The Difficult Path to Freedom: Part 2

Presented by Jason Hardin in the P.M. assembly of May 31, 2009.

This two-part series of sermons seeks practical lessons from the Old Testament children of Israel as they wandered in the wilderness between Egypt and the Promised Land.  There are some strong parallel lessons we must learn if we are to travel our own difficult path to freedom.

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The Difficult Path to Freedom: Part 1

Presented by Jason Hardin in the A.M. assembly of May 31, 2009.

This two-part series of sermons seeks practical lessons from the Old Testament children of Israel as they wandered in the wilderness between Egypt and the Promised Land.  There are some strong parallel lessons we must learn if we are to travel our own difficult path to freedom.

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How Much Do You Do In That Direction?

An old preacher once visited a wealthy West Texas rancher and had dinner in his huge ranch home.  After dinner, the rancher took the preacher up to a veranda on top of his house.  The sun was setting, and if you’ve ever been to West Texas , you know you can see a long way out there.  The man pointed to the south toward some oil rigs and said, “I own everything in that direction, as far as you can see.”  He pointed east toward some cotton fields and said, “And I own everything in that direction, too.”  He pointed north toward a huge herd of cattle and bragged, “And preacher, I own everything as far as you can see in that direction.”  He turned west, and said, “And I own everything you can see in that direction, except the sun, of course.”  The old preacher turned to the man and pointed straight up in the sky and said, “And how much do you own in that direction?”

A good and sobering question for all of us.  We are surrounded constantly by the “stuff” of this world, and it is so easy to convince ourselves that these “things” are the things that matter most—a nice car, a nice house, nice clothes, nice gadgets and devices to fill up our house.  If we are not careful, we may seek to accumulate more and more, without regard for our relationship with God.  As the rich fool discovered in Luke 12, we will all one day be forced to recognize that the material things we have accumulated have no real, eternal value.

Jesus has told His followers, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also ” (Matthew 6:19-21).

How much do YOU own in THAT direction?

-Jason Hardin

Under Construction: The Cleansing of God’s Fellowship

Presented by Jason Hardin in the P.M. assembly of May 17, 2009.

If you could choose—using just four words—how you would be described by Jesus, what four words would you choose?  What better choice could you make than the four words Jesus used in describing a Canaanite woman in Matthew 15: "Your faith is great"?

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The View from the Finish Line

Presented by Jason Hardin in the A.M. assembly of May 17, 2009.

In May 2009, our Youth Lectureship theme was "I Entrust To You…" with lessons from 1 & 2 Timothy.  This was the sixth of six lessons in that series based on the writings of the apostle Paul.

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Under Construction: Beauty of Biblical Confession

Presented by Jason Hardin in the P.M. assembly of May 10, 2009.

This is Part 9 of a series of lessons entitled Under Construction, with practical points of application taken from the book of Nehemiah. This sermon is based on Nehemiah 9.

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Great Faith of a Desperate Mother

Presented by Jason Hardin in the A.M. assembly of May 10, 2009.

If you could choose—using just four words—how you would be described by Jesus, what four words would you choose?  What better choice could you make than the four words Jesus used in describing a Canaanite woman in Matthew 15: "Your faith is great"?

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