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4801. Faithquest: Directions For The Journey Of Life

1 John 3:16-24

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... in word or speech, but in truth and action" then coming to church will be like walking into the very heart of God. B. Rev. David Rankin in Calgary, Canada told how one day a resident who's not a member of his church, but lives close to the church, stopped and engaged him in a conversation. This man told him that he had been watching him and the Church; especially how the Church had been reaching out and giving a lot of food to poor people in the community. He was impressed and he offered to give the Church ...

4802. Cross Eyed: Promise

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to get his hopes up. Noah gets off the table and says, "Well, thanks Doc, but you know what they say, science goes only so far, and then comes God." The doctor repeats, "Then comes God." The piano that's been playing in the background suddenly comes to a stop. Noah says, "They forgot to turn the page for her." And the all of a sudden the piano begins again, with a new song. The doctor says, "I guess they flipped that page." Noah smiles and says, "No, THAT she's playing by memory." (3) Hope, even a glimmer ...

4803. Cross Eyed: Focus

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... extra money to buy, whatever." The sacrifice is for God, so this is God's money. Use it to honor God and the sacrifice you have made. Conclusion A business man driving home from work one day, saw a little league baseball game in progress. He decided to stop and watch. He sat down in the bleachers and asked a kid what the score was. "We're behind 14 to nothing," he answered with a smile. "Really," he responded. "I have to say you don't look very discouraged." "Discouraged?" the boy asked with a puzzled look ...

4804. Amazing Authority

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , unless she was sick or it was too cold for her to get out. Mrs. Davis was deaf as a stump but had a radiant smile for everybody. The kids just loved her. One Sunday we had one of the holy moments, an E.F. Hutton moment when everybody just stopped to listen. One of the little girls stood up in the pew next to Mrs. Davis and hollered in her good ear, "Mrs. Davis, if you can't hear the sermon or the music, why do you still come to church?" You could have hear a feather hit the floor ...

4805. Haiti

Job 1:6-22

Sermon

Brett Blair

... undergirds our strength and reveals our soul. It helps us reach out in compassion to those who hurt. II After we have mourned, we start asking questions: How can I help? Where do we go from here? Where do we stand now? And perhaps we also wonder: How can we stop this from happening again? That last question is the tricky one. I want to look at that for a moment. Job had a hedge of protection. A barrier which God erected but then took it away allowing Satan to have his way with Job. It is the Old Testament's ...

4806. The Dachshund Dilemma

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... the way down, so they agreed they would all hold hands and they would not, under any circumstances, let go of each other. And so they inched their way down one step at a time, all of them clinging to each other in one extended chain. Sometimes they had to stop to argue about which way to go, but the key thing was that none of them let go. “Sometimes all I could see was the hand ahead of me and the one behind me,” this woman said. “Sometimes my arms ached so badly I thought I would cry out loud ...

4807. Motivated for Life

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... they talked with each other. They stimulated each other’s minds. They talked about cases. They talked about situations amongst their fellow prisoners and how they might treat them if they only had the medicine. They kept challenging each other. “Finally they stopped talking and they began to act. They secured items from here and there. They bribed the guards so they could bring in some material. With the help of some other prisoners who were electricians and engineers, they fabricated a very rudimentary ...

4808. Praying for the People

Luke 4:14-30

Illustration

Gary L. Carver

... , volunteered his time to work with young Ruby. Every day he would talk with her, trying to help her weather the crisis. On the news one night, he noticed her walking up the sidewalk and the people were screaming and throwing things, but suddenly she stopped and said something and started backing down the sidewalk. Then the marshals picked her up and took her into the building. That night, Cole asked her what she said to the marshals. She said, "I was not talking to the marshals." He said,"Yes, you ...

4809. Blessed Are Those Who Hand Over Their Controllers

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... such thing as a guaranteed easy passage. Winds shift. Gales blow out of nowhere. Swells go from “choppy” to “cuisinart” in a matter of minutes. When the water, wind, and wave conditions get their dicey-est, sometimes the safest thing a savvy sailor can do is stop trying to control the ship’s every movement. Stow the sails, lighten the load, hold onto the bare essentials, and let the power of the sea and storm be the guiding force. Sometimes all you can do is pray and trust God. You are no longer ...

4810. Fish Stories

Luke 5:1-11

Illustration

David E. Leininger

... home, they are both really depressed. One turns to the other and says, "Do you realize that this one lousy fish we caught cost us fifteen hundred dollars?" With sarcasm his freind replies, "Wow! It's a good thing we didn't catch any more!" Story #2 A man was stopped by a game-warden in a State Park with two buckets of fish leaving a lake well known for its fishing. The game warden asked, "Do you have a license to catch those fish?" The man replied to the game warden, "No, sir. These are my pet fish." "Pet ...

4811. Your Face Gives You Away

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... , or surgery on her nose. In 2003, she decided to undergo a third breast-augmentation surgery. This time numerous plastic surgeons turned her away. But she was determined. She finally found a doctor who would perform the surgery. Sadly, Julie Rubenzer’s heart stopped during this third surgery. The seemingly healthy 38-year-old died on the operating table. (5) How very, very sad. The article about Julie Rubenzer was titled, “Dying to Look Good.” People who are looking for a mate want to put on their ...

4812. We Haven’t Been Up To Bat Yet

Luke 4:1-13

Illustration

Brett Blair

Temptation tries to blind us to other possibilities. A business man driving home from work one day, saw a little league baseball game in progress. He decided to stop and watch. He sat down in the bleachers and asked a kid what the score was. "We're behind 14 to nothing," he answered with a smile. "Really," he responded. "I have to say you don't look very discouraged." "Discouraged?" the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face. "Why should we be discouraged? We haven't been up to bat yet."

4813. Giving Up

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... contestants are hopelessly off-key. They are without rhythm, awkward, and just plan awful. Yet after being jilted by the judges, booed and booted out of the audition room, how many of those wannabe Idols look into the camera and declare, “I’m not going to stop trying.” “This is just going to make me work harder.” “I will never give up!” “No one’s going to dampen my dreams.” “I refuse to let Simon Cowell rain on my parade.” These people don’t need to give up on life. But they DO ...

4814. Not Nearly as Big a Man

Luke 13:1-9

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... , Alabama the home of the Crimson Tide arch enemies of the Vols. He was on his way to the coast for a vacation. Driving down the main street in Tuscaloosa, he noticed a tailor shop, which reminded him that he had that bolt of cloth in the trunk. He stopped, thinking he would give it a try. He told the tailor he had bought this bolt of cloth and wondered if he could do anything with it. The tailor measured him, measured the bolt of cloth, did some computations. Finally he said, "Coach, I can make you a suit ...

4815. He Has One More Move

Luke 13:1-9

Illustration

William Beausay

... Bobby Fischer stood looking at the painting for a long time. His mother soon tired of it and moved around the remainder of the gallery, finally returning to find Bobby still entranced by that painting. "Come now, Bobby, we have to go." Bobby Fischer did not stop staring, thinking. One more time his mother insisted, "Bobby, we have to go. Come now!" "But, Mom," he pleaded, "he has one more move!" What the lay eye could not see the trained eye did. The painter had intentionally left an option open for the old ...

4816. How Can God Know All About Us?

Luke 13:1-9

Illustration

Unknown

... . He realized that he did not like himself and the way he lived. Just like when a computer has errors he needed to be "debugged." He fell onto his knees and prayed "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me and wash me in your blood." In a few minutes he stopped crying. He knew that something had happened. A wall had come down, the wall that had stood between him and his Creator. He hadn't known the wall was there, until it came down. It was the wall that Christ had demolished. Now, for the first time in his life ...

4817. The Awful Grace of Amazing Grace

2 Corinthians 5:16-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and serve you.” The ship did not sink. Newton quickly repented, became a Christian, and resolved to live a respectable life. He felt a call to ministry, and he felt a call to marrying Polly Catlett. But how could he earn enough money fast enough to stop living the sailor’s life and be respectable enough to enter matrimony and ministry? The best way he could think of was to captain lucrative slave ships. You heard that right. In spite of all the stories you’ve heard, the truth is that John Newton did ...

4818. It’s Ok to Be Extravagant – Sermon Opener

John 12:1-11

Illustration

James W. Moore

... me. Jesus is on His way to the cross. It is just a few days before Passover. The chief priests and scribes are plotting against Him. Judas is about ready to betray Him. The crucifixion is less than a week away and Jesus knows it. Jesus and His disciples stop at Bethany. just a few days before, Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead there in Bethany. Now, as they are having dinner, a woman comes to Jesus and does a beautiful but extravagant thing for our Lord. The Gospel of John tells us that the woman was ...

4819. Gratitude

John 12:1-11

Illustration

Victor Shepherd

... gruff and to the point. On one occasion the surgeon was speaking to a small group of university students about his work in the Gaza Strip. He was telling us that we North American "fat cats" knew nothing about gratitude. Nothing! On one occasion he had stopped a peasant hovel to see a woman on whom he had performed surgery. She and her husband were dirt poor. Their livestock supply consisted of one Angora rabbit and two chickens. For income the woman combed the hair out of the rabbit, spun the hair into ...

4820. What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “Prayer Matters”

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , but not many. Some adoration is private. While I would not wish this illness on my worst enemy, there are lessons I have learned in this struggle that have enriched my soul and warmed my heart. In recent months, I have found it necessary to rest in the afternoons. Such stops in the middle of the day are against my nature, but my body dictates I need rest. As I crawl in bed I listen to a whole host of meditation hymns and gospel songs that soothe my soul and bless my heart. So, I am able to find my rest ...

4821. What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “Church Matters”

Acts 20:13-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... customers who expected five star services from a Motel 6. One day he got an idea. He placed a giant mirror behind the front desk and customer tirades all but ceased. When people saw how rude and hateful they looked while yelling and screaming, they stopped yelling and screaming. Turn your eyes on Jesus. Would you let Jesus be the mirror of your life? Be prepared to change. III. The Church Is of God and Shall Be Preserved To the End of Time, So That Everybody Can Serve Their Neighbors as Themselves ...

4822. Valley of Suffering (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... found Him present in the hell of my life. His promise continues, “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” George Buttrick tells about sitting by a hospital bed as a man was moaning in his misery. Finally, the man stopped moaning and asked, “Did Jesus hurt?” “Yes,” replied Buttrick, “Jesus not only hurt in and for our hurt. God raised him from the dead.” Slowly a sense of quietness and peace filled the room. III. Resurrection Wins “Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the ...

4823. Resurrected Obedience (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to meet with Morrie. One day Mitch asks Morrie, “Do you feel sorry for yourself?” Morrie responds, “Sometimes in the morning, that’s when I mourn. I feel around my body and mourn what I have lost. I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I stop mourning. I concentrate on all the good things still in my life, on the people like you who are coming to see me. I think about the stories I am going to hear. I don’t allow any more self-pity than that.” D. Trust your future to His Provision ...

4824. Resurrected Glory (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 17:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” Who keeps a Sabbath anymore? Are we paying a price for it personally, relationally, spiritually, and socially? I know we are busy people. Our work hours and stress levels are up. Our sleep and family time are down. If God stopped to “take a breath” one day in seven, why do we think we can ignore this fundamental principle of life? Not because you have to but because you need to, why not set aside one day a week for rest, worship and interaction with family? You will ...

4825. Celebration (Series: Fundamentals of Family)

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... and leave behind a dirty dish. Did you see in the paper on Thursday, how emergency room doctor turned environmental evangelist, Matthew Sleeth, has estimated we can cut energy use by 14% if we only kept the Sabbath day holy? Take one day a week to stop driving, shopping, working and actually rest. It might not only save the environment. It might save us! Life is a trust. Invest it wisely. II. Celebrate Homecomings You Can Go Home Again. “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘I will arise and go back ...

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