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Bob Hager
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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When The Body Moves The Funerals Over
Contributed on Mar 30, 2002
The resurrection is a past event with continuing effects on the present and future.
A letter came from Health and Human Services to a resident of Greenville County, South Carolina: "Your food stamps will be stopped, effective March 1992, because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if your circumstances change." In a business meeting we were ...read more
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Whats Love Got To Do With It?
Contributed on May 20, 2001
Love is primarily an action not a feeling
A man looked up from his hospital bed and said to his wife: "You’ve always been with me when I have had trouble. When I lost my shirt in a poor investment you were there. When I had the car accident you were with me. I got fired and you were there. I’ve come to the conclusion, that you’re bad ...read more
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The So What Of The Resurrection
Contributed on Apr 26, 2001
Belief in the resurrection carries with it implicastions for the way we live out our lives.
The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was wearing shoes ...read more
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From Doubt To Faith
Contributed on Apr 26, 2001
Highlights the difference between a healthy skepticism and cynicism
If I were to mention the names of certain Biblical characters to you and asked you to write down the first word that comes into your mind, it is doubtful that many of you would come up with similar words. If I were to mention the name of Judas many of you would write down the word betray or ...read more
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Skepticism Or Cynicism
Contributed on Apr 26, 2001
Our doubts can lead us to faith or away from faith.
If I were to mention the names of certain Biblical characters to you and asked you to write down the first word that comes into your mind, it is doubtful that many of you would come up with similar words. If I were to mention the name of Judas many of you would write down the word betray or ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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The Cross
Contributed on Apr 5, 2001
Newest Sermon Illustrations
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We'll Stay Out Of The Way
Contributed on Apr 26, 2001
WE'LL STAY OUT OF THE WAY The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. ...read more
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Heres What Cambridge Scholar N.t Wright Has To ...
Contributed on Apr 26, 2001
Heres what Cambridge scholar N.T Wright has to say about the subject, "Why did christianity arise, and why did it take the shape it did? The early Christians themselves reply: We exist because of Jesus’ resurrection…. There is no evidence for a form of early Christianity in which the resurrection ...read more
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Winston Churchill Arranged His Own Funeral. ...
Contributed on Apr 26, 2001
Winston Churchill arranged his own funeral. There were stately hymns in St. Paul’s Cathedral and an impressive liturgy. But at the end of the service, Churchill had an unusual event planned. When they said the benediction, a bugler high in the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral on one side played Taps, ...read more