SERMONS ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
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Standing Up—Speaking Up (1 of 11)
by Roger Thomas
In my reading of the Old Testament recently, I have been impressed with two similar stories. Both are examples of courage against the odds. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew both of these stories well and often cited the second as a model for his life and legacy. The first is from Esther 4. The young Jewish maiden had only recently been selected as the new wife of the Persian monarch. Mordecai, her uncle, informs her that Haman an aid to the king had instigated a plot against her fellow Jews. Mordecai pleads with Esther to intercede before the king, knowing full well it would be a dangerous act. When Esther hesitates, her Jewish...
The Case for a Converted Church (1 of 3)
by Brad Whitt
I want you to take your Bible's now this morning, and I want you to be finding your place at Acts chapter 2 if you will. As I mentioned last week, this morning we are going to begin a short study from Acts chapter 2 that I want to entitle, ''The Church Member Of My Dreams.'' What is a church member supposed to look like? What is a church member supposed to sound like? What's a church member supposed to be like? Well, we're going to be dealing with and digging into and discovering the answers to those questions here over the next few weeks as I share with you from God's Word about the church member of my...
Leadership Costs (7 of 10)
by Jerry Vines
The book of Leviticus has gotten to be quite a surprise. I shared with you how the first time I tried to read through the book of Leviticus and it was really tough. When you get the bigger picture and when you see that what we read in the book of Leviticus gives us pictures of New Testament truths and truth which can be applied to our lives today, then the book takes on an altogether different perspective and understanding. By way of review we remember that the first seventeen chapters of Leviticus, leading up to the Day of Atonement, we have sacrifice as our theme. These chapters show us how a relationship with God can be...
Catching a Glimpse of Heaven and Hell
by Tony Nester
There are certain things that are so powerful that once we've seen them we're never the same again. I remember the first time I really saw a mountain. I had already seen mountains many times but I had seen them on TV, or in paintings, or in photographs. But there came a day when my eyes were opened to see what mountains are really all about. It happened when Evelyn and I were invited to use a friends' cabin that was located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It was our first trip to high mountains. We drove all day and arrived at the little cabin in a darkness that was undisturbed by city lights. The sky was brilliant with...
Becoming a Strong Leader (1 of 2)
by Frank Damazio
A strong leader knows how to receive the grace of God and build a strong spirit that will give strength for the leadership journey. God will grant capacity for the journey, power to resist attacks, and strength to fulfill the vision. Today's leader lives with 1 Corinthians 15:58. "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." I. STRENGTH IN MINISTRY IS NON-OPTIONAL Luke 22:31-34 And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that...
Ehud - When Being Left Was Right! (3 of 5)
by Dennis Marquardt
Israel's choice to once again drift away from God made it necessary for God to act in such a way as to draw them back again. God would use two unlikely sources to speak to them ... the Moabites would be empowered by God to come against His own people in order to get their attention; and then God would choose a man who was considered "defective" by their own standards to bring deliverance for them! God doesn't look at the outward appearance of a man/woman ... He looks for inward qualities! Ehud was such a person! ILLUS: The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and...
How to Become a Visionary Person
by Fenton Moorhead
2 Cor. 5:7 "We live by faith, not by sight." "Faith sees beyond the obvious." "You don't get to choose whether or not to have any problems; you do get to choose how you will approach them!" What was the difference in the spies? The requirements for leadership sere identical! Why a different response? God had led them there to give them the land of promise. God had already proven himself to their fathers and to them by redeeming them out of Egypt. Why the lack of faith? They focused on the greatness of their problems rather than the greatness of God! I. TEN FEARFUL EXAGGERATE PROBLEMS. Numbers 13...
Heavenly Citizens Living in Earthly Kingdoms (39 of 42)
by Rick Ferguson
Rosa Parks...In 1955, Montgomery Alabama had a municipal law that required black citizens to ride in the back of the city's buses. On December 1st of that year, Mrs. Rosa Parks, a forty-two year old seamstress boarded a city bus and sat in the fifth row (the first row of seats in the ''black section'' of the bus) with three other black passengers. When some white men got on the bus, the driver, James F. Blake ordered Mrs. Parks and the other African-American passengers to give up their seats. According to the law, blacks and whites could not occupy the same row. Three of the black passengers got up but...
The Leadership God Blesses
by Ernest Easley
It's what every home needs. It's what our nation needs. It's what every church needs. It's what every business needs. You say, "Pastor, what's that?" The kind of leadership God blesses! And it is that kind of leadership that I want to talk to you about today: The Leadership God Blesses. So whether you are a business owner or manager … or a parent raising children, or a community leader or considering starting a business or a family… or a church leader … this message is for you. We're going to learn today from Psalm 101 about the kind of leadership God blesses. And my prayer for you is that what we learn in the...
Leadership in High Def (2 of 5)
by James Merritt
My entrance into the ministry was not as a pastor. My introduction to ministry came when I was asked to become a minister to students. Incidentally, to this day I still have a tremendously deep love for students. I know first hand the opportunity that a church has to impact a generation to come if it really pours its energy into reaching these young people. Before I became a pastor I was a staff member. I served four different churches under four different pastors during my college years and in the first two years after college. It was during those years that I learned what I want to talk to you about today which is leadership in...
