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God's Mountain Man - 1 Kings 17:1 - Mar 7, 2006 - 187
Last December right after the tsunami disaster, my friend Ramesh Richard, a professor at Dallas Seminary, sent an email that contained a simple, one-sentence prayer. He called it a "dangerous prayer." The moment I saw that prayer I knew that it was going to be my prayer for 2005. It goes like this: ... More
Judge Not! - Matthew 7:1-5 - May 25, 2003 - 756
"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘L ... More
Truth or Consequences - Exodus 20:16 - Jul 26, 1992 - 721
When I was growing up my mother had a little rhyme she often repeated to her four sons. You probably heard it many times while you were growing up: Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me.As much as I hate to admit it, my mother (who wasn't wrong about many things) was ... More
The Tongue: Life and Death Are In Your Mouth! - Various - Oct 9, 1994 - 618
Proverbs has a lot to say about what we say. In fact, the subject of the tongue and how we use our words is perhaps the preeminent theme of this book. Over 150 times in this book alone, Proverbs refers to our lips, our mouth and our tongue. One of the central issues of the Book of Proverbs is how yo ... More
Integrity: The Ultimate Virtue - Various - Jan 1, 1995 - 613
I want to begin this sermon by giving you a verse of Scripture that is hard to know where it fits. It is Proverbs 24:26. It seems to fit well on the first Sunday of the new year. It says, "An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips." What does that mean? What is the relationship between an honest a ... More
Babbling for Jesus: Speaking Truth to Highly Intelligent People - Acts 17:18-21 - Jun 7, 1998 - 242
I'd like to begin by telling you about a new mission statement that has just been approved by the elders of the church. Several months ago the pastoral staff and the elders began working together to write a new mission statement for our church. Although we've done this several times in the past, we ... More