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Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... would have to un-bond and return to their original form — sodium and chlorine. In other words, salt that isn’t salty isn’t salt; it’s sodium and chlorine. Likewise, Christians who don’t exhibit the characteristics of Christianity (love, kindness, generosity, caring, acceptance, etc.) are not Christians. They are people who call themselves Christians but they aren’t really Christians. When Stanley Kubrick suggested that it is up to us to “supply our own light” in a vast, dark universe, he ...

2752. Excuse Me!

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carl Jech

... one's own intrinsic value as a human being. A person who feels this way often fails to learn how to relate to another person in a relationship for the sake of the value of that relationship alone. Even the most intimate relationships are made into some kind of "business deal" in which one is always calculating by asking "What am I getting out of this?" The gospel message of God's unconditional, redeeming love for us is the fundamental basis for a high self-esteem in which we value ourselves and others for ...

2753. The Wind Came

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... article on Tom Monaghan sometime back, the man who invented Domino’s Pizza. He’s a multimillionaire, worth about 400 million dollars. Here is what that People magazine article said: Each day in his briefcase Tom Monaghan keeps two spiral notebooks, the kind that school children use. One is red like the devil . . . for material things. The other is blue . . . like heaven for spiritual things. Until recently entries that would have belonged in the red book played the larger role in Monaghan’s life ...

2754. It's Hard to Be an Atheist with Neighbors Like That

Matthew 9:35-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... very distracting. When the meal was over, John took two of their children on to the church for an evening program. The middle daughter, Mallory, and Nancy stayed behind to pay the bill. Nancy was still frustrated that they had not been able to have the kind of peaceful family meal she had hoped for . . . thanks to the family at the next table. But, of course, she didn’t say anything. Fortunately Mallory did. She leaned over to her Mom and said, “Mom, I have an idea.” Then she looked toward the woman ...

2755. Trapped!

Romans 6:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Baldwin. He also credited the support of his friends and his Christian faith with helping turn his life around. He closes his post on Instagram like this: “All this is to say even when the odds are against you, keep fighting. Jesus loves you . . . Be kind today, be bold today and love people today, not by your standards but by God’s perfect unfailing love.” (6) Yes, that is the testimony of a repentant Justin Bieber. We all get stuck from time to time. Trapped . . . Temporarily enslaved by the Tempter ...

2756. Rock of Salvation

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Moses to take up the “rod” he had been given. A rod, made from a strong tree, was a thick pick of wood with a kind of round knob at the end of it. In essence it looked something like a primitive sledge hammer. It was used to fend off wild ... to protect them from harm, and as a tool to make way through difficult terrain. In essence, the “rod” was an authority, power, justice kind of tool, as opposed to the “staff” which was the compass and leading tool of the shepherd. God does not tell Moses to take ...

2757. True Colors

John 14:15-31, Psalm 66:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... commitment to the One True God. Anything else, is simply a chameleon style superficial “change colors according to the weather” kind of commitment. Those who work in metallurgy know that there is a difference between a pure metal and an ore. ... into our path in order to see if we can prevail or our faith can sustain. But this is not the kind of testing David speaks about. The kind of testing that God does, according to David, is a test of our sincerity, our authenticity, our willingness to declare our ...

2758. A Dirt Story

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... slung over his shoulder broadcasting his seed by flinging the seed with wild abandon by hand. By the way, there really was a Johnny Appleseed and, yes, he did have a passion for planting apple trees. We’re told he also had a passion for spreading another kind of seed. Every once in a while, he would take a break from sowing apple seeds and he would sit under the shade of one of his trees and invite passersby to join him while he read passages from the Bible and other books. But imagine how inefficient ...

Are you doing the kind of work you were built for, so that you can expect to be able to do very large amounts of that kind and thrive under it? Or are you doing a kind of which you can do comparatively little?

B. C. Forbes

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Henry James

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Lao Tzu

There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.

Rex Stout

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

Robert Frost

There are at least two kinds of cowards. One kind always lives with himself, afraid to face the world. The other kind lives with the world, afraid to face himself.

Roscoe Snowden

2765. OK Boomer

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... . In this parable we see two types of persons. The response of the first son was defiance. “No, I won’t go. How dare you ask me to do that! You know I have plans with my friends.” Many of you who are parents have encountered that kind of response at some time or another. Some people whether young or old have a stubborn streak in them that causes them to rebel no matter how harmless the request. A four‑year‑old child named Melissa may have had that streak of stubbornness. Melissa saw the classic ...

2766. Cook

1 Samuel 9:23

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... was the obligation of tithing the slightest thing that made part of any meal, so that the priests should have their due share. In the preparation of dishes, there were the following requirements: lamb had to be roasted over wood from the vine; halme, a kind of aromatic pickle, used for preserving fish, was so carefully regulated that a whole paragraph of the fourteenth chapter of the tractate Shabbath is devoted to it. But above all there were the laws concerning what might and might not be eaten, and it ...

2767. Well of Wisdom, Water of Life

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... we’ve learned to appreciate and honor their knowledge and their wisdom. For a Christian, that knowledge and wisdom isn’t just how to mount a tire or patch drywall, not just how to master stock prices or learn the plays of each football team, but it’s a deep kind of wisdom that comes from faith in God and God’s ability to save us in times of trouble. How many of you can think of some pearls of wisdom you remember from your own father? Or perhaps a father figure in your life? It’s no mistake that ...

2768. Dancing in the Wind

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... dance of love and grace, the relaxed, wind-like dance of harmonious giving and receiving, ebbing and flowing, in sync together is a kind of “love dance.” When we rely on our faith, when we succumb to the winds of the Spirit, we enter into this ... and peace to our souls. Wind dancing is the act of dancing as though you are a tree that can bend and flow. Faith is a kind of wind dance. A kite cannot soar without the dance. We cannot dance the dance of life without the wind. Going against the wind doesn’t ...

2769. What's In a Name?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Names define us. Our entire identity is caught up in the names we bear. Think about it. If a child is raised being called sweet, good, beautiful, and kind, that child will think of him or herself as sweet, good, beautiful, and kind. If a child is raised being called worthless, stupid, ugly, or bad, that child will begin to think of him or herself as worthless, stupid, ugly, or bad. The human capacity for language association allows us to perceive ourselves conceptually and emotionally according to the ...

2770. Standing in the Forecastle

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Ron Love

... of a happy church. A happy church exhibits the wholesome spiritual attributes that our presented by Paul which are: “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” If everyone in our congregation practiced being loving, joyful, peaceful, kind, and gentle, this would be a happy church. And how do we become a loving, joyful, peaceful, kind and gentle church? It is by practicing Paul’s second attribute of being a genuine church; and that is, by being a ...

2771. Your Faith is Your Fuel

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , we get away with it. But sooner or later, we are going to hit a nail, and our best laid plans will become void. It’s kind of funny really that we can be such risk-averse people when it comes to change, and yet such risky, bet-happy folk when it comes ... in Jesus cannot be a simple mountaintop moment, or an initial excitement for the novelty of a new church or a new kind of worship. But our relationship with Jesus needs to be a deep discipling experience with devotion, commitment, and faith that keeps re- ...

2772. What Really Matters

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... were pictures of loved ones and letters from home. These they carried with them. Today we want to talk about love—the kind of love that caused those explorers to leave behind material things and cling to pictures and letters from their loved ones. Our ... he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” I know, that’s not the kind of love that we hear so much about nowadays. The word love is used and misused in so many ways. I mean, after all, "Love. It ...

2773. The Vine

John 15:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... with God’s beauty. But we live in a world of choices. God has given us choices. We can be part of another kind of vine. We can associate ourselves with the kinds of vines that bear poison flowers or are poisonous to the touch. We can allow our nature to be taken in by vines ... that harm instead of vines that feed and heal. The question is, what kind of garden do you choose to be part of? For when other vines attempt to move into God’s holy vineyard, God will ...

2774. What Do You Expect?

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... discovered that his achievements and awards and fame didn’t bring him any satisfaction. He dropped out of the sport and became dependent on drugs and alcohol. As he says, “In the early ’80s, I was at the top. There was nowhere else to go. There was just some kind of emptiness. I thought maybe if I do drugs, I can fill that emptiness. But it didn’t work out. At one point, I found myself out on the street, not knowing why I was there.” (9) Eddie found work at a fast-food restaurant. One day he was ...

2775. The Dean's Dilemma

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... another life available to us. One that is centered on knowing God and living in God’s will. A life that is marked by contagious joy and thankfulness. And the end result of this life is purposeful living now and eternal life with God. If you want to have this kind of life, then I urge you to pray and ask Jesus to be the Lord and Savior of your life, so that through him, you can know God and God’s will for your life. 1. https://www.rd.com/joke/one-wish-joke/. 2. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and ...

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2751. Raison d’Etre

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

2752. Excuse Me!

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carl Jech

2753. The Wind Came

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

2754. It's Hard to Be an Atheist with Neighbors Like That

Matthew 9:35-38

Sermon

King Duncan

2755. Trapped!

Romans 6:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

2756. Rock of Salvation

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

2757. True Colors

John 14:15-31, Psalm 66:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

2758. A Dirt Story

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

B. C. Forbes

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Henry James

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Lao Tzu

There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.

Rex Stout

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

Robert Frost

There are at least two kinds of cowards. One kind always lives with himself, afraid to face the world. The other kind lives with the world, afraid to face himself.

Roscoe Snowden

2765. OK Boomer

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

2766. Cook

1 Samuel 9:23

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

2767. Well of Wisdom, Water of Life

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon