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Introduction: Have you ever heard someone give a nominating speech for a candidate that they would like to put up for a position? We are in the midst of convention season in the Georgia Baptist Convention and this also happens at the national level. It will be time to receive nominations for positions…

Introduction: Some of you may be familiar with a book that has been a best seller for many years called The Art of War by a man named Sun Tzu. Believe it or not, this work is studied even by war strategists today, even though it was written over 2,000 years ago. Sun Tzu wrote, All warfare is based on…

Introduction: Have you ever taken a wrong turn trying to get somewhere and continued to travel that path and get further and further away from where you were supposed to be? I have a broken sense of direction when it comes to traveling and I rely heavily on GPS. Before we had GPS, it was Mapquest, but…

Introduction: I have had the wonderful privilege of studying under some great professors and men of God at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC over my time studying and preparing for the ministry. We have the blessing in the Southern Baptist Convention of having 6 amazing seminaries, and all of…

Introduction: 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord : 2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord ’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord , all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the Lord . 3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways…

Introduction: 1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was…

Introduction: I have discovered something profound as I’ve gotten older. I cannot hear as well as I used to, nor can I see as well as I used to. Many of you have already gone through the transition and you perhaps think that I just said something like, “I cannot cheer as well as I used to,” or, “I cannot…

Introduction: Have you ever experienced an event in your life that left you completely unable to do anything except sit there and replay what happened over and over again? Perhaps the shock left you immobile and you could not see life going on as usual ever again. For some of you that may be the loss…

Introduction: Trip to Millegeville A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Conner Flannery believed in what she called a “Christ-haunted South” where religion was strong, but the land was full of hypocrites. The title of the book is provocative, but it is not the first time the question has been asked?…

Introduction: This morning, we are going to take a sobering look at the crucifixion of Jesus. It would be easy to give you all of the scientific explanations of a crucifixion, but I will not do that today. This morning, I want you to simply see that Jesus has completed the task. As this song we have…

Introduction: You've probably heard the expression, “trial by fire.” We use that expression when someone is put through a difficult test to see what they're really made of. The idea is that fire reveals what is genuine and what is worthless. Gold is put into the fire, and the impurities are burned away.…

Introduction: Nightmares Orson Wells, War of the Worlds Jeremiah 4:19-5:31 1. The Prophet’s Grief (4:19-31) 2. The Hardened People (5:1-13) 3. The Judgment of the Lord (5:14-31) Conclusion: How should we respond when God pronounces judgment. There are three different responses we see in the passage.…

Introduction: Where’s Waldo puzzles Sometimes it can feel like that with God. We might ask, “Where was God when that storm hit and took the lives of all those people.” “Where was God when that army came through and tortured those villagers.” “Where was God when my child was hit by that drunk driver.”…