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376. Parents, Tend Those Lambs!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Most of us have an old friend by the name of 'perfectionism.' Take that old friend for a ride with you out into the country. When you get to an isolated spot, stop the car and ask your old friend to get out. Then close the door, drive away, and leave him there." In other words, Dr. Callahan is urging us to quit beating up on ourselves because we are not perfect. If you are humble enough to admit your errors and to receive God's forgiveness, he can make a magnificent parent out of you. The power you receive ...

377. An Understated Masterpiece

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Thomas Long

... was a high school English class. The subject was modern drama, and the exercise was a class reading of the script of Frank Gilroy’s "The Subject Was Roses." The reading moved toward the final scene, one in which a young man named Timmy is leaving home and attempting to say farewell to John, his stubborn and unfeeling father. The readers were dutiful and lifeless. Students glanced at their watches, waiting for the liberation of the bell. A boy and girl in the back of the class exchanged notes. Another boy ...

378. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... him." When they brought the colt, they put their garments on it, and Jesus sat on the colt and rode across the valley and up the way to the city; and as he approached, the crowds ran out to meet him. Some climbed the date palms and cut thick fresh leaves so they spilled to the ground, and the crowds grabbed them up and ran ahead of him, throwing the palm branches in his path as they cried, "Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord!" Others, who did not know of him, said ...

379. Blessed With Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... sincerely, and resolutely surrendered his life to Christ praying, "O God, forgive me for all my sins and do it now. Amen." With these words a new peace and a new joy flowed into his heart and mind. He knew as never before the words of the Lord: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you ..." Our Father, thank you for your peace. We praise you that while the storms of life rage and the winds howl, we can have inward calmness. Help us always to remember that you are always behind the dark clouds. Let us ...

380. Past / Future

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... it. I know you'll do a fantastic job. LEO: Right, Mr. Smith. I'm ready. Thanks again for the opportunity. JOEL: (AS HE IS TURNING TO LEAVE) Oh, Leo, I forgot to tell you that there was a mistake on that last order. LEO: Oh, I didn't know that. MOMMA: (AS MOMMA AND ... then we'll just see how smart you are. LEO: (GRABBING THE PRINTOUT BACK FROM JOEL) No, I'll show you I can do it. MOMMA: No. Leave it alone. I'd rather do it myself than have you mess it up again and make it worse. Get out from under my feet. Go ...

381. Everyone Is Searching For You

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Brett Blair

... At some point that evening they all finally get some sleep. But instead of sleeping-in Jesus gets up before dawn and leaves the house to pray. Then Simon and company go looking for him. When they find him in solitude and prayer, “Everyone is ... whether you are a lion or gazelle; when the sun comes up, you better be running. Let us go somewhere else so I can preach. Let us leave this solitude and go to work. It is telling that Jesus then said, “That is why I have come.” He understood the charge he had to ...

382. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Larry Powell

... inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground" (Genesis 19:25). And then follows this never-to-be-forgotten epilogue: "But Lot’s wife behind him looked back, and she became a pillar of salt" (19:26). She turned back! She had not wished to leave. Her memories were there, her possessions were there, her sons-in-law were there, and it has been suggested by some that the kind of life she loved was there, in which case her securities would have been there. For whatever reason, she turned her eyes back ...

383. Behold! Chariots of Fire!

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... a matter of fact, it does take a kind of disciple-like stubbornness for covenant love to grow into a faithful marriage. There is a call in that journey, like the call to ministry; like Elisha’s call to follow Elijah and to follow the Lord God. So they leave the shrines behind and set out toward the Jordan and the wilderness. At the Jordan, Elijah stands there with Elisha. It is time to cross. Elijah takes his mantle and strikes the water, and it is parted "till the two of them could go over on dry ground ...

384. Counting The Cost?

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... . In due time that unmarried lady died "without chick or child" to inherit her worldly goods. How much did she leave to the church? Of course you know: nothing! In his 1925 play, Craig’s Wife, George Kelly portrays a thoroughly ... . It was not giving out of necessity; it was giving out of a full heart. An elderly lady in Savannah, Georgia, came to me the day I was leaving to return to Seminary. I had served as youth minister for the summer. "You will have no use for it," she said, "but I made it, and I ...

385. Man, Where Are You?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... why the promise came so quickly on the heels of human sin - the promise of a seed to crush the serpent’s head and send him reeling to defeat. And we have seen the promise kept. We have seen Christ Jesus. We no longer need to hide behind the fig leaves. We can be honest. He will not despise us or reject us, guilty as we are. He forgives us. He loves us. He defends us. We are walking in the grace of God’s forgiveness. "Man, where are you?" In the midst of death, or life? Mortality, or immortality? A ...

386. Divorce

Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... : Waiting? Is that what you were going to say? You'll be waiting? You'll wait until my little fling is over and you'll be there waiting for the wayward wife, right? HUSBAND: That's about right. WIFE: Then you're going to get awfully old waiting. I'm leaving and I'm not coming back -- ever. HUSBAND: Oh, you'll be back. WIFE: Well, then, grow old waiting. I don't care. HUSBAND: Well, I do. I do care. And I'll be here waiting for you. WIFE: That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You ...

387. The Second Touch for the Out of Touch

1 Kings 19:1-18

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... 10, 14). “I’m the only one who stands for righteousness!” Have you ever thought that? “Mine is the only right way!” Have you ever been persuaded of that? Yet, notice that he ran away. If he was so certain he was right, why did he leave? I’ll tell you why: it was because he was depressed and his words and true belief (which were betrayed by his actions) were conflicted against each other. That weariness that leads to deep depression often reveals itself in a martyr complex. “So if you think you ...

388. The Ten Commandments #10: No Covetousness

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of it, "You shall not covet" is more than strange; it is nonsense. Now, before you accuse me of blasphemy, I want you to realize the problem here. To render this commandment simply as "You shall not covet" misunderstands it. Leaving it at just those four words is an incomplete reading. Leaving it there also ignores the context. Both of those lead us into difficulty. Reverse order. First, the context. Over and over during our study of the other commandments we have pointed out that God's aim in giving these ...

389. The Birdies

Luke 18:15-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... he landed in Denver for a plane change. As he collected his belongings from the overhead bin, an announcement was made for Mr. Lloyd Glenn to see the United Airlines Customer Service Representative immediately. He thought nothing of it until he reached the door to leave the plane and heard a gentleman asking every male if they were Mr. Glenn. At this point Lloyd knew something was wrong, BAD wrong. "I am Lloyd Glenn." The solemn-faced young man said, "Mr. Glenn, there is an emergency at your home. I do ...

390. My Younger Brother Gets Away With Everything

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... we need to see: God loves us all the same, but in different ways. God Loves Us All, But in Different Ways The younger boy wants to leave. He wants to live his life on his own terms. He wants to make his own mistakes. The father is wise enough to realize this is ... as the sins of his younger sibling. He couldn't look into his brother's heart. He had no idea what caused his brother to leave home like he did, and he has no idea of the sincerity of his brother's repentance. He is in no place to pass judgement. ...

391. Come To The Feast

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . Babette decides to throw a great feast for the sisters and for the community that took her in. There is excitement over this turn of events, but secretly, the sister's are saddened by Babette~s good fortune because they feel that Babette will now leave them. However, Babette goes about throwing her feast ” the likes of which they have never seen before. But the sisters and their little community of faith have a dilemma. Such a feast is sinful according to the joyless faith they have adopted. Their~s is ...

392. Welcome To The Mountain. Now Go Home

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... person you were when you went up." (4) There is the clue to a real mountaintop experience. An authentic mountaintop experience with Christ leaves us changed persons. It is an experience that opens our eyesthat helps us see the world as God sees itand what God sees ... out of our eyes so we can see the world as God sees it. He sees it as a world of need. And He calls us to leave the mountaintop where we have gathered in praise and joy to go to the valley of service. To retrace the steps of His Son who left the ...

393. It Makes No Difference Where You Belong

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... vernacular of the business world, it is a done deal. All we can do is acknowledge it and build our lives around it. That is what grace is all about. So, where does that leave us? I believe it leaves us in worship. It leaves us in the position of saying, "Thank you, Lord. Thank you for all you've done for me." It leaves us in the position of worshipping God and feeling kinship with all fellow human beings. After all, if we are saved by grace alone, how can we ever feel superior to anyone else? Thomas Merton ...

394. Finding Jesus

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... to visit those in prison. I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity." Dr. King concluded with these words: "I won’t have any money left behind. I won’t have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind." (4) Did Martin King have that level of commitment when he first began his ministry? It’s doubtful. He had youthful enthusiasm to be sure. He had strong convictions. He was well brought up, with an outstanding Baptist preacher ...

395. Where Is Your Citizenship?

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... was a story in the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC sometime back that illustrates that truth. A reporter in Peru found that many of the workers received unusual pay. The foreman would provide the workers with liquor and coca leaves (from which cocaine is produced) an agreed upon number of times a day. The workers then chewed the leaves and drank as they worked. Their foreman observed that, "They'd rather have coca than food." (1) That is a good picture of what St. Paul means when he speaks of those whose god is their ...

396. Why Do You Stand Looking Into The Sky?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "No, you don't and I'll tell you how I know you don't. This story is so wonderful that if you really believed it you would have been down here before tonight to tell us," the young man shouted. With that, the young man walked off, leaving Stuart in his shock. (4) If you have ever tried to talk with a stranger about your faith in Jesus Christ, you will appreciate Stuart Briscoe's apprehension. It's intimidating under the best of circumstances, but suppose we lived in the kind of brutal world the disciples ...

397. Convinced Beyond A Doubt

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... of golf pros for a friendly round. The sixteenth hole of this particular golf course was bordered on one side by the ocean. Jack hit the ball sharply, but it went over the edge and fell toward the water. It landed on a plant outcropping. Jack was going to leave the ball there and take the consequences, but Clint insisted that he hit it. Jack protested that if he leaned over the side of the 80-foot cliff and tried to hit his ball, he would surely fall to his death. Clint promised that he wouldn't let his ...

398. The Gift Of Freedom

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

Sermon

Landon Winstead

... . Not surprisingly, his agents only have to book one-way tickets. A typical customer at Happy Expatriation is a person who wants to leave his or her spouse and start over with a new love, or a person who is running from a large tax bill. Gallini can ... obtain a whole new identity for his customers, and find them homes and jobs in other countries. He leaves no trail behind. It will be as if the person just disappeared from the face of the earth. Gallini claims that he doesn't ...

399. Clean Hands and Dirty Hearts

Matthew 15:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... find any two from different trees that are the exact same shade of green, then I'll pay you $10.00." Ten dollars was a fortune to a young boy back then, so Lee set about his task with vigor. He collected as many different leaves as he could find. But when he laid all the leaves before Jim, Lee realized that none of them were a perfect match. As he pondered the unique nature of each leaf, Lee understood that the same lesson could be applied to human beings too. At a young age, he learned to see the unique ...

400. Like Cupped Hands

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... being divorced was the last thing they ever wanted to happen. As we acknowledge the suffering which is in every divorce, we also acknowledge our hope in God for restoration. Jesus locates marriage in God's original plan. As we read in Genesis: "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed." (Genesis 2:24-25) This ancient understanding of marriage has four components which continue to be the ...

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