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376. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... men as leprosy did.” (3) And yet Jesus reached out and touched the leper. Why did he do it? You know why. “Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man.” That’s the problem with Jesus in many people’s estimation. He has too much compassion . . . he’s too soft-hearted . . . too easy to forgive . . . too easy to accept people’s shortcomings . . . too willing to do for people what they ought to do for themselves. Conveniently people who feel this way ignore the fact that ...

377. Proper 16

John 6:25-59, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Ephesians 6:10-20

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John R. Brokhoff

... Christian principles. b. Disadvantages of leaving 1. No one to be your advocate before God the judge. 2. No one to pay the price of your sin. 3. No one to assure you of life eternal. 2. Faith to be faithful (6:64, 69). Need: It is estimated that in recent years approximately one million Protestants leave the church annually. In the average congregation 40 percent of the members are inactive. In some denominations more members go out the back door than come in the front door. In his day Jesus faced the loss ...

378. A Violent Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... through a tornado or hurricane can attest. I was reading about a town on the coast of Scotland that was experiencing a particularly heavy gale-force wind. At the height of the gale, the harbor master radioed an officer of the local coastal authority and asked him to estimate the wind speed. The officer replied he was sorry, but he didn’t have a gauge. However, if it was any help, he said, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. That’s a strong wind. Scary. It reminds me of the two farmers ...

379. The Regenerating Work of the Spirit

John 3:1-21; Acts 2:1-41

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Phil Newton

... , so that it [has] new apprehension of things. He has a new assent, his understanding being enlightened to perceive the precious truths of Christ; he assents to them with a kind of [full certainty], in a lively, sensible manner. His judgment is changed. His estimate of things is changed. His purposes are changed, he has vastly different designs from those he was [accustomed] to entertain and indulge before his new birth…In short, his purposes were for sin and self, but now they are for God and his soul ...

380. From the Efforts of One Man

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Brett Blair

... work and that of his brother Charles led directly to the foundation of the MethodistChurch. On June 17, 1703 he was born to Rev. Samuel and Suzanna Wesley in Epworth England and surely he stands as one of the giants in human history. Think about it: Today there are an estimated 70 million Methodists worldwide, all from this one mans efforts for God.

381. Proper 10

Mark 6:14-29, Psalm 24:1-10, 2 Samuel 6:1-23, Ephesians 1:1-14

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B. David Hostetter

... own creativity, however modest in comparison to yours; through Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Parenting God, Adopter of children, Unifying Spirit, how can we evaluate the richness of your grace lavished on us in Jesus Christ? How can we estimate the treasure of wisdom and insight that you have graciously given us, disclosing the long-hidden purposes of your intention to unify all things in the universe in our Lord Jesus Christ? We can only praise you to the limits of our vocabulary ...

382. Tear Down This Wall!

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... of China is the only man-made edifice visible from the moon. That is actually a myth. It is an amazing accomplishment, to be sure, but not that amazing. At its peak, the Great Wall of China was guarded by more than one million men. It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese died building the wall. Since persons who died while working on it were buried beneath it, the Great Wall has been termed “the largest graveyard in the world.” But it did its part. It gave the Chinese ...

383. When You're Overwhelmed

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... to go in the forest this time.” (2) Have you ever felt absolutely overwhelmed? Have you felt like walking away from your desk and just screaming about your work responsibilities, perhaps? Or your financial responsibilities? Or your family responsibilities? It has been estimated that 90 percent of all doctor’s visits can be attributed, directly or indirectly, to stress, to the feeling of being overwhelmed. When you think about the stress that many of us are carrying due to the slowing economy, that alone ...

384. Decoding the Da Vinci Code (Part One - Exploring the Fiction)

1 Timothy 1:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... "cover to cover" by roughly 45 million adults in the United States, which is 1 out of every 5 (20%). This makes it the most widely read book with a spiritual theme, other than the Bible, in the history of this country.[[1]] Barna Research goes on to estimate that this movie will make more than $300 million which will put it in the top 20 money makers of all time. Since it was published in 2003, the book has been translated into 44 languages and sold more than 65 million copies worldwide making it the best ...

385. When the Bills Come Due

1 Timothy 6:6-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... not trying to get money out of you I am trying to get you in on God's blessing. I am saying this realizing that the more prosperous America becomes, the more stingy she becomes. In 1933, at the height of The Great Depression, church members gave an estimated 3.3% of their disposable income to the church. In the year 2000, members gave 1.94% of their disposable income to the church. In other words, the vast majority of people don't tithe. I am convinced that is one of the reasons the vast majority of people ...

386. The Paralysis of Analysis – The Fear of Failure

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

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James Merritt

... the Lord. He replaced my fear with faith and I don't get sick anymore." There are so many phobias in America today there is even a website - www.phobialist.com- that lists more than 500 human fears that people actually experience. In fact, it is estimated that there are about 50 million people in the United States who actually suffer from some type of phobia in their lifetime. You won't believe some of the fears that I have found. Some of them you will recognize. Claustrophobia - The fear of confined spaces ...

387. All By Myself: The Fear of Loneliness

2 Timothy 4:9-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... still here." Do you know what? We all carry pebbles in our pockets. We all want people to know that we are "still here." One of the reasons why it is not good to be lonely is because it causes great psychological damage. It is estimated that 80% of the people who seek psychiatric help come primarily because of feelings associated with loneliness.[4] It is one of the top two major contributing causes of suicide, particularly among teenagers. It all raises the question, why do we experience loneliness? I have ...

388. Being a Woman of God

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... really seem to matter if their stomach begins to sag or their face begins to wrinkle, and don't care to do a whole lot about it. But women are totally different. Phyllis Diller said she once spent seven hours in a beauty parlor and that was just for an estimate. Now I want you to understand that I'm grateful that women wear makeup. I know there are some denominations who teach it is a sin if women do wear makeup; I think it is a sin if some women don't. But I have to admit I really smiled ...

389. Marriage 101

Ephesians 5:22-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... four decades Americans have become less likely to marry, and fewer of those who do marry have marriages they consider to be "very happy." The Annual number of marriages per 1,000 unmarried women declined more than 1/3 from 1970 to 1966. It is estimated that after 10 years only about 25% of first marriages are successful; that is, both still intact and happy. The American divorce rate today is more than twice that of 1960. The percentage of all adults who currently divorced more than quadrupled from 1960 to ...

390. What a Difference a Day Makes

Exodus 20:8-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... only work 8 hours a day; the other 16 you are either sleeping or tending to your own business, so you have to subtract 174 days. That leaves 87, but wait, we are not through subtracting yet. You eat lunch every day and although lunch hours vary, it is estimated that the average worker consumes 45 days per year at lunch. Coffee breaks? Figure 21 days over the course of the year. Take those 21 days from the 42 left from the last calculation and that leaves you 21 days to get your work done. From those 21 days ...

391. Liar, Liar

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... in those who do." (Proverbs 12:22 NLT) One of the reasons that God hates lying is because to lie treats God like a fool as if He doesn't know when you are not telling the truth. For example, we will call certain untruths "little white lies". It is estimated that adults admit to telling thirteen white lies every week. That in itself is probably a little white lie, but every lie is techno-color in the eyes of God.[[5]] In Proverbs 6:16-19 we are told that there are seven things which God hates. "There are six ...

392. Workaholics Anonymous

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... put in a 50 hour work week. In fact, the word "workaholic" is often a complement. Believe it or not a "working vacation" is not an oxymoron.[1] Don't think for a minute this emphasis on work is not taking its toll on America. An estimated 60 % of absences from work are from psychological problems due to stress and job burnout costing us over $57 billion dollars a year. Mass lay offs, pay cuts, endless work days, and disappearing vacations, Americans are coping with an unprecedented level of job stress. In ...

393. A Cure for the Workaholic

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... work ethic" for nothing. We work now, on average, about 50 weeks a year. The average American works nearly 2000 hours a year and about 40% of Americans put in a 50 hour work week.[[1]] This is not a problem to take lightly. An estimated 60% of absences from work are from psychological problems due to stress and job burn out. It costs our economy over $57billion dollars a year. Add to this, massive lay-offs, pay cuts, endless work days, disappearing vacations and Americans are coping with an unprecedented ...

394. God Where Are You? - The Problem of Evil

Genesis 3:1-6, Judges 6:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... , LB) Romans 8:20 says, "Against its will, everything on earth was subjected to God's curse." (Romans 8:20, NLT) Though it may sound simplistic and even a cop-out to some, the root problem of all evil and suffering is the sin of the human race. Someone has estimated that 95% of the suffering in this world is the result of sin in the lives of ourselves or other people. [[3]] I am not trying to make light of the problem, but I can kind of illustrate it this way with something I read recently: In the beginning ...

395. Like a Good Neighbor – Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... side. Even to this day, if it has rained quite a bit the road is impassable. As a matter of fact, the road was so dangerous that in those days it was called "the way of blood." But it was dangerous for another reason. Bible scholars estimate that there were at least 12,000 thieves in that Judean wilderness surrounding Jerusalem. These gangs and thugs roamed the countryside like packs of wild dogs attacking innocent victims, beating them and robbing them. So here was a man who had been victimized by some ...

396. A Little Dirt Is Good for You

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Palace. People stood for hours in lines waiting at British embassies around the world to sign remembrance books and add their own special thoughts. For the first time ever, the Union Jack flew at half‑mast at Buckingham Palace. It is estimated that up to two billion people watched the memorial services around the globe. BBC television transmitted the funeral worldwide with BBC radio broadcasting the audio in forty‑four languages. (7) The thirty‑six‑year‑old princess captured the imagination of the ...

397. The World Is Not Enough

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... the television show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Well USA Today recently said the answer is: "Everybody." In an article entitled, "Everyone wants a shot at being a millionaire," I found out that we are a country drowning in millionaires.[1] The estimate is there are now close to 15 million Americans with assets of $1 million or more[2]; while just ten years ago there were fewer than half that number. Billionaires are multiplying even faster. In 1983 Forbes counted 13 American billionaires; today there ...

398. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Proverbs 16:1, 9, Philippians 3:12-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and this time he struck oil. Three of every four holes that Rudman drills to this day turns up dry. He said that over sixty years he believes he has failed more frequently than anybody else in the business, but he has struck oil often enough to accumulate a fortune estimated to be $220 million. If you're going to reach your goals in life and be all that you can be, you've got to remember that failure is never final and failure is never fatal. I want to close with a story of two trees. Our son, James, one ...

399. Working Together with One Heart and One Mind

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Staff

... . He half-jokingly said to his family, "I bet if we had enough people, we could pick up that barn and carry it to higher ground." To his surprise, one of his sons, Mike, started thinking about it, and by counting the number of boards, timbers, and nails, he estimated that the barn weighed about 19,000 pounds. Mike figured that three hundred forty four people would only have to lift about fifty-five pounds to carry the barn to higher ground. But how do that many people get a grip on the barn in order to lift ...

400. Clothed with Humility

Mark 9:30-37

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John R. Gunn

The word "humility" means literally a low estimate of self. But this does not imply self-deprecation. When you hear someone deprecating himself, usually you can put it down as a sort of counterfeit humility. Someone has said, "The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at ...

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