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Welcome to an updated Sermon Storehouse
Below are some sermons you will find on Storehouse:
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Below are two new sermons from the Book of Habakkuk.
Questions that Habakkuk asked of God are questions that are being asked today.
With all the terrible things that are happening today, "Why doesn't God do something?"
The new sermons will comprise a series of sermons to be added to the New Sermon Files
which you can go to by clicking New Sermon Files here or below
When the series is completed, all of them will be located there.
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A Question For Today - Habakkuk 1:1-11 New 01/28/10
Habakkuk asked some of the most penetrating questions in all literature, and the answers
are basic to a proper view of God and his relation to history.
He begins his prophecy with an agonizing cry: "Oh, Lord, how long, how long shall I cry
and thou wilt not hear? Even cry unto thee of violence and thou will not save?"
He cried until his eyes were a fountain of tears.
And he prayed until his voice could no longer utter the sentences; and still, God did not hear.
He did not understand how the Lord allows the wicked to persecute, and to triumph over, the good.
He was asking why do You show me iniquity, cause me to behold grievance, spoiling and violence?
Thy law is paralyzed, and there is no judgment.
The wicked overcomes the righteous, and judgment is perverted.
Why, oh, God, do the righteous suffer?
And why does the wicked triumph? ... More
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Facing The Difficult Questions Of Life - Habakkuk 1:12-17 New 01/28/10
When we are not clear about the answer, then we must take it to God in prayer
and leave it with Him.
That is what Habakkuk did in chapter 1:13.
In the preceding verse and in the early part of verse 13, Habakkuk was still perplexed,
so he took the problem to God and left it there.
When we have the right method, we can apply it to any problem.
We can apply it to God's strange dealings with a nation and to problems in the world
and to personal difficulties.
So, whatever the problem may be, stop and think, consider the propositions,
put it into that context, and then, if there is still a problem, take it to God and leave it there.
Now let us notice Habakkuk as he applies this method of reasoning to the two major problems
that troubled him which was the apparent weakness and defeat of God, and then trying
to reconcile God's use of the Chaldean army with God's holy character.
Habakkuk had a problem with God's inaction. ... More
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We Must Tell Others! - John 1:42 New 01/11/10
Christians, get excited about telling your friends the most important news that they will ever hear.
Tell them the news that means life or death for them.
Tell them of your experience, your enjoyment, your peace, your assurance,
and what you believe about Jesus.
Tell them about your sins being forgiven, and how God forgave you and He will never remember
your sins again.
Tell them that you have eternal life and you have a home in heaven forever.
Tell them that you want them to trust Jesus as their Saviour, and live in heaven with you. ... More
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Christians, we must be challenged and reminded of our most important responsibility and privilege.
We, as pastors must set the example and lead others to do so.
We are losing, not winning our world!
We will have to give account of ourselves to God by not obeying His great command.
How many people have you told personally about Jesus in the last year.
Our churches are declining and many are dying because many are just playing church
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A Powerful Purpose - Philippians 3:13-14 New 01/10/10
"… I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
We must have a great purpose -- an " upward call," if we are to get the most out of life.
We can drift along with our minds in neutral always seeking the approval of others
or we can set our minds on a high and holy purpose.
If we set our minds on a higher purpose, we will find abundant power for the realization of our goal.
And in that process, we will discover the secret of purposeful living.
We will find strength to overcome our fears and anxieties, and we will have the power
to be victorious over the unfavorable circumstances in our lives. ... More
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What Do You See? - Matthew 11:7 New 12/27/09
As a person plans for the future of his life, he makes certain value judgments.
He decides that certain things are more valuable in life than others.
He concludes that honor, character, love and integrity are worth clinging to with all his heart.
He decides to adopt these as purposes for his life, and then work hard to make his dreams come true.
He is confident that if he will fill his life on these great values he will be happy and useful.
He is looking at life through the eyes of faith.
One of the basic differences between success and failure is on this matter of how well you can see.
.... More
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Your Way Or God's Way - Isaiah 55:8-9 New 12/22/09
"I Did It My Way" is a great song, whose lyrics were beautifully sung by Frank Sinatra.
As Christians, we must contrast that song with the life of Jesus.
When you read Matthew's account of Jesus' baptism which marks the beginning of his ministry,
we see that Jesus rejected the option of doing it "my way."
He chose to live life, God's way.
The song that Frank Sinatra made famous has become such a classic that it is often used at funerals.
This would tell us that many have no clue as to what God wants of us.
By using this song they are saying that the it expresses an accurate description of their lives.
The personal philosophy on which this song is based is the exact opposite to the Christian
who is truly following Jesus.
This is not what we should want to epitomize our lives.
We should want be be known as Christians doing things God's way. ... More
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Do You Believe In The Future? - Philippians 3:1-14 New 12/18/09
Do you believe that church is needed?
Do you believe that the church is necessary?
Do you believe that the church deserves your time, your service and your financial help.
We are stewards of the future, and the future is already here.
The future has invaded us, and there is no way we can hold it off.
The old days, good and bad, are gone -- we cannot bring them back.
We are to be good stewards of what is given to us in our use of our time, as well as
in our possessions.
We also must face the question, " Can we afford tomorrow?"
That tomorrow is already here.
It is the one we hear in the cry of every child, and in the plea of everyone in need
-- can we afford that future?
Paul understood this completely.
Their future had invaded their lives.
They were asked to define a kind of stewardship for the future that would make
their present meaningful.
So, let us look at what the Bible teaches us about stewardship. ... More
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Give God What You Have! - 2 Kings 4:1-7 New 12/13/09
When you read this story of the little pot of oil, you say, "What an amazing miracle."
The very same thing can be said for for us when we do anything for Christ in the power
of the Holy Spirit.
God will take the little that we have and multiply it.
You and I are like little vessels of oil.
In the Bible oil represents the Holy Spirit; and we're called on to pour ourselves out
in sacrificial service.
There are times when we grow discouraged and depleted of strength and don't believe
that we can go on..
There are times when our nerves are stained and we are ready to give up.
But God can take the little we have, and when we give it to Him, we will be
amazed to see what God will do and can do in our lives. ... More
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No Separation From God - Romans 8:38-39 Added 12/01/09
Paul presents many penetrating questions questions in this chapter of Romans.
One of these questions is: " What shall we then say to these things?" (8: 31)
And verse 35 provides the answer: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?"
His voice is triumphant as he gave these indominable assuring words:
"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." (8:37)
Some might think that there is no more to say because Paul has taken us to the very
highest summit.
This masterful sentence is the appropriate conclusion for these magnificent words,
and no other words were needed.
But Paul had even more to add. ... More
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More Than Conquerors -- Romans 8:35-37 Added 11/25/09
For a Christian to be a conqueror is a great thing, but how can we be "more" than a conqueror?
We see the conquering Christian coming in from the fight, and he has won the victory!
Look at him!
He has overcome human wisdom, but when you look at him, you see someone who has
no learning or cunning.
He is a simple, unlettered person who knows that Jesus Christ came into the world
to save sinners.
Yet, he has won the victory over profound philosophers then it is that he "is more" than
a conqueror!
He has been tempted and tried in all kind of ways, and he was not a clever person.
He was very weak, yet somehow, he has conquered.
Being more than a conqueror is when weakness overcomes strength and when brute force is
defeated by gentleness and love!
Victory comes when the little things overcome the great things!
Victory comes when the base things of this world overthrow the mighty, and the things
that are not, to bring to nothing the things that are!
This is when we are more than conquerors. ... More
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Out of Order - 1 Peter 3:12-17 Added 11/14/09
Sometimes our life becomes "Out of Order".
Have you ever found your life to be so dysfunctional and filled with pain that you felt like
you should walk around with an "Out of Order" sign around your neck?
When things are out of order, frustration occurs.
We want our life to function...
When we do what's right, we expect life to work well for us.
But sometimes we do our best, and still hurt.
As a husband or wife, you tried to make your marriage work -- and he or she walked out.
Out of order.
As a parent, you raised your children to know the Lord and to live right,
and yet they have made bad choices.
Out of order.
You worked hard at being a good employee – yet you got laid off.
Out of order. ... More
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Life Is In The Blood John 6:53 Added 11/04/09
The bible speaks of the " blood of your lives," or " lifeblood."
(Genesis 9: 5; cf., 1 Chronicles 11: 19, RSV; Isaiah 63: 3, ASV)
There are occasions when the words, "blood" and "life", can be used interchangeably.
We see this in Leviticus 19:16 when we read not to " stand against the blood" of our neighbor.
There the blood clearly refers to the man's life, and is translated that way in some versions,
such as the Revised Standard Version, and the New American Standard Bible.
The heart is the center of the blood circulatory system.
The heart is used in this way throughout the Bible to designate the total personality of man.
The Bible says in Matthew 15:19 that out of the heart proceeds evil thoughts.
Joel 2:13 says that sinners should rend their hearts.
Romans 10:10 declares that we must believe with our heart.
Ezekiel 11:19 declares that God will take away the stony heart and give a new heart. ... More
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Time Waits For No One! Psalm 90:10-12 Added 11/02/09
Most of us would highly value our time if we if we knew that we only had a few few months,
or only a few days to live.
And certainly a wise person will prize his or her time, even if he has good health,
and even if there is no indication of his or her approaching death.
The truth is that many who think that death is years away may die the next day or next month.
I could tell you of many adults, young people, and children that I have know through the years
who left their house one morning and death finds them that day.
It could be that there is someone here who may face death before nightfall.
Yet most of those who will die today have not even thought of dying. ... More
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Stressed Out - Matthew 11:28-30 Added 10/10/09
Remember, that feeling stressed does not come from having too much to do, but comes
from our response to our obligations.
Being free from stress comes from knowing our capabilities and limitations.
We must ask God for wisdom so that we can know our limits.
Feeling stressed is the result of being overloaded.
When we exceed our load limit, we can expect a breakdown.
We are stressed, not because we have so much to do, but because we do not know
or will not face our limitations.
We must come to know how much we can carry and then adjust to that load.
We stress ourselves out when we take on more than were able to perform. ... More
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Using Your Failures - 2 Samuel 11:27; 2 Samuel 12 New 10/08/09
God took the two greatest failures in David's life and turned them into a blessing.
God can also do the same for you and me.
He can take the biggest sins and mistakes that we have made and use them for His glory.
We learn that our attitudes and not our sin is the determining factor of whether our mistakes
will make us better or break us.
To accept failure as something that is final is to finally fail.
So, when we fail God, it is best that we return to him as fast as we can.
When we repent of our sins and confess them to God, we learn that we are in the arms
of a loving, gracious, merciful, compassionate, and forgiving God.
God loves you!
God is an expert in dealing with failure.
He dealt with the failures and sins of Abraham, Moses, David, Peter, and Paul and others,
and he will help you through yours. ... More
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What To Do With Failure - 1 Kings 19:1-10 New 10/08/09
Paul knew that as he told the Corinthians that he did not want Satan to gain an advantage
over them. (See 2 Corinthians 2:11)
And then, Paul adds the reason: " For we are not unaware of his schemes."
We should know how the enemy operates.
" The greater the knowledge of the enemy, the greater the potential of the victory."
-- McArthur
In 1 Kings 19, we see something of the strategy of Satan.
We should be reminded as someone has said, " Victory always makes us vulnerable."
Victory has a way of inflating our egos.
When this happens our guard is down, and that leaves us wide open to the devastating power
of Satan.
In chapter 19 we see that it is a short distance from the top of the mountain (Carmel)
to the depths of the valley of despair. ... More
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Give It Another Year! - Luke 13:6-9 See sermon below!
In Luke 13:6-9 Jesus speaks of the parable of the barren fig tree.
This parable is an invitation to repent, to change one's life and produce
the fruit of genuine repentance.
A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard.
Every Jew of that time in history would know about fig trees.
The owner came looking for fruit from the fig tree and found none on it.
Finding no figs was real disappointment.
The purpose of the fig tree was to produce figs.
So he said to the gardener, "For three years I have come looking for fruit
on this fig tree, and I find none."
The owner had been coming for three years to look at this fig tree and it had not
produced any fruit in three years.
The owner says, "Cut the tree down because it is wasting the soil." ...
... The gardener said: "Let the fig tree alone this year also until I dig about it and fertilize it.
And if it bears fruit next year well and good; but if it does not, then cut it down."
There is some hope for the the fig tree.
There would be another year for this fig tree to bear fruit.
Christian, there is still time for you to bear fruit.
There is still time to dig around the fig tree (your life, my life) and loosen up the ground
and then put some fertilizer around it.
"If it bears fruit next year, well and good. But if it does not, you can cut it down." ... More
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Repent or Perish - Luke 13:1-5 See sermon above!
Jesus said: "You heard about the tragic news of eighteen people being killed
when a tower fell over near Siloam, just south of Jerusalem."
That was a horrible tragedy. That was a terrible disaster.
Eighteen people were killed.
Jesus was leading them to see a truth that He wanted them to learn.
He ask them if they thought those eighteen who died a tragic death
were any sinful than the rest of the people who live in Jerusalem?
Jesus was asking them if were they worse sinners than the rest of the people of Jerusalem?
Jesus was saying, "No, of course not!"
Here are some truths that should get our attention.
It is true that bad things happen to good people in our wicked world.
It is also true that we don't have the knowledge needed to judge the good and the bad.
It is also true we must be prepared so when our number is called
and we will leave this life to spend eternity in heaven or hell.
Jesus warns:"You will all likewise perish."
"I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."
This is the most urgent message that we will ever hear, "Repent or perish!" ... More
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Be An Encourager! - 2 Chronicles 35:2 New -- New -- New 09/24/09
2 Chronicles 35: 2: " And Josiah set the priests in their charges, an encouraged them
in the service of the house of the Lord."
This Scripture tells us how Josiah started his work, and it should be a model for us.
His first act was to get every man in his proper place; and the next thing is for every man
to have a good spirit in his place of service.
The purpose of this message is not to attempt to place people in their proper place,
but to encourage all who are serving God to do their work for the Lord without being discouraged.
So, this message is to people who are discouraged in the work of the Lord.
I would hope that this message would encourage the discouraged, and to urge those
who are serving God and who are down on themselves to encourage them to keep on. ... More
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Faith Is Essential to Life - Hebrews 11:29
In an exciting incident recorded in the Book of Hebrews, we have two ancient groups of people
seeking to cross the barrier of the Red Sea.
The Israelites made a successful crossing, but the Egyptians were swallowed up by the sea.
To one, the sea became a thoroughfare, but to the other it became a blind alley.
One group sang a song of triumph, and the other went down in defeat.
The reason was obvious.
It was not because the Israelites were better equipped.
On the contrary, they were a throng of newly liberated slaves while the Egyptians were supplied
with horsemen, chariots, and other equipment suitable for the venture.
The reason that one group made a successful crossing and the other group failed was
because of an inward possession which the writer in Hebrews declares to be faith.
The Israelites possessed the one's supreme essential of life which is faith in God.
And that is the supreme need for all people in the inevitable crossings of life.
Faith can take the sad song of life and make it a song of joy.
Faith can take the bleak picture of life, repaint it, and make it to be bright and beautiful.
Faith is trusting God, yielding to God, and relying on God. ... More
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New Sermon Files is a work in progress.
"A new series on Habakkuk is now on New Sermon Files.
Two sermons are already on the site, and others will be added soon.
Others are being prepared now! I am working on them daily.
All of these are new! I have never preached them.
Please look them over, and see if God would have you preach them"
The first two sermons are at the top of this Home page of Sermon Storehouse."
-- Dr. Harold L. White
You can click here to go to the New Sermon Files.
If you have comments or questions please drop me a line at hleewhite@gmailcom.
Thanks for using the sermon sites!
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Family Sermons has been updated.
Click here to go to Family Sermons.
"As the family goes, so does the nation!"
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be copied and then pasted into a word processor and edited as needed.
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