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Genesis 1:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... of - Did evolution happen? I call this the "dead/live dilemma". There is no scientific proof that life did (or ever could) evolve into existence from non-living matter. All of the evidence points to the fact that spontaneous generation is impossible. During all recorded human history, there has never been a substantiated case of a living thing being produced from anything other than another living thing. Every living thing on this planet today had a living, breathing parent. Darwin's problem is this ...

277. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the manger is that God could translate deity into humanity, without discarding the deity or distorting the humanity." Isaiah said this would happen through the virgin birth. Now I know that there are those who doubt that Jesus was born of a virgin. They believe it is impossible. There was a pastor I heard about who was preaching on Jesus and His virgin birth. A man came up to him after the message was over and said, "I don't believe that story. If an unwed mother were to come to you and tell you a ...

278. In God We Trust – Or Do We?

John 4:46-54

Sermon

James Merritt

... He is with your finances. He is more concerned with your faith than He is with your fitness. He is more concerned with your faith than He is with your fortune. He is more concerned with your faith than He is with your future. Do you know why? "It is impossible to please God without faith." (Hebrews 11:6, NLT) So what happened? Jesus simply says to this man, "You may go. Your son will live." The man took Jesus at his word and departed. (John 4:50, NIV) Now this man is beginning to learn what trusting God is ...

279. Which Door Should I Take?

John 10:7-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... must be on such and such a street." I said, "No, I am on such and such a boulevard." He said, "That is impossible. You can't get to that street from the exit you took." I said, "Well, evidently they have moved your street, because I took the exit that I ... was supposed to take and this is the street I am on." He said, "That is impossible. You can't get to that street from exit you took." We argued for about 10 minutes. Knowing I was right, I said, "Here is what ...

280. In God We Trust

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... him in the chest. He said, "Eve, what are you doing?" She said, "I am counting your ribs!" There is a reason why God demands total trust and that is because, He deserves nothing less. Think about this. His character makes it impossible for Him to fool us, because He cannot lie. His wisdom makes it impossible for Him to fail us. He cannot make a mistake, so the only thing we ought to do is trust Him totally. Then we are told, "Lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5, NASB) The word there for "lean ...

281. Misled By Beauty

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... Screwtape goes on to advise Wormwood in the value of "directing the[ir] desires ... to something which does exist — making the role of the eye ... more and more important and at the same time making its demands more and more impossible."4 In other words, mislead humans into building an impossible vision of the other person based on the other's attractiveness. That way, the relationship is sure to have problems later when the other person cannot live up to that vision. Aren't you glad that God sees who we ...

282. Repentance Is Relationship!

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... judgment to give us time to repent! For you see, the Bible explicitly says God does not demand moral perfection. God knew we couldn't; God knew we wouldn't and that is why he sent his Son. God does not demand from us moral perfection! It is impossible! God knew we would sin! He knew we could not be perfect! The book of Numbers, chapter 19, has an interesting passage beginning with verse 1. The priest was told to take a red heifer that was without blemish or spot, literally a heifer that was perfect, and ...

283. Taking the First Step

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... been lied to and lied about. Some of you have been cheated and mistreated. Some of you have been misinterpreted. Some of you are bruised emotionally and possibly physically. What do these words mean to you? Is it just some idealistic dreaming, something that sounds good, but impossible to put into practice? What is Jesus saying? I believe Jesus is saying to us, in verses 27-31, that we are to never, never retaliate. We are to never seek revenge, we are to never practice an "eye for an eye," and we are never ...

284. Gratitude: A State of Mind

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... presence. We want to be recognized for the things we do for God. After all, without us, the church would fold up like a cheap tent. We fail to remember what we learned in Sunday school as children; that it is impossible for us to do enough for God — impossible! We have already established that these lepers were in an unapproachable position. Here are these men living shut-out lives. But we have good news. The good news is that although the Levitical Law says one thing, Jesus says something quite different ...

285. The Good News about Money

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." The disciples were even more amazed when he said this, and they said to each other, "Who then can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said something very interesting, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." What did he mean? I want to tell you some Good News about money. You’d like to have some good news in these tough times, wouldn’t you? So, let’s get started. Let’s begin here: you and ...

286. Jumping through Hoops

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... mercy, but now you have received mercy" (1 Peter 2:10). But word has gotten back to the church elders, and they call Peter in to account for what he has done. In point of fact, he hasn't done anything. The Holy Spirit has accomplished this impossible task of bringing people together, but these elders fear a church that is open to all people and they criticize Peter publicly. In this case, it is because they are circumcised and they want all male believers to be circumcised. Nowadays this may not be a point ...

287. Monday: The Way Of The Cross: Figs & Fig Trees

Matthew 21:18-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... shoulder, "not this crude matter." Yoda tells Luke to feel the Force around him and to sense it between all things, including "between the land and the ship." Luke is discouraged by his failure and says, "You want the impossible." Yoda decides to show Luke that what he asked is not impossible. He closes his eyes, reaches out toward the ship, and suddenly it begins to rise. Yoda guides the ship until it is standing on solid ground. Luke is incredulous, "I don't believe it." Yoda turns to his young apprentice ...

288. Unstoppable Determination

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... he do it? Focus, forgetting and faith. He knew Christ was with him and so he was able to hang on. I read somewhere that those who ride bicycles say that it is easier to ride up a hill at night than it is during daylight. Hills that are practically impossible to ascend in daylight may be negotiated more easily at night. At night the cyclist can see but a few feet in front of him, and the faint light of his lantern gives him the illusion that the hill is either level or not steep. Whereas in the daytime the ...

289. Never Too Old For God: Abraham And Sarah

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . (Husband 39) Modern science has made the birth years longer. That could be a blessing and a curse. B. So, why did God wait so long? Commentators have said that it was all part of God's plan to show both Abraham and the world, that with God nothing is impossible. And that, in God's time, God is faithful. God keeps all God's promises. What we can learn from this family is just that. God is faithful. And when we trust God, God's promises will bear fruit. But in God's time. But we also learn that God ...

290. Exodus and Easter

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... serve the Lord as he would. But when they had gone, Pharaoh and his servants changed their mind. “What is this we have done that we have let Israel go from serving us?” It’s hard to give up a place of privilege and position. It was impossible for them to give up having all those servants and slaves around to attend to their every need. So, the Army of Pharaoh made itself ready, with all its leading officers, and with their mighty chariots, and they went in hot pursuit of the Israelites. God brought ...

291. Lord, Is It I?

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... him. John alone records that he asked Jesus, “Who is it?” Now here is a suggestive question for our closing. Was John so bathed in a consciousness of Jesus’ love, and did he have such a deep commitment to Christ that betrayal of that love was impossible. He alone put the question. Scripture describes him in a position at dinner “close to Jesus.” In fact, it says specifically, he “was lying close to the breast of Jesus.” Let that be our closing picture. As John asked the question, “Who is it ...

292. Judas, A Person Like Us

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... design evil. Think about the Judas drama in relation to this. “To suggest that it was God’s intention that a man in a divine drama should do evil, and, indeed, that he had no real freedom to do otherwise, makes God a partaker in evil, which is impossible, and makes Judas free from blame.” That leads to the second principle: We are free in our response to God and we are responsible for our freedom. “Judas, like all person, within certain limits was a free agent, else the will of God and the will of ...

293. When It's Time to Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the altar, the old, feeble priest gets a gleam in his eye. The One for which I have waited for eternity is now before me. In God's time. In God's time. Somebody said life is like gardening, or baking, or fishing, or learning to fly. It is just impossible to get around the hours. Many of us have learned to live on a faithful promise of Isaiah: those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up on wings as eagles; they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint. That ...

294. On Being Faithful and Focused

Hebrews 11:1, 32 – 12:2

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... your being. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in his wonderful face and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace. Fix your eyes on Jesus the Christ. You can be focused that way through prayer. Nothing is impossible when we put our faith in God. Do you believe that? History is the story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things by the power of God. I invite you today to a week of focused, concentrated, praying. You have a bookmark in your bulletin today. There ...

295. Following the Footsteps of the Faithful

Hebrews 11:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... talk about blind faith. The faith I have in mind for you today is not blind. I am not asking you to do something that is against your good judgment or your good reason. Faith is seeing fully. Sometimes we talk about faith as being some kind of impossible dream or wishful thinking. It is like the substitute quarterback who got into the football game with two minutes left. He glanced up at the scoreboard and discovered that his team was behind 14-0. As the kid was about a quarter way on the field he suddenly ...

296. How Can This Be?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now your relative Elizabeth, in her old age, has also conceived a son; and is in the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." Behold the miracle of Christmas. Mary is not naive. It is a matter of simple biology. She knows where babies come from. Since she has not done anything to make a baby, how can a baby be? That's a reasonable question, a thoughtful question. The mystery ...

297. From Pride to Humility

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... in this waiting room? I'm glad I don't look as pitiful as they do! — Pride. We live in Brentwood, we expect more than other cities. So put some brick around your garbage dumpsters, ordinary wood won't do. — Pride. It's difficult, if not impossible, to save money when your neighbors keep buying things you cannot afford. — Pride. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. We've got to find an antidote for pride. It's going to take some bulldozers to come in and just wipe the thing ...

298. Making the Most of Small Beginnings

Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . In a seed lies a mustard tree, where all kinds of us birds can find rest for our souls. Jesus himself said, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there' and it will move. For nothing is impossible with God" (Matthew 17:20). Let those who have ears to hear, hear! II. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS SILENT, LIKE LEAVEN IN BREAD. Leaven that a woman mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough. I have been down in Brownsville ...

299. Becoming Good Trees

Matthew 5:17-30

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... characters on Grey's Anatomy is nicknamed Dr. McDreamy! Jesus seems to have reinterpreted these commandments so that we need superhuman strength to fulfill them. We fight all the time for control of our emotions, especially anger and lust. After Jesus makes what seems like impossible demands, then he threatens us with punishment if we don't carry out his commands. If we aren't careful, we can end up in despair over this passage. Even with all of this talk of obedience and judgment, Matthew knows that we are ...

300. God’s Providence: The Long and Short of It

Genesis 45:1-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... , a tenth of a mile is no longer significant. Likewise, against the vastness of God's knowledge and God's power, the seemingly great distances in our lives are just tenths of miles. They are not significant numbers to him. So, let me ask you: What are the impossible distances in your life today? What good thing seems so far away it is unreachable? It may be in your marriage or some friendship. It may be in your finances or your physical health. It may even be in your relationship with God. From where you're ...

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