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276. It's What's Inside That Matters

Mark 7:1-23

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... inside." Take another drink. If we go outside and play in the mud, we get dirty. Hold up the jar. But, that's only on the outside. Lower the jar and look inside: That doesn't make us dirty on the inside. How do we get dirty on the inside? (response) Jesus said bad thoughts, stealing, lying, and saying things that are not true about other people make us dirty on the inside. So, it's ok to have dirty skin but let's not have dirty hearts. Let’s Pray: Dear, Lord. Sometimes our hands get dirty but give us ...

277. True Life

John 12:20-36

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... has to happen in order for it to grow? (rain, sun, food) Yes, all those things are true but there is one more thing that has to happen before the seed can grow. Does anybody know what that is? (response) When it goes into the ground it is a living seed but when it is buried in the ground...it does what? (response) It dies. Did you know that? Before a seed can grow it has to leave the stalk where it is alive, fall into the ground, and then die. Look at what you are holding in your hands. When it ...

278. What Makes Us Human?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... I do at no other time in life? Shall I make excuses for the fact that I am moved not to make this a selfish, individual experience, for if it is the highest moment in my living, must I apologize for not wanting it to be selfish, but in my response to my Creator, I feel the urgent need to include my fellow creatures to share with them our common experience, for this is the only real bond that we have, the only real tie that ties us together - our common source of life? And outside of our communion in the ...

279. There’s Gotta Be a Day

Malachi 4:1-6

Sermon

... courses other than the multiplication of atomic and hydrogen weapons. The unrelieved goodness of goods in our nation - and it can be called that when compared to that of other nations - has not really had a better effect on us than that of unrelieved terror. An overall response has been that of the rich man in Christ’s story. Confronted by untold wealth and the crisis of storing it all, he said, "I am resolved what to do. I will tear down my barns and build greater." Our largesse has not developed in us a ...

280. Proper 17

Lk 14:1, 7-14 · Heb 12:18-19, 22-24; 13:1-8 · Eze 18:1-9, 25-29 · Prov 25:6-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... not the unjust ones. They have disobeyed and they are receiving their due reward for their sins. However, God is just also by accepting those who turn from their evil ways. 3. Turns (vv. 26, 27). The good news of the pericope is not only that a child is not responsible for the sin of a father but also that a person can change. The wicked can turn to God and begin to live a good life. On the other hand, a good person may turn to wickedness. Life or death depends on which way a person turns. One does not ...

281. Proper 18

Lk 14:25-33 · Eze 33:1-11 · Phm 1-20 · Prov 9:8-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... to be paid for being a disciple so that there will be no regrets later. When you took a new job, did you know how many nights you would have to work? When you got married, did you realize what you were getting into - financial burden, incompatibility, the responsibility of the children, etc.? When you were ordained, did you bite off more than you can chew? 3. All (v. 33). This is probably the hardest saying of Jesus. To be his disciple is to renounce "all" that one has. To renounce is to give up, to place ...

282. Talents and Trust

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

... dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; but as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions."1 Yossarian’s only response was a respectful whistle and the words, "That’s some catch, that Catch-22." You are, I’m sure, aware of other "Catch-22’s" in life. One has to do with borrowing money. If you already have money, you can usually get a bank to lend you money. But ...

283. Wants and Needs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... say them. The “want item” is at the end for emphasis: What do you want? Do you want some asparagus or do you want some bubblegum! (response) What do you want? Do you want to read a book or do you want to play Gameboy! (response) Ok, let’s ask this question of the men in the congregation: What do you want? Do you want to go to church or do you want to go play golf? (response) Do you think they are telling the truth? I want to show you the same things again but I am going to ask different questions ...

284. Divine Alka-Seltzer

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

... to respond in one of two ways to the suffering of the world. The first way can be symbolized by a well-known commercial. [Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water.] "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh, what a relief it is." I call this response the divine Alka-Seltzer response. We pray to God for relief to help us escape our human ills and troubles. We beseech God to keep us from the horrors and suffering of life. We look to God as a sort of universal pain pill who eliminates or, at the least, protects ...

285. Shepherding And Parenting

Psalm 23:1-6, 1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... learn. But so do those of us who throw up our hands and make no effort to guide our children toward that which is right and good. No one can be truly happy who does not have values. Values are essential to a healthy sense of self-worth. Our second responsibility as parents is to be teachers of that which is good and right and lasting. But there's one thing more. WE NEED TO HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW THAT, COME WHAT MAY, WE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ...

286. Grace: Amazing or Mystifying?

Romans 3:21-31

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King Duncan

... the Lord doesn’t work that way . . . so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.” I guarantee you that his simple jest will keep some theologians awake at night. Is God’s grace a blanket endorsement of everything we do? Have we no responsibility? And what about those whose sins are particularly heinous? An atheist asked Billy Graham, “If Hitler had received Christ on his deathbed, would he have gone to heaven, whereas someone who lived a good life but rejected Christ would go to hell?” That is a ...

287. Getting Our Lives Out Of Hock

Psalm 105:1-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... much to Charlie Brown's puzzlement, "It doesn't solve anything, but it makes us all feel better." Well, it may make us feel better to fix blame other than in ourselves, but the feeling is short-lived. To get our life out of hock, we must take whatever responsibility belongs to us. The third suggestion for getting our life out of hock is an attitude and an action, a stance which will give us freedom a freedom from fear and compulsion, as well as other things that hold us in emotional hock. I put it this way ...

288. Get a Charge

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... have read commentaries where they actually explain how this could happen. But if you read the story you will see that the miracle is just a minor detail in the story. The story is about a man who tries to avoid his duty. He tries to run away from the responsibility that God has placed upon him. Jonah is a prophet. He is ordered by God to go to the Assyrians to get them to repent. He hates the Assyrians, and he fears that the Assyrians have the same feelings toward him. So he doesn't want to go there. He ...

289. Proper 11

Mt 13:24-30, 36-43 · Rom 8:12-25 · Ps 139 · Gen 28:10-19a

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... the night at a sacred place, which provides the setting for a dream-vision from God. Structure. The account of Jacob at Bethel separates nicely into three parts, which include an introduction providing the setting of the dream (vv. 10-12), a divine speech (vv. 13-15), and a response by Jacob (vv. 16-22). Jacob's speech does not end at v. 19a where he names the location of his dream, Bethel (House of God), but he continues on to present a vow in vv. 20-22. By cutting Jacob's speech in half we actually skew ...

290. Don't Worry

Philippians 4:6

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... , a seed, a shovel, a sandwich, and lipstick. Lesson: I have something today that is very pretty. Would you like to see it? (response) What do you think it might be? (response) Well, let's see. Hold the flower up for everyone to see. Do you like it? (response) It's pretty, isn't it. (response) This kind of flower is called _______. What happened before this could be a flower? (response--a seed was planted) Hold up the seed. Yes, a seed was planted. Then what happened? Hold up the shovel next to the seed ...

291. He's Everything I Need

Psalm 23:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... ’t meet it.” That is not true. If God didn’t meet it, it wasn’t a need. You remember something. If you have a real need, God will meet that need. If God doesn’t meet it, then it was not a real need. The shepherd is powerfully responsive to the sheep. III. The Shepherd Is Personally Related To The Sheep Now there is one little word in this verse that makes the entire passage operable for you and me. In fact it’s the most powerful word in this psalm and it’s certainly the sweetest word perhaps ...

292. Fish Bites

Acts 17:32-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... and a woman named Damaris and others with them." (Acts 17:32-34, NASB) Did you notice that there were three different responses to Paul's message? This is important - don't miss it. There was nothing wrong with the fisherman. Paul knew what he ... 17:32, NASB) I called Dr. Rainer and asked him if I was on target with my dividing his faith stages into these three different responses. He not only agreed, he just wished he had thought about it! Into this category of those who sneered would be those who would be ...

293. Spiderman: Saved To Serve

Colossians 3:1-4, 12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Risen Christ with us each and every day. The Holy Spirit empowers us to live like Christ. It empowers us to be bold in our faith. It empowers us to speak God's word like Paul. We have been give great power. "With great power comes great responsibility." B. In Spiderman 2 there's a great scene. Peter has confessed his complicity in Uncle Ben's death. The guilt has been eating at him left and right. Aunt May forgives him. Shortly afterwards, Aunt May tells Peter that she is moving, and when Peter asks why ...

294. Spiderman: Saved To Serve

Colossians 3:1-4, 12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

295. Freedom to Set Free

Galatians 4:21-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... my relationship to others in the way Christ has acted in relation to me. My life of faith is Christ living in me, and my actions should be re-enactments of the life of Christ. Do you see how dynamic this would make our discipleship? The freedom to be responsible. Our situational decisions are made not according to the whim of the moment, nor by the rule of passion, nor by the pressure of prevailing patterns, nor by whether we get away with it or not, but according to who we are by the power of Christ. The ...

296. Leading Others to Jesus

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... into the cave of wisdom and life do you wish to go?” The three travelers discussed the matter and then returned to the guard saying that they only wanted to go a very short distance, only so far as to say that they had been there. The response of the guard manifested great disappointment as he summoned someone to lead the three seekers a short distance into the cave and then watched them set out again after a very short time. The three travelers were hesitant and were not willing to risk in order to find ...

297. Leading Others to Jesus

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... into the cave of wisdom and life do you wish to go?" The three travelers discussed the matter and then returned to the guard saying that they only wanted to go a very short distance, only so far as to say that they had been there. The response of the guard manifested great disappointment as he summoned someone to lead the three seekers a short distance into the cave and then watched them set out again after a very short time. The three travelers were hesitant and were not willing to risk in order to find ...

298. The King's Edict in Behalf of the Jews

Esther 8:1-17

Understanding Series

Timothy S. Laniak

... he was honored (by the queen’s invitation in 5:9) and when a plan was in place to eliminate his enemy (5:14). Jewish “feasting and celebrating” (v. 17) mark the reversal of the fasting and mourning of 4:2–3 (both being the response to Mordecai’s appearance). Mordecai is the barometer for the security and status of the Jewish people. Many of those who witnessed this great turnabout joined the Jews: And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear (pakhad) of the Jews had seized them ...

299. Habakkuk’s Prayer

Habakkuk 3:1-19

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... he has heard. In other contexts this might refer to what he has heard in worship about Yahweh’s deeds in the past; this would lead well into an appeal to act in this way again (cf. Ps. 44). But back in 1:5, when he reported Yahweh’s first response to him, promising to do “something” spectacular in his days, he used the same word that is translated by deeds here (poʿal). This suggests that here he refers to what he has “heard” of what Yahweh intends to do. He has come to stand in awe at this ...

300. The Healing at the Pool

John 5:1-15, John 5:16-30

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... His authority is absolute, not in spite of the fact that he does nothing by himself, but because of it. His authority is a derived authority. In all that he does he is subject to his Father and totally dependent on his Father’s power and love. In his response, Jesus begins speaking mysteriously of himself in the third person as the Son, in much the same way that he speaks of himself in all the Gospels as the Son of Man. Son and Son of Man are used almost interchangeably in verses 26–27. Some have argued ...

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