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Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... absolutely essential. FIRST OF ALL, HE IS THE STANDARD BY WHICH OUR LIVES MAY BE MEASURED. In one of his books Haddon Robinson tells about a series of victory parades planned by General Pershing through many European capitals after World War I. He ... into feet and inches and made a mark on the mess hall wall. Some of the men looked at that mark and turned away, knowing they could not measure up to it. Others stood up against the wall, but they fell short of the mark by an inch or more. Finally Slim ...

2. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... all-time one-season home run record - 61 by Roger Maris in 1961. As of this morning, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs are within striking distance - Mark has 54 and Sammy 53, both with the month of September left to play. People pay big ... , "Jokes," #6751, 8/24/98 2. "Dozer Drivers Flattens Car," The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 7/21/90, A-2 3. Haddon Robinson, "A Little Phrase for Losers," Christianity Today, 10/26/92, p. 11 4. ibid. 5. Thomas W. Currie III, "Learning ...

3. Chickens with Eyeglasses

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the midst of sickness or loss or pain of any kind you are still able to maintain your ability to praise God. The influential pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon was troubled about a thorn in his life. We’re not told what it was, though Spurgeon was known at times to suffer deep bouts of ... Word to Heart (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993). 3. http://www.raefordumc.net/2009/07/mark-1035-45-sermon.html 4. Bryan Dill http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/when-god-says-no-bryan-dill-sermon ...

4. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... will. (1) "Heaven," Mark Twain once said, " ... our time as well. There is a meanness of spirit that marks many people in our time even many who call themselves Christians ... have made it back home. GENEROSITY IS THE MARK OF A REDEEMED HEART. That is what Jesus is ... , we do know Jesus' heart. Generosity is the mark of a redeemed heart. YOU SEE, THE PERSON ... that is where you and I are today. "Heaven," as Mark Twain said, "goes by favor. If it went by merit, ... Generosity is the mark of the redeemed. The person who knows he ...

5. Face To Face With God

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." Mark tells us Peter said this because "he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid." Have you ever been so afraid ... cellar of life, might I introduce you to the transfigured and resurrected Christ? He can set your feet on a mountaintop. 1. Haddon Robinson, PREACHING TODAY. 2. A. Philip Parham, LETTING GOD, (New York: Harper & Row). 3. 3. W. Howard Chase in Vital Speeches. 4 ...

6. My God Is Real

Psalm 14:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the prince of preachers, a master theologian, one of the greatest pastors in the history of the church, once said: The proper ... testify of it that its works are evil." He then went on to say in John 15:18, "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you." Finally, the foolish are marked by indifference. "And do not call on the Lord." (v.4b) The reason why an atheist can't find God is the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman. They do not want to find God ...

7. The Great Depression

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... idea of.”6 The man who wrote those words was probably the greatest preacher since the Apostle Paul—Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Before I leave this point, let me just give you some common symptoms of depression: Feelings of sadness ... chemical imbalance when the various hormones in our body get out of sync, and it stimulates within us the emotional reaction of depression. You can mark this down. When your body is physically run down and worn out, when your diet and nutrition is bad and unhealthy, when you’re ...

8. Who Is This Man?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... it means to be human. He’s the ideal person for us to emulate. He is the model for what we all should be. Haddon Robinson, in his book What Jesus Said, notes that after World War I, General Pershing planned a series of victory parades through many ... futile to measure ourselves against other men and women. We must measure ourselves by the standard of Christ. (2) Jesus is, of course, the mark we measure our lives by. He is the perfect example of what a human being ought to be. For some people that is good ...

9. Convinced Beyond A Doubt

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... when Jesus revealed himself to them. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But Thomas said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it." Thomas Had Trouble ... who gives life both in this world and the next. How about you? Have you learned to trust like that? 1. Haddon Robinson 2. Janet Kinosian, "Pure Lemmon," THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Sept./ Oct. 1997, p. 36. 3. THE YEAR IN WEIRD, 1997 ...

10. When God's Rule is Taken Out of the School

Job 21:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... education, then the more we know, the smarter villains and livelier crooks we may be."19 The great preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, said, "Education, without religion, is like the solar system without the sun." What happens when God's rule is taken ... there is no but about it. It is settled. I'm telling you now he's not going to read it, and he's not going to be marked down." So they brought some egghead in, and this guy looked at Dr. Hyles and said, "Now Mr. Hyles, your son is not going to read anything in ...

11. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, "To train a man in mind, and not in morals, is to train a menace to society."3 Charles Haddon Spurgeon said, "Education without religion is like the solar system without the sun." c. Tempted With Immorality "And the king appointed for them ... the trigger. When he heard the click he thought he was dead. The gun, however, had not been loaded.6 Mark Helprin's friend was eventually released. He discovered afterward that every other prisoner who had confessed was later hanged in ...

12. Don't Forget to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... be forgiven."3 If you have an unforgiving spirit, you have an unforgiven spirit, and therefore an unforgivable spirit. For the mark of a forgiven spirit is a forgiving spirit. Rusty Woomer was executed in the electric chair in South Carolina in 1991 ... happen. There was only one place where those two men could have met and reconciled, and that was at the cross of Jesus Christ. Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said: "Let us go to Calvary to learn how we may be forgiven, and then let us linger there to learn how to ...

13. Measuring Up to Jesus

Matthew 16:13-20

Illustration

King Duncan

In one of his books Haddon Robinson tells about a series of victory parades planned by General Pershing through many European capitals after World War ... centimeters is." So he translated the meter and centimeters into feet and inches and made a mark on the mess hall wall. Some of the men looked at that mark and turned away, knowing they could not measure up to it. Others stood up against the wall, but they fell short of the mark by an inch or more. Finally Slim stretched himself as tall as possible, but he ...

14. GIVE ME YOUR SINS: The First Word

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Chapter 1:21 - "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." The gospel of Saint Mark declares, "For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many." The gospel ... became what he was not--"Sin"--in order that we might become what we were not--"The Righteousness of God." Charles Haddon Spurgeon, writing on our verse from Luke 23:34, states: "Christ prays for you when you do not pray for yourselves." " ...

15. Good Friday: The First Word

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Chapter 1:21, "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." The Gospel of Saint Mark declares, "For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." The Gospel ... Christ became what he was not--"Sin" in order that we might become what we were not--"the Righteousness of God." Charles Haddon Spurgeon, writing on this verse from Luke 23:34, states: "Christ prays for you when you do not pray for yourself." " ...

16. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... is smiling down on us, Damian. No one is looking out for us. So we're looking out for ourselves." It is the same philosophy which stands behind Mark Twain as he mocks the first question of the Westminster Catechism: “What is the chief end of man? To get rich. In what way? Dishonestly if we can; ... August 16, 2004; "Savings Rate Falls To Almost Zero," Los Angeles Times, August 3, 2005. 18. Haddon Robinson, "A Good Lesson from a Bad Example," Preaching Today, Tape No. 56. 19. Leadership, Vol. 16, no. 2 20. ...

17. Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a Marxist who had never heard an explanation of basic Christianity. The man listened with wonder and surprise. Finally, he burst out, 'You folks have got it; if only you knew you had it and if only you knew how to say it" (Haddon Robinson, "Foreword," in Mark Galli and Craig Brian Larson, Preaching that Connects (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994), 9.). Part of our glorious inheritance is a great cloud of witnesses, ancestors who knew we had it and knew how to say it, even though often they were persecuted for ...

18. God's Prescription for a Healthy Christian

Jude 1:17-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... Some Remarks about the Flaws of Apostasy Jude has spent most of this book trying to describe in as many creative ways as he could the marks of an apostate. He is going to do it one more time. Jude is like a great black preacher I heard one time, who, when ... to stand up for the truth. The greatest counsel concerning these apostates I have ever come across is something that Charles Haddon Spurgeon said. It is one thing to overleap all boundaries of denominational restriction for the truth's sake; this we hope ...

19. The Love of the Harvest

John 4:34-38

Sermon

James Merritt

... as You will." (Mt. 26:39) Now you notice that Jesus called God's will food. One of the marks that the body is healthy, is it hungers for food. One of the marks the soul is healthy, is it hungers to do the will of God. You should desire the will of ... believe that when you sow or when you reap, that you gather fruit for eternal life? Nobody could say it quite like Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and the great Spurgeon once said, "If someone were to offer you a thousand dollars for every person you reach for Christ, ...

20. If the Confession Doesn't Fit You Cannot Acquit

Proverbs 28:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... will say it to others knowing it is a lie. Now the Bible has a word for this. It is called hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is not missing the mark you have been shooting for, it is trying to make people think you hit the target when you haven't even fired the gun. Then we move ... to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." It was Charles Haddon Spurgeon who said, "Sin and hell are forever married, until repentance proclaims the divorce." Now I want to share with you seven ...

21. How To Hear A Sermon

Micah 1:1-7

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... state of mind asking God to be with the one who speaks as well as with the one who hears? Charles Haddon Spurgeon had extraordinary success as the pastor of his London congregation during the last half of the 19th century. When people ... will be stimulated. Personal application will follow. All will be active participants -- speakers and hearers alike. The speaker was not too far off the mark when he began the message with these remarks: “Both of us have a task to perform: I am to speak, and you are ...

22. Mary's Song

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... point of emaciation, apparently in his middle thirties, and was shabbily dressed. His pockets were empty and there were no marks of identification upon his person. Store officials believe that he was trampled in the Christmas rush and crawled under the ... as Mary foretold in her song, lies all the hopes and dreams of humanity. 1. Fred V. Alias, WITHOUT RESERVATIONS (Pennsylvania: Haddon Craftsmen, 1992), pp. 79-80. 2. THE WORD IN LIFE STUDY BIBLE (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993), p. 206. 3. " ...

23. Love's Redeeming Work Is Done: The Sixth Word

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... suspended. The inmate looked at Colson and said softly, "He is doing time for all the rest of us." When Charles Haddon Spurgeon wrote concerning the words, "It is finished," he said, "There is no mortgage on the saints. The general religion of ... words now. If we have never sought, we seek thee now; Thine eyes burn through the dark, our only stars; We must have sight of thorn marks on thy brow, We must have thee, O Jesus of the scars. The heavens frighten us, they are too calm; In all the universe we have ...

24. America in the Mirror

2 Kings 17:5-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... beginning God made man out of the dust of the earth. Today men make gods out of the dust of the earth. Charles Haddon Spurgeon said: I confess I would almost rather be charged with a religion that extenuated murder, than with one that justified idolatry. ... to be the thrice holy God of this universe. That is why I am so fearful of the judgment of God on America. You can mark this down: If God judged Israel, He will certainly judge America. I hear preachers say so often that God is our only hope. I believe ...

25. First-Class Christianity

Ephesians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." (v.19) It both blesses me and surprises me that the first mark of the Spirit-filled life, according to Paul, is not mountain-moving faith, speaking in tongues, or even dynamic speaking ability; it is ... for the carnal Christian, but they will flow naturally from the life of the Spirit-filled Christian. The great preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, once made this observation. He said, "If there were only one prayer which I might pray before I died, it ...

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