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326. Paths of Righteousness

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... good and trusted shepherd, becasue he laid down his life for the sheep. Did you also notice in the fourth verse of this great Psalm that King David is no longer talking about the shepherd--he is talking to the shepherd. I can almost see David now crying out, "Thou art with me!" God is no longer simply an abstract idea but a hand that we lean forward to grasp with force and feeling and grip ever too tightly and cling every so closely to. I have never known God to push us away or remove the welcome mat when ...

327. Good Friday: The First Word

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of the first time he was privileged to see with his own eyes the famous "Christ the Redeemer" statue that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. No magazine picture he had ever viewed in his childhood came close to capturing this impressive work of art. However, as he came closer to the statue, he discovered two important details. First, Christ had no eyes. He thought, "What kind of Christ was this that refused to see the masses of people below it?" Then it struck him. The statue also had a stone ...

328. Maximum Marriage

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... a couple can make it in the bedroom doesn't mean that they can make it with the checkbook or children or in-laws. There are a lot of things a couple must become one in, if a marriage is to work. And thus we are drawn into the fine art of Christian argument and compromise. That's right, the pastor said argument! Mrs. Billy Graham said, "When two people can live together and never disagree, one of them is not necessary!" Soon after you've said, "I do," you'll find out she likes pink and his favorite color is ...

329. Caution and Opportunity

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Caution and opportunity serve us well in any endeavor. For sixteen years the North Carolina Museum of Art displayed one of its treasures, Cranach's Madonna and Child. The painting dated to the sixteenth century. Unaware of any problems with its provenance or history, the museum had displayed the painting in its European galleries since it was attributed to a major ...

330. Lift High the Tree

John 12:20-36

Sermon

George Bass

... to benefit by the death of Jesus Christ. When Count Nicholas Zinzendorf was a young man, he had an experience in an art gallery that changed his life forever. He was born an aristocrat and had always known wealth and luxury, and he was an ... of God. One day, on a trip to Paris, he stopped for a rest in Dusseldorf; during his stay in the city, he visited the art gallery. There he caught sight of Sternberg’s painting of the crucified Jesus that he calls "Ecce Homo." The artist had written two short lines ...

331. An Affirming Presence

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , do you remember Psalms 139. It’s that marvelous affirmation of the presence of God in life and death, in life beyond death. You remember. “Whither shall I go from thy spirit or whither shall I flee from that presence. If send into heaven thou art there, if I make my bed in hell, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there thy hand shall lead me and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say let only darkness cover me and the light about me ...

332. A Confidence for All Seasons

Psalm 27:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... illness can be more damaging than the illness itself. The fear of failure can be more fatal than the failure. Nothing takes the fear out of life so much as an awareness deep within of God's nearness and hisloving concern. "I will fear no evil for Thou art with me," the psalmist said. The particular dread the psalmist (is speaking) about is the common fear of death. He likens it to a shadow: "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death...". There's nothing much to fear in a shadow. The shadow of ...

333. The Gift Of Sleep

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that you are going to be all right. "That's called "entering the zone". Mark concluded, "I read about it and I thought, that's like the 23rd Psalm: Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me..." It's like entering the zone. Experientially I think it's the same thing. Fear and anxiety disappear, and you have this extraordinary confidence, the confidence of the psalmist, that everything is going to be all right. "I will dwell in the House of the Lord ...

334. Singing The Lord's Song In A Strange Land (i)

Psalm 137:1-9

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... relationship between others and us. I heard of a young boy who was saying his prayers in New Haven. You know, New Haven is the site of Yale, and there's a lot of stereotypes about the arrogance abounding there. This little boy in New Haven prayed: "Our Father who art in New Haven, how did you know my name..." Well his words were mixed up, but in a very real sense, he was expressing in his own way exactly what our Christian faith does say to us. God is present with us wherever we are, even in New Haven, and ...

335. God Communicates in Humanly Understandable Terms

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Richard D. Campbell

... a cross-country coach I know. He does not just teach by word. He runs alongside of his boys and girls. He demonstrates the art of running with his own body. He keeps in touch with the feelings of frustration and elation experienced by his runners. I thought of ... but inaccurate, even repulsive, accounts of the young Jesus as an exhibitionist or some kind of "boy wonder." Christian art has sometimes depicted the incident under the misleading caption, "The Boy Jesus Teaching in the Temple." But scripture never ...

336. Being A Man of God

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... verse of Peter can be seen as a fulfillment of Hosea’s rendering of God’s promise in Hosea 2:23: “I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy, and I will say to them which were not my people, ‘Thou art my people’; and they shall say, ‘Thou art my God.’” So Peter picked up on that, quoting Hosea almost verbatim: “Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people, once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” And, since Peter is rooted in the Old ...

337. Imitators of God

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . This particular verse of Peter can be seen as a fulfillment of Hosea’s rendering of God’s promise in Hosea 2:23: “I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, thou art my people; and they shall say thou art my God.” Ogden Nash put it in an eight-word poem: “How odd that God should choose the Jews.” So, Peter picked up on that, quoting Hosea almost verbatim: “Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people, once you had not ...

338. Equipping the Whole People of God: Penultimate Questions

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

339. The Nature of the Church and Christian Discipleship

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... verse of Peter can be seen as a fulfillment of Hosea’s rendering of God’s promise in Hosea 2:23: “I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, thou art my people; and they shall say thou art my God.” (NOTE: Insert material about Hosea) So, Peter picked up on that, quoting Hosea almost verbatim: “Once you were no people, but now you are God’s people, once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” And, since Peter ...

340. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... can entrust important responsibilities. Needs are met, and along the way we are sifted and tempered and refined. Kingdom work gets done, and saints and leaders are manufactured. We become co-workers with God in a million different venues: business, the arts, church, parenting, government, retirement, wherever God has placed you. Your location in life is no accident; it is the place of your next kingdom assignment, should you choose to accept it! Worry and anxiety and vulnerability and dread and apprehension ...

341. Children in the Arms of a Loving God

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Michael Milton

... , why don't you just keep the ones you got now? —Jane I don't ever feel alone since I found out about you. —Nora As Art Linkletter used to say, “Kids say the darndest things.” But in the passage today, it is Jesus who says the most amazing things. And what He ... encrypted in the paintings of Leonardo di Vinci. Well, today, we come to a Scripture that has inspired many works of art. In fact, the “Suffer the Little Children” stained glass window in our balcony depicts Mark 10:13-16 and its parallels ...

342. A Broken Vessel for Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... in life today very well when he said that the dominant question in work has become, How practical is it and what does it cost? It is not coincidence that for centuries churches and synagogues have been repositories for great works of art. This sanctuary is a work of art. The finest artists of the day were called to help create this place where people would worship God—the beautiful windows, the unique dome, the magnificent chandelier. We come together in a place that begs the question, Is it practical to ...

343. Lighten Up

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... old, it is still too short a life for us. Therefore, we ought to enjoy the life that has been given to us. Don't rush so fast. Take time to enjoy the life. And do those things that are important. If it is important for you to take art lessons, then take art lessons now. If it is important for you to tell somebody else, 'I love you,' then tell them now." Then she said, "Another thing I have learned is that each and every person out there can make an overwhelming difference in the lives of other people." She ...

344. The Perfect Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... message is not enough to do justice to the Lord’s Prayer, of course, but perhaps for just a few moments we can capture the beauty and the significance of this ancient address to God. The prayer begins with an acknowledgment of who God is. “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name . . .” God is not merely a detached observer of world affairs, as the Deists believed. God is our Father. This is critical to our understanding of prayer. We know of God’s power. We see it in the wind and in the ...

345. Even God Can Change His Mind

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... a promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he will never leave them. No matter what we do, God is faithful, and will never abandon us. That is why the psalmist can sing, Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. What I want you to see this morning is that the Church sought ...

346. Eye Exercises

Matthew 6:25-33

Sermon

Mark Trotter

347. Have You Got a Prayer?

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... s version, privately. That is why Luke is different than the other three gospels. The other writers imply that the Spirit descended upon Jesus at his baptism, apparently when he was still in the water. That is the way this scene is often portrayed in religious art, especially those beautiful paintings out of the Middle Ages. Jesus, standing waist deep in water. John the Baptist standing next to him, pointing at Jesus, as if to say, "This is the one!" or, in the words of the Gospel of John, "Behold, the Lamb ...

348. Imagine a World

Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... . But it didn't happen that way. He said he became a success in that company. In time he left and started his own company, which was equally successful. He received wealth and recognition. He married happily. He had children. He educated himself. He became interested in the arts and in ideas. He was recognized by his community. If he messed up his life, we could explain it. We can point to the reason. We can say, that's the reason because of his childhood. But he succeeded, and we don't know why. All we can ...

349. Laugh It Off

I Corinthians 1:18-20, 26-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... is chanted by the mouth of babes and infants, thou hast founded a bulwark because of thy foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast established; what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him? Yet thou hast made him little less than God, and dost crown him with glory and honor. Thou hast given him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet ...

350. The Heart Has Eyes

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... consider it a deprivation. My progenitors certainly would not have considered it that. They were proud that they had rid their church of "adornment." That's what they called it, "adornment." There was good reason for their protest. But there are also good reasons for providing art, and music, and the drama of worship to enlighten the eyes of the heart to see the faith. All Saints Day is one way of doing that. There was a time when it would have been unheard of, and unthinkable, that we would be observing ...

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