ELVIS MAY HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING, BUT JESUS IS IN THE HOUSE
by Steve Wagers
Scripture: Mark 2:1-4, Mark 2:6-12, Mark 2
Elvis May Have Left the Building, but Jesus Is in the House
Steve Wagers
Mark 2: 1-12
1. Saturation with the Presence of God!
A) The Place that Enjoys His Presence
B) The Preaching that Establishes His Presence
2. Participation by the People of God!
A) The Crowd that Intrigued Jesus
B) The Confidence that Impressed Jesus
1) Compassionate Faith
2) Costly Faith
3) Courageous Faith
3. Celebration of the Power of God!
A) What was Accomplished Personally
1) Forgiven Spiritually 2) Fixed Physically
B) What was Announced Publicly
In December 1956, an overflow crowd at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana had just witnessed one of the greatest performances of their lifetime from a rising 21-year-old superstar named Elvis Presley.
After the show was over, no one left. They remained in their seats for almost an hour in hopes of an encore performance. Finally, the promoter Horace Lee Logan stepped to the microphone and uttered the words, ''Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building. He has gotten in his car and driven away. Please take your seats.''
I want to say this morning that Elvis may have left the building, but thank God, Jesus is in the house.
Vance Havner was right, ''I have observed in the past few years that a strange stupor has fallen over the church of God. They come to church with their fingers crossed, ready to take what they hear with a grain of salt, and the preacher has two strikes against him before he utters a word. Besides that, the devil has cocained and chloroformed this present age, until a strange coma has settled over the saints. . . . Our eyelids are heavy and our brains are clouded, and unless we stir up the gift of God within us and get down to the business of watching and praying, our Lord shall come suddenly and find us sound asleep.''
I want to introduce you today to a church that was wide awake. This was a church where Jesus was ''in the house.'' The church found in Mark 2 was not y ...
Steve Wagers
Mark 2: 1-12
1. Saturation with the Presence of God!
A) The Place that Enjoys His Presence
B) The Preaching that Establishes His Presence
2. Participation by the People of God!
A) The Crowd that Intrigued Jesus
B) The Confidence that Impressed Jesus
1) Compassionate Faith
2) Costly Faith
3) Courageous Faith
3. Celebration of the Power of God!
A) What was Accomplished Personally
1) Forgiven Spiritually 2) Fixed Physically
B) What was Announced Publicly
In December 1956, an overflow crowd at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana had just witnessed one of the greatest performances of their lifetime from a rising 21-year-old superstar named Elvis Presley.
After the show was over, no one left. They remained in their seats for almost an hour in hopes of an encore performance. Finally, the promoter Horace Lee Logan stepped to the microphone and uttered the words, ''Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building. He has gotten in his car and driven away. Please take your seats.''
I want to say this morning that Elvis may have left the building, but thank God, Jesus is in the house.
Vance Havner was right, ''I have observed in the past few years that a strange stupor has fallen over the church of God. They come to church with their fingers crossed, ready to take what they hear with a grain of salt, and the preacher has two strikes against him before he utters a word. Besides that, the devil has cocained and chloroformed this present age, until a strange coma has settled over the saints. . . . Our eyelids are heavy and our brains are clouded, and unless we stir up the gift of God within us and get down to the business of watching and praying, our Lord shall come suddenly and find us sound asleep.''
I want to introduce you today to a church that was wide awake. This was a church where Jesus was ''in the house.'' The church found in Mark 2 was not y ...
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