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4051. Radical Love at Home (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... does this story end? Does the kid get restless again and run away a second time or does the older brother repent and come to the party? It doesn’t tell us, does it? Do you know why? Because we decide and write the rest of the story. Will we stay in the far country too proud to admit our own mistakes? Will resentment keep us from the party? You and I decide. So what are you going to do with this story? Will you sweep it off as one you’ve heard a thousand times or do something with it ...

4052. Am I In Shape Spiritually? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

1 Timothy 4:1-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... yourself in godliness, for while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” That is what I want us to think about today. Spiritual exercises, ways to stay in shape spiritually. John Wesley called them “means of grace.” I. Some Spiritual Exercises Are Primarily Private A. Bible reading is a means of grace. Some of you have read through the entire Bible over the past year. Congratulations! One person told me ...

4053. Why Am I So Lonely? (Series: Real Faith For Real People)

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... they devoted themselves to prayer. What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and grief’s to bear! Friends are those rare people who come in when the rest of the world is going out. Friends are the people who ask how you are, and then stay around long enough to hear the answer. Friends know your deepest and darkest secrets and love you anyway. Have you found Jesus to be a friend? Sandy and I celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary last Wednesday. She is a patient woman. I wanted to show her my deepest ...

4054. Finding Common Ground

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... do is testify to the peace in my heart: There’s a peace in my heart, that the world never gave, A peace it cannot take away. Tho’ the trials of life, may surround like a cloud, I’ve a peace that has come there to stay. That’s happiness. So, Paul says to those early churches, “Clothe yourselves in Christ. Clothe yourselves in Christ and live. Clothe yourselves in Christ and be set free. Clothe yourselves in Christ and find contentment in every circumstance of life. Clothe yourselves in Christ.”

4055. Follow Your Mentors (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... person of the Holy Spirit.” When it is all said and done, I do not need a crowd of people asking me a ton of questions. I do not need a host of saints, who have all the answers. I would like a friend or two to come in and stay a while. Most of all, I want the Holy Spirit present, so I will not have to cross Jordan alone. The Holy Spirit can meet my need because the Holy Spirit is all I need. B. When the Holy Spirit is our Mentor, we have God’s WISDOM. John 14 ...

4056. Radical Love is Forgiving (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . The little girl goes home to her dysfunctional family determined to earn that kind of affection from her parents. She brushes her teeth, she makes her bed, she minds her ‘P’s and Q’s,’ never cries, never throws a temper tantrum. But things stay the same. Nothing changes. For love is not something we earn. Love is something we receive. When it’s undeserved love, we call it grace. We respond to grace with gratitude. Okay, the prostitute wasn’t altogether proper about it. She interrupted a dinner ...

4057. Winning the War Over Worry (Series: Winning The War Over Daily Life)

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... I think it must be they know no heavenly Father like the One who cares for you and me.” God is not out to hurt you. God wants to help you, protect you, feed you, love you. He’s on your side when pain abounds. When trouble persists, he stays around. “Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water,” he lays himself down. God cares for his own. Accept your limitations. “Who of you by worrying about it can add a single hour to his life?” (Verse 25). Think about it. Worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you ...

4058. Praising God All the Way Home

Psalm 150:1-6

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... s. David has been an Orthopedic Surgeon for almost twenty-six years and runs a clinic in Franklin. He grew up in Memphis and then moved to McMinnville until he moved to this area. A few years ago life threw David a curve ball, but he says that if you stay in there and keep batting, you can hit a home run. A few years ago he developed a tremor and it turned out to be Parkinson’s disease and he had to stop doing surgery. Everything was running on schedule and then the schedule kind of got eschewed. About a ...

4059. No Evidence Necessary

John 20:24-31

Illustration

Scott Hoezee

... again was not exactly something you grabbed hold of and easily believed in a minute or two, not today and not 2,000 years ago, either. Modern scholars sometimes pet the disciples as such naïve bumpkins that they’d believe anything. Not so. They knew the dead stayed dead and this was not a fact you revised on a whim. So Thomas plays it safe but also then speculates aloud as to what it might take for him to believe this after all. As he talks, his rhetoric gets more and more exaggerated. "My friends, I ...

4060. This Is the Day!

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... . It was this woman whose life had been such a wreck. She told Robertson that she had not been home 20 minutes that afternoon when things began to change. The boyfriend who would not speak to her called and they were now back together. She had managed to stay away from the alcohol that so often had been her downfall. “I’ve always believed in God,” she told me, “but this was the first time in my life that God actually did anything.” She thought maybe she was crazy because she felt so good and she ...

4061. The NFL of Grace

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . "I have no intention of ever identifying the boy. He just made a mistake." (4) That's Forgiveness. The Disciples experienced that same kind of forgiving Grace there on the mount of transfiguration. Peter wanted to build tabernacles and enshrine the moment, he wanted to stay there forever in the Gory of God. And when God spoke, don't you know he trembled in fear, thinking "Oh my God, what have I done." But Jesus stretched out his hand and offered forgiveness in the words, "Get up. Do not be afraid." You ...

4062. If, Because, Regardless

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... reach out, "Regardless." "Regardless" of whether they like the preacher. "Regardless" of whether they agree with all the ministries of the church or not. "Regardless" of whether or not they use the "S" word and "F" word in the church. The "Regardless" Christians stay involved regardless of whether or not they are blessed because they know that God is faithful, no matter what. So they try to be like God and remain faithful, no matter what. The "Regardless" Christians give and participate and support and pray ...

4063. Love and Obey (Mother's Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... her way to the ladies’ room. As she placed her hand on the door handle, she heard a noise from behind and turned around. Her entire class, obeying instructions exactly, had followed her all the way to the restroom. Well, she had instructed the children to stay with her at all times. We are not children who live in blind obedience without exercising our brains. Neither are we obedient out of fear of divine punishment. We seek to live according to Christ’s teachings because we love him. He is our Savior ...

4064. The Real Thirst Quencher

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... water a day to operate efficiently. Blood, which carries nutrients to the cells, is 90 percent water. Muscles are also mostly water. They must be replenished in order to do their work. Water regulates our body’s temperature through perspiration. Athletes know they must stay hydrated. Dehydration, so we’re told, sneaks up on you. You grow faint, your muscles ache, but it doesn’t occur to you that your real need is water. People have survived without food for weeks or even months, but go without water ...

4065. The Key to Survival

John 17:20-26

Illustration

Keith Wagner

When we think of threats we usually think of terrorism, disease or lack of employment. But, Jesus says our greatest threat is divisiveness or disunity. Without "oneness" we will perish or become "worldly." In other words he reminds his followers to maintain a relationship with God, with Christ and with one another. Relationships are the key to survival. Just as those with addictions need a support group, people of faith need to stay connected to the church.

4066. Being Christ by Affirming and Forgiving

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as many men in this category die of hypertension; seven times as many from cirrhosis of the liver. Among divorced people, suicide is five times high, and fatal car accidents are four times higher. People who live alone visit physicians more frequently and stay in hospitals twice as long for identical illnesses. What does all this mean? Dr. Lynch convincingly argues that loneliness produces physical illness and that a person can literally die of a broken heart. Do you see what a call to evangelism ministry ...

4067. Our Common Life in Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... rises at 4:30 a.m. to begin her work as a missionary among 10,000 garbage pickers in Cairo, Egypt. These people are the “untouchables,” who live in what amounts to perpetual serfdom. They bequest their trade and squalor to succeeding generations. The garbage pickers stay alive by sorting through the refuse that is hauled out from the city in creaking donkey carts. These ragged men and women save the bottles and tin cans to sell for the only money they ever see. They use most of the waste food to slop ...

4068. Is It Okay To Laugh In Church?

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... needs Christian people who are radiant and happy, joyful and confident… people who (as Paul put it) Rejoice Always!” If there is one thing which the Christian gospel offers us, it is joy. Not a silly giddiness, but a deep, abiding joy that stays with us even in the darkest circumstances. Happiness, gladness, confidence, abundant living… these are certainly a part of Christ’s legacy to us, His people. Remember how He said it: “These things I have spoken to you” (He said) that my joy may be ...

4069. On the Road with the Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . Jesus shows us that over and over. Compassion is love gone to work. It is active! Remember how the poet put it: “A bell is not a bell till it’s run; A song is not a song til it’s sung; Love is not put into your heart to stay, Love is only love when you give it away.”

4070. Assurance: The Privilage of All Believers

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... not allow His love to grow cold within us. The case is clear. We may “fall from grace” and forfeit our justification, but we don’t have to. There are two major principles of which we must be aware. We don’t have to, and we won’t, provided we stay in relation ship with Christ. The Cokney soldier had it right when he said, There ain’t no throne and there ain’t no books, It’s ‘im you’ve got to see, It’s ‘im, just ‘im, that is the judge, of blokes like you and me. And boys ...

4071. The Church: The Dwelling Place of Wonder

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... commitment to her was unquestioned. The fact that he remained a priest in the Church of England, that he resisted the idea of the Methodist Movement, becoming a church and that he urged all of the members of the Methodist societies to stay in communion with and receive the sacrament of the Anglican Church – demonstrated his love and commitment to the established church. Yet, Wesley knew that more than hearing the Word and participating in the sacrament were essential for Christian growth and discipleship ...

4072. Style: Some Distinctive Marks of a Methodist

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... preached, his sermon on the “Catholic Spirit”. It was one of the few instances In Wesley’s preaching when the scriptural setting of the text had nothing to do with the sermon. Unlike most of us preachers, Wesley didn’t take a text and depart from it; he stayed with it. Not so in this instance. Few of us here remember the setting of that text from I Kings, so let me remind you of it. “Jehu had waded through slaughter to a throne; he had murdered two kings and one hundred and twelve princes, and had ...

4073. One to Take the Place of Jesus

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you. As we are preaching through this Gospel of John, sit down with your Bible, invite the Holy Spirit to teach you through the Word, then read attentively from this Gospel, beginning at the beginning — until you come to some word that grabs your attention. Stay with that word in prayer until the Holy Spirit teaches you what God is saying. Another challenge: As you begin your day, invite the Holy Spirit to call to your remembrance words of Jesus as you need them throughout that day. Of course, for the ...

4074. Who Will Cast the First Stone?

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ? 4. What ministries are we providing for prisoners and the families of prisoners that would break the oppressive, destructive cycle of continuous crime which is the big problem of our day? If you think that these questions are either naive or idealistic, I ask you to stay prayerfully in the presence of Jesus for a while as he kneels in silence for the accusers to boil in their self-righteous anger, and as he writes that mystery — word in the sand. I would ask you to live prayerfully with his word: “He ...

4075. Christ's Chosen People: Privilege

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the world was focused on the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. My wife, an almost hopeless romantic, (I really praise God for that) became tremendously involved in that event. We were traveling when the wedding took place, and I remember she stayed up almost all night in a hotel room where we were, watching the live television presentation. She also read all the newspaper accounts, and she even gave our two daughters beautiful color picture albums that recaptured this wedding of the decade. Because ...

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