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 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 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...
Eight Characteristics of Servant Leadership
by Frank Damazio
Introduction: Jesus had a great synonym for greatness - servant. In Mark 10:43-45 he said, ''Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not to be served.'' When you responded to God's vision for your life, seeking to fulfill the call that He burned in your heart, servant-leadership is probably not what you envisioned. Like Elisha, we look to serve the prophet of the Lord, only to find that we spend the next twenty years pouring water on his hands and ministering in menial tasks. But servant-leadership is the...
Pursue Justice! (4 of 6)
by Joe Alain
The word "Just" or "righteous" means "conforming to a standard of correctness, acting or being in conformity with what is morally upright or good." What is "just" is that which corresponds to God's righteous character. We have a mandate from God to be stewards of His creation (Gen. 1:26-28; Ps. 8). With that responsibility comes the demand of justice. We are to reflect the character of God in how we regard and treat others. Because justice has its source and authority in God, believers must be diligent in pursuing a just society.
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...
MLK Day Service
by Bob Wickizer
In our celebrity-infatuated culture, one thing is almost always true. Nerds, geeks and scholars are never heroes. That is why I was drawn to a WWII story recently about some nerds, geeks and scholars who were heroes and who paid the ultimate price.
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...
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...
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...
Awaiting Justice
by Christopher Harbin
''Patience is a virtue.'' ''Good things come to those who wait.'' Like the rabbit in the old Nestle Quick commercial, however, we don't like to wait. We often feel that waiting is pointless. We want what we want, and we want it now. That tends to be our reaction to issues requiring patience and waiting. We find it too difficult to live in the present when what we anticipate is somewhere unseen down the road that lies still ahead. Unlike the commercial, however, all too often the blessings we anticipate are not things that we can rush.
Last Is First (4 of 5)
by Dave Gustavsen
We're taking a few weeks to talk about this idea of ''paradox.'' A paradox is something that, when you first look at it, it makes no sense. It seems contradictory. But then, when you look closer, you realize that it actually makes sense in a way that you never saw before.
In The Service Of The Lord
by Jesse Hendley
At the beginning of this New Year, it is an appropriate time to look at CHRISTIAN SERVICE in First Corinthians, chapter 16, about giving. At the end of the preceding chapter Paul says we are to be abounding in the work of the Lord. But how can there be a work for the Lord without giving? If we want to serve the Lord, we can serve Him by giving to His work.
Why Our Community Needs Us
by Joe Alain
[This sermon was a challenge to the church to seize the opportunities to minister in a growing community and hurting world by expanding current facilities and spiritually building up God's kingdom. Various Scriptures are used throughout the message.] "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" (Prov. 1:7a). Envision with me a community bustling with activity. Young families moving in, children laughing and playing in newly developed neighborhoods, new state of the art schools being built, literally thousands of young children experiencing life, soaking up their environment like sponges, learning at incredible...
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...
