The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger

Your muscles tense as your body prepares for action. Sugar pours into your bloodstream, creating a high level of energy. Your blood pressure increases and your heart beats faster to circulate blood more rapidly. Large amounts of adrenaline are released into your system and you feel a surge of strength. The stomach muscles constrict and...

The Seven Deadly Sins: ENVY!

In his book, Maxims for a Modern Man author Paul Eldridge writes that our envy is "the yeast that swells the fortune of others." People caught up in the sin of envy are always comparing themselves to others. They exaggerate the blessings others have and minimize their own. In other words: Envious people keep score....

Jesus said: “I Am the Light of the World”

Jesus said: "I Am the Light of the World" John 8:1-12, John 3:16-21, Luke 2:28-32, 1 John 1:3-7, 1 John 2:6; 9-11 Series: The Great I Am Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church -- Jan. 26, 2014 (Timing of the Lord's statement corrected August 29, 2019) BACKGROUND: *In John 8:12, Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. ....

Great Ways to Obey our God

Great Ways to Obey our God Acts 3:1-26 (Initial reading vs. 1-9) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 7, 2013 *No true Christian can be happy living in disobedience. I heard something in a church in Warner Robins, Georgia 35 years ago, and I hope I never forget it: "The most miserable people...

Two Types of Temptations

Two Types of Temptations (James 1:2- 17) 1.    Holy Trials (verses 2 -12) a.     Possible sinful responses b.    Rebellion/defiance  (Hebrews 12:5) c.     Fatalism/giving up (Hebrews 12:5) d.    Self Pity (1 Corinthians 10:10) e.     Positive response (we can be exercised by the difficulties and perplexities of life (Heb_12:11) f.      These verse instruct us on the way to glorify...

NO MORE BAD NEWS

Romans 1:1 Thousands of babies are born every day into a world filled with bad news. The term bad news has become a colloquialism to describe our era. Why is there so much bad news? It’s simple. The bad news that occurs on a larger scale is only the multiplication of what is occurring on...

Hospital or Medical Missions Sunday

Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Pexels.com John 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. It is possible to study this amazing incident from several angles: the doctor, the patient, the disease, the treatment or the hospital (the latter being called “Christ’s...