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Running Through the Cemetery

Have you noticed how much running there is in this text? This is a breathless text. It's got sweat all over it. Everybody in this text is running. You ...


Knowing that Jesus has come for us and called us by name should send us running with joy.


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Making More Disciples
Making More Disciples

The abbot of the monastery called the novice into his office and instructed him to give the homily at the next morning's chapel. Well, the novice ...


Evangelism is more than just giving information about Jesus; it includes making disciples who are committed to Christ for a lifetime.


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Martin Luther's Christmas Sermon


Jesus came into this world to lay down his life for our salvation.


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Are There Many Paths to God?

Introduction

Jesus often surprised people with teachings that cut across the grain of human nature. "Lose your life to save it." "The first will be last." ...


There is only one way to heaven, and that is through Jesus Christ.


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Exclusive Territory

In my economics class, we finished studying agreements. At first glance, my students thought an agreement would limit consumer choice. They're surprised ...


God's demands of exclusivity are for our own good.


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When Was God at His Best?
When Was God at His Best?

When was God at his best? When can we point and say that's God at the top of the ladder?

God created the heavens.

All of us would probably turn to Genesis ...


God’s most wondrous act is the saving of souls.


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Hide and Seek

Illustration: A pastor phoned the home of some recent visitors to his church, and a voice on the other end of the phone answered with a whispered "Hello." ...


Jesus saves us from the sin that makes us hide from God.


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A Wonderful Night

W. Would you look at those stars! There's Orion and the Pleiades, a shooting star ... and another one! Aah, I will never get tired of looking at the night ...


God sent his son Jesus Christ as Savior even for unclean people like shepherds.


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What Difference Does Easter Make?

Illustration: One of my favorite magazines is U.S. News & World Report. I like it because there's a section in there called "News You Can Use." I ...


Jesus Christ's resurrection can transform the way I live and the way I die.


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Eight at the Cross

Today we're going to take a look at a cluttered picture with Jesus in the midst. Some of you are going to look carefully at this picture, and you're going ...


How you see Jesus determines what sort of relationship you will have with him.


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The Most Miserable People in the World

Introduction

I have two groups of people standing here with me. The people on my right are not perfect, but they are all convinced Jesus Christ rose from ...


The reality of Christ’s resurrection means everything.


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Four Ironies of the Cross
Four Ironies of the Cross

We all know what irony is. Some of it is bitter. Some of it is vicious. Some of it is funny. But at its best, irony has the capacity to clarify an incident ...


In his weakness on the cross, Jesus Christ revealed his greatness.


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Sin 101: Why Sin Matters

I'd like to read you a quote from an interview with someone named Brian Warner:

Initially I was drawn into the darker side of life. But it's really just ...


If we ignore our innate awareness of sin, we will follow the path to death.


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The Rocky Soil
The Rocky Soil

Luke 8:4—15 contains one of the most remarkable, unforgettable, and important parables our Lord ever taught: the parable of the soils.

The good news ...


The superficial believer appears genuine but withers in difficulty.


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God's Marshmallow Test

Back in the 1970s a research team of psychologists from Stanford University performed on a group of 4 an experiment they called the "marshmallow test." ...


To wait well, our hearts must be filled with hope that is focused on Jesus.


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Baptism: A Public Declaration of Dependence
Baptism: A Public Declaration of Dependence

I was driving into church and I put in a cassette tape of the song "Mercy Came Running." I arrived at the worship center and went up to my office, did ...


Baptism declares we are unashamed of the Christ who died for us.


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