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2851. The World’s Favorite Scripture

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... country against any type of criticism of any type of immoral behavior, no matter how bad it may be. Jonathan Alter, a writer for Newsweek magazine said concerning the Bill Clinton / Monica Lewinski episode: "This whole episode may eventually teach us more about the public's character than Clinton's. We live in the province of Papa-Don't- Preach where it is fine to be intolerant of trivial sins like smoking in public, but awkward to openly pass judgment on someone else's sex life…the only true way to be ...

2852. Rejection

John 5:1-15; Mark 7:31-37

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Donald B. Strobe

... least a half-dozen rejection slips from publishers until I finally conned one into publishing a book for me some years back. And that may be one reason why I haven't ventured into the publishing business since!! Rejection is painful. That is why we find it so out of character for Jesus to reject anyone. That's what makes our Scripture lesson of the morning so difficult to understand.

2853. She Could Not Speak Because She Could Not Hear

Mark 7:31-37

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Michael B. Brown

... via sign language, though her leading man knew she could speak. In a riveting scene near the film's conclusion, she finally verbalized in his presence. Her words were intelligible but not articulate, slowly formed just well enough to be understood, but not clearly. The character could not speak well because she could not hear. Apparently such was the case for the man in Mark's story. Before Jesus unlocked his tongue, first he had to open his ears. Only when he had heard a message did he have anything to ...

2854. Keep Your Eye On The Ball

Nehemiah 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... therefore, O God strengthen my hands." (Nehemiah 6:9, NJKV) He did the one thing you can always do with any critic and any criticism - you can take it to God. On my desk, I have a saying by Dwight L. Moody that says, "If I take care of my character, God will take care of my reputation." So when some try to slander you, stay faithful. III. When Some Try To Seduce You Stay Firm One more person enters the scene and tries to take Nehemiah off that wall and away from the work. His name is Shemaiah. "Afterward I ...

2855. With The End In Mind

Philippians 3:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... you like each of these speakers to say about you and your life? What kind of husband, wife, father or mother would you like their words to reflect? What kind of son or daughter or cousin? What kind of friend? What kind of working associate? What character would you like them to have seen in you? What contributions? What achievements would you want them to remember? Look carefully at the people around you. What difference would you like to have made in their lives?" [[1]] That's a great scenario to get in ...

2856. In God We Trust

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... the night when Adam woke up to find Eve poking him in the chest. He said, "Eve, what are you doing?" She said, "I am counting your ribs!" There is a reason why God demands total trust and that is because, He deserves nothing less. Think about this. His character makes it impossible for Him to fool us, because He cannot lie. His wisdom makes it impossible for Him to fail us. He cannot make a mistake, so the only thing we ought to do is trust Him totally. Then we are told, "Lean not on your own understanding ...

2857. The Dark Side Arrives

Sermon

James Merritt

... over, I want you to listen to the words of the second President of the United States, John Adams, who as a young man, dated many appealing young women, but later gave this testimony. "...they were all modest and virtuous girls and always maintained that character through life. No virgin or matron ever had cause to blush at the sight of me or to regret her acquaintance with me. No father, brother, son or friend ever had cause of grief or resentment for any intercourse between me and any daughter, sister ...

2858. Misled By Beauty

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... didn't hug or touch him as much as before and seldom smiled at him. adults tend to rate the more serious transgressions of attractive children as temporary departures whereas they rate the same transgressions in unattractive children as basic character flaws. schoolteachers tend to give more attention and consideration to good-looking students and assume that they have higher intelligence. adults tend to assume that handsome people are sexually warmer, more interesting, more sociable, and more sincere. good ...

2859. Mourning Our Fallen Tormentors

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... Pat Conroy's home life was worse. You might know of Conroy books, especially those that have been made into movies, such as The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides. Both of those stories involve a domineering, abusive, scornful father, and those characters were modeled on Conroy's real father. Conroy tells about his terrible home life in his autobiographical book, My Losing Season. Here's something Conroy wrote there: My father put me on my knees throughout my childhood, until that magic year when I ...

2860. A Sense of Place

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... out, the downtown is "not the center of commerce anymore for people who live here ... there are few downtown stores that serve day-to-day needs. There's no grocery downtown anymore, no drugstore, no department store."2 In terms of a desire to preserve the character and appeal of the downtown, I can certainly sympathize with that columnist. But in terms of the churches moving out to where most of the people live, it's hard to fault them. Commitment to Christ is not limited to where a house of worship is ...

2861. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... . Those who do find jobs often earn salaries much lower than they were making when the left the workplace. So they are paying a price for the mothering service they performed. Of course that is not the only measure of their choice. The character and stability of the children they raised is a vitally important measure, as is the satisfaction the women may have experienced raising the children. The reality is that serving others almost never turns out to be a financially profitable endeavor. But it is ...

2862. Why Must We Carry a Cross? - Sermon Starter

Mark 8:27-38

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Brett Blair

... it Sanctification of the believer. Whatever you call it most traditions expect some quick fix to sin. According to this belief, when someone gives his or her life to Christ, there is an immediate, substantive, in-depth, miraculous change in habits, attitudes, and character. We go to church as if we are going to the grocery store: Powdered Christians. Just add water and disciples are born not made. Unfortunately, there is no such powder and disciples of Jesus Christ are not instantly born. They are slowly ...

2863. Mastering the Virtue of Humility

Mark 9:33-37

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Our Daily Bread

... University after a debate among presidential hopefuls. She didn't say a word about their positions on the issues or their skill at debate. She simply remarked, "None of them seems to have any humility." Benjamin Franklin, the early American statesman, made a list of character qualities that he wanted to develop in his own life. When he mastered one virtue, he went on to the next. He did pretty well, he said, until he got to humility. Every time he thought he was making significant progress, he would be so ...

2864. What Shall We Become?

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... , "Thou shall love your neighbor as yourself." The question quickly came: "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus then moved the audience to see the advent of God in their lives. He told what may be his most famous parable, the parable of the good Samaritan. He began with a character that was not described specifically at all. We do not know whether he was a Jew or a Gentile, good or bad, rich or poor. His was simply described as "a man," a person making his way down that steep descent from Jerusalem to Jericho. It was ...

2865. Woe to the Blessed

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... . Ask Mike Tyson. He made $147 million in 27 months and his accountant told him recently that he was broke. Success is hard to handle. I love the Peanuts comic strip where Lucy is chiding Charlie Brown. In the first frame she says, "I have just examined my character and I find it to be without flaw." Next frame, "What I am going to do is hold a ceremony and give myself a medal." Next frame, "And then I'm going to give a wonderful speech." Next frame, "I am going to receive myself and congratulate myself ...

2866. No Intimidation

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... . We are prevented from becoming doormats for a good reason. If your superior wants you to rethink your style and, perhaps, crawl back to the parsonage or rectory in submission, simply point to Jesus' precedent. In a way, it is somewhat out of character for our Lord. From one point of view, it looks like Herod is being unnecessarily baited, even negatively provoked, but that may be a way of backing away from a style that causes great discomfort. Some will quickly say that people have enough frustration ...

2867. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... God. Indeed, what holy extravagance! The good news keeps coming to us in a myriad of ways. Celebrate today, tomorrow, and the next day. Our Lord will celebrate with us. You and I, like others across the centuries, were invited to a dinner. The principal characters are Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and Judas Iscariot. It was a memorable gathering, as Mary anointed her Lord's feet with expensive perfume. The one who betrayed Jesus made quite an issue out of her act. He thought the money the perfume cost should have ...

2868. History Hangs in the Balance

Luke 23:1-49

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... . Who can blame them for their lack of bravery and courage? Are you and I ready to cast stones? Isn't it amazing the success stories, especially all the healings recorded in Saint Luke's Gospel, have so quickly and unceremoniously gone down the tubes? The meteoric character of his career was there for many to witness. What went wrong? For 2,000 years we have probed this matter. We seem to keep trying to make the story turn out differently. Let's be honest and admit that we are stumped and so much doesn ...

2869. Those Who Doubt

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... to get into an argument with God. Experience tells us again and again he always wins. Sometimes, however, there is solid progress that comes out of our moanings and groanings, indeed, our lack of gratitude and grace. The Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures), especially, point to characters thoroughly upset with God, who proceed to tell him off! More relevantly, can we feel free to argue with the one who made us, that is, if we do it respectfully and in a worshipful mood? For many, the answer is, "Yes," isn't ...

2870. A Samaritan Took Care of Him

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... that churches had been working in that area for more than 100 years, day in and day out. No one ever saw fit to take notice of it long enough to flash it on the screen. But, let's not go overboard, not just yet. For there's still one character in the story that we haven't checked in with yet. And that's the response the rich, young lawyer had after he heard Jesus' story. Going back to the man's original question, "And who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29). Jesus takes a twist on his question and ...

2871. Only the Lonely

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the picture was "Staircase To Nowhere." That's what Jesus was saying to those who exalted themselves. "You are on a staircase to nowhere." Exalting yourself keeps you out of the kingdom of God. Scheming for places of honor reveals a fatal flaw in character. Elbowing your way past others shows that there is inordinate, sinful ambition in the heart. Self-seeking, the malady of the Pharisees in our story, is also the malady of many people today. In the secular "Me Generation" you frequently hear phrases like ...

2872. Gratitude: A State of Mind

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... to happen while Jesus is present. Not here! The lepers who are the object of this remarkable healing are told to do something a bit unusual. You see, Jesus did not heal these people on the spot. Jesus does something that seems a bit out of character, he tells these poor souls to go and show themselves to the priests. It is not really so strange because the instructions are in keeping with the Levitical instructions found in Leviticus 13:1-2, "The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: ‘When a person ...

2873. Prayer - What’s in It for You?

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... that you have wandered down the wrong paths in life — if you will carefully search your past — you are likely to find that you trusted in yourself and not in God. Self-righteous people, like the Pharisees in our parable, are likely to attack your character if you question what they say. Some within the Pharisaic community believed they were so holy that they felt they would become infected by the presence of others. Most people, if they take the time to think about it, will discover that those people ...

2874. Father, Forgive Them!

Luke 23:33-43

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... that the world had never thought. He did deeds that the rest of the world could not do. And our world could not stand that. It tried to pull him down to its own level, but Jesus refused to be a part of the darkness of this world. Unlike the character in H. G. Wells' story, Jesus did not run away from the darkness. Instead, he conquered it. The place where that victory took place is a hill called Calvary, Golgotha, the "place of the skull," on an old rugged cross. As Jesus hung on that old, rugged cross, as ...

2875. A Breadbasket Full of Goodies

John 6:25-35

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... something, this gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build strength and character. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons. Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference. It's easy to be thankful when things are good. It is easy to see the ...

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