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Words Of The Risen Lord
Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003 (message contributor)
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1. Father's Day Advice
Contributed on Jun 13, 2003
Letting Jesus tell us how to run our life is hard but fruitful. Trust Him in all things. Fits all groups but targets men.
John 21:1-14 – Father’s Day Advice Someone wrote these humorous words called, "The World According to Dad." These are words that most dads have said at some time or another to their children. - This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you. - Bring back all the change. - How should I know? ...read more
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2. Which Part Of "All” Don't You Understand?
Contributed on Jun 13, 2003
If His followers are called to make disciples of "all" people, who is that? A topical sermon showing who Jesus spent time with.
Matthew 28:16-20 – Which Part of “All” Don’t You Understand? A pastor in a drought-stricken part of the south called his people to begin praying for rain. In fact he asked each member of the church to join in a prayer vigil that would continue day and night until God granted their request. ...read more
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3. Doubting Disciples
Contributed on Jun 13, 2003
Jesus brought 1)peace by showing the reality of the resurrection, and 2)purpose by showing the wellspring of witnessing.
Luke 23:36-49 – Doubting Disciples Charles Swindoll in his book Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back tells the story of a farmer who wanted to impress his hunting buddies. To impress them, he bought the smartest, most expensive hunting dog he could find. He trained this dog to do things no ...read more
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4. From Heartbreak To Heartburn
Contributed on Jun 13, 2003
Moving past hurts and turning them into usefulness is difficult, but Jesus wants to change us.
Luke 24:13-32 – From Heartbreak to Heartburn I remember reading once a true story about a man who was saved from his burning house in the middle of the night. The house was a total loss, but no-one was hurt. After some work, it was discovered that the fire started in the bedroom, the same ...read more
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5. From Doubting To Doing
Contributed on Jun 13, 2003
Just as Thomas was at heart a sincere follower, so too must we reach out and touch Jesus by faith.
John 20:24-29 – From Doubting to Doing Harriet, the church gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several residents were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made ...read more
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6. When Jesus Speaks Your Name
Contributed on Jun 15, 2003
Jesus singled out Mary Magdalene as the one to whom He would first appear after His resurrection, bringing her life new meaning.
John 20:10-18 - When Jesus Calls Your Name I’m sure most of us have seen at least some of the game show, The Price is Right, where Bob Barker announces the contestants one by one, each one by name, “___________, come on down! You’re the next contestant on The Price is Right!” What would you ...read more
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7. The Surprise Worship Service
Contributed on Jun 15, 2003
The women worshiped the risen Lord, and this shows subtle but useful hints for worshiping. Sermon outline included.
Matthew 28:1-10 – The Surprise Worship Service When Nikita Khrushchev died, a humorous story circulated in political circles. Apparently, the Communist party who’d cast Mr Khrushchev aside were uncomfortable about burying his body on Soviet soil. So they called the President of the United ...read more
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8. The Reading Of The Will
Contributed on Jun 21, 2003
God’s will for someone, no matter what other details there are, boils down to loving Him first and serving others, just the same as for Peter.
A pastor received a call from a church that offered him a salary four times what he was then receiving. Being a devout man, he spent much time in prayer trying to discern what God wanted him to do. One day a friend met the pastor’s young son on the street. “Do you know what your dad is going to ...read more
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9. Do You Hear What I Hear?
Contributed on Jun 27, 2003
Expository/topical sermon of hearing and listening to God’s voice, taken from Paul’s conversion. Bulletin notes following full text sermon.
Acts 9:1-9 – Do You Hear What I Hear? A man was having difficulty communicating with his wife and concluded that she was becoming hard of hearing. So he decided to conduct a test without her knowing about it. One evening he sat in a chair on the far side of the room. Her back was to him ...read more