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376. Who is Greatest Among You ...

Matthew 23:1-39

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... late coach of the Greenbay Packers, Vince Lombardi, who first coined the creed many would have to live by, "Winning isn’t the only thing," he once said, "It’s everything!" Jesus had something to say about our need to get ahead. He didn’t say that the desire to excel and achieve was wrong, but he did turn the tables on some common understandings of success. He redefined greatness, at least as far as our life in relationship with God is concerned. One evening, I was on my way to a dinner meeting at a ...

377. The Surprising Twist to the Story

Ruth 4:1-12

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... Ruth did not face that possibility, because it was barley with which they were working, but why wear good clothes for that dusty operation? The answer, again, was simply to gain the attention of Boaz and get him to realize that "his handmaiden" was a most desirable woman. After the evening meal, when Boaz settled down for a good night’s rest, Ruth carried out the rest of the plot. She uncovered Boaz’ feet and lay down at them. Boaz awakened with a start about midnight and discovered a woman at his feet ...

378. What kind of Cup Do You Bring?

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

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Various Authors

... question greatly determines what you will receive of God’s grace as you gather for worship and the Lord’s Supper. What kind of cup do you bring? The cup I am talking about is the receptacle of your life which is able to receive the grace and gifts God desires to give you. What kind of cup do you bring? Some people bring a full cup. Some bring a partially filled cup. And others bring an empty cup. Let us look at what this imagery means. I. Some people bring a cup that is already filled It does not take ...

379. Anne Sullivan

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... love" because we have to. But the Greek language has given us yet another word for love, a word which has become synonymous with the Christian Gospel ... it is the word "agape." Agape is love which is neither required by ties of family nor by the desires of passion. It is love which is given without a price-tag attached. It is love which expects nothing in return. It is selfless love. Anne Sullivan epitomized agape. Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller the meaning of agape. Anne Sullivan met the Master who was ...

380. Journey To The Cross VII (Easter): Jesus And The Women At The Tomb

Mark 16:1-20

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James W. Moore

... changed her life forever. There was a little boy who lived in her neighborhood. His name was Jeter. Jeter was an only child of well-to-do parents who made sure he received everything his little heart desired. Well, one day his little heart desired the very thing that eight-year-old Rosemary Brown’s heart desired… it was a drum that had suddenly appeared in the display window at Penney’s department store. It was white with blue stars and a red, white and blue strap that went around your neck to hold ...

381. THE HAUNTING QUESTION

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... that our lives be everything we want them to be and even more. When we are in close communication with him, we discover his plan for a meaningful life. He is willing to give us an abundant life if we desire it. But some people mistakenly believe that to be a Christian one must make two lists: one list of the things you like to do and the other of the things you don’t like to do. To them, the Christian must do everything he doesn’t like to do ...

382. Faith Opens the Door

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... , and guide? Where was the true God who made all this, who had all power, who thought his own thoughts? Abraham was thinking, "nothing but that which is true, livingly true, can dictate my conduct." God’s standards must be higher than our superficial desires or there is nothing to build a life upon. We hunger for that which will last, for that which will stand up under crisis. The Interpreter’s Bible makes an interesting statement: It is possible to drift along not too discontentedly, somewhat nervously ...

383. A SERMON-DRAMA FOR EPIPHANY

Drama

Tom Eberle

... be annoyed that you were never satisfied with anything. I always thought how childish your behavior was. But now I understand. Female: Understand what? Star: You are different from the rest of us creatures of the world. I am a star and like being a star. I have no desire to be bigger or smaller, brighter or dimmer. I am what I am - a star - and that is important. If you could talk to the trees and the mountains, they would tell you the same. They are what they are, and are satisfied with it. Female: And we ...

384. Can a Christian Go to Hell?

Matthew 7:15-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... stand a chance. To Hell You Go! The word-only Christian, Jesus says, will not go to heaven. "Not every one who says to me 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven." It is not because Christ wants to be mean and exclude anyone. No, it is the desire of God that every single soul should go to heaven to live wIth him through eternity. If we do not make it to heaven, it is because we exclude ourselves by our lack of faith. Some of us church members make believe without really believing. We say one thing ...

385. The Most Misunderstood Gift

Acts 2:1-13

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Barbara Brokhoff

... Are you showing Jesus in your life? This, then, also answers the question that arises often: DOES IT MAKE YOU A "BETTER CHRISTIAN" TO SPEAK IN TONGUES? No, it does not! Paul, in 1 Corinthians mentions nine gifts of the Spirit. He says we should "earnestly desire the ‘best’ gifts." But as he names them, speaking in tongues and interpretation of tongues, are last on the list. What is the best gift? Obviously, the gift that is needed at a particular time, in that moment is the "best" gift. The best gift in ...

386. Defended By the Divine

Mark 14:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

... ’ church in town!" How about that for being beautiful and unique? Love cannot always do what it wants to do - but love will do something. Love has a way of finding a way. Love has an ingenuity all its own. It is born of that high desire to give out of purity of heart, devotion, and of a spirit free and unencumbered with selfishness. A crippled woman was the mother of three lovely little daughters, aged nine, seven, and three years. As the mother’s birthday approached, the older girls saved their small ...

387. Chapter II

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... the road that came over it, hoping for a glimpse of a returning son. Maybe he was praying for his son’s safety, as well as for his return. But it was not until the young man "came to himself," and turned toward home, that that reconciliation, which the father desired, took place. When the father saw the boy returning home, he ran to him, kissed him, decked him out in finery, and escorted him into the house. But it was up to the boy, not the father, to take those first steps homeward. It was up to the son ...

388. Chapter X

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... so many more dangers to our happiness because there are so many more things to make us unhappy when we cannot have them."1 Much of what Redhead says is true, of course. There are more things for the 20th-century man to run his eyes over, then desire. But, in one great essential Redhead is wrong. Covetousness is not based on how many different things there are to want. Covetousness is wanting what someone else has, and it doesn’t matter whether he has one thing, or a thousand, that you lack. And the thing ...

389. Wheel Within The Wheel

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... power. In many instances its power grows slowly but inexorably until one is ensnared in its bondage. This seems to have been the case with Judas. Though he heard about "the imperishable treasure that thieves cannot take or moths and rust cannot destroy," yet the desire for more money grew. Though he saw signs and wonders that Jesus did and was a living witness to his unselfish love, the sin of covetousness would not be arrested. The sin grew. That is probably why he could gripe and complain about waste when ...

390. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... knowledge of God and wanted to obtain his wisdom. Cain murdered his brother Abel. But why? Because he coveted God’s blessings upon him. And rather than deal with his own shortcomings and improving his relationship, he became jealous. Saul, the first King of Israel, desired to kill David. But why? Because he coveted the popularity of the boy. And David also fell into this trap. He sent Uriah the Hittite to the front battle line where he was killed. But why? Because he coveted the man’s wife Bathsheba and ...

391. The Ten Commandments - Part 4

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

392. Wants and Needs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... : Wants and needs. Jesus told a story about some guys who got that mixed up and they demanded bubblegum and rejected asparagus—they demanded the things they wanted and rejected the thing they needed most. My prayer for you is that as you get older you will grow in your desire for asparagus; grow in your desire for knowledge; and grow in your desire for Jesus and his church. Let’s Pray: Lord, games and golf and gum are good things but help us never to substitute them for that which we need. Amen.

393. A Man Who Wanted to Burn a City

Luke 9:46-50

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R. Blaine Detrick

... time, John indicated his "Son of Thunder" tendency by showing his ambition. He and his brother came to Jesus and expressed their desire to sit, one on his right hand and the other on his left, when the kingdom became a reality. They wanted to ... . It is good to have aspirations, hopes, dreams - but we need to be careful not to cross the line into selfishness and greed. Do we desire to share the glory and the splendor, the honor and the power of reigning with Jesus? But how much of a price are we willing ...

394. A Streak of Common Sense

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... these years I have come to feel that two conditions help determine what is genuine common sense. First, a person must think through to the long-range consequences; and, two, the person must keep faith with the daily requirements which must be met to arrive at the desired goal. A handy illustration is known to us all. The honored story of "The Three Little Pigs" spells it out. Three little pigs left home to make their way in the world. The first found a man with straw and decided he would make his house out ...

395. THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH

Drama

Norman D. Dow

... Only in this way was Moses able to look upon the glory of God that had passed by, and live. Dare I go on - to seek the desire of all nations? To look upon the face of God! My heart is the coward, and says to my mind, "Fear God and flee!" But my heart ... for about half an hour! [To Mary and Joseph] Blessed are your eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. Can this be God - this simple ...

396. With All Your Heart

Joel 2:12-17, Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... . God wants to turn us around from the ways of sin. God wants to turn us around from evil, hatred, malice, and malevolence. God wants us to turn to him in body, mind, spirit, and soul. Repentance is an expression of the soul’s and heart’s desire to turn things around for God, through God, and by God. Fourth, God wants a heart of redemption; a heart of love and forgiveness, compassion and understanding; a heart that is willing to redeem others and be redeemed. A heart of love and compassion is what it ...

397. Reproached Rolled Away

Joshua 5:1-12

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... in their minds when some of them, after being sent to scout out the new land, exclaimed that it was impossible to conquer because they looked like grasshoppers in the eyes of their enemies. The mind and heart of the victim were further manifested in their desire to return to the ways and life of oppression in Egypt. By stepping out in faith with Moses, they placed trust in God to deliver them from the havoc of personal oppression. Reproach was rolled away when they decided to live as victors and not victims ...

398. Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

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Dr. Boyd E. Wagner

... this, there is another thing that we need to see that I think He is teaching us very clearly…and it is the absolute power of things or the tyranny of things. Both Mary and Martha received Jesus into their home and probably the rest of the disciples. Both desired to entertain him, to honor him, to comfort him, to worship him. Both are great friends… there’s no separation in this. And with a little imagination we can begin to see what is really going on here. It goes on in your home and in mine. Jesus ...

399. Last Words

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... items. Through this new method you can buy almost anything from credit cards to celebrity secrets, from love and romance to sexual scandals. This new sales phenomenon is the 900 phone line. For instance, after the Jim Baaker scandal a few years back, if you had a desire to hear Jessica Hahn tell all about her most intimate secrets, or to hear "what really happened" to her, you could call 1-900-230-5050. If you had an interest in meeting the man or woman of your dreams, Jessica would help you do that also ...

400. The Path To Real Success

Mark 8:31--9:1

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King Duncan

... the boy wanted to go. The young fellow was bracing his feet and turning to the dog and angrily shouting, "Let's get this straight! You are my dog. I'm not your boy." (4) We recognize that somehow we must, if we are going to be successful, control our desires and subjugate them to our goals. How else can we be all that we can be? We are told that our Jewish friends abstain from many pleasures on the holy day of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, not to punish themselves for their sins and win God's favor ...

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