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More Than Conquerors -- Romans 8:35-37 Added 11/25/09
For a Christian to be a conqueror is a great thing, but how can we be "more" than a conqueror?
We see the conquering Christian coming in from the fight, and he has won the victory!
Look at him!
He has overcome human wisdom, but when you look at him, you see someone who has
no learning or cunning.
He is a simple, unlettered person who knows that Jesus Christ came into the world
to save sinners.
Yet, he has won the victory over profound philosophers then it is that he "is more" than
a conqueror!
He has been tempted and tried in all kind of ways, and he was not a clever person.
He was very weak, yet somehow, he has conquered.
Being more than a conqueror is when weakness overcomes strength and when brute force is
defeated by gentleness and love!
Victory comes when the little things overcome the great things!
Victory comes when the base things of this world overthrow the mighty, and the things
that are not, to bring to nothing the things that are!
This is when we are more than conquerors. ... More
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Life Is In The Blood John 6:53 Added 11/04/09
The bible speaks of the " blood of your lives," or " lifeblood."
(Genesis 9: 5; cf., 1 Chronicles 11: 19, RSV; Isaiah 63: 3, ASV)
There are occasions when the words, "blood" and "life", can be used interchangeably.
We see this in Leviticus 19:16 when we read not to " stand against the blood" of our neighbor.
There the blood clearly refers to the man's life, and is translated that way in some versions,
such as the Revised Standard Version, and the New American Standard Bible.
The heart is the center of the blood circulatory system.
The heart is used in this way throughout the Bible to designate the total personality of man.
The Bible says in Matthew 15:19 that out of the heart proceeds evil thoughts.
Joel 2:13 says that sinners should rend their hearts.
Romans 10:10 declares that we must believe with our heart.
Ezekiel 11:19 declares that God will take away the stony heart and give a new heart. ... More
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Time Waits For No One! Psalm 90:10-12 Added 11/02/09
Most of us would highly value our time if we if we knew that we only had a few few months,
or only a few days to live.
And certainly a wise person will prize his or her time, even if he has good health,
and even if there is no indication of his or her approaching death.
The truth is that many who think that death is years away may die the next day or next month.
I could tell you of many adults, young people, and children that I have know through the years
who left their house one morning and death finds them that day.
It could be that there is someone here who may face death before nightfall.
Yet most of those who will die today have not even thought of dying. ... More
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Stressed Out - Matthew 11:28-30 Added 10/10/09
Remember, that feeling stressed does not come from having too much to do, but comes
from our response to our obligations.
Being free from stress comes from knowing our capabilities and limitations.
We must ask God for wisdom so that we can know our limits.
Feeling stressed is the result of being overloaded.
When we exceed our load limit, we can expect a breakdown.
We are stressed, not because we have so much to do, but because we do not know
or will not face our limitations.
We must come to know how much we can carry and then adjust to that load.
We stress ourselves out when we take on more than were able to perform. ... More
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Using Your Failures - 2 Samuel 11:27; 2 Samuel 12 New 10/08/09
God took the two greatest failures in David's life and turned them into a blessing.
God can also do the same for you and me.
He can take the biggest sins and mistakes that we have made and use them for His glory.
We learn that our attitudes and not our sin is the determining factor of whether our mistakes
will make us better or break us.
To accept failure as something that is final is to finally fail.
So, when we fail God, it is best that we return to him as fast as we can.
When we repent of our sins and confess them to God, we learn that we are in the arms
of a loving, gracious, merciful, compassionate, and forgiving God.
God loves you!
God is an expert in dealing with failure.
He dealt with the failures and sins of Abraham, Moses, David, Peter, and Paul and others,
and he will help you through yours. ... More
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What To Do With Failure - 1 Kings 19:1-10 New 10/08/09
Paul knew that as he told the Corinthians that he did not want Satan to gain an advantage
over them. (See 2 Corinthians 2:11)
And then, Paul adds the reason: " For we are not unaware of his schemes."
We should know how the enemy operates.
" The greater the knowledge of the enemy, the greater the potential of the victory."
-- McArthur
In 1 Kings 19, we see something of the strategy of Satan.
We should be reminded as someone has said, " Victory always makes us vulnerable."
Victory has a way of inflating our egos.
When this happens our guard is down, and that leaves us wide open to the devastating power
of Satan.
In chapter 19 we see that it is a short distance from the top of the mountain (Carmel)
to the depths of the valley of despair. ... More
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Give It Another Year! - Luke 13:6-9 See sermon below!
In Luke 13:6-9 Jesus speaks of the parable of the barren fig tree.
This parable is an invitation to repent, to change one's life and produce
the fruit of genuine repentance.
A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard.
Every Jew of that time in history would know about fig trees.
The owner came looking for fruit from the fig tree and found none on it.
Finding no figs was real disappointment.
The purpose of the fig tree was to produce figs.
So he said to the gardener, "For three years I have come looking for fruit
on this fig tree, and I find none."
The owner had been coming for three years to look at this fig tree and it had not
produced any fruit in three years.
The owner says, "Cut the tree down because it is wasting the soil." ...
... The gardener said: "Let the fig tree alone this year also until I dig about it and fertilize it.
And if it bears fruit next year well and good; but if it does not, then cut it down."
There is some hope for the the fig tree.
There would be another year for this fig tree to bear fruit.
Christian, there is still time for you to bear fruit.
There is still time to dig around the fig tree (your life, my life) and loosen up the ground
and then put some fertilizer around it.
"If it bears fruit next year, well and good. But if it does not, you can cut it down." ... More
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Repent or Perish - Luke 13:1-5 See sermon above!
Jesus said: "You heard about the tragic news of eighteen people being killed
when a tower fell over near Siloam, just south of Jerusalem."
That was a horrible tragedy. That was a terrible disaster.
Eighteen people were killed.
Jesus was leading them to see a truth that He wanted them to learn.
He ask them if they thought those eighteen who died a tragic death
were any sinful than the rest of the people who live in Jerusalem?
Jesus was asking them if were they worse sinners than the rest of the people of Jerusalem?
Jesus was saying, "No, of course not!"
Here are some truths that should get our attention.
It is true that bad things happen to good people in our wicked world.
It is also true that we don't have the knowledge needed to judge the good and the bad.
It is also true we must be prepared so when our number is called
and we will leave this life to spend eternity in heaven or hell.
Jesus warns:"You will all likewise perish."
"I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."
This is the most urgent message that we will ever hear, "Repent or perish!" ... More
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Be An Encourager! - 2 Chronicles 35:2 New -- New -- New 09/24/09
2 Chronicles 35: 2: " And Josiah set the priests in their charges, an encouraged them
in the service of the house of the Lord."
This Scripture tells us how Josiah started his work, and it should be a model for us.
His first act was to get every man in his proper place; and the next thing is for every man
to have a good spirit in his place of service.
The purpose of this message is not to attempt to place people in their proper place,
but to encourage all who are serving God to do their work for the Lord without being discouraged.
So, this message is to people who are discouraged in the work of the Lord.
I would hope that this message would encourage the discouraged, and to urge those
who are serving God and who are down on themselves to encourage them to keep on. ... More
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Faith Is Essential to Life - Hebrews 11:29
In an exciting incident recorded in the Book of Hebrews, we have two ancient groups of people
seeking to cross the barrier of the Red Sea.
The Israelites made a successful crossing, but the Egyptians were swallowed up by the sea.
To one, the sea became a thoroughfare, but to the other it became a blind alley.
One group sang a song of triumph, and the other went down in defeat.
The reason was obvious.
It was not because the Israelites were better equipped.
On the contrary, they were a throng of newly liberated slaves while the Egyptians were supplied
with horsemen, chariots, and other equipment suitable for the venture.
The reason that one group made a successful crossing and the other group failed was
because of an inward possession which the writer in Hebrews declares to be faith.
The Israelites possessed the one's supreme essential of life which is faith in God.
And that is the supreme need for all people in the inevitable crossings of life.
Faith can take the sad song of life and make it a song of joy.
Faith can take the bleak picture of life, repaint it, and make it to be bright and beautiful.
Faith is trusting God, yielding to God, and relying on God. ... More
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We Are Dependent On God - Psalm 91
Christians must be aware of how dependent we are on God.
We mention it in our prayers and we sing it in our hymns, and we preach about it often.
Many might be a little suspicious of the psalmist who wrote in the Ninety-first Psalm:
" I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: may God; in Him will I trust."
There are those who believe we must do something about our situations on our own,
and maybe we are too dependent upon God.
For instance, as a student, getting ready to take a final test the next morning, and yet,
has not opened the text book all year.
If that student is totally depending on God, then he is in for a surprise.
Or if you are driving your car 80 to 100 miles per hour, and suddenly, a man is crossing
the road in front of you, and you cannot avoid him, then, you cannot expect God
to perform a miracle and have your car spout wings and fly over the man.
But, if after you have done everything you can in a situation, you depend on God.
You cannot depend upon Him too much, because everything you are and everything
you have or can ever hope to be come ultimately from God.
Everything we are -- our life, our thoughts, and our energies are completely given to us by God.
And whether we like to admit it or not, all of us are utterly dependent upon God.
If you are alive, your life is given to you by God, and at any moment God can take that life away. ... More
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It All Belongs to God - John 8:38
God owns you.
He owns you lock, stock, and barrel.
He also owns your liver, your lungs, and your brain.
Every part of you that longs to the Lord.
You can no longer say, " They are my lungs, I'll smoke if I want to."
They are not your lungs.
You cannot say, "They are my eyes, I will see what I want to."
They are not your eyes.
You cannot say, " It is my mouth, I will say what I please."
It is not your mouth.
You have been bought with a price.
You are no longer your own.
God has two claims on every one of His children.
He has the claim of creation, and He has the claim of redemption.
God owns you because He made you and because He bought you. .... More
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You Can Do What You Couldn't - John 14:12
Christians have been doing what they couldn't ever since the Day of Pentecost in the first century.
This was the expectation of Jesus.
He said, " In very truth I tell you, he who has faith in me will do what I am doing;
And he will do greater things still because I am going to the Father." (John 14:12)
The power of a great expectation can lift a person up to a higher level of achievement.
The player of a sports game exceeds himself when his loved ones are in the stands.
The student taking his examination is quickened intellectually by the expectation of a parent
or a friend.
Jesus expects His followers to do great things.
And it is in love for Him that we do them. ... More
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