Sermons by Michael Andrus (Page 2)
Philippians 2:12-18
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell The Ins and Outs of Practical Christian Living [i] SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This sermon was preached in Wichita in 2019 as part of another series on Philippians and is being substituted for the earlier sermon. Introduction: Josh called yesterday and whispered the news that he had a bad case of laryngitis and asked if I could substitute for him this morning. I didn’t exactly freak out because I was already on the schedule to…
Philippians 3:1-8
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell The Bankruptcy of Human Religion SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Philippians chapter 3 is one of the most profound and most loved passages in the Bible. Please listen carefully to the reading of verses 1-8: Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For…
Philippians 3:9-14
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell Winning the Race SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The Olympic Games begin in Seoul, Korea in a few weeks. Once again, as is true every four years, one hundred million Americans in desperate need of exercise will spend countless hours in front of a television watching a few hundred athletes in desperate need of rest, who are nevertheless pressing on with every last ounce of effort they can coax out of their tired bodies. …
Philippians 3:15-4:1
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell Sound Advice for Resident Aliens SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I have never lived in a foreign country, but I have had the privilege of traveling extensively throughout North America, and also to Central America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Visiting a foreign country for a few weeks is certainly not the same as living there for an extended period of time, but even my relatively brief visits have taught me some…
Philippians 4:2-9
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell Removing Obstacles; Releasing Power (or Godly Mulch for a Church Plant) SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: My mind thrives on structure. Perhaps as a result of a graduate degree in logic, I have a difficult time dealing with things that don’t seem to fit. I’m working on a remodeling project at home, and my wife will tell you that I drive her nuts because everything has to fit perfectly. It may take me three times as long…
Philippians 4:8-9
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell GIGO: Reprogramming Our Minds SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I am more or less computer illiterate. That’s OK, because I have a Macintosh (that’s a friendly little dig at all the PC friends I have in the church). At any rate, there is an awful lot of computer terminology I don’t understand. But one of the first terms I learned when I got my first computer was GIGO. Do you know what it means? Many of you know: garbage in,…
Philippians 4:10-23
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell Parting Graces SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: All of us have heard the phrase “parting shots.” It’s used to describe last-minute comments, usually nasty ones, when one is ending a phone conversation or leaving a meeting or closing a letter. Parting shots are effective principally because the other person doesn’t have the chance to respond; all he can do is to stew about what was said. Well, the Apostle Paul offers some last-minute comments to…
2 Samuel 2-4
SERIES: David: A Person After God’s Heart Dealing With Boneheads SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I learned something shocking this week: Wyatt Earp’s wife Josie died the year I was born–1944. Honest. Now that may confirm what some of you suspected–that I am really old, but what I wish you would take from it is that some events that seem ancient and remote are really rather recent and relevant. Wyatt Earp himself died during the lifespan of many people in this room–on January 13, 1929. He was once…
2 Samuel 4, 5
SERIES: A Person After God’s Heart Growing into a Person After God’s Heart SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Last Lord’s Day we learned that David, after over a decade of running and barely surviving, has finally become king; unfortunately, he is not king over all of Israel yet, but only of the one tribe of Judah. He is, however, negotiating for the loyalty of the other eleven tribes–with Abner, commander of the army of Ish-Bosheth, Saul’s son and the illegitimate king of…
2 Samuel 6
SERIES: A Person After God’s Heart You Can’t Keep God in a Box SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: David is the only one in Scripture who is called “a man after God’s heart.” What earned him this epitaph? We cannot answer the question fully until our study of David’s life is over, but each week we are getting hints. Three weeks ago we saw David’s intense personal grief over the death of a mortal enemy; such an attitude is very godlike. Then two weeks ago we…
2 Samuel 7
SERIES: David: A Person After God’s Heart When God Says “No” SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Does God answer prayer? Probably every one of you would answer, “Yes, of course!” But what percentage of the time do you get what you ask for? Forty percent, sixty percent, eighty percent? Does that bother you? Have you ever wondered if an atheist’s wishes are fulfilled any less often than a believer’s prayers? The problem of unanswered prayer (or receiving an answer that is “no”) is one that every believer…
2 Samuel 9
SERIES: A Person After God’s Heart Loyal Love SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: We come today to my favorite David story. It is a story of love and loyalty and grace. It is a story that will lead us right to the Cross. Will you turn with me to the ninth chapter of 2 Samuel, and I will read from the NIV. I invite you to stand as I read: David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I…