Sermon Central
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Discipleship
Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 23, 2005 (message contributor)
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1. How To Deal With Anger
Contributed on May 23, 2005
What does God’s word tell us about dealing with our anger. Let’s look at this together that we may live peaceably together.
Jim Taylor in Currents tells the following story about his friend, Ralph Milton: One morning Ralph woke up at five o’clock to a noise that sounded like someone repairing boilers on his roof. Still in his pajamas, he went into the back yard to investigate. He found a woodpecker on the TV antenna, ...read more
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2. Don't Worry, Turn To God
Contributed on May 23, 2005
Worry kills us, it destroys our joy and takes many things from our lives. Let’s study today what God’s word has to tell us in light of this.
So what does God’s word tell us about this preoccupation many of us have with worrying? Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? ...read more
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3. What's Up With Envy?
Contributed on May 23, 2005
We are admonished in God’s word to put away envy. Let us study how envy can destroy our lives if we do not take authority in Christ to put it away.
ENVY (Heb. qin’â; Gk. phthonos). (1) That discontented feeling that arises in the selfish heart in view of the superiority of another (real or imagined), nearly tantamount to jealousy (Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; Proverbs 24:1, 19; Phil. 1:15; etc.). (2) That malignant passion that sees in ...read more
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4. Changing And Helping People Cope With Change
Contributed on May 23, 2005
How do we handle changes? Usually it is at this time that we deal with some of the greatest of stresses in our lives. Let’s examine God’s word for guidance.
Changing and Helping People Cope with Change Stephen R. Yarnall, MD, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Unpleasant Changes--What To Do. When things don’t go our way, we typically go through 10 stages which are a normal part of the coping and healing process. 1. Denial--"It can’t ...read more
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5. Let Us Put Away Pride
Contributed on May 23, 2005
Pride comes before the fall the Bible tells us. Then why is this such a big problem in the lives of many Christians. Let’s look at a view from God’s word.
Let’s Put away our Pride Pali, this bull has killed me." So said Jose Cubero, one of Spain’s most brilliant matadors, before he lost consciousness and died. Only 21 years old, he had been enjoying a spectacular career. However, in this l958 bullfight, Jose made a tragic mistake. He thrust his ...read more
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6. Let's Put Away Clamour
Contributed on May 23, 2005
We are called by Christ to put away clamour. Let’s look at what God word directs in light of this.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Ephes. 4:31 First, what is clamour??? “Clamor” (kraugeô): arguing, fussing, quarrelling, brawling. It means insulting, boistrous behavior, and loud talking. A couple of ...read more
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7. Let Us Put Away Sin From Our Churches
Contributed on May 23, 2005
The Body of Christ here on Earth has been stained with sin. We are called to put away sin from our presence, and if we truly are of the "Body of Christ" we will strive to put sin out of our midst.
Let us Put Away Sin within Our Churches We sometimes criticize others unfairly. We don’t know all their circumstances, nor their motives. Only God, who is aware of all the facts, is able to judge people righteously. John Wesley told of a man he had little respect for because he considered him to ...read more
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8. Let's Put Away Our Loss And Take Courage In Christ
Contributed on May 23, 2005
Loss is something we all face. How do we put away loss and take courage in Christ? Let’s look at what God’s word directs in light of this.
Let’s Put Away Our Loss And take Courage in Christ The Prussian king Frederick the Great was widely known as an agnostic. By contrast, General Von Zealand, one of his most trusted officers, was a devout Christian. Thus it was that during a festive gathering the king began making crude jokes ...read more
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9. Let's Put Away Partiality
Contributed on May 23, 2005
We must strive to put away partiality in our life and from our midst. Let’s look at God’s word for direction in this light.
Let’s Put away Partiality FAVORITISM There’s a wonderful story about a Chicago bank that once asked for a letter of recommendation on a young Bostonian being considered for employment. The Boston investment house could not say enough about the young man. His father, they wrote, was a Cabot; his ...read more
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10. Let Us Put Away Stealing
Contributed on May 23, 2005
Let us put away stealing we are admonished by God’s word. Let us look at the different aspects of this in our lives.
Put Away Stealing STEALING Zig Ziglar tells of a thief, a man named Emmanuel Nenger. The year is 1887. The scene is a small neighborhood grocery store. Mr. Nenger is buying some turnip greens. He gives the clerk a $20 bill. As the clerk begins to put the money in the cash drawer to give Nr. ...read more
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11. Our Battle Against Becoming Bitter
Contributed on May 23, 2005
We are admonished against becoming bitter in our walk this side. Let us look into God’s word for greater direction.
Our Battle Against Becoming Bitter Why do we harbor bitterness in our hearts??? The following may give us an insight. One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman ...read more
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12. Our Fleshly Desires And The Law
Contributed on May 23, 2005
Our fleshly desires and the law are at contrasts. Let’s look at what God directs our lives to be.
Our Fleshly Desires and the Law Our Battle Our Victory When lost recently… Mayday… SOS… We all become lost and confused occasionally and God gives us some great advise through confessions of Paul that we must readily confess to be right with God… Our Battle Confession 1: We are ...read more
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13. Put Away False God's
Contributed on May 23, 2005
We are admonished to put away the false God’s from before us. Let us look at what God’s word tells us in light of this.
Put Away False God’s God often allows the ungodly to amass great wealth--to their destruction. But if you are one with whom God is dealing and if you put the pursuit of riches (or anything else) before service to Christ, God may take away those riches (and other things) until you turn to Him. Some ...read more
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14. Things God Hates
Contributed on May 23, 2005
Let us look seriously at the things that God hates and get them far from us in our walk.
Wise Sayings From God Things God Hates Proverbs 6:16-19 (KJV) These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: [17] A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, [18] An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running ...read more
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15. What's The Big Deal About Adultery
Contributed on May 23, 2005
What’s the big deal about adultery? Well to God it is a very big deal. Let us look at these things in light of God’s word.
Adultery—(moichao, moy-khah’-o) is sexual unfaithfulness by a married person, but it is much more. Man’s idea of adultery is shattered by Christ (Matthew 19:9). Christ says adultery is not only the actual act, but adultery is committed by any one of five acts: A deliberate look. Passion ...read more
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16. Will You Put Away Evil Speech
Contributed on May 23, 2005
Will you put away evil speech? God calls us to do just that. Let’s examine our study today for HIS guidance.
Some choice thoughts about the Tongue: About Abrasive Speech Many a blunt word has a sharp edge. Keep your words soft and sweet; you never know when you may have to eat them. About Gossip Gossip is like soap -- mostly lye! A gossip is just a fool with a keen sense of rumor. About ...read more