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Sermons from Central Church in Charlotte, NC. Listen to Pastor Loran Livingston as he delivers his “tell it as it is” sermons from the Word of God each Sunday morning and evening.

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110731-1800-Loran Livingston - Be Mercyful Aug 01, 2011

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2011-07-31-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening July 31st, 2011 in the 6:00 service.

Scripture:Matthew 7:1-5; I Corinthians 4:1-5

Topic: Prayer

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- Prayer is the most powerful and accessible thing we can do on earth- Prayer is not just a means to get something; it is a means to know God- God is concerned about changing things in you, not around you; prayer helps us see things in us that are not like God- What hinders prayer: unbelief, sin, a man disrespect his wife... how we treat people- You cannot be any closer to God than you are to your wife- God honors obedience- Judge not lest you be judged...- Story: man on subway with two children out of control... you don’t know what is going on in people’s lives- We don’t even understand our own heart- The more broken we are, the less critical we’ll be; the more filled with the spirit, the more compassion we have- The merciful will obtain mercy- I don’t have anything to defend... I have done what I’m accused of in some way- We are here by the grace of God, accepted through Jesus Christ- Christians think they are to be the enforcers... but should be the examples- The only thing that matters in this world is people- Story: a pastor in a doughnut shop buys a b-day cake for a woman...

110731-1030-Loran Livingston - When I Take My Eyes Off Jesus Aug 01, 2011

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2011-07-31-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning Juy 31st 2011 in the 10:30 service.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2; Psalm 42

Topic: Focus

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- If I’m troubled, discouraged, afraid, anxious then I’ve stopped looking at Jesus- He started your faith and will continue your faith; keep your eyes on Jesus- David talking to himself; we let our old selves talk to us (things of the past, defeat, misery), the new self must talk back- Old self will say you’re not even saved, backslidden... you cannot lose your salvation!- When I need it most God stands up in my life and delivers me from my destruction- Crying out and deliverance always go together- You cannot look at your problems and be victorious

110731-0830-Loran Livingston - When I Take My Eyes Off Jesus Aug 01, 2011

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2011-07-31-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning Juy 31st 2011 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2; Psalm 42

Topic: Focus

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110724-1800-Loran Livingston - Sovereignly In Control Jul 25, 2011

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2011-07-24-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening July 24th, 2011 in the 6:00 service.

Scripture:I Kings 8:56; Psalm 37:1-8

Topic: Sovereignty of God

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110724-1030-Loran Livingston - God's Face Jul 25, 2011

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2011-07-24-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning July 24th 2011 in the 10:30 service.

Scripture: Exodus 33:18-23; 34:5-7; John 17:5; I King 8:56

Topic: The Gospel

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- The cross of Jesus Christ is the best and the worst thing that has happened on earth- Conversation between Moses & God: Moses says “show me your glory.” God says “My goodness will pass before you.”- The apostles at the cross saw the glory of God- When we don’t understand the cross, we don’t understand our need for Jesus- God’s goodness is His grace; God’s glory is His grace- Jesus represented us on the cross; God turned His back on our sins- God will not clear the guilty; without repentance, men will be rejected by God- When we repent, we are forgiven for yesterday and tomorrow- Vision walking through garden with Jesus; He points out what must be removed- Don’t glory in anything other than Christ- A sinner rejects Jesus; a sinning saint neglects Jesus- We have the sin of prayerlessness; when we don’t pray our hunger for scripture evaporates; we should believe when we pray...

110724-0830-Loran Livingston - God's Face Jul 25, 2011

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2011-07-24-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning July 24th 2011 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Exodus 33:18-23; 34:5-7; John 17:5; I King 8:56

Topic: The Gospel

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110717-1800-Loran Livingston - Granted to Suffer Jul 18, 2011

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2011-07-17-1800 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this evening July 17th, 2011 in the 6:00 service.

Scripture:Philippians 1:29; II Thessalonians 1:4-5; I Peter 4:12-14; Isaiah 51:1; I Kings 6:7; Romans 8:18

Topic: Suffering

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- Every Christian suffers- It is denial of the scripture to say that if people are really walking by faith they will not suffer- We do not see as God sees- Suffering granted to us by God is proof that we are God’s- God is sovereign- The devil only does what God gives him permission to do; the devil has become the means by which our faith is increased- Stone quarry... where stones are hewn out of rock; the father is cutting...- Press toward the mark- Sometimes we suffer that the glory of God might be manifest- Don’t waste your sufferings by complaining, quitting, running... praise Him for it... tell Him to make you a willing vessal

110717-1030-Loran Livingston - Rooted and Grounded in Love Jul 18, 2011

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2011-07-17-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning Juy 17th 2011 in the 10:30 service.

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19; Lamentations 3:19-23

Topic: Assurance

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- We must be solidly planted in the love of God- God’s love is everlasting and unconditional- Isaiah said “woe is me”... as we discover we are not what we want to be... we must understand we are saved and God is working things out of us... it is painful- If you don’t have a parallel revelation of the love of God, you’ll be a hopeless person- Paul addressed himself first as least of the apostles, then least of the saints, then chief of sinners; personal evaluation of self will not improve but your love and appreciation for what He did for you will- When we get weary we are vulnerable to the attacks of the devil- We couldn’t love Him; He loved us first- He forgives and will love you, build you up, bless, protect and provide for you- We are saved by grace and kept by the power of the Holy Spirit- The prodigal son was forgiven before he even spoke his repentance- Spiritual assault like never before... every past sin brought back... remorse, guilt and fear... compulsion to repent until I almost lost my mind... this did not come from God- Satan lies about the nature of God: says you are not forgiven, that you will never be free, that you must try harder, that you’ve blasphemed the Holy Spirit, and that God has lost patience with you- God is not a punisher; He chastens us to pull us back to Him as His child- What was begun in the spirit cannot be completed in the flesh- A blasphemer does not want God

110717-0830-Loran Livingston - Rooted and Groundedi n Love Jul 18, 2011

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2011-07-17-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning Juy 17th 2011 in the 8:30 service.

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19; Lamentations 3:19-23

Topic: Assurance

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110710-1030-Loran Livingston - Full Of Compassion Jul 11, 2011

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2011-07-10-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning Juy 10th 2011 in the 10:30 service.

Scripture: Hebrews 2:17-18; Mark 9:36; 10:46-52; Psalm 51:1-3

Topic: Mercy

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- God is merciful and full of compassion; we get judgmental towards people- People don’t know better; we didn’t either and Jesus had compassion on us- God saw people being bullied by the devil; we are helpless without God- You are not in control; we are either controlled by darkness or by light- God saw the helplessness of the people, like sheep without a shepherd- Blind Bartimaeus by the roadside begging- Sometimes we feel like Jesus is passing us by; He will not pass you by... He will not ignore your plea- We begin to live with sins that easily beset us; we get comfortable with them and they begin to hinder our prayers... we must examine ourselves- Don’t maximize sins either, thinking you’ve sinned such that you are hopless- We talk too much; need to lay our tongues on the altar- Maybe I don’t have enough compassion- Love your neighbor as yourself- We need new conviction about the junk we watch on TV... it will destroy desire for spiritual things and numb our sensitivity to right and wrong- God doesn’t want your sin to always be before you; forget those thing behind

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