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301. God Notices

Amos 8:1-14

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... .” And Janet writes, “Dear Mr. God. I wish you would not make it easy for people to come apart. I had three stitches and a shot.” Ginny and Joyce and Janet are not afraid to share with God how they really feel. They do that because they believe that God cares. I’m not sure what condition my faith would be in if I didn’t spend time around children. Their fervent belief that God is close to us confirms what Amos says, confirms so much of what the Bible says, and reminds me of what so many of us tend ...

302. Dealing with Depression

1 Kings 19:9-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . And what do I get for it? Jezebel has a contract out on me. Why should I bother? The people will never REALLY listen. All they care about is themselves. It has been that way for generations and will ALWAYS be that way. I break my neck to do what is right, to ... it is worse than ever. Oh, Elijah, we hear you calling. Is there any word from the Lord on this? Is anybody there? Does anybody care? As I said at the beginning, one of the reasons I love the Bible is that it refuses to be blind to human frailty, even ...

303. The Church Should Go to Hell!

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... God, [and the Greek in all of these "If" clauses carries the sense of "If you are (and we know that you are)"]...If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. For it is written: 'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'" What a spectacular stunt to leap from the Pinnacle of the Temple, drop the 450 feet straight down into the Kidron Valley, and land unharmed. God's angels will ...

304. We Know Where You Came From

John 6:41-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... That's farming country, isn't it? People are a little slow there. Well, maybe we can find a job for you that's not too taxing mentally." Do you think such things do not happen? Then you are naive. That is the way the human brain operates. Be careful when you judge another person's potential. Anytime you write anyone off without giving them a fair shot, you may be mistaken. Robert Schuller once asked one of his colleagues, "What's one of the most vivid memories you have of going to school as a child?" Here's ...

305. A New Daddy

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... their relationships with their fathers, and draws some conclusions based on these interviews. One of the most interesting sections in this fascinating book is Salk's explanation of the need so many boys and men express for a more loving, caring father. Over and over, the interviewees describe respect and admiration for their fathers, but also regret that there had not been more overt expressions of love between them. "Not one male interviewed," reports Salk, "wished his father had been less demonstrative ...

306. Managing Your Anger

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , disappointments and hurts--onto God. She may ramble, she says, and she often cries, but she gets it out. She says she can almost hear God say, "It's OK--I'm here with you--let it go . . ." That's great advice. Turn your anger over to God. Be careful how you deal with anger. It's not unChristian to get angry. Anger is part of the human condition. Anger can even be constructive. How we deal with anger sets the follower of Jesus apart from the world. Try Gilda Carle's formula: Name it, claim it, tame it. And ...

307. So Who Needs A Shepherd?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the warning: “Prepare to meet thy God!” as though meeting God would be a terrible calamity, something to be avoided at all costs. But what if God is like Jesus? What if God really is the Good Shepherd, who loves us even more than we love ourselves, and desires to care for us in kind and gentle ways? Let’s take a few minutes to think of the possibilities such a picture of God might present. “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,” said Jesus in John 10:14. He says that he knows ...

308. A Rod And A Staff

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , and I beg you to join me in my existence because misery loves company, and we can be gods together--forever." I hope you will never say "Amen" to this. I didn''t write it to be funny but to show how fatalistic life is without God and His Shepherding Care. We gather together today as a Faith Community to give thanks that our God does lead us and guide us and that we are supported by the everlasting arms of God. We know that we could never really live without them. Let us pray: "Oh Lord, support us all the ...

309. The Gospel According to Johan

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... which conveys the message, "We are on the inside, and you are on the outside, so stay on the outside because we insiders don't want anything to do with outsiders." The story of Jonah reminds us that we exist for the sake of the people of our world. Who cares? God does, and God's people should. The story of Jonah ends with a question mark. This "Scrooge" doesn't have a heart for the people. So here's the question for you and me: If Jesus came to save the people of Kabul, New York, London, Tokyo, and all ...

310. Constantly Abiding

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... allow God to work within us to will and do his good pleasure? As is the case most of the time, Paul’s words were carefully chosen. The word he uses for work out in verse 12 is a Greek verb which always has the idea of bringing to completion. So ... in the rising flood, but he was a devoted Christian and in prayer he was certain that he had heard the Lord promise, John, I’ll take care of you, don’t worry about it, I’ll save you. Everything will be all right. The water rose waist deep in his house and a ...

311. Who Are Christians?

James 5:13-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." The whole passage is a picture of a caring community, people attending to the needs of others. Here's a picture of it. There were 155 people on board the plane flying home from Australia, Friday, February 24, 1989. A cargo door failed and ripped open a huge hole in the side of the aircraft. Nine persons ...

312. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Tampa, she had received the word that her mother, a cancer patient, was not going to make it much longer. This would probably be their last time together. No wonder she had not been interested in the sunset. I was able to share my concern – the love and care of God, and to simply affirm that underneath her were His everlasting arms. She received that with thankfulness. Now it doesn’t always happen this way – but it happens just enough to cause us to know the power of it, and to give us the joy of it ...

313. How Moses Handled Stress

Numbers 11:4-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... is the person who thinks that he or she has to do it all by themselves. It is more typically a male problem in our culture. Men are conditioned in our culture to be in charge all the time, to be able to handle everything that comes up, take care of it all by myself. Turning to somebody else is seen as a sign of weakness, as a loss of power. As a result, in our society, we have structured all social organizations, from the family, to business, even to the Church, as hierarchies, with men, solitary men, at ...

314. No Fear

John 15:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... necessary to insure that the lives of children are going to be happy, productive and joyful. The evidence is there. No one can deny this. What young people need at the minimum are two things: they need a loving community, and they need an adult who cares for them. For all of these years the Church has been the one enduring institution that has provided that safe environment, that loving environment, and adults to model for young people what the Christian life is all about. Jim Wallis is the founder of the ...

315. Now What?

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

316. When Extravagance Is Beautiful, and When It Is Not

John 12:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . Betty. Mr. Joe and Mrs. Betty had been married for nearly 60 years… when one night she died in her sleep. Mr. Joe was devastated. They had been child-hood sweethearts and they had been an inspiration to everyone who knew them by the way they had loved and cared for each other over the years. At Mrs. Betty’s funeral, the church was packed. I was not surprised by that, but I was surprised to see Gene there. Gene was also a member of our church and he was the most liberal college professor in town. I had ...

317. Living as Orphans

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... seizure, but others of us may identify with the young man. We feel as if we are the ones who are falling; we need someone to save us. And we have someone who will save us. “Do not despair whate’er betide,” says the old Gospel song, “God will take care of you.” Jesus says in our lesson for the day, “If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--the Spirit of truth.” In some places the Spirit is called a ...

318. Precious and Privileged Children

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... vulnerable. He has more patience than Job! How much more privileged can we possibly be? Yet, often, and probably most of the time, we hold him at a distance, either totally petrified or fiercely independent. Most of us understand amazing grace just enough to know God cares about us. We have a bit of trouble with a love that has no boundaries. Then, in our most lucid moments it dawns on us the great God of the universe understands and loves us far beyond our wildest dreams. Some very fine churchgoers that I ...

319. Mary, Did You Know?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... God would make her way easy. What he was saying was that Mary would be used of God, and in the long run of life, this is what being blessed means. How about you? Can you say that right now you are being used by God for a purpose? Be careful whom you call favored by God. Gabriel told Mary that she was favored by God and that she would bear a son. And Mary asked a sensible question: “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” Good question. Here is how the angel answered, “The ...

320. John 21:1-19

John 21:1-19

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... about being fastened with a belt by others against his will. The words chosen here suggest two separate images to the discerning reader. It refers to Peter's own death for the sake of the well-being of the "sheep" Jesus is leaving in his care. The explicit directive "you will stretch out your hands" calls to mind language used in depicting crucifixions. Binding with the belt thus seems to suggest the posture of a prisoner. Just in case readers didn't catch the meaning behind all these images, the author ...

321. A Shepherd's Love

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a sheep, and, from a logical standpoint, it is absurd that God would love us that much, but that’s the Gospel. God really does care for us so much that Christ lay down his life in our behalf. This brings us to the second thing we need to know about ... earth, and who makes it possible for us to probe the universe, can be individually responsive to those who call on His name? God really does care for us. God knows us by name. Here’s the last thing we need to know: God wants to be our partner as we seek to ...

322. John the Baptist, Sanctified Indifference, & the King of Pop

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that one goal they reached, and with that celebration comes the drugs and the liquor and the alcohol. And then they try to straighten up and they say, ‘Who am I? Where am I? What happened?’ And they lost themselves, and they’re broken. You have to be careful and have some kind of discipline. I’m going to close this sermon with a tribute to the Michael Jackson I shall remember the most. It’s Michael singing 20 years ago at the Grammy Awards, with a gospel back-up choir. He’s singing “Man in the ...

323. What Is 40 Days Of Purpose?

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... a part of His body, because the Bible calls the church - the body of Christ. Anyone who says, "Well I love Jesus. I just don't care for the church" would be like saying, "I like you. I just can't stand your body." Do you know why it is so important to ... coming up to you and simply saying, "Thank you, I'm here because of you and I'll be grateful for all eternity that you cared enough to fulfill the mission of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with your money, with your time, and with your lips. In the next ...

324. Sex and the City

Exodus 20:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... Lordship Of Christ If you want to avoid the whirlpool of sexual lust and sin that can suck you down its drain and ruin your life - step number one is you must come to know Jesus Christ as your Savior and surrender to Him as your Lord. I don't care what your intentions are, how strong your willpower may be or how determined you are to make it right and keep it right, you don't have a chance against sin ultimately without Jesus Christ in your life. The worst life without Jesus is a wicked life and the best ...

325. James 1:17-27

James 1:19-27

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... : “the Father of lights.” It is a reference that calls attention to the Creator God, the one who brought about the stars, the sun, and the moon. Yet James also calls this Creator God “Father,” a title that emphasizes the ongoing, compassionate, caring nature of the one who created. Unlike the waxing and waning moon, or the constant movement of the sun in the sky, which lengthens and shortens shadows and days, this constancy of the Father has “no variation,” no “change.” The greatest creation ...

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