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If you have your bibles this morning, I want to begin by reading our text. It is found in First Corinthians chapter 12. I will begin reading at verse 4. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different…

Let me ask you a question this morning: Have you ever been given something powerful but never really used it for the purpose it was designed for? Think about a power tool. You can own the best drill on the market, but if you never take it out of the toolbox, it doesn't accomplish anything. You can have…

A guy walks into a bar… Now, before you get worried, this isn't that kind of sermon illustration. The bartender looks at him and says, “What can I get you?” The guy says, “Whatever you have that will make me forget my problems.” The bartender says, “We don't sell that here.” And that's really the problem,…

For the next several weeks, we're going to talk about Someone who is absolutely essential to the Christian life, but who is sometimes the least understood. We're going to talk about the Holy Spirit. And if I were to ask you, “What comes to mind when you hear the words Holy Spirit?” I imagine we'd get…

I’ve been blessed to build two houses in my life that Kelly and I have lived in. And the two experiences were very different. The first house we built was already in the process of being built when we got involved. A lot of the decisions had already been made. The plans were already in place. The foundation…

For those of you that have known me for years now, you know that I love watching football. Unfortunately for me, I am a Razorback and a Dallas Cowboys fan. Neither team has been that great for the last 15 or so years. If you don’t watch much football, you may have noticed that before the team comes to…

Throughout this series, we have talked about worship from different angles. We have learned worship can happen in the valley. Worship can become distorted when something else takes God's place, remember the golden calf. We learned worship is not dependent upon our circumstances. But as we close this…

Imagine what David's life looked like in this moment. David is the king of Israel. He's established in Jerusalem. He has a palace. He has a throne. He has people around him. He has access to the place where God's people gathered to worship. But then everything changes. His own son, Absalom, has turned…

In the summer of 1940, Great Britain faced what appeared to be an overwhelming enemy. Nazi Germany had already conquered much of Europe, and now the German air force was attacking Britain from the skies. Day after day, waves of enemy aircraft crossed the English Channel. The British people did not know…

One of the things that has always fascinated me about musicals is that, right in the middle of an ordinary scene, people suddenly start singing. Think about it. Two people are having a conversation. Everything seems normal. Then, without warning, the music begins, and everyone around them joins in. If…

Today we begin a new series called WORSHIP: Living a Life That Responds to God . For many of us, the word “worship” immediately brings music to mind—songs we love, songs we do not love, instruments, volume, tradition, style, and preference. In fact, churches have spent decades navigating what people…

There are moments in history when an era comes to an end. A respected leader grows old. His strength begins to fade. People wonder, “What will happen when he’s gone?” Will everything he invested in disappear, or will his influence continue? That is exactly where we find ourselves in 2 Kings 13 . For…

I have a bad habit of answering people when they ask, “how are you?” with “I’m fine.” I think many of us probably answer this way. We don’t want to explain how we are actually doing or we just don’t want to have a long conversation with the person that asked. Other times we are just pretending to be…

Think about what happens when a family business is passed down from one generation to the next. The founder built it from nothing—long hours, early mornings, sacrifices no one saw. Then one day, the time comes to hand it off to the next generation. But here’s the tension: the company doesn’t succeed…

One of the most exciting events in track and field is the relay race. Four runners. One goal. One baton. What’s interesting is that the fastest team doesn’t always win. Sometimes the team with the most talented runners loses because of one mistake—the handoff. Races have been won and lost in the exchange…