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4251. Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Acts 2:1-4

Sermon

James W. Moore

... old house-shoes that had no back to them… the kind that you have to slide your foot into them… and then slide your foot as you walk to keep them on. Then, she walked by a mirror and saw that her hair was a major disaster… so she stopped and put some of those big pink plastic rollers in her hair. That done, she headed for the kitchen. When she walked into the kitchen to get her morning coffee, she noticed it immediately. Her husband had forgotten to take out the trash! In that community if you didn ...

4252. What in the World Are We Doing?

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... in the 1800’s, a religious leader from Vermont named William Miller, announced that Christ would return to earth in 1843. Some of his followers got carried away and announced the exact day and time. As that moment approached, the tension mounted - Farmers stopped farming. - Children dropped out of school. - Merchants gave away their goods because soon there would be no need for them. - Fear of the last judgment caused some to commit suicide. One man put on a white robe and climbed a tree on the appointed ...

4253. Remember God

Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... would flood back into my mind. Some years later, I was coming home from college for the weekend. When I arrived in Memphis, it was just getting dark. As I drove by the Fair Grounds I saw someone hitch-hiking and holding up a sign that said “Hollywood.” I stopped… and can you believe it? The hitch-hiker getting into my car? Who do you think it was? That’s right… it was Mr. Tony! We rode along in silence. We came to my house and went on down the road 10 blocks or so further… and I pulled up ...

4254. When Extravagance Is Beautiful, and When It Is Not

John 12:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... see that question played out in a fascinating way here in the 12th Chapter of John. Remember the story with me. Jesus is on His way to the Cross. It is six days before Passover. The Crucifixion is less than a week away… and He knows it. He stops in Bethany to visit with His good friends, Mary and Martha and Lazarus. Just a few days before, Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead… and now they all sit down to have dinner together… and Mary does a beautiful, but extravagant thing for Jesus. “She kneels ...

4255. Magnanimity: The Essential Spirit of the Christian

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... clubs in the area. Last Saturday morning, Jim got up early, put on his casual clothes and headed out to meet with his Investment Group who were holding their meeting on the campus at the University of Houston that morning. On the way to the meeting, Jim stopped at a Whataburger Restaurant beside the Astrodome for breakfast. When he arrived at the counter, he ordered a Breakfast Taco and a cup of coffee for four dollars and eleven cents. Now, Jim has a habit of doing what many men do. Each night, he puts his ...

4256. When We Are Caught in a Storm

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

James W. Moore

... on the water… for a moment, but then his eyes go back to the winds and the waves and fear takes over… and he begins to sink. His Lord reaches over and pulls him out. And as they get into the boat, the storm subsides, the winds stop and there is calm… and there is a sermon there somewhere! William Barclay has a fascinating quote about this story. Listen to his words: “See what happened. Immediately, when Jesus saw His friends in trouble, His own problems were set aside; the moment for prayer was past ...

4257. What's So Great about Going to Church

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... he wants to,… it is a free country, but I have to tell you that I liked him better when he was just funny. Usually, I take his “off-the-wall comments” with a grain of salt, knowing that this is his new thing… but recently, he said something that stopped me in my tracks. He said: “Anybody who goes to church is just plain stupid!” When I heard him say that I had two immediate responses: 1. The first one was a bit flippant. I thought to myself: “I’m sure that comedian has in his life-time said ...

4258. Just Do It

Romans 12:1-2

Sermon

James W. Moore

A well-dressed businessman was walking down the street one morning when all of a sudden, a beggar stopped him and asked him if he had a dollar or two he could spare. The businessman said: “Look, if you are down on your luck, I’ll be glad to help you, but first let me ask you something. You look like you are in pretty, good health… why don’ ...

4259. It's Thanksgiving Time!

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James W. Moore

... On him he would call and see what he could do – Tomorrow. Each morning he stacked up the letters he'd write – Tomorrow. And thought of the folks he would fill with delight – Tomorrow. It was too bad, indeed, he was busy today, And hadn't a minute to stop on his way: More time he would have to give to others, he'd say – Tomorrow. The greatest of workers this many would have been – Tomorrow. The world would have known his had he ever seen – Tomorrow. But the fact is he died and he faded from view ...

4260. What Christmas Gives to Us

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , on banners, on cards on refrigerators. I wish we could create another similar prayer that would say something like this: “Lord, grant me the wisdom to know the important things in life… and the will to do them first.” And, when we stop to think about it, that is precisely the gift Christmas does give to us. Christmas, indeed, reminds us of the priorities. Christmas reminds us of the things that really matter… love, grace, faith, kindness, hope, trust, tenderness, truth, forgiveness… Now, I don ...

4261. Love Came Down at Christmas

Luke 2:15-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... on the plane with us. Look around and see if you can spot who it is.”And Jean said, “Honey, they are all here for you! It’s you! This is all for you!” When his wife told him that, Tom Southerland started crying and he couldn’t stop. He sobbed like a little boy. He couldn’t believe it. He said, “I thought everybody had forgotten about me. I didn’t think anybody knew I was in captivity. I felt completely abandoned. I didn’t think anybody cared. Thank God I was wrong.” The shepherds at ...

4262. The Bloodline of Christ

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Jesus does away with all the rule-keeping, debt-collecting, point-scoring, merit-awarding rigmarole of religious systems that try to control God and limit heaven to people like us.” (Stephen Cottrell, Do Nothing to Change Your Life: Discovering What Happens When You Stop [London: church House Publishing, 2007], 36). To be a part of Jesus’ bloodline means we are not called to build walls, but to form circles, circles that don’t look inward but outward. We cannot build a wall around those who are “in ...

4263. What’s the Good Word?

John 20:19-23

Illustration

King Duncan

... English for nine years in preparation for attending the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. On his first day at the school, as he was walking across the campus, an American student casually greeted him with, "Hi, What's the good word?" The Korean boy stopped dead in his tracks. He thought to himself: "I don't know the good word! You would have thought that after nine years of studying English, someone would have told me what "˜the good word' was!" Later, trying to solve this puzzle, he decided to ...

4264. New Doors Will Open

Luke 24:13-35

Illustration

Wayne Cordeiro and Robert Lewis

... famous nineteenth-century missionary and explorer, was eager to travel into the uncharted lands of Central Africa to preach the gospel. On one occasion he arrived at the edge of a large territory that was ruled by a tribal chieftain. He was instructed to stop at the perimeter and wait. According to tradition, the chief would come out to meet him there. Livingstone could go forward only after an exchange was made. The chief would choose any item of Livingstone's personal property that caught his fancy and ...

4265. God Is Watching You

Luke 24:13-35

Illustration

Adin Steinsaltz

... began to take some apples. The Rabbi cried out, ‘You are being watched! You are being watched!’ The coachman did not linger a second----he jumped back in the carriage and drove the horses as fast as he could. After a while, when they were a considerable distance away, he stopped and said, ‘But I did not see anybody watching!’ The Rabbi replied, ‘God is watching you.’”

4266. Not Always A Saint

Luke 24:13-35

Illustration

Brett Blair

... his death. But he was not always a saint. Before he was converted at age 29 he lived to fulfill every lust and pleasure. But Augustine had one great quality that saved his pitiful life—a praying mother. She never gave up on him until one day he stopped long enough to listen to the voices around him. Augustine had just heard a sermon by Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. We are told in public speaking and preaching classes not to read long quotes but I'm going to do it anyway and read something that Augustine ...

4267. Abundant Life

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... we treat each other. Not only by how we treat those closest to us, but by how we treat all people, those we like and those we dislike; those of whom we approve and those of whom we do not; the neighbor and the complete stranger. One day a man stopped in a convenience store to get a newspaper. He noticed that the owner of the store had tears in his eyes and kept looking out the window. He asked what was going on. The store owner said, “Do you see that bus bench over there? There’s a woman who ...

4268. When Mountains Are Not Moved

Mark 11:20-25 (26)

Sermon

James McCormick

... They feel sorry for themselves. They accuse others. They blame God. Don’t you see, that’s the saddest thing of all – they are so pre-occupied with their disappointment that they fail to see the possibility of new life. They die long before their hearts stop beating. Consequently, they miss the gospel. Because the bottom line good news is that God loves us. He doesn’t want any hurtful, difficult thing to happen to us. And when it does – no matter what it is – God immediately goes to work to bring ...

4269. Righteousness Exalts a Nation - The Fourth of July

Sermon

James McCormick

... values, and to make sure it measures up. J.B. Priestly, a noted British author, expressed it well, when he said, “We should behave toward our country as women behave toward the man they love. A loving wife will do anything for her husband except stop criticizing and trying to improve him. We should cast the same affectionate but sharp glances at our country. We should love it, but also insist upon telling it all its faults.” What I am talking about is utterly Biblical. In fact, our founders took their ...

4270. Who Are We, Really?

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... does not always measure up to God’s call. A man named Bruce journeyed to Rwanda as a short‑term missionary. He worked for several weeks doing refugee relief. One day he was traveling along the road with his driver, Winston, when the jeep made a sudden stop by a large open field which had been recently bulldozed. As Winston departed the vehicle, he asked Bruce to come with him. They walked to the edge of the field and stood silently for some time. As Bruce studied the field, it soon became apparent that ...

4271. Living as Orphans

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Brits in a strange land. She gave him a call. “How do you find the English students, Donald?” she asked. “Oh, Mother,” he said, “they are strange and noisy people. The one on this side bangs his head against the wall all night and won’t stop. The one on that side screams and curses until the sun comes up at dawn.” “Oh, Donald,” said his mother, “How do you put up with such rude, noisy, people?” “I ignore them, Mother,” said Donald. “I just sit here quietly each night, playing my ...

4272. Would You Make a Good Witness? (Ascension Day)

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... if we think we can hide our light under a bushel without it eventually going out altogether. Sometime back there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about a Chinese woman named Su Xueling. It seems that the Chinese government is trying to stop Ms. Xueling from telling others about Christ. Su was born into a communist family. She knew nothing of Christ until her husband was dying of cancer when she was in her 30s and a nurse suggested that she might find solace in Christianity. Struggling with ...

4273. Ten Days of Prayer

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... is the power to live out what we already know. The problem is one of motivation, of will. We know what we ought to do, what we lack is the power to follow through. Motivational expert Zig Ziglar tells about a woman in Dallas named Antelma Arroyo who one day stopped for gas at a service station. A man came up to her car and demanded her purse. She said no and he jumped into her car intending to steal it. The man screamed at her to jump out of the car. She did. Her older two children jumped out too ...

4274. Wide Enough for All (Mother's Day)

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Trooper pulled her mother over for speeding as she raced through the state on the way home from Florida. Hoping to get off with a warning, Joan’s mother tried to appear shocked when the officer walked up to her car. “I have never been stopped like this before,” she said to the officer. “What do they usually do, ma’am,” he asked, “shoot the tires out?” (1) Judith Viorst once wrote an essay based on interviews she had with children. The subject was “What’s a good mother like?” Viorst ...

4275. Responding to the Spirit, Responding in the Spirit

John 14:15-21; Acts 2:1-21

Illustration

Thomas Long

... . Carter, suppose when you are President, you get into a situation where the laws of the United States are in conflict with what you understand to be the will of God. Which will you follow, the laws of the state or the commandments of God?" Carter stopped, looked up, and blinked into the bright Georgia sun, obviously turning the question over in his mind. Then, perhaps still "in the Spirit on the Lord's Day," perhaps with the Spirit gently whispering the lyrics of the gospel into his ears, he turned toward ...

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