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1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... your life that it doesn't matter. It does matter. You are part of something greater than you can possibly imagine." Dr. Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, recalls two very different experiences he had a few years ago. In one week's time, he visited ... was worthless. Just a few months before, this lucky accident would have made the soldiers rich. Now, they used the stacks of bills to create campfires. What was once so valuable had lost all its worth. (8) Eventually, that's what happens to all ...

2. The 4 Spiritual Flaws

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... proposed were far from rude and reactionary. Instead they were redeeming and revealing. And they have touched many new generations of searching young men and women, people seeking to find a direction and meaning for their adult lives. If it's been awhile or never Bill Bright's "Four Spiritual Laws" are as follows: 1. God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. 2. Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life. 3. Jesus Christ is ...

3. Come On Baby, Light My Fire

Matthew 3:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... . That is why I have entitled this message, "Come On Baby, Light My Fire" because we all need to be set on fire by the Holy Spirit of God. Unfortunately, the doctrine of the Holy Spirit may be the most neglected doctrine in the church today. Bill Bright has said that in the course of his ministry he has surveyed thousands of Christians in churches around the world, and determined that nearly 95% of the respondents have indicated that they have little knowledge of who the Holy Spirit is, or why He exists.1 ...

4. Biblical Insights for Being a Christian Father

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , Holy," "Majesty"--the roof was elevated on the Hoosier Dome by a few extra inches. The dome is held up by air pressure--the roof was stronger than ever. Speakers like Bill Hybels, Bill Bright, Joe Stowell, John Maxwell, Jeffrey Johnson, all dealt with the importance of keeping promises in our various relationships. Coach Bill McCartney, who had the dream for Promise Keepers five years ago, climaxed the weekend on Saturday night with a strong challenge for each man to keep his promises in his relationship ...

5. Hazardous to Your Wealth: Myths about Money

Malachi 3:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... my first little country church. Teresa and I were in the seminary and we were struggling just to make ends meet. I don't mind telling you that that $10 bill that I would take out of every $100 paycheck, looked like a million dollars. But I want to submit something to you. I submit to you that no matter what ... health. 1. Stewardship Matters, Volume 2. 2. Ibid. 3. Cited by Bill Bright, Red Sky in the Morning, p. 92. 4. Billy Graham, Just As I AM, p. 697. 5. Cited by Steve Farrar, Growing Strong, pp. 78-79.

6. It Ain't Over Til It's Over

Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." Yogi Berra may not have known it, but he was really quoting Scripture when he said, "It ain't over till it's over." God says marriage should never be over until death do you part. 1 William J. Bennett, The Broken Hearth, p. 142. 2 Cited by Bill Bright, The Coming Revival, p. 54. 3 Illustrated Digest, # 1, 1996, pp. 11-12. 4 "43% of 1st Marriages End in 15 Years," USA Today, May 25, 2001. 5 World, Oct. 28, 1995. 6 Cited by William Watkins, The New Absolutes, p. 94. 7 "Study: 33% of Born Again Christians ...

7. Resisting The Power Of Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF TEMPTATION. There was an article in USA TODAY recently about a woman's group that had been formed for the sole purpose of pressuring supermarkets to remove candy from their checkout lines. Some temptations are just too great! Bill Bright tells about a young couple named Jeff and Anne. Jeff and Anne were both employed, but they were in financial trouble. They had too many debts. They were tied and bound to credit cards. Credit cards were meant to be a convenience. For Jeff ...

8. Proper 28

Mk 13:1-32 · Heb 10:11-25 · 1 Sam 1:4-20 · Ps 16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the beginning of the next, God will gather his own (vv. 26-27). Live in anticipation of the great gathering into the community of God's grace. Illustration: As I was completing this chapter, the mail woman deposited our mail. One of the letters was from Bill Bright, of Campus Crusade For Christ. He was soliciting funds for the teams going throughout the world showing the Jesus film. The purpose of the film is to present Jesus in such a compelling way that those seeing it will want to confess Jesus as Savior ...

9. Like A Big Happy Family

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... music or preaching great sermons. We are in the business, first of all, of helping people find God and experience his love. Many people are afraid of God. They are afraid of entrusting their lives to him for fear that he will place some intolerable burden on them. Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade once dealt with this in a beautiful way. He said, "My wife and I have two grown sons. Suppose that when they were little boys they had come to greet me when I returned home from a trip and said, "We love you ...

10. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... offering on Sundays, and especially just before communion, people get up and leave quickly, I will not be discouraged but greatly encouraged because they have learned to obey Jesus and not to use the rituals of religion as a hypocritical cover for broken relationships. Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade, tells the following story: “I know two law partners who used to hate each other. When one became a Christian, he asked me, ‘Now that I'm a Christian, what should I do?’ I said, ‘Why not ask him ...

11. The Holy Spirit and You

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Yates owned a sheep ranch in West Texas. Day by day he grazed his sheep and wondered how he was going to pay his bills. It was in the middle of the Depression and even government subsidies would not give him enough income to break even. Then one ... struck oil to the tune of 80,000 barrels a day. All Mr. Yates needed was suddenly provided. When I read that old story, one that Bill Bright tells, I wondered if it is a parable of our spiritual life. All I have needed God's hands have provided, says the hymn. The ...

12. Abraham and God's Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... lady named Henrietta Mears. Ms. Mears taught college-age, single young people for decades at Hollywood Presbyterian Church. She was a formative influence on the life of a whole generation of Christian leaders including Billy Graham, Campus Crusade founder Bill Bright, former Senate Chaplain Richard Halverson, and hundreds of others. Ms. Mears was frustrated at not being able to give her students first-rate material to educate them, so she began a little publishing enterprise out of a garage. It ...

13. How to Live the Good Life (Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... , "I would have become a Christian if I had met more true Christians. This world is full of badness; what it desperately needs is goodness that is produced by knowing Jesus, loving God, and bearing the fruit of the Holy Spirit. 1. Eleanor Doan, Speaker's Sourcebook, p. 114. 2. Bill Bright, The Secret, p. 161. 3. Cited by Charles Swindoll, Esther, pp. 76-77. 4. John Blanchard, Sifted Silver, p. 126.

14. O Holy Night

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... us, Jesus Christ the Lord, was born. When you crown Him as the Lord of your life, that one holy night means every day will be holy for you. 1. Charles Swindoll, Esther: A Woman of Strength and Dignity, p. 192. 2. Hank Hanigraff, Resurrection, p. 19. 3. Cited by Bill Bright, Red Sky in the Morning, pp. 177-178.

15. Until He Comes

2 Timothy 4:7-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... , A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis (New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1968), 169. [4] Robert Lichter and Linda S. Lichtner and Stanley Rothman, "Hollywood and America: the Odd Couple, " Public Opinion, December/January 1993, p.34. [5] Bill Bright and James O. Davis, Beyond All Limits: The Synergistic Church for a Planet in Crisis (Orlando, Florida: New Life Publiciations, 2002) 22. [6] C. S. Lewis, "Is Progress Possible?" God in the Dot: Essays on Theology and Ethics (Grand Rapids, Mi: Eerdmans ...

16. A New Hope

Jeremiah 18:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the hand of the potter God has His hands on your life and my life. Invisible hands of a Heavenly Potter are on the clay of your life molding you, shaping you, forming you and making you into the beautiful vessel that He wants you to be. Dr. Bill Bright, who was the head for so many years of Campus Crusade for Christ, wrote a very famous Gospel tract called, "The Four Spiritual Laws." The first spiritual law he said was this - God has a wonderful plan for your life. That is absolutely true. I don't care ...

17. Claiming Our New Life in Christ

Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19)

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... and the promise of a home in eternity. So now we can begin to live a life that pleases God simply out of our gratitude and desire to please him. We can live a good life simply because we want to. A friend of mine sent me a story that Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, used to tell about the transforming power of love. It seems that there was this woman who was married to a tyrant of a husband. She could never please him no matter how hard she tried. He didn't like the way she kept ...

18. Maximizing Your Potential

Isaiah 5:1-7

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... a time two beautiful flowers lived side-by-side in a magnificent garden. One was bright yellow and the other was bright blue. From the first moments of their existence these two flowers received profuse praise from ... that Jake had painted. When sold at auction, some went for $10,000. It seems Jake spent as much, if not more, time creating one twenty-dollar bill as he did painting the expensive canvases. In essence Jake not only tried to steal from the store, he stole from himself in wasting the potential he ...

19. Be a Night Light

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... it. No matter who you are or what you are doing, there is always away to shine the light. Let me prove it. Paying a bill by phone. Now there is a fun, uplifting moment. NOT! The over-worked, under-paid, no doubt much cussed out employees at the other end ... to watch, in many parts of the globe there was a glow over many areas. "You see what is happening?" asked the senior angel. "The bright glow is the company of loyal men and women He left behind, and with His help they spread the glow and now lights begin to ...

20. Making the Mystery Work for You

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... from seminary, I had a full time job assisting in a parish. I had two part-time evening jobs, trying to pay and catch up on bills. My father taught me a rule that has always worked: Give it all you’ve got. I gave my part-time boss 100%. Then I ... group followed carrying only the bare necessities. Along the way, they began to notice certain things someone had left behind: a brightly colored blanket, some pieces of cheese, a bottle of wine, camera equipment and some chocolate bars. Finally, when they reached ...

21. Claiming Hope

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

James L. Killen

... more quality time with his family. When he saw a bright blue sky, he paused to enjoy it. His hope began to focus more on the present than on the future. He did what needed to be done, because he chose hope. In spite of all efforts to defeat the disease, the doctor eventually said, "Bill, we can't cure you. You have only about a year to live." Again, Bill felt himself being drawn toward the depths of anger, despair, and hopelessness. Bill was human. He spent some time dealing with those bitter experiences ...

22. Preparing the Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... holy, holy, holy. He’s not just holy or holy, holy. No one nor no thing is as holy as God. He is supremely holy!” Dr. Bright went on to tell the students that is why it is absolutely forbidden to take God’s name in vain. (4) God is a holy God ... may bring us all to the righteousness of God. 1. The Rev. C. Robbins Clark, http://stmarksberkeley.org/worship/Christmas_2002.htm 2. Bill Hybels, Engraved On Your Heart (Colorado Springs, CO: Victor, 2000), p. 32. 3. (New York: Paulist Press, 198), p. 46. 4. “ ...

23. A Portion of Thyself

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... , though. He already had his hand on his wallet. He pulled out a ten-dollar bill, handed it to the bailiff and said: “Here’s the money for your fine.” Then he took back the ten dollar bill, put it into his hat, handed the hat to the bailiff and said, “I’m ... . Every evening she was there: prompt, pleasant, and efficient. She seemed to care deeply about her patients. She always had a bright smile for them. In fact, in the sleepless hours of the night, she often sat next to Thielicke and talked with ...

24. Messengers

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... spirit” of God appears throughout scripture in the form of a voice, a fog, a cloud, something like a “dove,” a bright light, or lightning, here too the “shekinah” of God appears as a “messenger,” some kind of presence that indicates that the ... after Mary returns to Nazareth, Joseph is told, and being the upright Jewish man he is, he begins to write a “get” –or bill of divorce. But before he can present it to Mary and her family, a “messenger” intervenes. God visits Joseph in a dream ( ...

25. Looking A Little Bit Crazy

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

William G. Carter

... family and friends of Jaco Pastorius. A former altar boy from Fort Lauderdale, Pastorius emerged during the late 1970s as a bright new star of the jazz music scene. He was a phenomenal bass player, with a keen ear for harmony and an ... a minister, not a clown," said the father. The child replied, "He's better than a minister. Can he stay?" No one dared to deny her request. Bill sat on the edge of the hospital bed. He sang songs. He told Bible stories. He cradled the little girl in his arms until the end. When ...

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