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2601. Reviewing Our Hungers (Series: Questioning Our Values)

Luke 6:17-26

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J. Howard Olds

... in the routines of the day, the hello’s and goodbye’s, the baths and the stories, the chores and the laundry. Can we do that? I have come to this conclusion about life. All your emails will not be answered when you die, so get over it. The Apostle Peter had it right when he wrote, “Cast all your cares on Christ, because he cares for you” (I Peter 5:7). Learn to pray without ceasing by making prayer the essence of everything you do. Seize the moment with the constant assurance that you have the gift ...

2602. The God Who Is, Who Was, and Who Is To Come

Revelation 1:4-8

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Leonard Sweet

... born. The “God who is” walked this earth, chose disciples, was crucified, dead and buried, and promised the appearance of the “God who is to come.” When the “God who is to come” became the “God who is,” the “God who was” transformed disciples into apostles and the church was born. The God who is to come. Christ’s death and resurrection shows us the God “who is to come.” Easter Sunday gave us a sneak peek at the future. Jesus, who John calls in this week’s Revelation text “the ...

2603. Billy Graham Interview

Mt 28:16-20; Jn 21:1-14

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Brett Blair

... knows Christ, whether they're conscious of it or not, they're members of the Body of Christ, and I don't think that we are going to see a great sweeping revival that will turn the whole world to Christ at any time. I think James answered that, the Apostle James in the first council in Jerusalem, when he said that God's purpose for this age is to call out a people for His name. And that's what God is doing today, He's calling people out of the world for His name, whether they come from the ...

2604. What We Know in Part

John 10:22-30; 1 Cor. 13:9-10

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Mickey Anders

... be seen. But centuries later the plaster has cracked, and one can see features of the face of Jesus Christ showing through the broken plaster (Best Sermons, Vol. 2, p. 42). Isn't that the way we really see Jesus? Isn't that the way we see the truth? The Apostle Paul said it this way: "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away… For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in ...

2605. Future Perfect

John 20:1-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... . I think the transformation of Death Valley by rain hints at the transformation which Jesus brings into our lives, through the Resurrection. Today we celebrate because Jesus Christ brings love into a love-starved world. Strangely enough, the Gospel says, "the apostles didn't understand." Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and found it empty. Like the disciples, who got there before her, she was confused, bewildered, frightened, filled with questions: Where is Jesus/ None of them understood, that Jesus "had to ...

2606. Don't Settle for Half A Glass

Matthew 4:1-11

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... Pepsi commercial. (Diet Pepsi Truck) The world says be like the world, don't be like Jesus. Instead, let everyone see how cool you are. But that's not what Jesus says. He calls us to be like Him, humble, loving and a servant. In Romans 12:2 the Apostle Paul says: "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." Saying "Yes" to the world, is settling for half a glass. Jesus calls ...

2607. The NFL of Grace

Matthew 17:1-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... that name to get our attention. It is God wooing us with love songs and all the blessings of life. It is God whispering our name and showing us God's great love for us. It was this Grace, the Nudging Grace of God working in the lives of the Apostles which allowed them to answer the call of Jesus to follow Him. What else could it have been? They didn't know who Jesus was. They didn't know what He was capable of or what His ministry would lead to, yet they dropped everything and followed Him. Bobby Dodd ...

2608. The Short List

Micah 6:1-8

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... a fascination with lists. And we all have ongoing To Do Lists, don't we, whether we write them on scraps of paper, in a daytimer or keep track of them on our Personal Digital Assistant. Even God has lists, The 7 days of Creation, the 10 Commandments, the 12 Apostles; you get the idea. Today we're going to look at God's short list for a faithful life. And it all begins with God calling the people of Israel to task in almost a courtroom setting. Let's turn to Micah 6:1-8 (NRSV) [1] Hear what the ...

2609. They Said 'Yes!'

Ephesians 1:11-23

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... on from generation to generation by faithful parents and grandparents. That's how our faith has been handled as well. It's been passed on from one generation to another, through faithful preaching and teaching of those called by God. Listen to how the Apostle Paul addresses the church at Ephesus. He writes: Ephesians 1:11-23 (NRSV) [11] In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, [12] so ...

2610. Pursue the Life That Really Is Life

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 1 Timothy 6:6-19

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... say it guarantees us?" Franklin smiled benevolently at the man and then Old Ben replied, "My friend, the Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it for yourself!" (2) The Old Ben must have been related to the Apostle Paul or at least familiar with his letters to Timothy because there is similar sentiment expressed in today's passage. And we find out that this pursuit is NOT A Trivial Pursuit but a pursuit for the life that really is life. Let's look ...

2611. Many Jesuses

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Ray C. Stedman

... presented by the apostolic writers. They knew him. They were chosen by him to be eyewitnesses who would convey to us the Jesus who really is. It is so important that we grasp this great fact. There is only one historic Jesus, and any deviation from the Jesus of the apostles is an impostor.

2612. Power for Today

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... languages that people who overheard them could understand. Some of those present that first Pentecost made fun of the disciples and accused them of being intoxicated. If the police had happened by, they might have issued warrants reading “drunk and disorderly.” But the apostle Peter stood up and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning ...

2613. Living While You Wait

Philippians 4:2-9

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Maxie Dunnam

... verse four the injunction to rejoice must mean that conditions in Philippi were such as to make the call to rejoice seem unreasonable? So he is saying, in spite of circumstances - in spite of annoyance, disagreement, persecution - rejoice! This was a theme of the apostle’s life. In a letter to another Macedonian church, the church at Thessalonica, he wrote “at all times” (I Thess. 5:17), and in 2 Corinthians 6:10 he speaks of himself as “grieved but always glad.” There is a beautiful little gospel ...

2614. Dealing with Stress Creatively

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Nazi Gestapo and placed in one of those horrible prison camps… or as some people called them death camps. In that horrible situation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote these words: “O Lord, whatever this day may bring, thy name be praised.” And how about the Apostle Paul. He had been beaten and flogged and imprisoned and run out of town; he had been shipwrecked, had suffered from exposure while adrift at sea; he had been stoned and robbed and scourged and criticized… talk about stress… and yet through it ...

2615. Is It Okay To Laugh In Church?

Philippians 4:2-9

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James W. Moore

... than that… rooted in a sense of mission and a sense of partnership with the Father. First the Bible is a radiantly joyful book; second, Jesus was a radiantly joyful person. Third and Finally, III. CHRISTIANITY ISA RADIANTLY JOYFUL FAITH. We see it in the Apostle Paul… who in prison and in ill health was able to say: “Rejoice with me; again I will say Rejoice. Rejoice always!” We see it in St. Francis of Assisi whose happiness was so contagious that even the animals were attracted to him. We see ...

2616. Discipline and Means of Grace

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... of grace, or works of piety were prayer, scripture, the Lord’s Supper, fasting, and Christian conferencing. The importance Wesley placed in this means of grace can be seen in two remarks he made. On occasion, he stated that “preaching like an apostle without joining together those that are awakened and training them up in the ways of God, is only begetting children for the murderer.” This was his opinion after a visit of Pembrokeshire where there were no regular societies. His evaluation was that ...

2617. The Trinity

John 16:5-16

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... . In my thinking there is no difference in good theology and good practice. Good, solid theology gets down to the very core of our existence. Finally, I would disagree with him when he says that we should only preach Christ crucified. I know that is what the Apostle Paul said but this preacher doesn’t mean what Paul meant. He is saying that he only preaches about the cross and saving the sinner. I submit to you that the cross is not central in Paul's theology; rather, it is Christ. It has always puzzled ...

2618. Three Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... of rascals out of office, we cleanse the system of corruption for ever. .“ Then he drove that issue to f one of the great themes of the Gospel - the fall of man the wretched dilemma of the human spirit that is captured in the anguished word of the great apostle: “The good that I wish I do not; but I practice the very evil that I do not wish.” And then in a deeply personal way, Colson confessed, “Like Paul, I’ve known the awful evil and the insidious way it can masquarade as virtue. Paul’s words ...

2619. The Geography of the Christian Experience

Galatians 1:11-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... with himself and with 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 into Arabia.” It is from this letter to the Galatians that we know Paul went there. He doesn’t tell us why he went or how long he stayed. I believe it’s reasonable to conjecture that, however clear the call of God had ...

2620. Not a Servant, but a Son

Galatians 4:6-7

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Maxie Dunnam

... are sons! As we read this passage, we how much Paul knew about the early life of Jesus. We know that he spent time with Peter and some of the other disciples. Undoubtedly the stories Jesus told were a part of the preaching of the apostles. Paul’s language in our scripture lesson suggests an acquaintance with Jesus’ sayings. You don’t have to stretch your imagination very much to think that he might have known Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son. Certainly the spirit of Jesus’ teaching is here — a ...

2621. He Presented Himself Alive

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the word to the disciples. But the presence of the angel was not enough. As the women ran wildly from the Garden, Jesus met them, saying, “Joy to you! And this introduces the title of the sermon today. The sentence comes from the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 1, verse 3: “He… presented Himself alive after his suffering by many infallible proofs.” Here we have the pivotal event in the Gospel story, for the story of Jesus does not end with his death. That story gets a new chapter with the resurrection ...

2622. Are You Paying Too Much For Your Whistle?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and how to find out anything about anyone on Facebook. Life costs. The question of life is this: is the whistle you are investing in worth it? And if it is, how high a cost are you ultimately willing to pay for your whistle? The apostle Paul paid a lot for his “whistle.” Eventually he paid the ultimate price. Actually, Paul bought two “whistles” in his life — and he paid a heavy price for both. The first “whistle” Paul bought into was the life of an excruciatingly Torah-obedient, highly ...

2623. Pastoral Prayer

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Brett Blair

... of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose. With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men ...

2624. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... peace and mercy for all. B. The stigmata Paul’s opponents had accused him of preaching a man—made gospel and pleasing men. He was forced to defend apostleship because some said his preaching was not valid because he was not recognized as an apostle by the church in Jerusalem. Others took an opposite approach. saying he was sub missive to the hierarchy. Even the Galatians whom he loved, regarded him as their enemy when he told them the truth about themselves Jerusalem and betrayed Christian freedom, lie ...

2625. Room When in Distress

Psalm 4:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... and that demon was alcohol. I admitted that I was powerless and that my life had become unmanageable. Only God could restore me to sanity. These simple sentences made sense at last. I was given the second and first steps in that order. The resistance of the apostles who were constant companions of Jesus reassured me. Trust. Faith. I quit begging and asked, as God instructed. Now I ask for guidance throughout the day and night — not just for my son or for me or for my family but for everyone whose “path ...

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