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3176. Advent 1: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Faith of Christmas

Luke 2:15-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... said, “Which one?” Now, of course, Terry Bowden was just kidding around because the Bowdens are a very close-knit, loving family… but the point I want to make is this: Our Father God does not say, “Which one?” He doesn’t say, “Which one should I lay my life ... on the line for?” God so love the world… He wants to bring us all into the circle. He comes with the open arms of acceptance for all of us. To each ...

3177. A Dreadful Declaration

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George Bass

... his decision. We have to show him what Mark has shown me - that you and I and Mark must be allowed to shape the thing that has shaped us." After a dramatic pause, Father Farley confesses, "This is the first time I haven’t tried to win your love. Only now is love possible." And, after another pause, he concludes the sermon, "Oh - by the way - if you don’t see me up here next week, I’ll probably be in Iowa. But for now, for as long as I’m here ... Let us ... begin." Father Farley has taken up the ...

3178. Called to Be Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... wrote to the Christians at Rome as those "called to be saints" (Romans 1:7). Is this not our calling? A saintly bishop, whose wife had died several years earlier, said he knew what entrance into heaven would be like. The first to greet him would be that loving wife. "Why, it’s Thursday already," she would say. "Go to the study this very minute and start to work on your Sunday sermon, and I’ll go to the kitchen and fix dinner." Without haste, and without rest, God’s saints abide - because God abides in ...

3179. God's Gifts Are Free: Enjoy

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... your own. This is how you really say, “Thank You,” to God and give him thanks. We heard Martin Luther say this earlier. He claimed that the offering up of the first fruits to which our First Lesson from Deuteronomy refers (v. 2a) are the good things of love given to us by grace. The first fruits you give to God in thanksgiving are the service you and I render to God and our neighbors.4 You can understand now why Christians do not just give ten percent to God. Essentially when we are living the Christian ...

3180. A Match Made In Heaven

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... or since) and also because during the preparation of the sermon I finally caught on to what was so important about this passage to my friend: God’s faithfulness to us overcomes our faithlessness to each other and our faithlessness to God. Because God loves us, we can love one another. Because God is committed to us, we can commit ourselves to one another, to spouses and friends and family, commit ourselves to our vocations, to our church, to God. In fact, only because God is faithful to us are we able to ...

3181. Sustaining the Weary with a Word

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... wear out like garments and the moths will eat them up. Are you weary? Are you tired? Are you mocked? Are you scorned? Are you accused? Have your enemies spat at you, beaten you, and rejected you? God will sustain you with his word. God will deliver you through his love. God will give you triumph over all that you are facing, for it is the sovereign God who helps me, who comes to my aid in time of trouble and gives me victory over those who scorn and persecute me. The word has become flesh in me and I will ...

3182. Experience the Mountaintop But Don't Forget the Valley Below

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... The newspaper fluttered to the floor. Then my father did two things I could not remember him ever doing before. He cried, and he hugged me. It felt so good to be close to my father, to see his tears, to feel his hug, to hear him say that he loved me. “It was easier with my mother and little brother. We shared things we had been keeping secret for so many years. “Then one day I turned around, and God was there. Apparently, God does things in his own way and at his own hour. “But the important thing is ...

3183. Terms of Endearment

Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... you're a child of God! I see a striking resemblance, boy!' He swatted me on the bottom and said, 'Go, claim your inheritance.'" And then the old man who was telling the story said to Fred Craddock, "I was born on that day!" "You are my Son, whom I love." Terms of endearment. In baptism we find our affirmation. Remember that as we recall our own baptisms in a moment. That is where we find strength for the struggle, courage for the crises, and hope for the future. We are part of God's family, each of us God's ...

3184. Sonny Moneybags

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is as if he had been dead and is now come back to life...as if he had been lost and now is found. I love him. But Sonny, I love you too. Won't you please come in and join the party?" And there the story ends. After a long moment, the father turned back ... deep theological mysteries, no matter how generous we are, even if we have a tremendous faith in the abiding presence and power of God, without love, all is for nothing. We miss out on the joy of God's banquet table. But we do not have to. The invitation is ...

3185. Different From A Camel's Hair Sport Coat

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... In his INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, he wrote, "All who have at any time groped about in ignorance of God will admit that the bridle of the law restrained them in some fear and reverence towards God until, regenerated by the Spirit, they began wholeheartedly to love him." John was the trailblazer for Jesus. Like a highway grader he made the hills smooth and rough places plain, but his fiery oratory was not the last word and John was the first to admit it! He said that there's one following me who I ...

3186. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . James Moore tells about a man named George. George was a peacemaker with a big heart and wonderful sense of humor. George claims he was, "so tenderhearted that he cried at supermarket openings!" Everyone loved George at church and he was respected at the hospital where he worked. The reason why so many people loved George was because he was always kind and respectful to everyone he met. His children vividly remember the days George spent in the hospital before his death. The president of the hospital paid ...

3187. The Secret Ingredient Of Success

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... accept, but these two young people were so sincere, and so dedicated to their cause that Jim couldn't help but be impressed. As Jim closed the door, he peered out the window to watch as they left his driveway. Jim then asked himself the question again ” do I really love Jesus? Am I ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Would I go out and knock on doors and tell others about Christ? It is not a matter of opportunity, is it? It's not for want of ability. It is a matter of passion, of desire, of giving one ...

3188. The God Of The Living

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... almost unbearable. When she died, something in us died too. We felt that God had forsaken us. But because you prayed for us and because you love us, we will be able to move on with our lives. There is now a warm, living presence of the Risen Christ in our lives. ... Along with his peace has come a new power and the realization that God will never forsake us. Keep on praying for us and keep on loving us. God does not forsake us. God does not fail us. Thanks be to God!" (5) Yes, thanks be to God. Don't give up ...

3189. Destined To Have A Great Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... life, you will probably accomplish more than if you did not believe that. It makes sense if you think about it. If you believe a loving God has a plan for your life, won't you likely be a more optimistic person than somebody who believes he is on his own ... that all things taken by themselves are not always pleasant. But when they are mixed together and fired in the oven, you love the results.'" (5) The baking soda by itself was awful. Mixed into a cake, however, it was wonderful. That is the faith-filled ...

3190. Swimming With The Sharks

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... husband that she wanted a divorce. Then Brenda walked in. "Showing not the slightest tremor of horror or shock," Roever writes, "she bent down and kissed me on what was left of my face. Then she looked me in my good eye, smiled, and said, Welcome home, Davey! I love you.' To understand what that meant to me you have to know that's what she called me when we were most intimate; she would whisper Davey,' over and over in my ear . . . By using her term of endearment for me, she said, You are my husband. You ...

3191. A Soap Opera For Saints

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... inside the circle that was once ours. They gave the rehearsal dinner, and sat next to my sons and their sweethearts. I was proud to have a young pretty wife at my side. But it didn't make up for the pain when I realized that my children no longer love me. They treated me with courtesy, but there was no affection or real caring. I miss my sons, especially around holiday time. I am going to try to build some bridges, but the prospects don't look very promising after being out of their lives for 10 years. It ...

3192. Have You Checked On Your Investments Lately?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... degrees; He wept as He counted the hours on my knees. I never knew till one day by a grave How vain are the things that we spend life to save. I did not know till a friend went above That richest is he who is rich in God's love. Have you checked your investments lately? 1. Based on a story by Christie Craig (Spring, Texas) in "Life in these 2. United State," READER'S DIGEST, February 1996, p. 102. 3. Dr. Joyce Brothers, HOW TO GET WHATEVER YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE, Ballentine Books, (New York, 1978), p.124 ...

3193. When Are You Coming?

Isaiah 63:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... and with a pile of dirty diapers on the floor, that she just couldn't stand it anymore. She took off her apron and just walked out the door. Sometimes she would call home to check on the children, and on those occasions he would tell her how much he loved her, and he would ask her to come home. Each time she refused. "After a number of days, he hired a private detective to find his wife. The report said she was living in a second-class hotel in Des Moines, Iowa. He packed his bags, placed the children under ...

3194. Written In Our Hearts

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... this need to help other people. She put together a simple first aid box and hung this sign on her door: "If you need help, knock here." Her life stands as a silent witness as to what it means to be other centered to what it means to love your neighbor truly as you love yourself. There is an Hassidic story about a man who went for a walk in the forest and got lost. He wandered for hours, unable to find his way back to town. He followed one dead end path after another. Finally he came to another man walking ...

3195. Jesus' Object Lesson

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... and the lowest helped them to keep their footing and to make it safely across the river. Jesus is trying to teach the disciples an object lesson about greatness, about servanthood, about leadership. He is saying to them and to us, "Have you lost the childlike joy and love and faith that once were yours?" He is also saying to them and to us, "If you want to walk on secure ground in this world it helps to carry someone with you." 1 Marlin P. Vis 2 Richard Exley, THE RHYTHM OF LIFE (Tulsa: Harrison House, 1987 ...

3196. Marriage: Agony Or Ecstasy

Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... was walking with his girl on a moonlit night. He was overcome with the romance of the moment and he blurted out, "Honey, I love you so much. Will you marry me?" She did not hesitate. "Of course, I will marry you," she said joyfully. They walked along for ... about a king who once assigned a blind man and a crippled man to guard his fruit. The crippled man said to the blind man, "What lovely fruit. If only I could have some." The blind man said, "I cannot find it, but if you will get on my back and lead me, ...

3197. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ," he said, "but it's a little too sentimental and syrupy for me." A week went by. The next Sunday this man waited after church to see his pastor again. "I want to apologize for what I said last Sunday," he told him, "about the Forty Days of Love. I realized on Wednesday that I was wrong." "Wednesday?" his pastor repeated. "What happened on Wednesday?" "I got one of those letters!" the man said. The letter came as a total surprise. It was from a person the man never expected to hear from. It touched him so ...

3198. A Perfect World

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... it will also intercept calls on cordless phones. Immediately after turning on her scanner one day she picked up a conversation between a man and a woman. The man asked, "Are you sure you want to go through with this?" The woman said, "Yes. Do you love me enough to kill for me?" The man answered, "Yes." The conversation lasted about 45 minutes. Horrified, Donna listened while the two conspired to murder Kenny, the woman's husband, for his insurance money. They were going to make the killing look like a break ...

3199. The Forgiven

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... lesson for today tells us that Christ, who is our great high priest, has made an offering in our behalf. It is an offering that makes it possible once and forevermore, for our sins to be taken from us. All our misdeeds, all the times we hurt someone who loved and trusted us, all the times our lives have been shoddy and disappointing, all the times we have been less than God created us to be, all those sins have been buried in the bottom of the deepest sea by the one sacrifice that Christ made in our behalf ...

3200. Have You Seen God's Heart?

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the Christian that in order to see God, one must only look at Jesus his life and his death upon the cross. Jesus lived out the love that he taught. His words and his witness were one. And when there was no other way to bring sinful humanity to the Father, he lay down ... blood of the lamb. They will not be exulting that their side has "won." They will be giving thanks for a good and loving God who has accepted them just as they are. How do we know this? We have seen God's heart walking around. 1. ILLUSAURUS ...

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