Good Friday Sermons

Posted by on 3.21.07 in Good Friday-Easter, Sermons

Here are two sermon series that are particularly appropriate as we prepare for Holy Week. Preachers, pastors and Bible teachers (and anyone else for that matter) are welcome to use this material in any way that might be helpful to you. Seven Last Words of Christ:Forgiving the UnforgivableLast-Second SalvationFinal Wor …

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A Note to Bellsouth Customers

Posted by on 3.19.07 in Internet/Blogging, Sermons

Several weeks ago I wrote about the problems that some people have receiving the weekly email sermons. In almost every case it happens because various companies use anti-spam filters that mistakenly regard the sermons as spam. Over the weekend we learned that Bellsouth has flagged the sermons as spam and has placed them in …

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Why We Don’t Have to Win Every Argument

Posted by on 3.19.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a new sermon on the website:Why We Don’t Have to Win Every ArgumentHere’s an excerpt:When I lived in Dallas in the 80s, I became friends with Oliver Price, director of the Bible Prayer Fellowship. He wrote a document called Forgotten Secrets to a Live Prayer Meeting. The subtitle tells you wh …

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Letter From a Friend

Posted by on 3.6.07 in Sermons

We have just posted a sermon called Letter From a Friend. It begins like this:”I need to ask your forgiveness.”Thus began a letter from a friend. The letter went on to describe a situation that was very understandable to me. During a phone call with someone else, my friend made a comment that he now regretted. And so he now …

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Trouble With the Weekly Email Sermons?

Posted by on 3.5.07 in Sermons

If you have signed up for the weekly sermon emails, this note is for you. If you signed up but aren’t receiving the sermons:In early January we switched to a new system for sending out the sermons. Even though visually the weekly sermons look the same, we are using a new company and a different program to send them ou …

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Ballistic Christianity

Posted by on 2.25.07 in Missions, Sermons

We have just posted the sermon I preached last Sunday at Elmhurst (IL) Christian Reformed Church:Ballistic ChristianityHere’s an excerpt:Jesus saw the multitudes. That’s hard to do. In the last year, I’ve been traveling a lot, preaching in different places. I’ve been in and out of so many airports th …

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The Romans Challenge

Posted by on 2.13.07 in Preaching, Sermons

Years ago—about 15, to be exact—I decided to preach through Romans. At that point I was 14 years out of seminary and thought it was time I tackled Paul’s greatest epistle. Before then, I had taught through it in a Sunday School class on a chapter-by-chapter basis. I thought my congregation would benefit from a detai …

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How to Kill a New Christian

Posted by on 2.9.07 in Sermons

Here are two new sermons that have just been posted on the website:How to Kill a New Christian—Part 1How to Kill a New Christian—Part 2Here’s an excerpt from Part 2:Christians love to fight over our deeply-held beliefs. Unfortunately, sometimes we fight for things that don’t matter very much.Once upon a time a …

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Peace, Be Still!

Posted by on 1.29.07 in Sermons

Here is a sermon I preached during our Holy Land tour:Peace, Be Still! A Short Sermon on the Sea of GalileeHere is an excerpt:The disciples were afraid because they were men who were used to being in control of life. They knew how to handle hard situations. There wasn’t a weakling among them. And yet, when put in a li …

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Do You Know What Time It Is?

Posted by on 1.17.07 in Sermons

Here’s the newest sermon (based on Romans 13:11-14) on the website:Do You Know What Time It Is?This is part of the series The Transformed Life (Romans 12-16)

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