Sermons on Praise
Nehemiah 1:1-2:5
Kneehemiah, Man of Prayer, or Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There Introduction: The crisis hits in your life…. You are informed that your company doesn’t need your service any longer. Or, you discover that your father is leaving your mother and their thirty-five year marriage. Or, in the happy aftermath of the birth of your new baby, the pediatrician lets you know there is a problem. Perhaps, it’s one of the more common everyday crises …. You run out of…
2 Chronicles 19, 20
Jehoshaphat: “The Battle Is not Yours, but God’s!” Introduction: American parents are choosing Bible names for their children in record numbers. In a recent survey Michael was the most popular, but others frequently chosen were Joshua, Mary, Elizabeth, Timothy, David, Andrew, and Matthew. Generally, the more godly and successful the person was in Bible times, the more popular the name is today. Little wonder, then, that Ahab, Jezebel and Judas are rarely, if ever, chosen. But one name that doesn’t fit this particular pattern…
Daniel 2
The Dream That Became a NightmarE Note: This manuscript has been extensively rewritten by Mike Andrus. Introduction: Last week we began a chapter-by-chapter study of the book of Daniel, the story of the life of a godly Jewish man taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in the 6th century before Christ. It is a story which highlights the sovereignty of God over human history even in the midst of great disaster. Today we look at Daniel chapter two and the opening account…
Acts 16
The Most Important Question in the World Introduction: There is a question that is upon every thinking person’s mind, but inhibitions prevent many people from putting it into words. It’s the question being asked by thousands of people who are laid off from their jobs. It’s the question on the lips of countless farmers who are facing bankruptcy. It’s the question facing thousands of refugees, drug addicts, and alcoholics. I’ll guarantee it’s being asked by everyone who has contracted aids. And, most importantly, it is the…
Hebrews 13:7-25
Many years ago Allen Funt took his Candid Camera television show to an elite prep school out East, posing as a vocational guidance counselor. Most of the students in this school anticipated being college presidents, bank presidents, or famous corporate lawyers. The producer called the young men in one by one to give them the results of the vocational test they had taken, secretly filming their reactions. A very fine young senior came in, veritably trembling with anticipation of the result of…