“ Exciting Sermon! ” Yes! That's how it happened for me exactly. Exactly. EXACTLY. The spacing out of the timing of it was uneven, some long pauses, some intense and painful regrowth (literally!! For several months I thought I was having heart attacks - It felt like dying and grieving at the same time - not pleasant! It was the worst heartbreak I've ever experienced, but I knew, and was drawn closer knowing, He gave me a taste of His own, a blessing, a gift! Part of the gift of faith, I guess), and some things happened in rapid succession. I move forward and grow, not a spiral as some have said, but the sin I see is a spiral - repetitive, I've been here before, seen that before, better or worse but the same path, no this is a tightrope, narrower than you think, every slip wakes me up and I am completely dependent on God's mercy and lightening grace. Or I WILL fall. I could go back but... no. Anyway, I tell my Lord/Father/Holy Spirit I love Him, but when I really feel it, what comes out is "I love you too." My unsaved mind can recall how crazy it sounds, which helps me be humble. Also, it feels like bragging to be loved so attentively. Yes preach the Word, it was the key, the seed, and is the Way and the Water. Hahaha, yes "It's aliiiiive!"
“ Great Sermon! ” Excellent sermon for Christians who are new on the path, as well as for those who refuse to ask directions (while their kids are stuck in the car too).
“ Great Sermon! ” Didn't the fallen angels take earth women for themselves? So they can have children - or maybe not the archangels? Or maybe they changed when they fell??
A humbling/empowering sermon! I forwarded to a friend and will be referencing this one a lot. Thank you!
“ Great Sermon! ” btw, I heard all my life that John Hancock's prominent signature on the Declaration of Independence proved he was an arrogant man. And some time recently I read that yes, he did make his signature that large knowingly, and on purpose, and proudly too -- but it wasn't for himself. The Declaration had yet to be delivered to the Congress, and should the British intercept it before it could be, Hancock wanted them to know who to come for. The size was like a red flag to a bull. As a traitor to England, he knowingly signed his own death warrant. With purpose, he was willing to die alone for what he believed. And he was proud to let the Brits know it. Don't you sometimes wish Christians would be as arrogant?
“ Great Sermon! ” "When He died on the cross, He had you in mind." I've never heard it quite put that way before. For me?!. Indeed. Inspirational sermon, thank you, and praise God.
“ Great Sermon! ” That would make an interesting plot device: What if someone found out how to tell ahead of time which people were saved, and which were damned? How would it affect how he treated them? What if the person were a doctor, or president, or a general? What if you knew your own children were or weren't? How would the public treat him?
“ Great Sermon! ” I listened to this last week and then set it apart to listen to again today as I set this day apart to purposely reflect on Christ in His travail in the Garden of Gethsemane. Also am sending to my best friend in Texas so we can reflect together. I guess throwback from my Roman Catholic days, but still call this Holy Thursday.
Thank you for this message that goes deep into my heart and soul.
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