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226. At Your Service Lord

Ephesians 4:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... to the church? and, Who is going to do the ministry of the church? If Cross Pointe is going to be all that God wants it to be, I have to give up something and you have to give up something. You have to give up control of the leadership of the church, because that is what God has called me to do—to lead. On the other hand, I must give up the ministry of the church, because that is what God has called you to do—to minister. When the pastor does the ministry of the church, and the people become the ...

227. Family Re:Union - (PG) Parental Guidance Required

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... if you don’t mind that your children don’t mind they won’t mind. All God really asks of parents is that they discipline their children the way He disciplines His. Proverbs 3:11-12 says this, “My son listen when the Lord punishes you. Do not give up when He tells you what you must do. The Lord punishes everyone He loves. He whips every son He receives.” (Proverbs 3:11-12, NLB) Discipline applied lovingly is one of the greatest ways you can love a child. Dr. James Dobson put it this way: The parent ...

228. God's Gifts Are Free: Enjoy

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... ? Thanksgiving is all about sacrificing your good works and good deeds before God. It involves recognizing that all your accomplishments are not your own. Give them up! Then you are truly prepared to give thanks for all that you have. Something happens to you when you give up your good deeds in this way. When you stop trying to take credit for all the good things that you have done in your life, it becomes possible to give God the credit that he deserves for the good he gives through you. An awareness like ...

229. The Secret Of Winning

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... can achieve our dreams without making hard decisions. And yet deciding is the most godlike characteristic which the Creator has bestowed upon us. If being created in His image means anything at all, it means we have the ability to choose. Not to choose means giving up that which makes us peculiarly human. Winners pay the price no one else is willing to pay. They make the hard decisions no one else is willing to make. One last thing: WINNERS ARE WILLING TO GIVE MORE THAN THEY EXPECT TO GET. Calvin Coolidge ...

230. Proper 8

Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Genesis 22:1-19, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... being cruel here, asking him to offer up the son through whom God was supposed to fulfill his promise to make of him a great nation. God appears to rub his nose in it by emphasizing that it's his only son, whom he loves, that he is asked to give up (v. 2). Did Abraham have such intimate knowledge of God that he knew it was a test? Who knows? We do know that Abraham trusted God implicitly, knowing that God would not ask him to do anything cruel or irrational. Abraham had the trust to pass God's formal test ...

231. Same Question, Same Answer

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... So having heard all of this, what should we do? I think you know. If we are going to get ready for Christ to come and rule in our hearts, it will involve three things: • Share your food and clothing with the needy. • Sidestep every temptation of greed. • Give up every form of abuse. This is what God wants from us today. For John the Baptist, as for Jesus who came after him, the words of a sermon must always be translated into deeds of mercy. When the word of the gospel frees us to give generously, to ...

232. The Focus of Christian Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... will/command of the kyrios (“Lord,” or “Patron” [14:37]). Interpretive Insights 14:20 stop thinking like children. By applying a present tense imperative, Paul instructs the Corinthians to stop doing what they presently are doing. It is time for them to give up their childish way of thinking (13:11; cf. 3:1–2).[1] When it comes to evil, however, they should move the other way and become like infants (n?piazete). Paul distinguishes between children and infants to underscore that in matters of ...

233. When You're Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... knows what it is to be rejected, he can help us with our feelings of hurt and despair. How do we deal with feelings of rejection? Think about that for a few moments while I suggest a couple of thoughts. First of all, when we’re rejected, we do not give up the fight. We don’t drop out of the race. We don’t crawl off and hide under a rock. We remember St. Paul who also knew what it was to be rejected. Still he wrote, “One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead ...

234. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... here. The reader is amazed to learn that the fire has had no effect at all on their garments. Nebuchadnezzar’s praise of God in verse 28 is instructive for Jews (and Christians) facing persecution. They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God (3:28). God does not always rescue from death, as the martyrs of the second century B.C. learned (1 Macc. 1:57, 60–63; 2 Macc. 6:8–11, 18–31; 7:1–42). The ...

235. A DRAMA OF LOST WORDS

Drama

... start to laugh ... [They aren’t hearing, and the lights are not going up on Man 1 and Woman 1. The Person is not sure what to do. Faces Man 2 and Woman 2 and shouts] You point at each other and you start to laugh ... YOU START TO LAUGH ... [Gives up and moves to the center. Stands still and silent. After a few moments, the lights on both sides of the stage come up bright and all four people look at the Person and wait. The Person realizes this after a moment and knows there is finally an audience for what ...

236. Separation of God and State?

Isaiah 44:24--45:25

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... ’s judgment visited upon a rebellious people. God may still be sending judgment through another nation. Consider the Viet Nam War. It was an unpopular war in the USA. After losing over 50,000 lives in combat plus billions of dollars in equipment, America had to give up the fight and confess defeat for the first time in our illustrious history. Could this be a case when God was using tiny Viet Nam to humble us? Up to this time, we were a terribly proud nation - "Nobody can lick us! We are and always will ...

237. Landing Instructions

Isaiah 40:25-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... , who are tired, or disillusioned and in despair, God will renew your strength, so once again you can "mount up with wings like eagles," and be the kind of persons that God created you to be. So the effect of biblical faith upon our life should be that we never give up. But if we crash, if we experience defeat, or sorrow, we get back up again, and prepare for life to take us back up to the heights. But we should be realistic about the risks we take when we try to find the best that life can offer. The best ...

238. Remember: No Deposit, No Return

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. [26] Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, [27] and do not make room for the devil. [28] Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. [29] Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give ...

239. Proper 20

Lk 16:1-13 · 1 Tim 2:1-8 · Amos 8:4-7 · Hos 11:1-11

Sermon Aid

... its pinnacle, but "Is it nothing to all you who pass by?" Here we see agape love - a love given to those not deserving it. 3. Up (v. 8). There are various ways to give. One is to give "up" on people, to cast them off, to break relationships, to destroy. God says because of his love, he cannot give up his people. They are precious to him. They are his people. Now we see another facet of his love - a faithful love in spite of faithlessness and disobedience. O wondrous love - amazing! Lesson 2: 1 Timothy 2:1 ...

240. Pop Verses!: Philippians 4:13

Philippians 4:13

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... those with the fewest needs. The richest people are those whose only desire is to please Christ and live for him. So many think this verse is about super human power. “I can do all things, like swim the English Channel or win a Green Jacket!” I had to give up my dream of a Green Jacket a long time ago! For Paul "all things" meant all the work and ministry Christ had called him to do. Paul didn’t say, “I can HAVE all things through Christ who strengthens me!” He said, “I can DO all things through ...

241. The Honor Of A Limp

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

... . That big barrel of a man stood up and repeated only one message: "Never, never, never, never, never. Do not give up. Do not ever give up. Never give up." And then he sat down, and that was it. But people remembered what he said. Why did it strike such ... matter who you are, your station in life, or how high the steeple is. It comes down to this: Hold on, stand firm, don't ever give up. Ask, and it will be given; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. This is the witness of Jacob ...

242. The Life We Prize

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Various Authors

... wanted to forgive and to be forgiven. Fred shared his struggle with his small group fellowship. They patiently helped him to give up his fears and hurts, entrusting himself to Christ. As Fred lived by faith in Christ, he loved his father by faith ... , "Why don’t you go back to your fancy living and just leave me alone!" Fred had the choice of whether to quit and to give up or to go to the Cross and to die to any claims for himself. He identified with Jesus’ humiliation and suffering. He went back again ...

243. A Liturgical Drama For Advent

Drama

Tom Eberle

... the protection of solid granite. But I crawled out of that cave and as I looked up I saw the brightness of God piercing the night sky. And in that brightness he called me to lead the entire world out of their caves. Narrator: Do you really expect people to give up their hard-fought niches they have been able to carve in the iron surface of the earth, and come outside to be blown by cold winds and struck dawn by driving rains? Light: Yes, I do expect them to come out. For I am going to tell then it is ...

244. Nothing Great Happens Without It

Luke 14: 25-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me." One of the reasons why Jesus said this to this crowd was this. Two thousand years ago, if you gave your life to Jesus, you most likely would have to give up your family, especially if you were Jewish. Even today, in certain countries such as many Muslim countries, if a Muslim converts to Christ he is immediately disowned by his family and often times put under the curse of death. Jesus makes this demand because He is dealing ...

245. No One Left Behind

2 Kings 7:3-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... Bay that I had a heart-breaking experience. I had a caddie, named Dave, who spent eighteen holes with me (four and a half hours). He spent the first nine holes trying to run down my lost golf balls and the second nine holes trying to persuade me to give up golf. In the course of the conversation I asked him about his spiritual background and he didn't really have one. He told me of some of the people he had caddied for and he mentioned one of the most well known authors, speakers and business leaders in the ...

246. Deep Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... diamonds. The excavators kept going down further and further into the earth until they found the glittering stones. They were inspired by the thought that something valuable was somewhere down there in the earth waiting to be found. They couldn’t give up. They just kept on digging. Today in South Africa, use of explosives and drilling machines have made mining a high tech business, creating subterranean mining caverns up to 2.5 miles deep with a temperature of 138 degrees Fahrenheit, necessitating cooling ...

247. Judgment Day

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Steven E. Albertin

... history has already come out right. The world has already been saved. The last chapter has already been written. In Jesus Christ we have already seen the end. Judgment Day has already happened. That doesn't mean we should throw in the towel in this world and give up. We can and should still work for peace, for the environment, for a safer and cleaner society, because this is still God's world and through us he still loves it. But we can do it without fear, without living under the burden that it all depends ...

248. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20, Isaiah 58:1-14, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... light helped him through the hellish darkness of his incarceration. The camp was the picture of ugliness with its squalid dormitories, smoke spewing crematoriums, and treeless grounds bounded by barbed wire. The apparent hopelessness of the situation caused many to give up the ghost in despair. But in the distance, there was a house surrounded by trees. Early in the morning on cold winter days, the glow emitting from that farmhouse served as a beacon of hope. Frankl envisioned a normal family gathered ...

249. Marriage 101

Ephesians 5:22-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... teeth are grinding because of that awful "s" word. Before you out-and-out reject the concept of submission, let's learn the "what" and the "why" of it. The word submit means to voluntarily place yourself under another person's authority. It literally means "to give up your rights." Now contrary to what the feminists say, it is not a social issue, nor is it a philosophical issue or an intellectual issue. It is a spiritual issue. Because we are told in verse 21 that all Christians are to learn the lesson of ...

250. Financial Planning

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the risk that many of you will simply tune me out. Many of us already feel guilty about our affluence. We know that most of the world’s people do not live as we do. It bothers us and yet, like the rich young ruler, we don’t want to give up what we have. The last thing we need on a Sunday morning is a moralistic tirade on the sin of affluence. There is another problem, too. Some of us may not be as affluent as we may appear. One man was asked, “What would you do if you had all ...

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