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1. The Cross: God's Answer To Our Deepest Needs

Colossians 2:8-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the good that I would, I do not, and the evil that I would not, that I do -- O wretched man that I am." Sin prevents us from being whatGod intended us to be. It separates us from God and from our brothers and sisters. So our great need is for forgiveness. In this Colossian passage, Paul paints a graphic picture of Christ's work of forgiveness. He says that Christ nailed our sins to the cross. But not only so – he says, "He disarmed the principalities and powers," triumphing over them. Now we know, we don ...

2. I Need

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... the Mount, he is recorded as saying, “Can any of you, by worrying, add a single hour to your life?” (Matthew 6:27). I guess it pays to stay in the vicinity when Jesus is speaking. More importantly, he went on to tell her that only one thing is “needed.” He never actually said what that one thing happened to be, but we all get his drift. He announced that, “Mary has chosen what is better. (Luke 10:42). What she (Mary) had received could not be taken from her. I have to admit at that point, I would ...

3. He's Everything I Need

Psalm 23:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... He is called here Jehovah-Ra‘ah, which means literally “the Lord my Shepherd.” Now what does a shepherd do? Well, he guides the sheep to shelter, he guards the sheep from danger, and he gives sheep their food. In other words, he meets all of their needs. That is why David goes on to say, “I shall not want.” Now the Hebrew word for “want” literally means “lack.” Ps. 34:10 says, “The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.” Ps. 37:25 ...

4. On Not Meeting People's Needs at Church

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the gospel such that it, and they continue to offer a profound, perhaps even radical, alternative to the dominate structures and institutions of the day” (p. 75). We must not place too much confidence in consumers’ ability to determine for ourselves what we really need. People cannot be trusted to know what is best for us. God has graciously given us something which we could not have by our own devices, namely salvation in Jesus Christ. In my experience, most of us come to church for the wrong reasons ...

5. Fathers Need A Giant Sized Faith

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... car that day. He stayed just far enough behind to remain out of sight, but close enough to come to his son's assistance if needed. If there was trouble the father would be there. The son might have thought he was all alone, but his father was behind him all ... live the life of faith. Jesus Christ, the son of God, knows how hard life can be. He walked where we walk. He knows our needs before we ever even ask. At the Last Supper he told the disciples, "Look you're going to have all kinds of problems. You'll ...

6. The Need To Pay Attention

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Maxie Dunnam

... That law works from God's throne downwards. But we're not stopping there in the sermon today. We have to at least take note of verse 29: "The glory of youth is their strength, but the beauty of the aged is in their gray hair." How desperately our culture needs to hear this. We worship at the fountain of youth, when we should be kneeling down in the presence of the aged, that the wisdom of gray hair might give direction for the strength of youth. Well, as you can see, I could have stopped at any one of those ...

7. Meeting Our Needs, Not Our Greeds

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Steve Burt

... , today. We fail to hear Jesus' words to the man who kept building bigger barns for his more and more crops: "You fool, this very night your soul will be required of you." As with the hungry Hebrews and the manna dew, God will give us what we need. In those times when we need more, as with the double helping of manna to cover the weekend's two days, God will provide. But not if we want two days' worth simply to meet our greed. There is another side to this manna story, one we must read between the lines to ...

8. The Lord Has Need

Mark 11:1-11

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Donald B. Strobe

... t any plans for the Army of the Potomac, would you mind lending it to me for awhile?” God says the same thing about our lives. “If you aren’t going to do anything with them, will you loan them to me for awhile?” “The Lord has need.” I once pastored a church which had a live outdoor Nativity Scene. I don’t recommend it. For several nights prior to Christmas, members of the church would stand there, dressed as members of the Holy Family or wise men or shepherds, freezing their ears off, trying ...

9. The Lord Needs You

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ), a galaxy so big that it takes a light ray 100,000 years to pass from one end to another? And how many galaxies did God create? Countless. Perhaps we would all feel a little less threatened if we would remember that, at one time, the Lord even had need of an ass. (And no, we're not trying to make a complete equivalence here, but let your own conscience be your guide!) A beast of burden. An animal, the symbol of stubbornness and stupidity. Yet the Lord took a donkey ride into Jerusalem. What would be the ...

10. Jesus Meets Our Needs

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... daily devotional is an online publication. Google The Upper Room). Our action in recruiting others is to help them to work together for the good of the church, the kingdom of God, society, and family. How is your action helping to make that happen? Mary knew the answer to the need (John 2:5) Mary knew her son. Thirty years of living with him instilled a sense of who he was in life. There would be a time when she questioned his focus (Matthew 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21). That was later, but for now she knew the ...

11. You Don't Need Jesus

John 1:19-28

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John R. Brokhoff

... have Christ, you must first confront John the Baptist who will prepare you to receive the Christ. John the Baptist is the man the world needs now because he is the voice of God crying in the wilderness of our world. When he was asked by the religious leaders of his day ... say, "Don't do it, God. Don't do it! Don't clear out the cobwebs. Kill the spider!" John the Baptist is the man we need today to tell us that the only solution to sin is Jesus Christ. He is the finger that points to Christ as the Lamb of God ...

12. Food That Is Needful

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Maxie Dunnam

... get involved now, rationally, testing the fine points of theology in the poem. Just feel the impact of it. It goes like this. A meeting was held quite far from the earth!It's time again for another birth.Said the angels to the Lord above"This special child will need much love. His progress may be very slow.Accomplishments he may not show.And he'll require extra careFrom the folks he meets down there. He may not run or laugh or play;His thoughts may seem quite far away.In many ways he won't adaptAnd he'll be ...

13. In Times Of Need

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... times God will help us to see our current resources in a different light so they might be used in new ways. The widow had cornmeal and oil but could not make it last. She was living in a time of scarcity of material and spiritual resources. In time of need Elijah was a godsend to her and she was a godsend to Elijah. How often have we found ourselves in situations where we are at the end of our resources, when we have exhausted the last vestiges of provision, and suddenly a miracle occurs and we are saved by ...

14. When You Have Everything You Need, Except What You Need (Managing Money)

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... did warn of wealth – the temptations to make our money a god. You remember the warning about it being difficult for a rich man to get into heaven as it was for a camel to get through the eye of a needle. But, being aware of those temptations, we also need to know what we can do with money and how money can become our servant. Some of you may remember Gert Behanna, an evangelist of the late 50’s and 60’s. She was one of the most unique persons I’ve ever met. She was the author of a ...

15. God Needs To Save This Family

Hosea 1:1-2:1

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James McLemore

... . And Lo-ammi, who was named 'not my people,' will receive a new name. He will be called 'the children of the Living God.' And folks will say about your family, 'This is God's family,' and they will say about your children, 'These are God's children.' " We need to thank God that he has the same message for us that he had for Hosea. God has given us a ministry to the family. It is a ministry of reconciliation and intercession. God has given us a ministry for the family. It is a ministry of repentance and ...

16. What Do We Need For Christmas?

Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20

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King Duncan

... Christmas, like the man in the parable, and like our Christian Sister, Joyce, may we realize that what we want and what we need aren't always the same thing. Allow Christ to help us change the direction we travel and the attitude that shapes our ... His people in the place where human beings discover each other in love and sharing. (3) When we share and give in love we have no need of mirrors, for we have already reflected the love of God in Jesus Christ. When Jesus is around, water isn't the only thing he can ...

17. Everything You Need to Know about Love

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Babies aren’t by nature bad. They are simply totally helpless. In order to survive in this world they must make their needs known. If you meet those needs, then a baby will probably grow to love you. But, is that really love? We say that children have to be taught ... a man hanging on a cruel cross simply and solely because of God’s love for us. We can’t meet any of God’s needs or even God’s commands. But God’s nature is to give love. Or, as John writes, “This is how God showed his love among ...

18. Our Need and God's Provision

John 6:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... should stop all our activities and make time with Jesus a priority really annoys us. Why? We’ve forgotten that the purpose of our life is to know and to glorify God. And we’ve forgotten that we have a God who is just waiting to provide for all our needs. Some of you will remember the old joke about a man who was waiting for a bus to Pasadena. In the bus station, he spotted a machine advertising: Your height, your weight, your fortune only $1.00. Who is going to pass up a deal like that? So he popped ...

19. Wants and Needs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... to show you the same things again but I am going to ask different questions. What do you need? Do you need asparagus or do you need bubblegum! (response) What do you need? Do you need to read or do you need to play Gameboy! (response) Let’s ask our question of the men: What do you need? Do you need to go to church or do you need to play golf? (response) Application: What’s the difference between a want and a need? (response) A want is something we would like to have—like a toy. Hold up the Gameboy. A ...

20. Spin-masters Need Not Apply

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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King Duncan

... Jeff Foxworthy calls these unfortunate children, "Hi babies," because when you meet a kid so homely that you can't say anything nice to its parents you say, "Hi, baby." (2) Or you might say, "Oh, what a cute outfit." Where's the spin master when you really need him? After a visit to the doctor, a woman told her husband, "Honey, the doctor said I am in a very distraught condition and that it is essential for me to go to St. Tropez, then to Aspen, and to buy myself a new mink wrap." The husband immediately ...

21. In Need of a "Rally Monkey"

Luke 17:5-10

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King Duncan

... . You’re human. But your feelings aren’t evidence of your faith. Your actions are. Your obedience is. Faith is obeying God’s calling whether you feel like it or not, and doing it through His strength and not your own. You see, more faith was not their real need. Look at what Jesus says in response to their demand for more faith: “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.” Jesus was saying to his ...

22. The Bread We Daily Need

Luke 11:1-10

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J. Howard Olds

... That Old Testament story repeats itself throughout the scriptures. They could not store up for tomorrow what was meant to be consumed today. The word here is perios. It is the only place in the New Testament that it is used. Give us this day our daily bread, our immediate need, nourishment for the moment. Are you willing to live day by day? That’s tough for me. Lord, would you take care of the next thirty years. I want to know how it’s going to be when I’m ninety, if I get to live that long. But that ...

23. Who Needs a Doctor?

Mark 2:13-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... to those around us who have perhaps not yet realized that they are spiritually sick unto death, and are as surely spiritually doomed as those we quickly think are out of the main stream of so called righteousness. So let the question burn in your mind: Who needs a doctor? I close with this. Jerry and I had an exciting time last Sunday afternoon. We went to a surprise birthday party for Pauline Hord. She's now 84 years old. The party was given by Second Chance Ministry, an inspiring and effective ministry in ...

24. Who Needs A Doctor?

Luke 5:27-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

25. You Need A Point Of Contact With The Lord

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

James McLemore

... , then there is no relationship, and you don't have a family. You just have a house that is not a home. And more importantly, in fact, most importantly, if you are going to live this life that God gave you in this world that God created, then you need a point of contact with the Lord. In Jeremiah 1:4-10, Jeremiah discovered that he had been in contact with the Lord. The first thing he realized was that God had been in contact with him from the beginning. The Lord said to Jeremiah, "Before I formed you ...

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