Funeral for a Godly Woman: Mrs. Opal Self Proverbs 31:10-31 Sermon by Rick Crandall Kilpatrick / McClendon Baptist Church - Aug. 10, 2012 *We are going to miss Opal Self. It is always hard to lose someone we love, especially when that someone is someone like Opal. But in the midst of our grief, we can…

Faith Hope & Love are three great foundation stones of the Christian life. They were spoken about frequently by Jesus and his disciples, the greatest example of these virtues can be seen in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God is ‘Love’, we should love one another as he has loved us…

In his book 40 Days, Alton Gansky relates this story: "Harry Houdini made a name for himself by escaping from every imaginable confinement -- from straightjackets to multiple pairs of handcuffs clamped to his arms. He boasted that no jail cell could hold him. Time and again, he would be locked in a cell…

“LESSONS LEARNED FROM A NIGHT OF FAILURE” TEXT: Luke 5:1-11 */" One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one…

STRIKE THE GROUND WITH YOUR BEST 2 Kings 13:14-19 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" (18) And he said, "Take the arrows," and he took…

It’s not over yet! Jacob was an old man when his son Joseph was taken to Egypt. His boy Joseph had been his dream. Now it looked like Jacob’s dream was dead. But in Genesis 45, we see that his spirit was revived. Joseph was still alive! The old man got his dream back in his old age. You’re never too…

En revisión Josué fue nombrada el líder de los hebreos después de la muerte de Moisés. Dios le dio algunas palabras de aliento diciéndole que “sea fuerte y valiente.” Después de que Josué dio a sus tropas sus órdenes, envió dos espías a Jeríco para explorar la tierra. Los espías busaran refugio e información…

Series: Renewing Our Relationship with God Sermon: Responding to God’s Love Scripture: Various Renewing our relationship with God should be first on our list of priorities for a new year. The first task in renewing our relationship is accepting that God loves us, and the prime example of His love is…

I. Introduction Text: Mark 4:35-41 A. I have a very large willow tree at my house with 5 large tree trunks that come out from the ground. The leaves of the tree drape over the tree limbs and down to the ground ; they drape so far that people walking on the sidewalk have to walk through the leaves or…

Introduction: Illustration: A ferryman had the word “faith” painted on one oar and the word “work” on the other. He was asked the reason for thus “naming” the oars, and replied by showing rather than by words. He laid the oar that had “work” painted on it in the bottom of the skiff, took the oar that…

When Times Are Tough God Will Make You Tougher Still Isaiah 41:10-20KJV 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against…

Intro I remember when I was working at Moody Graduate School in administration, I would often get calls from people who were all about trying to get short-cuts. The Master of Divinity program (M.Div) was about 96 hours, which meant 32 classes (3 year program if you went full-time). It was intense and…

How a believer responds to trials

Intro Have you ever heard the story/joke about the man who was trapped in his house during a flood? Well, he was praying for God to save him. When the flood waters flooded his basement, he went to the second story. A rescue boat came by to save him, but he said, “No, I’m praying God would save me!” Then…

Scripture Reading: Galatians 1:15-24 Introduction Are you a first or second generation Christian? Second generation Because your parents are Christians You married a Christian You hang around other Christians (“guilt by association”) You have read the Bible and know the language First generation You…