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2676. Prophet or Profit?

Luke 4:14-21

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... to change. They were out for profit, the status quo. The status quo! You remember, Ronald Reagan said, "It's the mess we are in." The status quo. The ones who were living their lives for profit were content with the way things were and they did not want this prophet upsetting the applecart so they tried to kill him. I think the real reason they tried to kill Jesus was that he said, "Today the scripture is fulfilled in your ears." I am it! Me! The Lord has appointed me, sent me, anointed me; and they couldn ...

2677. The Bible: Head and Heart

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... 't! Not on your own power. It can only come about through the power and the presence of the living God within your life. The question is this and it is a matter of faith: Do you believe that God has the power to make you into the person he wants you to be? Do you believe that? I saw a Walt Disney movie on television recently. It was a wonderful movie titled, Ruby Bridges. It was the story of Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, who was the first person to integrate the schools in New Orleans ...

2678. Building a Victorious Life

Luke 6:39-49

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... The assistant answered, "It certainly is." Then the builder said, "It is a surprise for you. I am retiring in a couple of years and I want you to be taken care of, as well. The house is yours." We each live in the houses we are building. I was the pastor ... save our church?" Greeley's advice was two words: "Try Christianity." "Try Christianity!" Following our Lord has never been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. He calls us to a life of obedience, he calls us to a life of ...

2679. History Hangs in the Balance

Luke 23:1-49

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... 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 ... Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, then what he says must not only be true, but followed. That helps, doesn't it? We may not want to accept it. We may even find it repugnant. Nevertheless, to be true to our Savior and Lord, we have received our orders. Here we ...

2680. Keeping His Word

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... of the other gospels, John keeps reminding them of the very close relationship between Jesus and the Father. It is as though he wants to be certain there is no misunderstanding. Jesus relates carefully that both he and the Father will come to them and make our ... , we are going to be happy in Jesus! The certainty of the promise is emblazoned in the Word of the living God. We might want to pause for a few minutes and begin to inquire just what more can we need. Our Advocate is permanently with us. Every day ( ...

2681. Welcome, Rich and Poor

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart. He died instantly. He often talked about you and your love of art." The young man held out a package. "I know this isn't much. I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this." The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his ...

2682. Lean on Me

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... asked, "Does this represent your best effort?" "Yes, sir," said his aide, "it represents my best effort." Kissinger replied, "That is all I ever wanted. I will be pleased to read your report." The actions of the widow in our parable say to the judge and to anyone who ... here and I can do no less. I believe that is all that God asks of any of us. Do your best. Try your hardest. God wants the very best for all of God's children and expects the very best in return. There is the wonderful saying, and I do not ...

2683. A Tax Collector Becomes Rich

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... are not to give in to the temptation of making decisions based on acceptance by any one group of people. Jesus teaches us again today that we are to be about the business of tearing down walls, not putting them up. There have always been those who think they want to get to know more about Jesus. They are drawn to him, intrigued by him, and probably a bit confused by him. People today speak of being "born again" as if they had somehow found something new. It is not new. It is not even miraculous. Jesus has ...

2684. What Price Must We Pay?

Luke 6:20-31

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... now being challenged. The fundamental value that we have placed on things in our lives and in the world around us has been switched. Jesus wants us to understand that values are what shape us, mold us, drive us, and define us. Today we live in a society that tells ... do. Jesus says its not only what you don't do that matters, it is what you do that matters more. You see, Jesus wants us to know that Christianity is leaving the past and doing something today. The Lord begins to tell us what the things are that ...

2685. God Is Rock Solid

Hebrews 12:18-29

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... turn. Many of us can identify with that woman. We have lived it at times. One day your husband comes home and announces he wants a divorce. You get a phone call that your son has been in a car accident. Your daughter tells you she is moving in ... to him. The writer of Hebrews reminds his audience that it was on the mountain of God that the first words were given. When we want to know what God expects of us, we can open the scriptures. They do not change. Our understanding may grow, but the truth remains. When ...

2686. Thank God We Can Change

1 Timothy 1:12-17

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... in a church and attend worship regularly. Of course, most of us would rather nothing changed and we try to keep these events at a minimum. We like doing the same old thing with the same old friends. We don't enjoy looking at new ideas. We don't want to have our attitudes challenged. I read somewhere that by the time we reach age thirty, we are pretty much set in a pattern of behavior that will last the rest of our lives. The exception to the rule comes in one of three ways. The first exception follows ...

2687. It All Begins with Prayer

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... with my wife tonight?" He was the woman's husband and he revealed that he had made a decision for Christ that night and wanted to make his profession in baptism. Bill invited him into the water and baptized him along with his wife. They were greeting the ... We need to keep praying for those who do not know the Lord. At the right time, God will open their eyes to the truth. I want to conclude by giving you this to think about. Jesus declared, "You are the light of the world. And a city set on a hill cannot ...

2688. The Promise that Won’t Be Broken

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... We have to grab it while we can. "Live with gusto," we are told. We are encouraged to buy this make of car, or that whitening toothpaste, and capture the good life and all that goes with it. It is amazing how much that idea takes hold of us. We want to have it all. Unfortunately, the images the world shows of what it takes to have the good life are fallacious. We keep grabbing for material things and end up discovering that they do not make us happy. We reach for them and come away feeling empty. There is ...

2689. The Good News about Marriage

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... family relationships? Before we answer that question, though, we need to make one thing perfectly clear: Marriage is not required for a fulfilling Christian life. The Bible is clear about this. Some people are really not designed for marriage, for one reason or another. Some may want to marry but never find a partner. One poor guy says that when he was a child, his mother told him, “Son, when you grow up, you can marry any girl you please.” When he grew up, he learned that he could not please any of ...

2690. Risky Business

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... older." Jeremiah wondered how anyone as young and inexperienced as he could be expected to influence powerful adult leaders. It seems that only a handful of people know what their life's calling is at an early age. Others are middle-aged before they discover what they want to be when they grow up. Jeremiah was a P.K., a preacher's kid. He had been born into a priestly family, so there would have been a set of expectations awaiting him regardless of God's intervention. In today's more upwardly mobile circles ...

2691. The Undoing of Babel

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... panic, "Don't let them give me one of those!" But I gathered that this was their way of saying, "Thank you," and I didn't want to appear rude, so I ate it. Then the man launched into a new monologue, which, of course, we couldn't understand, but he was using ... heard God's command to fill the earth and spread out over the land. Some, however, thought they knew better than God. They didn't want to scatter over the earth, so they built a city with a high tower, one designed to cause them to be praised as a great ...

2692. Thanks for Receiving Thanksgiving

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... early history. I mean, how many times have we been tempted to rearrange our priorities to reflect a more selfish attitude? When things are going great, it is easy to slip into the self-deception of human pride. And an added problem is that when it is good, we want more, we get greedy. Our text reflects a different attitude. It is an attitude of gratitude. It is an attitude that says before we get our fill, we need first to tell God, "Thank you." Yes, they had been commanded to do so, but how often has that ...

2693. It Wasn’t The Hilton, You Know

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... lines when the show looks so ... cheesy? Child 4: Tell me about it. At least you get a real dress. Child 2: Since when do you want a dress? Child 4: You know what I mean. You wear real clothes. Child 5: (holding up a cardboard box with a doll inside) And ... swaddled in furs, his message would have only gone to the rich and powerful. Child 2 (Mary): (removing her Mary dish towel headdress) But, he wanted it to go to all of us. So, he came to this world as one of us. Director: Exactly. I know you’d like the ...

2694. “Unto Us A Child Is Born... Next, On Omar”

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... new king. Omar: A new king, huh? What did Herod think about that? Wise Man 1: Well, we stopped by to see him, of course. We wanted to know if he knew where this king was, but he hadn’t heard anything. He seemed as curious as all of us were. Wise Man ... his place, he could try to kill our son — and maybe kill a lot of other little boys trying to find him. I don’t want to take any chances. He’s too special already. (smiles and kisses the baby on the head) (Omar, Jacob, and Applause Child crowd around the ...

2695. Miracles? No Problem!

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... hurt it. Mary: (pulling the chair forward) Here, sit for a while before going home. Elizabeth: All right, all right. You’re as bad as my husband. I’ve caught him taking my pulse while I’m sleeping. Mary: After waiting all these years, I would think you wouldn’t want to take any chances. Elizabeth: I’m not taking chances. I’m very healthy and so is this baby. The only thing that worries me is that with the way he’s kicking, he’s going to be a handful when he grows up. With my luck, he’s ...

2696. Thou Sayest I Am King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... yet, in the deepest sense of the word, he was a king. And that claim that he made, in an indirect way, is the claim that we want to focus upon this morning. Thou sayest I’m a king. To this end was I born and for this purpose came I into the world, to ... day very much like our celebration of the Fourth of July. So I heard that the King of Belgium was going to lead the parade and I wanted to see him. I was told by a number of Belgiums that I would have to get in line at least three hours ahead of time if ...

2697. Plenty Good Room

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... April 13, Eudora’s birthday, Eudora Welty Day, and Milsap’s College staged a southern literary festival. The festival attracted all sorts of outstanding writers from all across the nation, a lot of pipe-smoking academics, and would-be writers too—people who wanted to write, as well as people of the earth, people who were in touch with the soil and with all that Mississippi is about because of their friendship with Ms. Welty. The lectures that were given at the festival were extremely academic, almost ...

2698. The Perfect Gift

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... would like to think that the girl he married was not forced, but loved him. Or perhaps somewhat more graciously he could go to her house, outfitted in his most resplendent robes and uniforms and bow and ask for her hand in marriage. But even a prince wants to marry for love, and there may be other motives for a young girl like that to marry a resplendent prince. Again, he could masquerade as a peasant and try to gain her interest. After he proposed, he could pull off the mask, but, but that masquerade ...

2699. A Miracle Child

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... cargo, her child, she set it there in the river and she waited, she waited on God. Is there anything more difficult than that? Anything more difficult than to wait? But to wait in trust, ah there’s the secret. I spoke a moment ago to the young parents. I want to speak now a word to the older parents. And I’m talking to myself among you. Are we willing to trust our children to God? We’ve done everything we can do for them. We’ve given them everything that has been possible for us to give them, and ...

2700. Every Day God Empowers

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... could show us, all of us with checkered pasts and junk filled hearts, what is normal. What is expected. And! And, what the outcome will be. It's for this reason that Jesus went to the cross. To show us just how much God loves us and how much God wants us to belong to family of God. Conclusion: You have been created by a loving God. You are a designer original. There are no plain label or generic brands in God's eyes. Each of you is a unique creation. You have been created in the Image of God, therefore ...

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