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251. Don't Worry

Philippians 4:6

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... ) No? Hold the lipstick next to the flower’s petals, as if the flower is putting on lipstick. Did it become pretty because it took care of itself? (response) No? Of course not! Who took care of this flower, making it grow into something beautiful? (response) Yes, God did. Application: Jesus reminded the people that God would take care of them even more than God takes care of the flowers. And the Apostle Paul said this, "Do not worry about anything, but by prayer let your requests be known to God." In ...

252. Is Sunday Just a Fun Day?

Exodus 20:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... Sabbath day, I would either fill up the ditch or shoot the donkey." Well, whatever it takes for your ditch or your donkey, take care of it so you can give God this day. II. God's Finished Work of Salvation God rested on the seventh day, but his ... , and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Literally, Jesus said, "Come unto Me and I will give you Sabbath." Now listen carefully. Jesus is the Sabbath rest for his people. If you are ever asked the question, "Do you keep the Sabbath?" you ought to answer ...

253. How to Keep Your Head When Others Are Losing Theirs (Fruit of the Spirit: Peace)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... the bedroom door, go to her bed, kneel and pray this prayer: Father in heaven, hear my prayer, and grant it if you can I've hung a pair of trousers here; please fill them with a man. One of the reasons why we are loaded down with burdens and cares and worries and have no peace, is because we do not take everything to God in prayer: What peace we often forfeit, What needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer. Notice the gratitude of this prayer. For Paul says we are to ...

254. Keeping Shut About the Good News

Acts 3:1-10; Acts 4:13-20

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... had in mind for the church and perhaps a pattern for the healing of the church today. 1. You can't share if you don't care. The story begins with John and Peter on their way to the temple to pray. Note, they were on their way to the regular hour of ... way God can take broken and crippled lives and set them to walking and leaping and praising God, you can't help but find ways to care about others, to reach out to the world. When you have seen the way God's love can break down barriers of race and class and ...

255. The Church of Your Dreams

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... 2] And maybe that's what is needed in the church at large today; to move from boredom and blandness to boldness. In a day of uncertainty and economic upheaval, it's easy to justify retrenching, hunkering down, holding back. And clearly these are days which call for careful attention to the changes going on around us. But it is also a day which calls for the church to live in courage, as a sign of hope in a world of fear and anxiety. When John Wesley wanted to build his first chapel in London, he petitioned ...

256. Blue Christmas

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... had a way of connecting, had a way of making clear that she understood, that I was not able to because I had not walked in her shoes.” (4) Friend, God has walked in your shoes. God knows your pain. This is the Gospel. This is the Good News. God cares about a broken world. Jesus came into our world to identify with the world’s suffering. And this brings us to the last thing to be said: The manger of Bethlehem is as much a part of Christian faith as the cross of Calvary. I love the way Isaiah puts ...

257. On Trusting the Work of God

Mark 4:1-20

Sermon

George Reed

... the hungry, clothing the naked, housing the homeless, healing the sick, welcoming the stranger, and visiting the prisoner. These are acts of sowing seeds of God's reign when we are able to offer care and love to those who have experienced these far too little in their lives. It is difficult to believe in a God who loves us and cares for us when our life experience is all rejection and doing without. When we are constantly treated as though we are worth nothing it is hard to believe that God calls us beloved ...

258. The World’s Favorite Scripture

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... Listen to this passage: "But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one." (1 Cor. 2:15) Listen carefully. It is not wrong to confront a person if there is sin in his life; it is wrong not to. "You shall not hate your ... by its contents. You cannot always judge a person by what they say, but you can judge a person by what they do. Just be careful that you judge with a righteous judgment. There was a lady in an airport who bought a book to read; and a package of cookies ...

259. That's All I Want

Psalm 23:1

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 're set free but we're not alone. The Good Shepherd goes with us. The Good Shepherd watches over us in the midst of the fence-less fields of life. The Good Shepherd is faithful. The faithfulness of the Good Shepherd, the love that is lavished on us and the care we are given is what allows us to say: "The Lord is my shepherd." II. Lacking Nothing A. And saying "The Lord is my shepherd" allows us and empowers us to say the second part of this verse: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." During a Sunday ...

260. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... recommended by him as a person with whom they could relate. They gave me a going-away present that day, and I treasure it. But most of all I treasure a note which accompanied the gift. It read: “We don’t really know how to say it - but because “you cared” we are going to miss you. We never attended - much less belonged to your church - but we always felt you were one of us. You never had easy answers for us, but you were there to help when we needed help, and as you will remember the help we needed ...

261. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... people a year. The AIDS pandemic is the greatest humanitarian challenge the world has ever faced. Suffering is more than numbers and statistics. People suffer. Mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, and worst of all little children suffer. Hurting people look for care and compassion. “If you are willing, you can make me clean." Rebecca O'Conner is a nurse at New York Presbyterian Hospital. When she saw the horrific images of the Asian tsunami, she knew she had to do something so she flew ...

262. Appointment with Thunder

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... that was in the way. Sinai was also a part of their destination: It was a scheduled stop. You and I serve and follow a God who has more than one destination for us. The itinerary of his providence has more than one stop, and so we must be careful to guard against either of two obstacles to faithful following: First, that we should be so impatient for some final destination that we try to bypass the stops he has for us along the way; or, second, that we should become so content with some stop along the way ...

263. The Meals-on-Wheels Temple

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the larger cities. The only bright spot in these regional disasters and personal tragedies has been the out-pouring of local community care and support. I predict that one of the greatest stories of 2011 will turn out to be this one: Love and ... are truly its “neighbors”? As defensive and bureaucratic as the Red Cross response to the great work of Memphis’ “Shelby Cares” efforts is the revealingly sad state of the Christian community that requires a disaster of this magnitude to jump-start it ...

264. Which Mask Will You Wear?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... a time of harvest, the people would huddle together in front of fires, eating, and telling stories. And thus Halloween evolved into a celebration of witches and ghouls and fiends far removed from All Saints’ Day. I trust that all of our children will be careful if they go trick or treating tomorrow night. You parents will make certain of that. At least, trick or treating in our community will be nothing like trick or treating in Churchill, Manitoba. Churchill is a small town on the shore of Hudson Bay in ...

265. Building a Solid Foundation

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... much as he rested on the grace of God to build a solid foundation, which he says, “is Jesus Christ.” Care along with maturity must be exhibited when attempting to build on that solid foundation. It was interesting that Paul never ... knew he said it to encourage him; he has never forgotten this man’s words. “Beyond my Eskimo friend no human being ever knew or cared whether I dug that ditch well or poorly,” Richard explained. “In time it was to be covered up and forgotten. But because of my friend ...

266. First Thing

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... bird in medical history that has ever been treated for hypertension, high blood pressure, or stress. Jesus said to learn a lesson from the birds. They sing, chirp, fly and build nests, but they don’t worry. They don’t know that they have a God in heaven who takes care of them, but we do. There is a lot you can learn from birds about what not to do. By the way, have you ever heard the expression, “He eats like a bird?” Let me just remind you that birds can eat two or three times their weight in food ...

267. All In: Skin In the Game

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... left over of my money than I can with all of my money.” That leads to the third principle and that is… III. God Cares About The Place Of Your Giving We are not only told what to bring, but we are told where to bring it. “Bring the full ... our case for the Gospel to be preached in 122 countries and in all 50 states which leads to the fourth principle which is… IV. God Cares About The Purpose Of Your Giving We are to bring the full tithe into the storehouse so that, “There may be food in my house.” ( ...

268. Oracles of Restoration

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ezekiel 35:1-15, Ezekiel 36:1-38, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... a new heart and a new spirit (v. 26; see the discussion of this expression in 11:19 and 18:31). But this text clarifies the character and purpose of this transformation: “I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws” (v. 27). The new spirit is God’s spirit (compare 37:14; Lust, “Ezekiel 36–40,” p. 526). Together with the new heart (that is, a transformed will), this infusion of God’s spirit means that Israel will obey God’s commands in future ...

269. Job Presents Evidence against the Retribution Principle

Job 12:1--14:22

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... , Job senses a great social and emotional distance from God. Consequently, he pictures humans as hired laborers who are compelled to put in their time for a harsh taskmaster. In this scenario, life becomes mere tedium driven by obligation and fear, not joyful service for a loving and caring master. 14:7–10 But a man dies and is laid low. Unlike a tree, which can revive after it has been cut down (14:7–9; cf. Isa. 11:1), once a human dies, hope is ended. There is no hope of renewal to life after death ...

270. Family Ties and Good-byes

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... birth process and a sense of fulfillment. The baby's skin is so soft, we want to continually touch it. Cuddling, holding, and kissing the bundle of joy is a wonderful part of parenting. It feels right and good to protect a defenseless newborn. We want to care for this little miracle and plan for his or her future. Bonds and ties are formed in families of all kinds, colors, and cultures. Yet, not everything that happens to us as children is good. In some cases, tragically bad things happen to us as we grow ...

271. Worse Than It Sounds

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

George Reed

... was looking up at Lazarus in the bosom of the eternal while he was being tormented and he asked Father Abraham to “send” Lazarus down to quench his thirst. Even in this situation, he still sees Lazarus as beneath him, as someone who should be taking care of him. The man who never lifted a finger to help the poor beggar wanted that beggar to leave his place of comfort and go down and serve him! The arrogance never ends. When Father Abraham explained that it was impossible for anyone “down there” to ...

272. The Dean's Dilemma

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... is that nobody in the world loves them. If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don’t care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.” (2) That’s excellent advice from a man who has amassed more money ... me loving God.” (7) So which life looks more attractive to you now: the way of the wise or the way of the fool? “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Paul wasn’t being ...

273. A Law Against Dying?

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... me on, to the light. Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.” (4) Thomas Dorsey understood that God’s purpose for us was not to leave us in death but to lead us back home. We don’t need a law against dying. Christ has already taken care of that matter in our behalf. 1. “Where in the world is it illegal to die?” by Leo Benedictus, The Guardian, September 30, 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/sep/30/where-in-the-world-is-it-illegal-to-die. 2. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sadducee ...

274. Come and See

John 1:43-51

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... .” So Nathanael did, and the rest, as they say, is history. Good for him — and good for Philip too. He had found something good and he wanted to share. That’s what friends are for. Right? Is that how you came to faith? A faithful Mom or Dad? A caring Sunday school teacher or youth leader? A friend? That is the way most of us were introduced to Jesus. I need all the friends I can get! You do too. Everyone does. An old Italian proverb asks, “Have you fifty friends? It is not enough. Have you one enemy ...

275. Don't Worry, Be Peaceful

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

Scott Bryte & Kimberly Miller van Driel

... Jesus says. Jesus tells us to love our neighbors. Jesus says to pray for our enemies. Jesus says that everyone matters. What we do matters. What we opt not to do, and what we fail to do also matter. The gospel is that Jesus cares about us. Jesus cares about our lives. Jesus cares about us all. Jesus is attached. The baby in the manger is proof of that. The healing, teaching, and feeding that Jesus did among us is proof of that. His willingness to face a horrible death for us and his utter refusal to let ...

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