirit being present with us and filling us. I. WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS COMMUNITY. And when the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place (Acts 2:1). It is ... really important in life. If I could answer that question again guys, I'd like a second chance. If I could ask one thing of the Lord and know that it would become a reality I would ask that the world would be saved, that the poor would be helped, that community would ...

2750. Burned Beef

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Tony Everett

... ! Who will rescue me from this body of death?" (Romans 7:24). Again, Isaiah reminds us that God has chosen us in spite of our sin. It is the righteous God who has chosen to make us righteous. Listen again to God's promise in our text: "I am the Lord. [declares God — and we are not!] I have called you in righteousness. I have taken you by the hand and kept you" (Isaiah 42:6). Inscribe these words on your heart. Carry them deep inside your souls. Now, why does God choose to do this? Why does our God choose ...

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