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1. The Post Launch Slump

2 Cor 8:10-11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... somehow two weeks or two months later what had so completely captured the fantasy seems hard pressed - terribly hard pressed - to capture those human faculties (brains, legs, arms, hearts) that will incarnate in fact what had been born in fantasy. The post launch slump happens. It happens maritally, politically, religiously, biologically and ecclesiastically. "You made a good beginning last year both in the work you did and in your willingness to undertake it. Now I want you to go on and finish it: be as ...

2. The Face that Launched a Thousand Lives

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... ; it has changed my life!" Yes, and it will keep changing the lives of any who will believe it, so we keep on sharing. Without question, it is the most important news our world has ever heard! This is the message brought to us by the "face that launched a thousand lives." It is ours to hear, to believe, and to share with any who will lend a listening ear. I can't think of any finer words with which to conclude our Epiphany season than those penned by Charles Wesley in 1772: Love divine, all love excelling ...

3. 'Nevertheless': A Word of Faith

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... a spiritual battle in my soul had been fought and won.” There is another way to describe what happened that night. Billy Graham launched out into the deep with Jesus Christ. He bet his life on the truth of the Gospel as revealed in the Holy Bible. Through ... if you want me to show all these younger people how to die as well as live, with courage and conviction. ..then Lord, I will launch into the deep with you." A 37-year-old single woman says, "Lord, I'm angry with you. I have never wanted anything more ...

4. Faith Opens the Door

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... secret resources are to be found ... I believe that the universe is held in place by an Almighty love."9 I am held steady. There is so much yet to learn, to know, to do. I continue my journey by faith, a journey which was opened up by faith and launched by faith, and that is my life. Remember, Abraham went out, not knowing where he was going, for he looked for a way of life that is rooted in God - in the real - in the eternal. That is where the Christian begins. 1. Interpreters Bible, Vol. VIII, p. 744. 2 ...

5. What Does God Expect Of You?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Allen

... which included six astronauts and one school teacher, Christa McAuliffe. The astronaunts were to carry out scientific experiments and Christa was to teach some special science classes from the Challenger once they were in orbit. As you know, 73 seconds into launch, an O-Ring failed. A startled world watched in shock as the Challenger exploded and seven astronauts died, including the young school teacher. Ben Powers risked the wrath of his supervisors and the scientific community at NASA when he gave his ...

6. Put Out Your Nets

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... us need that same word from Christ? Do you know the biggest barrier to success for most people? It is the fear of launching out. It is the fear of change. It is our reluctance to take action. We are not happy with our lives, we are ... 't be afraid to exercise your faith. This is still a wonderful, abundant world that God has created for us. Trust Christ's word and launch out into the deep ” whatever that means in your life. We are not alone. Let Christ step onto the stage of your life. Answer the ...

7. An Unhappy Homecoming

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... late teens. Thereafter, Jesus as eldest son took over the carpenter shop and earned a living for his family. He was a member of the Nazareth Chamber of Commerce, so to speak. So, it was natural that at the age of 30 Jesus would officially launch his ministry as God’s representative right in his hometown. Jesus was invited to be the guest speaker in the local synagogue. At first things went well. Everybody whispered about how smoothly and graciously he spoke. But then the bubble burst. He had not consulted ...

8. For He Shall Save His People

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Staff

... is to remind us always that the child was sent to die. But the great tragedy is that after this costly rescue mission has been launched, so often our response to it is thanks but no thanks. We don’t want to be rescued. We did not ask for a rescuer ... need of a rescuer, a Savior. But you can’t help a person who does not want to be helped. A great rescue mission has been launched on our behalf. Blood has been shed. And the power of God is available to us if we will admit our weakness and need. The question ...

9. Facing Up to a Power Problem

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... nation? One, with Jonathan Edwards, one, with the frontier revivals, both of which set the moral and spiritual tone of our growing nation. Only a great spiritual awakening can have a sufficient impact upon the decaying moral fabric of our nation and redeem us and launch us once more with moral and spiritual leadership. There is hope here, let us pray and prepare ourselves, that the hope be realized "Tongues" are real, but only an overflow of spiritural energy. The main work of the Holy Spirit is to lead us ...

10. The Fourth King In The Christmas Story

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... life even for Herod. If only he had looked up. Jacob Needleman was an observer at the launch of Apollo 17 in 1975. It was a night launch, and there were hundreds of cynical reporters all over the lawn, drinking beer, wisecracking, and waiting for this 35-story-high rocket ... . The countdown came, and then the launch. The first thing you see, according to Needleman, is this extraordinary orange light, which is just at the limit ...

11. Learning the Three Step Faith Walk

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and to hasten the resurrection of the dead." Jesus doesn't call disciples to wade in the waters. Jesus calls disciples to launch into the deep with this promise: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13). 3) LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND: GIVE GOD YOUR FUTURE. Leave your old ways behind. Let God create in you a whole new way of being in the world. Fuller ...

12. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the inner-city streets at such a young age? It was probably not his fault at first. Somebody dropped the ball. Somebody let him get lost in a world he wasn’t ready for or prepared for. He was too young to face that teeming den of iniquity. He was launched in the wrong direction. He was pushed out into the world to survive on his own at too early an age… and he got lost in a world of drugs and crime and darkness. Have you heard the story about the pastor who looked out of his study window and ...

13. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the inner-city streets at such a young age? It was probably not his fault at first. Somebody dropped the ball. Somebody let him get lost in a world he wasn't ready for or prepared for. He was too young to face that teeming den of iniquity. He was launched in the wrong direction. He was pushed out into the world to survive on his own at too early an age… and he got lost in a world of drugs and crime and darkness. Have you heard the story about the pastor who looked out of his study window and ...

14. The Road No One Wants to Travel

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... Fosdick remembered a storm off the Atlantic coast. A ship foundered on the rocks and the Coast Guard was called out. The captain ordered the lifeboat to be launched, but one of the crew members protested. "Sir," he said in fear, "the wind is offshore and the tide is running out! We can launch the boat, but we'll never get back!" The captain looked at him with a father's eyes, and then said, "Launch the boat, men. We have to go out. That is our duty. But we don't have to come back." So it is, in one of the ...

15. On Your Mark, Get Set . . .

Mark 13:1-8, 32-33

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . Every early flight was a national event. They were all televised. Regular programming ceased to be. The newscasters took over. Regular classes at school were forgotten. The teachers gathered all the students in front of a black-and-white television to watch the rocket launch and listen to the commentary. This was Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon and Commander Cody come to life on the very screen before us. This wasn't a serialized story with actors, this was the real thing. This was history. And there was real ...

16. Shall We Waddle or Fly?

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . If any of us fail to do our part, the church is poorer for it. Another pastor uses the analogy of a Space Shuttle. Space Shuttles were used on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. Sadly we remember that two shuttles exploded shortly after launching, killing 14 astronauts. How did that happen? We’re told that a Space Shuttle has well over a million working parts, and each one of those parts has to function practically flawlessly for a successful take?off and landing. If a part the size of a card ...

17. A Room with Locked Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Lloyd George, from France to England. The weather during that crossing was frightful, and when they reached Dover the conditions were so bad, even in the harbor, that they could not get alongside the docks. So they sent for a small motorboat called a launch to carry the Prime Minister to the shore. The only problem was how to get him from the destroyer to the launch. The destroyer was rolling alarmingly, and there was a danger of having him fall into the sea. What they did was to station five men on the ...

18. Without Christmas, Life Would Be Impossible

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... always being face-to-face with the Father—our Father. When Christ is born in us, then prayer becomes possible and powerful. Do you remember the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis in 1990? Its mission was secret, but it’s launch was delayed five days. First, there was a $3 million computer problem. Then came bad weather. But an even bigger hold-up stopped the launch—the astronaut had a common cold. Isn’t that the parable of life? We can perform heart and liver and kidney transplants, but we can do ...

19. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Jerusalem: What Word Would You

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... new importance and meaning. With secret pride, I am filled with thanks that God is doing something important in Alfred's life. But it is a tempered joy because to his friends and close business associates, Alfred has yet to reveal to whom the glory belongs. So when you launch out, what Word will you say? And how will you say it? You don't have to be an expert in biblical archeology or ancient languages. You don't have time to read more books before you begin or to attend more classes. The time is now. What ...

20. Living The Alternatives

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... the farmer would throw it into the air hoping to see it fly, and each time it would return to the earth to eat the chicken feed thrown on the ground. One day, however, something began to stir in the bird's memory when it was launched aloft; a strange and fearful excitement surged through its breast. It stretched its wings and soared, lifted by the rising currents of air. The farmer was ecstatic until the eagle, sensing its true nature, swooped down on the chickens in the barnyard, and devoured them. Faith ...

21. On Being Salty

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

John Jamison

... need to remember that this was a river town, and attention was gotten in ways there that just didn't work any place else. So the plan was made. He stoc_esermonsked the boat with all the necessary supplies, most of them in liquid form, and set the date for the launching. The night before the event, all of his buddies threw Uncle Peacock a bon voyage party down at the Rod and Gun. It lasted into the wee hours of the morning. It was in one of those wee hours that Uncle Peacock decided that the time for the ...

22. The Keeper of the Covenant

Exodus 31:1-11

Sermon

... each took from a small bag she carried, a yellow-white flower. First he, then his wife stepped forward and placed their flowers on the largest wreath that stood before the names. They both bowed. Then they [slowly] walked back across the bridge to the launch." Brower says, "I wished for a flower to add to theirs. Instead I could only step forward and touch, lightly, the two blossoms they had placed there." For three people, at least, real reconciliation, like that, which God works in Jesus Christ, had taken ...

23. "Gone Fishing!"

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to live in a rut. He is forever nudging us out of our comfort zones. Excitement in Christ is seldom felt on the safe shores where the living is easy but out there in deep water where life is risky and faith is required. In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe "Pioneer 10." Its main mission was to reach Jupiter and send back information about that planet. It was a bold plan because at that time no satellite had gone beyond Mars. Pioneer 10 accomplished its mission and so much more. It swung past ...

24. Children of the Eighth Day

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... under the guidance of God, in healing the hurt of the world! Oliver Cromwell, we are told, put it this way, "I beseech you, therefore, by the mercies of Christ, that you consider it possible that you may be mistaken." We don’t have all the answers; we haven’t launched fully into life; our lives may not have the best focus; our talents may not be used at the highest level; we may not be fully alert to what God is calling us at this moment; we may not be fully aware of the needs of others; we are not ...

25. The Miracle of Christ

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... alive with power. He was present to them with force. They came alive. Christianity was born. It was a miracle. A miracle from God. Christ was not dead, but a living force in their lives; and they became a living force in the world. The Kingdom of Christ was launched in history with power; and it still lives with power. Let’s turn back to the beginning. Something happened to me! I found that my roots went back, back - not to Africa as Alex Haley discovered, but to God. To God, the living God; and I was at ...

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