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351. LORD, I BELIEVE

John 9:35-41

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... The other day I was reading the story of one John Pounds, who lived a 150 years ago in Plymouth, England. You never heard of him, and neither had I. But it happened that John Pounds, through his efforts, even though he was just an ordinary tradesman, was responsible for bringing about 500 people to Christ. You see the potential? Twenty-five hundred times 500? Quite a potential, isn’t it? You say you don’t know what to do? Poppycock! Let’s not evade the matter. Our task is right under our noses, if we ...

352. The Courage to Be Me

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... to disclose myself, and the courage to fail derive from the knowledge that I am known fully by the God whom I cannot yet fully know. But he has offered me a relationship through Jesus Christ, so that I do not cringe in my fear, nor run from my responsibilities. It is he who gives me the courage to face up to life ... the courage to be me! The most puzzling thing about Jesus Christ is the way in which he forces us to the realization that in the paradox of recognizing our human frailty and our need for ...

353. Freedom Song

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... that others have given of their life's blood to forge out this free land. We dare not take their sacrifices for granted. Let's think for a moment about what the gift of freedom means for our lives. FIRST OF ALL, FREEDOM CARRIES WITH IT RESPONSIBILITIES. It has become a cliche, but it is true: Freedom is not free. Writer John Marquand in his book WICKFORD POINT tells about a fictional family named Brill. The Brills are an unusual family. They are living off the lingering reputation of an ancestor, known as ...

354. Taking Charge

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." In other words, it's time for us to take charge of our lives. It's time for us to come to ourselves. God has provided spiritual manna during our time of wilderness wandering, but now it is time for us to take responsibility for our lives and to do what the prodigal did--be reconciled with the Father. Let me ask you, are you at peace with God? You remember the story about the old farmer and his wife who are riding along in the pickup truck and she says, "Remember when ...

355. The Secret: Christ In You

Colossians 1:24--2:5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ponderous and hard-gained, and I discover that no matter how noble my purposes, I am often without power or my power has soon departed. This is our share in the mystery, our share in the glory. Can we grasp it? -- that at our invitation, responding to our response of faith, Christ enters our lives, becomes a part of our beings, indwells us. Glory! Glory hallelujah. There's no truth like it in the whole world. So, what is the main show to be played out under the Big Top of your ministry? It is first of all ...

356. A Love For All Seasons (ii) (communion Meditation)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of all these. But listen to Barclay's translation: "Nothing can happen to break love's spirit." Wow! Listen to that...nothing can happen to break love's spirit. In the sermon last Sunday, I raised the question, "How many times do we take the Prodigal back?" In response to the question, I said that the Gospel is weighed on the side of patience and forgiveness. And I've just been saying that it is certainly weighed on the side of hope. Still the question remains, how many times do we take the Prodigal back? I ...

357. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... say, “The word became flesh.” “Let not your will road, when thy power can but whisper.” I yielded to him, I let go and I let God. I canceled my trip to Russia. I said to the Lord that I was going to do my best and be a responsible chairperson for the search committee at Asbury, but I was not going to get all stressed out about it. Some folks may be wondering about all that, since I became the president. That’s another story altogether. I accepted the fact that it would not be catastrophic if I ...

358. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... estimation of me and live with the shame. But if I am a kingdom citizen, I turn the left cheek. To hit me now you must use an open hand or fist, but then you will be revealed for who you are, an evil man. There is always a kingdom response to be made, and Jesus gives new power to the humiliated. I maintain my dignity, and the evil are exposed. Humiliating another human being is always an act of evil, so if you are tempted here, run from it, because if you humiliate others, God will humiliate you, and God ...

359. Proper 22

Exodus 20:1-21, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:1-11, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... shown by his planting the vineyard, setting a hedge around it, digging a wine press, and erecting a tower. Then he turns the vineyard over to his people. The vineyard is God's people. He has planted and equipped it. Then he leaves us on our own and we are responsible to respond. 2. Tenants (v. 33). Who are we? We act as though we are the owners of our world and the masters of our lives. We are "tenants." We do not own the place. We are not permanent residents. We are renters who are obliged to pay rent for ...

360. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon Aid

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

... Servant Songs. Both Isaiah 49:1-7 and Psalm 40:1-11 explore what it means to be commissioned as the people of God. Isaiah 49:1-7 outlines the character and quality of our mission in this world, while Psalm 40:1-11 provides guidelines for what our responsibilities are in worship. Isaiah 49:1-7 - "The Hiddenness of God's Salvation" Setting. In the discussion of the Old Testament lessons for the First Sunday After Epiphany, we noted that there were four Servant Songs Isaiah 42:1-4; 49:1-6; 50:4-11; 52:13-53 ...

361. Lent 4

Jn 9:1-41 · Eph 5:8-14 · Ps 23 · 1 Sam 16:1-13

Sermon Aid

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

... to sight, to the light that is the subject of the epistle. Thus the three lessons are tied together and we are reminded that in the ancient tradition of the Church, baptism was frequently referred to as "illumination." The Psalm 23 is chosen for the response because of its reference to anointing (v. 5). Verses 4 and 6 help us anticipate the coming of the Passion and the Resurrection. Worship planners might consider that there are several metrical arrangements of this psalm, any one of which could be used as ...

362. Changed Lives: Adam and Eve

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... . And that, of course, is the only cure for sin. Let Christ take care of it. There is something in the human heart that is not quite right. That something, which we call sin, can destroy us, if we let it. Our only hope is to take responsibility for our lives and to present them to Christ. Only Christ can take away the sins of the world. 1. Bud and Lolo Delaney, The Laugh Journal (New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1974). 2. Edward Chinn, Wonder of Words (Lima, Ohio: C.S.S. Publishing Co., Inc., 1987 ...

363. The Big Influence of Small Things

Matthew 13:31-35

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... tell the truth but honesty is far more important than gold. Can you name something that seems unimportant but it's really very important? (response) Application: Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is like a small seed that grows into a tree. God’s Kingdom may seem small and ... the gold and silver in the earth. And, no one can buy it with money. It can't be bought. Do you know where the kingdom is? (response) It's in your heart and it's in my heart and it's in your mom and dads heart. The Kingdom of God is so ...

364. Putting Out Fires

Romans 12:17a

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... flame when lit. You will want to practice this before doing it in the worship service. Make sure that the children are back from the bowl. If I have a fire that is burning, hold up the new and empty gas container, should I pour this on the fire? (response) Why not? (response) Oh, gasoline would make the fire just get bigger. What should I use? (water) Let’s try that. Pour the water into the bowl. You’re right. The water put the fire out. So it was not smart to add gas to the fire, but it was smart to ...

365. Everybody Get Together

Romans 14:1--15:13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... table has been sitting up here all during the service. The acolytes had to walk around it in order to light the candles. Now we have to sit in an awkward way because the table is in the way. Do you think this table needs to be moved? (response) Yes, I agree with you. This table doesn’t have any place here at the front of the church like this. It’s blocking the altar. It’s making us uncomfortable. People in the congregation have been nervous about it being here, and some have spent the entire worship ...

366. Dad: The Head of a Godly Family

Joshua 24:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... for the family, it is, and always will be, the father who is to be the spiritual leader in the home and is to take the responsibility of leading his children to be all for God, all for society, all for the church, and all for the kingdom of Christ that they ... a rotten rebellious heart that needs to be broken before God. As long as your children are in your house they are your responsibility. When they leave they are no longer your problem. But as long as they are under your roof, they are under the umbrella ...

367. No Comment

2 Kings 2:1-12a

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... domesticate the vision by proposing some bustling busywork to engage him and his companions while the epiphany lingers. The same uncomfortableness that motivates us to make small talk in bank lines or to discuss the weather with cab drivers spills over into our response to the holy in our lives: We feel compelled to add our own commentary to every situation, when a silent contemplative "no comment" would demonstrate a far more profound grasp of the situation. Refusing to talk can be a sign of openness and ...

368. The Underlying Mercy

Job 1:1, 2:1-10

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care. Whittier was convinced that greater than the reality of evil is the goodness and mercy of God that underlies our lives. That's not an answer; that's a response. My heart went out to Robert Rogers of Kansas who started that week with a wife and four children and ended the week with all of them gone. I was deeply moved by his statements of faith, and, given what he had lost, I am sure that his testimony ...

369. Mary and Joseph: His Obedient Servants

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in “the valley of the shadow of death” for a long season. The winter of our discontent, our near-despair, may extend into what should be spring – time of new beginnings. We don’t control he schedule; God does. We only control our reaction and response. And our response must be to remain thoughtful, prayerful, and obedient – looking always for God’s answer, not grasping for our own. Also, for most of us, memory is a gift of God. Most of us, in retrospect, can claim the fact that God has acted in ...

370. Who Will Cast the First Stone?

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... my final point: The deliverance of Jesus. That deliverance broke the cycle of evil, and it is only that kind of action that will break the cycle of sin and evil in my life, in your life and in the life of the world. Two things stand out in Jesus’ response to the woman and her accusers. One, the privilege of judgment belongs to God, not to us. Jesus was forthright in his command, “Judge not, lest you be judged.” (Matthew 7:1) He compared a per judging another to a man with a two-by-four in his own j ...

371. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... correct answers: Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18 — to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,” and “your neighbor as yourself.” But the swift response of this legal beagle’s brain is tempered by a hesitant heart. So he follows up this “loving” assertion with a qualifying question: “Who is my neighbor?” How inclusive must my “circle” be? Who can I legitimately “exclude,” exorcise, eradicate, from ...

372. Moses and the Burning Bush

Exodus 3:1-22

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... The worship of, or serving, the Lord is the culmination of the exodus event (ch. 15) and the subject of the second half of the book (chs. 20–40). It is no surprise that it was part of the answer to Moses’ first and most basic objection. The Lord’s response to Moses’ second question was to give him the name of God. “Suppose I go . . . and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM (ʾehyeh ʾasher ʾehyeh). This is what you are to say to ...

373. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... “spilling of blood” as an anti-creational act (a sin against the Creator) that affects even the earth (Gen. 4:10–12; Num. 35:33–34; Deut. 21:1–9). God’s law governed the “eye for an eye” principle, and the courts adjudicated it. The second response of the biblical community to unlawful death was the early call to practice a better justice: “I am the LORD. Do not hate your brother in your heart . . . Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as ...

374. The Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... cultural situation. Led by his best intentions, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, for the following day, a festival to the LORD. The use of seemingly appropriate religious words created a half-truth. The biblical text does not exonerate Aaron of responsibility (see comments on vv. 21–25). A “festival to the Lord” could have been a good thing. God had asked for a remembrance of the Exodus as a festival to the Lord in the Feast of Unleavened Bread (khag leyhwh, 12:14–17; 13:6–8 ...

375. Naomi and Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... he had sworn to them. (Judg. 2:15) In other words, while Naomi is left alone as a widow, in no way is she alone in her feelings about Yahweh. Like many other Israelites, Naomi believes—or at least part of her believes—that Yahweh is just as responsible for disaster as he is for salvation (see, e.g., Isa. 45:7). As a good Yahwist, she refuses to look for an easy way out by, say, blaming her predicament on one of the ’elohim. In verses 8–13 Naomi repeats the same command three times: Return (shobenah ...

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