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3551. Prayer

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on God. We move in and out of a trustful relationship with God. Even though we experience “rest” and meaning, purpose and joy in times of yielding to God’s will and way for our life, something within us, our bent to sin and self-reliance, keeps pulling us away from that state of “yieldedness” and trustful relationship with God. That is the reason a big part of prayer is dealing with our prideful self. We will talk about this more when we talk about naming ourselves and allowing God to name us ...

3552. A Cloud of Witness

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... is the track itself. It is a narrow, six‑lane track, and the stands that surround it are very steep. According to RUNNER’S WORLD, when 21,000 fans all scream, “Go, go!” in this kind of up close and personal setting, you run faster. The crowd forces you to keep your rhythm and push harder for one more stretch, for one more turn. (4) It’s like being surrounded by a cloud of witnesses. Such faith helps us be all that we can be. AND IT HELPS US ENDURE WHAT WE THINK WE CAN’T ENDURE. Pastor Douglas L ...

3553. The Seeing Eye

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... king during the reign of Saul. This is treason. This is overthrowing the king. It's hardly surprising there is a period of conflict between Saul and David. Rivals for the throne. Saul makes David part of his court, and a son-in-law, perhaps to keep tabs on him and to keep himself from being overthrown. (Yes, David's first wife is Saul's daughter!) We know David was a man of God. Besides this anointing, we have many Psalms he wrote, the one read today is the chief example. We know he sinned, but we also know ...

3554. Experiencing the Reality of God

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

James L. Killen

... there, all around you, trying to get through to you. And the God who is there is a God who loves you and who wants for you a life that is the very best that human life can be. The experience of the reality of God is there for you. Keep on wanting it. Keep on reaching out for it. If you are open to it, eventually it will find you. 1. Henri J. M. Nouwen, Life Of The Beloved (New York: Crossroad Publishing Co., 1997).

3555. Discovering that It’s Not about You

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... upon him. They sent away the other son, Ishmael, whom Abraham had fathered through Sarah's handmaiden in a desperate effort to keep from dying without an heir. The fulfillment of their whole long life's adventure centered in their beloved son, Isaac. We ... back, God gives life to you again, but in an entirely new set of relationships. You will need to discover that there is indeed a story that keeps going on and that it is the story of God and of what God is doing to work out God's great purpose for the whole ...

3556. Shalom Shattered

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... someone else has and feeling badly about oneself for not having it. People rarely tell anyone they feel envy. People are taught to keep envy in the closet. Joseph's ten brothers are smitten with envy and jealousy. They desire to have their father's love ... Dismiss a suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter to someone who misses you. Encourage a youth who has lost faith. Keep a promise. Forget an old grudge. Examine your demands on others and vow to reduce them. Fight for a principle. Express your ...

3557. Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Last!

Genesis 45:1-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life ... God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for your many survivors ... so it was not you who sent me here, but God' " (Genesis 45:7ff). Pondering his experience, Joseph says to his brothers, "You meant it all for evil, God meant it for good." It is a powerful biblical theme that God makes ...

3558. Saved (Again)!

Exodus 14:19-31

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... Israel, which Moses promised in verses 3 and 14: "Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still." Now only a miracle can save the Israelites. Moses stretches out his hand over the Sea of Reeds and the Lord drives the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turns the sea into dry land. The waters form walls on either side and a ...

3559. Preaching to a Stone

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... have sounded, maybe what we need is a big stone to be a witness against us. When we start to lose our passion, when doubts start to cloud our minds, when we wander off the path, we need a giant boulder to remind us of who we are, and to keep us going. We in the church are that boulder for each other. David Lowes Watson, a professor at Wesley Seminary in Washington, D. C., tells of an experience he had as a young preacher in Great Britain. He went to supply preach at a small church in northern England. After ...

3560. Financial Freedom

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... materialistic society. Fairly or unfairly, people judge us by our possessions. And it costs SO MUCH to live nowadays. But we know we don’t need everything we have, much less everything we want. It troubles us. Like the rich man God called a fool, we keep needing bigger and bigger garages to hold all our stuff! How do we extricate ourselves from this vicious cycle? Let’s begin by noting that Jesus was not anti-money. He understood the place of money in our lives. Jesus told a strange little parable about ...

3561. We See Jesus

Romans 13:11-14

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... mountain of the Lord, anxious to learn your ways and to walk in your paths. Even now our swords are waiting to be beaten into plowshares. All is ready. Now we wait for your will to be revealed to us this Advent season. Let all mortal flesh keep silence. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we confess that we sometimes hold a grievance against another, even within our fellowship. We nurse grudges; we remember sins. Yet in your word you tell us, "Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who ...

3562. Rejoice in Your Suffering

Matthew 5:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

3563. One Thing Only

1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for him. (based on Isaiah 64:1-4) Collect Lord you gave us a simple gospel to confound those wise in the ways of the world. Bless us and keep us near you as we walk toward Calvary in our worship and in our lives. Amen. Prayer Of Confession We confess Christ only and Christ crucified. Let us pick up our cross and follow as far as we dare. Lord, we pray you will give us strength sufficient to the ...

3564. A Gift for You

Romans 1:1-7

Sermon

James L. Killen

... church and bring our children to Sunday school so they will grow up to be decent people and not do drugs. But we would like to keep our religion separated from the rest of our lives so it won't get in the way. This business of being saints goes way beyond what ... called "sin." God actually works to save us from the things that are really messing up our lives, like the guilt that keeps us from being able to like ourselves, or the anxieties that make us afraid to venture out into life and relationships, or ...

3565. The Incarnation: What and Why?

Hebrews 2:10-18

Sermon

James L. Killen

... he ran the course to show them how it should be done. The coach had one of the team members hold the stop watch and keep his time. He ran the course perfectly and, to everyone's surprise, his time broke the league record. The coach said, "If I can do ... it under our human limitations and circumstances. And it made it possible for him to set us free from the fear that so often keeps us from living in obedience to God's higher purpose. But then the story enters another phase. After the death and resurrection of ...

3566. With a Song in Your Heart

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... happening to him. He kept remembering those songs and either humming them or singing them when he could, and they helped him to keep everything in perspective and to find the strength to carry on. A Choctaw Christian woman was dying of cancer in a hospital far ... knowledge that you were not alone in working for that good. The one who called you into that commitment will keep on working through others until everything really good is accomplished. And when you, yourself, feel defeated, rejected, and hurt, you ...

3567. Someone Is Trying to Get Through

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

James L. Killen

... gotten the message yet, at least not completely, because our lives have not really been reshaped by the message behind them. That is why God keeps trying to get through to us to make God's self known to us. That is what we really need to know. We don't ... the church building. Remember, God is in the church, but God is everywhere else, too. Remember the things that you heard in church and keep watching to see if any of them will give you a new way of understanding the things that happen to you in your daily life ...

3568. Different

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Sermon

James L. Killen

... a difference - and in that event, the eternal God, who made the heavens and the earth demonstrated God's self-giving love for us. The cross is not just a piece of jewelry or a symbol of a religion. It is the memory of an event whose meaning just keeps on unfolding for those who pay attention to it. Paul said that message of the cross sounded like foolishness to most of the people to whom he was talking. The Greeks had one way of thinking about everything and the Jews had another, but the cross didn't fit ...

3569. How Does It Work?

1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Sermon

James L. Killen

... our lives, at least not alone. The thing that really makes the difference in a Christian's life is a relationship, an ongoing relationship with the living God. In the Corinthian church in Paul's day, there were Jewish Christians who wanted to keep following the Jewish traditions and obeying the Jewish religious laws. And there were Greek Christians who valued the Greek philosophies that are still influential today. There were also some who believed that there was a kind of secret wisdom that some people had ...

3570. A Christian's Resumé

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... with jobs always have their eyes open to other opportunities. A favorite pastime for many is searching the employment ads in the Sunday newspaper. Keeping one's resume up-to-date is a high priority on people's lists of things-to-do. Go to the library or a ... and believers in salvation through faith in grace, we know that our failures will not condemn us. For we have been forgiven. But keep in mind, our failures might just end up condemning someone else - someone who has read our resumes through the way that we ...

3571. Adam's Legacy

Romans 5:12-19

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... in the image of God. And God said it was good. On the other hand, Adam disobeyed God. And everyone since Adam has had a difficult time keeping God's Law. So, on the one hand, it was Adam who first sinned, but on the other hand, we've been doing it ever since." ... to get back to the shore. The waves were so high that, even though the father was an experienced sailor, he could not keep the boat upright and the three were swept into the ocean as the boat capsized." The old man hesitated for a moment, making ...

3572. Living Hope

1 Peter 1:3-9

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... that! It's only the hope of dying that's kept me alive this long." Sometimes it appears that Christians live, only to die. Yet we profess that Jesus died, that we might live. Is life, as God created it, ever so bad that only the hope of dying can keep us alive? I hope not. The text from Peter tells us that we will be tested, and tested by fire at that. But the testing always ends, and the results are praise and glory and honor. That's called ... life. Everybody goes through it, and everybody has to endure ...

3573. Because

1 Peter 1:1—2:3

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

3574. Uncle Abraham

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

William G. Carter

... God accepts us, because Jesus has done all the necessary work on our behalf. Can you believe it? That's the question upon which all of this pivots. Can we believe it? I know people who work their entire lives to make themselves acceptable. They put in long hours, they keep at it all the time, they bring work home with them. If you get them in a chair long enough and say, "Why are you working so hard?" they might admit, "I work so hard because I always wanted my father to accept me; I always wanted my mother ...

3575. A Tale of Two Dancers

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... approval, divine blessing. In David's case, a divine approval and blessing is embodied in the symbol of the Ark of the Covenant. David would keep the ark in a tent. David's son, Solomon, would built a Temple for the ark, because he said the ark has to have a ... the city are there. John the Baptist is in a cell, underneath the banquet floor. John is in prison, but he won't keep quiet. I can imagine his voice resounding in the halls of the palace, "Repent, repent." His presence in the palace is intolerable for ...

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