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376. Easter 2

Psalm 118:1-29, John 20:19-31, Acts 5:27-32, Revelation 1:4-8

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... whom you sent to be lifted up on the cross and raised again from the dead. Though the church may be as wounded as the earthly body of the crucified, may it know the power of his resurrection and the healing and wholeness of your Holy Spirit. Incline our leaders’ hearts to seek your honor in the promotion of the peace and prosperity of the nation. Preserve the best of our origins but free us from old prejudices that excluded women as persons with equal political privilege and ignored slaves as non-persons ...

377. Easter 2

Psalm 16:1-11, John 20:19-31, Acts 2:14a, 22-32, 1 Peter 1:3-9

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... us from all sin." We pray for your church in this and every land that it may be staunch and obedient to the truth of Christ. We pray for our beloved country and our leaders. Cleanse our public life from corruption, from faction and hostility, and incline all citizens to purity, temperance, and faith in your Word. Deliver us from a haughty spirit and contempt for other races and nations, and help us to spread the light of freedom in the world. As the centurion confessed to Jesus "Lord, I am not worthy ...

378. Picture Perfect Close Up: Children - Get Under The Umbrella

Colossians 3:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... few minutes to forget about what you expect from your parents and I want you to focus in on what God expects of you. Your parents may have many expectations of you that are just not realistic. Maybe they want you to play sports, but you're not athletically inclined. Maybe, they want you to play a musical instrument, but even though you like listening to music you don't want to play it. Maybe they expect you to make straight A's, but in some subjects you are just not very good. Maybe they want you to follow ...

379. The View from Michal’s Window

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

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Stan Purdum

... when he failed to live up to her idea of how a king should behave. But once that happened, she made no bones about telling him how she felt. This story reminds us that there are some questions we ought to ask ourselves when we are inclined to scold someone for actions that don't measure up to our expectations. The first is: What will a diatribe accomplish? Answer: Probably not much that's helpful. Harangues seldom bring desired results. The old saying about catching more flies with honey than with vinegar ...

380. The Spiritual Gateway

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... attach an identity to this higher power, but this humble admission of the supremacy of something beyond ourselves is a first step. Jesus said that no one could come to him unless the Father draws that person. That was a way of saying that the natural inclination to worship something outside of ourselves is a God-given gift. God draws us to himself. We can resist that pull, but the place where we feel it is in our spiritual side. And finally, our spiritual nature is where faith begins. Faith does not refer ...

381. What Happens When You're Not Prepared for What Happens

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... and body and spirit than they obviously were. Sick themselves, they could not deal with this new healthy one in their midst. Their natural response was to reject this new foreign element that had come into their lives, much as the body sometimes is inclined to reject a transplanted organ. They simply were not prepared to handle the man's being well. It required too much change on their part. Family counselors see it from time to time. Sadly, if a family is too dysfunctional, when one family member begins ...

382. What Price Must We Pay?

Luke 6:20-31

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John Wayne Clarke

... ?" Many people have lived a long time without making any difference in the world. Sadly, every child of God has gifts to be shared, but not all come to understand how important it is to share those gifts with others. Most of the time we live our lives inclined to believe that the demands of the gospel are that we remain good people and try to be fair in our dealings with the world. Our reading today throws a major curveball at all of our assumptions about living the life Jesus wants for us to live. Let ...

383. All Is New in Christ

John 11:4-6, Philippians 3:4-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... lack of forethought. But as Paul dropped the past in order to find Christ, so must we do likewise. Transformation in action is also required. As with words, it is difficult to forgive the injustice that others have perpetrated against us. Our natural inclination is for retribution or revenge. Thus, we harbor evil thoughts against others and await our chance to respond. Similarly, some cannot forgive themselves for past indiscretions. It is necessary to re-evaluate what we do and how we do it; we must ...

384. Jesus Brings Hope

Revelation 1:4-8

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Richard Gribble

... concentrate on the great hope which Jesus gives us through his resurrection. Jesus' triumph over death, his ability to make possible the impossible must be our source of hope. Jesus' great victory must be the counter to our ofttimes natural human inclination to place hope on the shelf. For some, specific problems plague our lives. We may battle with health or finances, whether these be personal or associated with someone close to us. Many people are victims of situations or circumstance. The world situation ...

385. Let The Children Come In!

Mark 10:1-12

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Michael B. Brown

... the study. The office is no place for children. They foul up our work with their fun. So we make it a rule That they must go to school So their elders can get something done. Some children came searching for Jesus. His friends were distressed and inclined To think: "Oh, how terrible To have a fresh parable Suddenly slip from His mind!" So they tried to get rid of the children Surely no major disgrace, Protecting their Master, From certain disaster. By keeping the children in place. "Let the children come in ...

386. Choosing to Believe

1 Kings 18:20-39

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Stan Purdum

... ? It did not. He thought, "What a coincidence! She must have had some bacteria or virus that spontaneously disappeared." He remained in his atheism.1 You see, you can always take any seemingly miraculous thing and debunk it if you are so inclined. You can explain it as an elaborate hoax, a coincidence, the ravings of a confused person, superstition, group hysteria, a lie, a hallucination, or something else. And there are also those spectacular failures among Christians that you can point to and say, "See ...

387. What a Deal: Investing in Hope

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... . "For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land." And Jeremiah backed up that confidence with his own savings account (32:14-15). "Desperate measures for desperate times" we might be inclined to say. What have Jeremiah's words and actions to do with us? Our future is hardly in the same jeopardy. We have no enemy armies assaulting our perimeters, threatening to pillage our treasures, or carry us into captivity. Or do we? Check out the ...

388. Loving out of Obligation

Mark 12:28-34

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David A. Cooper

A rabbi was asked, "Which act of charity is higher - giving out of obligation or giving from the heart?" All in the class were inclined to respond that giving from the heart had something more in it, but they knew the rabbi was going to say just the opposite, because in spiritual teaching nothing is logical. They were not disappointed. "Giving from the heart is a wonderful thing," the rabbi said, "It is a very ...

389. Matthew 6:25-33

Matthew 6:25-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... continues throughout the whole course of one’s life. The work of the faithful is not whatever they do to put food on the table or clothes on their back. Their true work is undergirding God’s kingdom with every action taken, revealing God’s righteousness with every attitude and inclination.

390. The Rewards of Waiting

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... going to actually become a reality or not. This is not Christian waiting and patience. One of my favorite Psalms is Psalm 40. Do you remember, remember that Psalm? Listen to the first four verses of it. I waited patiently. Get that. I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear who ...

391. Like a Venomous Snake

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... s fangs got caught in the man’s pullover sweater. He could feel beside his neck the snake trying to get loose, so the man reached back to grab the rattler’s head. Unfortunately, this caused him to lose his balance and fall back, rolling down an incline with the six‑foot rattler still attached to his sweater. His progress came to a halt on a ledge against a little bush. Finding himself leaning over a precipice with a large rattlesnake wrapped around his head, he got a death grip on the snake’s head ...

392. Dare To DV8

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... away. His son Mike devised a lattice work of steel tubing, and nailed, bolted, and welded it on the inside and the outside of the barn. Hundreds of handles were attached. After one practice lift, 344 volunteers slowly walked the barn up a slight incline, each supporting less than fifty pounds. In just three minutes, the barn was on its new foundation. (4) The body of Christ can accomplish great things when we work together to fulfill the mission and vision God has put before us. Conclusion Thomas Merton ...

393. When God Seems Far Off

Psalm 10:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... in your faith, even in the feeling that God is afar off. Listen to verses 16 - 18: The Lord is king for ever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land. 0 Lord, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more. Keep in mind that this word is set against the complaint that the poor and oppressed, the widowed and orphaned, were being used and ...

394. Will I Really Live Forever?

John 11:18-27, 39-45

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... unexplainable and to describe the indescribable and to peek through the shadows of earth and catch a glimpse of eternity is often more than our grieving minds can grasp and our questioning intellects can assimilate. We, like Mary and Martha, may be more inclined to argue about God’s timing than to embrace Christ’s resurrection. Nevertheless, let those who have ears hear, those who have eyes see, and those who have open hearts, believe. You will rise again. While immortality is ultimately an act of faith ...

395. Convening A Construction Crew: Nobody Builds Alone

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... world, since 9/11, the people of New York have learned to be a community. Can we employ in everyday life the principles we’ve learned in an emergency? It is a paradox that we have both a hunger for and a cultural inclination against community. Since 1950, supportive social connections and informal networks of people have weakened. Eye-to-eye interactions are waning in an age of “loose connections,” say sociologists. People visit less, belong to fewer groups, and more often live alone. Robert Putnam ...

396. News Too Good To Tell

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... need, God will come to you. Flying over large bodies of water, airplane pilots encounter a danger called vertigo. It’s a condition where one becomes confused as to what is up, down, left and right. Safety lies in following instruments instead of inclinations, facts instead of feelings. There comes a time in life when we are going to need some direction beyond ourselves to keep from destroying ourselves. In moments like that we will be wise to seek direction from God. The transfiguration is an experience ...

397. Come to the Party

Luke 14:15-23

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

One of my favorite childhood memories is Sunday dinner. My mother was an excellent cook. Student preachers were always hungry. The combination made for Sunday dinners that would put any country club buffet to shame. In fact, my first inclinations toward the ministry came as I watched pastors feasting at the dining room table on chicken breasts and thighs while we children were stuck in the kitchen with backs and wings. It made one think, even as a child. It was at a Sabbath dinner, during a discussion of ...

398. Watch!

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... I do now? Do I keep on keeping on, or do I hang it up and go home?” I never want to be a liability to this great church. I am depending on you to tell me when I can no longer do my job. In the meantime, I am inclined to work harder than I have ever worked before, live more urgently than ever before, take each moment and cherish each moment and experience it to the fullest. I hope he finds me hoeing cotton when he comes. For your prayers and patience, I will be eternally grateful. The second ...

399. Having Fun with The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... our recognition that, for Matthew, the heart of the obedient lifestyle to which Christians are called is to focus on God alone, along with the latest cutting-edge research on the brain. Here's the story. For some time, pollsters have noted that religiously inclined people seem to have higher levels of happiness than the population as a whole.6 The latest cutting-edge research on neurology tell us why this is the case. It seems that when we are engaged in spiritual exercises like prayer and contemplation ...

400. Sick People Like Us Will Always Need The (Divine) Doctor

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... think of a remedy. While they flatter themselves, they cannot endure to be placed in their own rank, and that injustice is done them, when they are classed with transgressors.4 These are pretty harsh words. Calvin says that you and I are hypocritical and stupid, inclined to flatter ourselves. We think that we are so good that it is downright insulting to be grouped with sinners. He is right, isn't he? I do not want to hear this message. I want to hear words about my potential, about my purpose, about what ...

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