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Resurrection Courage
by Christopher Harbin
Today is Resurrection Sunday. We gather to tell the story of Jesus coming out of the tomb, walking among the disciples and sharing the news that death had no hold upon him. Jesus is risen! He is risen indeed! That is good news! It is reason for celebration! It is reason for joy and praise. Aside from being a good story, however, a happy ending, what is the point? What difference does it make in our daily living? What difference did it make for the disciples and the early church? There is no one single answer to those questions. For the early church, the resurrection was proof positive that Jesus was indeed God incarnate...
Take Courage (1 of 4)
by Stan Coffey
We are beginning a new series of message entitled, ''Jesus Said'' In the next few weeks we will read some of the most important words that ever came from the mouth Lord. Today's message is, ''Take Courage.'' Jesus spoke these words to his disciple when He came walking to them on the tops of the waves of the Sea of Galilee.Now this story has been often ridiculed by the skeptics and the scoffers. You see, mankind who can go to the moon has trouble believing God can walk on water! But I don't have any trouble believing God can walk on water. I know that what God is teaching us in this story is that we are to walk on water. We are to be unsinkable saints in the midst of the storms of life. And...
Profiles in Courage (6 of 18)
by Jerry Vines
This story is probably familiar to most of you who have been going to church for any period of time. It is the familiar account in the Old Testament of the three Hebrew young people, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were thrown into the fiery furnace. I heard about a preacher who was preaching on this subject and was having a hard time remembering the names of those three Hebrew young people. He decided he would write their names on a card and put it on the inside of his coat pocket. Sure enough as he was preaching along he couldn't remember the names. He looked in his coat and said, ''I want to talk...
Courage and Fear (4 of 4)
by Kerry Shook
''Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves. About three o'clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. When the disciples saw Him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, 'It's a ghost!' But Jesus spoke to them at once. 'Don't be afraid,' He said. 'Take courage. I am here!' Then Peter called to Him, 'Lord, if it's really You, tell me to come to You, walking on the water.' 'Yes, come,' Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind...
The Courage to Act (5 of 11)
by Jim Perdue
This evening, we continue our sermon series through the OT book of Esther. This is our fifth message in a series we've entitled God's Perfect Work Through Imperfect People. Remember what we've seen so far in Esther. In a miraculous way, a poor Jewish orphan girl named Esther becomes queen of the powerful Medo-Persian empire. God put here there for a reason. Her cousin, Mordecai, had raised her from birth. He was a wise and righteous man who discovered and reported a plot to kill the king. Instead of being recognized for his heroic act, his enemy, Haman was promoted to a place of prominence in the king's...
The Courage to Flee Like Joseph (1 of 7)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: We need ''COURAGEOUS PEOPLE'' today! Today people are afraid to stand up for moral righteousness, we live in a time when moral absolutes are frowned upon. The standard of the day is to simply ''accept'' everything in the name of ''tolerance.'' The truth is that we need the courage to stand up for those things that God has declared righteous and stand against those things that God has declared unrighteous! When it comes to sexual morality the world today is shouting a plethora of messages to our young people, many of them contrary to God's Word. Some are saying that sex before marriage is just a...
Courage to Face What's in My Bag (4 of 5)
by Frank Damazio
INTRODUCTION: We have identified 18 things that could be in your bag and asked the question, ''Who packed your bag?'' From Luke 4:18-19, we examined six kinds of people with baggage. In this message, we will concentrate on how we unpack our bags. Fallen man has taken command of his own life. He is determined to live above his problems, flaws and fears and is determined to prove that he's adequate for the job, yet failure results. Guilt is real, change is necessary but difficult. Letting go of the baggage we have carried for a long time. The awareness of how things should be makes the reality of how things are all the...
Strength and Courage
by Steve Jones
INTRODUCTION: In his book, AMERICAN CEASER, William Manchester tells of a time during WWI when Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur and Major George Patton were standing together in the heat of battle at Saint-Mihiel, France. They were under fire, but neither took cover. Standing erect each tried to match the other's bravado. Finally, one shell went whistling past so close that Patton flinched. At that point MacArthur said with the slightest trace of a smile: 'Don't worry Major, you never hear the one that gets you.'We often think of military heroes as examples of strength and courage, for obvious reasons. The Winter of...
The Quality of Courage
by George H. Morrison
There are three qualities, says Emerson1 in a familiar essay, which attract the wonder and reverence of mankind. The first is disinterestedness, the second is practical power, and the third is courage. Every mythology has got its Hercules.2 Every history its Wallace3 or its Cid.4 There is nothing that men will not forgive to one who has exhibited conspicuous gallantry. Even the dumb animals are ranked by us according to their possession of this quality, the bravest being nature's aristocracy. There are peoples who make a jest of truth, but there is no people which makes a jest of courage. The love of it, from Orient to Occident, is the touch of...
Five Stones of Courage (12)
by Zach Terry
Introduction: Historically - the chief virtue taught by ancient educators was courage. It was one of the primary objectives of education. In our modern system you don't hear a lot about it, perhaps it's because we don't think we face it the way they did. They may face a lion on the streets... they may die because of the cold of winter... what about the plague... we don't live in that world anymore. I have found that our fears are different, but they are just as real. But it's a deeper more persistent fear - I grew up during the cold war - It was like living life with an invisible gun held to your head and some Russian's finger on the trigger. - Today...
Crown Of Courage
by Claude Thomas
Introduction: Between 1337 and 1453, England and France had the 100 Years' War. English kings moved on to French soil and captured major cities. Toward the end of the 100 years, a young and illiterate peasant girl, Joan of Arc, rallied the demoralized French troops and led them into battle and liberated the city of Orleans. She was impressed by God that was her purpose -- to lead the armies of France to victory over the English.After successful battles, she was captured by England, tried by a rigged court, and pronounced a witch, and condemned to burn at the stake. Her death inspired the French and they drove England from their...
Courage That Counts
by Ron Clarkson
Illus.: I was gripped by a story reported on the news about two weeks ago. It's the kind of story that will be embedded in my mind for a long time. The news reported that a young man working by himself on a farm had both of his arms severed by a piece of farm machinery. Having both arms severed, he ran several hundred yards to the house, picked up a pencil with his mouth and dialed 911. He then went and waited in the bathroom for the paramedics to arrive. The doctor that reattached his arms was interviewed and was simply astounded by the courage that the young man displayed. When I hear stories like that, stories of courage...
Courage (1 of 5)
by Rick White
Introduction: The word character is seldom used in the Bible, and we don't see it very often in newspapers or hear it on television. Yet we know what it means, and we immediately recognize its absence. People who never use the word character look around them at promiscuity, busy abortion clinics and the current epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, and mourn the passing or morality. They see elected officials taking bribes, business leaders demanding kickbacks, and investors parlaying inside information into untold wealth, and they lament the demise of integrity. They read about abuse and homelessness and wonder...
Courage to Stand (1 of 11)
by Stephen Whitney
The song came from him watching a television show ''Review of the Year'' at the end of 1994. This was the year of Rwandan civil war tragedy which claimed 1 million people's lives. As he watched the show he found himself despairing about the state of the world and in prayer he began asking God if he was really in control and what kind of days we were living in. He felt in his spirit that God replied to him that he was very much in control and that the days were we living in were special times when he would require Christians to be filled with integrity and to stand up for him just as Elijah did, particularly with the prophets of Baal. Elijah stood alone...
Courage under Fire (8 of 9)
by James Merritt
1. As you know, the Louvre is one of the most famous art museums in all of Europe. They once ran a contest in a newspaper, providing a prize to the person that gave the best answer to this question: ''If a fire broke out in the Louvre, and you could save only one painting, which one would it be?'' Well, Tristan Bernard, a French novelist, won the prize with this reply: ''I would save the one nearest the exit.''1 2. That is not quite the type of courage I want to speak about today. I am speaking about the courage we need in rescuing the lost from the eternal fire of God’s wrath. 3. Jude has written firmly and forthrightly about the subject...
Finding the Courage to Begin It (2 of 4)
by M. Kenneth Lyon
Last week, we looked at the idea that for new beginnings to take a firm hold, significant endings must occur. We use therein the account of Jesus and the woman in the synagogue who had been bound by the spirit of infirmity. You see there that I made a few comments there to refresh your memory, that new beginnings have to have significant endings, that God is proactive toward us. God isn't simply waiting for us to come toward the Holy One, God is actively pursuing us even when we are not aware of it. The woman put herself in a position to hear, made herself available to hear what God might be saying to her and the reality of her...
The Courage of Our Convictions (1 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: The philosophy final at U.C.L.A had many blank pages for the answer to one question: "What is courage?"Most of the students wrote frantically, giving examples, expounding on theories. But one of the classmates turned in his essay with just two words on it to describe what courage was. He wrote: THIS IS. And he received an A. APPLY: What is courage? With all due respect to that student from UCLA… courage is far more than a clever response on a college exam. That student "took a chance"; he took a risk. He gambled that his cute answer would get him the teacher's attention and approval. And he was right. But true...
From Fear to Courage (5 of 5)
by Dave Gustavsen
We've been taking the season of Lent to listen to the teachings of Jesus, and we're letting him identify weaknesses and blind spots and sin in our lives...so that we can make a 180-degree turn and repent of those things. And we've been saying every week that repentance is not a depressing thing; it's a freeing thing. It says in the book of Hebrews ...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. The reality is that all of us have things that are hindering us from moving forward in life, and repentance is an opportunity to throw those things off...
You Can Have Courage for Crisis Living
by Robert Walker
The passage we are looking at is known as St. Paul' first missionary journey. This key church at Antioch is the first real beachhead in a pagan world. That church had a great start, great growth, great impact, and a great attitude, as chronicled in Acts 11:19-30. It was a marvelous, Christ-honoring, God-exalting, Spirit-filled, growing, strong church. It was just the kind of church that was ready to explode on the world.Acts is a missionary book about the spreading of the gospel in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost part of the earth. But as we look at Acts 13:1-13, we reach a milestone in the ongoing ministry of the gospel of...
