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3751. The Kingdom for Which We Long

Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... would turn their military weapons into farming tools and people would train for war no more. It is the will of God that children be cared for. We make that promise Sunday after Sunday in this place. Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such ... God that the least be helped. What part of God’s will don’t you understand? Don’t we have work to do? If we care enough to pray the prayer, then don’t we have a responsibility to embrace the will of God? It can be found. The Will of ...

3752. Using the Best Materials

Galatians 5:16-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ’s proud. There’s one that’s broken-hearted for his sins, And one who unrepentant, sits and grins. From much corroding care I would be free, If I could just determine which is really me. Life is a choice. Day by day we make ... borrow any tool from any neighbor whether or not they were home simply because he was trustworthy. They knew he would not only take care of it, he would bring it back. He borrowed money from the local bank with only his personal signature as collateral because the bankers ...

3753. The Door of Celebration

Luke 19:36-44

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a moment he felt as if the Lion must be sorrier about his mother than he was himself." “My son, my son," says Aslan. “I know grief is great. Only you and I in this land know that yet. So let us be good to one another and take care of one another." Wherever people grieve, Jesus weeps. Wherever children suffer, Jesus weeps. Wherever lives are torn apart, and hearts are empty, and hope dies, Jesus weeps. I am told that the signed name for Jesus is a tap of the fingers on the palm of each hand, indicating ...

3754. Does Christmas Make Any Difference?

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... in your heart. III. CHRIST MAKES GOODNESS ATTAINABLE “He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people He can be proud of, energetic in goodness.” Sometimes at Christmas I think, if we can care for the poor, spread good will, do good deeds in December, why can’t we do the same all year? Why does it take December for us to be genuine, generous, grateful, and glad? One little girl trying to watch out and not pout before Christmas was ...

3755. The Down Side of Christmas

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... famine, disease, war, and AIDS." The catastrophe is “tearing apart the social fabric of our nation," say national leaders. Caring for orphans costs $115 million a month in a country whose annual health budget is only $140 million." ... do whatever we need to do to keep our children safe and protected from the evil ones, including locking the doors to our day school and child care center. In certain present dangers, the best thing we can do is run for our lives. How can God help us in time of trouble? There is ...

3756. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Oswald Chambers once put it this way, “The spirit of God is always the spirit of liberty. The God who made birds never made bird cages.” We are free moral agents. If that freedom leads us astray, God will let us go. We cannot drift beyond his love and care; neither are we forced to live under his strict control. God is like a loving father who is willing to let go. II. GOD IS LIKE A FATHER WHO WELCOMES US HOME. Things go bad in the far country, as they always do. In desperation the son turns toward him ...

3757. The Door of Hospitality

John 12:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ; she practices it. She puts her faith into action. She recently volunteered in a program from this church at the prison called Better Decisions. She visits the prison once a week and has a person with whom she relates in a personal way. After one meeting with her care-receiver she came home and said, “I’ve got to deal with my prejudices toward prisoners before I can deal one-on-one with this individual.” What are the attitudes of your life that are going to have to change if you are going to have an ...

3758. Finding Our Reason For Being

Luke 4:14-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... only just begun to follow Jesus. Let us not turn back now. IV. WE ARE HERE TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED. A sign over an Italian hotel which once served as a hospital states it this way, “To heal sometimes, to comfort often, to care always.” We need to write that on our hearts. An interesting thing has happened in the field of medicine. While mainline churches have abandoned their ownership of hospitals and alienated themselves from the healing industry, doctors and medical centers have taken up religious ...

3759. What is the Future of Marriage?

Mark 12:18-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... left to those more scholarly than I. What I try to be is a local pastor who lives among the people and climbs the steps of this pulpit every seven days on trembling knees trying to make sense out of my life and the lives of those committed to my care. It is in that spirit that I want to make two statements about the institution of marriage in the 21st century. I. MARRIAGE IS A SACRED COVENANT. About twenty times a year, I stand before a couple as they stand in front of God and everybody and introduce the ...

3760. The Church As Family

Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... lives. Beware, your Heavenly Father is closer than you think. Embrace him. Claim him. Come home to your family, the family of God. What I enjoy most about Baptism is its symbolism of claiming. God is saying in the sacrament of Baptism, this is one of mine, handle her with care, treat him as you might treat me. Oh I know, critics tell us babies don’t know what’s going on. As they squirm and cry at Baptism how can they be deciding the future of their faith? I say since when did you decide to be born. How ...

3761. The Family As Church

2 Timothy 1:3-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Maybe more than we realize. Faith is caught before it is taught. When a mother nurses an infant, she is communicating God’s care. When a father bandages a cut, he is extending God’s healing. When families play together, they experience God’s joy. When ... going to do? E. We can participate in acts of mercy. I used to take my son with me to visit the nursing home. They didn’t care if I came but they delighted in the sight of a child. You don’t have to wait for the church choir tour or mission trip. You ...

3762. The Dynamics of Being a Dad

Ephesians 6:1-4, Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . You are Christians. You live by a different ethic and a separate standard.’ Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. Do not aggravate them to death. Do not break the spirit of those committed to your care. Fathers, your words have more power than you imagine. Become an encourager to those who are committed to your care. Do you get it? I hope so. It’s critically important. III. DADS ARE TO BE STRONG IN THE LORD. Of course, that applies to the rest of us as well. Verses 10-11 Finally, be strong ...

3763. The Door of Service

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... board room. Authority is not to be lorded over others. Use your power to create not destroy. Serving the table is more Christ like than sitting at the table. II. SERVANTHOOD IS A NEW WAY OF FEELING “People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care." John Maxwell says effective leaders know that you have to first touch people's hearts before you ask them for a hand. Servant leaders know they develop credibility with people when they connect with them and show them that they genuinely ...

3764. The Door of Prayer

1 Timothy 2:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to pray." The first thing I want you to do in your responsibility for our congregation is to pray. I. TO PRAY IS TO CARE FOR OTHERS Do you ever watch the evening news with bombings in Iraq, rebellions in Haiti, with rapes and murders close to home and ... a tiny bird in answer to your prayers. Paul said to pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. To pray is to care. II. TO PRAY IS TO COOPERATE WITH CHRIST Praying for others is called intercession. To intercede is to mediate on behalf of another. It is ...

3765. From Pride to Humility

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... accepted repentance. The old man thought a moment and then replied “Tell me, dear friend, if your coat is torn, do you throw it away?" “No," replied the soldier, “I mend it and use it again." “Ah," said the Abba, “if you are so careful about your coat, will not God be equally careful about his children?" God's in the mending business. In our throw-away world, God wants to mend you, and make you new. He'll take these old broken souls of ours and make them new again. That's what mercy is about. That ...

3766. Make Disciples—Intentionally

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... 've always wanted to ask somebody like you. What is it you really do up at the church?" Had I let Jesus be my guide I would have given the man a better answer than I did. Instead, I mumbled off some litany about preparing sermons, visiting the sick, taking care of business. But that's not what we really do up at the church. What I should have said and what the man deserved to hear is “We are in the business of making disciples. We are in the business of helping people become what God intends them to be ...

3767. Work

1 Corinthians 3:9-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of things about building a life that we need to know. I. THE FOUNDATION IS CRITICAL According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder, I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; “that foundation is Jesus Christ." We live in an age of vague spirituality, high tech religion, and entrepreneurial preachers. We affirm one another in our multiple ...

3768. Lighting up Your Neighborhood

Acts 13:44-49

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , his heart went out to him. He gave him first aid, disinfecting and bandaging his wounds. Then he lifted him onto his donkey, took him to an inn and made him comfortable. The next morning he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper saying, “Take good care of him. If it costs any more, put it on my bill and I will pay you on my way back." “Which of the three," asked Jesus, “do you think was a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?" Now, what part of neighbor don't you understand? How ...

3769. Come and See

Luke 2:1-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... life, and that life was the light of all people. Life is small, fragile, tender, vulnerable. No plant will survive without tender loving care! What is more helpless than a baby? There in a tiny manger lies the Lord of lords and King of kings! He is ... night: Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask you to stay, Close by me forever, and love me I pray. Bless all the dear children in thy tender care, And fit us for heaven to live with thee there. Isn't that all we really need? To be loved, and to know it. In my business, ...

3770. The Gentle Healer

John 9:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... will come and teach you how to hug your children. Another promotional item says, “Touch unlocks compassion and heartfelt care between the provider and the client which makes them equal partners in facilitating health and healing." As I read ... must be meticulously combed, picked, or pulled from a single strand of hair. Some folk become obsessed with nit-picking. With meticulous care they find something wrong with everything. The pick at life's joys, tarnish life's triumphs, and make critical comments about ...

3771. The Humble King

John 12:12-19

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... We have things to do, places to go, tasks to accomplish. Into our frantic worlds, we try to fit in a little faith. If we plan carefully, we find a way to squeeze in an hour for worship and a quick prayer at the stop light. God will have none of it. The ... that, but the disciples, struggling with whom is going to be on his left and whom is going to be on his right forget to take care of the necessary detail of foot washing. So nobody bothers to wash anybody's feet. Jesus does it and when he is finished he says ...

3772. By Belonging

1 Peter 2:2-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... solution close at hand. The result is often that we quickly find ourselves pointing a finger at the one who suffers. I've got news for you. Most of us, even those who are hurting deeply, don't need to be fixed. What we need is friendship, somebody to care. A friend is someone who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing, and face with us the reality of our powerlessness. That is ...

3773. Sharing God’s Blessings

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... in the land of the free and the home of the brave? Why was I raised in a house I didn't buy by parents who cared for my needs? Why am I an American sitting comfortably in my living room rather than an Indian squatting in some rat infested alley of ... all we have to do is protect it from individuals or institutions who might dare to alter the wonderful life we have so carefully constructed. “Property rights" are a cherished freedom in this country. The Bible has a better idea. The Bible says: “The earth is ...

3774. The Shocking Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Illustration

Ben Squires

Biblical scholar Kenneth Bailey paints the picture of what it meant for the Good Samaritan to take the wounded man on his own donkey, ride into town, put him up at the inn, and care for him. There's an unwritten shock in the parable of Jesus, a shock only heard by people living in the context of the story, a shock lost on us, but when Bailey changes the location and races of the characters, we today might have a better sense of the ...

3775. Dancing with the Saints

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

As soon as toddlers learn to “toddle,” they are ready to move to music and groove to iPods. Small children don’t care if their moves are “cool.” Small children don’t care of they look sweet or silly as they dance to the sounds they’re hearing. They just dance. When do we start being self-conscious? We do we lose our innocence? Sometime in elementary school? I suspect it’s just about the time the PE curriculum declares that it is ...

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