Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
When we observe faith in different people's lives, we observe a fascinating phenomena. Two Christians who have placed faith in God go through near identical types of crisis. In both, the crises produce a period of questioning, confusion, and doubt.
From this common struggle with doubt, one Christian's spirituality enters serious ...
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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Our society loves success. Our society honors success. Our society rewards success. Our society worships success. You have obtained the highest possible level of achievement and importance in this country when you are know to be and accepted as being successful. To be successful is to be a winner.
Our society ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
The standard for identifying the kind of faith that God wants people to have is the faith that is seen in Abraham. Rare is the person who equals the faith that Abraham developed. No one surpasses the faith that Abraham developed.
That fact is incredible for two reasons. First, Abraham had ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
This morning I have some good news and some bad news. And I will start with the bad news. You and I have a problem. You and I have a big problem. In fact, it is the largest, most significant problem we have in our lives.
"What's the problem?" We cannot ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
When we construct our spiritual concepts, we often begin with basic, accepted definitions that are never questioned or examined. For example, we all agree that unity was one of Jesus' priority concerns. Just before he died, he prayed for the oneness of all who believed in him. We all agree ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
I love the church. The older I become the more I love the people who have been called out of evil and called into Jesus Christ. God is constantly leading me into a greater love for His people.
I rejoice in my restoration heritage. The goal and principles of restoration have ...
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
This week will be a very difficult week for many people in this area. The first anniversary of a tragedy is commonly an emotional, grief filled occasion. A year ago today, everything was normal, opportune, and progressing well. Things were stable and routine within the community. People's lives were following ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
If there is a single theological concept, a single Christian principle that the majority of Christians think they understand, it would be faith. Ask any Christian, "Do you know what faith is?" Rarely will you find a Christian who says, "No." We might not know the answers to many questions ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
I attended the Tulsa workshop for a day a couple of weeks ago. Among the speakers I heard was Terry Rush who preaches at the Memorial Park congregation in Tulsa. The title of his lesson was, "I want to be where you are." In his lesson, he made this true, ...
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Friday, December 7th, 2007
THE FIRST MESSAGE OF COMMUNION
When you love someone so deeply, so completely that words simply cannot reveal your love, how do you let him know how much you love him? How do you let her know how much you love her? When love is so great that it cannot be ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
We human beings have the uncanny ability to take anything that is simple and make it complex. How many times have you said, "It used to be so simple. Why have they made it so complicated?" Or, "In the past, I could make sense of out this. Why is it ...
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
If I use the phrase, "blood bought institution," what do you think of? I make these predictions. First, I predict that anyone unfamiliar with the Church of Christ visiting is wondering, "What ever is he talking about?" . Second, I predict our most of our teens and twenty year old ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
I want you to focus on your relationships. I particularly ask you to focus on your best relationships. Would you please call to mind your three best, most successful relationships? By name and by face, focus on the three people with whom you have your finest relationships. Do you have ...
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Consider if you will a funeral for the passing of a beloved family member. A beloved grandmother in this case. After the funeral was over everyone gathered at the home.
The funeral is over. By mutual agreement, it was a celebration. A celebration was the only appropriate way to remember grandma. ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Several years ago a man started a rural business in a tiny community. His tiny farming community was located 150 miles from any town of any size. So he began by stocking things in small amounts that he knew the people in his area needed--a little feed, a little fertilizer, ...
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