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  • Grace Is Greater Than Your Bitterness

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Jan 23, 2018
     | 4,666 views

    Prayer is what makes forgiveness possible.

    Title: Grace Is Greater than Your Bitterness Place: BLCC Date: 1/28/18 Text: Hebrews 12.15; Acts 7.57-60 CT: Prayer is what makes forgiveness possible. [Screen 1] FAS: Craig Groeschel said, my biggest struggle with bitterness started when my family discovered the awful truth about someone we had ...read more

  • Does God Do Anything Exciting Anymore?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 26, 2018
     | 4,376 views

    The shepherds were excited to go see the baby Jesus. Have we lost our enthusiasm for what God is doing in the world?

    COULDN'T WAIT: The shepherds were eager to go see what God was doing. - Luke 2:15-16. - Consider for a moment the eagerness, curiosity, and enthusiasm of the shepherds. They’re genuinely excited to go look into what God is doing. - They were deeply affected by the good news. - I want to talk ...read more

  • Why Is There So Much Arguing Among Christians? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 29, 2014
     | 5,681 views

    There is a lot of arguing among Christians. This sermon looks at why that's largely worthless and where God would have to focus instead.

    ARGUING AND CONTROVERSIES: Sometimes we act like the symbol of our faith is a bullhorn. - 1 Timothy 1:4 (“promote controversies”), 6 (“meaningless talk”), 7. - Sometimes we act like a bullhorn is the symbol of our faith – we speak loudly to drown out the other ...read more

  • Seven Barriers To Getting Your Miracle

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2014
     | 4,262 views

    A look at seven things that hold us back from getting the miraculous answer to prayer that God has for us.

    A Sad Truth: Not everyone gets the answer God was willing to give. - Matthew 9:30a. Seven Barriers To Getting Your Miracle: 1. Can’t see things clearly. - Matthew 9:27 – “two blind men” 2. Public ridicule. - Matthew 9:27 – “calling out” - The Greek ...read more

  • If The Law Can’t Save Us, What’s The Point Of Having It? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2014
     | 4,859 views

    A look at how the Law is not there to get us to God, but to show us how far we are from Him.

    THE POINT OF THE LAW: The Law doesn’t get us closer to God; it helps us understand how far from Him we are. - 1 Timothy 1:7-8. - Romans 3:20. - The initial thought about the Law would seem to be: it’s to get us to God, therefore it’s for the righteous. - The reality is that ...read more

  • How What We Know Impacts How God Judges Us Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2014
     | 3,412 views

    A look at our how our judgment is partially dependent on how much we knew, whether we're a Christian or non-Christian.

    MORE THAN HEARING: How much we’ve heard impacts how much God expects of us. - 1 Timothy 1:13. - Verse 13 brings out an interesting phrase: “because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.” - Paul there acknowledges that part of God’s great mercy to him was prefaced on his lack ...read more

  • Why Did Jesus Tell People To Stay Quiet About The Miracles?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 25, 2014
     | 10,950 views

    It's a curious thing: Jesus regularly instructed people to keep quiet about the miracle He'd done for them. This passage provides insight into why Jesus did that.

    A LINGERING QUESTION: Why did Jesus tell people to stay quiet about the miracles? - Matthew 9:31. - This is something that happens repeatedly throughout the gospels: Jesus does a miracle and then instructs the healed not to share what happened. - It’s hard to understand: wouldn’t you ...read more

  • What Was Jesus’ Primary Emotion Toward The Lost?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 26, 2014
     | 4,928 views

    A look at the compassion that Jesus felt toward the lost and how we can move to be more like Him.

    WHAT WAS JESUS' PRIMARY EMOTION TOWARD THE LOST? It was compassion. - Matthew 9:36. -Matthew 9:13; Matthew 9:36; Matthew 12:7; Matthew 14:14; Matthew 15:32; Matthew 18:27; Matthew 20:34. - Jesus’ primary emotion toward the lost was compassion. - Look at how often it comes up just in ...read more

  • What Is The Mistake That Leads Toward The Unforgiveable Sin?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 5, 2014
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     | 4,689 views

    A look at the unforgiveable sin. I think the distinction that I share about why criticism of Jesus is acceptable but of the Holy Spirit is not will be helpful in getting to the heart of what Jesus is trying to convey.

    WHAT IS THE "UNFORGIVEABLE SIN" EXACTLY? It seems to be seeing consistently clear evidence of the Spirit’s movement and attributing it to Satan. - Luke 12:10. - The passage in Luke presents the shortest version of this saying in the gospels. The versions in Matthew 12:22-32 and Mark ...read more

  • The Harsh Consequence Of A Private Faith

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 6, 2014
     | 3,602 views

    A look at why we need to be public in our belief and three things to help embolden our faith.

    BELIEVING ON THE INSIDE: If what’s on the inside is real, it will make it out. - Luke 12:8-9. - Many people have the idea that as long as I have “Jesus in my heart” then I’m ok. - And often implicit with that is the idea that my faith can be a private thing. It’s ...read more

  • An Overlooked Key First Step Toward Spiritual Harvest

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 6, 2014
     | 4,806 views

    A look at the evangelism prayer that Jesus told us to pray (but we don't) as well as five of the reasons we need this prayer.

    THE SIMPLE, OBVIOUS, PATHETIC, MYSTIFYING TRUTH: We do not pray this prayer. - Matthew 9:38. - I do not have an explanation for this. - It’s not hard to do. It’s not hard to understand. It’s not controversial. Yet it’s rare that any of us pray this prayer at all. ...read more

  • Why Did Jesus Say He’s Not A Judge?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 18, 2014
     | 3,407 views

    A look at two short verses where Jesus says He wasn't appointed a judge. Why did He say that? This leads us to a larger discussion of the dangers of coming to Jesus with a pre-existing agenda.

    A CONFUSING STATEMENT: Why does Jesus say He’s not a judge? - Luke 12:13. - This is an odd statement by Jesus. Why does He say that He was not appointed a judge between them? - It’s important to read the full sentence. Jesus doesn’t say, “I am not a judge” or ...read more

  • How To Be Rich Toward God: What That Looks Like Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 19, 2014
     | 5,456 views

    A look at three of the ways that we can be "rich toward God" by using our money wisely.

    A MONEY PROBLEM: What you store up for yourself gets left behind. - Luke 12:20-21a. - The end of verse 20 notes the rich fool can’t take it with him. That very night his death is coming and then someone else will get what he’s built up. Everything that he has is left on this ...read more

  • How To Be Rich Toward God: Where To Invest Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 24, 2014
     | 3,996 views

    A look at the two main places we should invest our money if we want to be "rich toward God" (Luke 12:21).

    WHERE DO I PUT THE MONEY? Being “rich toward God” seems a little obscure because you can’t mail God a hundred bucks. - Luke 12:21. - Matthew 6:20; Luke 19:13. - The investment sites that give you all the resources to figure out where to invest – I don’t have time ...read more

  • How To Be Rich Toward God: How To Invest More Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 25, 2014
     | 3,888 views

    Six practical suggestions for giving more to the Kingdom and becoming "rich toward God" (Luke 12:21).

    How To Invest More In The Kingdom Of God: - Luke 12:21. 1. If you’re now giving nothing, set a “first check” amount and commit to increasing it over time. - If you're not giving anything to the Kingdom right now, there's probably a good chance you're also in debt. You need to ...read more