Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Tonight I will begin some studies with you that can actually change your life. I will share with you insights and understandings that have changed my life. I am not talking about changing your faith. I am not talking about increasing your knowledge. I am talking about advancing your insights ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
What is the kindest thing you ever did for your family? What is the kindness thing you ever did for a fellow Christian? What is the kindest thing you ever did for someone you did not know? What is the kindest thing you ever did for someone who did not ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
If I asked you to list some Christian concepts that are simple to study and easy to understand, what concepts would you list? Let me give you a list to choose from. Which of these concepts would you say were simple to study and easy to understand?
The word of God
Accepting ...
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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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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Have you wanted to be someone else? As children, we all probably wished we were someone else. A very common fantasy of children is pretending to be their hero or superstar.
As an adult, have you ever wanted to be someone else? Some of us would say, "No, I have never ...
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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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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 18th, 2007
This week I have been grieved at heart. My heart grief does not come from any personal tragedies. Personally, it has been a week rich with blessings. The heart grief comes from knowing what is happening in the lives of some Christian friends. It arises from seeing what continues to ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
What answer would you give this person? I have heard people talk about Jesus, but I know nothing about him. My family was never religious. As a child, I never visited a church. I have been to a church very few times as an adult. I have heard that he ...
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Monday, November 12th, 2007
Forbearance is such a difficult spiritual quality to embrace. First, we never need to be forbearing unless there is a tension, a stress, or a problem. When everything is fine, there is no call or need to be forbearing.
Second, being forbearing goes against our natures. When we are disturbed, or ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
An ancient worship theme is the goodness of God. That theme has been prominent in worship in Judaism and in Christianity for at least 3000 years. For at least 3000 years, people have been praising God because He is good.
We do. For years we frequently declared the goodness of God. ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
We are too often disillusioned and defeated when our expectations are rooted in the ideal. For example, soon-to-be married Christians commonly expect their coming marriage to be idea. "In our marriage, we won't have problems. We will agree about everything. We will experience nothing but togetherness, happiness, and pleasantness. Our ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
What answer would you give this person? "I have heard people talk about Jesus, but I know nothing about him. My family was never religious. As a child, I never visited a church. I have been to a church very few times as an adult. I have heard that he ...
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
I want to begin this morning by challenging you to use your imagination. Imagine the physical and emotional impact of these circumstances. Suppose that a coalition of Middle East nations successfully developed several nuclear bombs. Suppose by covert action they successfully planted those devises in Washington, DC; in New York ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
The most health conscious congregation that I, personally, have ever known is the congregation I worked with in Oxford, Mississippi. Over a period of several years some of the most involved members of the congregation had to have heart bypass surgery or angioplasty procedures. Most of these people were still ...
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