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851. Finding Salvation

Luke 1:46-56

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Gary L. Carver

... 8. He began to read the very thing of which Mary sang. Down through the ages, those who would become influential servants of God have told their stories over and over again. I recall the story of the Baptist preacher, D. L. Moody. He said: "I heard an evangelist one night: This century has yet to see what God could do with one person wholly committed to his will." Moody said in his heart of hearts, "By the grace of God, I'll be that person." He emerged from the obscurity of selling shoes into an influence ...

852. Joyous All the Time

Luke 2:41-52

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King Duncan

We can learn from our children sometimes. The wife of an Adventist minister was writing about their family life. She said that their family lives in apartments most of the year, because they move from city to city holding evangelistic meetings. One evening, after a meeting, she and her daughter took all of the dirty clothes out of their temporary apartment home to a Laundromat. They closed the door on a naked apartment: the beds were stripped, the towels were taken down, their clothes supply was exhausted ...

853. Like a Venomous Snake

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... common to [humanity] . . .” Paul was writing to church people who had gotten the idea that because of their commitment to Christ, they were somehow immune to the temptations that vex the rest of humanity. Some of you will remember the disgraced television evangelist Jim Bakker. The judge who conducted Bakker’s bankruptcy trial had this to say about him, “That fellow was very religious. He could have accomplished no end of good. But he did not recognize the temptation of greed. He thought his success ...

854. Spiderman: Saved To Serve

Colossians 3:1-4, 12-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... ] And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. This morning we're going to be looking at the similarities between Saul, enemy of the early church, who becomes Paul chief evangelist of the early church and Peter Parker, the nerdy teenager who becomes Spiderman. I. Saul and Peter Parker A. OK, Let's go back to the beginning and do a little comparison of the origins of both Spiderman and Paul. Spider-Man was first introduced in ...

855. Altar Your Witness

Matthew 5:13-16

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... 16] In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. II. Life Witness To me, the more powerful way of witnessing is with your life. We're called to be living breathing evangelists. That's what I think it means to Altar our witness. St. Francis of Assisi said, "Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words." I believe that. Our lives are a theological statement and a Biblical witness of what we believe and in whom we ...

856. Only Jesus

Mark 9:2-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... him. They saw him as we will all see him when he returns. They saw Jesus in his full glory. It wasn't Hollywood special effects or some kind of razzle dazzle. Do you remember the movie "Leap of Faith" with Steve Martin? Martin plays Jonas Nightingale, a traveling evangelist; a con man using God and faith and religion to prey upon the unsuspecting in order to line his own pockets. There's one scene where Jonas comes out on stage in a white coat. The lights go down. He pulls the coat off, flips it inside out ...

857. Spiderman: Saved To Serve

Colossians 3:1-4, 12-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. This morning we're going to be looking at the similarities between Saul enemy of the early church who becomes Paul chief evangelist of the early church and Peter Parker the nerdy teenager who becomes Spiderman. I. Saul and Peter Parker A. Spider-Man was first introduced in the comic Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). Peter Parker, a Senior at Midtown High School, receives his powers when bitten ...

858. Here I Am, Send Me

Joel 2:28-32, Isaiah 6:1-13

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... , growing Christians and deepening the faith of Christians. We will be working in that area too. We will also be undertaking a new Stewardship Campaign. We'll be doing some seasonal emphasis and a sermon series or two which will enhance and coincide with our evangelistic efforts. In the midst of all of this, JUMPS, our Pre School will be opening as another avenue of ministry and outreach to the community. We are developing a Capital Campaign to help reduce the debt so we can focus on the ministries of ...

859. Lewis on the Importance of Salvation

Luke 13:1-9

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John Piper

... was really devoted to. In 1952 and American liberal theologian criticized Lewis for using simple analogies to try to shed some light on the Trinity. Lewis' response was passionate and shows where his heart really was in all his work: "Most of my books are evangelistic, addressed to [those outside]. I was writing to the people not to the clergy. Dr. Pittinger would be a more helpful critic if he advised a cure as well as asserting many diseases. How does he himself do such work? What methods, and with what ...

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

John 14:15-31

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J. Howard Olds

... who happens to be in front of us at any time.” “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.” That song came into being when a young man stood up at a testimony meeting during a D.L. Moody evangelistic crusade and said, “I’m not sure I understand all the dynamics of Christianity, the meaning of the conversion or the power to live a sanctified life. But even though I don’t understand it all, I’m going to trust and I’m going to obey.” You may not ...

861. Celebration (Series: Fundamentals of Family)

Luke 15:11-32

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J. Howard Olds

... . It’s damaging to families to have greedy siblings. It’s harmful to communities when people are content to consume the corn, eat the fish 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 ...

862. Come and See

John 1:43-51

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... that was Joshua's break through into eating foods mixed together. He had to experience it for himself. Like Nathanael, he had to "Come and See. And that's the invitation we're called to give to everyone. "Come and See." That's the essence of every Evangelistic effort there ever was. A simple invitation. Come and See. Come and See what's going on at our church. Come and See the choir, the praise band, our Sunday School, our Youth Program. Come and See for yourself just how much fun this Christian Fellowship ...

863. How Does Your Garden Grow?

Matthew 13:1-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... small community would hold a week revival. This meant there was revival every quarter. And in this small community, there was a man who wasn't very deep in his commitment to Christ. But he loved going to Revivals. Every time the doors opened or every time a traveling evangelist put up a tent on the outskirts of town, he was there. When the invitation was given, he was the first one to the altar. Kneeling at the altar he'd spread out his arms and pray loud enough for everyone in the service to hear, "Fill me ...

864. Why Not Meet in the Middle? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... in your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” Someone bumped into Billy Graham on an elevator. Stunned to be in the presence of the great evangelist, the person said, “Dr. Graham, You are a great man.” The ever humble Billy Graham replied, “No, I am not a great man. I have a great message.” I wish the Church of Jesus Christ could claim that word today. There are no great churches, there are ...

865. Radical Love is Truthful (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Ephesians 4:1-16

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J. Howard Olds

... we’ve got to strive for in the midst of life. And Paul says we’ve got to have it in the Church. That’s what he’s talking about here in the 4th chapter of Ephesians. He gives us a list of spiritual gifts. He talks about apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, and a host of other spiritual gifts that makes the Church what it is. But we must make every effort in the midst of all of these multiple gifts to maintain the unity of the spirit, for there is one body and one spirit, just as there ...

866. Hope That Hangs In There

Isaiah 35:1-10

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J. Howard Olds

... ; your God will come. Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, The ears of the deaf unstopped; Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the mute tongue will shout for joy. Does God have favorites? I think so. But not the favorites portrayed by television evangelists today. The rich might squeeze through the eye of a needle when greased well by God’s mercy. But the poor, the weary, the ill are always on God’s mind. Somebody here needs to hear this. I am amazed at the number of people who consider their ...

867. I’m in the Bible!

John 20:29

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Scott Hoezee

... cutting clean to the bone of those who read that Word. I began to understand that the living God really can and does encounter his people through his Word and that he’d been doing just that to countless millions of people across the millennia. And so when the evangelist John turns to the reader to say, “These are written that you may believe,” by the Holy Spirit, that is a direct and living address to me as the reader. Maybe all of us are, maybe each of us is, really in the Bible after all. I am in ...

868. Confirming the Testimony

John 10:22-30

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Brian Stoffregen

Some time ago I came across this short story called, "Whom Should You Ask?" An Amish man was once asked by an enthusiastic young evangelist whether he had been saved, and whether he had accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior? The gentleman replied, "Why do you ask me such a thing? I could tell you anything. Here are the names of my banker, my grocer, and my farm hands. Ask them if I' ...

869. What Difference Does It Make?

John 14:15-21

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... at the end times, but God doesn't get involved much in our daily lives. But that's not the Biblical witness. Look at the experience of Cleopas and his companion on the road to Emmaus. Look at Saul, who was persecuting the church and became Paul, the chief Evangelist of the early church. God got involved in their lives in a big way. A religious cynic once said, "God made humanity on the last day of creation. When God realized what He'd done, He took off and went into hiding. The search to find God is what ...

870. Our Common Life in Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... series, he concentrated on his own situation. He knew what was uppermost in the minds of his friends at Philippi. He needed to assure them that he was confident of the faith and high in spirit, even though suffering in prison. So, he was not just a missionary evangelist, he was a pastor_. In chapter 1, verse 27, he express for the Philippians and the witness they must make. Whether he ever returned to them or not, they were to live as citizens worthy of the kingdom of Christ. They were to stand fast in the ...

871. More Than We Are

1 John 2:28--3:10

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Maxie Dunnam

... . His mother and father went to a protracted meeting - do you know what a protracted meeting is? That’s a revival. It was a protacted meeting in Pearl River, Mississippi. A great call for the missionary enterprise of the church was made by the visiting evangelist and Mrs. Lambuth pledged $5.00 in money - but on her pledge card she also wrote “And my whole self to be used by God as He pleases.” Her husband, too, responded. They later became the first Christian missionaries to Shanghai. Later, their son ...

872. Discipline and Means of Grace

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... in the American colonies as far back as 1736. In the sermon, Wesley commented on the preaching of George Whitefield, which was one of the major contributing factors to the First Great Awakening in America. On Whitefield’s last journey to America, the evangelist lamented that many had drawn back into perdition. Taking note of that, Wesley sought to account for this “falling away.” This was his telling statement: And what wonder? For it was a true saying, which was common in the ancient church, “The ...

873. Dying to Live

John 12:20-36

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Maxie Dunnam

... he yielded his life to Him. Here was a man who had come to the verge of retirement lifeless, without meaning on which he could lay hold, and without purpose that could propel him into the future. As I left him that day, I remembered the famous evangelist called, Christmas Evans. He wore himself out, always on the move, preaching the Gospel. His friends kept advising him that he should take things easier. His answer always was “It is better to burn out than to rust out.” We need to learn from Jesus. We ...

874. Christ's Chosen People: Privilege

John 15:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... Beautiful life changing things are happening in our church because of prayer. There are people who will witness to you about healing in their life, about reconciliations in relationships, about marriages being rebuilt, about lives being transformed. Talk to Billy Joe Jackson, our evangelist missionary in the Inner-City. I wish you could talk to him about the place of prayer in his ministry and hear his thrilling witness about miraculous jobs, releases from jail, food for people. A few weeks ago a man in the ...

875. Barriers to Grace

Exodus 6:28--7:7

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Maxie Dunnam

... which they shine. It’s an awesome, even awful thought to consider, that whoever is not brought near, is driven away by the influences which God brings to bear in our lives. When I was growing up in rural Mississippi, I used to hear evangelists talk about “gospel-hardened sinners”. I found it very difficult understanding what they were talking about. But now I know. I’ve known a number of people throughout my ministry who seemed to be impervious to the gospel. Their hearts were hardened. I remember ...

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