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376. How Not to Become Distracted

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... . In contrast, Mary has chosen "the better part." Just what is this better part? Mary has decided not to miss out on what she can learn from Jesus while he's in their home. She sits at his feet and listens to what he had to tell her. She's bent on gleaning all she can from the time she has with Jesus. Rather than being distracted by all these other things, she sits in raptured attention, hanging on his every word. I have come to learn that there is one thing that will capture my dog's attention, and that ...

377. Cured Cripples and Crabby Critics

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to cripple him mentally and spiritually. Like her, Ron found strength to overcome his painful and debilitating physical handicap by a strong faith in Jesus Christ. Cripples are still being cured today. The woman in our text had been crippled for eighteen years. She was bent over, unable to stand up straight. She was in a synagogue praying when Jesus noticed her. He looked intensely at her and then said, "Woman, you are set free from your ailment" (Luke 13:12). Cured, she stood up straight and praised God. A ...

378. Faithquakes

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... been a practicing Christian. I haven't been in church for years." Suddenly, a snowstorm came up and the voice of the flight attendant reminded the passengers to tighten their seatbelts. Then the flight attendant did something strange. She came down the center aisle, bent down, and with a screwdriver lifted a small section of the carpet. Then she manually opened a trap door. "What are you doing?" the young business executive screamed. "I'm just manually checking to see if the landing gear is down," she said ...

379. Carrying the Burdens of Others

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... fatigue and overheated from exertion, he finally saw the lights from the monastery in the distance. Just then he took a step and stumbled, almost falling. He looked down and found that he had stumbled, not from weakness, but from an object lying in the path. He bent down on one knee and brushed the snow from the body of the Buddhist monk, who had frozen to death within sight of the monastery. Kneeling down, Sundar recalled a passage from Luke's Gospel: "Those who want to save their life will lose it, and ...

380. The Hard Sell

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... appear to go on all the time. The calculated deceit in today’s world stretches our imaginations! Only what we have done for Christ and consequently stored up in heaven is free from such onslaughts. It is a simple, spiritual truth but human nature is often hell-bent on discrediting it. Our saved souls yearn for permanent treasures. Only by living Christ’s ways can they be there at our death. If we place our hearts in this world’s treasures, we have a big problem. It is going to evaporate or worse! The ...

381. The Image of Perfection

Mark 10:17-31; Isaiah 64:6

Illustration

Michael Milton

... scanning the class for any signs of misbehavior, the class could take no more of June. The class erupted into a giant spitball arena. It was absolute anarchy. Suddenly, June got hit-right in the face. There was silence. We wondered what would happen. June put down her chalk, bent over, got the spitball, and threw it back. She was a part of the anarchy! June Day was not perfect! She could not keep up her veneer of perfection. She was a party to the crime. It was then, as June's arm was cocked back ready to ...

382. A Little Town of Great Renown

Micah 5:2-5a

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... familiar in church music circles for many years. Bach inscribed all his compositions with the phrase, "To God Alone the Glory." Professor Peter Schickele of the fictitious University of Southern North Dakota discovered an obscure relative, P.D.Q. Bach, known as the most bent twig on the Bach family tree. The name Bach had always been associated with fine music until P.D.Q. appeared on the scene. This fabled genius, P.D.Q. Bach, was referred to as "the worst musician ever to have trod organ pedals," "the ...

383. He Will Abundantly Pardon

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... of God's peace. We were not given a spirit of fear, but of joy. There are plenty of things to fear in today's world, but they should not dominate our thinking. Most of us make it through the day. Most of us are not shot, punched, diced, clipped, bent, folded, or mutilated. Most of us don't have to be survivors. We can be team players. We can work together for all, rather than striving to eliminate all others. As for those who do suffer, who have suffered, who are victims — that's where we are called as ...

384. The Undoing of Babel

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... emaciated and far gone. On that Sunday, the first hymn was, "His Eye Is On The Sparrow," and when the congregation stood to sing, this man was unable to rise. He sat there holding the hymnal in his lap. After a moment, however, the black woman went to his side, bent down and lifted him up. Hear the end of the story in Lamott's own words: She held him next to her, and he was draped over and against her like a child, and they sang. And ... the black woman and the man with AIDS, of whom she was so ...

385. A Voice in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... paying for this meal. When the check came, he fumbled around in his pockets pretending to have lost his wallet. The owner of the diner had already sized him up and knew he didn’t have the money. The owner came around the counter, approached the man, and bent down as if to pick up something. The owner said to the man, “Well, looks like you dropped this $20 bill.” Now the man had enough to pay for breakfast and a little more to keep for the road. He never forgot this totally undeserved act of generosity ...

386. Secret Santa

Luke 3:1-6

Illustration

King Duncan

... of paying for this meal. When the check came, he fumbled around in his pockets pretending to have lost his wallet. The owner of the diner had already sized him up and knew he didn't have the money. The owner came around the counter, approached the man, and bent down as if to pickup something. The owner said to the man, "Well, looks like you dropped this $20 bill." Now the man had enough to pay for breakfast and a little more to keep for the road. He never forgot this totally undeserved act of generosity and ...

387. A House for Our Home and a Home for Our Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... eyes, he said, that marvelous tone, maybe I taught Fritz that. Parents, you’re the teacher – the priest to your children, and some day, some day, God will give you the joy of saying, perhaps with tears in your eyes, the joy of saying, that tone in her life, that bent of his character, that commitment to Jesus Christ, that passion for service and ministry and mission – I gave them that. And another generation of your family will have a house for their home and a home for their faith. So be it. Amen.

388. Discover the Promise of Christmas

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and A Christmas Story with Ralphie and the Red Ryder BB Gun. We even watch some the TV specials trying to recapture that elusive feeling. We come with longing. We come to the Advent season hoping that God will once again meet us face to face while we're bent over the manger cradle making goo goo eyes and silly noises to entertain the newborn infant who is the Son of God, the King of Kings, our Savior. C. We come to Worship and to all the activities knowing that we need to be prepared. John's words have ...

389. By Right Paths

Psalm 23:3

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... spun and fell to the ground. When she fell to the ground, she didn't get up. Her neighbor waited for her to get up. But Mom didn't get up, so the concerned neighbor rushed over to see if maybe she was hurt from the fall. As the neighbor bent over, the mother opened one eye and whispered, "Shhhhhh. Please don't give me away. This is the only chance I ever get to rest." (1) Being a Mom is hard work. Being a parent is hard work because they don't supply us with a users manual. Somebody said ...

390. The Character of Christmas; Wise Men: Seeking

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... all wanted when we were younger. Especially that steam engine where the headlight worked and steam actually came out of the smokestack. That was the coolest. I remember my brother Glen playing with our train one day. He ran the train around the curves too fast and it derailed. Glen bent over the train and tried to put it back on the track but wasn't having any luck. Dad saw what was going on and came over to help. He said, "You can't do that from above; you have to get down beside it." Then Dad lay down on ...

391. Shelter From the Storm

Luke 13:31-35

Illustration

Richard J. Fairchild

... to help put out the last of the fire. As he and his grandfather sorted through the wreckage, they came upon one hen lying dead near what had been the door of the hen house. Her top feathers were singed brown by the fire's heat, her neck limp. Ike bent down to pick up the dead hen. As he did the hen's four chicks came scurrying out from beneath her burnt body. The chicks survived because they were insulated by the shelter of the hen's wings.

392. God Does Not Compare His Children

Luke 15:11-32

Illustration

Brett Blair

... to me? When, all our lives, we grow up in a world filled with grades, and scores, and statistics, we learn either consciously or unconsciously that we must measure up. It is then that we are just like the elder brother and joy flies right past us because we are bent on comparing. God does not compare his children and rank them. And though intellectually I can get this in my mind, on a pure emotional level I find it almost impossible to accept.

393. Come and See

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... town to preach. The young monk was so honored to get such an invitation from St. Francis that he quickly accepted. They paused beneath a tree and Francis stooped to return a young bird to its nest. They went on and stopped in a field crowded with reapers and Francis bent his back to help load the hay onto a cart. From there they went to the town square where Francis lifted a bucket of water from the well for an old woman and carried it home for her. All day long he and St. Francis walked through the streets ...

394. Hope That God Is Nearby

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... new dime on the sidewalk one day? He got so excited that he devoted the next 40 years looking for what others had lost. During that time he accumulated 11 pennies, a few more dimes and quarters, several thousand buttons, pins, screws, nails, and a permanently bent back and an ugly disposition. In the meantime, he lost sight of the sun, the moon, and the stars. He never noticed the beauty of flowers, smiles of children, songs of birds, or the flowering of trees. He was content to keep looking down. If God ...

395. Winning the War Over Worry (Series: Winning The War Over Daily Life)

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me.” But Jesus replies, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better.” A Greek proverb says this: “A bow that is always bent will break!” II. How Can We Handle the Worries of Life? What Are Some Thoughts That Might Free Us? Jesus specifically mentions three. Know your value. In Verse 24 we read, “You are much more valuable than a bird. Two sparrows are sold for a penny. You ...

396. The Voice of the Shepherd

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . They question the voice of the Shepherd or the sincerity of the Voice. They question the other sheep in the flock, whether they will accept them or not. Or worse, they don't think they can be worthy of that love, even after the Shepherd has rescued them and has bent down to give them refreshing water. But that really doesn't matter to God, it really doesn't matter to the Shepherd. That's why He came. That's why He gave His life on the cross. He loves you. The Shepherd loves those who don't want to have ...

397. The Hopes and Dreams of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... give Jesus?" "Oh, I'm too embarrassed," said Sally. "I shouldn't tell you." "That's O. K. What is it?" "A kiss," she said. And the night of the pageant, that is what she gave him. All the other angels brought their gifts of toys and animals. But Sally bent over the manger and gave the little baby a kiss. A loving sigh went up from the congregation as they watched. Sally knew the secret of giving. And she gave the baby Jesus exactly what God was giving us when God gave us Jesus in the Cradle, something that ...

398. Where Love Comes From

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... fifteen minutes late, he found his friend in a state of high agitation, pacing about, perspiring heavily, visibly upset. It seemed an overreaction to fifteen minutes of tardiness. Later, this friend said to Willimon, “I just can’t help it. I know why I get so bent out of shape when a friend is late. My mother kept me waiting under that tree at the orphanage all afternoon. And she never, ever returned. I just can’t stand for someone I love to be late.” “He was now all grown up,” says Willimon ...

399. Living While You Wait

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Our way of relating is shaped by the brusque world in which we live - a world of oppressiveness curtness, presumption. What yeast in the leave of life might we become if we cultivated gentleness? This is no “soft” virtue but rather a bent of character that controls our capacity for rage and activates our capacity to love. The gentle are courteous and kind; they exercise restraints; they practice reticence in speech, knowing that words can wound and silence may be more affirming than chatter; they ...

400. Where Do We Grow from Here?

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a Christian did not save me from this devastating drive. Answering the call to preach and getting a theological education didn’t do it. Experiencing a measure of success, even publishing a couple of books didn’t do it. I became a slavish worker, tirelessly bent on achieving and performing, almost mercilessly driving myself…a fear of failure drawing from me more and more energy, and serving as a demanding taskmaster of my life. Along the t I had to admit to myself and others, and of course, to God ...

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