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Speaking may not be our only problem. Hearing could be a problem.
INTRO.- ILL.- Casey Stengel lived from 1890 to 1975 and was a longtime major league baseball manager (particularly the New York Yankees). Casey held a position on the board of directors for a California bank. Casey described his duties this way: "There ain’t nuthin’ to it. You go into the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 2:1-12
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
4th Sunday of Easter, Series C, Preached 4/25/2010 at St. Paul
Of all the pictures that we have of our Lord Jesus Christ, the picture that is painted for us in the words of the 23rd Psalm are perhaps the most well known and the most comforting. One of the stained glass windows at St. Paul, McConnellsburg has this picture of Jesus as a shepherd surrounded by ...read more
Scripture: John 10:22-30
Denomination: Lutheran
How we hear what God is saying is of the utmost importance.
• Doctor told my parents, "He is not hard of hearing, he just isn’t listening". • It took me a long time to learn that the best part of a conversation is listening. • Some people seem to prosper in the things of God and others don’t. • The paradox is that God wants ALL of His people to succeed in ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:1-25
Denomination: Baptist
A look at the words spoken during the final week of Jesus’ life.
Move #1: Introduction - Every year, Ozark Christian College puts together an Easter program that’s filled with drama and music highlighting the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And for several years in a row, I was a part of the production. Not as a singer! But as one of the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 27:45-46
Hear the Word of God as often as you can, by all means. Faith is built up when you hear the Word. Meditate on it and you shall be blessed.
Amos 8:11-12 11"The days are coming," declares the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine through the land - not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. 12Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the ...read more
Scripture: Amos 8:11-12
Denomination: Independent/Bible
To be a genuine Christian we must be intentional about our spiritual lives, we must be consistent, and we must endure.
On February 18 of this year, we heard the disturbing news that Robert Hanssen, a 25-year veteran of the FBI and expert in counterintelligence, had been arrested on espionage charges. He is accused of passing top-secret information to the Soviet Union — and later Russia — starting in 1985. ...read more
Scripture: James 1:19-25
Denomination: Methodist
A sermon about why Christians do not grow
Hebrews 5:1-14 (KJV) 1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 5:1-14
Sheep do not instinctively follow a shepherd; they need constant training.
John 10 – Hearing the Shepherd March 24, 2024 How does God speak to us? This is one of the most asked questions I get as a Pastor. ‘That God speaks is the basic reality of biblical Faith.’ - Eugene Peterson Genesis 1 – God creates the world by speaking. Revelation 22 – God reminds us, “I am ...read more
Scripture: John 10:3-5, John 10:27, John 16:12-15, Psalm 119:105, Hebrews 4:12, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 15:22 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The Parable of the Soils. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: Mark Chapter 4 Verse 1-20. Ill: Sir William Osler who was the professor of medicine at Oxford University, • Had a class full of students before him; • And wanting to emphasize the importance of observing details, • He reached down to his desk and picked up a ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:1-20
Denomination: Brethren
Jesus call the Apostles and He also calls us
Hear the Call Mark 3:13-19 Good Morning, Steven Cole asked, “Have you ever marveled at how the Lord launched the worldwide movement called “the church”? I would have asked, “What were You thinking when You came up with these men to launch this movement?” They should be graduates of the most ...read more
Scripture: Mark 3:13-19
Four things that God wants us to hear - The Cry from Without, from Above, from Below, and from Within
Hear the Cry Gen. 4:8-9 Gen. 4:8-9 “Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’ And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ ‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’” ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 4:8-9
Understanding prayer as a dialogue rather than a monologue.
17, March 2002 Dakota Community Church Hearing Voices Introduction: II. Statistics on Prayer According to a poll on prayer for Newsweek (3/31/97), the following percentage said: They ask for health or success for a child or family member when they pray -- 82 They ask for strength to overcome a ...read more
Scripture: John 10:14-16, Deuteronomy 5:25-27
Denomination: Mennonite
Jesus is saying, “I, the lamp, have come with the light of the gospel. Don’t cover me and my message over as many of you are doing. Let the lamp shine openly. The reason that you hide my light is that you really prefer something else which is less than
Introduction We are back to the parables this morning. In contrast to our extended metaphor of the sower and his soil conditions, we now come to a collection of short images and sayings. Remember how I said that usually it is the context that makes the parable’s meaning clear? The peculiar ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:21-25
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Ahab only wanted to hear positive prophecies but we can’t always hear only what we want to. We must hear the whole counsel of God even when it isn’t pleasant to the ears.
Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 22:13-18
hearing the warning in a time that has been in unrest is to make wise decisions that lead us toward a stronger not weaker relationship with the Lord.
Hear the warning 2 Kings 1:1-18 Good Morning This week we remember 911- 19 years ago- Where does time go? A time that this country was rocked and surprised by evil and terror and for a moment brought to its knees. Shock and awe made room for a time of unity and a time to reflect back on our ...read more
Scripture: 2 Kings 1:1-18
Denomination: Nazarene