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2651. Until It Dawns on You

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

Lord Dunsany said, "It is seldom that the same man knows much of science, and about the things that were known before science." That has been my experience, and I think there is a reason for it. You can blame it on the Darwinians, and their assumption that life is always evolving into higher, more complex forms, so that what is now is better and more sophisticated than what was before. That was brought home to me when our children pointed out to me, "This is the 80s." They said that back in the decade in ...

2652. Lent 3

Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:1-26, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 17:1-7 Upon Yahweh's direction, Moses brings water out of a rock for the wilderness people. God's people are in the wilderness and are thirsty. This is one of a series of complaints of the Israelites during their forty-year stay in the wilderness. This episode follows the pattern of the others: The people complain to Moses, Moses takes the complaint to Yahweh, and Yahweh graciously answers the need. In this case, Moses is directed to strike a rock out of which comes water ...

2653. Through the Lens of God

John 4:5-42

Sermon

Richard Gribble

One day a man told a story which touched the hearts of all. He began, "I was a timid, frail, lost, and lonely six-year-old child when I first arrived at the farm in Georgia. I would have remained that way had it not been for an extraordinary woman. She lived on the farm in a small two-room cabin where her parents resided when they were slaves. To any outsider she simply appeared as any other African-American on the farm, but to those who knew her, she had a spiritual force whose influence was felt ...

2654. A Life Well Lived

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

Have you noticed that grandmothers have changed? For one thing they seem so much younger than they used to. Some anonymous bard celebrated this truth in a little poem you may have encountered on the Internet. It’s titled, “Where Have All the Grandmas Gone?” In the dim and distant past; When life’s tempo wasn’t so fast Grandma used to rock and knit, Crochet, tat, and baby sit. When the kids were in a jam, They could always call on Gram. But today she’s in the gym Exercising to keep slim. She’s checking the ...

2655. Why Not a Christian Live 8 for the Environment?

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

If I say "LIVE 8," how many of you know what I'm talking about? I thought so . . . It was the biggest, hippest rock concert in the history of the world. How many of you have already signed The One Declaration? You're more than one in a million. And a million was the number that attended the Philadelphia Live 8. That doesn't include the millions more that were showed up in Moscow (20,000), Tokyo (10,000), Johannesburg (10,000, where Nelson Mandela stole the show), London (200,000, where Pink Floyd returned ...

2656. Taking Something Up for Lent

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Sometimes, not often and never intentionally, the secular calendar and the sacred calendar mesh. The liturgical calendar has us in the midst of Lent. Lent is traditionally a time of fasting, prayer, reflection, and study, leading up to the solemn events of Passion week. Lent is usually associated with giving up something, making some small personal sacrifice in order to better understand the immense sacrifice made by the Son of God. But this is also a season of sacrifice for secular society as well. ...

2657. Let's Dance

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

At one time or another, all of us here have had the uncomfortable experience of either being or watching someone with absolutely no sense of rhythm, movement, or beat try and dance and move to the music. We call them people with "Baptist feet." No matter that the bass line is thumping along so loudly that it's giving everyone else synchronized migraines – it seems there is always someone out on the dance floor who just can't find the beat and move to it. For those with well-tuned senses of rhythm and ...

2658. Taking Aim

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

In 1221 the young Dominican order took on a new member who would ultimately be known as Peter Martyr. Young Peter's parents had been members of the Cathari sect, but Peter was drawn to the Dominicans while a student at the University of Bologna. A gifted and zealous speaker, Friar Peter became known for his preaching throughout Lombardy. But his notoriety begat jealousy and suspicion. He was accused of immorality (letting women into his monk's cell) and he argued with far too much success and conviction ...

2659. Can You Smell the Perfume?

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

A group of men celebrated on and on in a sports bar. "Here's to 94," one of them toasted. "Hip-94-Hooray," another of them cheered. "Ninety-four, Ninety-four," "Ninety-four," they chanted in unison. The waitress could take the mystery no longer. When one of them left for the men's room, she intercepted him and asked, "Why the big deal about 94?" "It only took us 94 days to finish this puzzle we've been working on." "What's so special about that?" He replied, "Hey, the box reads 5-7 years." Puzzles are not ...

2660. Make Me a Sheep

Revelation 5:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Our eight year old came home from school a few weeks ago singing a new song they had been learning, "Lord, Make Me A Sheep." Now . . . even though the song was cute and catchy, and even though I know it was teaching an important theological truth, it still rankled. Make Me A Sheep? It just doesn't sound like a dream any father or mother should want for their son or daughter. Make me courteous and kind. Of course. Make me strong. Yes, definitely. Make me independent. Sure! Make me courageous. Of course. ...

2661. Christmas Eve\Christmas Day

Luke 2:1-7, Isaiah 9:1-7, Psalm 96:1-13, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:8-20

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

OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS Many of the Advent themes reappear in the Christmas Eve lessons as present realities rather than as future hopes. Isaiah 9:2-9 picks up the imagery of the light of Zion that was hoped for in Isaiah 2:1-5 and turns it into a present time celebration, while Psalm 96 does the same thing with the royal theology of Isaiah 11:1-10. Taken together our Old Testament lessons describe the new reality that God ushers into our world. Isaiah 9:2-7 - "Seeing the Light" Setting. Isaiah 9:2-7 is a ...

2662. Changed Lives - Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

A pastor went to a nursing home to offer communion to the residents. This was not one of those upscale places called a retirement center. This facility was for the poor and its residents were mostly in various stages of dementia. When the pastor arrived she was told by a volunteer, who was wheeling patients into the room, that since it was late afternoon, everyone’s medication seemed to be wearing off. Some would sleep through the service as usual, but for the most part, her little congregation would be on ...

2663. The Lost and Found Job

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

Recently, I discovered a story that touched my heart. Whether it’s a true story or not, I don’t know. It probably belongs in the category of an “urban legend”… but whatever the case, it makes a good point. The story is about a man who was driving home from work one day in rush hour traffic when suddenly his car began to choke and sputter… and then the engine just died. Fortunately, the man was able to coast into a service station. He tried his engine again. It wouldn’t even turn over. As he pulled out his ...

2664. It's Thanksgiving Time!

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James W. Moore

One of the great comedians of all time was Jack Benny. He was great because he made us laugh at ourselves… at our weaknesses, our foibles, our selfishness, our greed. You remember, of course, how attached Jack Benny was to his money. I love that routine where the hold-up man runs up to Jack Benny and shouts: "Your money or your life!" There is a long pause as Jack goes into that familiar pose with his hand on his cheek. Impatiently, the robber demands again: "I said your money or your life!" Jack Benny ...

2665. What's Your Hospitality Quotient?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

A certain county agent had to go to a farm in his jurisdiction to talk with the farmer about a matter of county business. Walking up the dirt road leading to the farm, he encountered signs that read things like: “Trespassers will be shot,” “Beware of Dog,” “Keep Out . . . This Means You!” Finally arriving at the door, he was greeted by a smiling, congenial farmer. When the county agent was ready to leave, the farmer said to him, “Come and see me again sometime. I don’t get many visitors up this way.” Well ...

2666. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

1 Peter 3:15

Sermon

James Merritt

What issue do Americans feel more strongly about, and have a stronger opinion about, than any other issue? James Patterson and Peter Kim, in their groundbreaking book, The Day America Told the Truth, discovered that Americans feel more strongly about abortion than any other issue, whether it be alcohol abuse, the death penalty, pornography, flag-burning, affirmative action, or communism. 75% of Americans see abortion as either right or wrong, with no gray area in between.1 Abortion has become a fact and a ...

2667. When God's Rule is Taken Out of the School

Job 21:22

Sermon

James Merritt

There is a story about two neighbors who grew up in a farming town. They had suffered through a long dry season, and there wasn't enough hay to keep the cows fed. So one of the neighbors came up with the idea that the two of them ought to go into the hay merchandising business. They bought a truck, drove to another state where they bought hay for $3.00 a bale. They then brought it home and sold it for $2.50 a bale. After about two months in the business, one neighbor looked at the other one and said, "You ...

2668. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

2669. Don't Forget to Remember

Jude 1:5-7

Sermon

James Merritt

There was a young preacher who was going to preach his very first sermon, and he wanted to have a smashing introduction. So he went to an older pastor he knew, and said, "Do you know of any surefire introduction that is guaranteed to get everybody's attention?" The old preacher said, "As a matter of fact I have an illustration that works every single time." He said, "When you walk to the pulpit, make this statement: ‘Some of the greatest days of my life I spent in the arms of another man's wife.'" He said ...

2670. In Defense of the Offense

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

James Merritt

Recently on an airplane, as I was traveling back to Atlanta, I sat next to a lady whose name was Judith. We got into a conversation and she got around to asking me what I did. I told her that I was a minister. She immediately began to discuss religion. She began to criticize a certain Baptist seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and the extreme right-wing fundamentalists that had taken the seminary over. She had seen a movie about it and she was appalled at what had happened. That led into an extremely ...

2671. The Battle of New Orleans

2 Timothy 3:1-4:8

Sermon

James Merritt

Being President of the SBC for one year has been both one of the greatest blessings, and one of the greatest burdens of my life. On the one hand, it has reminded me of just how blessed I am to be a Southern Baptist. Southern Baptists are not a perfect people, but they are a precious people. I don't believe there is a group of Bible believers anywhere in the world that love Jesus more than Southern Baptists. I sometimes feel like a lady who lived up in the mountains of North Carolina. She was a Baptist ...

2672. The Secret of Self-Esteem

Ephesians 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

Chuck Swindoll tells the story of the time when his children were smaller and they were going on a long trip, and trying to break the boredom, they decided to play a game called "What if?" The question was "What if you could be anybody on earth—who would you like to be?" Well, one of his daughters said, "I would like to be the bionic woman." The other children followed suit and thought of someone famous they would like to be. But his youngest child, Chuck, Jr., never said a word. As they pulled up to a ...

2673. The Blessing Of A Godly Mentality

Genesis 18:16-33

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

In just two days we will celebrate America’s 230thbirthday.” She is still a youngster in terms of national longevity. Her population is approaching 300 million. She is the only authentic super-power on earth. One of the ways to measure America is the “gate test.” That is, if a nation opens its gates, how many people want to get out and how many people want to get in? I don’t know of any Americans who want to immigrate to another country, and if they do, the gate is open. But then just consider the untold ...

2674. God Knows....Me!

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

I found it….the quotation I used in Steeple Notes about the faith that sings. It comes from a 1949 sermon preached by James T. Cleland, Professor of Preaching at Duke. The sermon is entitled "A Religion That Sings." "There are times and occasions when a religious person has to shout hallelujah or stand the risk of an inner explosion." He reminds us that the birth narratives of Jesus are filled with the songs of angels and shepherds, Mary and Elizabeth, Zachariah and Simeon. Like a Rogers and Hammerstein ...

2675. Looking Out for Others

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

Being able to synthesize in such a way that harmony can be the outcome is among the many things the Apostle Paul does well. The often-pesky church at Corinth desperately needed such a skill, written and practiced in charity. To follow his inspired advice comes as a gift to all of us, 2,000 years ago or today. The individualistic Christianity, largely the work of Protestants, has been and is both a bane and balm, for us. To do our own thing is commendable and perhaps essential but it can prove utterly ...

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