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3876. A Little Dirt Is Good for You

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... strike fear in the heart of every pastor). She had been teaching about how God created Adam from the dust of the earth. To which his son Luke said, “You mean I’m made out of dirt?” The teacher responded, “Well, in a sense, yes.” Luke thought for a moment, processing this information through his four-year-old brain. Then Luke said, “My Mom is NOT going to be happy about that!” (1) One mom was frustrated by how often her four‑year‑old son, Brian, was getting dirty playing outside. At wit’s ...

3877. Traditions of Men

Mark 7:1-23

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James Cox

... , nor did he impart to his disciples a common set of articles of faith, logically and unmistakably linked together, which they were to hold and to teach. He would have little sympathy for the modern attempts to standardize the theology of men. He did not put his thoughts into articles of faith, which men must sign he put them into actions, which men must do. His great word was not "This say," but "This do." He has not commanded us to repeat creeds, but to perform deeds; not to recite, but to do the will ...

3878. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... serve two masters.) There are certain things in life that nobody can do. You cannot walk in two directions at the same time. That's why the great philosopher, Yogi Berra said, "If you ever come to a fork in the road, take it." You can't think two thoughts at the same time, and you cannot serve two masters at the same time. This is not a question of advisability. Jesus did not say, "You should not serve both God and mammon." It is not a question of accountability. Jesus did not say, "You must not serve both ...

3879. Never Give Up On God

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... Law and the Prophets." (v.12) Now you may wonder why I am including the golden rule here, but it is because of that first little "therefore." That immediately tells me that what Jesus says here is linked directly to what He has just said to us before. So I thought about that. How is the golden rule, that is how we treat others, tied to prayer? Then it hit me. There is another reason why you and I have to know that God answers prayer: If God told us to pray, but then did not answer our prayer, He would ...

3880. The Dream Work of Teamwork

Nehemiah 3:1-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... that I don't understand. Dusty never moved when you kept calling him by those different names. Why didn't you just call Dusty by his name from the start?" The farmer said, "I had to call out those three names first. You see Dusty is blind. If he thought he had to do all that work by himself he would have never even tried." I can't rebuild these walls by myself. I can't even rebuild these walls with just a staff under me. We need managers who will administrate and workers who will facilitate. Everybody ...

3881. A Clear and Present Danger

Nehemiah 5:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been brought into slavery. It is not in our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards." And I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to the, "Each of you is exacting usury from his brother." So I called a great assembly against them. (Nehemiah, 5:1-7, NKJV) Now when people are unhappy, you have a problem, but when women are unhappy you ...

3882. The Dark Side Revealed

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... long been suspicious of the relationship between him and Julie and this made her even more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between him and Julie than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, the son said, "I know what you are thinking mom, but I assure you Julie and I are just roommates." About a week later, Julie came to him and said, "You know ever since your mother came to dinner, I can't find the beautiful silver tray that ...

3883. I’m Movin’ On

Philippians 3:12-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... was defeated for the nomination of Vice President. In 1858 he was again defeated for the Senate. But Abraham Lincoln went on to become President of the United States because he understood that failure is never final, never futile, and never fatal. Let me give you a thought never to forget. God is not finished with you until you draw your last breath. Therefore don't you ever finish for God until you draw your last breath. I heard about an old lady who was very nervous driving in traffic. She was waiting for ...

3884. The Driver’s Seat

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... by something. Every church is driven by something. Many churches are driven by tradition. The two sentences you hear in this kind of church most often are these, "We've always done it this way" or "We've never done it that way". They hate the thought of change and they had rather live with old problems than risk finding new solutions. It reminds me of a congregation I heard one time that desperately needed a new building, but they were afraid to build one. During a service, some plaster literally fell from ...

3885. Experiencing God

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... of faith and helped us to see that the Bible and its story is for us — for us personally. What can be learned of God only through the five senses is never enough. Thank God for sixth-sense experiences, ones that open us up to realms we never thought possible. That's what happened to some 3,000 people on that day 2,000 years ago. They heard Peter and the others preaching in the streets, interpreting scripture in the light of Jesus Christ, and many of those listening suddenly knew that the story was for ...

3886. Things Change

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... , and heard time and again about the "Red Menace." We lived through the Cold War. Then, all at once, we learned that the Berlin Wall was coming down, the Soviet Union was breaking up, and the threat of Communist domination of the world was going away. Who would have thought that was possible, at least in our lifetime? The view that things won't change is the root of a lot of pessimism. If we are married to someone who has certain traits we don't care for, we may conclude far too soon that "they will never ...

3887. The View from Michal’s Window

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... There is something to be said in favor of being able to live without trying to conform to anybody else's expectations of us. In fact, that very idea was a big part of a pop philosophy that took hold back in the 1960s, a school of thought that focused on individualism. Its main idea is probably best summed up in a few lines written by Frederick Perls, a psychologist and developer of the branch of psychology called Gestalt. Those lines, sometimes called the "Gestalt Prayer," go like this: I do my thing, and ...

3888. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

It's a question you've probably not thought much about, but were any parts of the Bible written by women? We count about forty different writers in scripture, and according ... beds, baked a dozen loaves of bread, split some firewood and brought in enough to fill the kitchen bin, cleaned the lamps and put in oil, stewed some apples she thought might spoil, churned the butter, baked a cake, then exclaimed "For goodness sakes, the calves have gotten out of the pen," and went and chased them in again. The fence ...

3889. Putting God to Work in Your Life through Peas, Squash, Lettuce, Thyme

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... people. Peter was instructing Jesus in the messianic identity that men and women were expecting. It was the way it had to be. And let no God put it asunder! The disciples “fired” the Jesus plan for salvation when they first heard it. Whoever thought up such a thing. God was idled by their idols — idols of political power, idols of self-importance and self-pride, dreams of re-gained greatness. If Jesus were the Messiah, then the disciples were in the catbird seat. The disciples were sitting pretty ...

3890. Be at Peace with One Another - Sermon Starter

Mark 9:49-50

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Brett Blair

... to himself, "Four centuries after Christ and they are still killing each other, for enjoyment?" He ran to the coliseum and heard the gladiators saying, "Hail to Caesar, we die for Caesar" and he thought, "this isn't right." He jumped over the railing and went out into the middle of the field, got between two gladiators, and tried to stop them. The crowd became enraged and stoned the peacemaker to death. When the Emperor of Rome, Honorius, heard about the monk he declared him ...

3891. Repentance Is Relationship!

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... man who made a profession of faith. He made Jesus his Lord and Savior. The next day, Rigby passed by the house of Alexander Whyte, the preacher, and decided to stop and share with him the decision this young man made. The preacher said, "Thank you. I really thought I made a mess of last night's sermon and this really helps me to hear what happened. By the way, what is your name?" The man said, "My name is Rigby." Alexander Whyte said, "What?" He said, "My name is Rigby." Whyte said, "Man, I've been looking ...

3892. Our Task: Acceptance and Challenge

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... than a few miles from home before! And to get to see Jerusalem for himself for the first time! The experience was actually so enthralling that Jesus lost all track of time, and when the people from Nazareth started home, he was not with them. I have always thought there was a measure of neglect here on the part of his parents. How could you leave and walk for a whole day and not notice that your twelve-year-old was not with you? However, this is probably an unfair criticism. I read recently that because ...

3893. The Baptism of the Lord

Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... am sure you still work hard and take care of your family." "That's right,"Frank nodded in agreement. "Well then," the minister said with a bit of caution, "what made you do it?" Frank cleared his throat. "I didn't know before what my business was; you see I thought it only included my work and my family, but I learned it was to serve God and human need." It is at those moments when the heavens open and you can almost hear the voice of God: "This is my Son; with him I am well pleased." — Tom M. Garrison ...

3894. Woe to the Blessed

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... completely! You are the center of my life. All of my life is centered around my relationship to you. You are at the center of my thoughts and actions. You are the purpose and direction of my resources. Here I am, God. Everything I have and everything that I don't have, ... to the Lord Jesus Christ at the very center of our existence. It is the most precious gift that we have. Every thought and every action we extend is centered around our personal relationship to the living Lord, Jesus Christ. I think it means ...

3895. Building a Victorious Life

Luke 6:39-49

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... in 1173. Its original constructor worked twelve and one-half years, completed three and one-half stories and then it began to lean — so much so, that he deserted the project, and eighty years later another builder came. He thought he could correct the defect and he built the tiers even straighter, he thought; but that did not solve the problem. Ninety years later, another builder put the dome on its top, but still, every single year, that tower leans a fraction of an inch more. One day, even though it has ...

3896. No Intimidation

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... children. Every married pastor knows the reality of such a state of affairs in the parishes. We can be pushed in different directions because our loved ones will suffer — if we don't knuckle under. A devout person said that's the best case for celibacy! Give that suggestion some thought and be reminded as the Holy Spirit blows wherever it chooses, perhaps in our day and time even more so, we must be open to forms of ministry never ...

3897. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... didn't make much sense to a pagan, ancient culture. Unconditional surrender to Christ in our day and time doesn't make much sense in ours, either. Don't you just love Mary's gall? And to think we are reading, studying, and preaching about it today. Who would have thought the fathers of the church would include the story in holy scripture? Ah, but wait a minute, we have the answer to that one. The Holy Spirit ordained it and it was and is so! The Bible does not provide us with a take it or leave it posture ...

3898. A Good-bye Topping All Others

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... story don't we? Now, our enthusiasm picks up and we look forward to more. There was summarization to show fulfillment. He was brief — even terse — as he spoke of the Law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms. Why should there be any dubious thoughts about his ministry? There it is for all to witness, especially his closest followers. From a rich background of his people everything he has done and said should be obvious. If one were to look carefully and with an open mind, there would not be much ...

3899. Compassion Can Do More Than You May Think

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... through you. The man who was dead, we are told, was the only son of a widow. Luke then adds this telling comment, "When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, ‘Do not weep' " (Luke 7:13). Spontaneously and without so much as a thought, Jesus' heart goes out to this woman. Jesus knows that she has not only lost her only son, but also the sole means of support in her old age. Later, on the cross, Jesus will repeat a similar act of compassion with his own mother. He will turn to John ...

3900. A Samaritan Took Care of Him

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... also would have been trained in the law. He also would have known how to use the same scriptures to justify his position. Had he chosen to pass by on the other side of the road like the other two did, it would have been understandable. No one would have thought much about it, least of all the priest and the Levite. In fact, they might have respected him for it. For after all, the man was living up to the religious principles of purity he claimed to believe in. But, as the story tells us, this is not what ...

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