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376. Bystanders or Standbys

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... so that this situation can be rectified. If this work had been recorded in Genesis 1, we might have been left with “on the eighth day, God created relationships.” There are two kinds of relationships in this world. The first kind of relationship is a vertical drop — someone is up, someone is down. Face it, we all start out short. We all have to “look up” to others, literally. Moms and Dads might take the time to roll around on the floor with baby, but basically the most important person in our ...

377. God's Call for All

Acts 9:35-43

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... the way it should work in the secular world. We need that protection, because we're fallen creatures. We should, however, be uncomfortable if that attitude seeps into our corporate life as a church. The fact that we drop off a pie at your house doesn't mean you need to send one back. You might drop off some extra brownies months later, if you're in the baking mood, or better yet, you might take those brownies over to someone who just began attending the church. If someone visits you in the hospital, you ...

378. Journey To The Heart Of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... ’t take along the frankincense unless we’re visiting someone important. I mean, you don’t bring along frankincense when you drop in on the local telescope salesman. And, though my master always knows where he’s going, this time, he said he ... over the missus will take it out of my wages, and I can’t afford to lose any money. Jordana: I can just hear the money dropping in the master’s coin box. He’s getting rich and we’re getting dishpan hands. What do they need the soup for? I thought everyone ...

379. No Small Parts

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... else. Director: I told everyone the play was running too long and we had to cut some lines. Didn’t you check the revised script I gave you? Second Child (Lead Shepherd): No ... I didn’t think you were cutting any of my lines. I thought we were just dropping the dumb old Kings. Director: No, we cut a little bit from everyone so we didn’t have to cut out any parts. First Child: So I guess it’s down to just two lines, huh? (Lead Shepherd walks off in a pout.) Director: (calling over her shoulder) Mary ...

380. Miracles? No Problem!

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... will be back any minute. And my father is pretty good with a spear. Gabriel: (stepping off platform and walking to Mary) Calm down. I’ve been sent from God. Mary: (reaching back and grabbing the broom which she wields as a weapon) God doesn’t drop people into kitchens like that. That line might work on Samaritans, but Galileans aren’t that naive. Now, get out. Gabriel: Please listen to me. I’m a messenger. God sent me all the way to earth to tell you something very special. Mary: (lowering the ...

381. I Am the Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... take up his life or to lay it down. He laid it down on the cross, poured out every last drop of blood, sweated in pain until there was no more water of life left in him – and all of that, for you and me. No wonder the gospel songwriter would put it ... so starkly – each drop of blood bought me a million years. A soul was born each time he shed a tear. He loosed the chain that fetters you and ...

382. The Spilled Milk Experiment

Lk 2:41-52

Illustration

King Duncan

... big milk bottle with two little hands. Let's go out to the back yard and fill the bottle up with water. Then we'll see if you can figure out a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. It was a wonderful lesson! This renowned scientist then remarked that at that moment he knew he didn't need to be afraid of making mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning ...

383. Is There Room For Shepherds?

Luke 2:8-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Pride. But the shepherds, on the other hand, they didn't have much of anything at all, just the few family possessions they needed for daily life, just the basics. What they needed most was hope and faith. When they received that message of hope, they dropped everything to see this new born baby lying in a manger. They rejoiced and they couldn't wait to tell anyone who would listen. That is the action of Humility. Shepherds Teach Us Humility. II. Shepherds Teach Us To Risk A. Secondly, Shepherds Teach Us To ...

384. LOST? Finding Meaning

Genesis 1:1-5, John 1:1-5

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... life that way. II. Christian Meaning A. But from a Christian Biblical perspective, life does have meaning. Life wasn't accidental. From a Biblical perspective, we didn't just accidentally evolve from some primordial glop of ooze. Life didn't just drop out of the sky like the droppings of a bird. Scripture tells us that we were intentionally created which means there is purpose and meaning and direction behind our existence. Listen to both the Old and New Testament creation stories found in Genesis 1:1-5 and ...

385. The Dachshund Dilemma

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... crossroads for the soldiers who would land on the beaches later that morning. As often happens in war, things didn’t go as planned. Heavy cloud cover and poor visibility forced planes to scatter before they reached their drop zones. As a result, soldiers were dropped miles from one another all over the French countryside. In the early morning darkness and confusion, General Maxwell Taylor, commander of the 101st Airborne, found himself all alone in the pitch black. When he spotted another soldier groping ...

386. Discover the Perfect Gift of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... season I wish I had an Advil Calendar. We get so busy it makes our heads spin. This party, that program. What do I get for him? What does she like? What do I get the grandkids who have everything? Sometimes at the end of the day we just drop and we need that Advil. All of this just to find the perfect gift. When the truth is, the most Perfect Gift has already been given to us. I. The Perfect Gift A. The small mountain church was crowded with parents and grandparents. Toddlers wandered in the aisles and ...

387. This Is the Day!

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... that when a wildebeest or zebra is trapped by a lion, the trapped animal will submit to the inevitable. Its head drops, its eyes glaze over, and it stands motionless and accepts its fate. Walsh notes that people, in the face of adversity, adopt this same ... behavior. He calls it the posture of defeat chin down, head dropped, shoulders slumped, arms hung limply. This posture, he notes, is often visible as players leave the field in the later stages of ...

388. A Guide for Growth

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that even living good lives we will miss what is most vital. We even do it in the church. Let me illustrate: Colin Morris is one the leading Methodist preachers in England. A few years ago he was serving as a missionary in Zambia. One day a Zambian dropped dead not a hundred yards from the front door. The pathologist said he’d died of hunger. In his shrunken stomach were a few leaves and what appeared to be a ball of grass. Nothing else. In the mail that same day the Methodist Reporter journal of British ...

389. On the Road with the Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

James W. Moore

... hem of His robe. Right then, the story tells us, her bleeding stops. She thinks she has gone unnoticed, so she drops back trying to lose herself in the huge crowd. But then, Jesus stops, turns around and asks: “Who touched me?” ... about that tug… and God was with me that morning and He gave me the good sense to realize it. So, I just shut everything else out… and dropped down on one knee to be on eye level with 8-year old Jodi. She beamed… and she said: “Daddy, it’s Father’s Day… and I have ...

390. The World's Best-Known Widow

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , Jesus was watching people give. He really wasn’t interested in how much, but how they gave. So, He told his story to communicate the spirit of the widow. She dropped in two mites, a penny or two. She did it spontaneously. She wasn’t concerned about what others were giving. The wealth of those who went in procession dropping their large sums into the treasury did not intimidate her. I doubt if she gave any thought to what a relatively insignificant amount it was. That’s the reason Jesus acknowledged ...

391. Doing What Disciples Do

John 15:12-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... never ever be thirsty again.” That is what worship does for us. It gives us a spring of living water welling up inside our souls. Jesus says come to the water, stand by my side I know you are thirsty, you won’t be denied I felt every tear drop, when in darkness you cried. And I’ve come to remind you, that for those tears I died. “It is written,” said Jesus to Satan, “worship the Lord your God.” Abide in love. II. WE ABIDE IN LOVE THROUGH PRAYER Prayer really does not change many things, but it ...

392. The Uniting Peace of Christ

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to love those who persecuted him. He told us to bless those who persecute.” The Peace of Christ be with you. Build a bridge that will set a better dream for the world and find a better way for us to live together. On August 16, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, killing 100,000 people instantly and wiping out 70,000 of the cities 76,000 buildings. The co-pilot on that mission, Captain Robert Lewis, wrote in his diary on his way home, “My God, what have we done?” Three ...

393. Convening A Construction Crew: Nobody Builds Alone

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . People visit less, belong to fewer groups, and more often live alone. Robert Putnam, in his book, Bowling Alone, reports that over the last 25 years civic club memberships are down 58%, families eating dinner together have dropped from 50% to 34%, inviting friends over to your house dropped 45%. The more affluent we are the more isolated we tend to be. We have quickly become a generation of people who live cocooned lives tethered to our home entertainment systems, barricaded behind our electronic alarms ...

394. Are You Able?

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... No," says Skin Horse. “It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen to people who break easily or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. By the time you are real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all. Because once you are real, you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." Perseverance produces character. Character produces hope. Cancer has made you a better person ...

395. The Dynamics of Being a Dad

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

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... active church participant as an adult. If fathers take their child to church alone, there is still a 50% chance the child will continue the practice as an adult. If the mother takes the child to church alone the percentage drops to 15%. If parents send their child to church, the odds drop to 9%. Dads, granddads, step-dads, male mentors—you play a vital role in the spiritual development of the next generation. So today I want to talk about the dynamics of being a dad with the understanding the principles ...

396. The Power to Belong

Acts 4:32-35

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... people in the world." Affluence has led Americans to a new isolationism. Robert Putnum in his book Bowling Alone reports that over the last 25 years, civic club memberships are down 58%. Families eating together have dropped from 50% to 34%. Inviting friends over to your house has dropped 45%. We have quickly become a generation of people who live cocooned lives, tethered to our home entertainment systems, barricaded behind our electronic alarms, isolated from one another even in our own homes. The Bible ...

397. Making the Most of Small Beginnings

Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... cross. We convert the world with a handful of fishermen and a couple of tax collectors. How odd of God not to use our methods of promoting the Gospel. Never let us underestimate the infinitude of the little. In a drop of water there is a city with tides of traffic flowing through its streets. In a drop of blood there is a battleground with a marshaled host of red and white cells. In a seed lies a mustard tree, where all kinds of us birds can find rest for our souls. Jesus himself said, “If you have faith ...

398. By Belonging

1 Peter 2:2-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... not we likewise endure? Christ redeemed suffering. He was no joyful martyr. He didn't enjoy a single moment of it. He sweat drops of blood in Gethsemane. He cried out in human pain from the cross. He healed many people as He traveled from village to ... you want to do is to check out of the community of faith. I know it's tempting, isn't it? When people are hurting they sometimes drop by the wayside. But that is the absolute last thing we want to do. Henri Nouwen says it so well. “So much of our pain remains ...

399. You Can't Stay on the Mountain Forever

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... out of church because he felt that he had outgrown it and that it was “sissy stuff”, and the other kept going because he felt that it would really make a difference in his life.” Then this inmate said, “The boy who dropped out is yours truly, the persons making this introduction”. And the boy who kept going is the famous preacher who will speak to us this morning! (story recalled by Norman Neaves, “Getting Ready for a Great Future”). It makes a difference what we stay focused on, doesn’t ...

400. Be Square

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a hand to move sprinklers and shovel snow for the elder neighbor the teacher who told you, “I know you can do it,” and stood by you until you did. Some of our square halo people we may never even get to meet. Like a stone dropped into water, their actions ripple out across our lives and the world, changing things, changing people, changing us. Jesus wore a square halo long before he was transformed by crucifixion and resurrection into a round halo Savior. The square halo Jesus hung out with average Joes ...

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