... do we owe to America? On next weekend my focus will be: What are our obligations to God? WHAT DO WE OWE TO AMERICA? St. Paul told us clearly in Romans, chapter 13 that we should be subject to governmental authorities because they are agents of God. I know it strains ... display of heroism for six days and nights in Bosnia, he was rescued by his equally heroic compatriots. Captain O'Grady embarrassed the politically correct media because he insisted on talking so much about God. He said, "I prayed to God ...
... must expose the passions of jealousy, materialism and covetousness--and replace them with a God-focused perspective. This is why Paul also taught in the famous love chapter that love is NOT self-seeking, arrogant or rude, it is not boastful ... , of God''s concern for him; God''s love for him, the love that he shares with God. This is a remarkable thing for Captain O''Grady to have spelled out and should not be forgotten. He knew his skills were important, but God was sovereign over all. He submitted himself to ...
... us much more assurance than grace with its free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ, don’t you think? But by grace alone, as Paul continues to teach the world, we are saved through faith in that Man, Jesus Christ - and we had better believe it! Jesus staked his ... redamaged his ribs that had been badly hurt when his heart was restarted, asked to be admitted to a hospice - to die. Jim O’Grady told the reporter, "I’m a little afraid of dying, but only because like most other people I fear the unknown. There ...
... face. When it comes to worship, what kind of commitment are you willing to make? Why not your best? “You excel in everything,” said Paul. Why not excel in worship? III. WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING, WHY NOT THE BEST? You have another tab in the insert in your bulletin ... of leaves, insects, and grass. In a miraculous recovery, Marines arrived with a helicopter and rescued him. Captain Scott O’Grady talking about that experience later said, “In those six days my priorities in life were slapped into line and ...
... for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:10-11) "Faith comes by hearing" the Apostle Paul reminded Roman Christians many centuries later. In our text the preacher strives to revive ... be bribed with popularity, for we are not called to please our customers. Grady Davis, a great teacher of preachers a generation ago, wrote these words: "The gospel ... and courageous prophets never have had an easy time of it. Jesus laments, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you!" Those ...
