All In For Jesus

Posted by on 10.15.07 in Churches, Sermons

On Saturday Marlene and I flew to Reno, Nevada to speak at the Fall Conference at Sierra Bible Church. This is the second year in a row that we have come to Reno for the conference. Last year when I preached on doubt, I used the illustration of poker players going “all in” in order to win the game. That’s what we have …

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Men As Trees Walking

Posted by on 10.7.07 in Sermons

We have justed a new sermon on the website: Men As Trees Walking. Here’s an excerpt:We don’t get better at the same rate or in the same way.This is a good word for all of us who are praying for our loved ones who are away from the Lord. How often have we done what these neighbors and friends did for this blind m …

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Two Sermons on JesusChristOnly.com

Posted by on 10.4.07 in Sermons

Recently I came across a website based in Australia called JesusChristOnly.com. It is a remarkable because it is focused exclusively on one person—Jesus Christ. Everything on the website is meant to help the reader know who Jesus is and how to know him personally. I heard about it through one of the men running the site, P …

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Trouble in the Church!

Posted by on 9.15.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon called Trouble in the Church! Here’s an excerpt:Churches sometimes have difficulty getting enough members together to make up a quorum for a business meeting. But there’s one easy way to get far more than a quorum: Announce a moral scandal, a doctrinal controversy or an impending …

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Let’s Bring Back the Holy Kiss

Posted by on 9.7.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon called Let’s Bring Back the Holy Kiss. Here’s an excerpt:There are still cultures where the holy kiss is practiced today. I’ll never forget my first trip to St. Petersburg, Russia with John and Helen Sergey. When the men of the Temple of the Gospel greeted John, one after a …

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Why We Pray

Posted by on 8.30.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon called Why We Pray. Here’s an excerpt:In the last two years God has led us in a new direction. After almost 27 years as a pastor, I now lead Keep Believing Ministries. And after spending all our time in large cities (Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago), we now live in Tupelo, Mississippi. As …

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I’m Coming To Rome Someday, I Hope

Posted by on 8.25.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon called I’m Coming to Rome Someday, I Hope. Here’s an excerpt:Although Paul clearly states his great desire to visit the church at Rome, he cannot say when he will make the journey because he isn’t sure himself. Paul lays out his general priorities, explains his immediate pl …

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Portrait of a Godly Pastor

Posted by on 8.19.07 in Sermons

We have just added a new sermon called Portrait of a Godly Pastor. Here’s an excerpt:Someone has said that repetition is the first law of teaching. Few of us master a truth the first time we hear it. We do better if we hear it a second time. Repetition in a sermon is like jogging in place. By rephrasing a point, it gi …

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Up With Worship!

Posted by on 8.13.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon called Up With Worship! Here’s an excerpt:There is a tendency today to be very hypercritical about worship. We tend to evaluate everything. We come with a critical mentality. We come shopping for a church, looking for this or that. I remember when I was a first-year seminary student. I …

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Babe Ruth is Dead—And So is Spurgeon

Posted by on 8.8.07 in Preaching, Sermons

The following story comes from my friend Dave Burchett. It seems that a young pitcher for the Texas Rangers had just been called up from the minors. He got his big chance because he had shown a fearless ability to throw strikes no matter who was at the plate. Finally the night came when he was going to pitch in the major le …

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