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 The Master's Touch
 Mark 1:40
 Heavenly Banking
 Prov. 11:24-26, 28
 Goodbye to Glory
 1 Sam. 4:18-22
 Urgently Needed
 2 Tim. 2:15
 Be An Encourager
 2 Chron. 35:2


 Love Is A Priority
 1 Cor. 13:4
 Right Time and Place
 1 Kings 17:8-10
 It's A Good Day
 1 Peter 3:8-12
 Gather The Stones
 1 Sam. 7:12
 Prepare for Discipleship
 Acts 2:42

 Unemployed Christians
 Colossians 3:23-44
 Lost and Found
 Luke 15
 Faith That Defies Defeat
 Daniel 3:16-18
 A Great Heritage
 Deut. 4:7
 Chasing the Wind
 Ecclesiastes 1:1-17


 I Am Satisfied
 Phil. 4:11-14
 Love One Another
 John 13:34-35
 Drowning in Difficulties
 Matthew 14:20
 Sense of Responsibility
 Matthew 25:14-29
 Time To Seek The Lord
 Hosea 10:12


Look At God Through Jesus
 John 14;9
 A Call To Revival
 Isaiah 62:6,10
 As A Man Thinks
 Proverbs 23:7
 What God is Like?
 Exodus 34:6-7
 It's All about Kindness
 1 Corinthians 13:4


 Saved to Serve
 Philippians 1:27-2:30
 What If I Can't?
 John 5:1-9
 Makiing A Living Or...
 1 Corinthians 10:31
 Coping With Stress
 Psalm 37
 No Fear of Tomorrow
 John 14:17


 Vision of God
 Habakkuk 1:1-2
 Wasted Opportunities
 Numbers 14:3-4
 Way Out of Failure
 Exodus 2:11-15
 God's Perfect Plans
 Jeremiah 29:11
 Two Wrongs Never Make
 A Right
 Exodus 2:11-14


 It's Not Fair!
 Ecc.3:16-4:3
 Time to Weep...Weep
 Ecc. 3:4
 It's About Tithing!
 Leviticus 27:30-32
 In The Hands of God
 Romans 9:20-21
 Unfinished Business
 Matthew 23:1-12
 Playing The Fool
 1 Samuel 26:21


 Living With Our Limitations
 Romans 8:26
 Use It Or Lose It!
 Matthew 25:14-30
 Serving God With Love
 2 Corinthians 5:14
 God Was There
 Luke 7:11-18
 Jesus Is All You Need!
 Hebrews 9:1-15


 Go Forward, Christian
 Hebrews 13:11-30
 We Need the Church
 Hebrews 10:23-25
 When A Disciple Defects
 2 Timothy 4:10
 Abounding Grace of God
 Romans 5:1-2,8
 Your Influence
 Matthew 17:24-27


 You Can Walk On The Water
 Matthew 14:28,29
 Spiritual Thirst
 John 7:37-39
 Christ Can Change Things
 Luke 19:9
  The Time Has Come!
 John 17:1
 Importance of Ministry
 Mark 2:2-12


 Compelled to Tell
 2 Kings 5:2-4
 Dare to be Decisive
 Joshua 1:7
 Doing Right The Wrong Way
 2 Samuel 6:2-8
 Christ Is Here!
 Matt. 14:28-29
Greatest Commandment
 Matt. 22:34-40


 Makes God Angry
 Romans 1:24-25
A Conquering Love
 John 13:34,35
God's Sustaining Power
 Psalm 55:22
Why I am A Christian
 1 Peter 3:13
God Is In Charge!
 Deut. 1:6


Do What You Couldn't
John 14:12
It All Belongs to God
John 8:38
We Are Dependent on God
Psalm 91
Faith Is Essential
Hebrews 11:29
Be An Encourager
2 Chron. 35:2


Dealing With Failure
1 Kings 19;1-10
Believe In The Future
Philippans 3:1-14
Repent or Perish
Luke 13:1-5
Give It Another Year
Luke 13:6-9
Using Your Failure
2 Samuel 11:27


Stressed Out!
Matthew 11:28-30
Time Waits For No One
Psalm 90:10-12
Life Is In The Blood
John 6:53
Out of Order
1 Peter 3:12-17
No Separation
Romans 8:38-39


More Than Conquerors
Romans 8:35-37
Give God What You Have
2 Kings 4:1-7
A God-Centered Life
2 Cor. 5:14-15
Your Way or God's Way
Isaiah 55:8-9
What Do You See?
Matthew 11:7


A Powerful Purpose
Philippians 3:13-14
We Must Tell Others
John 1:42
Satisfied To Be Mediocre
John 10:10
Work While It Is Day
John 9:4
Holiness Is Not An Option
1 Peter 1:16


Don't Bother Me!
Matthew 21:23-32
The Way Of The Cross
Luke 23:33
7 Ducks in a Muddy Pond
2 Kings 5:1-14
Faith Is The Victory
Hebrews 11:30
Wasted Opportunities
Numbers 14:3-4


The Patience Of God
Jonah 4:11
An Unexpected Witness
2 Kings 5:2-4
Something Every Christian Should Know
1 Corinthians 6:19
God Makes A Difference
1 Kings 16:29-34
Fools For Christ's Sake
Matthew 14:28-29


Dead Things Cannot Grow!
Jude 20
Victimized By Bigness
Mark 12:41-44
Christ Still Changes Things
Luke 19:9
Nowhere Else To Go!
John 6:60-71
Broken Cisterns
Jeremiah 2


A Horrible Sin of Christians
2 Kings 7:3-16
A Word We Need To Understand
Luke 16:1-2
Ready For His Coming!
Titus 2:11-14
What Will You Give?
John 12:1-8
Serving In Difficult Places
Philippians 4:22


God Is Always Listening!
Psalm 28:1
The Christian That God Uses
Acts 9:10-17
It Is Time To Start Living!
John 10:10
Be Of Good Cheer
Matthew 9:2; 9:20
Integrity Or Hypocrisy
1 Timothy 6:13-16


God's Requirements
Micah 6:8
What Is True Worship?
Isaiah 6:1-8
The Point Of No Return
Luke 9:62
Go Without the Camp
Hebrews 13:11-13
Our Glorious God
Revelation 1:17-18


Don't Fret! Don't Fear! Don't Faint!
Psalm 37:1
A Parable of Encouragement
Luke 8:4-15
God's Power In Earthen Vessels
2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Never Alone
Genesis 28:10-22
Healing Power of Confession
Luke 15:8


Running The Race
Jeremiah 12:15
Hungary Disciples Needed
1 John 2:6
A Respectable Christianity
Luke 15:25-32
God Always Remembers
Exodus 2:20-25
Dealing With Doubt
Matthew 14:22-23


You Can't Please Everyone!
Luke 7:31-35
What To Do In The Desert?
Exodus 3:1
Doing Ministry
Mark 2:2-12
The Twelve
Matthew 10:2-5
Spiritually Thirsty
John 7:37-39


Bridle The Wild Horses
James 3:3
Encourage Yourself
1 Samuel 30:6
Abounding Grace
Romans 5:1-2ff
Missing Gods
Judges 18:24
Christians Are Different
Romans 12:2


A Great Day Is Coming!
Revelation 20
We'll Work Till Jesus Comes!
1 Samuel 16:11
If Walls Could Talk!
2 Kings 20:1-6
No Man Cared For My Soul
Psalm 142:1-4
The Parable Of The Trees
Judges 9:7-20

Lost Opportunities
1 Kings 20:35-43
Nauseating Neutrality
Obadiah 11
"Where Are You?"
Genesis 3:9
Courage To Dare
Joshua 1:7
What Happens After Death?
2 Corinthians 4:16, 5:5

What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Acts 16:30-31
Wonderful Word Word of God
Matthew 22:29
What Do You See?
Psalm 73
Can You Pass The Test?
Genesis 13:7, 12;10

The Quitter
2 Timothy 4:10
One Day To Live!
Proverbs 27:1
Repent Or Else!
Revelation 2:1-7, 16
Begin The Day With Prayer.
Psalm 63:1-2
WHY?
John 9:1-3

Call To Humility
Luke 18:9-14
Courageous Christians
Acts 4:19,20
The Body of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:1-12
Prepared and Ready
Acts 2:42
Things We Never Get Over
Hebrews 12:17

Victorious Over Self
Genesis 32:24-32
Walking With God!
Genesis 5:24
Blessing of Serving
Isaiah 58:10-20
God Is In Charge!
Isaiah 55:8-9
The Grass Is Greener
Phillippians 4:11

Everybody Ought To Know!
John 3:36
Teach Me, Dear Lord!
Psalm 143
It Is Real!
1 John 1:1-4
When Christians Sin!
2 Samuel 11:1
Mind Your Own Business
Song of Solomon 1:6

Purpose of the Potter
Romans 9:20-21
Be Filled With The Spirit
Ephesians 5:18
A BA Degree
1 Kings 19:14
Learning How To Rest
Hebrewa 4:9-11
How Far Love Must Go!
John 10:1-18

Doing Your Own Thing!
Judges 13:5
Many Clouds -- No Rain!
Jude 12
Stand By Me!
Acts 23:11
Amazing Grace of God
1 Peter 5:10
Lying Is Always Wrong
Exodus 20:16
Overcoming Our Fears
2 Timothy 1:7

Time Alone With God
1 Kings 17:2-7
Only God Can Satisfy
Psalm 42:1-2
Don't Miss Out!
john 20;28
God's Plans
Ecclesiates 3:1-5
We Need It!
Joshua !:7

God's Call To Jonah
Jonah 1:1-3
Christians Are Lights
Ephesians 5:3-17
Our All Sufficent Christ
2 Peter 1:3
Discerning God's Will
Colossians 1:910
We Are Witnesses
Acts 5:32

When Sickness Comes
Daniel 3:17
Go Forward
Exodus 14:13-15
Yield Not To Tepmation!
Genesis 39:8
God's Gracious Invitations
John 1:39; 21:12
Start Well - Finish Well
1 Kings 12:25-33

Really Worship
Ecc. 5:1-9
More Like The Master
Proverbs 25
On To Victory!
Daniel 3:16-18
Find It Or Lose It!
Luke17:32-33
When People Forget God!
Judges 3:7

Come On Up!
Revelation 11:12
The Old Rugged Cross
1 Corinthians 1:18-24
Are You Counting On Tomorrow?
James 4:13-14
The "I Wills" Of Jesus
Several Scriptures
No More Excuses
Exodus 3:1-11

When Your Faith Is Tested
Genesis 22:2
This Old House
2 Corinthians 4:18 - 5:8
Just A Pinch Will Do!
Matthew 5:13
Put A Bridle On It!
James 1:26; 3:1-18
Sin Of Backslidding
John 6:67-71

Nourishing The Soul
John 7:37-38
Emotionally Damaged
Romans 6:26-27
The Deity Of Jesus
Colossians 2:9
Living Victoriously
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
A Critical Spirit
John12:1-8

When Things Go Wrong!
Isaiah 40:27-31
Just Say, "Yes!"
2 Timothy 2:5
Is Your Well Dry?
john 4:7-24


Classic Sermons:
 He and He Alone
 Phil. 1:21
 Jesus Christ Crucified
 1 Cor. 2:2
 Goodbye to Glory
 1 Sam. 4:18
 Fact, Faith, Feeling
 Inexcusable Ingratitude
 Romans 1:20-21
 Worth of the Soul
 Mark 8:38
 Facing The Future
 Psalm 23
Paths of Disappointment
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Best of All, God Is With Us
1 Chronicles 22:18
Christ Is All In All
Colossians 3:11
Mystery of Godliness
1 Timothy 3:16
Vance Havner
By Him All Things Consist

Vance Havner
Jesus Only!
 

 Welcome to an updated Sermon Storehouse
 Below are some sermons you will find on Storehouse:

"This study will bless you and your church.
This is a study in which every Christian will see the gracious hand of God on our lives. ." Dr. Harold L. White
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Give Me This Mountain  --  Joshua 14:12: "Give me this mountain."  ADDED 05/11/12

Caleb of the Old Testament was a man who never ceased growing.
The passing years increased his stature.
He demonstrated the exhilarating truth that it is possible for the greatest achievement in life
to take place in old age.
There is no fixed retiring age in serving God.

And every stage of life, Caleb merits our admiration, and he never disappoints us.
The secret of his godly consistent captured in five simple words
that can also be true of us as they were of him.
Those words were, "He wholly followed the Lord."

Caleb was consistent in his youth.

He appears on the stage of Israel's history as a young man.
Nothing is recorded of his youth, but his subsequent record gives an accurate insight
into his character as a young man.

We are not told of the 30 years of our Lord's obscurity, but the following three years of ministry
tell us all we need to know of it.
The crises do not create the man, but they always reveal the man.
Until the crisis of being shipwreck, Paul was merely "one of certain prisoners,"
but he then became the undisputed master of the situation.

The choice of Caleb, a ruler in Judah, was one of the 12 spies indicated the esteem
in which he was held by the leaders and the people.

Two qualities stand out conspicuously.
First, he showed undaunted courage.

Moral courage is greater and rarer than physical courage, the Caleb demonstrated both
in the crisis at Kadesh.
His moral courage was noticed as he stood almost alone against
the growing tide of popular opinion.

This is one of the most difficult tests for young people who crave popularity.
It is difficult not to pursue an opposite course when "everyone is doing it."
Not everyone is willing to back a minority cause.

It took a lot of physical courage to persist in his attitude of faith when the stones begin to fly,
but he refused to be intimidated, and he refused to bow down to the wish of the majority.

In the second place, he had a robust and unwavering faith.  ... MORE

Thoroughly Confident In God    --   Romans 1:16; 1 Timothy 1:8-14   ADDED 05/11/12

"I am not ashamed of the gospel," Paul shouted to the world.
This was true Paul, but is it true of many of us?
Is it true of us with our family?
Is it true of us at work?
Is it true of us at school?
Is it true of us in our sports?
Is it true of us in our leisure events?

So often when religion is discussed the latest clergy scandal is brought up,
and someone will bring up something about the hypocrisy in the church.
Many Christians are afraid to admit that they are Christians.

Why is there so little boldness about our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
One of the reasons for our timidity is that so many people see the Bible
as simply a collection of myths and fairy tales and a good book,
but not acceptable to the scientific mind.
Many just do not believe the Bible.

Some years ago I read the story of a boy who was asked by his mother
what he had learned in Sunday school that day.
The boy described the story of the Israelites Exodus from Egypt.

When he came to the dramatic portion about the crossing of the Red Sea.
Here is how he told the story: "Moses took out his walkie-talkie and called
in the Israeli Air Force to bomb the Egyptians, while the others built a pontoon bridge
to cross over the Red Sea."

The boy's mother asked, "Is that how they told you the story?"
He dropped his head and muttered, "Well, no, but Mom if I told you the story
the way they told it to me, you would never believe it."

That is our problem, isn't it?
Whenever we read the Bible, we are suddenly thrust into a world which seems foreign to us.
We don't live in a world where seas part and people travel across on dry ground.
We live in a world where bushes burn, but are not consumed.

In the Bible we read of where manna falling out of the sky to feed thousands of hungry people.
It speaks about people walking on water.
The blind are given their sight.
And dead people are brought back to life.

How do you explain that kind of world to a world that is accustomed to analyzing itself
under a microscope?
The answer is -- we cannot explain it.

The stories of our faith live on from generation to generation not because of skilled practitioner
of religious truth have perfected ways of explaining the stories,
but because the stories themselves have a life of their own.
They need no explanation.
They need simply to be told.

Let the Bible speak for itself. ... MORE

Where We Will Never Grow Old!   --  Psalm 90 and 91   ADDED 05/11/12

Most of us have experienced disturbing thoughts.
It may be about an unsolved problem.
It may be about an unresolved relationship.
It may be about a haunting memory.

The one that troubles us the most are our hidden, unexpressed fears.
They always trouble our minds and resurface when we are not expecting them.
They drain our mental and emotional energies.
They rob us of our peace of mind and of being productive.

There is one submerged fear that all of us have in common.
It is the greatest of all fears.
It masquerades in lesser fears.
We try not to think about it.
We often resist facing it.
We also avoid talking about it.

That fear is the fear of death and dying.

I have witnessed the death of several people, and in several of those cases
I wondered if that person was ready to die.
Most of us would have to admit that we are not ready.
We try not to think of death, even though we know it will eventually come to all of us.
We refuse to think about it and stay focused on our everyday activities.

Death has been called the "king of horrors."
We try to disguise its stark reality, eventually, and physical finality with the skill of a mortician.
But the fear doesn't go away.

Each bout with sickness or physical limitation reminds us that there will be a day
when we will breathe our last breath.
Our heart will stop beating.
Our brain will stop functioning.
The terminal illnesses of loved ones and friends shock us again with the fact
that we too have an appointment with death.

We cannot live with freedom and joy until we have conquered the fear of death.
But we cannot do that with our own strength.
We need a profound healing of our fear.
The human philosophies of life will not help us.
Platitudes about our influence continuing after death will not satisfy.
Even the best worded theories of immortality and the endless existence of the soul
will be of no solace.  MORE

Troubles Will Come!   --   Romans 8:28    ADDED 05?11/12

Over the years I have looked out from the pulpit at the many faces looking at me,
and I have tried to be mindful of individual as well as corporate needs.
Some sermons are directed primarily to community needs.
Needs that exist within the state or the nation, or perhaps some need in the world.
Other sermons are directly to the fact that there are individual needs in the congregation.

Very few families in our church have escaped heartaches and troubles.
Some years ago there was a popular song entitled:
"Into Each Some Rain Must Fall" by the Ink Spots.
There's no question about that.

It may be a high school student who has just failed an important test.
It may be a widow dressed in black who now faces the loneliness and devastation
of a once happy and cheerful home.
It may be a grieving father who soul has been pierced by a by the words
of an ungrateful son or daughter.
It may be a sorrowing mother who weeps silently over a tiny white casket that contains
the lifeless form of the object of her affections, and who was the center of her hopes.
It may be a broken hearted person who has been outraged at the disloyalty of a trusted friend.
It may be a distraught parents sitting in the gloom of what the world calls disgrace.

Whoever you are, and what ever your troubles, I ask you to remember
that God never promised you exemption from it, but He has promised victory in it.

Today I would like for us to see three things about trouble.
First, it is objective.
Secondly, it is ordinary.
Thirdly, it is an opportunity.

First, it is objective.

Many of our troubles are self made.
There are occasions that we get into trouble because we talk too much.
Sometimes, we get in trouble because we have overextended ourselves financially,
and we find ourselves in a financial bind.
Really, the most serious troubles that life brings are objective and impersonal,
They are not the things that you have brought about by your actions.

The afflictions of Job were not the result of sin.
He had not grievously rebelled against God.
That was not the reason for his suffering.
His afflictions were designed to prove him, to put his faith to the test,
and to show the world his unswerving loyalty to Almighty God.

I have often heard people ask, "Why did God do this?
Why did God take my loved one.
Why does God allow the injustices and equities of war to continue?
Why doesn't God put a stop to hatred, racial prejudice, and the social inequities that we see?
Why doesn't God stop the sickness and cancer and other dreaded diseases?
Why does God not stop the sorrow, the pain, and the heartaches?"

These questions are often asked.
These questions have plagued the human race since the beginning of time.

I don't begin to profess to have an answer, but I have some suggestions.
The suggestion has been made that instead of making trouble a question mark,
we should make it a exclamation point.

Let's not relate our troubles to theology, or to asking, "Why did God do this?"
Let us relate our troubles in a doxology.
In the midst of our troubles, let us praise God!
I believe that is what Paul meant in our text.

"God works all things together for good to those who love him,
who are the called according to his purpose." ... MORE

Walking With God!   --  Isaiah 2:5    ADDED 05/05/12

Walking with God will help us to avoid the pitfalls of a barren prosperity. (Isaiah 2:6-9)

Isaiah 2:6-9 speaks of a barren prosperity.
We might call it a prosperous poverty.
We are urged to walk in the light of God lest we stumble into the hidden pitfalls
that a barren prosperity holds for us.
The people of Isaiah's time, like people of our own, seem to have filled their lives
with other things.
He describes them by saying that "God has forsaken them
because they be replenished from the east." (Verse 6)

In other words, their lives were filled up with other things.
It used to be that when a motel was full, you will see the "No Vacancy" sign.
This means there is room for no one else.

There are many people today who, if they were honest,
would put a "No Vacancy" sign around their neck because they have filled their life,
with their own plans and activities, and there is no room for God.

The people are pictured as being filled with what the East has to offer.
Of course, the East was the direction from which the caravans came,
and the tradesmen brought material goods, riches, and foreign ways of life.
Isaiah describes the land as being "full of silver and gold… full of horses… full of idols."
(Isaiah 2:7, 8)

It seems strange but barrenness is often brought about by prosperity.
But history records the proof of that sequence.
This barrenness was not brought on by drought or famine or financial depression.
It was brought on by abundance.

The most frightening part of the barrenness comes from the fact that God had turned His back
on the people: "Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob,
because they be replenished from the east." (Isaiah 2:6)

It is a costly prosperity that achieves the wealth of the world while losing
the treasures of heaven.
Man is in great danger when he forsakes God, but he is really without hope
when God forsakes him. ... MORE

Don't Just Stand There!   --  Ezekiel 22:30     ADDED 05/05/12

"Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse Thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee."

Some years ago, I read of a Naval officer who told the story of the time
when all the ship's company were parading on the deck,
and all the other watchers were performing some duty except one officer
who was still waiting for orders.
There was a shout from the bridge: "Don't just stand there, do something!"

This is good advice for every Christian.
As Christians, we are called to action.
We should be doing something for our Lord and Saviour.

The Bible is the history of God in action among men, and God doing things to save men.
When God is in action, He usually calls upon some individual act with Him and for Him,
and for His sake to "do something."
The Bible contains the history of utterly frustrating circumstances,
of human failure and helplessness, and then, God raises up somebody
to lead His people out of their desperate situation.

When the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, and were building great cities for the Pharaoh,
God raised up Moses who told Pharaoh: "Let my people go!"

When Moses died, Joshua, another man of action, is ready to take his place.
He was trained to be the successor of Moses.

In the period which follows, we see that over and over Israel is conquered
by some alien people (often permitted as a punishment for their unfaithfulness
to the One True God), and God raises up a succession of men and women like Deborah.

First there were the judges, Othniel, Ehud, Shangar, Barak, Gideon, Jephtah, Samuel.
They were followed by the kings, Saul and David, and later the prophets,
Elijah and Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.

Finally, the state of Israel is such that God says through Ezekiel:
"I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach
before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none."
(Ezekiel 22:30) ... MORE

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Life Dedicated To God    --  Mark 8:34-37    ADDED 05/05/12

To keep life for self is to lose it because it means keeping our life from God.
We were created to become children of God and members of His family.
When someone holds onto his life for himself, he keeps it from God.
He loses a family inheritance greater than anyone can began to imagine.

Also, when a person keeps his life for himself, he loses it because he lives by the wrong rules.
Everyone must have some rules, some standards, and a value system by which to live.
If he rejects those that God demands in His Word, he must accept those
formulated by others or make up his own.

One reason so many people are bewitched, bothered, and the bewildered is that
they are making up their own rules for the game of life, and they are changing
the rules constantly to suit the times.

John Ehrlichman of Watergate infamy, in an interview with a writer of the New York Magazine, said,
"I'm more and more realizing that I lived 50 years of my life without ever really coming to grips
with the very basic question of what is and what is not right and wrong,
what is and what is not valuable and worthwhile."
This is the dilemma of the person who keeps his life for himself.

Then, to keep life for self is to lose it because that life is wasted.

Even though years are spent, successes are experienced, and a name is made for yourself,
it can all be for nothing.
People lose their lives and live them selflessly to acquire fame and fortune, but to what end?
When they die the fortune is left behind for others to enjoy or waste,
and their fame is soon forgotten and eclipsed by others.
Their life is lost, when it is spent for things which do not last.

Give Your Life and Find It.

Lord Jesus said, "But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's,
the same shall save it."

By "losing life," the Lord means giving it to Him.
It sounds contradictory to say that one finds something by giving it away,
but this is the way it is with life.
The giving of life is not easy.
I believe the Lord's statement that the giving of life to follow Him is the most difficult thing
that He ever asked us to do.

We speak of this demand so glibly, and many people profess to do this
without any realization of all that is involved in that act.
To deny self means to relinquish all rights to your life by turning it over to the Lord.

Jesus also said that we must die to self.
A cross symbolized death in that time, just as an electric chair or a hangman's noose does today.
This was clearly understood by everyone who heard the Lord say that giving self
means to "take up his cross." ... MORE

When Jesus Comes!    --   Mark 5:1-20       ADDED 04/19/12

Mark 4 through 5 tells of an event-filled day in the life of Jesus.
The people had crowded around to hear Jesus teach.
He gone to the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and entered a boat which then was cast off
a little way from the shore.

It was from that boat that Jesus taught the people.
He taught them in parables all day long.
Then Jesus and His disciples began to cross to the other side of the lake.
It was a distance of about 8 miles.
A storm blew up quickly.
Jesus stilled the storm, demonstrating His power over nature.
Then they landed on the other side.

The boat landed at a wild and rugged spot.
The shore contained many limestone caves.
Many of these caves were used as burial places.
This spot was grim and ghastly enough during the day, but they landed at evening.

They were met by a madman.
He was called a demoniac.
He lived among the tombs.
He was so uncontrollable that he could not be bound by chains or fetters.
He screamed in terror both day and night.
He could not be clothed.
He cut himself with rocks and stones.

No picture could be painted that portrays such a stark and frank terms
of the hold that evil has over the life of this man.
He was almost inhuman.

Yet, when he saw Jesus approaching, the man ran to Jesus, fell before Him, and cried,
"What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God?
In God's name do not torment me." (Mark 5:7, NEB)

It seems that the unclean spirits were always able to recognize Jesus.
Jesus was about to cleanse the man of his demon possession.

The demons asked that they not be sent into the wilderness.
So Jesus sent the demons into a herd of pigs, who ran headlong over the cliff, and were killed.
Here we see evil in its harshness and its ugliness.
Yet, Jesus was able to defeat it.
Jesus has the same power today. ... More

My Anchor Holds!   --  Hebrews 6:17-20     ADDED 04/19/12

"My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea,
So burdened with sin and distressed,
Till I heard a sweet voice, saying, "Make Me your choice";
And I entered the "Haven of Rest"!

I've anchored my soul in the "Haven of Rest,"
I'll sail the wide seas no more;
The tempest may sweep over wild, stormy, deep,
In Jesus I'm safe evermore."

Most of us are aware that our world is like a restless sea.
It is unstable.
It is dangerous.
It never stands still.

The affairs of our life may be compared to waves driven and tossed by the wind.
We are like ships that sail upon the sea.
We are subject to its change and motions.
We might be carried off course by its currents.
We might be driven by winds, and tossed by storms.

We have not yet come to our land of eternal rest that will come to the people of God.
God does not want us to be "carried about with every wind of doctrine." (Ephesians 4:14)
So, God has provided an anchor of hope for us that is sure and steadfast,
and enables us to outride the storm.

Let us think about some truths that is suggested by the image of an anchor.
If you know the meaning of that anchor, you may even feel it holding you securely by its grip.
I hope that you will be enabled to cast your anchor overboard for the first time,
and to feel the strong comfort that such a safeguard will give to your believing heart.

We know that the purpose of an anchor is to hold a ship firmly in one place
when the winds and currents would move it off course or into dangerous conditions.
God has given us some wonderful truths that will assure us that we are secure.
To say it more directly, these truths will hold us firmly to our great God.

There are times that an anchor is needed to keep our ship from being wrecked. ... More

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