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226. Everybody a Cinderella

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... one. Love looks not so much on what a person fears, as on the person doing the fearing and gives approval. In this newfound sense of self lies the will to move on. A slave lurks in the soul of everyone. Everybody is a Cinderella. We are put in a ... soul is gone we are free from all that impedes us. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news, good news indeed! In the most literal sense of the word the love of Christ saves, and this love of Christ is now before you to receive. Hear the call of Christ, receive ...

227. The Forgotten

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... the love of that event in our lives and let it grow. We are told that Joseph was a just man. In his work as a craftsman he was honest. In his relationships with others he was honorable. In his responsibility to Mary and her unborn child an abiding sense of justice prevailed over all the weaker human doubts and desires and he could do nothing but show the greatest kindness and love to her. We also see Joseph as a devoted servant of God. Certainly he lived by the Law and was a faithful practitioner of his ...

228. A Fresh Start

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... but are the result of or reactions to sin, which has destroyed the original harmony between the created order and God. In that sense Joel and the prophets are correct: The evils we encounter in life are a consequence of sin. Do not think that you are ... what we do to satisfy our own egos and not what our neighbors need, we are contributing to all the problems in the world. In that sense, the problems in your life and in mine, the hopeless situations that you and I are in, or have been in, are our own fault. ...

229. A Vision of Freedom

Isaiah 65:17-25

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... in place. This was the situation that the Jews addressed by our text encountered. They were free. But in another sense they were really not free. The Persians ruled over them. Perhaps it was the scars of the Babylonian Captivity ... a whole new earth to enjoy all these wonderful gifts and the freedom that goes with it. When will that new heaven and new earth come? In a sense, as we have noted, it has come, or at least will soon come. It was initiated with the incarnation of Jesus Christ (Mark 1:14-15). But we ...

230. Light to Serve

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... we hear God calling out to us to serve our neighbor by doing God’s bidding for that task. The Answer The answer Isaiah gave is not a part of the appointed reading for today. However, we all know that Isaiah responded, “Here am I; send me!” Isaiah sensed that in the very act of the call God also gave the power to respond in the affirmative. God was not asking the impossible. God did not require the prophet to do something God would not furnish either the strength or the word for doing what God would ...

231. The Healing of the Man with the Withered Hand

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

James W. Moore

... of Jesus in helping this man because their common practice was to not help people on the Sabbath Day. Blinded by the Law, we can miss the chance to love. Blinded by the common practice, we miss the common sense. III. FINALLY, BLINDED BY OUR SYSTEMS, WE MISS THE SAVIOR. We see it graphically in Mark 3. The Son of God walked into their lives and they tried to kill Him. He tried to teach them love and they would not listen. They had their ways, they had their systems, ...

232. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Jesus Christ. “If I lived 30 lifetimes or 50 lifetimes or 100 lifetimes. I could never repay Jesus for what He has done for me.” I have a wonderful life, a great family, a meaningful career… all because of Jesus. I have a sense of purpose a sense of calling, a sense of fulfillment, a sense of mission in my heart… all because of Jesus. He gave to Bartimaeus a new life, a new chance, a new start, a new vision, a new hope, and He gave me all those things, too. So, like Bartimaeus, in gratitude, I chose ...

233. Jesus and Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

234. Vive La Difference

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... our gifts are. For example, some of the finest preachers that the church has produced were not talented as orators. Some had to conquer speech deficiencies, extreme nervousness, and similar defeating situations. That did not keep them from being gifted preachersin every sense of the word. Some of you may not have a natural talent for teaching. Your talent might lie in you ability to empathize with young people. Both lesson preparation and presentation may prove to be a real struggle. But because of your ...

235. What's Wrong With Laughing?

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... and the strange creatures that live there. Describing the blind fish, Carey explained to the children, "Although they have lost their sense of sight, some of their other senses have gotten stronger, such as their sense of . . ." Pausing for a response, he could hardly stifle his laughter when Katie called out, "Sense of humor!" (4) I don't know if blind fish compensate by developing a sense of humor or not, but I do know that many people who have experienced heartbreaking and even life-crushing situations ...

236. Passing The Test Of Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... the checkout counter, he saw that his total was $127.50. "How can that be?" he asked, "I only purchased a few things!" The clerk looked over the top of his reading glasses and said drily, "Your mother said that you would pay for her." (1) In a sense we all pay for the strengths and weaknesses of our parents. Usually people of faith, love and integrity produce children of faith, love and integrity. As people use to say, "the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree." Of course, it does not always work like ...

237. Is Conscience the Best Guide?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... They do not whine about their condition, they do not weep for their sins." Of course not; and that is what distinguishes us from cattle. We are motivated by conscience. One of the primary things that distinguishes us from the animal kingdom is that we have a sense of "ought." No dog or cat awakens on Sunday morning and says to himself or herself: "I really ought to go to church this morning." Yet I would hazard a guess that thought went through the minds of millions of people this morning, whether they ever ...

238. Death Leads to Life

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... This is the narrow road of which Jesus spoke when he addressed his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:13-14). It is the road less traveled, but the only path that leads to life eternal. The cross is a paradox and thus it doesn't make sense, but it truly is the only hope for Christian salvation. We need not suffer and die in a physical way as did Jesus, as we recall the great events of Good Friday, but our spiritual martyrdom, like that suffered by Mary of Nazareth, to a lesser or greater degree ...

239. A Guiding Presence

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the oppressive struggle of seeking to imitate Christ or to follow in his steps, which you have been admonished to do all your lives. Christ in me, means Christ bearing me up from within, giving me power and perspective, permeating my being so completely that intuitively I can sense his will and way. Christ in me means that I can know his guiding presence enough of the time that even when I don’t feel his presence, I can walk on boldly in faith, believing that if I mis-walk and I often mis-walk, believing ...

240. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... network of biblical convictions. This last insight is played out most clearly with my closest neighbor, my wife Lori. When I am unkind to her in any way (when I grunt and don’t listen, when I don’t give her time, when I am verbally harsh), I sense a nearly immediately a change in my relationship with God. Clouds roll in and the sun grows dim. What I give her, I soon get in return from God, which is why the Apostle Peter (himself a married man) said in his first letter: “Likewise you husbands, live ...

241. Make Room for Mystery

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

James McCormick

... , don’t we all long for some experience of that which is beyond our comprehension? Don’t we all long for an experience of the transcendent God, who “moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform”? III. Wouldn’t it be great if we could recover our lost sense of wonder? Wouldn’t it be great if we could look at life with the eyes of the spirit and see the hand of God at work everywhere? If we could experience life like that we would want to break into poetry or into song…or at the very least ...

242. The Gift of Newness

2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... those who come will know who they are. And they will know why they are here.” God, we need that! If we are in Christ we are a new creation. Everything will be new …including a new identity. II. The second gift God wants to give us is a new sense of community. The life of faith is intensely personal, but it is not private. If we belong to Christ, then we also belong to one another. A solitary Christian is a contradiction in terms, like solo symphony. There is no such thing. To be a Christian is to be a ...

243. Ten Days of Prayer

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... same kind of intensity? First of all, it would give us a new purpose for our lives. So many people lack a sense of purpose. They may be extraordinarily successful by society’s standards, but inwardly they know themselves to be empty vessels, rudderless ships tossed ... happen to any of us. The first thing that would happen to us if we asked for the gift of the Spirit would be a new sense of purpose. Praying intently for the gift of the Spirit would also give us power to be what God wants us to be. Isn’t ...

244. Deep Calling to Deep

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... to go to prayer, not as an escape but as a tool to continue our in-depth excursions. We value the news in-depth. Why can't we do as much for our spiritual lives? It seems to me the choice is plainly before us. 4. Everyone — in a sense — is his/her own theologian. Ideally, every person who professes Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is on a theological journey that makes him/her a student of God. It is a beautiful and even sacred phenomenon to observe some laity commit themselves to study the Father, Son ...

245. From Father Failure to Divine Father

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... discovery of the imperfections of the adult world, becomes omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent; an infallible father-figure upon whom we can lean and from whom we can draw meaning and strength. This projected father, created out of our emptiness and weakness and sense of dependency, is basically an illusion, say many psychologists. It is the Father-God of our wish-dreams similar to the ideal king or president of our wish-dreams who will solve all our problems. Thus, not only is our projected heavenly ...

246. Death Has Been Conquered

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not here. He is risen.” At that moment it was as if a heavy load was lifted off my back, and I felt a great sense of peace and joy.” (4) And that, of course, is the meaning of Easter. Death has been conquered! We can lift our eyes from our problems ... is not here. He is risen.” At that moment it was as if a heavy load was lifted off my back, and I felt a great sense of peace and joy.” (4) And that, of course, is the meaning of Easter. Death has been conquered! We can lift our eyes from our problems ...

247. Our Task: Acceptance and Challenge

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... little ones that their very presence here is a great value, that they do belong, that they are the objects of our delight. To accept is "to sparkle on another" with the twinkling of the eye. That is so important, but just as crucial, I think, is the sense of challenge that helps the child see that he or she is here for a purpose — they really are "God's workmanship — his poems, created in Christ Jesus unto good works." It is never easy to balance properly both of these tasks, as the life of Jesus so ...

248. History Hangs in the Balance

Luke 23:1-49

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... character of his career was there for many to witness. What went wrong? For 2,000 years we have probed this matter. We seem to keep trying to make the story turn out differently. Let's be honest and admit that we are stumped and so much doesn't make sense in the way we want! It isn't enough that our salvation is the outcome. We are tempted to keep on telling the story in a way which communicates that we think it should have happened some other way. In fact, just maybe we could have improved it. Pity enters ...

249. Wisdom's Delight

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... , but a characteristic of God on whom the biblical people put a female face to make it more understandable. We do the same kind of thing when we take a characteristic of our own and speak of it as though it were an entity outside of ourselves, such as, "My sense of fair play would not let me do thus and so" or "I had to keep my wits about me." In any case, this personified-woman, Wisdom, says that while God was marking out the foundations of the earth, she was "beside him." In other words, Wisdom was God's ...

250. On the Road with Some Would-Be Diciples

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

James W. Moore

... : “No one who puts his hand to the plow and keeps looking back is fit for the kingdom.” We miss the point if we think Jesus is attacking family life. Certainly not! Not that all! We know that wouldn’t be the case! No, somehow, Jesus had sensed either Through the tone of voice; The nervous inflection; The shifting eyes; Or the awkward indecision. That it is not this man’s family that is holding him back… No, it is his own hesitation, his own inability to break with the past and so… bound by the ...

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