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226. A Star, A Stable, and A Song

Luke 2:1-7

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Maxie Dunnam

... courage to let go the efforts of keeping up appearances. Teach me to stop trying to seek enrichment in the things that glitter, which turn to dust in my hands. Lead me back to life’s simplicities, to the fresh sweet springs of honest thought and uncalculating affections, and to those relationships with human hearts, which alone can make life rich and great. That’s the stable in the Christmas message. Don’t miss it. III. A Song There was a star, a stable, and a song. Don’t forget the song. The human ...

227. Participants In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through ...

228. Dealing With Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

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King Duncan

... those who love us. And those who do not love us, may He turn their hearts. And if He does not turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping.” Do you have any enemies? How do you treat them? Does your faith affect how you treat those who have done you wrong? Jesus laid a heavy burden on his followers when he said, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to ...

229. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... , furry, growling grudge.”7 “Bitterness,” someone said, “is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”8 A Christian counselor once spoke of a man who came in because he was having trouble with his anger. He had these outbursts, and it was affecting his work and his family. The counselor wanted to find out if this new client could conceive of a different way of living. She asked, "What would your life look like if you got rid of your anger?" He was quiet. He then asked, "But if ...

230. Oh, God!

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Often the child’s father is outraged! “Why do you do this to my boy?” he would ask. “Why bring him in here? Don’t you know who I am?” “But,” said the judge, “never once did I see any of those fathers show any sign of affection for their teenagers.” Never once did a father put his arm around his son or daughter. Never once did he even touch his child. When a parent will show love, even by a simple act of touching, there is an opportunity for redemption. Otherwise, young people die ...

231. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

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Mark Trotter

... do with it what I want, as long as it doesn't hurt anybody else. Both assumptions are wrong, according to the Bible. The Bible continues to be an affront to us. It maintains what you do affects other people. Immediately, your family. Then, your friends and neighbors. Then, this society and the next generation. All are affected by what you do. What's more, this is not your life. You belong to God. You bear God's image, that's the way the Bible describes it. You belong to God. If you call yourself Christian ...

232. Something to Sing About

Philippians 1:12-30

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Mark Trotter

... concern and love. We don't know what the gift was, but he is in prison, so I like to think the gift was a cake, with a file in it. We don't know. At any rate, Paul writes this letter to say thank you. It is full of affection, especially in the salutation, not like letters he wrote to other churches, which are often filled with reprimands and even condemnations. But not in this letter. His letter is personal and warm. He writes in the salutation: I thank God for you. I am always praying for you and giving ...

233. Strategic Planning

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... t arrive in Europe at all. We arrive somewhere in North Africa. Just a few degrees at our point of origin produces a large variation in our final destination. That, in essence, is the vector principle. Small changes at one point in your life produce major, life-affecting results later in life. Let’s suppose that a person decides at age 35 to jog two miles every day, and she keeps this up day after day. Can you see that this small change in this person’s lifestyle might have major ramifications for her ...

234. Healing the Pain from the Past

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

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Charles L. Aaron

... our lives now, bringing healing and hope. Still, we have hope in the fullness of God's reign that the problems we never quite overcome in this life will be redeemed in God's future. Everyone here can point to some pain from the past that nags at us, that affects the way we experience life, is a part of who we are, and maybe even has robbed our lives of joy. Overcoming such pain is not easy or quick. Ezekiel assures us, though, that God knows our pain, cares about our pain, and is seeking us out to bring us ...

235. Temptation of the Palms

Philippians 2:5-11

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Richard W. Ferris

... ’re doing good things and that we’re headed in the right direction that will ultimately get us to heaven. We don’t necessarily want to hear the truth. If a speaker doesn’t have something to say to us, something that will directly affect our lives in the way we want them affected, we tune them out. As a speaker, Jesus was no exception. As long as he kept the people entertained, they were happy. As long as he promised them a better life, they were interested. As long as it appeared he might be the one ...

236. The Cloak

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

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Rick Brand

... .15 an hour it is now. And nobody tries to cover that up or put a cloak over it and to keep it hidden.1 We haven't even begun to talk about how that never-ending desire for more, for bigger, for the highest has affected professional sports and changed the entertainment world, or affected the way we shop and the way we eat, the way we accumulate more and more stuff, to get and to move on to the next thing to get. More and more catalogues for more and more stuff keep coming into our houses, and, afflicted by ...

237. What's The Use?

John 20:19-31

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Mark Trotter

... feel hopeless and helpless, like there is nothing we can do to protect ourselves, and especially nothing we can do to protect those who are precious to us. The crucifixion of our Lord was such a moment for the disciples. It affected them the same way that the violence to this sacred place affected Madeleine L'Engel. It meant to them now there was no escape, no area, no place in this world unaffected by evil. Evil had appeared to be victorious, omnipotent. Any effort against it will be futile. In the end it ...

238. Lent 1

Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... did not want to do. Why are we so ornery? Why do we so easily surrender to temptation? Why is evil more appealing than the good? The answer is in the text: original sin. We are offspring of Adam, born in sin, incapable of being totally sinless. Original sin affects all humankind of all ages because of the corporateness of the human family. Outline: What causes us to go wrong? a. We are victims of Adam's sin - original sin. b. We are born as slaves to sin - cannot but sin. c. We are liberated from the curse ...

239. Proper 7

Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 5:12-21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Genesis 21:8-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... . 7b. b. You will have an unpleasant message - v. 8. c. You will have opposition - v. 10. Epistle: Romans 5:12-19 1. It Took Only One (5:12, 15). Need: In this pericope, Paul reminds us of the corporateness of humanity. We are as one person. What one does affects the whole. No man is an island. One lives or dies to himself. Because of this, one person's sin can pollute the whole human race. We call it "original sin." One man's death on a cross means life for all who accept him by faith. Through this sermon ...

240. How to Love God

Matthew 22:34-46

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Stephen M. Crotts

... and forehead of faithful Jews so they'd not forget it. "You shall love the Lord your God." That is what God wants from us. Love - the most intimate and warm, creative and committed of human acts - this is God's desire of us. In inviting our affections, God provides us in scripture with a really memorable picture of our love relationship. Often God refers to himself in Christ as the groom and people of faith and love as his bride (the book of Hosea; Revelation 19:7-9; Matthew 25:1-13). So, our relationship ...

241. Can You Smell the Perfume?

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... director of The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center. We know two things about this least developed, most mysterious of all our senses, this most postmodern sense of smell. 1) Fragrances affect our moods. The sense of smell is wired to our brain to our emotions. Scientific research has demonstrated the power of smell, or environmental fragrancing, to affect our mental states. Things that smell good just may be good for you. My mother used to put some camphor and rosemary in a pot of hot water and make ...

242. Proper 19

Exodus 13:17--14:31, Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 15:1-21

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... deal not with a moralizing tale but rather with an expression of the radical grace of God. Only that grace can make us anew in baptism; only that grace can work a change in the way we treat others, when we realize how grace has affected us. Liturgically, this approach to the lessons may lead naturally into an act of renewing baptismal vows. The Old Testament lesson may also provide the scriptural warrant for the administration of baptism on this day. Easter hymns that would be appropriate on this September ...

243. What's So Great about Going to Church

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... relationships, their money management – and in some cases even their careers! This seemed a little extreme to me. I was quite sure I didn’t want to go that far. But how far did I want to go? To what extent did I want my new faith to affect my everyday life?” And then, Hybels wrote these very important words. He said: “About that time a mature Christian man who knew me well sensed my struggle. ‘Bill,’ he said, ‘I have a challenge for you. Why not put your whole life in God’s hands? Why not ...

244. Against All Hope

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... impossible odds. Mind over matter, it’s sometimes called. And many of us believe there is something to it. Our attitudes can affect our destiny. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7, KJV). Many doctors and nurses believe ... difference. It is wonderful to believe that, by having the right attitude, we can have a positive effect on our lives. As we said, it may affect how long we live and how well we live. But it is even more wonderful to know we have a loving God watching over our ...

245. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

1 Peter 3:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... on the basis of race. Never forget this principle: it is never morally right to choose what is morally wrong. b. The right to choose is limited by its effect on others. There are thousands of free choices that are available to us every day because it does not affect or harm other people. We can choose what kind of car we drive, where we live, where we work, how we dress; but we cannot choose to murder, rape, kidnap, rob, or abuse children. c. The right to life and liberty is greater than the right to choose ...

246. Honor To Whom Honor Is Due

Exodus 20:12

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James Merritt

... they were 5 and I would give anything to live those years over. You can bet your life I'd do it differently, but they are gone now, and so is my chance to be a real dad.[3] Our children not only need our attention, but they need our affection. There is a bumper sticker that says, "Kids need hugs, not drugs." We need to show our kids physically that we love them. There was a great advertisement on television years ago that said, "Have you hugged your kid today?" Well, have you? We need to show our kids ...

247. The Truth about Truth

John 8:31-32

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James Merritt

... friend, that is A, and that's the good news for today." Truth may be out of fashion. It may be out of favor. It may be out of friends. But it is never out of date; it is timeless in its existence. b. It Is Total In Its Affect Truth is not only unending, it is universal. What God says is not only true yesterday, today, and forever; it's true for you, him, and me. Recently there was a brouhaha over a resolution we passed at the Southern Baptist Convention on Jewish evangelism. We simply recommitted ourselves ...

248. Out With the Old - In With the New

Philippians 3:12-14

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James Merritt

... can ever erase the past totally from your memory. "To forget" in the Bible means "no longer to be influenced by or affected by." For example: God says in Heb. 10:17, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." That doesn't mean that God has a ... bad memory. What that means is God will no longer allow our sins to affect our relationship to Him. It's kind of like a fellow I heard about who went to see his doctor and said, "Doc, you've ...

249. Doing Right When You Have Been Done Wrong

Ephesians 4:31-32

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James Merritt

... that if a root of bitterness does spring up, it "causes trouble." A bitter root always brings forth bitter fruit, and this root is no different. There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as bitterness. Bitterness is so powerful it affects the mind, the spirit, and the body. First of all, it saturates the mind. As the root of bitterness grows, you will find that it takes up more and more of the soil of your heart. I grew up fifty miles from here in the deep South. We are ...

250. If You're Not Loving You're Not Living (Fruit of the Spirit: Love)

Galatians 5:22

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James Merritt

... has for a woman. Then there is the word phileo. That gives us the English word philanthropy or the name Philadelphia. That is a warm love that we have for our nearest friends and dearest relatives. Then there is the word storge. That word simply means affection, and it is a type of affection that a parent has for a child. But the word that is used in Gal. 5 is the word agape, and that is the highest form of love. Simply put, agape love is when you always seek the best even for those who seek the worst for ...

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