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4851. The Real GPS: Gospel Positioning System

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... by GPS drivers. We want the shortest, most direct, fastest way to get where we want to go. And our onboard computer tells us only what we need to know to get there. No more exploratory meandering. No more unexpected detours. No more unwritten destinations. No more surprising stops. We go precisely where WE want to go. And we’ll never know what we’ve missed. It’s no longer my father’s world of “My Way or the Highway.” It’s our children’s world of “My Way ON the Highway.” A friend who is a ...

4852. A Fireside Conversation

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Well, fishermen in all parts of the country have that reputation. One rule of fishing is that you have to be smarter than the fish or at least smarter than the game warden. A young man in Tennessee was fishing on one of the TVA lakes. He was stopped by a game warden as he was leaving the lake with two large buckets of fish. The game warden asked, “Do you have a license to catch those fish?” “Nope,” the young man replied. “These are my pet fish.” “Pet fish?” the warden asked. “What do you ...

4853. What Do You Know?

John 21:1-19

Illustration

Eric Ritz

... not discuss such matters with anyone under thirty years of age." Marney continued, "Look at you! Just look at you. You are in the prime of your life. Full of talent and energy. Very few if any of you have experienced poverty, failure, defeat, heartbreak or a brick wall that stops you dead in your tracks. So tell me, what in God's name can any of you know of a dark harsh world which only makes sense if Christ is raised from the dead?"

4854. A Defeated Babe Ruth

John 21:15-25

Illustration

Brett Blair

... is trying to get across to Peter. Life can deal us some pretty difficult blows, many of which we inflict upon ourselves, but if we love Christ we'll find a way to shake 'em off and help those around us. And maybe, just maybe, people will notice for once, stop their booing, and hearts will be changed.

4855. John 10:22-30

John 10:22-42

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the Father.” Jesus’ hand is compared and identified with his “Father’s hand” in v.29. That God’s people are the “sheep of his hand” had long been established. As such they “hear God’s voice” (Psalm 95:7). Jesus’ words stop short of declaring a complete metaphysical identification with God. But his declaration affirms that Jesus the Good Shepherd and God the Father share a unity of purpose. God’s presence and purpose are fully represented by Jesus’ presence and purpose. Faith in ...

4856. We Know Your Voice

John 10:22-30

Illustration

David Beckett

From 1928 through 1942, children in schools in America learned to know the voice of Walter Damrosch, the host of ‘Music Appreciation Hour' a radio broadcast from NBC. He taught thousands of boys and girls to know and love music. Classes stopped at a certain hour, the school radio was switched on, and then his familiar voice was heard: "Good morning, my dear children." They then enjoyed a half-hour of beautiful music, and he would tell them the meaning and the message within the music. One day Mr. ...

4857. Go

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... incomprehensible. He's invincible. He's irresistible. You can't get Him out of your mind. You can't get Him off of your hand. You can't outlive Him and you can't live without Him. Well, Pharisees couldn't stand Him, but they found out they couldn't stop Him. Pilot couldn't find any fault in Him. Herod couldn't kill Him. Death couldn't handle Him and the grave couldn't hold Him. Yeah, that's my King. That's my King. There's now way I could be as compelling or do justice to Dr. S ...

4858. Cast All Your Anxiety on Him

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 't eat the forbidden fruit." God said. "Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve . . . we got forbidden fruit!" "No way!" "Yes, way!" "Don't eat that fruit!" said God. "Why?" "Because I'm your Father and I said so!" said God, wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants. A few minutes later God saw his kids having an apple break and was angry. And said: "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" "Uh huh." replied Adam. "Then why did you?" "I dunno." Answered Eve. "She started it!" said ...

4859. What Difference Does It Make?

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 12 weeks premature, each about two pounds. They were placed in separate bassinets. One started to do just fine, the other one began slowly to fade. Her heart beat was rapid, she was visibly anxious, and nothing the nurses could do seemed to be able to stop what seemed like her inevitable death. Then one of the nurses remembered something she'd read about treatment of preemies elsewhere in the world. As a sort of last resort the nurses put the weaker twin, right into the bassinet with, her 'big sister.' (she ...

4860. The Short List

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... That's more in keeping with this imperative to walk humbly with our God. B. Comedian Bob Hope was accepting a plaque at an honorary dinner. He listened as his many contributions to humanity were lauded. When it was his turn to speak, he said that he had stopped letting such honors go to his head. "I just got a call from a fellow who said I'd been named Man of the Year by their organization because I was America's outstanding citizen, greatest humanitarian, and so forth. It was going to be the biggest dinner ...

4861. The Promise of Hope

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... grin on his face. And in the third panel, still grinning like the Cheshire cat, he says: "That's exactly what that means." (2) And today we hear from our friendly neighborhood New Testament prophet, weird uncle John, living and crying in the wilderness; Stopping at the local McGrasshopper and eating locusts and wild honey. Dressing in the latest ascetic outfit of camel skin and leather. I. Preparation And while it seems intrusive to hear John's message of repentance in the midst of this season of the birth ...

4862. Hope In The Midst of Uncertainty

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... traffic message sign which is blinking the words: "Caution Ahead." He ignores it and continues his rant. "I need your guidance Lord, please. Send me a sign." About that time truck full of traffic signs pulls out in front of him. Very visible are the signs: "Dead End, Stop, Wrong Way, Yield, No Crossing and Do Not Enter." But Bruce ignores them, he doesn't see what he's asking for, complains about the truck and whips around it only to eventually run into a light pole. He gets out and yells at God. At the end ...

4863. The Inheritance

Colossians 1:11-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... from the redemption center. That's exactly what Christ did for us. He REDEEMED us. He traded His life on the cross for our sins and we received forgiveness and reconciliation with God in return. B. In the movie Seabiscuit, Tom Smith, an old farrier and horse trainer, stops the shooting of a lame race horse. He tells the owner he will take it. When the owner says the horse is no longer worth anything, Smith says that at least it will save him the bullet. Later that evening, he is visited by Charles Howard, a ...

4864. If, Because, Regardless

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... viewer knows he will be back again and again, as long as he is needed. Have you ever thought about how much we take God for granted. Think about all the complex details that have to come together every day, just to sustain our lives. Yet how often do we stop to thank God for all God has done for us? When we don't give thanks when we just take advantage of God's Providence and run off, we are "eating someone else's bread we didn't pay for" and we are being "if" Christians. II. Because A. The ...

4865. Thanks, But No Thanks

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Hobbes" comic strip in which Calvin is talking to his stuffed tiger Hobbes (whom he imagines to be real and his best friend). He says: "People are so self-centered." Then he adds philosophically, "The world would be a better place if people would stop thinking about themselves and focus on others for a change." Hobbes sort of rolls his eyes and thinks aloud, "Gee, I wonder who that might apply to." Calvin answers, "Me!. Everyone should focus on me!" (1) Bill Watterson's cartoon character Calvin could have ...

4866. Where Love Comes From

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... By the time they got to the vows he was quarantined in the front row with relatives on either side holding him down. As Hiett began to lead bride and bridegroom in the ring ceremony, with Jarek squirming and making noises, all at once Andy stopped the ceremony. “Peter,” he said to Hiett, “I have to say something.” Andy turned around with everybody watching. Jarek was still squirming in his seat. Andy said, “Jarek.” The boy froze. “Jarek,” Andy continued, “I love you with all my heart and I ...

4867. Condition Yellow Christians

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... woman both fled. But the “Good Samaritan” collapsed to the sidewalk. As a video camera kept silently recording for almost and hour and a half, over twenty-five people walked past the mortally wounded, bleeding hero. Someone took a picture with his cell phone. One guy did stop. He lifted up the injured man’s head, shook him, then turned and walked off. The attack occurred at 5:40 a.m. No emergency services were called by anyone until 7:23 a.m. Hugo Tale-Yax died that day because of human neglect and ...

4868. The Christian Gospel in a Nutshell

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 10:30, 14:9). There is no room for further argument: one either believes Jesus or does not believe. They argued about freedom. He met them with the declaration, if the son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36). At this point the argument stops and the decision forced as to whether one will accept freedom at the hands the son or refuse it. They argued about the meaning of life. Jesus met them with the declaration, “The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” (John 6:63 ...

4869. Our Common Life in Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the other woman says, “I am a good thing.” And more confidently now, Susie says, “I am a good thing.” Then the other woman says, “And there ain’t nothing like me in the whole world.” And Susie repeats, “And there ain’t nothing …” she stops, breaks down, and cries tears of joy because there is somebody in this world who knows her the way she is and loves her. Isn’t that what ought to be happening in the church? Within the fellowship of the spirit, Koinoia, people experience that - the ...

4870. No Instant Maturity

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... our house. A while ago Jerry became anxious about the possibility that she would not have enough dessert for a meeting at our house. People called at the last minute saying they would be coming. She telephoned me at the church in the late afternoon asking me to stop at a grocery store on the way home and pick up some instant pie filling. She cautioned me about the fact that there were two kinds and I must be careful to select the right one. Armed with notes I had taken from our phone conversation, I entered ...

4871. Magnificent Fools

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... activities. Released, they were soon again under suspicion and sought by the authorities whose net they had escaped. Eventually they reached the sea coast where a boat was waiting to take them to safety. But there at the water’s edge, the worker stopped, held out his hand to the writer, and said, “Good-bye.” “Why Goodbye?,” asked the writer. “Because,” said the other, “I’ve decided not to go with you. You must go on - to America, England, Europe, that is your part, to interpret to ...

4872. He Breaks the Power of Cancelled Sin

John 8:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a few seconds, he would raise his arm again, and with an accusing finger pointing at another person, he would utter that one word indictment: “Guilty!” The effect of this on the people on was extraordinary. Some stared, started to laugh, then stopped, hesitated, looked around with furtive glances, and hurried on with quickened step. One passerby turned to a companion and exclaimed, “But how did he know?” We do not have to have an eccentric street preacher pointing an accusing finger to remind us ...

4873. The Third Kind of Love

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James W. Moore

... confused and mixed-up. I can’t seem to pray to God for myself and I have no friends anymore to help me or pray for me. I came to Houston tonight with the thought of ending it all, but then I saw the steeple of your church and that stopped me… and I thought there might be some help here for my loneliness.” I told him our church would like to help him… and asked him if he could tell me more about what was troubling him. He said: “Everything’s gone wrong. I have lost confidence in my professional ...

4874. Dealing with Stress Creatively

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

James W. Moore

... rural roads of India, every now and then (as you walk along) you will come to a post about shoulder high with a strong shelf built on top of it. These posts are called “Soma Tonga.” People who walk the roads carrying loads on their backs can stop at a Soma Tonga which means resting place. There they place their heavy load on the shelf and rest awhile before continuing on their journey. It is not surprising that new believers in India call Christ “My Soma Tonga”… the one who gives me rest, the one ...

4875. Is It Okay To Laugh In Church?

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

Some years ago, a train stopped somewhere in southern Georgia to take on water for the engine… A man on the train saw a local old-timer leaning against the depot platform and he yelled to him: “Anybody around here enjoy religion?” The old-timer on the platform shuffled his feet and then replied: “Them that ...

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