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Affirmations - Sermon Viii: Belief In God's Forgiveness And Mine Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 19, 2019

How wonderful to be forgiven by God our Father, by family and by friends! How wonderful to forgive others - and to "forget" their trespasses against us! Amazing is God's grace - and ours!

INTRODUCTION TO AFFIRMATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH As time marches on and the aging process begins to cast a shadow on my short-term memory, my mind seems sharper now than ever regarding long-term memory. It is interesting to me that, at 85 years of age, I am ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:14, Ephesians 1:7-8

Christian Challenge Sermon V: Make Or Break Situations Demand Integrity Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Dec 12, 2019

In times like these, Christians are challenged to speak the truth in love and to act with integrity even though to do so may be costly in terms of likeability, yet rewarding in terms of glorifying God.

CHRISTIAN CHALLENGE SERMON V: MAKE OR BREAK SITUATIONS DEMAND INTEGRITY “Cross my heart and hope to die!” Did any of you ever use that phrase to swear to a friend that you would keep a promise? As kids, we engaged in such promise making, except that we might have done so with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-42

Lifestyle Principles Sermon Ii: When Depressed, Pray For A Right Response Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 22, 2020

Situational depression is our opportunity to prayerfully plan for a positive response.

WHEN DEPRESSED DUE TO SITUATIONAL DISTRESS, PRAYERFULLY PLAN A POSITIVE RESPONSE One day this past week my soul became vexed by a distressful situation . . . my ability to concentrate was dulled . . . my body felt fatigued beyond usual tiredness . . . then it occurred to me that that ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-8

Lifestyle Principles Sermon Iv: Protect Integrity By Practicing The Golden Rule Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 22, 2020

In times of crisis, praying for God's Will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven requires God's people to practice what they preach.

PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF PRAYING “THY WILL BE DONE” BY PRACTICING THE GOLDEN RULE Jacob Eshleman was a wealthy German-Jewish nobleman whose vast land holdings, granted to him by William Penn in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the 1700s became a good steward of his investment by ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-13

Never-Ending Adventure Sermon Iii: Jesus Rules No Matter What Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 29, 2020

Folks who choose to follow Jesus and go on to become mature disciples of Christ learn to trust Him as Lord over all and in all the outcome of which is to experience the peace of His presence with little or no anxiety and fear.

THE CHRISTIAN’S NEVER-ENDING ADVENTURE Jesus Rules No Matter What – Mark 4:35-41 A mother was delighted to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

What Matters Most Sermon I: Uppermost In In The Minds Of Most Christians Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 5, 2020

Meaning in life is found by mature Christians not in possessions or pleasure but in obedience to God's Will.

UPPERMOST IN THE MINDS OF MOST MATURE CHRISTIANS IS “WHAT MATTERS MOST” Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Macedonia. At a young age, she felt called to be a nun and help the poor. At the age of 18, she was trained for missionary service in India. At first she ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14

What Matters Most Sermon Vi: When Christ Shall Come Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 5, 2020

True meaning in life is found by mature Christians by following Solomon's advice to remember the Creator and to spend the rest of one's life on this earth honoring the LORD God Maker of Heaven and Earth.

PROMISE FULFILLED: WHEN CHRIST SHALL COME . . . WHAT JOY SHALL FILL OUR HEARTS! In The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven children’s books by British theologian C. S. Lewis, the hero is a Lion named King Aslan who represents Jesus Christ. Quite naturally, the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:7-10, Ecclesiastes 12:12-14

Of Utmost Concern Sermon Ii: Redemption Of God's Creation Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 12, 2020

Mature Christians speak candidly about the inevitability of death but, more importantly, point to the credibility of our resurrected Lord's promise: "Because I live, you (my disciples) shall live."

OF UTMOST CONCERN TO GOD OUR CREATOR: REDEMPTION OF HIS CREATION THUS, THE CRUCIFIXION THEN THE RESURRECTION On June 18, 1815, British General Wellington faced Napoleon in the battle of Waterloo – a ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25-27

Christ-Centered Life Sermon I: Replacing Anguish With Joy And Peace Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 19, 2020

A Christian whose character reflects the person of Jesus Christ is destined to live in joy and peace of the contagious kind.

CHRIST AT THE CENTER OF OUR LIVES OVERCOMES ANGUISH WITH JOY AND PEACE Thank the Lord for good and gracious folks whose paths have crossed yours and mine – in my case, during sixty-five years of ministry and marriage! For you, as it was for me and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Failure Not Final Sermon Iii: A Failure Almost Impossible To Cope With Or Overcome Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 11, 2020

By God's grace, invoked by the praying of God's people plus an humble attitude brought about by God's discipline, servants of God can be forgiven of their failure and healed of their critical spirit.

A FAILURE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COPE WITH, LET ALONE OVERCOME “To better understand Baptist behavior, come over to the college and study human behavior.” Thus spoke Dr. George Christenberry, president of Augusta State University but also chairman of the deacons at ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:1-15

Failure Not Final Sermon V: From Bitterness Of Failure To Boldness Of Faith Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 11, 2020

God's greatest servants suffered incidents of failure, but their recall of such a close relationship and personal experiences with the Lord in the past sparked repentance and renewal of faith.

FROM BITTERNESS OF RUINOUS FAILURE TO BOLDNESS OF RENEWED FAITH Standing there in the Sistine Chapel with head craned backward as far as possible, gazing in awe and amazement at the ceiling above, my eyes beheld the wonder we had heard about but could not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:54-62, Acts 4:8-13

Comfort And Courage Sermon I: The Miracle Of God's Presence Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 17, 2020

In times of distress, the need we all have for "God's comfort and our courage can be met by meditating upon and ingesting into our lives spiritual manna from David's Shepherd Psalm.

Comforted by the Miracle of God’s Presence The need we all have for being comforted is expressed by one of my poetic prayers for God’s guidance in times of trouble: “Let this be our prayer when we lose our way, or shadows fill our day: Oh ...read more

Comfort And Courage Sermon Ii: The Miracle Of God's Salvation Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 17, 2020

In times of distress, the need we all have for God's comfort and our courage can be met by meditating upon and reaffirming the glorious miracle of salvation provided by the Lord God.

Comforted by the Miracle of God’s Salvation Have you ever felt that your life was in danger . . . all alone . . . helpless . . . hopeless . . . like the walls were closing in on you . . . like there was no way out . . . all was lost . ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:1-6

Comfort And Courage Sermon Iii: God's Gift Of Hope Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 17, 2020

In times of distress, the need we all have for God's comfort and our courage can be met by meditating upon and rejoicing in God's gift of hope that is real and reassuring to Christian believers.

Comforted by God’s Gift of Hope A guy named Alex engaged me in conversation at the Waffle House. Alex told me how the Lord had blessed him and his wife with two miracles. ...read more

Have A Blessed Life Sermon I: Blessed By God, Give Thanks Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 23, 2020

In America we are blessed in ways that the world at large can only dream about and hope for. A massive attitude of thanks giving to God and thanks living by Americans would be great!

BLESSED BY GOD, GIVE THANKS UNTO HIM, AND HAVE A BLESSED LIFE Nowadays some folks tend to “jump the gun” and begin their commercial celebration of Christmas way too early (before Thanksgiving) - the lighting of Macy’s Great Tree . . . my neighbor’s fabulous ...read more