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3251. Holy Vexation

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... to matters that used to be the province of Mom and Dad; it is the medical doctor having to spend inordinate amounts of time on insurance issues; it is insurance companies making decisions that intrude significantly on the physician's prerogatives in providing medical care; it is even the automobile companies who no longer want to sell me a means of conveyance from one place to another, but have gone into the theological business by telling me that their product is going to meet the needs of my soul! There ...

3252. Time Out!

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... refocus on his primary mission. I wonder if many of us don’t need a time out as well. Are you spending the time you need in prayer? Does your life need to be refocused? You and I live in a fast-changing and complex world. If we are not careful, we will find ourselves majoring in minors, ignoring the really crucial needs in our lives. But how do we do it? How do we find the time for this essential practice of taking time out to connect with God and to reflect on our lives? Here’s a suggestion. Some ...

3253. Bearing the Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... Buechner sat down to dinner. His mother complained that she didn’t want him to go, that his friend should be able to take care of himself. These were the same arguments filling Buechner’s head, but as he heard them from his mother, he realized how shallow ... earning our salvation. We are members of the body of Christ. We don’t have to worry about being accepted by God. Christ has taken care of that. But wouldn’t it be grand to stand before God some day and to be able to say, “Christ’s death wasn’ ...

3254. The Healing Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... called "prana" that can be transferred to persons who are ill.1 In Lloyd C. Douglas' book The Robe, the idea is carried forward that even the clothing worn by Jesus has power to heal, just as the woman in the first story believed. In his book Caring, Feeling, Touching, Sidney B. Simon, a teacher at the University of Massachusetts, speaks of a "skin hunger" felt by all, which is a deep-seated need for the touch, the feel, the concrete reality of human contact. He points out that every human being comes into ...

3255. Will the Real Blind Beggar Please Stand Up?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... rabbi with your problems!" You'd think the crowd would have known by now. You'd think they'd have seen Jesus healing the sick and caring for the lowly. You'd think they'd have heard his words. At the very least, you'd think his disciples would have remembered what he'd ... they called to Bartimaeus, and they used a lovely phrase that Jesus himself spoke to another poor soul in need of his care: Take heart. "Take heart, get up. He is calling you" (v. 49). In their obedient calling to Bartimaeus, the people in ...

3256. Birthing the Kingdom

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... despair: our best efforts at peacemaking are constantly overwhelmed and despised. How easy it is to believe that God doesn't care or can't act. How astonishing -- and bracing! -- it is to hear Jesus tell us: This must happen. Do not be alarmed. These are birth pangs, not ... just death throes. Now we must be careful here, because the last thing we want to say is that God wills and desires bloodshed, mayhem, and disaster. God isn't a ...

3257. The Road Less Traveled

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... joy is a serene and sober motion, and they are miserably in error who take laughing for rejoicing." Poet John Keble put it so well in a poem he wrote for "St. Matthew's Day" back in 1789: There are in this loud, stunning tide Of human care and crime, With whom the melodies abide Of the everlasting chime; Who carry music in their heart Through dusty lane and wrangling mart, Plying their daily task with busier feet Because their secret souls some holy strain repeat.1 These are words worth noting not only on ...

3258. A New Look for a New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... offered for sale was the simple portrait of the old man's son. The auctioneer asked for an opening bid. The room of experts and collectors was silent. Everyone could tell that this painting had little or no value. Someone in the back of the room yelled, "Who cares about that worthless thing? It's just a picture of the old man's son. Let's forget about it and move on to the treasures of his collection." The auctioneer responded, "No, we have to sell this one first." After a long silence, a trusted long-time ...

3259. What Goes on When He Comes in?

Acts 19:1-22

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... a little more about Jerome Green." Beyond all argument, the term "love" is one of the most misused words in our language. Someone has called it "a semantic swamp." Its use ranges all the way from out and out lust to the highest form of unselfish care we are capable of. But real love, New Testament love, the love the Holy Spirit provides, is no soft, sentimental thing. It enlists the total personality. As Jesus expressed it, love involves the whole heart, soul, and mind. And love's importance is seen even in ...

3260. Too Good to Miss

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... our sin and guilt in the cross of Christ." He concludes: "The discipline of Lent is an invitation to come out of ourselves and discover how God truly wants to pamper us with the gift of his own love for us in Jesus Christ." Good stuff, Dan! God wants to care for us, our bodies and our souls. Contrast that with that boy's "snooping around God" quoted in C. S. Lewis' book. Yes, of course it is possible for us to assume too easily God's love and forgiveness. Yes, of course it is a serious problem that many ...

3261. So Great a Love

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... in your life is the God who is most likely responsible for your cancer, for "somewhere in your youth and childhood, you must have done something wrong." Hollow words these are, if worship and prayer and good works, instead of being eager responses to a God who cares, are instead desperate attempts to get that all-seeing, wrathful God off your back. I heard just yesterday about someone who was behind a car at an E-ZPass tollgate. The driver obviously didn't have an E-ZPass and didn't know what to do. Finally ...

3262. Grace in the Midst of Limited Resources

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... and thus to accumulate wealth. The first is providing for personal and family needs. In the second chapter of 2 Thessalonians, Paul declares that it is a worthy goal not to be a burden on other people. Christians must prefer work to welfare, earning enough to take care of the immediate needs of our own households. But let's be honest. A good many Americans are enjoying surpluses that far surpass our daily needs. We already have what we need to be fed, to be clothed, and to stay dry. Now ... what shall we do ...

3263. Lethal Weapon

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... was rushed to the hospital. There was no time to waste. Doc tried to save him but it was too late. The child died two days later. At the funeral, Marsha was among the mourners. After it was over Helen went up to her and said: "I don't care what your mother says about Doc. John and I think he's a wonderful physician. No person could have done more for little Jackie." "Why, whatever makes you say that?" exclaimed Marsha. "I've always said Doc was tops. Oh," she added as the recollection appeared, "do you mean ...

3264. The Achilles' Heel of the Church

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... was physically ill, it was to the rabbi that he or she went. The early Church in like manner used anointing as a means of healing the sick. An early church code even required that each congregation had to appoint at least one widow to take care of women who were sick.1 The early church was well acquainted with physical sickness. It did not view sickness as a punishment for sin, but an ever-present part of life. The corporate life of the Christian community was concerned with every aspect of living. Small ...

3265. The House of Hope

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... are trying to find healing from the indignities perpetrated upon them. It is the feeling of the small communities involved in this caring venture that many teens will find hope and help which will enable them to overcome the horrific damage and pain they ... responded, "I was Diana." This Salvation Army officer was able to look beyond what this woman had become. He did not see a bedraggled, care-worn recluse. Instead he saw the beautiful Diana. What this man did was a picture of grace. He looked at her and saw ...

3266. Look Inside and Discover Life

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... 13 and 14. While it might appear on a first look that the use of a serpent mounted on a pole to cure those bitten is a case of sympathetic magic, the author, whom scholars believe to be the Yahwist writer of the Pentateuch tradition, takes great care to inform the reader that it was Yahweh who healed the people, not some sorcery provided by a bronze serpent. It is absolutely key to notice, however, that God does not immediately save the people when he is petitioned. The people, realizing their sin, or at ...

3267. The Reality of the Resurrection

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Brett Blair

... in the world today and the responses were quick in forthcoming and also quite varied too. A little boy spoke up and said, "I think it's Tiger Woods. He’s the greatest golfer in the world, ever" A little girl said, "I think it's the Pope because he cares for people and doesn't get paid for it at all." Another little girl said, "I think it's President Bush because he's the President of the United States and the United States is the greatest country in the world." And yet another little boy said, "I think it ...

3268. The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... runs, because it is only money to him. He has no ownership. But the real shepherd stays. Jesus said in our text: I lay down my life for my sheep. That is the difference between the real shepherd and the counterfeit. Here is the good news friends. I don't care how much trouble comes your way; the good shepherd will never leave your side. He will not desert you in times of trial. That is news that will let you get through the night; that is news that will enable you to keep your sanity. Second, I think that ...

3269. Breaking The Negative Cycle

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... are more valuable than sparrows. If the love, forgiveness, and acceptance of God are really real to us, we can’t be self depreciative. Much of what I’ve said thus far could mean little more than limited self effort and self will if you haven’t listened carefully. It would inevitably end in failure were it not for this fact. The divine yes has been spoken. Jesus said, the kingdom of God has arrived. This is no futuristic promise, this is no pie in the sky by and by offer if we endure. The kingdom is ...

3270. Living Lightly

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... War II is that of a small English girl who prayed, “God bless Mary and John, Joan and Michael, and oh God take care of yourself or we shall all be sunk.” It illustrates the freedom of little children. Eric Marshall and Stuart Hamphill have done ... to be seen as a law giver and a judge alone. Human destiny in God is higher than law. I want you to hear me carefully. Human destiny under God is higher than law. Institutions are to be tested, and that includes the church. Institutions are to be tested on the ...

3271. Christmas Is On Top Of A Steep Hill

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... liar, and a cheat. I’m lost and hopeless and want to die. Forgive me for doing this. I broke into sobs. Oh Father, please take care of Eva and the girls. Please help them to forget me. What an awful prayer to have to pray – that you’re wife and your children ... . My sins seemed to evaporate like moisture spots under a hot, bright sun. God was reaching down and touching me, a God who cared, a God who loved me, who was concerned for me despite my sins. Listen to this image now. Like a stricken child lost ...

3272. Such A Babe In Such A Place

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... see,” was the answer the fellow in the New Testament gave when he was asked a similar question. And with some of that same confidence and joy and relief, we can say—I was once guilt stricken, but now I know forgiveness. I was once self-centered, but now I care for others. I was once plagued by loneliness, but now I have communion. I once knew hatred, now I love. I was bound in a hopeless habit, the tenacious chains of alcohol or drugs, but now I’m free. I was once buried in the mire of self-pity and ...

3273. Recovering The Essence

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... really rely upon God’s sovereignty. Now, a second principle – the sacredness of persons. The sovereign God is a loving father and all human beings are his children. All of them are or none of them is. God loves each and every human being with infinite care. And this is germane to all we hold dear in our democracy – did not those who conceived the Declaration of Independence affirm that all men, generic sense, all men are created equal - that is we’re all equal in the sight of God. And this endows ...

3274. Saints In The Light

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that comes out of the harvest of our mission work in the South Pacific. An American airman was shot down and landed in the sea close to one of those South Sea Islands. He attempted to hide in the bushes, but was found by the natives. They lovingly cared for him while his injuries healed. In an interview with the chief, he was told that in this island, where he would once have been boiled and eaten, there had not been a murder during the chief’s lifetime. There was no poverty, no drunkenness, no divorce ...

3275. The Cross: God's Answer To Our Deepest Needs

Colossians 2:8-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Hell beats demandingly on every front, and the people of God love, laugh and weep back. We save a soul here, and teach a young person there. We work like Christians on our jobs and talk like Christians in our neighborhood. We are resolved to out-think, out-care, out-live and out-die the kingdom of evil, until God's purposes are fulfilled in this earth. "What do our efforts matter? I think Jesus would answer, "It is like a little leaven which a woman puts in a lump of dough. In time, it changes the whole ...

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