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3176. The Last Word

John 18:33-37

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Steven E. Albertin

... discussion. Students will often look to the teacher to settle the matter. The teacher has the last word. If you ever watched Ted Koppel on the late night television show Nightline, you saw him struggle with trying to be fair in dealing with two or more opposing points of view. It is also obvious how important it is to have the last word on that show. The last one to speak always seems to have the most lasting impact. To have the last word is to be the final authority. To have the last word is to have the ...

3177. Open Talk about Truth

John 18:33-37

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Will Willimon

... can be characterized as "religious." The plurality of religions, the liberal assumes, is the varied expression of a universal human experience. We shouldn’t be too dismayed by the wide array of religious expressions in our society, according to this view, for the basic experience behind them transcends their particular expressions. But if we encounter an expression that is contrary to whatever we have defined as the "basic religious experience"— as happens, say, when a devotee of Campus Crusade tells a ...

3178. Luther on Signs of Christ's Coming

Luke 21:5-38

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Martin Luther

These words by Martin Luther should stand as reminder to us all that end times forecasting is worthless - unless you are viewing the "End Times" as the whole period after His Resurrection. First published in 1522, the excerpts are the 6th and 7th paragraphs of his sermon titled: Christ's Second Coming: or the Signs of the Day of Judgment; and the Comforts Christians Have From Them: I do not wish to ...

3179. Luke 3:7-18

Luke 3:1-20

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Leonard Sweet

... always seem to get richer and live lofty lifestyles of opulence and overindulgence while the “non-rich” become larger segments of society. While the depths of poverty might be less deep than they were in the past, the excessive heights of the “haves” makes the view from “have not” seem subterranean. Sound familiar? But no, not just 2009. How about ’09? How about the world in which John the Baptist and Jesus both grew up? The Roman rulers lived high-on-the-hog in the midst of the poor, kosher ...

3180. The Power of Purpose

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... work by the government simply as an excuse for feeding them, the men grew listless and stopped singing. And the author made this perceptive comment, the roads to nowhere are difficult to build. For a man to work well and sing, there must be an end in view. We know that, don’t we? Life hangs heavy on our hands. Our days drag drearily on if some purpose doesn’t pervade our lives. Out of the harrowing years of Nazi prison camps, one of the great psychiatrists of our time, Victor Frankle, developed a theory ...

3181. Believing Important Messages

Luke 1:39-56

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Brett Blair

... liner are doing their best The couriers of death to outride. Jack Binns, Jack Binns, Bravest of all the crew; Jack Binns, Jack Binns, the world loves and honors you. Note: Composed by Mrs.W. B. Bull, Published by A.W. Perry & Sons' Music Company. The entire song can be viewed here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rescue/sfeature/song_text.html

3182. The Boy Jesus

Luke 2:33-35

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Brett Blair

... mother, the shadow of the cross being cast on the ground by his form as he runs. Both pictures are fanciful in form, but their underlying message is true. If we read the Gospels just as they stand, it is clear that the death of Jesus Christ was really in view almost from the outset of his earthly appearance. At first sight there seems little in them about his death, but as we look deeper we see more. It was part of the divine purpose and plan for him from the first, and very early we have a hint of the ...

3183. Acts 8:14-17

Acts 8:9-25

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Leonard Sweet

... place in the relationship between Jews and Gentiles. The Samaritans were not Gentiles. But their practice of the more ancient form of Israel’s religion kept them out of the Jerusalem’s temple-oriented hierarchy. In many respects they were viewed with more disdain than those simply ignorant pagans. The Samaritans purposefully turned their back on temple authority, thus earning them ostracism from Jerusalem based Judaism. Rejected by both Jews and Gentiles, the Samaritans stood alone. It is most fitting ...

3184. Joshua People Study

Joshua 1:7-8, Psalm 119:10-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... remember. Christ Jesus is the foundation of both our faith and our discipleship. Scripture helps us build that foundation of faith in Christ. And the only way we can begin to develop and understand that faith is through Study. If we don't study Scripture we might get skewed views of what faith is all about and who God truly is. If we don't study God's Word, we might not get the whole picture. II. Purpose A. I know what some of you are you're probably thinking, you graduated from high school and college and ...

3185. A Stone’s Throw From: The Party

John 2:1-11

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... who continually harassed the local pastor. His one delight in life seemed to be making the pastor appear inadequate intellectually. The pastor bore those challenges to his theology and faith with great restraint. One day the skeptic was heckling the pastor about his views on miracles. "Give me one concrete example of a miracle," the skeptic taunted. "One concrete example." This pastor hauled off and kicked the skeptic in the shin as hard as he could. The skeptic couldn't believe it! "What did you do that ...

3186. A Stone’s Throw From: New Life

John 8:3-12

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... life. The weights inhibit our ability to travel this journey of faith. The other thing we don't realize is that because of what Jesus did on the cross, God sees us through a sparkling clean windshield. All that muck and mire of sin that has blocked our view for so many years has been cleaned off by Christ. B. Consumer Reports put out a little book titled "How to Clean Practically Anything." It tells you, what solvent to use for nearly every kind of stain. Here's a few. Glycerin will remove the stain from a ...

3187. Do We Live in ‘Why’ or ‘Whynot’

Romans 12:3-8, 16-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... carefully spread all the animal-shaped crackers over the kitchen counter. "What are you doing?" his mom asked. "The box says you can't eat them if the seal is broken," the boy explained. "I'm looking for the seal." Certain aspects of life depend on our point of view don't they? That's why this particular title from the peculiar cities of Why, Arkansas and Whynot, Mississippi. We have to choose which one to live in. Let's look at our Scripture passage from Romans 12:3-8, 16-18 (NRSV) [3] For by the grace ...

3188. Count the Stars

Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... faith is all about. And remember, it was by faith that Abraham was justified. It is by faith that our lives will be victorious. 1. Rev. Craig Sherouse, PhD., http://www.secondbaptistrichmond.org/article186275.htm. 2. http://www.holwick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=579:1-samuel-3-1-10does-god-still-speak&catid=38:1-a-2-samuel&Itemid=11. 3. Houston Chronicle, 8/5/96, p.7A. Cited by Andy Cook, http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0%2C1703%2CA%25253D168770%252526M%25253D200983%2C00 ...

3189. Altar Your Gifts

Malachi 3:10, Luke 6:27-42

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... of Worship and placed the offering at the end of the service. There are a couple of reasons. First, we are Protestants and the Word of God both the reading and the proclamation of the Word are the central focus of our Worship. From our point of view, everything else in worship and in life comes in response to the Word. Second, and maybe most importantly, it is a theological statement to the world and to ourselves. You see, this is a moment in our worship when we physically and symbolically live out what ...

3190. LOST? Looking For Love

John 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, 1 John 4:7-19

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... , have the worst self-esteem in the world. We look in the mirror and only see what's wrong in our lives and not what's right. We only see what we DON'T have instead of rejoicing in what we DO have. And that's contrary to God's view of us. We've bought into the hype of advertising. No matter what product we use, all the others tell us what we're using isn't good enough or hip enough. Today's fashion band wagon is tomorrows fashion faux pas. The world tells us we are worthless unless ...

3191. A Chance To Drink

John 4:5-29

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... this one. The One who is throwing this party is loving, gracious, generous, merciful and forgiving. We're all invited even though there is nothing in this world we can do to repay our host. All that's asked is that we accept the invitation. From a worldly point of view, there's not much in the way of refreshments. There's no cake and ice cream, no BBQ, no hot-dogs and hamburgers. No, there's just a little bread and little wine to remind us of both the sacrifice the host made for us and the deep the love ...

3192. Gratitude Not Platitudes

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to be in relationship with us. For most people, though, Thanksgiving is just another excuse to eat too much and spend time with family members they may or may not really like. And sometimes it even includes everyone sharing one thing they are thankful for. The biblical view of Thanksgiving is not so much about "feeling grateful" for things or for particular blessings such as food and love of family, but rather it's a way of looking at life where God is at the center of all that we are and all that we ...

3193. Miracles

John 2:1-11

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King Duncan

... continually harassing the local pastor. His one delight in life seemed to be making the pastor appear inadequate intellectually. The pastor bore these challenges to his theology and faith with great restraint. One day the skeptic was heckling the pastor about his views on miracles. "Give me one concrete example of a miracle," the skeptic taunted. "One concrete example." Where upon the pastor hauled off and kicked the skeptic furiously on the shin. The skeptic couldn't believe it! The pastor asked, "Did you ...

3194. Show and Tell

Mark 1:16-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... very same thing. I. Show For most of us the Show part is the easy part. We truly try to live for Christ and let Christ live through us. We admit that sometimes we get in the way of others seeing the Christ in us. We block the world's view. But for the most part Jesus can be seen in our lives and in our lifestyles. A mother tells how her daughter used to work for a pizzeria, and Mom had the job of picking her up from work every evening. When her daughter would get into the car she ...

3195. Five Smooth Stones

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 21-24, 32-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . In Isaiah 49:16 God says, "See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands...." Some folks have a hard time comprehending that God knows each and every one of us by name. Or that God desires a personal relationship with each of us. These folks sort of view life like a giant Ant Farm. Remember those? We're the ants and God is the owner. We go about our business and God just sits back and watches. Every now and then God might throw a treat or a morsel our way, just because. Or God could be angry ...

3196. Cross Eyed: Anger

John 2:13-22

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness." That wasn't just about the Messiah. That was a definition of the Mission of the Jews. And if you look at the construction of the Temple, you can see that God designed a microcosmic view of the world. Look at the size of the Gentile area compared to the size of the area for the Jews. No wonder Jesus got so angry. He also knew they would be doing the same thing to Him, shortly. Squeezing Him out of the picture in a very ...

3197. The Lake Wobegone Effect

Luke 4:14-21

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Arthur G. Ferry

... , by definition it is impossible for everyone to be "above average." Average is what most people are. Nobody, though, wants to admit it. In a General Electric survey some years ago, the average person surveyed placed themselves in the 77th percentile. That is, their view was that their performance on the job exceeded that of 76% of their associates. In fact, only 2% of the respondents placed themselves as below average. Everybody is in the top half of the class. Everyone is a star. What has Jesus got to ...

3198. Eager for the Journey - Sermon Starter

Luke 5:1-11

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Brett Blair

... things; the second seduced them with an experience unlike any other. I like to think that Sir Francis Drake discovered what Jesus knew all to well. And that is this: The paths that are offered to us must promise to shape us, build our character, change our world view, if they are to have any appeal to us at all. If we are presented with a challenge that will change, we will be eager for the journey. What is it about Jesus' message that made the disciples eager for the journey that was presented to them? 1 ...

3199. Facetime and Facebook

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... goes so far as to tuck Moses in a cleft in a rock and covers the prophet’s eyes as he passes by. Only then does God allow Moses a sneak peak at the back of the divine as he walks away. Moses had only a partial view, a filtered “facebook” experience of God. But in today’s gospel text the relationship between God and God’s people goes from “Facebook” to “face time.” As Jesus stands before God in prayer, his heart and mind and spirit in full communication with his Father, “The appearance ...

3200. Our Own Wilderness Experience

Luke 4:1-13

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Leah Grace Goodwin

... physical and emotional. We crave food when we are hungry. We need companionship, acceptance, approval of others, love and appreciation. These are legitimate needs. And even our wants are not necessarily sinful. How then do they become sinful? The devil is often viewed as the source of our temptations. But we need to understand something about ourselves. It is doubtful whether the devil would have suggested that Jesus turn the stone to bread had Jesus not been hungry. The source of our temptations is almost ...

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