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The Fourth Law: What You Seek, You Find - Matthew 6:33 - Mar 17, 2002 - 551
In this sermon series we are looking at the Seven Laws of the Spiritual Life. These “laws” are not exactly doctrines, not exactly duties,not exactly promises and not exactly rules. Each one represents a major truth that Christians need to know. They are like pillars that hold up a large ... More
The God We Hardly Know: Why I Believe in the Holy Spirit - Various - Oct 29, 1995 - 793
David Mains caught me off guard with his question. “If you had to grade your congregation on their knowledge of the Holy Spirit, what grade would you give them?” The interview, broadcast nationally on the program You Need to Know, centered around my book Names of the Holy Spirit. I g ... More
Helping Through Prayer - II Corinthians 1:8-11 - Jan 5, 2003 - 499
Since this is the first Sunday of the new year, I want to begin by noting that our church theme for 2003 is, “Lord, teach us to pray.” This is the 13th year that we have chosen a theme. Each year the process is a little different. Some years it takes a long time and much discussion to ar ... More
Proving God’s Faithfulness - Malachi 3:6-12 - Jun 1, 2003 - 1262
One day a man called his church and said, “Can I speak to the head hog at the trough?” The secretary thought she heard right but asked, “I’m sorry. Who would you like to speak with?” The caller repeated, “Can I speak to the head hog at the trough?” The ... More
The Greatest Revival in History - Jonah 3 - Jul 11, 2011 - 1290
What would you do if you had been vomited out by a great fish?What’s your next move? First you find a hose and clean yourself off. After all, you’ve been covered with muck for three days and three nights. But what then? If you happened to live in the modern world, you’d probably s ... More
Will the Real Sinner Please Stand Up? - Jonah 4 - Jul 25, 2011 - 1291
You just can’t please some people. We love happy endings and fairy tales and stories where the good guys win, the bad guys lose, and the poor young man wins the hand of the beautiful maiden he has rescued. It reminds me of the immortal words of Hannibal Smith, leader of the A-Team, who w ... More
Empty on the Inside: How God Reveals Himself to Us - Acts 17:26-28 - Jun 28, 1998 - 241
In his book, Therefore Stand (written in 1945), Wilbur Smith has a chapter on Paul’s speech to the Areopagus (Acts 17:16-34). Along the way he comments on the similarity between ancient Athens and modern America. For all the obvious differences in culture and language, there is a similar appro ... More
