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1101. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... experience His presence more surely if we have made a lifetime habit of having God guide us through the storms of life. Without a pilot we are like the hero of this shirt poem: There was once an old sailor my grandfather knew Who had so many things which he wanted to do That, whenever he thought it was time to begin, He couldn't because of the state he was in. You see, one reason that many of us are drowning in a sea of despair and depression is that we have lost contact with the ultimate meaning in our ...

1102. Discerning The Will Of God

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's left." On the field Yogi's opponents used to consider him the Yankee they would least like to face in the clutch, because he was always at his best in the late innings. With proper motivation, we could give 100% to Christian living. But what is it that God wants us to do? What is His will for our lives? Maybe one of our young people is asking that question. What would God have me do with my life? As a church we have often struggled to discern God's will for our congregation. What is it that God would ...

1103. Like A Big Happy Family

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... then all of a sudden, it dawned on the little bird he was trapped inside the sanctuary; at least it seemed that way to me as I watched him. Then he began to fly back through the air looking for some way out of the church building. I found myself wanting to help the trapped panic-stricken bird. After a while, he landed upstairs in the balcony. I ran up the stairs. You would have thought I was crazy if you had been watching me. As I reached down to pick up the little bird, he took off again. Back downstairs ...

1104. Living with the End in Mind

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . I haven’t found anything to be a relief except for when I am worshiping God and I am in His presence. That is the only place that it doesn’t hurt.” (9) Some of you have already discovered that. [Friends], St. Paul says to us, “we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of [humanity], who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.” Amen. 1. SermonFodder ...

1105. Great Reasons for Great Giving

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... I did was thank her and she sent me $201,000. Imagine if I''d sent her flowers!" Iacocca was so grateful to her that he wanted to bring her over to visit Liberty Island with him. On two occasions when he was in New York he called her, but she was always ... for his wife. The clerk began showing him some cheap curtains, and this man said, "You don''t understand, this is for my wife. I want something that will show her how much I really love her." What we give to God and how we give it shows just how much we ...

1106. Hope in the Shadows

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... guilt, and feel the sting of shame, when the past dominates us, we have hope because there is one who has come, is coming, and will come again; one who forgives us, redeems us, and offers us salvation; one who rescues us from whatever we need to be rescued. Jesus wants us to understand this truth as a truth that applies to the end time and to all of time: the Son of Man will come. In the midst of everything going wrong, the Son of Man has come, is coming, and will come again. The coming of Jesus to our ...

1107. Does God Give Out Blank Checks?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... wise or possible.” Is it possible there are things which God cannot do? Perhaps a story will help us to answer that question. In a book I read many years ago titled A Touch of God, author Virginia Patterson told of a four-year-old girl named Cindy who wanted very much to go to school. Her older sister went to school. Her mother taught school. And her father was the principal of the school. Cindy like being with the other kids, but they were all in school. Why couldn’t she go? Her mother and father kept ...

1108. On Being the Greatest

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... S NOTIONS OF GREATNESS HAVE NEVER SQUARED WITH OURS, HAVE THEY? GOD’S WAYS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIT UNORTHODOX, HAVEN’T THEY? “My ways are not your ways,” says God. (Isaiah 55:8b). It starts in the early pages of the Bible. God has a plan. God wants to redeem the world, to bring it back from the brink of destruction, to make His way known to His children. But how? God could have thrown around a few thunderbolts to get our undivided attention, or written His name in the stars across the night sky. But ...

1109. GIVE ME YOUR SINS: The First Word

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of paper. Then she began to cover the pages with writing very quickly. The doctor was understandably curious and asked if she was writing her last will and testament. The woman replied, "No, I am not drafting my will--I am writing down the names of my relatives I want to bite before I die." It is a safe assumption that this woman had not stood at the foot of the cross. Her witness was not a reflection of God''s forgiving love. Which one of these two individuals, the woman or the pilot''s son, best describes ...

1110. Love: The Greatest Commandment and the Greatest Challenge

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... others. Perhaps some of us remember the scene in the marvelous movie, "Alice in Wonderland," when Alice states, "A word means what I want it to mean." This is exactly the great challenge we face as people of faith today, when we respond to the greatest ... on this earth. Jesus takes all that had been said and known about love and gives it a whole new dimension and direction. He says, "I want you to love one another as I have loved you." Not as the world, but as I have loved you. It wasn''t a love based ...

1111. Sometimes It Is Okay to Be Absentminded

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... be set free from a past that haunts you with memories of your sin and failures? God has provided a way out in Jesus Christ. God wants to release you today from those things that have hindered you in order to release you for his service. What do you need for God ... died for you so that you may live. God in Christ has provided life for you now and forever more. What do you need? Do you want God to set you free from the spectrum of hell which haunts you and causes you to walk in darkness? God is victor over all ...

1112. A Healing Presence

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... have liked to have been there that day. Can’t you imagine how it must have been? The people were sitting on the edge of their pews, listening intently to the teaching of Jesus, all of a sudden someone felt something hit him on the head and didn’t want to look around and embarrass anybody else, but somebody else felt something and then another and the dust began to settle over the crowd, and people began to look up and all of a sudden a big hole appeared in the ceiling, and the straw and the mud came ...

1113. Why I Believe In Tithing

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... not fully aware of the light of the glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ, and what grace is all about. If you want to make the fact that we’re living under grace rather than law a reason for giving more than the tithe, that would be valid. ... that, after all, she gave him birth. Money won’t buy love. And money won’t buy respect. We may get some of our selfish wants by money. We may use it to gain loyalty and deference from others, but this loyalty and deference is a charade for respect and ...

1114. All This And Heaven Too

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and pointed toward to heaven and the smile on his face grew broader. There was a knowing exchange between us that transcended words. We held hands in silence, as we looked into each others eyes and entered into each others heart. He knew that he was dying, and he did want to cover that up, but he knew that even in dying, he was going to make it. Soul touched soul that day, and deep called to deep, as we faced the reality of death and claimed the promise of eternal life. So death is not to be covered up, and ...

1115. Gethsemane: Prelude To The Cross

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... why all this had to be, yet see where his focus is. “Father, all things are possible to Thee; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what Thou wilt.” That’s the focus that’s the focus of Gethsemane. Can we make it our focus? Who wants to suffer? Who understands the mystery of the storms of life devastating the families of the just as well as the unjust? Who can find any meaning in five young women killed on the side of the road down at Oxford? Oh, to find the grace to live with mystery ...

1116. The Gift Of Sleep

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... was rather gregarious. He didn't recognize General Bradley so he said to him, "Sir, we're going to be traveling together for some time. I think it would be nice if we got to know one another. I'm guessing that you are a banker." Bradley, not wanting to be rude, but wanting to get some work done, replied, "No, I'm not a banker. I'm General Omar Bradley, a Five-Star General in the United States Army. I'm head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C." After a slight pause, the young ...

1117. A Long Obedience In The Same Direction

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in the same direction. So, confronted by a world of fallen men, and having upon your shoulders the fulfillment of God's purpose for redemption, the cup would have to be immeasurably bitter. It is no wonder that Jesus pleaded that the cup might be removed. He didn't want to drink it -- He knew how bitter it would be. So, he sincerely prayed that the cup might pass -- but if that was not the will of God, let God's will be done. What commitment! What a long obedience in the same direction. And the Lord knows ...

1118. The Gospel Of Another Chance (choir Dedication)

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... if he could do anything with it. The tailor measured Majors, measured the bolt of cloth, did some computations. Finally he said, "Mr. Majors, I can make you a suit out of this bolt. What's more, I can make you an extra pair of pants. And if you really want it, I can give you a vest out of this, too." Majors was dumbfounded. "I don't understand," he said. "My tailor in Knoxville told me he couldn't even make one suit out of this bolt of cloth." The tailor said, "Coach, here in Tuscaloosa, you are not nearly ...

1119. All This And Heaven Too

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

1120. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as their Savior and King, so that they may give themselves to His service in the fellowship of the Church.” Nothing less is evangelism. It is a matter of the Christian community sharing the good news of a savior with those who do not know Him. But I want to concentrate on you – you who are called to fulfill your ministry by doing the work of an evangelist. I can only outline and comment briefly on what is necessary for each one of us if we would do the work of an evangelist. 1.) Keep your calling clear ...

1121. Abraham and God's Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... , or at least had said, “No.” Do you understand that God doesn’t measure time like we measure time? I don’t want to wax philosophical on you, but the creator God stands outside the constraints of time and space. The writer of 2 Peter cites ... go to God, what seems to be a “no” is often simply a “not yet.” We’re impatient people, aren’t we? We want what we want and we want it now. But there are some things that cannot be hurried. God’s timetable is not our timetable. In a true Candid Camera ...

1122. Branching Out

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Michael Milton

... the spiritual life inside of you to bear up under the storm. The greatest storm you will ever face is death. You see, you want for your life what the Gardener, God, has revealed in His will for your life: joy to the fullest. That is what Jesus is saying ... going to be different. I’ve been with you teaching – you’ve been asking of me and I’ve been giving to you. And I want that relationship to continue, though it is going to be difficult because I’m going to be physically removed. I will send my Holy ...

1123. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of life. That's why he was rich. He had found it. Jesus, with even greater irony, now tells him, "Go obey the commandments, if you want to find this life." Of course, the man's reply is what we would expect, he has obeyed all the commandments, even from the time of ... my future. Someday I will spend more time with my family. Someday I'll sit down and say to my loved ones what I have always wanted to say to them. Someday I'll sit down and listen to them, to find out who they are and what they have to say to ...

1124. How to Look Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... winners, not losers. We are strong, not weak. We are wise, not foolish. That is what Paul had to face at Corinth, a church that wanted to get rid of the cross, because it was a sign of suffering and of shame. You preach that business about the cross here in ... of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. That is what I want us to look at this morning, that text. The temptation is to explain it in such a way that it fits into the way the ...

1125. The Gifted

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Sermon

William G. Carter

... Then she stomped away in a huff. Well, what does she know? It doesn't stop me from making the one claim that I want to make this morning, namely, that the only true Christian church is a charismatic church. That doesn't mean everybody is going to understand ... something that let God knew I cared. Once in a while, I was put in a position to help in some tangible way." Say what you want, but Paul would call that a gift of the Spirit, a charismatic gift of discernment. If I dare say so, most of us have more of ...

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