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276. The Burglar's Christmas

Luke 15:22-24

Drama

Matthew Powell

... is just no use. I'm sick of the whole business. Looks like there's nothing left for me but Lake Michigan. Young Man: Oh, nonsense, I thought you had more grit than that. Got anything left you can pawn? Will: Nothing but my beard, and I am afraid they wouldn't find it ... it, but I can't bear to hear you say it - it's too terrible! My boy, food has choked me many a time when I have thought of the possibility of that. Now, take the old lounge chair by the fire, and if you are too tired to talk, we will just sit ...

277. Missing the Mark

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sermon

Charles Allo

... in my life? How I broke up with my my not-then, but soon to be wife? Well I was thinking a lot of things. I thought of how every other girl broke my heart as the relationship ended. Be it by me or them. How twice I was cheated on. I mean ... on relying on God in the unknown or seeking out known possibilities in the face of adversity? As you spend these moments evaluating your thoughts and situation, where do you stand? If it is one of abandonment of those things that you know as true, will you be courageous ...

278. Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

James McCormick

... we won’t be very happy there. As I think about all of this, I can’t help thinking about John Wesley. Wesley was an Anglican priest in England in the 18th century. He was not only Anglican, he was high church Anglican, very conservative liturgically. He thought the only place to worship was in a church, in a very formal setting, with a very traditional liturgy. You just don’t worship or preach out of doors. You do that in a church! But, there were poor people, coal miners out in the countryside who ...

279. Lord, Teach Us How to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James McCormick

... included, Keith says that most prayer should involve at least four parts, beginning with the letters in Acts: A-C-T-S. First, there is Adoration, a time when we are still and allow God to be God. During this part of our prayer time we are to center our thoughts completely upon God. It might be helpful to visualize God as we have come to know Him in Jesus. But our attention must be upon God and not upon ourselves. I once heard a great man of prayer say, “Prayer is not primarily a hall of mirrors where we ...

280. Don't Look Back, Remember Lot's Wife

Genesis 19:24-26

Sermon

James W. Moore

... past successes and on your past hurts. III. THIRD AND FINALLY MOVE FORWARD, DON’T LOOK BACK ON YOUR PAST FAILURES. Remember how Frank Sinatra used to sing that: “You can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.” That’s a nice song and a good thought, but the truth is: We need help with that. We can’t really do that by ourselves. God is the One who can pick us up and dust us off and give us a new start. That’s why Jesus Christ came into the world… He came to give us ...

281. God Speaks and the Church Is Our Hearing Aid

Mark 4:1-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... s make-up for a movie she shot in Nashville… and she put so much make-up on me that when I looked in the mirror… I thought I looked like I should be in a horror movie called “The Curse of the Walking Corpse!” My face was so made up, so chalky… that ... at 4:00 p.m. and our dinner meeting was not scheduled until 6:00 p.m… so I had a two-hour window of time. I thought this would be a good time to return a couple of sport coats to my brother, Bob. Bob and his wife live in Nashville. The Methodist ...

282. God Loves a Cheerful Giver

II Corinthians 9:6-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... to head seven hours back to be here to preach the next morning. At about 2:00 a.m., I came to Logansport, Louisiana, which is a little border town. When you cross over the river there you come into Texas. It’s a sleepy little town and I thought as I drove through, this is the symbolic sleepy little town because everybody in Logansport must be sound asleep right now. There was not a sign of anybody, anywhere! But I discovered a few minutes later how wrong I was about that! As I was going through the main ...

283. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the Godhead plays a vital part, and every part is necessary for salvation to be accomplished. In Eph. 1 we are told of the role the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit plays in the salvation of all sinners. Eph. 1:3-4 tells us that God thought our salvation: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame ...

284. How to Live the Good Life (Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the Lord and walk closer to the Lord, you will find that your goodness will get even better. Good, better, best; Never let it rest Till your good is better And your better best. That is what happens when you truly have a walk with God. Have you ever thought about the fact that a musician is judged not by how long he plays, but by how well he plays. You know what really matters to God is not how long you live, but how good you live. Sir Francis Bacon once said: "Of all virtues and dignities of the ...

285. Our God Is an Awesome God

Psalm 139:1-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... as if they were flashing on a neon sign. God can read your mind just as easily as you can read the morning newspaper. He knows not only what you are thinking now, but what you are about to think before you even think it. This very second your thoughts are being broadcast in stereo into the headphones of God. You think about this: You can tell God a secret, but you can't keep a secret from him, because he already knows. God also knows our conduct. "You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted ...

286. Why You Should Trust In God

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... he had prayed for this bicycle and he suggested that his little brother start praying for a new bicycle as well. After giving it a little thought, he realized his older brother was a lot better at prayer than he was, so he went to him and said, "Why don't you ... ?" You see, God wants to guide every step of your walk. He wants to guide every movement of your hand. He wants to guide every thought of your heart. He wants to guide every minute of your life. If you're going to be guided by the Lord, there can be ...

287. Do You See the Light?

Romans 1:16-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... tears coming down his cheeks, his wife with tears down her cheeks, I looked at him and I said, “Do you know now for sure that when you die you will go to heaven?” He said, “I do.” I said, “Well why would God now let you into heaven?” He thought for a moment and said something nobody has ever said to me but he was exactly right. He said, “Because I changed my mind.” He said he had changed his mind about sin, about self, and about the Savior. I told him he could not have given a better answer ...

288. God’s Wisdom or the World?

James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... every opportunity. Then one day, one of the older boys came up with an idea to prove once and for all that those who thought he was a former king, or rich, famous, and generous, or wise and influential, and most especially those who considered him holy were all ... bird is alive, I will crush it to death with my hands. Either way he will prove he is only a stupid old man. The children thought it was a great plan. Thus, the older boy caught the bird and together they went off to the old man's house and rudely ...

289. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... said to himself, "They can't catch this Mercedes." He got it up to 150 miles an hour, but the lights were still behind him. He thought to himself, "I'm going to be in big trouble if I don't pull over." So he did. Well, the police officer came up to ... it was almost three acres of land that we were going to buy. It was heavily wooded. It was exactly what we were looking for—so we thought. But we had what is known as a ‘Perk Test" to determine whether or not the land will be able to hold a septic tank, and ...

290. Decisions, Decisions

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... :12, CEV) You see it just seems right to say that good people go to heaven. Since most people think they are good, then most people think they are going to heaven. It seems right to think that religious people go to heaven, but when you throw in the thought that one religion is as good as another, that means that all religions lead to heaven. It seems right to think that God is a good God and will eventually take everybody to heaven. To the average person that seems right. The problem is that is just plain ...

291. Jesus, The One And Only

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... never will be, anyone like Jesus. I began to think months ago about my last sermon from this pulpit to this church. I've often thought: what will my last words be? I am grateful that I get to say some last words. I heard about two men who were ... mother remembered me in her illness. Is your minister out of town?" The little girl said, "Oh, no, our pastor is at home, but we thought my mother might have something contagious and we didn't want to expose him to it." You are never more like Jesus when you look ...

292. In God We Trust

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... you go to bed you lie down on your mattress, stretch out, put your full weight down on your bed and you never give a second thought to what you just did. You don't just put one foot on the floor or hold on to the frame; you just lie down. The ... doesn't mean that you don't use sanctified common sense, but it does mean you don't simply use your reasoning, your intelligence, or your thoughts, to be the sole guiding principle to what you do in your life. I want you to remember this. If you put what you think ahead ...

293. The Thick Darkness

1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... sky, the boss of the universe, who I was told, also cared about me personally. But now that I've been through some rough times, I'm not so sure I believe that. I guess I still believe in God, but I know a lot less about him than I thought I did. That's an uncomfortable situation. May I suggest this morning that we in the religious profession have sometimes made God sound as if he is someone we can all know intimately — that we've made so much of the approachability of God that we've left people with ...

294. A Frightening Friday

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... man thoroughly castigated for his dastardly deed? We have probably lost track. His is an infamy that never goes away. It carries a singular stench. He betrayed our blessed Lord! He was a scoundrel and deserved the worst cell in hell. But many of us over time become more thoughtful, don't we? The scum of the earth who betrayed the greatest and most pure man to live among us is seen, at least, with some compassion and not a few questions. Was he really that bad and did he have a will of his own to prevent his ...

295. The Word Made Flesh

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... As Isaiah says, “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.” Esther: Well, that means, he could be born right here. Isn’t this the ancient home of David’s family? Father: I’ve often thought that. Every time a child is born I go to visit it and wonder, is this the one? (Mother enters stage left, along with two younger children, Rebecca and Ruth.) Mother: Esther, I know how much you like talking prophecy with your father. But, we have a house ...

296. Barriers to Grace

Exodus 6:28--7:7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , the imprisonment of another son for bootlegging, a terminal disease of a grandchild, and finally his own broken health. One would have thought that all of this would bring him to his knees, that these events would soften his heart for some opening for the ... theme the theme of our refusal to listen and the hardening of our hearts as barriers to God. You may have never given it much thought - but it’s time to do so. Our hearts can be hardened, and a part of the hardening process is our refusal to listen. We ...

297. Greed or the Gospel?

Acts 8:9-13, 18-24

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Simon was a man in need of fortune and it is seductive to all of us, I suspect. III. SIMON WAS A MAN IN NEED OF FORGIVENESS. Peter said to Simon, “Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart."Simon replied “Pray to the Lord for me!" Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison. Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. It has been the cry of the Church through the ages. Is it a gift you have received? W. Tozer once said that mercy is an attribute of ...

298. Becoming Good Trees

Matthew 5:17-30

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... decide on a meaning, however, we can determine clearly whether we have committed the act or not. We either obey the commandments as we understand them, or we don't. What Jesus calls for in this passage makes obedience that much more difficult. We must guard even our thoughts. How can we do that? How can we go through life without becoming angry? It seems a little unfair for Jesus to command us to guard our anger when he never had to drive on the expressway! Jesus can command us not to lust, but he never had ...

299. The True Shepherd

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Lee Griess

... exasperated, he said, "No, ma'am, you don't seem to understand. I don't need their names, I just need the numbers." To which the old woman replied, "But I don't know them by numbers. I only know them by name." It strikes me as a rather comforting thought that the creator of the universe, the almighty God, and Father in heaven above knows me by name. He knows my situation. He knows my worries and cares. He knows my joys and sorrows. Oh, I know there may be those who scoff at this idea. There are those who ...

300. Beneath The Shadow Of The Cross

Mark 15:16-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... far away. In the darkness descending on both the world and his spirit, it felt as if the whole world were standing beneath the shadow of the cross. Thinking back on it was like trying to remember a bad dream that you wanted to forget. C. Who would have thought that their simple Passover celebration in the Upper Room would have lead to this. When they set it all up and began to reminisce, it was fun. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. The meal was perfect. But right in the middle of it all, Jesus ...

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