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2876. A New You or a New Year

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... you must choose a priority. I believe it was Edna St. Vincent Millay, who once said, "I know that life must go on, but I forget just why." We sometimes miss the great opportunities of life because we get sidetracked. I once heard the tale of a talented and gifted bloodhound in England that started a hunt by chasing a full-grown male deer. During the chase a fox crossed his path, so he began now to chase the fox. A rabbit crossed his hunting path, so he began to chase the rabbit. After chasing the rabbit for ...

2877. Biblical Insights for Being a Christian Father

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... that Cosby has received on this day of obligatory recognition is soap-on-a-rope-- a remembrance which ranks slightly higher than the time he received a thousand yards of dental floss. There have been other thoughtful gifts, such as a sweater in June (it was on sale), the hedge cutters, weed trimmers and plumbing snakes. But, according to Cosby, "even General Patton would have lacked the courage to give his mother soap-on-a-rope." (1) Or perhaps Erma Bombeck was right on when she wrote: "I ...

2878. Great Feast or Sad Fast

Luke 14:1-14, Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . If your Salvation experience is more like a funeral than a feast, then you have not experienced the real thing. Please do not tell anyone you are a born again believer until you know God as a pardoning, loving God who invites you to receive the gift and the joy of being forgiven. I remember cutting out a "Born Loser" cartoon when we lived in the Easton Area which showed a husband buying an anniversary card for his wonderful wife of 25 years. The card conveyed many wonderful expressions of the love that ...

2879. The Healing Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... places of the world, we need to be prepared for the fact that there are costs involved. And yet, this is the way the power that was in Christ continues to get out to a hurting world. All through our lives others have touched us through their gifts, and those gifts are to be passed on as we touch others. God has chosen to use the human network to tie the generations together. We don't have to preach or pressure anyone. All over this hurting world there is need for a healing touch that is uniquely ours ...

2880. Will the Real Blind Beggar Please Stand Up?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... from our deepest need in those times, our Lord waits and listens. He restores our voice, dignity, and hope. He heals us to follow him. He does this in the deep stillness of prayer; in the familiar words of absolution; and in the gracious giving of himself in the humble gifts of bread and wine. It's said that the last thing Martin Luther wrote was a short sentence on a scrap of paper that was found after his death. "We are all beggars; that is true." He was right, of course. We're all in need of our Lord's ...

2881. What Are You Going to Do with My World?

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... last year. Of course his parents were pleased to purchase something so useful for their child. So many Christmas lists leave much to be desired! The boy thoroughly enjoyed his gift and kept it on a small table in his bedroom. One evening his parents were discussing the fact that so many of our clothing items are imported from foreign countries. The wife recalled that a recently purchased scarf had come from Sri Lanka. Neither of the parents could recall where ...

2882. The Face that Launched a Thousand Lives

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... and Elsa, only when love has had the final word could there be a new creation of their own love. But playwright O'Neill sees here a further aspect of the entire picture. This love must come from a source outside themselves. "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord." Elsa's forgiveness was from God; John received it through the grace of Jesus Christ. And how does it come to us today? It comes to us as it came to John Loving and as it has greeted men and ...

2883. Grace in the Midst of Hopelessness

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... words that Judy slowly took on a calmness and courage that lifted her through the last difficult hours of her life. Once again she grasped that she belonged to God, and that no fire is able to destroy what really matters. If we belong to God, then God's gift to us is a living hope. Through the Spirit we grasp whose we are. No frailties in the present can keep us from the Lord, and no fears about the future can prevent God from blessing us. Most importantly, we discover that whatever power we have to never ...

2884. And When You Pray

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Brett Blair

... a frightened and frightening world, but it is not a world that knows how to pray. It perhaps would like to pray, but many have given up on the task. It is a world that contains many who prayed once, but have given up the effort. There are many gifted people in this world, who do the best they can to meet the challenges of a troubled world and who seek to become worthwhile people and contributing members to society. But through it all there is a sense of isolation from God and because of that isolation, they ...

2885. The House of Hope

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... must know God. A true sign of our knowledge of God is that we are able to express righteousness, justice, loving kindness, and mercy. This all begins with the personal acknowledgment of God's reign over all and our devotion to him. God's wedding gifts of righteousness, justice, loving kindness, and mercy come to us through faith in Jesus Christ. Singing is heard because of the recommitment of a husband and a wife to their original wedding vows. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years by the South African ...

2886. And God Breathed Into Man

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... There in the Garden, man stands in a relation of dependence and obedience to God. He is of the same substance as the animal and vegetable world, formed of the "dust of the ground". His existence is dependent upon the breath of life which he has only as the gift of God. Even the name by which he is called is derived from his humble origin. The Hebrew word for man is Adam; the word for ground is Adamah. III. We are creatures among creatures, yet we have been given dominion. Now a final word. We are creatures ...

2887. An Affirming Presence

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... his kind and that other persons are different in ways of their own and demand respect for who they are. He needs to know that whether his gifts are large or small, they are his own. And that he sees the world around him in a different way than it has ever been seen before. ... do can earn or prove our worth. Our value in God’s sight has been affirmed once and for all by the gift of Jesus Christ in his death on the cross. Our Christian journey continues as forgiven and affirmed people, we allow our lives ...

2888. The Fourth Day Comes

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , but they constrained him saying – stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent. Jesus does not force himself upon us. He waited for an invitation to come in. And here is focused for us, the greatest gift God has given us, it comes to focus here - the gift of free will. I wonder if, in the years that followed, Cleopas and his companion ever reflected upon what might have happened had they not invited Jesus to come for supper. I’ve thought about it a lot. Where would I be, had ...

2889. Pentecost: The Neglected Factor

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ought to realize that we’re not Spirit-filled all the time. Now it may shock you for me to confess that sometimes I’m spirit-filled and some times I’m not. I mean by that, that some times I am surrendered to the Holy Spirit’s directing, gift-giving, and fruit-producing work in my life, and some times I’m not. Too often, I take control of my life, and that’s the reason it’s absolutely essential that we recover this neglected factor – the power to continue in the Christina life, the power to ...

2890. All This And Heaven Too

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . The primary teaching of scripture is not the immortality of the soul, but the resurrection of the body and eternal life. The Bible does not affirm that immortality is part and parcel of what it means to be human, but the Bible rather talks about eternal life as gifts – the gift of God in Jesus Christ to those who respond in faith to him. If you’re going to live beyond death, the Bible says, there must be a resurrection of the body. A resurrection of who we are as we are as persons, yet made new by ...

2891. The Power Of Purpose

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of us than for us to realize what it is that Jesus is saying to us in this word. You are important. God values you. God has gifted you. God is with you, and God is for you. Respect yourself. A little boy was asked to write an essay on anatomy. And here’s what ... somehow far more raw material than we do. But again, that’s a part of our self-respect. To realize that whatever our gifts, they’re ours. They have been given us by God deliberately, and they can be used and they’re worth celebrating. Respect ...

2892. This Is Eternal Life (Easter Message)

John 17:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... look in his own Webster's dictionary he says surprise is a synonym for amaze. Amaze is the stronger word. Easter is both surprising and amazing. Here is God's ultimate act of love and power. It is an act of love that has gone to its limit in Jesus' gift of Himself on the cross. It is an act of power that burst the tomb, and announces to the world that love is stronger than hate. Good prevails over evil, and life is triumphant over death. So, how do we appropriate the Easter word? "This is Life Eternal," He ...

2893. Saints In The Light

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... here in this text, it’s a term that identifies a person who is set apart. God had called these people, had offered them his grace. They had received that grace, and God’s love and forgiveness had made them new persons. Their sainthood was a gift from God. Let’s live with that thought — that image — “Saints in Light” — as a way for us to grow in our understanding and appropriation of the Gospel. I. First of all, let’s sound an overall truth here, then we will move to explore specifically ...

2894. A Scream And A Laugh

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , an Orthodox Hassidic Jew, wants his son to be a scholar of the Torah, a Rabbi maybe, or at least a doctor, lawyer, or successful businessman; but never -- never -- a painter. Jewish sons do not become painters. His mother recognizes the torture and glory of his gift, his destiny, but is torn between her son and her husband. Picasso once said, "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth." Whether Asher Lev realized that or not, he persists in his quest to be an artist despite the growing alienation from ...

2895. The Cross: God's Answer To Our Deepest Needs

Colossians 2:8-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , torn us to pieces, set us at odds with God, and at enmity with each other. Did you see the movie "Amadaeus"? It was an absorbing drama that brilliantly chronicled how the shadow side of human nature can finally envelope and destroy a good person and his gifts. It was a dramatic witness of sin in our life -- ravaging our being and setting us at enmity with others. If you saw the movie or remember the story, you know that Solieri is the protagonist. He was the court composer for Emporer Franz Joseph. He had ...

2896. A Love For All Seasons (i)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... daughter had attended. The other half was left to the church. In his will he specified that the gift was to be used for the purchase of a silver communion service -- to be beautiful enough and good enough for that sacred moment of Holy Communion which ... he had been denied. Actually, his gifts were a kind of judgment on the town and the church, but it was a judgment couched in love. The citizens of Jaffry ...

2897. The Dayspring From On High

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... He does. God explains Himself in his action, and Zachariah knew that as we do. Zachariah knew about the mighty acts of God in the history of his people -- the deliverance from Egyptian captivity -- the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea -- the gift of God of the promised land -- and God's activity through judges , kings, prophets. Zachariah knew the story. He knew that God acted -- that God intervened and sometimes that intervention was dramatic -- sometimes very personal. Yet, here the Angel was speaking ...

2898. God Does The Unexpected

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ordered a coffin to be made for him. Lord Byron was born with a club foot, and Charles Dickins was small and sickly from birth. Suppose their parents had known what obstetrical science knows today, and had decided to abort. You see? Life is a mystery -- a gift from God -- who are we to make such momentous decisions? (Killinger, Ibid.) Now I don't want to leave it hanging there. The Gospel of Christmas is that this is a flawed universe -- and this flawed universe is not all there is -- this is not the whole ...

2899. And God Breathed Into Man

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2900. The Rest Of The Story

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a garden. Into that garden, God puts the man whom he has formed, with the woman he has given him for a helpmate -- but then comes the rest of the story. It is my story -- your story -- for Adam and Eve are you and me. I. Note first the gift of free will. God gave Adam and Eve some options. Here is something we often miss in the story -- the permission God grants is greater than the restriction he put on them. The Garden was an open orchard -- trees and flowers of every kind -- fruit and beauty unsurpassed ...

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