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Chris Johnson
Contributing sermons since Oct 15, 2003
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Inadequate Assessments
Contributed on Oct 24, 2003
There are many opinions about Jesus that, while good in themselves, are inadequate.
As Jesus and the Disciples are in the area of Caesarea Philippi, He asks them a question. At first, it seems to be just a simple, straightforward question but we can be assured that Jesus has a profound purpose in asking it. 1. He did not ask it to gain information because He already knew the ...read more
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The Hurt Of The Holiday
Contributed on Oct 24, 2003
Although Mother’s Day can and should be a joyful celebration, it can for many be a time of great pain.
When we think of holidays like Mother’s Day, we generally think of happy, festive occasions. A day like this produces warm, joyful, and sentimental feelings. But for others there is another aspect to these occasions for some that we don’t often think of: Pain. For many these days can bring ...read more
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You Can Go Home Again
Contributed on Oct 24, 2003
The saying "You can’t go home again" is not true when speaking spiritually.
There is a saying: “You can’t go back home again.” But in this parable Jesus tells us of a young man who did indeed go home. After a long and grueling absence from his father he finally made his way homeward. You too can come back home—no matter how long you’ve been away; no matter how far ...read more
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The God And Father
Contributed on Oct 24, 2003
The Lord is presented as both God and Father and thus adequate to meet all our needs.
In I Corinthians Paul twice promises that he would come to Corinth. Since that time, a long period has passed and the Corinthians wonder if he will ever come. He has put some heavy things on them in the first epistle and being unable to come in person he writes to encourage them in the ...read more
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What We Don't Have
Contributed on Oct 24, 2003
Things we don’t have can cause us to forget what we do have.
As the children of Israel journeyed through the wilderness, God miraculously provided for them and gave them all that they had need of. Being in a wilderness, in a place of lack and scarcity was not an obstacle to God’s power or his provision. They had provisions— Food—rained down from ...read more