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QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED (AND WE MUST ANSWER) Week 10 – "HOW MANY LOAVES DO YOU HAVE?" Matthew 15:32-38
There are certain questions people ask when you immediately know what they're really asking. If your spouse looks at you and says, "Do you know what today is?" you know that isn't really a question about the calendar. It's a question about whether you've remembered something important. Suddenly you're mentally flipping through anniversaries, birthdays, and every promise you've made over the last…
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED (AND WE MUST ANSWER) Week 9 – "WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN...?" Mark 8:34-37
So we are deep into our summer series, "Questions Jesus Asked (And We Must Answer)." And today's question hits us right between the eyes. It's from Mark 8, and Jesus asks: "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?" Now before we dive in, I want to start with a story. Christopher McCandless. Some of you know the story - it was made into a book and later a movie called…
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED (AND WE MUST ANSWER) Week 8 – "DO YOU LOVE ME?" John 21:1-17
As we continue our summer series on Questions Jesus Asked (And We Must Answer), we come this week to what might be the most personal question Jesus ever posed. It's a question that cuts through all our religious performance, through our theological correctness, through our church attendance and spiritual busyness, and gets right to the heart of everything. The question is simply this: "Do you love…
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED (AND WE MUST ANSWER) Week 4 – "WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?" Matthew 16:13-17
Welcome. It's good you are here today, because today's question is, without a doubt, the most important one Jesus ever asked. There are many important questions in life. Where will you go to school? What career will you pursue? Who will you marry? Where will you live? How will you raise your children? Those are significant questions because they shape the course of your earthly life. But there is…
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED (AND WE MUST ANSWER) Week 3 - "DO YOU WANT TO BE HEALED?" (John 5:1-15)
Throughout this series, we have been examining some of the questions Jesus asked during His earthly ministry. That may seem a little unusual at first because we often think of Jesus as the One who provides answers. People came to Him with questions about God, life, eternity, forgiveness, marriage, money, and countless other subjects. Yet when you read the Gospels carefully, you discover that Jesus…
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED (AND WE MUST ANSWER) Week 2 - "HAVE YOU NOT READ...?" (Matthew 12:3; 19:4; 21:16; 22:31)
Billy Graham was arguably one of the most respected Christian leaders of the twentieth century. When he passed away, during his funeral service, his son, Franklin Graham shared something significant to those of us whose vocation and calling is to preach. He said one of the defining characteristics of his father's ministry was his absolute confidence in the Word of God. He recalled countless…
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED (AND WE MUST ANSWER) Week 1 - "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?"
This morning we are beginning a brand-new summer sermon series that we're calling "Questions Jesus Asked* (And We Must Answer)." When most people think about Jesus, they think about His answers. They think about His teaching, His miracles, His parables, and the incredible wisdom He shared with those around Him. And certainly, Jesus gave some remarkable answers. But what many people don't realize…
ACTS: THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Week 9 - GO Part 2 - "THE CHURCH, BOTH SENDING AND SENT"
Have you ever noticed that one of the very first words children learn is the word "mine"? Mine; my toy. Mine; my blanket. Mine; my cookie. Mine; my seat. Nobody has to teach a child to say "mine." In fact, my dad did NOT do me any favors when he himself taught my kids that word. (Thanks, Dad!) It seems to come naturally, our obsession of ME. What takes years to learn is another word: "ours." Some…
ACTS: THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Week 8 - GO Part 1 - "THE HUDDLE AND THE HARVEST"
In football, they have the huddle. The whole purpose of the huddle is to give the team about thirty seconds to call the next play. That’s it. Now, here’s what’s funny—sixty thousand people might be watching that huddle. And they don’t mind. They understand. You’ve got to get organized. The quarterback needs to know where he’s going. The ends need to know their route. The backs need to know their…
ACTS: THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Week 7 - SERVE Part 2 - "THEY TOOK NOTE..."
There are certain people in life who leave a lasting impression on you. Spend enough time around someone and eventually you begin to sound like them. You start using their phrases, picking up their habits, laughing at the same things they laugh at. Sometimes married couples do this so much that they can practically finish each other’s sentences. Children pick up expressions from their parents…
ACTS: THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Week 5 - GROW pt 2 - REFINED BY THE PROCESS
Remember the old tv game show Name That Tune? Where you are given a certain number of notes and you have to figure out what song is being played? Well this morning I want to play a version of that game. We’ll call it Name That Person. I’m going to give you some clues, straight out of Scripture, and you keep track of the amount of clues it takes for you to guess the person “I am like one born at…
