Sermons About Sickness
Those Who Are Called Together Are Sent Together
Jesus gives us His anointing and sends us out to do His work. Those whom Jesus calls are also sent to do His work. Our lifetime mission is to call people together and to send out people to preach His message. Freely we have received; we must freely give.
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Compassion And The Kingdom
Jesus sends us to do what He did. When people reach out to Jesus, Jesus reaches out and touches them. When He touches us, things change. We must be moved by compassion and against evil.
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Our Mission: The Heart of Christ for People
Jesus demonstrates His compassion for people and teaches that we are to be workers for Him in the harvest of souls.
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Lazarus
A man dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter meets him at the Pearly Gates and say's, "Here's how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you've done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in." "Okay," the man says, "I was married to the same women for 50 years and never cheated on her, even in my heart." That's wonderful," says St. Peter, "that's worth three points." "Only 3 points?" he says. "Well, I attended church all my life and supported its ministry with my regular giving and service." "Terrific!" says St. Peter, "that's certainly worth a point." "Only one point? Well I started a soup kitchen in my town and worked in a shelter for homeless people." "Fantastic, that's good for two more points," he says. "Two points!" The man cries. "At this rate the only way to get into heaven is by the grace of God!" St. Peter smiled. "There's your 100 points! Come on in!" My thesis this morning is that unless we understand death, we will never understand life. And sadly our western world does not give much consideration to death. But Jesus does. The Lazarus story helps us understand not only death and life, but also that other puzzle: sickness.
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The Divine Prescription For Spiritual Health - Pt. 2
Do you pray? How much? How long? Does it matter? Does prayer really change anything? The answer is quite clear in James 5:13-18. God not only commands us to pray in His Word but there are specific reasons and consequences which show that prayer is without a doubt, one of the most important things we can do as children of God.
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NEEDY
There is a great tension, we are called to be filled with God's compassion towards others. However, what does it mean to help people without enabling them? Even as Jesus cared more than anyone who has ever loved, he did not heal everyone or grant their request.
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