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276. Design for Discipleship

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... resisted the idea of the Methodist movement becoming a church, and that he urged all the members of Methodist Societies to stay in communion with and receive the sacraments of the Anglican Church — all this and his total life demonstrated his love ... to scout camp for the first time. When it was time to go swimming, the lifeguard explained the buddy system: “You have a partner, you stay by him and swim by him, and when I blow the whistle, you show you have your buddy with you by raising your hands. That ...

277. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Luke 15:11-32

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J. Howard Olds

... ” (Luke 15:31). It’s all grace. Are we willing to accept and receive that kind of grace? So how does this story end? The interesting thing is that it has no ending in the Gospel. We must decide. Does the elder brother finally join the party? Does he stay outside and pout? Does the prodigal assimilate back into the family? Does he get restless again and run? Of this I am certain, The Father is the same yesterday, today and forever. How His children behave is up to us. You hold the key to the rest of the ...

278. Peace and Quiet

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... peace and quiet” on demand is a dream that seems harder and harder to realize in a TGIF world. TGIF: that is, a Twitter, Google, iPhone, Facebook culture. All those wonderful electronic connections that make it possible for us to stay in touch, stay on top, stay informed, stay current 24/7 also make it almost impossible to encounter “peace and quiet.” When you made your summer vacation plans, how important was it that wherever you were headed there was wi-fi available? Is there anything more pitiful ...

279. Daring Thomas

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... so many other people, would do something to help their brother Lazarus. Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, Jesus stayed where he was two more days, a fact that greatly troubled Mary and Martha. Finally, however, he said to his disciples, “Let ... passion. Three weeks from now we will revisit Thomas and try to determine if there was something that robbed him of his passion. Stay tuned for that. But on this occasion when Christ was going back to Judea where his life was being threatened, Thomas was more ...

280. Easter Fits All

John 20:1-9

Illustration

Steven Molin

... taking a road trip, and we're driving to Phoenix." "Really" the hotel president asked, "and where are you going to stay while you're on this road trip?" The barber said "Well, on the way out there, we're going to stay at the cheapest hotels possible, so that when we get there we can afford to stay in something really nice." And the hotel president thought to himself, "This guy is never going to stay in my hotel, because when he's driving to Phoenix, we're too expensive, and when he gets to Phoenix, we're ...

281. When Christians Pray

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... that God was with them through the power of the Holy Spirit, they would not have been able to persevere. So, after Christ’s ascension, his disciples prayed constantly. They prayed for God’s power. They prayed for God’s presence. And they prayed that they would stay centered in God’s purpose. Here is where we may fall short as the people of God today. We need to pray mightily that God will keep us in the center of God’s purpose. Most of you are familiar with Chuck Colson, former hatchet man for ...

282. Life in The Spirit

Romans 8:22-27

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Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... is not asking us to escape from the struggles of the world but to go back into those struggles, go back to them with a renewed sense of God's love for us and for the world, with a renewed sense of hope and possibility. Because we are asked to stay in the world, Paul reminds us that life in the Spirit will be characterized by struggle. Life in the spirit is not all sweetness and light — it is often marked by struggle. The power of the idols is so deeply rooted in our view of ourselves, and our view of ...

283. Philippe

Matthew 24:36-51

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... , as he sat upon the rug. His mother said to her darling boy, “How are you doing my pride and joy?” “I am feeling better, sweet mother dear, I want to write a letter to this hemisphere, And this is what I’ll say, ‘I’d rather stay awake, not sleep, for goodness sake! Alive, alert, and ready.’ ” The Wolf chimed in, “So that is what you plan to do — then may I your friend be, too?” The Wolf moved into the guest house, and they all lived somewhat happily ever after. The Moral of Philippe ...

284. Finding the Good Woman Part in Us All

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... is being played by the real people. Magdalene is the force that tramples out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored. Magdalene is about the new wine that women choose. We choose it in plain sight. We choose it by not believing the lies or following orders. We stay on the field. We don't move. We begin to be a bother. We begin to bother. Again the proverbial woman did not have to bother. She was on the field. She bought and sold fields! Many men have helped many women get on to the field. Think of ...

285. My Faithful Friend

Illustration

... doors, he often took his dog with him. That morning, he left the animal in a clearing and gave him a command to stay and watch his lunch bucket while he went into the forest. His faithful friend understood, and that's exactly what he did. He stayed. A fire started in the woods, and they were seperated. Soon the blaze spread to the spot where the dog was . . . "staying." He didn't move. He stayed right where he was, in perfect obedience to his master's word. With tearful eyes, the dog's owner said, "I always ...

286. How Can I Keep From Singing?

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Challenged). But the best explanation I can come up with of the relationship between a “remanation” and an “emanation” is this story from Robert Fulghum. Fulghum is most known for his first book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1988), which stayed on the New York Times best-seller list for two years. But his second book is my favorite: It was On Fire When I Lay Down On It (1989). It’s a chapter called “Are There Any Questions?” which details Fulghum’s penchant for asking ...

287. Luke 10:25-37

Luke 10:25-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... such supplies at his disposal suggests that he is a well-off traveler, experienced at being able to make himself comfortable while on a road trip. He knows where to find a near-by inn and he has money to pay for the wounded man to stay there. The “Good Samaritan” is a “Rich Samaritan” perhaps a traveling merchant, a wealthy businessman, a man of the world, not a man of the law. Yet this man’s compassion for the wounded stranger is without bounds. After giving first aid and emergency transport he ...

288. Hitting the Boss Key

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Greg Lauri, “I didn’t realize how weak I really was.” (4) Guys, we are all weak. That is one reason to immerse ourselves in the Scriptures. It is so we can have support in the time of testing. In the second place, we need to stay as close as possible to Christian friends. We are always more vulnerable to temptation when we are alone. Notice that the woman on the Survivor program said she was “without a Bible, with no Christian relationships.” That’s when we are vulnerable. The tempter came to ...

289. For Troubled Hearts

John 14:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... disc shaped plate, with four screws. He got his Swiss army knife, unscrewed the screws, and threw the screws and the plate out the window. The next morning, the hotel manager asked the newlyweds, “How was your room? How was the service? How was your stay at the Watergate Hotel?” Curious, the groom said, “Why, sir, are you asking me all of these questions?” The hotel manager said, “Well, the room under yours complained of the chandelier falling on them!” (1) It’s a dumb story. However, it does ...

290. I'm Listening

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... a son, I will give him back to you.” She was moving her lips without making any sound as she prayed. Eli watching her pray so passionately, moving her lips but making no sound, thought that she must be drunk. He said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.” “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying ...

291. The Right Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... to produce fruit. You can’t command a branch to produce fruit. That is why nowhere do you find Jesus ever telling us to go out and produce fruit. Our job is not to produce the fruit; our job is to bear it. The way you bear fruit is by staying connected to the vine. So seven times Jesus tells us in verses 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10, “Abide. Abide. Abide.” Do you get the picture? You can’t make fruit. You can’t manufacture fruit and you can manipulate fruit. All you can do is bear fruit. The way ...

292. It's All Good

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... of years ago a man in our church made it possible for me to go to Scotland on a 10 day trip to play golf. One of the places we got to go was the famous, St. Andrews. We were actually staying there at the old St. Andrew’s Inn. There were twelve of us in the group. We were staying two to a room and everybody was given a room key except me and my buddy. We kept waiting for our key and we began to notice that several employees began to scramble around looking very frustrated. After about 20 minutes ...

293. Accusations

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... 23–2:4). 1:15–16 Confident that the Corinthians will understand him fully at the Parousia, if not before, Paul begins to explain his change in travel plans. Initially, Paul planned to visit Macedonia first and then go on to Corinth for a more extended stay (1 Cor. 16:5–7). In his itinerary in 2 Corinthians 1:15–16, however, Paul outlines two visits to Corinth: one directly after sailing from Ephesus, and the other following a visit to Macedonia. In this way, the Corinthians could send him finally on ...

294. The Unbelief of the Jews

John 10:22-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... there to Jerusalem itself. From 12:12 to the end of chapter 20, Jesus never leaves Jerusalem again, and all that happens there centers on his Passion. A certain continuity between 10:40–42 and 11:1–16 is presupposed by the wording of 11:6, he stayed where he was. The place is of interest to the narrator, not because of the coincidence of its name with the other Bethany (which he never bothers to point out!), but because where he was (Gr.: ekei) many people believed in Jesus (10:42). When the question ...

295. Timothy and Epaphroditus

Philippians 2:19-30

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... . Epaphroditus did recover and was able to complete the journey to Rome, but he knew that his friends in Philippi would be anxious about him and may well have blamed himself for causing them anxiety. In spite of being distressed over this, he was eager to stay with Paul and be of service to him, as he had been instructed to do. But Paul knew that the sooner Epaphroditus returned to Philippi, the happier Epaphroditus himself and his friends there would be, so he sent him back, exonerating him in their eyes ...

296. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... not married at one time. Whether his wife died (7:39) or simply left him when he converted to join the Christ followers (7:15) remains unknown. Nothing hints he ever had any children. Interpretive Insights 7:8 It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. Paul addresses the widowers and the widows with an encouragement to remain unmarried unless they find themselves unable or unwilling to remain sexually abstinent. Paul limits his comments here to a terse statement that functions as a bridge to connect ...

297. In the Bleak Mid-Winter

Isaiah 55:1-3, Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... gone back to work in the mission hospital. People tried to reason with her, but she replied, “This is home for me. Over twenty years ago God sent me to this place, and these are my people. And this is the place God wants me to be and I am staying.” Someone asked her, “Aren’t you frightened?” She replied, “Nothing can happen to me in the future more dreadful than what has already happened to me in the past. And I’m alive. And I can do my work. And by the grace of God, I will continue.” She is ...

298. The Time Is Now!

Luke 24:50-53

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... action, and prescribe whatever it takes to get the patient well again. Above all else, "Keep calm and carry on." That is, do not let the moment possess you. Yet there was one moment in the life of Jesus that so impressed Luke that he could not stay calm. He had to tell it. In fact, it so impressed the physician-follower that he wrote about it on two different occasions. Luke understood that this was the moment when history and modernity came together; when heaven met earth as never before for Jesus and his ...

299. As You Go, Remember…

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Tom Garrison

... plant my life and to do my central work. This was, in fact, living out the charge that was given to me the night I was ordained to the Christian ministry. I still remember the way an old pastor stated it. He said, "Tom, I admonish you to stay close to God, stay close to humankind, and to make it the goal of your ministry to bring God and humankind closer together." This really has been my "bot-tom-line objective" in all I have tried to do. More than anything else, I have wanted to heighten awareness of the ...

300. David Destroys the Amalekites

1 Samuel 30:1-31

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... the raiders. The hike across the barren wastelands of this area would have been enough to tax the strength of fully fit troops. When they reached the major hurdle of the Besor Ravine, one-third of the men could not summon enough strength to cross. They stayed behind, presumably with any luggage that was too awkward to take over. 30:11–15 It may be that the rescue of the dying Egyptian youth was a purely humanitarian act that happened to have good consequences for David. Giving food reflects a desire to ...

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