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4076. Freedom's Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... as well." Freedom is only a tool. It can never be an end in itself. We use freedom to find our dignity. Freedom is a thirst. And freedom is a tool. Here's a third thing this morning. FREEDOM IS ALSO A TERROR. This is Paul's biggest concern. The thirst for freedom and dignity in the churches of Galatia had left a lot of the people terrified. Many of them had grown up in Jewish homes. There was something comforting about the way that they had experienced religion in those homes. Everything was structured and ...

4077. The Cry Of Freedom

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , human dignity and liberty are now flourishing. We rejoice with those who are experiencing the political, social, and economic revolution taking place that will provide them greater freedoms and liberties. However, as Paul points out, freedom raises many concerns. Freedom always produces a crisis. Freedom affords both danger and opportunity. Freedom requires RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCIPLINE. What will dominate in our lives now? As I wrestled with this text, I became increasingly convicted that what Paul was ...

4078. Traveling Light

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Caroly R. Gibson

... and more.... Yes, I'd pick more daisies next time. Churches can have the same problems as individuals. Churches too are called to be in mission, to be about the business of evangelism, to heed Jesus' instructions to travel light. Often bogged down with business and concerns for facilities and so many details, a church can miss the voice of her Lord. I'm reminded of a comedy skit done by a youth group. There is only one character ” a pastor on stage answering the telephone. It goes like this: Pastor: Good ...

4079. Why Do We Call Him Good?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... . His sentiment is best expressed in a comment he made after viewing President Reagan on television. The newscast showed the former President lugging a potted plant to his wife Nancy, a patient at Bethesda Naval Hospital, who also had a mastectomy. Observing Ronald Reagan's concern for his beloved spouse, Andy concurred, "I felt sorry for him. He is simply a guy, just like you and me. He may be the President of the United States, but at that moment he was a husband worried about his wife." Suffering is ...

4080. On Knowing What's Best For Your Kids

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... but according to this same study, "20% of children from single parent homes had not seen their father in five years." It's tough. Even in the best of homes raising children is a challenge. Even if the marriage is intact. Even if finances are not a major concern. Even if parents have time to spend with their children, it's tough. FOR ONE THING, THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN PROVIDING FOR A CHILD AND SPOILING IT. Anyone relate to that? There is a fine line between providing for and spoiling ” and it doesn't ...

4081. Why We Believe In God

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... Lillooett. There's a small-town newspaper published in Lillooett. And for many years the editor of that paper was a woman named "Ma" Murray. "Ma" Murray was kind of a tiger, in her own way. She was a social activist. And every issue of her paper rode concerns about labor and about human rights and about native issues. But here's what was so striking about "Ma" Murray's paper. She always wrote in a frenzy. So much so that she didn't pay much attention to punctuation. She wouldn't put quotation marks around ...

4082. A Faithful Follower I Would Be

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... best thing for him to do is to return to his master. There was risk involved for both Paul and Onesimus. Paul was aiding a runaway slave, and Onesimus risked being killed. Paul writes a letter to Philemon for Onesimus to hand deliver. In it Paul says concerning Onesimus, "Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me...So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me." Onesimus became a new person once he became a follower of Jesus Christ. Philemon ...

4083. Putting A Face On Jesus

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to hear. I sometimes wonder if all our community hears from this church is `Three Blind Mice'? I don't mean to sound negative, but I wonder if they really perceive that this is a Christ-controlled church? I wonder if they sense love and concern flowing out of the doors of this place of worship? We have such potential. A Broadway legend tells of a playwright holding a giant-sized New York City telephone directory. He felt its great weight and looked curiously at its hundreds of pages of Joneses, Smiths ...

4084. Why Change Is Possible

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... assumptions in your journey. WE ARE RESISTANT TO CHANGE. Human nature has always resisted change. Leith Anderson, in his book, DYING FOR CHANGE, shares the following letter written by Martin Van Buren, then the governor of New York to President Jackson, concerning an evil new business enterprise threatening our nation. It goes as follows: January 31, 1829 To President Jackson, The canal system of this country is being threatened by the spread of a new form of transportation known as "railroads". The federal ...

4085. Visioning Or Vanishing?

Proverbs 29:1-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... right in front of our eyes if we would only take the time to really look. We not only need sight, but insight which only the Holy Spirit can impart to us to claim the "Vision" God wants us to claim. One of the wonderful Lincoln stories concerns an incident that took place in his White House years during the Civil War. He didn't go to church regularly on Sunday because his presence was rather disruptive, but he often went to the Wednesday night service at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. He usually ...

4086. "Say It Ain't So"

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... father and mother who with great indignation said, "Where did you learn to act like that?" "I learned it from you, Mom and Dad." Oh, please, "Say it ain't so." Knowing the sickness means we are on the way to being transformed. Yes, a rather obvious concern of each parent in the sound of my voice today is the training of our children. Lead by example ” but be careful the example you are leading is worthy of consideration. Secondly, please don't fall victim to a prevailing thought that is commonplace in our ...

4087. The Fourth King In The Christmas Story

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... for some concocted crime, and then kill them. That way, Herod assured himself that SOMEBODY would shed tears after his death ” even if the tears weren't for him. (3) How sad. How tragic. But Herod was his own god. His world revolved around his own selfish concerns. There is a character in Victor Hugo's novel, The Toilers of the Sea, named Claubert. Claubert wishes to rob a whole shipload of people, so he steers the ship onto a sandbar and gets everyone off the ship into life boats. He points to a nearby ...

4088. What's The Matter? Are You Blind?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

Back in 1991, there was an article in THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE concerning a group of more than 100 women who reside in Long Beach, California. These women, Cambodian refugees who witnessed the horror of the Pol Pot Regime, are certifiably blind even though doctors say their eyes function perfectly well. These sightless women suffer from psychosomatic or hysterical blindness. They are really ...

4089. While It Was Still Dark

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... can see the stars." (5) Mary Magdalene came to the tomb while it was still dark. But the darkness was soon overcome with light. Maybe that's the message you need to hear this day. Perhaps for whatever reason you are in darkness right now. Family concerns. Problems at work. Anxiety about your health and your future. The loss of someone you love. Easter promises us more than the stars in our darkness. Easter promises us that in the midst of our deepest darkness the Son rises to overwhelm the darkness forever ...

4090. Found Of God

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but believing." We can imagine Thomas kneeling in the face of incontrovertible evidence and declaring with a strong and solemn voice, "My Lord and my God!" What an exciting ending to a gripping story. For you see the story of Thomas is your story and mine. It concerns that moment of decision that confronts each of us. Is Christ who he says he is or not? LET'S ADMIT, FIRST OF ALL, THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ABSOLUTE PROOF OF THE REALITY OF THE GOSPEL. Many people would like to have such proof ...

4091. Who Is God Anyway?

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Yancey finds this incredibly frustrating because he's only trying to help. He writes, "I often long for a way to communicate with those small-brained water-dwellers. Out of ignorance, they perceive me as a constant threat. I cannot convince them of my true concern. I am too large for them, my actions too incomprehensible. My acts of mercy they see as cruelty; my attempts at healing they view as destruction." He concludes that this fish-bowl view of the world is often our view of God too. (8) The Trinity ...

4092. A Cup Of Cold Water

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the cloak's name ” CAPELLA. In France the word became CHAPELLE, and in England it was CHAPEL. However you pronounce it, a chapel is a cloak of God for poor beggars such as us. (5) And because we know ourselves to be beggars where the grace of God is concerned, we do not shun the beggars of this world. That is the first form of our giving ” to those who are in need. The second form of our giving is to the work of God. You may have noticed that the lesson we read at the beginning of this message ...

4093. When You Need Help

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... later, Monica died. And the son she had spent her life praying for, went on to affect the whole world. (6) Monica never quit asking. "Live on as you are living," said the holy man. "It is not possible that the son of such tears should be lost." You are concerned about someone you love? Keep on asking God for help. Don't let your tears quench the flame of your faith in God. It may seem like God is ignoring you, but I assure you that is not the case. Don't give up. Keep asking. AND KEEP ON TRUSTING ...

4094. The Greatest Temptation Of All

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... of life's great success skills. But there is one temptation that towers above all others. THE GREATEST TEMPTATION IN LIFE IS TO ACCEPT LESS THAN THE BEST GOD HAS FOR US. Jesus was harsh with his good friend Simon Peter. Peter, after all, was just showing concern for the Master. Jesus was explaining to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer and die and on the third day, be raised to life. Simon Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" Simon Peter said. "This shall never ...

4095. Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Brooklyn. Their partnership ended with Brainerd's death in 1887 at the age of 41. That same year, Levison invented a camera that could take a series of pictures in rapid succession. It was a real breakthrough. Unfortunately, the distractions of family concerns and other projects kept him from completing the paperwork to patent his invention. This delay cost him his shot at immortality. In 1891, Thomas Edison also invented a camera that would take pictures in rapid succession but it was he, not Levinson ...

4096. The Truth About Miracles

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... s will, not God who is to bring God's actions into conformance with our will. It is very human when something is very important to us to assume it is also very important to God like making sure our team wins. But when we compare that concern with that of millions of suffering and dying people in this world, when we compare it with the victims of hurricanes, or volcanoes or floods, when we compare it to the trials in Bosnia, or North Korea or Northern Ireland, then even the most theologically unsophisticated ...

4097. Offer Them Christ

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... post conversion." When he was asked the meaning of "post conversion," he replied, "Post conversion is the stage that is reached by only a few persons. It is a stage where a person is able to give himself or herself to others without any or with little concern for self interest." He was asked if he knew anyone who had ever reached this stage in life. He replied that from what he had read about the sacrificial life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer he felt that Dr. Schweitzer had perhaps reached that stage of selfless ...

4098. Don't Forget Your Ticket

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... make sure we have whatever it takes to get in. Recently this same man again learned the power of a ticket. He attended the first game between the new Tennessee Oilers and the Oakland Raiders. He and his sons got there late again, but they were not concerned, because they had tickets. When they came to row 28 and seats 1719, they found others were in their seats. But they were not overly anxious. They knew the people would have to move and let them in because they had tickets. Jesus told three parables about ...

4099. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... that of the Roman soldiers and the government they despised. The most miserable people I know are always worried about their proper titles. Always worried about rank and prestige. The happiest people I know are those who don't spend a great deal of time concerned with rank, order, prestige, or authority. They focus in on something greater. One of the fascinating people that I know of is Father Henri J. M. Nouwen. Father Nouwen gave up a career in teaching at one of the most prestigious seminaries in America ...

4100. Peace, Blessed Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... is with us, we find peace regardless of what life throws at us. In 1934 Adolf Hitler summoned many of the leaders of the German church to his Berlin office to berate them for insufficiently supporting his programs. Pastor Martin Niemoller explained that he was concerned only for the welfare of the church and of the German people. Hitler snapped, "You confine yourself to the church. I'll take care of the German people." Niemoller replied, "You said, ˜I will take care of the German people.' But we too, as ...

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