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Praying Our Hate

The story behind the sermon (from Darrell Johnson)

This sermon was the second in a series for the summer on "Praying the Psalms in the City." I preached ...


As we pray our hurt and even our hate, Jesus can free us to love our enemies.


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A Prescription for the Spiritually Challenged

Introduction

I'm musically challenged—anyone who knows me will tell you that. Even people who don't know me know I'm musically challenged. When I ...


God calls "spiritually challenged" people to show love through forgiveness.


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When Your Heroes Fall

Introduction

When I was in the seventh grade, my family moved from a large town to a small village with only 2,000 people. In that town just about everyone ...


When our heroes fail us, we can still choose to honor their lives.


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Renouncing Bitterness

The family of King David is in horrible disarray. Among other problems, David's third son Absalom launches a rebellion against his dad. David is forced ...



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Release Resentment

Introduction

It may have been King David's lowest moment. His son Absalom was leading a revolution against him. Absalom was a charmer and had convinced ...



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Why Are You Angry?

Text: Genesis 4:1-12
Topic: How to overcome anger.

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Here's a great sermon from one of our featured preachers, David Anderson, that is sure ...


We need to understand what causes our anger and how we can overcome it.


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Releasing Resentment

Text: John 21:15–22; 1 Corinthians 13:5
Topic: How we forgive those who hurt us

Introduction

It may have been King David's lowest moment: His son Absalom ...


Resentment will destroy us, but Christ empowers us to forgive.


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My Favorite Heroes: Joseph

Introduction

We are in a series looking at different heroes of the faith, and today we'll be looking at Joseph. You can turn in your Bibles to Genesis ...


An example that we all need to follow in becoming ministers of reconciliation.


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Anger: Live Without It

Introduction:

We’re going to talk now about an emotion which, frankly, touches all our lives: anger. The Bible tells us in Ephesians 4:26–27, “In your ...


Everyone gets angry, but wise are the Christians who handle it faithfully.


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The Blame Game

Introduction In his spiritual autobiography, William Barclay, the venerable Scottish scholar, tells the tragedy of losing his 21-year-old daughter and ...


When faced with difficult circumstances, we choose to blame God or to trust him.


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Getting Rid of Resentment

Introduction

This morning we come face to face with a practical problem confronting everyone here; namely, overcoming our resentment toward people we ...


We can get rid of our resentment by loving, serving, and praying for our enemies.


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Getting Gruntled: Holiness At the Office

In this section of Matthew's Gospel we've been looking at the subject of holiness. This week and next we'll take a look at how holiness applies to our ...


Adjusting your disgruntled attitude will make a difference in your life.


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The Straight Scoop on Anger

 

I read a news article recently about the grievances of prisoners, and some of the things they're suing the system for. They are being served ...


Once we know what's behind our anger, we can better deal with it … and replace it with more godly behavior.


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Hung Up in Bitterness

The family of King David is in horrible disarray. Among other problems, David's third son Absalom launches a rebellion against his dad. David is forced ...


I can be free from bitterness because Jesus paid for the sin done to me.


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Battling the Unbelief of Bitterness

One pastor confided in me that he gets angry very easily and he often feels a lot of anger inside that his people don't recognize because of his ability ...


We overcome the dangers of anger by allowing God to be our avenger.


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