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3751. Prime The Pump!

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... are considering this morning, we find the story of Jesus meeting a sad little band of ten people suffering the terminal illness of leprosy. They cried out for healing. Jesus said, “Go show yourselves to the priest.” That was what you were supposed to do when you thought you had been healed. But at that moment none of them had been healed. They could look at their hands and see that the leprosy was still there. But Jesus had ordered them to take a first step. Would they have enough faith to do that? They ...

3752. Holy Habits

1 Timothy 4:1-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... with someone hurtful or with something helpful.” Then the doctor looked her straight in the eye and said, “Each day that God gives us is like one of those empty bottles. We can choose to fill it with positive thoughts that lift us and other people. Or, we can fill it with negative thoughts that depress us and everyone else. The choice is ours.” (1) That truth expressed by the doctor applies to an entire year and indeed to an entire life-time. We have a magnificent opportunity on this last day of ...

3753. Stumbling in Darkness, Looking for Light

Isaiah 9:1-7, John 1:5

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... up in the 50's. If you don't remember it, just watch one of the favorite movies of the season, The Christmas Story, and you will pretty much know what it was like. By the way, I never had a Red Ranger BB gun. I am sure my mother thought I would blow my eye out. I remember the first Christmas we had a television set. As I remember, the picture was always "snowy"—fuzzy figures in black and white on simple stage sets. Someone who remembers those days with me will remember the performer—it might have been ...

3754. FEAR NOT! You've Got To Be Kidding!

Luke 1:26-37

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... Minnie looked into her eyes and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of." Then she looked from the baby to the mother and said, "There isn't...really." The pastor goes on…. Two weeks later as I looked down from the pulpit over Minnie's casket, I thought, Is there really nothing to be afraid of? Have all the mothers who ever cooed those words to their sleepless babies been telling lies? Minnie, it occurred to me, had not been afraid, but not because there was nothing to be afraid of. There is so much to be ...

3755. The Lord's Song in a Foreign Land

Psalm 137:1-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... destroyed, the Ark of the Covenant carried away, the sacred shrines and holy spaces desecrated? How can we sing when our whole world is shaken, when we are captive to terrorists and oppressors and God seems so far away? You can hear their anguished cries at the very thought of their beloved Jerusalem in ruins: If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither! Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy. No wonder they cry, "How can we sing the Lord's ...

3756. A Circle for Dorothy

Ephesians 2:11-22, Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... That's grace. That's church. That's what it means to be the body of Christ, the community of mercy, a circle of love which sustains us and surrounds us, never letting us go...a circle for Dorothy. Now, my guess is when you saw the sermon title, you thought this sermon was going to be about Dorothy and Toto of Kansas and the yellow brick road, so I might as well bring them in. On her journey in search of "home," Dorothy is surrounded by a circle of friends—a Cowardly Lion, a Witless Scarecrow and a Frozen ...

3757. Where Earth and Heaven Meet

John 1:14

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... 's business district. Traffic had pretty well thinned out, and as I started to cross the street, I stopped right in the middle of the intersection and realized I could see all the way to the horizon. And as I turned and looked in all four directions, I thought I could see where earth and heaven actually met. Of course, the great news of tonight is that Jesus comes, not just to Bethlehem, but to Lubbock as well. He comes, not only to Mary and Joseph, but to every young couple holding their first-born son on ...

3758. Bart and Homer, Father and Sons

1 Samuel 20:24-42

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... "? How long will we tolerate the violence of King Saul against all of our children? Just this morning in the Free Press, our School Superintendent, John Hoffler, commenting on the death of one of our children, asked the same question: "One of our children has died and she thought drugs was the way to go. How could we let a child grow up in our midst and believe that?" [4] King Saul's story is a sad tale, sure enough. He is a King Lear who never does understand. And like Shakespeare's play, his story ends ...

3759. Yet Alive....Are We?

Romans 12:1-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... is highly questionable whether a passionless church addresses anybody, or if it even is the church in the first place. Christianity requires passion, and youth know it. Passion means something is at stake. Religion makes a difference. Jesus is to die for. Amen. [3] I thought of that the other day when I literally bumped into a woman in the checkout line. After my apology, we fell into a casual conversation. Before I knew what was happening, she was telling me about her church and what it meant in her life ...

3760. From the Tomb

John 20:1-18

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... pre-dawn shadow is the stone rolled away. Now don't get ahead of yourself in the story. I know you know the end of the story, or you probably wouldn't be here this morning. But just for a moment, put yourself in her place. Her first thought was not "Resurrection," it was "Desecration." Her first reaction was not "God at work," but "Grave robbers at work." Her first response was not "He Is Risen," it was "He is stolen." So she runs back across town, through the still silent streets to Peter and John (still ...

3761. Worship and Wonder

John 1:1-14

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... the Tetons." Then he pauses and says, "But I guess they'll have to get along without me if my little girl is getting married." Ennis is going to church…the Methodist church, the church with the motto which says: "Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors." And I thought, "O God, I pray that someone in that small- town Wyoming Methodist Church will welcome him, receive him, and gather him in: With all of his pain and all of his brokenness With all the sorrow of his life With all the guilt and regret and grieving ...

3762. Lost in Wonder, Love and Praise

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

John E. Harnish

3763. Gifts: Standing on the Promises

Malachi 4:10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

3764. Will The Real Saints Please Stand Up

Esther 4:1-17

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... no privileges, only responsibilities for service in the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ." I think Kent is right. The true measure of the church is not how many people come to worship, but how many people go to make a difference in the world. Well, I briefly thought about dying my hair a bright copper red, but decided against it. However, I am wearing my red bow and a penny, representing the commitment of our youth to the mission of fighting AIDS in Africa; and I am wearing a stole given to me by our ...

3765. Gathered In, Sent Out

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

John E. Harnish

3766. Growing Up

1 Corinthians 13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... the Tetons." Then he pauses and says, "But I guess they'll have to get along without me if my little girl is getting married." Ennis is going to church...the Methodist church, the church with the motto which says: "Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors." And I thought, "O God, I pray that someone in that small- town Wyoming Methodist Church will welcome him, receive him, and gather him in: With all of his pain and all of his brokenness With all the sorrow of his life With all the guilt and regret and grieving ...

3767. Called to be a Christian Community: Cracked Pots and Clay Jars

2 Corinthians 4: 1-18

Sermon

John E. Harnish

3768. Grasshopper Religion

Numbers 13:25-33, 14:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

3769. Praising God on an Oatmeal Box

2 Samuel 6:12-23

Sermon

John E. Harnish

3770. A Matter Of The Heart

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... her on the rooftop. David wanted her, and he was the king, after all, so David got her. She became pregnant. David tried to get her soldier husband home from the battlefield for some R&R, thinking that would cover his sin, that the child to be born would be thought to be his and not David's. When that didn't work, he plotted for the death of her husband on the field of battle. And when the prophet Nathan came to him, disclosing the whole sorry, sordid story in all its ugly detail, David had to face his sin ...

3771. Worship Like A Wesley

Philippians 4:4-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... . Help us to help each other, Lord, each other's cross to bear; let all their friendly aid afford, and feel each other's care. [2] Well, that's what it means to worship like a Wesley. And that brings me to the text of the morning, in case you thought I forgot. It comes from St. Paul's letter to the Philippians and is a description of the spirit of worship: Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice. Let your requests be made known unto God with thanksgiving. And the peace of God, which passes all ...

3772. Romans 13:9-21

Romans 13:8-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... this attitude will be manifested outside the “common mind” of the Christian community. Verse 17 seems to expand on the mandate stated in v. 14: Christians are not to retaliate against “evil” done to them. In fact followers of Jesus are to “take thought,” that is, thoughtfully pause and consider, only doing that which is good, that is, what is good according to God's will (see 12:2). Paul's realistic reading of the world's attitude towards Christians informs his admonition in v.18. As the world ...

3773. The Sacrifice Play

Matthew 16:21-28

Illustration

William J. Carl, III

... not a word we use much these days, is it? When was the last time you used it or thought about it in terms of your own life? When was the last time you sacrificed anything for anybody? Come to ... any more in a time like ours? Who really denies themselves and takes up crosses anymore? Actual sacrifice can lead to bitterness, especially when you thought you were trusting God's plan for your life and suddenly you realize that you have to sacrifice all your greatest hopes and dreams as burnt offerings on the ...

3774. Taking the Long View

2 Peter 3:8-15a

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... in the Christian faith, I believe there is a certain peace that settles in. We hope we can live one more day but are thoroughly convinced we are not going to live 1,000 years in this life. In our twenties with — major and miraculous — medical advances we thought ten centuries was a possibility! I do not view this as resignation. If it is, it is a special type of succumbing to who and what God was, is, and shall be. Cynicism may rear its weighty head, but for those rooted and grounded in the faith, this ...

3775. Training for a Purpose

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... . When this happens, what a great day it is! All at once what appeared so average or even sub par comes to life and we are thoroughly reminded God has not abandoned us. The validation for which we were looking virtually stuns our senses and thought categories. Christmas wrappings and the gifts contained therein go together in cohesive beauty. Being zealous in the right ways is a pure work of art to watch. Demagoguery doesn't rear its ugly head. Our works are free from egotistical yearnings. Our love is for ...

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