THE DECISION OF HAVING A DEPARTED HEART (2 OF 7)
Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5
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The Decision of having a Departed Heart (2 of 7)
Series: The Anatomy of a Christian
Donald Cantrell
Revelation 2:1-5
I – The Lord’s Position “Magnified” (1)
II – The Lovely Practices “Mentioned” (2 – 3)
III – The Lost Passion “Manifested” (4)
IV – The Longing Plea “Mandated” (5)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: “When one decides to walk away from their First Love”
There is a story about a young preacher that in 1995, he was in Glasgow Scotland. He wrote: I was living in a Center City Hotel. One morning I got up and decided that I was going to jog over into the south side of the city of Glasgow. I ran across the river Clyde on a bridge, and as I jogged through the south side of Glasgow I was impressed. Corner after corner and on those corners sat big beautiful stone gothic Christian churches.
They all had one thing in common. They were all boarded up. And I remember thinking, ’What happened?’ I fantasized, ’What was Christmas Eve like in 1901 in that church?’ I bet they were packed out. I bet you this was a going show. What happened between 1901 and 1995? I don’t know. But I do know, is that Christ removed their lamp stand.
"HE LEAKS!"
A country church was having their annual revival meeting. On the first night the preacher preached a message about repentance and the need to return to the Lord. At the altar call, a man came down the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me".
The next night the preacher challenged the congregation with the need to totally surrender their lives to Christ in complete obedience. Again the altar call was extended; like the night before the same man came down the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me".
The third night of the revival preacher warned his congregation of the evils of sin and urged the congregation to live lives of holiness. Again at the invitation was made to give one's life to Christ, the same man came up the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me". ...
Series: The Anatomy of a Christian
Donald Cantrell
Revelation 2:1-5
I – The Lord’s Position “Magnified” (1)
II – The Lovely Practices “Mentioned” (2 – 3)
III – The Lost Passion “Manifested” (4)
IV – The Longing Plea “Mandated” (5)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: “When one decides to walk away from their First Love”
There is a story about a young preacher that in 1995, he was in Glasgow Scotland. He wrote: I was living in a Center City Hotel. One morning I got up and decided that I was going to jog over into the south side of the city of Glasgow. I ran across the river Clyde on a bridge, and as I jogged through the south side of Glasgow I was impressed. Corner after corner and on those corners sat big beautiful stone gothic Christian churches.
They all had one thing in common. They were all boarded up. And I remember thinking, ’What happened?’ I fantasized, ’What was Christmas Eve like in 1901 in that church?’ I bet they were packed out. I bet you this was a going show. What happened between 1901 and 1995? I don’t know. But I do know, is that Christ removed their lamp stand.
"HE LEAKS!"
A country church was having their annual revival meeting. On the first night the preacher preached a message about repentance and the need to return to the Lord. At the altar call, a man came down the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me".
The next night the preacher challenged the congregation with the need to totally surrender their lives to Christ in complete obedience. Again the altar call was extended; like the night before the same man came down the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me".
The third night of the revival preacher warned his congregation of the evils of sin and urged the congregation to live lives of holiness. Again at the invitation was made to give one's life to Christ, the same man came up the aisle saying "Fill me Lord, fill me". ...
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