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3251. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

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Phil Thrailkill

... We are, after all, self-identified followers of the man, the sinless Jesus who was raised from the dead as divine testimony that every second of his life was the pure stuff of divine revelation. There is only one hero in this game, only one Savior, only one who was love and wisdom incarnate. But a crack is not a gap, and a gap is not a chasm or an excuse for one. For a Christian who has lost their savor to say but I’m only human is to compound hypocrisy, the appropriate response to which would be, “What ...

3252. What Is Required of Us?

Matthew 5:17-20

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Phil Thrailkill

... whatever happened to my part of the American dream and did you know that the church is full of hypocrites and isn’t God supposed to love me and answer my prayers and make me happy?” “Wait a minute. Push the pause button. One issue at a time. This is not something ... no lying; it means going last if it’s a privilege and going first if it’s a duty. It means learning the lessons of love and service, not asking you to do what I am not willing to do, not letting myself off the hook for the smallest of God ...

3253. Obedience Really Matters

Matthew 7:15-23

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Phil Thrailkill

... is a to-do list of duties; the other half consists of divine appointments and utter surprises. If you followed me around for a week you would be amazed at what happens, the best explanation for which is that Jesus is still alive and messin’ with Pastor Phil. I love it. I recommend it. I want more. When I confess the Nicene Creed it is with devotion and a sense of being surrounded by the communion of the saints. And not always, but sometimes when I pray I feel God near enough that it lights me on fire and ...

3254. Resurrection

Acts 10:34-43

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King Duncan

... mornin’ is come.” As the years passed this devoted woman continued to serve as his surrogate mother. The young man went away to college, but when he would come home on holidays and in the summer, she would still climb the stairs and call him in the same loving way. One day, after he had become a successful statesman, the sad message came: “Mandy is dead. Can you attend her funeral?” As he stood by her grave in the cemetery, he turned to his friends and said, “If I die before Jesus comes, I want to ...

3255. Joy in the Journey

119:129-136

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Michael Milton

... thirst? That is like some churches and some preachers where there is so little of the Word that you cannot quench the thirst in your life for God and His truth. It is like what happened to me the other night. I was hungry for a really good hamburger. I love a good hearty hamburger. I went to this place, which will go unnamed, and the server tried to sell me on some kind of wrap. I told her that it sounded like something my wife would eat. I didn’t want any spinach wrap with avocado. I wanted meat! But ...

3256. The Witness of Being

Genesis 1:1—2:4a

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James L. Killen

... Remembering that a revelation was made at some time in the past may not meet our present needs. We need to find our ways into a personal relationship with the living God so that we can experience all of our interactions with life as interactions with one who loves us. Does God reach out to us in some special way to help us find our way into that personal relationship with God? On the church calendar, this is called Trinity Sunday. That is the Sunday on which we remember that God can be known as Father, Son ...

3257. When Jacob Got a Vision

Genesis 29:15-28

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Arley K. Fadness

... in his heart that he is tasting his own behavior of the past. And now with a renewed vision of God's covenantal purpose for him, his soul is clean, and his eye is clear. As a man of the covenant, he knows he is chosen, loved, forgiven, and empowered. Henceforth, Jacob seeks to be reconciled with Esau and sees himself one day as a man of grace and in covenantal faith in God. Families today, whether defined as single, nuclear, blended, or extended, are experiencing a profound shaking-up and re-examination ...

3258. The Eyes of Your Heart

Ephesians 1:15-23

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Richard W. Ferris

... a lot of people who believe in crossing over and, in particular, in John Edward's ability to patch them through to their deceased loved ones. He is quite convincing. To his credit, at the end of every program, he states that it is not necessary to have a ... eyes of our hearts are enlightened, we are able to play over our heads in the game of life and see the purposes and power and love of God. This boy knew that his father had crossed over to a better place. A place where everyone is able to see with the eyes ...

3259. A Name Not Taken in Vain

2 Corinthians 13:11-13

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William G. Carter

... when God's name is imputed to us. The God who creates us is revealed as the personal God who adopts us into the holy family called church. As a single Parent, God devotes great resources to our welfare, surrounds us with unconditional and self-giving love, and always gives us plenty of freedom to respond to such gracious initiatives. Through faithful memory, I recall what was once said to me: "William Glenn Carter, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." God so claimed me ...

3260. If I Were a Rich Man

Mark 10:17-27

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Mark Trotter

... can do all the good works in the world and still not find your salvation, because it is a gift, given to us through this man, Jesus. Salvation lies not in what you can do for God, but in what God has already done for you in Jesus. "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that who so believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." "Rabbi, what must I do to get eternal life?" "Nothing. You can do nothing, except follow me." That is what this story is really about. It is not ...

3261. Now Stand Up Straight!

Luke 13:10-17

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Mark Trotter

... they don't see my bubble, they don't look long enough to see it. I try to talk with them, to share myself, but my words return, unlistened to. And nobody hears. I move through the days insulated in my protective bubble. I reach out to ones that I love, but they don't notice. They don't feel my need. When I extend my hand, no one takes it. Heavy hearted, I withdraw it, vowing never to offer it again. I call to those around, I beg, "Please, help me. Please touch me. Please ...

3262. Who Gives You Your Grade?

Matthew 11:25-30

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Mark Trotter

... Damascus where the Christians, of all people, received him. He was injured and blind, he couldn't see. They nursed him, brought him back to health. He was out to kill them, and they were out to forgive him. That's how he experienced grace. He experienced grace through the love of his enemies. From then on he preached, "We are not saved by works of the Law, but in our faith in grace." How about you? Do you live under a Law? Not the Jewish Law, I doubt. In fact most Jews today don't live under the Jewish Law ...

3263. Lent 2

Genesis 12:1-8, Romans 4:1-25, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, John 3:1-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... the teachings of Jesus. Jesus was amazed that Nicodemus, a teacher, did not understand the need for and method of spiritual rebirth. Why can't we understand that salvation is by grace through faith and not by works of the Law? Outline: Do you understand - a. That God loves you? - vv. 16-17. b. That Christ died for your sins? - vv. 13-15. c. That faith brings eternal life? - vv. 15, 16. 2. The Faith That Saves (3:11-17). Need: It is hard to believe that faith saves a person from sin and consequent death. We ...

3264. Easter 2

Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... sings for the joy of salvation - vv. 8, 9. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm of the Day: Psalm 16 - "For thou dost not give me up to Sheol or let thy godly one see the Pit" (v. 10); Psalm 118 - "O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever" (v. 1); Psalm 111 - "Great are the works of the Lord" (v. 2). Prayer of the Day: "Almighty God, we have celebrated with joy the festival of our Lord's resurrection. Graciously help us to show the power of the resurrection in all that we say and do ...

3265. Easter 3

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

3266. Proper 5

Matthew 9:18-26, Matthew 9:9-13, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Hosea 5:1-15, Romans 4:1-25, Genesis 12:1-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... than what we have now?" These verses point to the goodness and mercy of God. As in the gospel, God expects his people to show similar love rather than to observe religious events. 2. A desperate God (v. 4). Like a parent at the point of despair, twice God asks about his people ... It is a question asked by a parent of a naughty child, by an employer of a lazy worker, a judge of a criminal. Because of love for his people, God is at his wit's end to know what to do to bring his people back to him and to make them ...

3267. Proper 24

Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Isaiah 44:24--45:25, Exodus 33:12-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... . b. The coin of commitment to God, the King of kings. 1. Tithes. 2. Service to the church. 3. Obedience to the law of love. 2. Was Jesus A Revolutionary? 22:15-21. Need: In the years of the civil rights struggle, the claim was often made that Jesus ... good reason to thank God for the church? Outline: Thank God for the church because of - a. Her work of faith. b. Her labor of love. c. Her endurance in hope. 2. The Marvelous Power Of The Word. 1:2-5a. Need: What causes people to embrace the church faith? What ...

3268. The Garden Is Doing Fine?

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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Stephen M. Crotts

... is like the weeds, Jesus said, choking the life from our soil. It must be handled according to 1 John 2:15-17, "Love not the world." The flesh is like shallow soil, Jesus said, allowing for no enduring roots. It must be handled according to 1 ... for conversion. Somehow the word has gotten past me through this text to you. And you choose to receive it. God wants you to know he loves you. He has paid the penalty for your sins in Christ's death on the cross. He simply asks you to receive him by faith into ...

3269. Yellow Lights

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... 39 [2003], 10.) The problem of running red lights, however, wasn't the red light. Nor is it the green light. Red lights and green lights give us no choices. True, they bring with them their own problem. And that problem is called obedience. Jesus' revolutionary command to "Love your enemies" (Matthew 5:44) wasn't yellow. It's green. But we have to decide whether or not to live in a state of obedience or lawlessness. "Thou shalt not steal" wasn't yellow. It's red. But every April 15 we have to decide whether ...

3270. From Black Holes to Red Holes

Luke 18:18-30

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Leonard Sweet

... as he falls to the center of that black hole, he encounters the singularity of God's mercy, the singularity of grace. It is his spiral down this black hole of his own making that brings him to this point of singularity. God's mercy and love swirl away all this tax collector's burden of sin and shame. His humility allows him to fully enter the singularity of this grace without reservation or hesitation. His reward, Jesus proclaims, is that in the coming kingdom this man will be exalted. Likewise the Pharisee ...

3271. The Weakest Link

1 Timothy 1:12-20

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Leonard Sweet

... that makes us ripe for divine intervention, for the re-forging gift of salvation, the miracle of stronger-than-steel, magnolia faith. We ARE the weakest links. Not good-bye! But hello. Hello divine mercy. Hello Christ's gift of grace. Hello a new beginning in service and love. I want you all to look around you this morning? Look at as many people as you can. Who among you is the weakest link? Who would you vote off? Beware. That's the exact person in whom and through whom God wants to bless you and bless ...

3272. The Church on Main Street

Matthew 28:16-20

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James McCormick

... those who rejoice. We call for and encourage the best within each other. And when we fall, our church family picks us up and helps to love the hurt away. No one of us is always strong and faithful. But when we are weak, we can ride piggy back on the faith ... face anything, we can deal with anything, as long as we don’t have to face it alone - as long as there are those who love us and are willing to be with us. My church family is like a cheering section, saying, “Attaboy Jim, you can do it, you can make ...

3273. The Day of the Lord

Joel 2:1-11

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... us. And his goodness is sufficient to forgive us in the eyes of our God and to give us his eternal life. Indeed, his Spirit living in us is able to make us new persons in God’s sight. So it all comes down to trusting God’s love in our Lord Jesus Christ, you see, repenting of our sin in the depths of our hearts, and giving them fully to our Lord, that he may remake us into the persons that he wants us to be and that we may inherit eternal life in his good kingdom that ...

3274. Easter 3

Psalm 116:1-19, Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... 17-23 addresses both of these tensions. Structure. The text can be outlined in the following manner: I. A Call to Holiness (vv. 14-16) II. The Tension of Becoming Holy (vv. 17-21) A. Fear B. Sojourning in Exile C. Faith III. The Activity of Holiness: Love (vv. 22-23) Significance. When explaining the call to holiness in vv. 14-16, the author of I Peter quotes the often repeated phrase from priestly legislation in the Pentateuch Exodus 25 -31, 35-40, Leviticus, Numbers 1-10), "You shall be holy for I am holy ...

3275. Changed Lives - The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

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King Duncan

... addicted, or terminal. I pick all the retarded kids and of course the sadists. The selfish one, the liars . . . I choose them. I choose the disobedient ones and the terrified ones. The self-indulged ones and the trouble-makers. The damaged ones and the unlovable ones. In love, I choose them all. I will be a parent to them all. I will end their separation and bring them home to me.” (3) That’s the Gospel, friends. That’s the Good News. God’s grace is available to all. To the immoral and the amoral ...

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