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1676. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

I'm reminded of the story of a local businessman who was a fourth grade Sunday School teacher. He was really trying to impress the class because his son was a member of the class. So he asked the class this question, "Why do you suppose that people call me a Christian?" Well, there was dead silence. Nobody spoke up. He asked the question again: "Now kids, why do you suppose that people call ...

1677. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... He doesn't invite you to a funeral, He invites you to a feast. One of the greatest myths we have to battle with non-Christians, is the belief that somehow for Christianity faith and fun are mutually exclusive. Quite frankly, a lot of Christians give that impression. The way some of you worship the expressions on your face look as if you are getting ready for a gall bladder surgery. I know some church members who if they were to smile one time I believe their face would cave in. They walk around with ...

1678. Anxiety Alert – The Fear of the Future

Matthew 6:34

Sermon

James Merritt

... for it. For today, you already have the grace and the strength that you need. Your calendar gives each day its own number. Live them in that order, just as God arranged them. Stay in one square at a time. Live one day at a time. Don't get the impression that I have told all of you not to worry, because if you do not know Jesus Christ, there are two things you had better be worried about and there is a future you had better fear. You had better be worried about death and you had better be worried ...

1679. The Crashing Brick

Mark 7:31-37

Illustration

Robert Salzgeber

... in the center of the meeting table. The crashing monolith startled the assembly. The man from AIM said to the people that all they did was talk and study, study and talk, but they never really did a darn thing about the prevailing issues. My friend was certainly not impressed by this man's overt action. In fact, my friend was a bit offended. But when he returned home he couldn't get the incident out of his mind. He kept on asking himself, "Well, what can I do about it? I'm only one person." Gradually his ...

1680. Jesus, The One And Only

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... being in the form of God." The word "form" is a word that referred to a Roman stamp. In Bible times an official government document was sealed with wax while the wax was hot. You would press the ring bearing the emperor's insignia into the document, and the impression in the wax would be the exact representation of the insignia on the ring. What Paul is saying is, Jesus was and is the exact representation of God. We go on to read in verse 7, "When the time came he set aside the privileges of deity and took ...

1681. Know Fear: The Fear of God

Proverbs 1:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... his life. There is a difference between people who fear God and people who don't. Let me give you three areas where the fear of God should be seen in your life. First of all, you will see it in your walk. Proverbs 3:7 says, "Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead fear the Lord and turn your back on evil." (Proverbs 3:7, NLT) The fear of God leads to a life of holiness. When you fear God it means that you fear displeasing Him. You want to turn away from evil. You want to hate ...

1682. Things Change

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... God might be working, and then listen for what God might want us to hear. I started by saying that as children and youth, we often have the sense that things do not change. By the time we get to the other end of life, the opposite impression often rules. We have the sense that everything is changing. When the great mystery writer Agatha Christie reached 75, she wrote a book about her life. Speaking about her advancing age, she said: "I am enjoying myself. Though with every year that passes, something has to ...

1683. Misled By Beauty

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... augmented, teeth straightened, noses re-sculpted, hairpieces glued on, and so forth. At the end of the makeover period, the person is sent back to his or her friends and family in a kind of unveiling ceremony, where those gathered are usually very impressed by how the person has improved in looks. There's certainly nothing wrong with a person wanting to make his or her appearance better, and sometimes the show helps people who are handicapped by something truly unfortunate in their looks, but the subtext ...

1684. What’s So Amazing about Grace?

2 Samuel 7:1-14a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

In our reading for today, we find King David, after having consolidated his kingdom and moved into a palace for himself, deciding that he'd like to built an impressive house for God as well. Now David wasn't so theologically naive as to think that God needed a physical dwelling as though he were merely a super human, but he did know that the Ark of the Covenant, that special box containing the tablets on which God had inscribed ...

1685. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... however, focused on women wanting to return to the workforce now that their children are into their teen years and old enough not to need their mothers home all the time. It turns out that getting back in is not so easily done. Despite strong skills and impressive work experience in the past, many of these women are finding that their fields have changed so much that they are out of touch or that potential employers are put off by the long gap on their resumes. The sluggish economy and even some age bias is ...

1686. The Underlying Mercy

Job 1:1, 2:1-10

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... not have the option of second-guessing God or saying that we no longer trust him. Now you may or may not agree with that, and most of us facing that kind of loss would probably not be able so soon afterward to affirm our faith, but I found myself impressed by what this man said. His words also reminded me of the story behind the writing of the hymn, "It Is Well With My Soul." The words were written by another grieving father, H. G. Spafford, in 1873, a few days after his four daughters had drowned in the ...

1687. If You Really Want to Be Number One

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... and get ready and perhaps my chance will come.” And, indeed, it did come. Having an African-American president reminds us of other people of color who have succeeded against even greater odds. They, too, were driven to succeed. Who can help but be impressed by the accomplishments, for example, of George Washington Carver? Carver was born to an African slave mother. He never knew his father. But he wanted to make a difference in the world, and he did! Carver became one the greatest scientists in American ...

1688. Ambitious Disciples

Mk 9:33-37

Illustration

King Duncan

... and get ready and perhaps my chance will come." And, indeed, it did come. Having an African-American president reminds us of other people of color who have succeeded against even greater odds. They, too, were driven to succeed. Who can help but be impressed by the accomplishments, for example, of George Washington Carver? Carver was born to an African slave mother. He never knew his father. But he wanted to make a difference in the world, and he did! Carver became one the greatest scientists in American ...

1689. More Time

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... we say to them? Do we suggest they pray for more time? Do they pray God's justice will be greatly tempered by his mercy? Do we pressure them to confess their sins and start anew? The list of questions can go on and on. Most of all, we must impress upon them that God still loves them. One of the paramount lessons we can teach our children and grandchildren is to spot opportunities that will not only benefit them, but others as well. To put it in media is one thing but to give firsthand illustrations is quite ...

1690. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... ' feet! Maybe if we didn't already know Jesus, we would have bought into the treasurer's comment. After all, he was an apostle and there were only twelve of them. Yes, he was posing for good and, if you didn't know him, he made quite a good impression. We know some people like that, don't we? Sometimes their posturing is a sight to behold! You and I can be gullible. We focus our attention on people resembling the fellow in question. Apparently, he kept the common purse and used to steal from it. Talk about ...

1691. Call to Oneness

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... of interdependence in place of either dependence or independence. We are one because both parties desire it be that way! Our faith is truly amazing and we don't realize it, until we grow far enough to deal with the issue at hand. Centuries have impressed upon us that love is the right way to go, now and forever. So much love spills gloriously into the hereafter. Because of love, heaven becomes a realistic expectation. Simply to live indefinitely without that bond conjures up visions of boredom and lack of ...

1692. Where Have All the Heroes Gone?

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... about heroes today. We all have them. Our heroes are men and women that we look up to. Our heroes are those individuals that inspire us and help us to strive to be our very best. There is a cute story about a Texan who was trying to impress on a Bostonian, the valor of the heroes of the Alamo. After finishing his story about Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, and countless others, he says "I'll bet you never had anyone so brave around Boston." "Did you ever hear of Paul Revere?" asked the Bostonian. "Paul Revere ...

1693. It All Begins with Prayer

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... attention of our people. As a result, we often overlook the powerful gift we have that is our prayer ministries. This is true for young pastors just starting off, but we all need to be reminded sometimes. I read about one young pastor who had this impressed upon him by the preacher at his installation service. The preacher told a story about taking a drive in the country one night and running out of gas. He looked ahead and saw a church. The lights were on and he remembered it was Wednesday. Thank goodness ...

1694. Boasting and Praying for You

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Sermon

Donna Schaper

Recently, I was asked to give a prayer at the area chamber of commerce meeting, with these instructions: "Make it brief, and don't mention God too much." How am I supposed to do that? I can't stop boasting about God. God's work is so impressive to me that snowflakes don't even describe it. Nor do hummingbird's nests. Nor fireworks. Nor breakfast. God is so grand to me that I have to boast. What I most like to boast about is theology. Nature is second only to theology. Most of us understand how to ...

1695. Do Not Be Quickly Shaken

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... the stairs and refusing to climb, in first feeling the snow on his feet and trying to jump up in the air, in putting a dumb look on his face when he climbed out of the airplane carrier in the north after leaving the tropics only three hours earlier. What impressed me was that he was only afraid once. After he managed each cold and fear, he went on. He didn't repeat the fears over and over. He just had to do them once. I have declared him brilliant, another companion on the road to glory, where we don't ...

1696. An Egotistical God

Mk 10:17-31

Illustration

King Duncan

... can pay. You don't need a system, you need a Savior. You don't need a resume, you need a Redeemer . . . God does not save us because of what we've done. Only a puny god could be bought with tithes. Only an egotistical god would be impressed with our pain. Only a temperamental god could be satisfied by sacrifices. Only a heartless god would sell salvation to the highest bidders." Lucado concluded: A great God does for his children what they can't do for themselves. This man's wealth could not buy him a place ...

1697. No Box Seats in the Kingdom

Mark 10:35-45

Illustration

William G. Carter

Joel Gregory became the pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, an impressive congregation with almost thirty thousand members. It was the crowning achievement of a preacher career. First Baptist Church occupies five city blocks in downtown Dallas. It houses two schools, a college, and a radio station. The church gave him a nice home, memberships in exclusive country clubs, and luxury box ...

1698. Who Will Go?

Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13)

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... 't afford it." "I simply cannot do that thing." "I don't have the right training, background, experience, education...." The excuses go on and on. God has a special job for each one of you. Fringe benefits include on-the-job training, impressive growth opportunities, and an extravagant retirement in a unique paradise. Experience is not required, but you will find all prior experiences to be helpful. There are no age requirements, since you are never too young and never too old. Having physical impairments ...

1699. What's in a Name?

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless" (Philippians 3:5-6). Paul's resume is fairly impressive. It outlines his relationships to his family and his faith. It is full of meaning and depth. It's worth something. Paul puts it all in perspective. There is one relationship that is key, that is crucial, that illuminates and preserves all the other relationships ...

1700. Fruit with Feet

Acts 9:1-20

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... ! In the same way, people were skeptical of Cain Lackey when he accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior, and at first they were not sure they wanted to accept him in their church. But he was patient, attended worship faithfully, learned to read and write, and eventually impressed people so much he was called into the ministry. When others join our fellowship, we must be ready to stand up for them — and to give them a little space to grow. We don't welcome a person one week and force them onto the stewards ...

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