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2626. JAILER

Acts 16:27

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... punishment by itself. In these cases, when there was a considerable number of prisoners, one of the jailers served as a warden. He either combined the duties of guard and warden, or he served in only a supervisory role. In either case, he was responsible for the prisoners, as we see from our text. Because he thought his prisoners had escaped, the jailer was about to kill himself, rather than stand trial for negligence. The comparison to today is obvious - the jailer or prison guard or warden of our modern ...

2627. TOWN CLERK

Acts 19:35

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Stephen Stewart

... of his duty - to keep the peace. He had other functions as well, especially the keeping of records of the city, taking the minutes of meetings, filing copies of all the memorabilia that came to him in the course of official communications - in short, he was responsible for keeping track of the whole mass of documents and other minutiae of city administration. Also, he might be required to draw up decrees and present them to the governing body of the city, or to dream up ways to provide for a specific reason ...

2628. No Retaliation

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... abuse. Jesus did not mean that we should become doormats. I recall that Jesus' disciples carried swords for the purpose of self-defense. I believe in a strong national defense because it deters aggression. We have a duty to protect ourselves and those for whom we are responsible. All of us in grammar school had to deal with the school-yard bully. To run from the bully only made him worse. The most loving thing you could do for the bully was to stand up to him, to send him a message that bullying does ...

2629. Advertised Goodness

Matthew 6:1-2, Matthew 6:5-6

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... hair. With great pride, the German company sent samples to companies in many countries, touting this bit as the smallest ever developed. From the Russians came no reply. From the Americans came a quick response inquiring about the price and possible discounts. Then after some delay, there was a polite response from the Japanese. They complimented the Germans on their work, but then added that they were returning the bit with a slight alteration. Excitedly, the Germans opened the package and found to their ...

2630. Getting on the Active List

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... whom you have some credibility. That's part of what Jesus meant when he said, "You shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." He started out witnessing responsibility locally and then widened it to ever expanding concentric circles. The first and primary responsibility is local. Think back over your honor roll of spiritual guides. In addition to parents and pastors, you may remember coaches, teachers, or neighbors. One of my early guides was a bachelor attorney who ...

2631. The Snake: A Slick Salesman

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... diet, he grew rapidly into a rolly-poley prankster. We had been warned that raccoons go through a glandular change at about two years of age and often attack their owners. A 30- pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap. But our response was: "It will be different with Herbie. He is just too tame, too friendly, too domesticated to ever change that much." But we were wrong. One day he tried to bite a little boy who was petting him. After three or four more ugly incidents of misbehavior, Herbie ...

2632. The Forgiving Father (Father's Day)

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Brett Blair

... he disciplined his children. Thus, they responded with apprehension. I have thought about that, and I wonder if that is not similar to the response that many people have when they have a meeting with God. They come to him with the feeling: Well, we must really be in ... lost and now he is found. HE was dead and now he lives.” It is hard for us to relate to that. Joy is not the response that we have when someone has hurt us. If we are truly spiritual we may try our very best to act civilized, and then we can ...

2633. The Burden Bearing Christ

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... we are all blinded to sin. None are guiltless And for those who claim that they can see, then one day you will be held responsible for what it is that you say you see. There is not one of us this morning who does not need to plead mercy before ... level, but I will do no more. Don’t ask me to do more.” “Well, if that is your final answer,” John said. Came the response “It is.” So he left his office. That evening the news came out in the paper about John’s son was missing in action. The recollection ...

2634. What Is Heaven Like?

Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... price he sold all that he had to buy it. This time it is not a hidden treasure, which is found by accident but a pearl on sale in the market place. The merchant finds the precious stone in his daily business rounds. His response? That’s the important part. His response tells us the meaning of Jesus’ parable. He sells everything he possesses in order to possess the pearl. I like the ancient legend about the monk who found a precious stone, a precious jewel. A short time later, the monk met a traveler ...

2635. Fear

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... we had done something that we were not supposed to and we literally hid from our searching parents. Finally God finds them, as we know that He will, for, after all, where can we go to hide from God? God asks them why they are hiding. Do you remember the response that Adam gave: “Because, I was afraid.” I think this very poignant story reminds us that fear is so basic to who we are as humans, it goes all the way back to the beginning of time. To be human is to experience fear. There seems to be no limit ...

2636. Concern

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Burton F. Blair

... He was concerned as to whether she would be able to manage without him. Jesus, in these words, was thinking about his mother’s sorrows and needs. He wanted his mother cared for, since he would not be able to care for her himself. John, his cousin, was given this responsibility. John was to take care of Mary. He was to guard and protect her - and take her to his own home to live. He was now Mary’s son, and now, Mary was John’s mother. They are to love and care for each other. Evidently, by this time in ...

2637. Returning to Genuine Religion

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... to be now a channel for God’s grace. The returning exiles were to become God’s own people, (v. 33) be shaped by his Word and live independently in his land. What, then, did all this mean to the religion of Israel? 1. Each person was to be responsible directly to God. A new dimension was to emerge in Israel’s religion. It would forecast an era of personal religion. Up to now, religion had been apt to be an external thing, gauged and evaluated by the rule of Law, a matter of punching the clock daily and ...

2638. Easter Journeys Out and In

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... Shakespeare shows us all we need to know about humanity. This is merely a half truth. The Bible tells us all we need to know about God and humanity. It is the story of the nature of God and his doings with humankind through the ages and of humankind’s response to the unfolding of that drama throughout history. You and I will begin to understand the Scriptures when we see ourselves in this drama and are able to say about God in each story or crisis, "This is He" or "This is me!" It is then - and then only ...

2639. Living with the Consequences

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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Larry Powell

... a choice, there would be no story of Jonah and the "great fish." If Christ had not had a choice, the Cross would be reduced to a foreordained act of brutal cosmic drama. If we had no choice, there would be no such thing as sin, for we could not responsibly do either good or bad. However, God loved humanity enough, trusted it enough, to bless it with choice. The blessing appears at times to be a curse. Even Paul lamented, "For the good that I would I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do" (Romans ...

2640. Genes of Joash

2 Kings 12:1-21

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Larry Powell

... Joash was the product of his environment, doing well under the influence of Jehoiada, but bottoming out while in the company of the princes of Judah. Both suggestions it appears to me, take the heat off Joash’s own choices, placing the responsibility either on his genes or his environment. I submit that there have been too many individuals who have risen above either genes or environment to become noteworthy for either suggestion to be the "be all, end all." Mary McLoud Bethune, Charles Tindley, Booker ...

2641. Daring Words

Mark 1:9-13

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Larry Powell

... they left their nets and followed him." Going a little farther, two other brothers, James and John heard a similar, abrupt invitation to respond in like manner. How do you account for the fact that these four individuals, secure in employment, having obligations and immediate responsibilities, walked away from it all to follow one who had come upon them from behind, no questions asked? Perhaps a part of the answer is found in 1:22 where Jesus is referred to as one who spoke with "authority," and not as the ...

2642. Song of a Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:2, 3) The Palestinian shepherd never left his sheep. No storm could deter, no danger suppress, his constancy. Here was no hireling lacking a sense of responsibility. Here was a man of character and integrity ready to lay down his life for his flock. Whatever the cost, he would be true to himself. It was no coincidence that "there were shepherds out in the field watching over their flock by night" when ...

2643. It Isn't Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Brett Blair

... that. He simply laid his cards out on the table. He said, "Lord, we have given up everything, riches and all, to follow you." What then shall we have?” In others words, what’s in this for us Lord. How do we stand to profit? Where’s the payoff? In response to Peter’s question, Jesus told a story. It was the harvest time of the year. At 7 A. M. a wealthy landowner went to the Town Square to hire laborers. Then, about noon, he came back into town and hired still others. Toward the end of the day there ...

2644. Shoving One Another

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Joseph M. Stowell

... at a player and abruptly dismissed him from the field. A coach on the sidelines looked squarely through the bars of the boy’s helmet, spoke sternly to him, and sent him to the locker room. We wondered what could have ever evoked such a strong response from the coaches. As soon as Matthew got home from the game, we asked him. He answered simply: "He shoved his teammate." What a profound principle: If you are in it to win, you work together to defeat the opponent. Shoving your own threatens the effort ...

2645. You Are a Significant Person

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Charles L. Allen

... none of you have heard of. His name was Karl Downs. He was a Methodist preacher in Oakland, California, who died of a heart attack at an early age. Before he died, he was asked by the Juvenile Court to take responsibility for a young man who was always getting into trouble. Karl Downs accepted that responsibility, and in a very kind, loving way he became a substitute father for that boy. I say that you have never heard of Karl Downs, but you have heard of that boy. His name is Jackie Robinson. All of us who ...

2646. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... coins, fully intending to return them. It was such a small amount, hardly worth bothering about. Besides, I did have the extra work and responsibility as treasurer for the group and I had given up a lot to follow Jesus. As I think about it now, I suppose ... me, all right. But what good does it do to say, "The devil made me do it"? Don’t ever think that you can escape responsibility for your sins by blaming others - not even Satan. I’m telling you this because I don’t want you to make the same dreadful ...

2647. Christian Courage

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... and the Bible, we are compelled to see Christianity as something special and unique in the matter of salvation. Yes, we are to see ourselves as the people of God in a special way. But our unique calling is not to result in pride, but rather in additional responsibilities. "To whom much is given, much will be required." We are here for others. Our God has always had one goal, to make it clear to all people that God loves all people. Speak out, O saints of God! Despair engulfs earth’s frame; As heirs of God ...

2648. Dual Citizenship II - What Do We Owe To God?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... in Memphis, you should be able to give a specific answer. So, in conclusion, what do we owe to God? Our gratitude, our witness, and our ministry to hurting persons on our doorstep. One final question is in order...when responsibilities to nation conflict with responsibilities to God, what happens then? The answer is simple...the commitment to God comes first. Simon Peter expressed our policy and priority. He said, "We must obey God rather than men." How beautifully this priority is expressed in our national ...

2649. Authenticity vs. Showmanship

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... witness of a fully persuaded person, with all parts of himself/herself headed in the right direction. In the Matthew text we are studying, Jesus counsels all followers indeed to do/to follow the teaching of the scribes and the Pharisees (v. 3). That's an affirmative response, as far as it goes. But he also calls them, and all other religious types similarly minded in the centuries since, to be more than persons who preach and teach a good line but lack active follow-through (v. 3). In verses 1 and 2, notice ...

2650. The Suffering Servant

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... dead for four days. I believe he is the Messiah, but he always stops short. He will never quite come out and declare himself. When the crowds call for him he goes off to meditate and pray. Annas: Perhaps he is just a bit afraid of the awesome responsibility that lies before him. Judas: Then you believe that he is the Messiah? Caiaphas: Well ... Annas: Of course we do! Don’t you, Judas? Judas: Why, yes. Annas: Then how can we help you? Judas: Then you are not against him? Caiaphas: Of course not, we want ...

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