A man rubbed a bottle and a genie came out, “OK the genie said what’s your wish” The man said “I want all ladies to love me”, and he turned into a bar of chocolate. If God gave you one opportunity to ask for anything you could, and He would give it, what would [...]
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PROVISION – Acts 28
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Hudson Taylor, needs, provision, wants on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
GUIDANCE – Acts 27
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged GPS, guidance, Holy Spirit, will of God on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There was a preacher who was on a diet and prayed as he drove to work- “Now, Lord if it is your Will for me not to have any donuts this morning You make sure there are no parking places in front of the donut shop.” And he later said, “I ate the donuts because [...]
EVANGELISM – Made for a Mission
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged evangelism, outreach on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
These 40 days have gone fast. We’ve looked at the fact that life is preparation for eternity. We’ll do four things in heaven forever. And God wants us to practice these things here on the earth. Worship – knowing and loving God. Fellowship – learning to love each other. Discipleship – learning to become like [...]
Evangelism – Made for a Mission
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged 40 days of purpose, evangelism, Jimmy Carter, Mission on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
These 40 days have gone fast. We’ve looked at the fact that life is preparation for eternity. We’ll do four things in heaven forever. And God wants us to practice these things here on the earth. Worship – knowing and loving God. Fellowship – learning to love each other. Discipleship – learning to become like [...]
Ministry – We were shaped to serve
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged available, Elvis, faithful, grateful, ministry, service on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In October of 2002, Elvis’ album of greatest hits had been the number one album in the nation for three weeks, 25 years after the guy died! Now in spite of enormous success, Elvis was, according to friends, an unfulfilled and unhappy man. He died of obesity and drug dependency at 42. And in an [...]
DISCIPLESHIP – We were created to be like Christ
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Charles Sheldon, Christlike, disciple, discipleship on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It is only four letters, but most of us know what the abbreviation stands for – WWJD – what would Jesus do? But do you know when that slogan first became so popular? In fact, the current WWJD popularity started almost exactly one hundred years after the first. When Charles Sheldon became the preacher of [...]
WORSHIP – Planned for God’s Pleasure (Isaiah 6:1-8)
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged 40 days of purpose, goals, God, purpose, Rick Warren, worship on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On August 22, 204, US Olympian Matt Emmons fired his final shot in the 50-meter three-position rifle competition. Emmons was leading by three points and needed only to get near the bull’s-eye to win the gold medal. He fired, but the automatic scoring system didn’t register any points. At first, Emmons thought it was an [...]
WORSHIP – Planned for God’s Pleasure (Isaiah 6:3-8)
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged disciple, excuses, follow Christ, purpose, Ravi Zacharias on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know what these tools are? (hammer, screw driver, pipe wrench) What is the purpose of each? You never want to confuse them! What’s the point? First, if you don’t know something’s purpose, it’s likely to be abused. What are so many people hurting themselves and hurting others today? We don’t know our purpose. [...]
How to Have a Big Day – Acts 2:41-47
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Church Growth, Flip Wilson, Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren, Samuel Colgate on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This message was given at the 38th anniversary celebration of Faith Baptist Church and the Kickoff for the 40 Days of Purpose campaign. Flip Wilson was a popular comedian several years ago, and one of his characters was a Preacher at the “What’s Happening Now Church.” Flip did a Skit where he told about this [...]
TESTIMONY – Acts 26
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Billy Graham, evangelism, John F. Kennedy, regeneration, salvation, testimony on September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We need to improve communication. Spotted in a toilet of an office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW In an office: AFTER COFFEE BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE COFFEE POT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD Seen at a notice board: FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN’T KNOW IT, THERE [...]
