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1. In Life Nothing Works but the Impossible

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... salvation (as the coming Messiah from the Davidic royal line) and God’s unprecedented breaking into the world through the creative power of the Holy Spirit, Matthew now adds a “fulfillment” text by using a formulaic saying to introduce the Hebrew scripture that Jesus ... crew left. A check of the same site the next day found the flood waters had receded, and the superman cat had disappeared. Sometimes we will do anything, including the impossible, just to avoid being saved. All lifeguards-in-training are ...

2. The Sign of Jonah

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... them. In the morning the locals harvest these beans. After every one of these beans has passed through the dung of a Civet cat. The most expensive and exclusive coffee in the world has come through the dung of an animal. Isn't it amazing how God ... way in which what is most weak, what is most despised, what is most contemptible in your life, in this world, can become, through the power of the Holy Spirit, what is most beautiful, what is most radiant, and what can be most a blessing. You see, we have a topsy- ...

3. Streams of Living Water

John 4:5-42

Sermon

Lee Griess

... of cats until a sorcerer agreed to transform the mouse into a cat. And that solved the fear of cats — until the cat met a dog. So the sorcerer changed the mouse-turned-cat into a dog. And that took care of that. No more worry about dogs, until the mouse-turned-cat-turned- ... aren't happy and this world is not filled with satisfied, contented people. Because none of the "p" words — power, prestige, possessions, popularity, or personal pleasure — none of them can truly satisfy the thirst in our souls. Our ...

4. The Proof is in the Roof

Luke 5:17-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... probably the most paralyzing force in our lives. You may have seen the story hit the news this past January about Bart the cat. The “Zombie Cat” they called him. Bart was hit by a car and was lying by the road when his owner found him. He had ... in this case healing. He then used this moment as a way to instruct that He, The Son of Man, DID indeed have the authority and power to do these things. Every moment for Jesus is a way to demonstrate his identity, so that he could call for repentance, and warn of ...

5. How Does Prayer Work?

1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... and kept it in his prayer room so the mice would be scared away. However, he never explained to his disciples why he had the cat. One day, the monk walked down the corridors of the monastery and noticed that each of his disciples had a cat in their prayer room. After seeing the monk with a cat, they thought that having a cat was the secret to powerful praying! I believe this is a parable for many Christians today. Many believe they have to do something special in order for God to hear them and answer them ...

6. Herding Cats

Matthew 9:35-10:8-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... order! Jesus is about to send out his twelve apostles to do just this. Here is what he told them. He infused them first with power to do the job. Then, he gave them the following advice: “As you go, proclaim the good news. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse ... . They changed heart. This is the message now that he needs to get across to his disciples. You can try to “herd cats” all you want, but you’ll never build a kingdom that way, he instructed. Instead, proclaim my message, heal and raise the ...

7. Trash Cans or Treasure Chests

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... States, in Atlanta. Martinez is the brand of the coffee, $300 a pound for these beans. Each one comes out of the dung of the Civet cat. It has a name – this coffee does – and some of you might imagine what it is. I can't say it. It goes by another ... in which what is most weak, what is most despised, what is most contemptible in your life, in this world, can become, through the power of the Holy Spirit, what is most beautiful, what is most radiant, and what can be most a blessing. You see, we have a topsy ...

8. God Can Turn Your Trash Cans into Treasure Chests

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... course, the beans have been cleaned and roasted. But every Kopi Luwak coffee bean has been in and out of a civet cat. Isn't it amazing how God works! In nature you see this over and over again. What is honey? The nectar of ... most weak, what is most despised, what is most contemptible in your life and mine, what is most detested in this world, can become, through the power of the Holy Spirit, what is most beautiful, what is most radiant, and what can be most a blessing. You see, we have a topsy-turvey upside ...

9. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... life… and that God was his only hope. So, he turned to God… he went into rehab and with the help of God and by the power of God’s amazing grace he became a new man! - He no longer has anything to do with drugs. - He no longer injects others with drugs ... bumper of his car… and then to drive away just enough to bend the tree over far enough to where he could reach the cat. It was working beautifully. The tree was bending over nicely… just a little more and he could save the kitten. But then, oh my ...

10. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... life… and that God was his only hope. So, he turned to God… he went into rehab and with the help of God and by the power of God's amazing grace he became a new man! He no longer has anything to do with drugs. He no longer injects others with drugs ... the bumper of his car… and then to drive away just enough to bend the tree over far enough to where he could reach the cat. It was working beautifully. The tree was bending over nicely… just a little more and he could save the kitten. But then, oh my ...

11. The Only Way to Fly

2 Timothy 3:15-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... tell me my dog is dead!" The vet said, "Well, I charge you fifty dollars for my diagnosis, the additional three hundred dollars was for the CAT scan." Now when you read this Bible, it will scan you from head to toe. It will scan both your soul and your spirit, and ... will never get so smart you don't need the Bible's wisdom; you will never get so strong you don't need the Bible's power; you will never be so successful you don't need the Bible's guidance. Now let me show you how all of this works together. ...

12. Emptying and Exalting (Part XI)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... her paw. What would the mother mouse do? Well, right before the cat''s paw came down, the mother mouse looked the cat right in the face and began barking like a dog. And do you know what? The cat was so frightened that it jumped to its feet and ran away! Then the mother mouse gave her kids an important lesson. "Children," she said, "sometimes it''s good to know a second language!" Our culture teaches us the language of power, prestige, and titles, always wanting us to capitulate to their standards and ...

13. Passing The Test!

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... share in the liquor. Every man who heard the shot would grab his gun and claim it was his duty to go hunt the Wampus Cat. (1) The men of Cades Cove knew how to deal with temptation. They organized it. Our scripture lesson from Matthew has often been called ... The truth is that some people are stronger than others, and there seems to be little that can be done about it, except by the power of God. Perhaps it has to do with self-esteem. Maybe it has to do with the strictness of the discipline that we had growing ...

14. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... reigns in our lives is there true happiness. There are some very unhappy people in our society who claim to have found a power within, a spiritual power or a source of peace, but if you get closer, you discover that they are not talking about God at all -- at least ... The dog was always chasing a cat that lived next door. Whenever he saw the cat, he would go after it as if it were his only aim in living. So long as the cat ran, everything was lovely. But occasionally the cat would stop suddenly and face the ...

15. I Wonder Why My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... and kept it in his prayer room so the mice would be scared away. However, he never explained to his disciples why he had the cat. One day the monk walked down the corridors of the monastery and noticed that each of his disciples had a cat in their prayer room. After seeing the monk with a cat, they thought having a cat was the secret to powerful praying! I believe this is a parable for many Christians today. Many believe they have to do something special in order for God to hear them and have their prayers ...

16. Prepare The Way Of The Lord

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

James Garrett

... the tree and work it down until the topmost branches reached Jesse. Then Jesse, who is quite tall, would scoop the frightened cat from the top of the tree to safety. Their plan worked well at first. Frances grabbed the part of the tree within ... the meaning of the season. It is easy to take on the coloration of the society in which we find ourselves. There is enormous power in simple things to distract our attention from God. Guard against being swamped by the pressures of this season. God’s Word directs us ...

17. Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the cat out for the evening. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out the front door, the cat shot back in. They didn’t want the cat shut in the house, so the wife went out to the taxi while the husband went upstairs to chase the cat ... Both of these forms of listening will make a woman feel loved and respected. (4) Can you see how powerful this concept of connection is? If you want to be more powerful in your communication, first of all, you need to stop talking. You need to listen to the other person ...

18. Job Is for Real

Job 1:1, 2:1-10

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... Who unties the wild ass and lets him wander at will? — Job 39:13-19, 5-6a I think of one of the most powerful moments I have ever had in years of dealing with people with sickness. Jim Crawford, the retired pastor of Old South Church in Boston, told ... difference between a cat and a dog? A dog thinks you are the center of the universe and a cat thinks it is the center of the universe. God tried to teach Job to think less like a cat and more like a dog. Not that there is anything wrong with cats or dogs — ...

19. Can It Be Sin to Be Shy?

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... cats as humans is prone to timidity. Those of you who are cat people may have noticed that some cats are less curious than other cats. These cats are less likely to go to new territory. They even chase and kill smaller rodents than do more aggressive cats. About 15 percent of cats ... There are virtues that grow out of shyness. In fact, there is a best-selling book by Susan Cain titled Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking that helps shy people appreciate some of those virtues. [As a ...

20. A Soul Restored

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... yourself and your soul. You don''t break the Ten Commandments, they break you and your family. Only Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, can break the power of Sin and cancel it--and bring you the resources you need for life. I once heard the story of an old Navajo Indian in Arizona ... get rid of a stray cat they had adopted. On three different occasions they took this cat to a location, let it out and even drove home a different way, but each time this cat reappeared. They finally kept the cat. It had a "homing ...

21. A Seeking Savior

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... Christ take us by the nape of the neck and carry us to the throne of grace? At least in these parables it appears to be a Cat-hold salvation. Jesus pictures God as a shepherd who seeks out a lost lamb and carries it home on his shoulders. Or a homemaker who searches every ... feel that by trying to produce it we prevent its coming. By trying, we would produce the old in the power of the old, but not the new in the power of the new. The new being is being born in us, just when we least believe in it. It appears ...

22. A Cat In a Tree

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a cat in a tree either. Cats must do pretty well fending for themselves. I wish, though, it was as easy for humans who are hungry to obtain food as it is for felines--especially those humans in undeveloped countries ravaged by drought . . . or those where cruel dictators withhold food from those who oppose their regimes. Today I want to deal with an ancient scourge, human hunger. It’s a terrible thing when you can’t get enough food to feed your family. Pastor Bill Hybels in his book titled The Power of ...

23. FEAR NOT! You've Got To Be Kidding!

Luke 1:26-37

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... moment to decide, In the choice of truth or falsehood for the good or evil side. The last verse acknowledges the power of evil in his day, then gives the promise: Though the cause of evil prosper, yet 'tis truth alone is strong ... cat? He just hated that cat with a vengeance, but his wife loved the cat. One day, the cat disappeared. His wife was grief-stricken, so the man put an ad in the newspaper: "$500 for information on the missing cat." His friend saw the ad and said to him: "Wow! $500 for word on the cat ...

24. Good News Among The Rubble

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... the destruction of a terrible disaster. The entire family shared Amy's joy. In fact, the father suggested: "Why don't we give that cat a real name? Why don't we call her 'Hope'?" Rubble in abundance comes to mind as we listen to the words of ... disciples? He told them not to worry about what they would say. He would give them the words. He would speak through them with such power that their opponents would be silenced. It takes a great leap of faith to step out on these glimmers of good news among the rubble. ...

25. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... parable of a little boy who fled from a witch who had turned herself into a cat. As the boy ran, he kept glancing fearfully over his shoulder. The first time he looked back, the cat was the size of a calf. The next time he looked, it had grown to the ... we are loved. You and I can walk out of this sanctuary today with confidence. God wants us to feel free to use the creative powers within us to their fullest potential. And we can do so if we realize how much God cares about us. Psychologist Carl Rogers has put ...

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