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Ephesians (Joel Smith)
Contributed by Joel Smith on Apr 19, 2009 (message contributor)
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1. You Are Here
Contributed on Apr 19, 2009
You can’t get to where you need to go unless you know where you are.
Back at the tender age of 19 I landed an assistant manger job at the Radio Shack in Thomasville. As a lifelong Lexington boy I only knew enough about Thomasville to find my way to work. But I didn’t get out much and anything further north than DCCC was unknown territory to me. One day at work I ...read more
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2. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours!
Contributed on Apr 24, 2009
Genuine worship informs the mind about God, inundates the heart with the Spirit, and initiates the body into Christ-likeness.
On April 21st of last years the Associated Press reported: Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar. The Country Rock Church drew about 100 people to Sunday night’s meeting at the Pub Lounge ...read more
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3. A Prayer For People Who Have Everything
Contributed on May 4, 2009
Jesus must be the source of your confidence if you’re ever going to stand up and stand out for God.
Back in my teen years a co-worker at the Red Barn Fish Camp #2 in Tyro, NC introduced me to a club that he said I never wanted to be a member of if I could help it. It’s called the WSC Club. The subject came up because one of our buddies in the kitchen wanted to ask a girl out on a date, but he ...read more
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4. Plight Of The Living Dead
Contributed on May 13, 2009
"I see dead people."
One of my all-time favorite movies is The Sixth Sense. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychiatrist working with a young boy played by Haley Joel Osment who claims to be able to see dead people. The kid figured out that the dead people, who he alone can see and converse with, don’t know that ...read more
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5. Veni, Vidi, Velcro
Contributed on May 24, 2009
I came, I saw, I stuck. Choosing Velcro over Teflon.
The Baptist Standard of last year made this sad prediction: “The Southern Baptist Convention is dying rapidly, and resistance to change could kill more than half the denomination’s churches by 2030, SBC President Frank Page said. Unless something is done to reverse the downward trend, Southern ...read more
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6. The Power Of The Call
Contributed on Jun 15, 2009
God’s call sets the course for your life.
‘Tis the season for graduation! It’s a bittersweet time. One chapter of life ends while a new one begins. The door closes on friendships that have lasted a decade or more, but just ahead are relationships that will probably last a lifetime. There’s some anxiety at moving into the unknown, but ...read more
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7. Settle Down, Lord! Settle Down!
Contributed on Jun 15, 2009
Most of this sermon was ripped off from the pamplet "My Heart, Christ’s Home."
This morning’s sermon is going to be dramatically different from what I’ve presented so far. In just a few minutes I’m going to get you to use your imagination and go on a tour with Jesus Christ. I think you’ll be convicted, challenged, and encouraged, but to get there you’ll need to put aside ...read more
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8. Twittering Ourselves To Death
Contributed on Jul 8, 2009
Put on the new self by getting your mind right with God.
An article appearing in the August 11, 2007 edition of World Magazine entitled, “Sex and the evangelical teen” suggests evangelical teenagers on the whole may be more sexually immoral than non-Christians. “Christian parents and churches need to face up to a problem long hidden in the dark: ...read more
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9. Return The Favor
Contributed on Jul 8, 2009
If you’ve received the grace of God return the favor to everyone else.
Let’s begin this morning with a little check of your vocabulary. Can someone give me a defining of the word nag? If someone accuses you of nagging them, what are they trying to tell you? Nagging is when you tell someone something that they already know. And you tell them over … and over … and ...read more
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10. Coup De Moi
Contributed on Jul 13, 2009
If you want to know if you’ve truly been born again answer the question: "Who is your spiritual daddy?"
I guess it’s a sign of the times in which we live, but a couple of years ago I saw a billboard on I-85 in Charlotte that said, “Who’s the daddy?” There was a picture of a baby and an ad for a genetic testing lab beneath the picture. It’s sad that young folks are so promiscuous they have to have a ...read more
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11. Leave The Light On
Contributed on Jul 27, 2009
God calls His children to go into the darkness and leave their light on.
Light has amazing qualities. It attracts and transforms. Turn on a light in the darkness outside and watch what happens. Every flying critter within range will flock to it. Turn out all the lights at night in your safe, comfortable house and what happens? It becomes a treacherous obstacle ...read more
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12. Never Trust A Charismatic With Marriage Problems
Contributed on Jul 27, 2009
A Spirit-filled Christian chooses to be under the influence of God.
I love idioms. Idioms are local or cultural words or phrases that have dual meanings. If, for example, someone says that you are cool or hot, they’re not talking about your body temperature. Cool means unaffected by pressure or it describes a certain winsome personality or just means good. Hot, ...read more
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13. Resisting Thought Assault
Contributed on Jul 30, 2009
God created you for a calling, but you’re going to have to fight for it.
When I read this Paul’s final teaching in the book of Ephesians. It reminds me of George C. Scott in that classic movie “Patton.” He’s standing in front of an enormous American flag rallying the men to fight the battle before them during WW II. In he utters one of the best lines I’ve ever heard ...read more