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3676. A Mother's Love

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

James W. Moore

... to the occasion with a brilliant response. She says: Yes, I know the children are fed first, but surely, I can have the crumbs under the table which the children have thrown away. Jesus loved her response. He liked her spirit. Hers was a sunny faith that would not quit, a persistent faith that would not take "no" for an answer. Here was a mother with a sick child at home who was willing to take a chance and go out on the limb for the sake of her child. When tested, she responded with grace and grit, with ...

3677. There's Nothing in the World I Wouldn't Do for Him

Mark 14:22-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

... friend looked over at his sleeping buddy and then he said: “A year ago, I found out, that he has this condition… and was having these seizures… and that his wife had died. I had lost my wife, too, three years before. So, I sold my house in Ohio, I quit my job… it was way past time for me to retire anyway… and I came down here to Texas to take care of my friend… because he now needs care around the clock. It’s all right now because I am with him… and I can help him and take ...

3678. Love One Another

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

James W. Moore

... your family, an embarrassment to yourself. You are a disgrace!” And the neighbor really told him off. Then he went on into town and told everybody about it and how he told him off, and he said, “I’ve been wanting to say that for years!” It was quite a speech, but John was still in the hole! John continued to cry out for help – more desperately now. Next, a couple of politicians came by; and saw John’s plight… and they were upset. They said, “This is awful. This should have been taken care of ...

3679. Choose Life

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... decision, the vital choice every one of us faces every single day of our lives, namely this: - Do we choose light or darkness, life or death? - Do we choose to just cope with life or to really embrace life? - Do we choose to throw in the towel and quit on life? Or, do we choose to celebrate life? The Christian faith is helpful to us here because the Christian faith teaches us that God, the Great Physician, loves us, cares for us, values us and treasures us. So, because of God’s love and grace and presence ...

3680. Don't Look Back, Remember Lot's Wife

Genesis 19:24-26

Sermon

James W. Moore

... it won. We’ve played so well…” and resting on their laurels, they lost the game. The coach was not happy and he said this: “We couldn’t stand success out there tonight. We got ahead and got cocky! We got a good lead and then we just quit. For most of the game, we played well, but we didn’t finish it. - We lost our concentration; - We lost our intensity; - We became lackadaisical and sloppy; - We lost our focus; - We abandoned our game plans. - Our early success ruined us and once again we did it ...

3681. The Three Approaches to Life

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James W. Moore

... classic pieces of literature came out of the terrible days of the Holocaust in World War II. The words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ann Frank, Viktor Frankel and other great people of faith have moved and inspired millions of people all over the world for quite a few years now. Do you remember that poignant and wonderful piece written by Martin Niemoeller. Niemoeller was a German Lutheran pastor who was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp in Dachau in 1938. Amazingly, he survived the prison ...

3682. What's So Great about Going to Church

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... knew a few people who were becoming flat-out, totally devoted… Christians. Almost overnight, it seemed that their faith was altering everything: their morals, their relationships, their money management – and in some cases even their careers! This seemed a little extreme to me. I was quite sure I didn’t want to go that far. But how far did I want to go? To what extent did I want my new faith to affect my everyday life?” And then, Hybels wrote these very important words. He said: “About that time a ...

3683. Just Do It

Romans 12:1-2

Sermon

James W. Moore

... s worked with their hands and their hearts to build an Eye Clinic in Belize, Central America. When the building was completed, a group of us went down to Belize to participate in the formal dedication and opening of the eye clinic. It was quite an occasion, a wonderful experience. The acting Premier of Belize was there. The Minister of Health was there. The United States Ambassador to Belize was there. The Mayor of Corazal and the General Superintendent of the Belize Methodist Church were there. There were ...

3684. It's Thanksgiving Time!

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James W. Moore

... to use our money for good. Let me tell you about Mr. Foster McGaw. He grew up poor in North Carolina, the son of a Presbyterian supply preacher. In 1922, he founded the American Hospital Supply Corporation and over the years under his leadership the company did quite well. At age 88… he gave to the Presbyterian Church $8.3 Million. (Houston Post, Sat. October 26, 1985) Now, I was impressed with his generosity. I was impressed with the size of his gift to his church but even more I was impressed by what he ...

3685. His Name Shall Be Called Emmanuel

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , but for now please consider these. I. “GOD IS WITH US”… WE CAN CLAIM THAT PROMISE FIRST OF ALL WHEN WE ARE FRIGHTENED. All of us get frightened or scared sometime. Jesus sensed this and consequently he talked about this quite a lot. The words “fear,” “anxious,” “troubled,” “fretful,” “afraid,” were often in His speech… “Fear not. Fret no more.” “Don’t be anxious.” “Let not your hearts be troubled.” “Don’t be afraid…” He spoke words like this often because ...

3686. What Christmas Gives to Us

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ’s a special place for special adults. It enables them to grow and contribute and belong and be productive. It gives them a place to live and a place to work in a safe community of love and acceptance and encouragement. The Brookwood 20th Anniversary was quite a celebration… I was invited to have a little part in the big event. The guest speaker was Barbara Bush In her talk, Mrs. Bush (who is always delightful) told a Christmas Story about a little boy who really, really wanted a Red Sled for Christmas ...

3687. Changed Lives - Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... historical truth and spiritual truth. The important thing is that God speaks through this book, and we need to heed what God says. If we try to make the Bible into something it is not, we make the faith look foolish. Back in the 1600s most people believed, quite naturally, that the sun revolved around the earth. The sun rises and the sun sets, so naturally it must revolve around the earth. Then there came a man named Galileo who said that was not so. Well, religious people were in arms. After all Psalm 93:1 ...

3688. A New Shalom

John 20:19-23

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Harry N. Huxhold

... concept of shalom became all too casual and light-hearted with no more significance than a passing greeting, Jesus came to give it new meaning. At Bethlehem God announced that peace would come through the gift of God's unique Son. The mission and ministry of our Lord made it quite clear that Jesus had come to introduce the rule of God and to order peace for the world.

3689. We Want Proof

John 20:24-31

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Scott Hoezee

... and again we find ourselves wanting more. Jesus himself knows that faith is both a blessing and a miracle. That's why he says in verse 29 that while it was one thing for Thomas to believe with Jesus standing right in front of him, it would one day be quite another thing to believe without such undeniable physical proof standing in the same room.

3690. An Agent of God, Changing the World

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Tony Campolo

Dr. Tony Campolo, in his film series, You Can Make a Difference, tells the story of a Christian colleague with a PhD. in English Literature who quit his job and became a mailman because Christ opened up a new tomorrow in his life. Tony went to the man's apartment to try to persuade him to change his mind. Here is how Tony describes that encounter: Tony says, "I couldn't change his mind, so I came ...

3691. How to Live a Sizzle-When-It-Drizzles Life

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... : Living with Adam, loving Adam, has taught me a lot about the truth. He has taught me to look at things in themselves, not at the value a brutal and often senseless world assigns to them. As Adam’s mother, I have been able to see quite clearly that he is no less beautiful for being called ugly, no less wise for appearing dull, no less precious for being seen as worthless. And neither am I. Neither are you. Neither is any of us. (Martha Beck, Expecting Adam [London: Piatkus, 2004], 317, as referenced ...

3692. The Gift of Newness

2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... it, and answered, “I believe he is the Savior of the world.” But that was not the question. It was only after John Wesley had his heart warming experience on Aldersgate Street that he could answer that question satisfactorily. He went one night, quite unwillingly, he wrote in his journal, to a prayer meeting on Aldersgate Street, and there it happened. Listen to him describe it, and listen to the personal pronouns: “I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, in Christ alone ...

3693. Like a Rose - Holy Communion

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

James McCormick

... spiritual and intangible. I learned early in my life that we need symbols. There are some things so deep, so filled with meaning that you can’t just talk about them, you must act them out. We use symbols to express those things that we can’t quite say in any other way. We use a variety of symbols each 4th of July to celebrate Independence Day. There will be fireworks, flags, salutes, people standing at attention – all physical ways of acting out the meaning of patriotism. I wear a ring on my finger, a ...

3694. Uncertainty and Control

John 14:1-4

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Frank Logue

... it through the year. You are certain you've raised your kids well until the phone rings and it's the police. You are certain that your husband still has eyes only for you until he starts coming home later and seems distant in a way you can't quite put your finger on. You are certain that life is under control until a routine examination finds a lump and your doctor schedules a biopsy. Uncertainty has a way of creeping in on each one of us. Just when everything seems to be under control and life is working ...

3695. Ten Days of Prayer

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... six months for Kenya and nothing extraordinary came from his prayers, Doug would pay Bob five hundred dollars. But if something remarkable did happen, Bob would pay Doug five hundred dollars. And if Bob did not pray every day, the whole deal was off. Now, that’s quite a wager on God! Well, Bob began to pray, and for a long time nothing happened. Then one night he was at a dinner in Washington. He met a woman there who helped run an orphanage in, where else(?) Kenya. It was the largest orphanage in that ...

3696. Spirit Power - Sermon Starter

Acts 2:1-21

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King Duncan

... concerning the woman who produced the most children over a ten-year period. The country was entering the Great Depression. As people struggled to meet even their most basic economic responsibilities, the prospect of an enormous windfall was naturally quite alluring. Newspaper reporters scoured the public records to find likely contenders for what became known as The Great Stork Derby. Nationwide excitement over the Stork Derby built quickly. In 1936, four mothers‑‑proud producers of nine children apiece ...

3697. All Those Preliminaries

2 Timothy 1:5

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In an old Peanuts strip, Peppermint Patty and Violet are reflecting on being a grandmother. After Patty declares that she would like to be a grandmother, Violet agrees and says it would be nice because all they have to do is "sit and rock" (not quite the case, is it?) The girls then decide that the trouble with being a grandmother is that first you have to be a wife and then a mother…and Violet sighs, "I know it…it's all those preliminaries that get me!"

3698. The Spirit of My Mother's Church

John 7:25-44

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... his preaching days and his fear of Mother’s Day in these words: For twenty-five years of my life, the second Sunday of May was trouble . . . I was obliged in some way to address the subject of Mother’s Day. It could not be avoided . . .The congregation was quite open-minded and gave me free reign in the pulpit. But when it came to the second Sunday in May the expectation was summarized in the words of one of the more outspoken women in the church: “I’m bringing my mother to church on Mother’s Day ...

3699. Don't Worry! Be Happy!

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... like this: “You are born. That’s big stuff. You die. Big stuff. Everything in between--small stuff!” Carlson’s book reflects that same perspective. In fact, the full title is, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff–and It’s All Small Stuff. * Maybe life’s not quite that simple. Still, one of the secrets of a fulfilled life is to focus on today. Are you healthy this moment? Do you have enough to live on this moment? Are your children well this moment? Then give God thanks for this moment. And try not to ...

3700. Memorial Day in May

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King Duncan

... are some things, however, that we should never forget. One of these is the sacrifices that others have made in our behalf. It was a spring morning in 1866, just after the Civil War that had devastated the South. A group of Southerners did something quite extraordinary. They marched down the streets of what was left of their town to a cemetery. There they decorated the graves of the soldiers. All the soldiers Union as well as Confederate. The mothers and daughters and widows had buried their dead. Now they ...

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