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251. Whatever Happened to Respect?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of their lives, the brokenness of their relationship as husband and wife, the futility of their lifestyle, their failure to take God seriously, their failure to respect each other in the context of the family, their lifestyle that was based almost totally on covetousness. They, in that setting, met Jesus. Now I don’t say that casually, nor did they. It was obvious to me that Jesus was giving them meaning and power, and they were gradually, with love, purpose and commitment, by the grace and guidance ...

252. When You Have Everything You Need, Except What You Need (Managing Money)

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... earthly and eternal treasure. I could go on and on, mentioning things like expenditures for dancing lessons, health clubs, second homes - and I’m not against any of these. Nobody wants a condominium on the Gulf in Destin more than I do! I’m almost covetous! But listen. We need to be careful, If these added accoutrements, whatever they are, are preventing us from being the responsible financial stewards God has called us to be, we are in danger of losing our souls. That’s not my word, Jesus said that ...

253. Are You Paying Too Much For Your Whistle?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . The sea monkeys float in the water for a minute then sink into the silt never to be seen again. Bummer. Benjamin Franklin never forgot the first purchase he ever made. It was a tin whistle. When he was a little child he saw it in a store window and coveted it, and finally got the money and went and bought it. Almost as soon as he had purchased it, he knew he had been cheated. It had cost him too much. It wasn’t worth what he had paid for it. But if he paid too much for the whistle ...

254. Judas, A Person Like Us

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... far more than 30 pieces of silver. Perhaps he was jealous. There were tensions among the twelve, jockeying for positions and power. I doubt if Judas escaped that. So, undoubtedly, ambition was a factor in Judas’ life. He’s a person like us, isn’t he? Covetousness and greed, jealousy and ambition - none of these is foreign to us. But, these were not what drove Judas to his tragic end. His core sin was his desire to control — to take things into his own hands. Look at Judas with this factor as a ...

255. We Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins

1 John 1:5-2:2

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the next time. Now I knew it was against the law. But I could find a number of reasons to do it anyway." I ask you today, what part of honoring God, not using his name in vain, respecting parents, keeping the Sabbath, and not killing, stealing, lying, coveting, and committing adultery don't you understand? When we break the laws of God we sin against ourselves and others. For sin is a transgression of the law. Sin is trespassing on other people's personhood. David was a man after God's own heart, but when ...

256. Religious Balkanization

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... plow handles as the furrow began to zigzag madly. His heart pounded, his stomach churned and his muscles tightened in desperation. He must make it! But his desire had overextended itself, and inches short of a complete circle he fell to the earth he so desperately coveted, dead of a heart attack. Ironically, wrote Tolstoy, the man was buried on all the land he really needed: a plot of ground three feet by six — a farm for the dead. We get what we deserve unless we seek grace. The Pharisees plowed their ...

257. Character Approved: Stand Up or Stand Out?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... breed, the next competition is to find the best dog in each “Group” — herding, working, sporting, toy, and the group that we’d all like to be in, the “non working.” After a winner has been picked from each of these groups, they compete in the coveted “Best of Show.” It is in the “Best of Show” show-down that the judges really seem to be judging apples against oranges. And yet they are not. In each stage of a dog-show competition, each pooch a judge examines is held up to the standards ...

258. A Small Man Who Was Given a Big Heart

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a ‘sinner.’” They were right. Zacchaeus was a sinner of the worst kind. As we noted, he was the chief tax collector for the Roman government in the prospering city of Jericho. It was a coveted position. Says one commentator, “He probably had a staff of collectors, and he was, very possibly, the most hated man in Jericho. He worked for the occupying forces, and he was regarded as a traitor to his own people. He and his cohorts could stop a person ...

259. The Rewards Program for Christians

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Ernie Ford version of this chorus right here.] A “reward” shouldn’t suck your soul away. A “reward” should set your soul soaring. Remember how good it made you feel to be “rewarded” for memorizing Bible verses in Sunday school? Remember how you coveted your friend’s perfect attendance Sunday school pins that made his coat look like a 4-star general’s uniform? Whether you got “Awana Bucks” or plastic jewels to put in your plastic crown pin, or stripes on your sleeve as you rose ...

260. What to Do with the Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... , or their motives. Only God, who is aware of all the facts, is able to judge people rightly. Even a saint like John Wesley made this mistake. Wesley once told of a man he had little respect for because he considered him to be miserly and covetous. One day when this person contributed only a small gift to a worthy charity, Wesley openly criticized him. After the incident, the man went to Wesley privately and told him he had been living on parsnips, a kind of carrot, and water for several weeks. He ...

261. Handling Freedom

Exodus 20:1-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... about the court system. Even in a liberated society, disputes will arise. If you go into court, God says tell the truth. A decent and just society is dependent upon a trustworthy legal system to resolve conflicts. And finally, Commandment #10: "You shall not covet" (v. 17).This is another one that is wildly misunderstood, and the reason it is is because folks do not read the whole thing. Read the rest... and note the specifics ... house, wife, slaves, ox, donkey, property in general (and, yes, back in those ...

262. Right-Handed Sinners!

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... death for stealing some of the devoted spoils of the city of Jericho. Stealing is a sin of the hand and it was for that Achan died. In truth, however, in Achan's case and in the case of most thefts, they begin as sins of the eye. Achan sees, covets, then takes something that he knows is not his. It would have been better for Achan if he had been born without sight. How many people who have walked with the Lord have ended up in deep sin because they allowed themselves to look and lust? How many go to ...

263. Small Sin, Large Grace

2 Samuel 11:26-27, 12:1-13a

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... is the divine judgment against David. He does take Bathsheba as his stolen wife. She does bear a son. The son dies. First, David receives the judgment of his dear friend Nathan. Then he receives the judgment of his God. In that judgment he loses the coveted son of the beautiful woman for whom he has been willing to commit murder. While I find it impossible to imagine that every child that dies early is a kind of punishment from a cruel God, this particular punishment seems quite well connected. It does seem ...

264. England's Leading Poet

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Dr. Gary Collins

... the leading poet of England. It was later discovered that the unnamed reviewer had been none other than Sir Walter Scott himself! There is a distinction between jealousy and envy. To envy is to want something which belongs to another person. "You shall not covet your neighbor's house, his wife or his servant, his ox or donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." In contrast, jealousy is the fear that something which we possess will be taken away by another person. Although jealousy can apply to our ...

265. Paid One By One

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... unfairly. We don't know all their circumstances, nor their motives. Only God, who is aware of all the facts, is able to judge people righteously. John Wesley told of a man he had little respect for because he considered him to be miserly and covetous. One day when this person contributed only a small gift to a worthy charity, Wesley openly criticized him. After the incident, the man went to Wesley privately and told him he had been living on parsnips and water for several weeks. He explained that before ...

266. Lessons to Learn

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... made, of course) or to earn the money to buy them...we are prone to forget that He gave them to us. We should be thankful. Thanksgiving requires the recognition of the Source. It implies contentment with what is given, not complaint...it excludes covetousness. The third lesson is that things can be material for sacrifice. The Father pours out His blessings on us; we, His creatures, receive them with open hands, give thanks, and lift them up as an offering back to Him... This lesson leads naturally to the ...

267. Life's Little Fragments

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Max Lucado

Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like this had never been seen before such was its splendor, its majesty, its strength. People offered fabulous prices for the steed, but the old man always refused. "This horse is not a horse to me," he would tell them. "It is a person. How could ...

268. Small Ways Every Day

Mark 4:26-34

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Martha Sterne

... 't steal. I know that means more than any of us want stealing to mean. But if we don't steal in small ways, we won't get all messed up in big ways. And then this last one, which this year I think is the biggest one. Don't covet. Don't waste your life wanting another life. An old friend calls it a case of the "I wants." Whatever "I wants" you have right now--bigger, better, more, different--find little ways of not renting that room in your head. Little ways, like I will not think about this ...

269. Simple Enough?

John 13:31-35

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... hands of the Confederate Army under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee. European powers such as England and France were anxious to recognize the Confederacy, in part to discomfit the upstart United States and partly to be able to traffic in the coveted cotton needed by their textile mills. General George McClellan of the Union, having amassed an enormous army, convinced himself over and over that Lee's forces were greater. As President Lincoln fumed, the man who was a national hero refused to attack ...

270. James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

James 3:13-18

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... ” in the violent language of warfare and murder. The root cause of all this bad behavior is once again described by James not as any theological misunderstanding, but as a direct failure for individuals to take action. Those consumed by envy and covetousness do not “have” because they have not asked. They have not asked for the wisdom and love and forgiveness God has offered through Jesus Christ. They have only asked for “things,” for greedy goodies that will bring them “pleasure” for a moment ...

271. The Problem with ‘Hail Mary’ Moments

James 3:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

272. Proper 8

1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21, 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Psalm 16:1-11; 77:1-2, 11-20, Luke 9:51-62, Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... personal choice and self development. Let our decisions and actions never cause harm to others. Help us to share what we have so that everyone has enough of the necessities for living well. Remove our nation’s need to invade other countries because we covet their resources. Light us within so we can promote freedom and peace throughout the global village, in our homes, and on our streets. Amen. Sermon Idea Holding Onto The Past Is Not Helpful might be a sermon title that could encompass Christian history ...

273. How Rich Is Rich?

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... , at least you know what you have to do. You have to stay away from whatever it is you are addicted to. We can completely cut ourselves off from some things that are bad for us. First Timothy proclaims that money is bad for us, or at least that coveting money, loving money, chasing after money is bad for us. If the passage is right, we are in trouble. We cannot get by without money. We don't have the option of living the way an alcoholic must live, never touching the stuff. We need money to survive. Dealing ...

274. This Is a King?

Matthew 5:40, 43-44, Colossians 1:15, 16-19, Matthew 5:3, 6, 11

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... . She knows that the chasm that separates her from God is huge and that at the last trumpet sound, when Christ the King will stand upon the earth, we all will stand on level ground before the throne of God — murderers, temper-throwers, adulterers, lusters, thieves, coveters. We are all desperate and in need of a king who is first a Savior. Jesus the king came to make self-absorbed, guilt-driven, dead people alive with the only words that make a difference, the only words that will drop you to your knees ...

275. Heisman In The Hudson

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

David J. Kalas

In December of every year, the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City awards the coveted Heisman Trophy. Voted on by over 800 media members, the Heisman is awarded to the most outstanding college football player during that season. Past recipients have included such notables as Roger Staubach, Marcus Allen, and Barry Sanders. It is a great honor, and it represents the broad and non- ...

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