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3976. What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “God Matters”

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... when it comes to sin, God came to take the hit for us so “that whoever believes in him will not perish, but have everlasting life.” Jesus came to show us the way. We live in an age of relativity. Nothing is absolute; there is a wave of thought that affirms no one person should impose their moral values on others, because everyone has the right to find truth inside him or herself. You choose your ethics and I’ll take mine and people will live happily ever after. Will we? In trivial matters we can agree ...

3977. Conflict Resolution (Series: Fundamentals of Family)

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to cover. Jacob did not get along with Esau. King Saul tried to kill David. St. Paul wanted nothing to do with his former traveling companion Mark. The letters of the New Testament are full of advice on resolving difficulties. So, I want to offer some thoughts today about conflict resolution. This is not a seven point plan for resolving all differences. It is a few hints from life about getting along with one another. I. Be Factual As a kid, one of my favorite TV shows was Dragnet, where Sergeant Joe Friday ...

3978. Valley of Suffering (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... as a teenager was “I don’t know.” The number one question people would ask God if they could be assured of an answer is “Why do people suffer?” I will not attempt to answer that question in this sermon. Instead, I want to offer some thoughts that I know to be true. Among them are these: I. Suffering Happens “Never morning wears to evening but some heart breaks, a heart just as sensitive as yours and mine.” Suffering comes to the just and the unjust. It is no respecter of persons. Several ...

3979. Resurrected Place (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 14:1-4

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , and communities of acceptance? There are many side effects of cancer that I could do without – the awful weakness, nausea, and pain I abhor. But I must say that cancer has brought some blessings too. It has brought me spiritual intimacy with my wife that I never thought possible. After all these years of marriage, we are discovering each other in new and fresh ways. It is a blessing in light of the struggle of it all. Robert Frost says “Home is a place where when you go there, they have to take you in ...

3980. When God Is Like a Mother

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to act responsibly in the world. The military, concerned about uprooting families in multiple deployments to Iraq, has a new program called Heroes at Home. It is a mentoring program for mothers with young children teaching them basic techniques of caring for a child. “I always thought my Mom would be the one to sit down and show me how to do things with my first child, but Mom is far away,” says one participant in the program. Somebody needs to teach us the basics. What are the top five things the Holy ...

3981. Resurrected Obedience (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... else will find its place and priority. Kirby John Caldwell said, “There are two great moments in a person’s life, the moment you were born and the moment you realize why you were born.” Love your Neighbor as Yourself. What do you want for yourself? I thought about what I wanted for myself and I think these are things most people want for themselves. I want to love and be loved. I want to be treated with respect and dignity as a human being. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s reminded us that ...

3982. Resurrected Glory (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 17:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... two good reasons. He has given us ETERNAL LIFE. Verse 2 – “For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given me.” Eternal life, quality life, abundant life, life that has no end. Our first thoughts of eternal life are along the lines of everlasting life, life without end, in the presence of God. And, we do believe in the “resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.” Eternal life for John was different. It had to do with quality more ...

3983. Valley of Weakness (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... during his prayer at a restaurant. “That’s what’s wrong with this country,” snapped the woman. “Kids today don’t even know how to pray.” But a kind, old gentlemen came to the rescue. He winked at the child and said, “I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer. A little ice cream is good for the soul.” Sure enough, when the little boy got his ice cream, he picked up his sundae and walked over to the woman, placed it in front of her and said, “Here, this is for you. Ice ...

3984. Celebration (Series: Fundamentals of Family)

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... on their face. I am used to seeing smiles on our people, even the dying ones smile. Is life for you a burden or a blessing? Life is a TRUST; gifts received are trusts to be invested. Herein lies the tragic mistake of the prodigal son. He thought life was an entitlement to be seized, taken, and demanded. “And the younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me, my share of the estate.’” Never mind that such action meant the total surrender of the father’s social security and certainly a route to ...

3985. Valley of Betrayal (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Luke 22:47-53

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders. ‘I have sinned,’ he said, ‘for I have betrayed innocent blood.’” In one searing moment Judas saw how tragically far wrong his carefully thought-out plan had gone. He had betrayed his Lord. To betray is to break a trust between two or more people. Trust is no easy thing to establish and to break a trust is to thrust a knife into the heart of another. Betrayal is a ...

3986. Thanks for the Memories

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to Christ on her college campus. Not being from a Christian home she wondered how she could communicate her new faith to her family. Finally she decided she would simply show them by her actions. Once she was spoiled and selfish, she now became thoughtful and generous. Once known to be disrespectful, she now sought to honor her parents in all things. She started cleaning her room, putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. It didn’t take long for her parents to notice and to ask “What’s happened ...

3987. Discover The Joy Of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... a donkey. Some of the larger animals had to be pieced and glued together but they all came from his shepherd's staff. It was truly a work art which shone with his love for God. After receiving it, Linda's Grandfather had displayed it proudly. But he always thought there was something missing. So, he in turn built and decorated a stable. It too, was a gorgeous work of art filled with some of the tiniest detail. You could count the pieces of straw on the floor of the stable. When it was passed on to Linda's ...

3988. Discover the Perfect Gift of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... place to stay. Then Jesus told me I could stay with him. But I told him I couldn't, because I didn't have a gift to give him like everybody else did. "But I wanted to stay with Jesus so much, so I thought about what I had that maybe I could use for a gift. I thought maybe if I kept him warm, that would be a good gift. So I asked Jesus, "If I keep you warm, will that be a good enough gift?" And Jesus told me, "If you keep me warm, that will be the best gift ...

3989. Discover the Surprise of Christmas

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... doctor knew that some stitches were needed, but he also knew that because of the location of the cut, he shouldn't use an anesthetic. He talked with the little girl and he told her what he must do… and asked her if she thought she could stand the touch of the needle without jumping. She thought for a moment, and then said simply, "I think I can… if Daddy will hold me while you do it." So the father took his little girl in his lap, steadied her head against his shoulder, and held her tightly in his arms ...

3990. The Gift of Preparation

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and picking just the right toy for each of the characters. Everything about the nativity was wrong or out of place. Who would have thought of Bart Simpson as the baby Jesus. And putting him in a shopping cart as a manger. But at the same time, it was ... loves you?" "Do you aim to tell me," Uncle Ab scoffed, "that the Lord loves me when he ain't ever knowed me?" The old friend thought for a minute, then said sadly, "Ab, it's a heap easier for the Lord to love you without knowin' you than if He ever knowed ...

3991. Who's Working In You?

Philippians 2:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... season, he'd be there when the basketball players came out of the locker room. If it was football season, he would be there to hang out with the kids. And he made sure in that time that they knew that he thought they were special and mattered. And he made sure that they knew that God and Jesus thought they mattered and they were special. And somebody who watched this going on came to him and said, "Man, what are you doing wasting your time and these kid's. You're not young, you're not hip, you don't speak ...

3992. Where do You Live?

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . When I enlisted in the Coast Guard, they insisted that I use my legal name. The first day of boot camp they were calling out names, checking to make sure everyone was there. And they kept calling this one name but no one answered. About the third time I thought to myself, "I wonder who that dimwit is?" And then it dawned on me that I was the dimwit, because it was my name they were calling. Paul says we should be careful about how we judge one another because "each of us will be accountable to God. We ...

3993. Getting Real

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... our worship. A couple of things have happened since then. Once during an Emmaus gathering, the pastor didn't understand the significance of the chair and kind of shoved it out of the way. And everybody from our church had the same reaction. We all went, "Huh" and thought to ourselves, "He just shoved Jesus out of the way." And then not to long ago, after a wedding, the chair didn't get replaced and was gone for about three or four weeks and we started to get questioned, "Where's the Jesus chair?" Now the ...

3994. When We Get Where We’re Going, Where Will We Be? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... big signs that say “Welcome Home.” Henri, who traveled alone and often wrestled with his own loneliness, says that he often left the airport depressed and sad that he came home to not one personal greeting. “Then,” says Henri, “I find comfort in a greater thought. When I reach my final destination, when I make my final descent, when I am finally home, there will be a great company of saints to welcome me, a host of friends to say hello, and best of all, the Lord himself saying, “Welcome home, my ...

3995. On Finding Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... that flow through the soul. As the hymn goes, “Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. We dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.” I intend to proclaim that as long as life and thought and being lasts, or immortality endures. III. The Holy Spirit Empowers Us to Be Saved “And everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved” (v.21). Theologian Walter Bruggman says all who desire to be saved must live through the vulnerability ...

3996. Follow Your Changes (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

John 16:5-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... reminds us of that judgment. For many years Varun Gauri rejected religious services, practiced no rituals, and spurned all religious, mainstream notions of God. Then one day Varun’s 5-yearold daughter started asking deep questions about life and death. Varun thought he better get some help. So, he enrolled his daughter in a Christian pre-school and started attending services himself. The words of the prophet Isaiah are so right, “A little child shall lead them.” Whatever instrument the Holy Spirit ...

3997. Follow Your Questions (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

John 20:24-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... day to find food for themselves and their offspring. They never know what a day may hold, whether it will be full of sunshine or cloudy and cold. Birds suffer at the hands of cruel boys and thoughtless developers who destroy their houses without the thought of providing them another place to live. Maybe birds do not have it made after all. But they do keep on singing. My friend Doris Jones defines spousal death as amputation without anesthesia. She says the death of a much loved spouse calls into question ...

3998. Reassessing Our Laughter (Series: Questioning Our Values)

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... either God or positive thinking, but one day you said something that caught my attention. Slowly, I have come to believe again. I have accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. My wife and I have decided to start working with mentally retarded children. We just thought you might like to know. Joy comes in the morning. Isn’t that how the Psalmist put it? “Weeping may last for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” Maybe it’s the right time for you to experience a sunrise! Brought to you by ...

3999. Does Love Really Make the World Go ’Round? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of peace and to remember that Christ enjoined us to love our enemies, but this is no less necessary for being difficult.” What if it were possible for God to make us and mold us, forgive us and restore us, love us and redeem us until we think like Christ thought, live like Christ lived, and believe as Christ believed? Would that not be a better life for us all? Why not a sanctified life? Why not a holy life? Why not a life of love? Why not? Brought to you by FaithBreaks.org

4000. Why Should I Read The Bible? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... dictation. When Mohammad received the Koran, he sat under a tree and received the revelation without the benefit of formal education. The Bible was not developed like that. To be inspired means the Bible is more than a historical document reflecting the evolution of Christian thought over a ten century time span. Church history does that. Christian theology accomplishes that. The Bible is the Word of God for the people of God. The Bible is the Word of God, for it contains what God wants to say to his people ...

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