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3176. The First Fruit Is Always the Best

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... nice because you helped me pick out the very best fruit. Let me ask you, when you picked the fruit did you pick the good fruit first, or the bad fruit first? (response) That's right, we always pick the best fruit first. The Bible tells us something like this concerning God. The Bible says that when we believe the truth of Jesus Christ, God looks on us as if we were the first fruits. If God looks on us as the first fruits, then how does God see us? As good or bad fruit? (response) Yes, as good fruit. And ...

3177. No Room In The Inn

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Brett Blair

... cry out Praise be to Jesus? Did they build a hospital in the community and name it after the Nazarene? No, none of these things. What they did was to send a committee to Jesus and kindly ask him to get out of town. You see, they weren't so concerned about that poor demoniac man. He had been around so many years that he had simply become a part of the landscape. But what really got to them was the fact that Jesus destroyed a herd of swine to heal him. That was hitting them right where it hurt--in ...

3178. Repent Your Way To A Merry Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... mother wrote on the day when with breaking heart, she parted with him. I wonder what she wrote? If I had to condense all I feel about life and love into a few precious words what would I say? I would have no time for trivia. I would not be concerned about economics, politics, the weather, the size of house or the type of car. At such a time I would want to dwell on the profundities, on what life was all about and what things were absolutely essential. John in the desert was in the great tradition of the ...

3179. Altered Expectations

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

... all these years, I finally get to be Joseph!" But as I grew spiritually through prayer and Bible study, I began to realize that Joseph’s role was far greater than I ever imagined. Even though the account you heard earlier from the Gospel of Matthew concerning Joseph was brief, there is a lot we can learn here about the character and personality of Joseph, the forgotten man in the Nativity scene. Walk with me today through this first chapter in the life of Jesus and let’s learn more about – and from ...

3180. Are You the One?

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... followed him? What inner resources did John call upon to help him overcome his fear? Did he, perhaps, remember better days to help him get through these dark moments of his life? If he did, surely one of those pleasant memories, maybe the best memory, concerned the baptism of Jesus. That day must have been engraved permanently on John’ memory. He had known at first glance that this was no ordinary man who had come to him for baptism. There was something different about this Jesus, something in the way he ...

3181. Sowing Seed Is Never A Waste of Time

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... to aggravate it again. I could say that – but it would be a lie. But somehow we managed to make it through the week without injuring or maiming any of the campers or each other, and I really owe my fellow counselors a debt of gratitude for their care and concern for me and their prayers on my behalf. On departure day, the vast majority of the campers were crying, sad to be leaving camp. I take that as a sign that they at least had a good time. But just so you will know that every great once in a ...

3182. Gentiles 'R Us

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... middle of a conversation, that if he had been listening in the first place, he wouldn’t have to ask so many questions?) "Lord, are we talking about limits here? I mean, we have to have limits for everything, don’t we? So what are the limits where forgiveness is concerned? Is it three strikes and you’re out? Two yellow cards, then a red one and you’re on the bench for the rest of the game? That doesn’t seem like enough to me, Lord. Let’s say, just to show that we are compassionate, long-suffering ...

3183. New (Testament) Math

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... could not understand both the logic behind their conclusion (the doll did not say, "Math is harder for girls than it is for boys") or the degree of anger generated by that innocent-sounding remark. But then I continue to struggle with the concern that every word from our mouths be "politically correct," lest we run afoul of some group somewhere. Lord knows, we preachers step on enough toes as it is. Our modern society seems to be obsessed with political correctness. We are equally obsessed with mathematics ...

3184. Nothing Difficult Is Ever Easy

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the church, how would Jesus respond? Maybe we can gain some insight into that by looking at how Jesus answers the question put before him in today’s gospel reading, "Which is the greatest commandment in the law?" True, they are two different questions, but the same concern lies at the heart of both questions, doesn’t it? The issue is, what is most important? Among all the things that are asked of us, what is absolutely essential? Is there one thing we simply MUST do in order to be a faithful follower of ...

3185. Get Ready, Get Set...Wait!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Jesus about the Second Coming. They want to know when that’s going to happen, so they can be ready for it. Jesus recalls the familiar story of Noah. He reminds the disciples that in the days of Noah, people were living their lives with little concern for God. They were eating and drinking and marrying and celebrating. And suddenly, in those days, the rains came. Only Noah and his family were wise enough to listen to God’s warning and seek salvation. When Jesus comes again, he tells his disciples, it’s ...

3186. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... realize that the talent that’s been given to us is not for ourselves, but for others. When we use the good things we have for the glory of God, for someone else’s benefit, we find out why we were given the gift in the first place. God is concerned about every one of us - about what kind of person we’re becoming, what we’re making out of the life we’ve been given. And when at last we come to the throne of grace, to offer back what we have been given, like the master in parable God ...

3187. Humility

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 40:1-31

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... of having children. My mother, Elizabeth, always told me I was a gift from God. I'm not sure she still feels that way. I think she wonders about my way of life, my appearance, and the way I speak out against evil. Of course, I know she is concerned for my welfare, and well she might be. Moses: What is the ceremony where you "dip" people into the river? John: Once the people have repented of their sins, they are invited to be baptized. The "dipping" in the river is to remind them they are cleansed their sins ...

3188. Commitment

John 19:17-27

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... forgiven, to rise up and walk. And the man did. Jesus not only healed, but he forgave their sins. And Jesus loved children and always had time for them. Many times he would tell us and those he was teaching that we must have faith like a child. Jesus was concerned about the everyday needs of the people, too. One time he was teaching a group of more than 5,000 people, and it was late in the day. Jesus told his disciples to find food for these people. We couldn't believe his request. How could we find food ...

3189. Which Jesus Do You See?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama. He says that Christ was either a fully enlightened being or achieved a very high spiritual realization. 4. Judaism Today, in Jewish circles, Jesus is almost completely ignored among laymen but there is a growing concern among Jewish students and scholars to understand Jesus. There is no longer a question that Jesus was a Jew. That much is agreed upon. But that is about all. Rabbi Neusner, who recently wrote a book entitled "A Rabbi Talks With Jesus," imagines ...

3190. What You See Is What You Get

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... or was it one of those fixer-upper types? I think he would have enjoyed that more. Will my mansion have bathrooms with golden fixtures? If so, what for? Will it have a kitchen with all the modern conveniences? If so, what for? But besides those questions, I have other concerns, as I’m sure you do also. If I heard Jesus correctly, what he said was the only thing we have to do is believe in God and believe in Him and there would be a place for us prepared in Heaven. I know that there’s lots of church ...

3191. Dancing with the Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

I know it’s not summer yet, but the summer SEASON has already begun – at least, as far as department stores and Hollywood are concerned. The summer season for those who manufacture and sell summer clothing items, and for those who produce, direct, and market movies for public consumption begins each year in the month of May. Of course, the biggest hit of this summer season supposedly will be the newest entry into the "Star ...

3192. Conversation or Monologue?

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... you’re crazy or something! Isn’t prayer supposed to be a conversation with God? And in a conversation, don’t BOTH parties talk?" Many people do have problems with that today. And, to be fair about it, I have to admit that there is some justification for concern or skepticism. Far too many folks make false claims about hearing the voice of God. "God spoke to me through my dog and told me to go kill every woman with a certain color hair that I could." "God told me to take my AK47 assault rifle, load ...

3193. You Don't Give a Damn

Luke 4:14-30

Illustration

James Garrett

... said, “My second point is that most of you don’t give a damn!” He paused again as gasps and rumblings flowed across the congregation, and then said: “And my third point is that the real tragedy among Christians today is that many of you are now more concerned that I said ‘damn’ than you are that I said two billion people are starving to death.” Then he sat down. The whole sermon took less than a minute, but it is in many ways one of the most powerful ones ever given. He was reminding us we ...

3194. The Inaugural Address

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address, Monday, March 4, 1861 ********** Now the third: We face our common difficulties [that] concern, thank God, only material things. Values have shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income; the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade ...

3195. The Flame, The Wind, And The Walk

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Marion Fairman

... look up Acts 28:25. Man: Okay, I have it. I'd better read the 15th verse first. "In those days Peter stood up among the brethren and said, 'Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David, concerning -' " Leader: (Eagerly) You hear that? It says the Holy Spirit spoke through the lips of David. (To woman) What about yours? Woman: Paul, here, had been speaking to the Jews at Rome; they weren't too happy with him. Verse 25 goes, "So, as they disagreed ...

3196. Is He Really Coming?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... . No longer are we eagerly anticipating the return of Jesus. We have come to assume that it won't be any time soon. We may even begin to wonder whether he is going to come at all. In any case, is this anything that we need to be concerned about? What difference does it make to us when - or if - Jesus returns? The writers of the Bible thought it was important. The return of Jesus to earth is referred to in the New Testament more often than almost any other Christian teaching. Someone has calculated that one ...

3197. The Dripping of Water

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... poured cool, cleansing water over it, then towelled it dry. Preparations for this courtesy had evidently not been forgotten, for the basin, towel, and water were there. There was no servant, perhaps for reasons of privacy and secrecy. Certainly, of the twelve men who were concerned about their own importance and their rank in a chain of command, not one was likely to play the servant role to the others. Now we hear the sound of dripping water as Jesus himself takes the towel, ties it around his waist, and ...

3198. At the Foot of the Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... a kind of inner peace in spite of all that was happening. She too seemed to forgive me. But why? As I returned to my work, I caught a glimpse of a woman I recognized. She too wept. What was she doing here? How could she show this kind of concern for anyone? I listened intently as she spoke. "I never thought he could look like that," she said. "His eyes were always so bright and cheerful and loving. Now they are so heavy with pain. I knew him to be the Messiah. How could this happen to him?" She was ...

3199. How To Bring Tears To Jesus' Eyes

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... million people are engaged in the war effort. In America, seventy-five percent of the tax dollar goes for defense. Most agree that war is a terrible, terrible thing that settles no problems but leaves only destruction, disease, and death. If the world is so deeply concerned about peace, how then is it that the world does not have it and to date has not been successful in getting peace? Like Jerusalem, the world has not learned the things that make for peace. What makes peace is Christ. He came to Jerusalem ...

3200. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Larry Powell

... they owe for everything they have," etc. Jealousy is never satisfied for it is never secure. It often occupies the house that love has moved from; the two cannot abide within the same breast at the same moment. By any name, romantic or otherwise, the concern of jealousy is with "I" instead of "Thou." Boastfulness, as impatience and jealousy, is an ego malady. Unlike the frown, or heavy sigh, or leering eye, it is the verbal testimony of self-centeredness, self-praise. The old gag, saying, "Blessed is he who ...

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