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Mountain-Moving Prayer - Mark 11:22-24 - Apr 9, 2000 - 11
"Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in p ... More
Appointment in Jerusalem - Mark 11:1-11 - Apr 12, 1992 - 420
This is Holy Week, and around the world Christians are celebrating the momentous events that took place 2000 years ago. Although there are many things that separate us, here is one thing about which all Christians agree. Holy Week is at the center of the Christian faith. For one glorious week, di ... More
The Legacy - Psalm 145:4 - Jun 29, 2003 - 427
"One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4).The story must be told.It is the solemn duty of every generation to tell the next generation what God has done for them. One generation (the older) must tell the next generation (the younger) ... More
How Can I Learn to Forgive? - Matthew 18:21-35 - Sep 21, 1997 - 531
Here are some of the questions people asked about forgiveness: • What really is forgiveness? • How can one do it? • What does it do for the forgiver? • How do you find it in yourself to forgive when you think you can’t or don’t even want to because of anger and ... More
What Moves Your Mountain? - Romans 12:8: I Corinthians 12:9 - May 20, 1990 - 572
I’m sure you’ve heard this definition of a football game: It’s an event where 50,000 people who desperately need exercise sit in the stands watching 22 men on the field who desperately need rest. Unfortunately, that definition fits more than a football game. It also fit the typi ... More
God of the Impossible - Genesis 17 - May 12, 1996 - 19
J. Hudson Taylor, pioneer missionary to China, said these words: “There are three stages in any great work attempted for God: impossible, difficult, done.” I was reminded of those words this week when I visited Bob and Marty Briner in Greenville, Illinois. Bob and Marty once attended ... More
What We Owe The Past, What We Owe The Future - Psalm 145 - Mar 25, 1990 - 419
75th Anniversary Sermon For my remarks this morning I would like to take one verse of scripture as my beginning point: Romans 13:7. “Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.”In this passag ... More
Is Total Forgiveness Realistic? - Ephesians 4:29-32 - Jun 1, 2003 - 758
A few days ago I received an e-mail with a comment about these sermons on forgiveness:Since you started this series, I have made some important discoveries in my life, but am enjoying it all the same. Maybe ‘enjoying’ is not the right word, but I hope you know what I mean. It’s lik ... More
How to be Happy in Babylon - Jeremiah 29:8-10 - Mar 30, 2008 - 820
One summer many years ago, when we were still living in Chicago, our family vacation took us to the Deep South. Near the end of the trip as we were driving home, our route led through Knoxville onto I-75 heading north toward Lexington and Cincinnati. We weren’t in any hurry, and soon it ... More
