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526. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... plain as I can. God doesn't send anyone to hell. He simply gives people what they choose. Last week I told you that one of the reasons why there is evil on earth is because God created us with the ability to choose. If you believe that a human being has the right to choose and the ability to choose, then that demands that you believe in hell. Without hell, there is no choice and without choice heaven would not be heaven. Heaven in reality would be hell. If your choice is only limited to loving God whether ...

527. The Man Who Couldn't Hear - Sermon Starter

Mark 7:31-37

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Brett Blair

... what we lack is the first step in securing it. Christ can fulfill our needs needs that are to some extent physical, but, more so, the deepest needs of heart, mind, and soul. The man in Mark 7 lacked the physical ability to hear. But many of us lack the spiritual ability to hear. We suffer a kind of a spiritual deafness. The affliction of not listening to people, or, to put it another way, the affliction of physically listening to people, yet failing to comprehend, to understand, and come to grips with ...

528. The Power of Purpose

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... it is not an accident that we are who we are and no one is exactly like us. We are all like snowflakes. Of all the billions of snowflakes that fall on this planet every year, no two are exactly alike. God has given us different gifts and skills and abilities to be used in the service of other people. I heard one pastor put it this way. "God's gifts are not for your enjoyment. They are for His employment." Anything that God gives you He never gives you for your own selfish purposes. If God gives you a ...

529. Taking the First Step

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... have the option to choose not to be a victim. You have the choice to determine 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 through Christ to take the initiative and when abuse comes our way to respond in love, in kindness, in blessings, and in prayer. Recently, our church hosted a reception for some members ...

530. Prayer - What’s in It for You?

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... . Then there were the Intellectual Pharisees — those that thought they knew everything, and that no other person could add anything to their knowledge that would increase their own intellectual ability. Now, before you get all comfortable, thinking that you do not fall into any of these categories, ask yourself: • Do you like the ability to correct others? • Do you enjoy putting yourself in a position of superiority over others? • Do you often see the wrong in others, but not in yourself? • Do you ...

531. Sowing and Reaping

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

John Jamison

... medications were available to treat whatever mental illness he suffered from. So, what is it like to live in a place where you do not reap what you sow? You can count on nothing, and no one. You do not know what the next day will bring, and have no ability to influence it. Neither you, nor anyone around you, has any reason to behave, or to be fair, or honest, or much of anything else. If you can imagine even just a taste of what that life would be like, you can imagine what Paul's words might have meant ...

532. The Promise that Won’t Be Broken

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... For all their wealth, they cannot buy what it takes to give life meaning and purpose. Some would say that power and the ability to control one's destiny can bring happiness. Yet, how many stories have we heard about people who have sacrificed to get ... world. He wants to welcome us into his loving arms. That is the point of his grace. His forgiveness is not a simple exercise of his power and ability to do so. He does it for a purpose. He wants us to know him and love him as much as he knows and loves us. A ...

533. The Undoing of Babel

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... . The miracle was an undoing of Babel. The story of Babel is often read on this Sunday of the year because it stands in contrast to the events of Pentecost. At Babel, the people started out with the ability to understand one another in a common language. They lost that ability and communication ceased. At Pentecost, people who did not speak the same language understood the gospel message clearly. That reminds us that one goal of Christianity is to help us understand one another and to communicate without ...

534. The Sign of God

Amos 7:7-17

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... of direction in our lives are evidence of the activity of God. Amos never planned to preach, but apparently he had the abilities and courage God needed to deliver the message. Of course, not every impulse we feel to go in a direction not previously ... m going to hit it with all I have." And of course, that opportunity came, clearly at hand, and Lincoln acted. 3. Consider your abilities and talents. Some things we can rule out because we are not capable of doing them. I, for example, have very little talent in ...

535. Letters from a Loving Prophet

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... instruction. Jeremiah knew that he had a job to do in communicating to God's children that they would have a life, which was worth living regardless of current circumstances. One of the most important factors in surviving and even thriving while living in captivity was the ability to rely on and respect God. In our world today, we still live in captivity. Don't get me wrong, we live in the greatest country on earth. But, we also live in a country where we are surrounded on all sides with contrasting ways to ...

536. Living In ‘Oddville’ With ‘Peculiar’ People

Romans 12:1-2, 19-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... back when he got a tune up. But luckily that church was "Living In ‘Oddville' With ‘Peculiar' People" and they exhibited what life in the body of Christ is supposed to be, enabling one another to sing the tune Christ has given us to be best of our abilities. In other words, we're called to "Live In ‘Oddville' With ‘Peculiar' People" and be "Odd For God." When we live like Christ, the world says we're ODD. The world says we're PECULIAR. That's OK, because whether they know it or not, they are just ...

537. Superman: More Than A Super Hero

John 1:1-5, 9-14; John 13:31-32; John 20:30-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... capacity for good - I have sent them you, my only son." On Earth, this son comes as a helpless baby and is raised by a simple tradesman. He displays wisdom beyond his years. As an adult, the son fights hard for truth and justice. He displays amazing abilities and incredible insights, but sometimes he feels that his power is being drained out of him. After a dramatic battle with the forces of evil, he is killed. But then he is resurrected and ascends into heaven. He returns in a second coming. (2) That's the ...

538. Unstoppable Determination

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... I will kick it into the end zone or I will make the tackle.” A person with that kind of determination will succeed at whatever he or she attempts. There are three keys to this kind of determination focus, forgetting and faith. Notice, first of all, Paul’s ability to focus on what really matters. “Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has ...

539. Superman: More Than A Super Hero

John 1:1-5, 9-14; John 13:31-32; John 20:30-31

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

540. On the Road with Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... can all relate to Zacchaeus, can’t we? We all have clay feet. We all mess up. We all stub our toes. We all do selfish things. We all sin. We all need the forgiveness that only Christ can give… And we all need to say “I’m sorry.” The ability to say “I’m sorry” and mean it… is a key ingredient in Christian Love and in Christian maturity. Let me bring this closer to home now and be more specific with three thoughts. (1) FIRST OF ALL, LOVE MEANS BEING ABLE TO SAY “I’M SORRY” TO GOD. One ...

541. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... relation to God and to the people of God. We are directly related to and in that relationship we find our ability to move to action and to live for others. Indirectly we receive the strength of God through sharing in Christian community. This ... is a sharing which empowers, guides, corrects, and renews our ability to be and to serve. “Emphasis upon Christian strength is often neglected for fear of abuse, and the strength given by ...

542. Fish or Cut Bait

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

You may have heard the story about the fisherman who had a fantastic reputation for his ability to catch fish. Everyday he would go out in his boat and bring back an incredibly large number of fish, ... in his Kingdom’s work. And there are, oh, so many, who feel unworthy. Isn’t it great that being a Christian disciple is dependent neither upon our ability or our worthiness. Anybody can be a follower of Jesus. The second signal truth that stands our in the fact that Jesus first called simple folk is this: ...

543. Hearing the Questions of Children

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... many mountains already for him to stop now. And as impossible as it all seems, Abraham gets up early one morning and sets out for Mt. Moriah. Somebody once said that when things get difficult, don’t pray for smaller mountains, just ask for increased climbing ability, because the Lord will go with you when it is difficult. Teddy Roosevelt once said, “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit ...

544. How Can This Be?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ; we believe with a new heart, we embrace with a new spirit the truths of the faith. We see with new eyes. We have the ability to really see it and to grasp it. We are neither afraid of our questions, nor hampered by them either. Max Lucado writes that for ... wonderful everything is." Mature faith is a set of eyes though which to see the world. I wish for you that vision today and the ability for you to expand the imagination until you can see it. Mature faith is a life of humility. It is knowing I do not have ...

545. What Would Jesus Say About Me?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... mind. Poor choices make us slaves to secondary causes. In our desire to find the image of God, we try to become gods. In so doing, we miss the mystery and meaning of what it is to be a human being. Like God, we have the ability to reason, think, solve problems, but fear drives us to use our intellect for selfish gain. Like God, we were made for relationships and designed to live in pure unbounded love, but love gets distorted into promiscuous sex, pornography, and power plays between people. Like God, we ...

546. The Constant God in a Changing World

Psalm 48:1, 9-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... nowhere else to go. My wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day." Does that define your life? Spiritual discernment is essential not just in big decisions, but the daily ones, as well. How shall I spend my time, my money, my talents and abilities? By paying attention, we can discover the hopes and desires of God's heart. It's only a tiny rosebud, a flower of God's design, But I cannot unfold the petal, with these clumsy hands of mine. If I cannot unfold a rosebud, this flower of God ...

547. The Fundamentals of Family Ties

1 Corinthians 13:1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... am grouchy; I’ve had a really hard day.” The relieved son says, “Thanks for telling me, Dad. I thought you were mad at me.” It goes a long way when what we say and what we hear matches. IV. ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS In the fourth place, the tie that binds us one to another is the ability to solve problems. Author Charlie Shed, who wrote many books in the twentieth century about family said, “I knew it was time to give some attention to my marriage when I came home and found this note on the table ...

548. Pray

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . It's the “more than that" dimension of prayer I want to discuss with you today. I. PRAYER IS COMMUNICATION WITH GOD When I try to give couples tips on communication skills, I talk about two basic things, assertiveness and active listening. By assertiveness I mean the ability to clearly ask for what we need and express what we feel. For most of my life, I have been too timid and theologically protective to do that in my prayers. I didn't want to be disappointed nor have people disappointed in God. So, I ...

549. Hebrews 11:29-12:2

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... downright balky, refusing to fight Sisera (Judges 4:2) unless Deborah would cover his back (Judges 4:7-8). Gideon groused that “the Lord has cast us off, and given us into the hands of Midian” (Judges 6:13). Jephthah’s faith in the Lord’s ability to deliver the Ammorites into his hand was terribly twisted by his brash pledge to include the sacrifice of his daughter (Judges 11:29-40). At the end of their lives both Samson and David found strength and fulfillment because of their faith. But mid-life ...

550. and Forgiveness Come Easy When You’re Filled with The Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... -century Protestant Reformer, John Calvin, explained the Holy Spirit. He called the Spirit the power of God.6 The Holy Spirit as God's power gives you and me the power, the strength, and the ability to do God's work. Think of it: If you and I do any good, if our lives have purpose, it is only because God has given us the power, the ability, to do them. That is what the giving of the Holy Spirit is all about. Our gospel lesson makes this point in another way. It helps here if you know the Hebrew which the ...

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