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926. Faithquest: Directions For The Journey Of Life

1 John 3:16-24

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... -24 (NRSV) [16] We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. [17] How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? [18] ... of canned goods! The man had some sort of connection with General Foods, which he had approached to make this generous donation. That's the act of love in truth and action. And that's the effect Love has on those around. (3) Ken Gire in his book Windows of ...

927. Christ Arose

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; BUT SOME DOUBTED” (28:16-17). They were in Christ’s presence “but [still] some doubted.” This is not propaganda. It is not a story fabricated to deceive ... Peter told the story of Christ’s death and resurrection with such conviction and power that three thousand people became believers (Acts 2:41). How do you explain such a change in a person’s demeanor? It’s incredible. Even more impressively, none ...

928. When God Is Like a Mother

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Tyree, a receiver for the New York Giants, made a fabulous catch from Eli Manning that helped the Giants win the Super Bowl 17-14 over the Patriots last winter. David became an instant star on the football field. But that was far from being true in ... teach their children? They teach them to sit up, to eat, to control their bowel movements, to dress themselves and to act responsibly in the world. The military, concerned about uprooting families in multiple deployments to Iraq, has a new program called Heroes ...

929. Discover The Joy Of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... and grace, God perfects us. God transforms us and gives new meaning, purpose and direction to our lives. God helps us clean up our acts and become more like Christ every day. And the more we become like Christ, the more Joy there is in our lives. That's why ... the Lord has made known to us." [16] So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. [17] When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; [18] and all who heard it were amazed at what ...

930. Go

Matthew 28:16-20

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... about. Let's look Matthew 18:16-20: [16] Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. [17] When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. [18] And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on ... Who, Where, How and Why of the command to GO and make Disciples. I. Who A. The first is WHO? Unfortunately, most of us act like the out-of shape, overweight man who decided to take up tennis. He took lessons from a pro. He read several self-help ...

931. Easter Heart Burn

Luke 24:13-35

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, [16] but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. [17] And he said to them, "What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?" They stood still, looking ... our situation in life or where we are, Christ can show up and reveal Himself in the midst of that relationships and in the simple act of breaking bread. And when He does He reveals Himself and He reveals His presence with us in the everyday ordinary aspects of daily living. ...

932. Fingerprints and Lovemarks

John 17:20-26

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Leonard Sweet

... God sent the Son into the world “so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me” (John 17:23). Did you get it? Did you hear it? The love which united Father and Son is the love that the Son then passes on to each one who ... highest compliment some followers of Jesus can receive is for someone to say to them: “You know, you don’t act like a Christian.” Why has the “unity of Christ” not brought about “beige believers” so much as it has “blood ...

933. Who Will Cast the First Stone?

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , along with our present needs, our desires, our goals, combined with the world of the spirit, good and evil, to shape how we act in the present moment. Lurking within and without is the power of goodness and mercy as well as the destructive power of sin ... world. (Neville Ward, Friday Afternoon T.U.R. 1984, inspired my thinking at this point in a marvelous essay on “Forgiving”, pp. 2-17). That’s what Jesus did when he forgave the woman taken in adultery. That’s what he did when he forgave the thief on ...

934. The Reluctant Prophet

Exodus 3:1-22

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Maxie Dunnam

... into the court of Ahab and Jezebel and tell them that “there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word” (I Kings 17:1). But Elijah was not as brave as he seemed. God send him into the desert for his training. Elijah drank from a brook and there ... Lord on his way toward the Kingdom.” Then, Professor Eller draws another analogy. In discussing how the commissary church acts, he likens it to the Royal Vienna String Quartet. The caravan church he likens to a barbershop quartet. Both, he ...

935. A Sunday Kind of Love

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to hell and back, back to Earth and back to Heaven. But Jesus was also the Beloved: “This is my Son, the Beloved” (Matthew 3:17). And God the Lover “so loved the world that God gave his only Beloved, God’s only begotten Son” (John 3:16). What is perfected ... bottom of the dimmer “slide.” But we can move up the intensity as we try to express Love in our life and as we act as the Lover towards others. Where do you shine the brightest? We all know where our dimmer switch is stuck, where we need to ...

936. The Gospel of Marah

Exodus 15:22-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , saying, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? (17:3) Detours, Dead Ends, and Dry holes. That really captures the wilderness saga of the Israelites: God’s continuous deliverance, but ... celebration of his mighty presence in their life. But, that mood of celebration and joy will change. Three days away from one of the mightiest acts of God, at the Red Sea, they come in their Exodus to Marah, and I want us to stay with them here for awhile, let’ ...

937. Who Are We Waiting For?

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Waiting For?” This is the first Sunday of Advent. In the Christian year, particular seasons help us to focus on the mighty acts of God in history, and to internalize the meaning of God’s intervention in human life. Advent is the season of waiting ... for the sins of the people. For because He Himself has suffered and been tempted, He is able to help those who are tempted.” (Hebrews 2: 17—18) That’s it. Who are we looking for? We’re looking for him who comes to be one of us, who shaves his head in ...

938. The Geography of the Christian Experience

Galatians 1:11-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... God. Listen to him as he tells us what happened after he’d had that Damascus Road experience look at a part of verses 16 and 17: “1 did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away ... to support prejudice against women. Both those positions miss the point. Paul called women to be submissive to their husbands as an act of love, out of reverence for Christ, in order to win them for Christ. Paul was calling for something radical, He didn ...

939. Crucified with Christ

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the world that He gave his only son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Acts 1: 8: “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and ... to the end of the earth.” II Corinthians 5: 17: “Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.” Galatians 2: ...

940. Fish or Cut Bait

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on with the task at hand?” – or it may mean “The time has come; we can’t dilly-daily around any longer; we have to act now or there will be no chance for action.” “Fish or cut bait” expresses a kind of urgency, a call to decision. It signals momentous ... advance is not dependent upon our normal perception of power. II And that leads to the second focus. Note the call itself. Verse 17: “And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make fishers of men.” This is, first of all, a call to join ...

941. Impossible Possibilities

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... played ball, not in nice parks and great recreation centers as we do today. In the winters it was basketball in the barn loft. In the summer it was baseball in the barnyard. An essential ritual of all those games was the act of choosing. What I remember most is never being chosen. When at age 17 I felt the brush of angel wings and heard the voice of God calling me to ministry, it was hard to believe. With Mary I exclaimed, “How can these things be?" I had never been chosen for anything in my entire life ...

942. The One in Whom We Glory

John 12:12-19

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... and the glory forever. Amen. Of course, the Methodists are right. So it seems appropriate on Palm Sunday to season our prayers with an act of praise. Will you sing it with me? FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER. AMEN. I. FOR THINE ... , majesty. Glory comes from a job well done. I brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do (John 17:4). Glory is the luminosity that enlightens the world. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we have seen his glory, the ...

943. When You Are Up And Out

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... United Methodist Church as a place where hearts are touched and lives are transformed. We are trying to become what we perceive ourselves to be. Transformation implies a new being, a new creative energy flowing from the center which acts with creative power in a person’s life. Paul writes in II Corinthians 5:17 and 18, “If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation. The old has gone; the new has come. All this is from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of ...

944. Come to the Party

Luke 14:15-23

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of God. Come let us take a closer look. I. THERE IS A PARTY PREPARED. “Come, everything is now ready” (Luke 14:17). It took me a long time to understand that the Bible is more about feasting than fasting, more about grace than guilt, ... cup, fill it up and make me whole.” I have taken joy in the first breath of the morning, the nourishment of each meal, the acts of kindness that pour in from others. I rejoice in ordinary days of grace. Come, everything is now ready. II. THERE IS A PARTY REJECTED. “ ...

945. The Church As Family

Matthew 12:46-50

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J. Howard Olds

... pew, my parking place. We’ve had members ask guests to move because you are sitting in my pew—hardly an act of hospitality, something you would not think of doing at home but tend to do at Church. Families are strange and wonderful ... meantime remember we are a family— a family of God. Let’s be the best family we can be. III. WE EAT AT THE SAME TABLE I Corinthians 10:17 Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of one loaf. Maybe we are never more family than when we ...

946. The Power of a Vision

2 Corinthians 5:11-21

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J. Howard Olds

... love of Christ compels us. II. THE TRANSFORMATION OF PEOPLE INSPIRES US One of the great passages of the Bible is here, II Corinthians, 5:17 — If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come. Do you believe that? Do you believe ... made something beautiful of my life. The gift of God is transformation. Transformation is more than cleaning up your act, pulling yourself together, improving your performance. Transformation is new creation; it’s more than change. It is coming to ...

947. The Power of a Helping Hand

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers who stripped him, beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. The 17 miles from Jerusalem to Jericho was known as a bloody pass. The narrow road descended through crevices and caves that made it a ... ago and you were praying and I was praying with you trying to discern what God was calling you to do in this community to act out your faith. You discovered it in prison ministry and you are leading us there in the Men’s Prison here in the city. Will ...

948. Our Father...

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

If you’ve listened to fairy tales, or if you’ve watched early classic Disney cartoons, one thing becomes unsettlingly clear: a lot of “poor little” princes and princesses shared a common family tragedy. In an overwhelming number of these stories the mothers were gone, dying long before the child in question could be influenced by them or even remember them. The single dads in these tales almost always had dreadful taste in women the second time around — bringing a whole host of evil stepmothers onto the ...

949. Letting Go of Our Nets

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... would we endure in order to see the power, intensity, and energy of the Transfiguration, as Peter, James, and John saw? (Matthew 17:1-8). Responding to Jesus' call opened up for these four men a spiritual adventure they never could have found on their own ... about the Garden of Gethsemane or the crucifixion? What would James have done if he had known that Herod would have him beheaded? (Acts 12). The way Matthew presents this call scene, not one of them hesitated for a second. In the gospel of John, the first ...

950. Faith to Follow

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lee Griess

... an executive for a company called Sara Lee Direct who thought he was getting a great deal on a shipment of belts, so he acted quickly and bought a whole warehouse full. Only later did he discover that what he bought was not manufacturing belts for the conveyor ... . God invites us to venture forth in faith beyond the ordinary and mundane. How much faith does it take to follow? In Matthew 17, verse 20, Jesus answers that question. He says, "If you have faith even as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this ...

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