Sermons About Determination
What's your first reaction when life looks grim?
Sometimes our plans don't quite work out, sometimes we wonder why on earth God lets some things happen. What do we do then? What should we do then?
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Faith that Stops God in His Tracks
We all have different things in life that get our attention. What about Jesus? What gets his attention? That’s what we will talking about today as we look at a true story in the Bible about a woman whose faith literally stopped Jesus in his tracks and directed His attention toward her.
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Prayerful Practicality
Sometimes it seems we either pray and don't work or we work and do not pray. But in the eyes of God, prayer without work is presumption and work without prayer is pride. If we do not want to tend toward either of these extremes, we must cultivate an ethic of practicality in our lives - particularly in the face of opposition, and knowing that no work of God goes forward without some sort of opposition from Satan. We ought to exercise the same practicality as Nehemiah, for it was this practicality that made his leadership so powerful. Nehemiah 4:1-23 teaches us four things that we need to keep in mind when we find ourselves under attack so that we can remain steadfast in the work of the Lord. We must remember that opposition is innevitable, prayer is crucial, determination is essential, and most importantly, God is invincible!
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Addicted to Faithfulness
Addictions can be unhealthy and even destructive. But in the story of Daniel's persistence in prayer regardless of punishment, we find that being addicted to faithfulness and doing what's right in the eyes of God is a healthy addiction.
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Committed to the Common Good
Teamwork--it's what gets big jobs done. And the big job set before us is building the Kingdom of God by reaching out to others with the love of Christ. We must do it together like the people who committed themselves to rebuilding the wall of the holy city of Jerusalem. No one could have accomplished it alone--they had to work together, side by side, brick by brick.
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