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251. Why Aspire to Sainthood?

Daniel 7:1-14

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... to God to help you do so, I will rejoice and celebrate the commitment with you. While I doubt that you ever will be a perfect saint, I am confident that by God’s grace and with his help you can be a "becoming saint." What we are all concerned about, of course, is how the ideals set forth by Jesus get translated into the behavior of everyday living. What do persons look like who are in process of living saintly lives? Some of you may remember an Italian-made film circulated a number of years ago, entitled ...

252. Proper 24

Lk 18:1-8 · 2 Tim 3:14--4:5 · Gen 32:22-30 · Ex 17:8-13 · Hab 1:1-3, 2:1-4

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John R. Brokhoff

... that we ought "always" to pray. (v. 1) We are to keep praying until the prayer is answered. That answer may be "yes," "no," or "wait." Outline: To get power through persistence in prayer - A. Overcome the tendency to stop praying - v. 1 B. Have a petition of great concern - v. 3 C. Use the strategy of continuance - v. 5 D. Claim the victory - v. 7 3. How Dependable are We? 18:8. Need: This gospel lesson needs to be understood in the light of the context. Jesus is speaking about his return at the end of time ...

253. Epiphany 5

Psalm 112:1-10, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Isaiah 58:1-14, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

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... the arena of everyday life. This lesson sounds the note of spiritual discipline usually associated with Lent; it tends to point the faithful toward Lent and Easter. 2. Self-denial, as in fasting or any other form of spiritual exercise, has to be balanced by concern and care for the poor and hungry, or it takes the shape of self-condemnation. Self-denial, in the hope of winning, or solidifying, one's salvation, may well be an act of spiritual selfishness, rather than an expression of grace. 3. The true light ...

254. What Do You Think You’re Worth?

Matthew 10:1-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... blonde has 145,000 hairs, a brunette 120,000 hairs, and a red-head 90,000. This is on the average, but God goes one better than that. He knows how many hairs are on your individual head! This means you are not too small for God’s knowledge and concern. You are his creation and he knows what he made. And what he made, according to Genesis, was good. Even if nobody knows you or remembers you, God does because you are that valuable to him. During the World War I the King of England sent a Christmas card to ...

255. Chapter VII

Exodus 20:1-21

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Frank H. Seilhamer

... was a quick or short term affair. Two people came together, had their moment, then got up to go home and forget that the other existed, unless they wanted them for the same routine again. In that relationship there was, and is, little, if any, deep-running compassion or concern. Each person is out for what they can get for themselves. And that is what adultery really is in most cases - people using each other for a while, in a screened-off corner, or in the back seat of a car, or in an out-of-the-way motel ...

256. The Passover and the Passion

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Denny C. Wise

... It is said that the cross offers one of the most terrible deaths a person can die. Yet in spite of his intense pain, Jesus looked down from the Cross, at the few that still stood there, and among them he saw his own mother. He was concerned about her future welfare, so he gave her into the keeping of John. Jesus: Woman, behold your son; son, behold your mother. Narrator: Surely the sight of his mother’s blessed face stirred within him memories of happier childhood days in his village home in Nazareth! And ...

257. Song of an Evangelist

Psalm 103:1-22

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... God’s grace. Not even the most astute can appraise it. Let the eye scan the heavens as high as it can see, yet it cannot plot the scope of the divine love. Let one gaze from horizon to horizon, and still one cannot gauge the dimension of the divine concern. For as the heavens are high above the earth so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:11, 12) So far does the Eternal distance our sins ...

258. A Sense of Urgency

Acts 9:32-43

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... that matter in life. The people who called Peter to Tabitha had a real sense of urgency in saving the woman’s life. Peter had a sense of urgency in immediately tending to the needs of the dead woman and her family. This urgency is rooted in a compassion and concern for the well being of those we serve. In the church we are faced with crises that require a short response time to the needs of God’s people. God help us if we are too long in responding to the needs of our people. Early in my ministry at ...

259. Salvation

Psalm 118:1-29

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David E. Leininger

... and heard some speaker encourage us to support foreign missions. An attempt may have been made to spur us on by telling us how many people die in India or China or some other field each day "without Christ." I have come to be concerned about that approach. I am concerned that our focus would be on people dying without Christ when what SHOULD motivate us is the thought of those millions LIVING without him. We have genuinely GOOD NEWS to bring them, good news of a salvation that changes our lives, not only in ...

260. Religion and Politics

Isaiah 1:1-31

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David E. Leininger

... hear the prayer of a Jew. He was wrong about that, but here we encounter the plain word that there are indeed some prayers to which God will turn a deaf ear. Why? "Your hands are full of blood." This is the ancient equivalent of a throughly modern concern - don't sow your wild oats for six days, then come in on the seventh and pray for a crop failure. Your walk should match your talk. Fortunately, those harsh words are not the last words. God continues, "Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds ...

261. The Lord's Prayer: "Thy Will Be Done"

Matthew 6:5-15

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David E. Leininger

... a horrifying time for him, knowing what was about to happen. But after he made his prayer, he rose up from his knees and was the calmest one in the garden. He knew his Heavenly Father was in control, and that made all the difference. "Thy will be done." Our concern is NOT with disaster or disease or decrees, but rather desire - God's desire for you and me and all the world. To pray it and MEAN it may be difficult. It may mean that we, with some embarrassment, will see areas of life where OUR will is in ...

262. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

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David E. Leininger

... a crisis in the way the church treats her leaders, whether at the national level or locally in individual congregations. If the church dissipates its time and energy in internal squabbles, no wonder evil can be victorious. The Assembly took no action in regard to the concern, nor was it asked to. But these vicious internecine battles, at whatever level, are nothing less than demonic, and they must STOP! Doing battle with demons. It is part of what Jesus does. It is part of what we as Christ's church do. As ...

263. Grumblers Among God's People

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

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King Duncan

... note. One pastor says he is afraid to walk into his office on Monday mornings. He knows he will find an anonymous note. No signature, just an anonymous criticism of his church or of himself. Sometimes the content is serious. Most of the time the notes are concerned with petty complaints. One Saturday before Easter, there was a letter in the mail. It was an unsigned note that said, "Sunrise on Easter morning is at 6:05 a.m. not 6:30." The pastor wondered if the author of the letter understood that the ...

264. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... people for whom I pray – but hardly a week passes that I don’t have some word of affirmation and some testimony from one of them. My point, however, is this: My life has changed, the way I do my work is altered, and the depth of my concern and compassion is intensified because I speak to God for these persons. Just yesterday I received this note from Paul Vincent: In personal devotion this morning, I found the following in E. M. Bounds (Power Through Prayer). You know it, no doubt, but I thought I would ...

265. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

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Phil Thrailkill

... been misused for that purpose; it is against the perennial human temptation to forget who the holy God is and to create God in our own image. The primary purpose of the church and thus of it own politics is to continue pointing to God first. The first concern of the Lord’s Prayer is not our needs, pressing as they are, but God’s glory. That God’s name as Father be worshiped as holy, that God’s kingdom descend to set the earth right, and that God’s will be carried out in every sphere. What ...

266. The Way to Happy Endings

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

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James L. Killen

... life. The Bible writers tell us that God is indeed there. Then talk with God in whatever way works for you. Learn to live in interaction with God. Even though you know that you cannot always get exactly what you pray for, make your deep concerns known to God, especially your loving concerns for yourself and for others. If you are hurting or anxious or bewildered or afraid, talk it over with God. Learn to be honest with God about the things that are going on in your life. Learn to listen as well as to talk ...

267. Proper 15

Genesis 45:1-28, Isaiah 56:1-8, Romans 11:11-24, Romans 11:25-32, Matthew 15:1-20, Matthew 15:21-28

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John R. Brokhoff

... woman's faith. It is not in Jesus' power to heal even in absentia, nor in Jesus' reluctance at first to help. The faith of the woman impressed Jesus and won his favor - "O woman, great is your faith!" This sermon harmonizes with the theme of God's universal concern by showing that faith, and no other possession, is the only necessity for God's help. It was a faith that would not take "no" for an answer. Outline: The faith that will not let go. a. A faith of confession - "O Lord, Son of David." b. A faith ...

268. Ash Wednesday

Mt 6:1-6, 16-21 · 2 Cor 5:20b--6:10 · Ps 51:1-17 · Jl 2:1-2, 12-17

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