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3376. A Question of Grace

John 3: 1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... man, bringing fine linen and a bountiful amount of expensive spices to anoint the body of one who had died as a common criminal. Was he still mystified as he had been when Jesus told him that he must be born again? Was he still puzzled by the response of Jesus when he pressed his question about how one could be born again? Jesus' answer had been totally unsatisfying for his rational mind: "The Spirit blows where it wills you feel it, and you hear the sound of it but you don't know from where it comes ...

3377. John 20:19-31

John 20:19-23

Sweet

... translation of what John provides. Thomas’ words are both a highly personal confession of faith, “MY Lord and MY God” and a deep theological truth, whether or not he realized the height and depth of the meaning of these words at that moment. Jesus’ response is a gentle chastisement as well as a challenge to the future faithful. His words recall John 4:48 yet offer Thomas more of a gentle swat than a reprimanding slap. Thomas’ doubts were taken seriously and addressed directly by Jesus. But the ...

3378. The Meals-on-Wheels Temple

1 Peter 2:4-12

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Leonard Sweet

... are desperately in need, so at risk? “Not necessarily a bad thing” for the church to reclaim its spiritual connection to the community in which it exists and whose residents are truly its “neighbors”? As defensive and bureaucratic as the Red Cross response to the great work of Memphis’ “Shelby Cares” efforts is the revealingly sad state of the Christian community that requires a disaster of this magnitude to jump-start it into action. Once again Peter’s words in today’s epistle remind us ...

3379. Family Resemblance

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... pulling out a pack of cigarettes, lighting one up, then laying the pack on the ground beside him. The son then picked up the pack of cigarettes as if to take one. The voice-over then asked ominously, “Like father, like son?” (3) It is a frightening responsibility to each of us as parents to realize that our children may reflect not only our appearance but also our values, our habits, as well as our strongest and weakest points. A minister tells of a time he went to counsel a family about their son’s ...

3380. Send Her Away!

Matthew 15:21-28

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King Duncan

... his followers through the ages. Jesus used the d-word. “It is not right,” he said, “to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” It sounds very much like Jesus is calling this woman a dog. Bible scholars have tried to soften Jesus’ response by pointing out that the word he used for dog refers to a household pet, not to a mongrel chained up in the backyard. Some of you have pets that are like family members. Some of you have pets that you feel closer to than family members. Still ...

3381. Christ the King

John 18:33-37

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David E. Leininger

... him to Pilate after their illegal midnight trial. They made it perfectly clear that the expectation was that Pilate would condemn him to death, so one would think that flippant replies might not be the best idea. Pilate, of course, is equally flippant in response: "Am I a Jew?" (v. 35) — the implication being that even an idiot would never make that mistake. In fact, that attitude was characteristic of Pilate's administration in Judea. In his arrogance he never deigned to identify with the people in his ...

3382. Beating Babel

Acts 2:1-21

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David E. Leininger

... and distant past, a little Jewish child asked, "Mommy, Daddy, why do people from different countries talk funny?" And the response came from an even dimmer and more distant past — the story of the Tower of Babel that we find in ... convey proper meanings. Multinational corporations learn the lesson the hard way. A friend of mine used to be in the advertising business and was responsible for the Pepsi Cola account. He is the one who came up with the slogan, "Come alive. You're in the Pepsi generation." ...

3383. Never, Never, Never, NEVER GIVE UP!

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

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David E. Leininger

... , and the proof of that is in the life, death, and resurrection of this world's Savior, Jesus Christ. We welcome all who would become Jesus' disciples, who, by profession of faith, become a part of Christ's body, the church, and who acknowledge our responsibilities to share that good news by word and deed. Sounds simple enough, but Paul lets us know that, in his life at least, it is not. What does he say his experience has been? Does he say hard pressed — perplexed — persecuted — struck down? Yes, all ...

3384. Be Careful What You Wish For...You Just Might Get It!

1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20, (11:14-15)

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David E. Leininger

... not pleased. As might be expected, he was personally insulted. His leadership was being called into question. And, just as any other dad, he responded, "You attack my kids, you attack me!" But to the prophet's credit, his first response is not to lash out, but rather to lift up... prayer. The Lord's response is gentle. "It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods ...

3385. How Can This Be?

Luke 1:26-38

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Robert J. Elder

... and what God is doing or working through us to do. This story is not about Mary, it is not about angels; it is about God and the purposes of God. The reason we remember it better than the mundane stories of our own or others' lives is the spectacular response of Mary. I once heard an aspiring young Bible student ask, "I wonder how many other stops Gabriel made that day before he found a young girl who would say, ‘Yes.' " We'll never know if there is an answer to that question, because the Bible is only ...

3386. Grand Opening

Matthew 2:1-12

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Robert J. Elder

... drama of the nativity ceases to be a show with an entirely Jewish cast of characters. We may sometimes have felt empathy with the clumsy poet whose little bit of humorous verse went: "How odd of God, to choose the Jews.1 This provoked an equally good-natured response: "Not odd of God, Goyim annoy 'im."2 Yet, because of the story we share on Epiphany, we may know — for the first time in the church year — that God has opened the gospel of salvation to everyone. It would be the most grievous of wrongs to ...

3387. Skin Game

Mark 1:40-45

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Robert J. Elder

... . It is in many ways the toughest organ of the human body, the primary line of defense, seemingly capable of renewing itself almost endlessly following cuts, bruises, even surgery and skin grafting. It can adjust to sunlight, making subtle changes in response to prolonged exposure. Skin is fundamental to our thinking about what is or is not beautiful. Creamy skin is thought to be beautiful, while leathery skin is not so desirable. One could have a debilitating internal ailment and still pass unnoticed among ...

3388. Jesus at Home

Mark 2:1-12

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Robert J. Elder

... most you can expect from life, a really good apology for all the things you won't get." But don't you wonder what would have happened if he had stood on the street corner telling those who passed by that he forgave them? Wouldn't you imagine that the responses probably wouldn't have been so warm? Some folks might even have become hostile. This is New York, after all, not generally perceived as an "I'm sorry" kind of city. Probably most of us can work up our own lists of things for which we believe we're ...

3389. When the Impossible Becomes Imminently Possible!

John 6:1-21

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... to me," he says, "I will never drive away" (John 6:37 NRSV). Still, just like the disciples, we often have that inclination to say, "Send them away. They're too much trouble." Or, "Send them away. They're not like us." Is this not sometimes our first response to a situation that we cannot deal with easily? Is that not sometimes how we think when we encounter someone we deem an undesirable? As a result, we miss opportunities to be a part of something new or something that has the potential to stretch us. In ...

3390. When The Baker Becomes the Bread!

John 6:51-58

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... If we did not eat, we would die. What we become spiritually we will be because of taking Jesus into our lives. So, I ask you, are you ready to give up your perceived freedoms and benefits to become his? Are you ready to take on the additional responsibility that being Christ's disciple brings? Are you willing to share your life with him? If your answer is, "Yes! Yes! And Yes!" then in his name, I invite you to taste this living bread. What Benefits Do We Receive From Taking The Living Bread? Jesus says, "If ...

3391. The Great Inescapable Question of Eternity

Mark 8:27-38

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... the Mormons fail the test when it comes to answering Jesus Christ's question, "Who do you say I am?" (v. 29). Ask the Jehovah's Witnesses, "Who do you say Jesus is?" The Jehovah's Witness publication, New Heavens and New Earth, declares by way of response, "Michael the Archangel is no other than the only begotten Son of God, now Jesus Christ."5 Consider the religion of Islam. Ask the Muslim who Jesus is and the answer we get from official publications is "Jesus was no more than a mortal whom Allah favored ...

3392. Celebrate This!

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

Steven Molin

... has touched an emotion deep within us — and even if we can't really afford it, we give anyway. Sometimes we give, simply because giving is the most articulate way we know of saying, "Thank you." It's a form of gratitude, really; giving is a natural response to having received something. The truth is, we can never celebrate what we give until we first celebrate what we have. That is a biblical principle: we can never celebrate what we give until we celebrate what we have. That little girl on the Pine Ridge ...

3393. Who Will Vouch for Me?

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... are his words? Your face, his face to someone like me? Please be who you say you are. Please God don't let this be another trick. Please let this be real. Please. Do you know, do you understand that you represent Jesus to me?1 It is an awesome responsibility, isn't it, to vouch for Jesus? And it won't be done with fading ink or empty words. It can only be done through the heart that has been renewed, restored, and forgiven. He has vouched for you. The Spirit has given you life. Now, vouch for him for ...

3394. Flesh and Spirit

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... life itself. For Paul, "flesh" describes the process by which we seek to answer the anxieties of our lives by turning to the fallen powers of the world, known as "idols" in the biblical context. Flesh, then, is a process. It is the human response to our historical existence, a response in which we cling to the idols of the world in order to ease our anxieties. This process begins in us as individuals long before we know anything about it. It is passed on to us through the culture in which we live. How ...

3395. Filling the Job Description

Hebrews 5:1-10

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Patrick J. Rooney

... job in a certain way rather than leaving it up to me to define it for them. I was not to choose whether this was for me but rather I would be chosen. So it is that the job description of the high priest is laid out, the duties and responsibility outlined — to mediate, to serve, and to understand that he was chosen for this most important of jobs. But like the days of our flesh, the days of the earthly high priesthood will soon come to an end. Who will then step in to fulfill that role and will they ...

3396. Oops! I Did It Again

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... church members began to be “concerned” because of these people who were attending “their” church. So the pastor said, “Well, folks, this is what The Great Commission says that we are to do.” He was saying to them, “This is our mission. This is our responsibility.” Jesus told us to go out and makes disciples of all people. This pastor received such opposition to the whole idea of reaching out to all people that he put The Great Commission to a vote in his church! Do we support it or not ...

3397. A Difficult Day to Follow Jesus

Matthew 18:21-35

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King Duncan

... re just not yet ready for that. It’ll be some time before we’ll want to be with Jesus.” (3) What a powerful story and how we can sympathize with that mother. Jesus tells us to forgive our enemies, and of course being human the people who are responsible for this terrible crime are the last people on earth most of us want to forgive. Many Christians would prefer to blow these terrorists off the face of the earth and then forgive them. But we who follow Jesus do not have that luxury. There is an epitaph ...

3398. Matthew 21:23-32

Matthew 21:23-27

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the priestly conclusion is that it was the second son who “did the will of his father.” This third version does the best job of making the priests and elders look bad. They validate words over actions. But it does not fit with Jesus’ own response. When the religious authorities affirm that it is the first son, the one who says “no” but then goes to the vineyard to work, who does his father’s will, Jesus uses their answer to weave together this “vineyard” image with John the Baptist’s own ...

3399. Don't Mess with the IRS

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... . First of all, of course, we owe God our money. This church would not be here if you did not believe in giving God your money. Whether you give God a tithe, 10 percent, or even a fraction of that, you and I understand that giving is part of our responsibility as followers of Christ. We owe money to our country because we drive on its roads. Somebody has to pay for those roads. Somebody has to pay for our schools, our military and all the benefits of a free and affluent land. In much the same way we give to ...

3400. Contemporary Prophets Speak the Truth

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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Richard Gribble

... to the truth and to speak it on behalf of God to a world that is often lost. We may wish to avoid this task, but as Jonah was tracked down by the Lord to continue his work, so too will God continue to seek us to meet our responsibilities as contemporary prophets. Confrontation, speaking the truth, being courageous — these are not easy things to do. We all want to be accepted and speaking the truth can, at times, put us at odds with others. But we have a mandate as followers of Jesus to speak and act when ...

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