Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Each of us has an identical problem in being a spiritual person. The problem? We each are physical. We all have an identical problem in living the life of a righteous person. We are all physical beings in a physical world. Consider two rather simple realities about life in this ...
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
In the early 1960's I first heard the hymn, "How Great Thou Art." It quickly became one of my favorite hymns. In a very personal, meaningful manner, it gave voice to my deep feelings about the majesty and the greatness of my God.
"O Lord my God! When I in awesome ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
In human relationships, motives matter. We have understood that truth in our marriages, in our friendships, in our relationships with parents, and in the business world. First, consider the business world. This is a well-known statement: "There are no free lunches." In the business world, if someone other than a ...
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
My Dad used to say that there was no such thing as minor surgery if you were talking about his surgery. He said, "Surgery can be minor if it is on someone else; but all surgery on me is major."
I believe that reflects a perspective we all have. We will ...
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Matthew 5:21-48
5:21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 5:22 but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the ...
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Consider these good parents who have a truly fine daughter. These parents love their daughter deeply. And she is a daughter who would bring honor to any set of parents. She is considerate and respectful. She takes her education seriously. She is outgoing and makes friends easily, but is wise ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
I have two sons, both of whom work in the "real world." Neither of their work environments are influenced to any significant degree by the religious world. One is the director of a Chamber of Commerce, and one is an accountant in a major accounting firm. My older son preaches ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Let's suppose that God spoke to this congregation directly this morning, and that He said this to us:
"You are growing in your faith in my Son. Your confidence in His death, His resurrection, and my power is increasing. You are opening your lives to my Word and my Spirit. You ...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Jesus Christ stands at the heart and center of everything we are spiritually and everything we do religiously. We belong to Jesus. Jesus is our Lord as well as being our Savior. We are saved because of Jesus. We are forgiven because of Jesus. We can be children of God ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Quite often when we are driving, we will see a yellow or orange sign that says, CAUTION. We know immediately by the color of the sign and the word used that we are being warned. Though only one word and one color appear on the sign, we understand that we ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Among the common struggles we experience is our struggle for identity. That struggle begins very early in our lives. When we are quite young, our identity is commonly formed by our perception of our Mom and Dad. When we are a child at home before starting to school, we commonly ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
Have you ever heard the expression, "Don't rock the boat!" I am sure most of us have. If one passenger in a small boat unnecessarily causes the boat to "take on water," the whole boat sinks. It is not just the person who did the rocking who finds himself or ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
I want to begin tonight with a sports analogy that is not specific to any particular sport. I wish to refer to a particular statement all of you have heard if you have ever watched in sporting event in which the teams were tied.
The sporting event may involve two competing ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Read John 6:22-42.
6:22 On the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. 6:23 However, boats from ...
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Our lives are structured by and based on agreements. Agreements are basic to virtually everything that happens in our lives every day. Marriage begins with an agreement. Our jobs are based on an agreement. If we own property, we made an agreement. Utility services, driver's licenses, credit cards, bank loans, ...
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