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4101. The Church of Your Dreams

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... that is still the source of the church's strength today. One of the great challenges of a multi-cultural and multi-religious day is the ability to proclaim our faith in clarity, yet with grace and openness to others. This day calls for a deep understanding of the faith we have to share with the world. A study of mega-churches today reports that in eighty-eight percent of the rapidly growing mega-churches, Bible study, exploration of the faith, and small groups are central to their life. You know what? They ...

4102. The Revelation Code IV: The Fight at Frodo's Tower

Revelation 19:1-21

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... . J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic and a friend of C.S. Lewis, so it is no surprise that his great epic speaks like a morality play. Scott Davison says: The Lord of the Rings is a story about the struggle between good and evil. We understand it immediately because it is our story, too. [1] It reads like the Book of Revelation, full of hideous monsters from the dark recesses of the earth marching as foot soldiers, and the people of Rohan heading to the security of Helm's Deep. So John uses the ...

4103. The Revelation Code III: The Mark on Harry's Forehead

Revelation 13:11-14:7

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... . Even if you haven't seen the movies, you've seen the posters: Harry Potter, with the dagger-dash of what looks like a birthmark on his forehead. Growing up, he has no idea where it came from or what it means. Finally, he meets Hagrid who helps him understand who he really is. "It's a scandal! It's an outrage!" roared Hagrid, "Harry Potter not knowin' his own story." Then he relates to Harry the story of the death of his parents at the hands of the dreaded Voldemort, the name so fearsome Hagrid can't even ...

4104. Whose Side Are You On?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... were in the top 1 per cent. And just in case you think it’s confined to teenagers, another survey found that 94 per cent of teachers thought they were better than their average colleague. “How do I love me? Let me count the ways.” (3) Sure, we understand the importance of positive self-esteem, but whatever happened to joy J-O-Y Jesus first; Others second; Yourself third. We need to have a healthy sense of self respect in order to make a difference in the world. But we were not put on this earth to ...

4105. Training for a Purpose

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... we keep evading and avoiding that which is of the essence of our being in Christ, as Saint Paul put it. Loving others in a sincere and wholesome way, bears fruit in ways people can view. The Spirit will seek to guide them to accept and understand that this is why Jesus was born among us. Are we able to enter the "pearly gates" without taking others with us? That question has been posed numerous times. Frankly, I believe it is possible but highly improbable. Why? Largely because it tends to contradict our ...

4106. A Man for All Seasons

1 Corinthians 9:16-23

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... corrupt and fallen but he has not abdicated his throne! Our freedom, like Paul's, is one of countless dimensions and allows us to relate to precious people in ways we can hardly imagine. This is a privilege and a powerful dynamic, I dare say, many do not understand in the slightest degree. While the gospel is not for boasting, it is for proclamation and we must not fail to do so! In a sense he is God's "secret weapon" in that he is able to stand with an unfulfilled Judaism and a promising religion evolving ...

4107. Making Disciples

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... is simply a means to where the Spirit desires to take us. Our faith is tried and then days, perhaps weeks or months later, we rather sheepishly admit our myopia! There is a holy fascination about this that should greet and grip us as we give thanks. Understanding moving at different levels aids us, doesn't it? To be honest, many of us never quite know the level we are experiencing. Yet, think how often thoroughly committed Christians come out at the same place. We are not quite sure how we got there but we ...

4108. Proclaiming Jesus Christ

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... at work in our lifetimes. It is far more connected with the ancient church and those martyred witnesses that have been in all ages, including the present. In the foreign mission fields there are true stories that are heartbreaking. Even an elementary understanding of human rights is cast aside. The killing and prior suffering are almost beyond comprehension. How can this happen in a world that is supposed to be civilized? Our answer is not difficult. Whenever we get totally serious about Jesus Christ in ...

4109. Birthpangs of the New Age

Romans 8:22-23

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

4110. Parades and Crosses — The Challenge of Ministry

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... feeling when our minister let me preach those two Youth Sundays. I felt good, almost natural up there. I felt as if people were really listening, really listening for a special kind of word they don't hear anywhere else. Besides, I got a lot of compliments!" "I understand, I think," said the father. "You did do a fine job up there, and I was mighty proud of you, as always. But let me play the devil's advocate for a minute. It's only natural for people to compliment you and encourage you as a young man ...

4111. Let God Do the Rest

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... that human nature often leads us to feel we need to control every situation and to provide what is necessary to complete tasks or remedy problematic situations. However, if we will allow God to do God's part, we will be filled with all the riches and understanding that the conditions warrant or require. If we do as the author of Proverbs suggests: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight" (Proverbs 3:5), then we will have all that we need. Paul summarizes his prayer with ...

4112. Why We Need to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... it for ourselves. As Lewis Smedes points out, ‘The first and often the only person to be healed by forgiveness is the person who does the forgiveness . . .” (3) This is to say that forgiveness is one of the best gifts we can give ourselves. Do you understand that? I fear sometimes that we regard forgiveness as something we do for God, or something to do because it is the nice thing to do. All of that is true, of course. But forgiveness is ultimately a gift we give ourselves. We need to purge ourselves ...

4113. The Blessing Complex

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a blessing life, you make your life a blessed and holy life. When you extend a Christ blessing to others, you are affirming Christ’s presence and power that is omnipresent in the world. Author Joe Myers argues that we are better prepared to understand the omnipresence of evil in the world than we are the omnipresence of God and good. You might even call “The Blessing Complex” by another name: “The Abraham Complex.” Remember in Genesis 12 where God bestows this blessing on Abraham? I am choosing ...

4114. Floating on Your Back

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... this disease as an opportunity to repay his wife for all the sacrifices she made for him. He determined that St. Paul’s words in I Corinthians would guide his attitude and his actions toward his wife. (4) Friends, that’s love. We all understand that. Love takes loyalty. Love takes labor. After Albert Einstein’s wife died, his sister, Maja, moved in to assist with the household affairs. For fourteen years she cared for him, allowing his valuable research to continue. In 1950 she suffered a stroke and ...

4115. This Little Light of Mine

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... that if it happened again, she would have that small beam of light to shine in the darkness and ease her fears. (5) What a great gift for someone who might otherwise have to sit in the darkness. What a gift to give someone the gift of light. Do you understand that this is our call as followers of Jesus of Nazareth, to shine his light into the lives of anyone who is sitting in darkness? John was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light. That light was Christ, who is the life and the light ...

4116. Mary, Did You Know?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... numerical values to events that cause stress such as the loss of job, moving to a new city, a new relationship. Dr. Holmes even included Christmas on his stress list. He decided that just a normal Christmas was worth a hefty 14 stress points. Some of you understand. You’re up to 15 or 20 stress points right now. A writer by the name of Bridget Kuhns took Dr. Holmes’ scale and applied it to Mary. Holmes calculated that any pregnancy earns 40 points: an unwanted pregnancy, add 20 more. A change in living ...

4117. Accepting the Lord Once Again

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... was sent. The author tells us that the world he created with the Father did not know him; the Jews did not accept him. We are all very familiar with Jesus' rejection. Our study of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament), however, allows us possibly to better understand why Jesus, who claimed to be the Son of God and Messiah, was rejected, for, in the minds of most Jews of Jesus' day, the life he led, his message, and certainly his death by crucifixion all militated against his claims. Yet, the evangelist goes ...

4118. God Is Amazing

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... think, and to seek God's presence is related in a humorous but illustrative story. Fred Everybody, Thomas Somebody, Peter Anybody, and Joe Nobody were neighbors, but not the type that most would want to know. They were odd people, troublesome, and difficult to understand. The way they lived their lives was a shame. These men all went to the same church, but most would not have wanted them as parishioners. Everybody went fishing on Sundays or stayed home and spoke with his friends. Anybody wanted to worship ...

4119. Accepting the Unconventional in Life

Mark 2:13-22

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... thinking, but this was too much too fast and thus the skins, that is the structure, burst. There was a disruption as Christianity rose leading those in the new way to seek other shores with the Gentiles. The Jews were not open to the Lord's understanding of life, his mission, and message and thus he was rejected, eventually being executed because he did not fit in to the "approved" society of the day. A good question for people today might be -- would Jesus be recognized if he was in our midst? The priest ...

4120. Where Is Your Trust?

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

George Reed

... . The disciples had been following Jesus and learning from him. They still had not come to the point of fully realizing who he was or what he had to teach them. They are left at the end of the story still asking, "Who is this?" They do not yet understand the truth of the parental, caring love of God that Jesus has spoken of to them. They are still taking in the information but they have not yet made the decision to base their lives on what Jesus has said. They are searching and open, but not yet committed ...

4121. Claiming a Do-Over Faith

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... . Yet, it is seldom taught by our scholars or our preachers. In Hebrew, the word actually means "a time of shouting." In scripture, we first uncover the idea in Leviticus, where the legal code lays out an ethic that runs through very fabric of Judeo-Christian understanding. "And you shall hallow the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants" (Leviticus 25:10). And they weren't kidding. Do you remember when you were a kid and the game didn't go the way it should ...

4122. Living Out the Promise of This Child

Isaiah 9:2-7

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... to you? Are you a parent? A brother or sister? An aunt or uncle? If you have come close to this birthing thing, you might just understand what I'm trying to say here. Each child born, no matter where or to whom, is a promise of God. This is why I think ... into a maternity ward and look at the babies without their hearts lurching just a bit. On some level, in some ways we understand that promise, and many of us work to see the promise fulfilled. Look around and see the teachers, the social workers, and ...

4123. Great Expectations

2 Kings 5:1-14

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... things? I am glad that I made that pilgrimage to see the true size of Martin Luther King, Jr. It helped me to understand new ways of seeing people around me. I stand humbled by the inescapable truth that reality often intervenes to void what I think ... as Naaman's ears heard his servants' plea. As we pray this week, let our prayers be for an openness to new ideas and experiences, new understandings and visions. And as we pray, let us join Naaman as we go to the Jordan to be washed. Let us receive God's gift of ...

4124. Setting All the Idols Down

Hosea 2:14-20

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... . It is focused, and not shared. In fact, in Exodus 34:14, the people are warned to "worship no other god because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." There are at least nine other Old Testament references to God's jealousy. We understand our relationship with God as a covenantal relationship. We love God in response to God's saving action, both in liberating the people from Egypt, and then in liberating us from our sins in Jesus Christ. This is an exclusive relationship with our Creator and ...

4125. It’s All about Jesus

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to the story, Lazarus was arrested and threatened with death. He was brought before the Roman Emperor Caligula who ordered him to renounce his faith in Christ. “I cannot and will not renounce my faith in Jesus as Lord,” Lazarus replied. “You don’t understand,” Caligula said. “I have power of life and death over you. If you don’t renounce Jesus as Lord and proclaim me as Lord, I will have you killed.” According to the story, Lazarus laughed. He laughed uncontrollably. He laughed right in the ...

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