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4126. Room For A Savior?

Luke 2:22-33

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... on him. [26] It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah. [27] Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for ... salvation." And remember what the Angels told the Shepherds? "to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord." Luke 2:11 (NRSV). But that was 2000 years ago. Do we still need a Savior? Is there still Room For A Savior in our world ...

4127. Saturday: The Week Of The Cross: Lazarus, Come Forth

John 11:1-7, 17-44

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?" [38] Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. [39] Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days." [40] Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" [41] So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank ...

4128. The Miss, The Kiss, The Mess, The Rest

2 Samuel 11:1-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... followed him a present from the king. [9] But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. [10] When they told David, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, " ... The Kiss. Now, if it had all ended at that moment, the Bible would be a couple of chapters shorter. If David would have said, "Hey, Lord. I'm not sure what's come over me, but I sure could use your help right now," things would have been different. David would ...

4129. Isaiah 55:1-9

Isaiah 55:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... Second Isaiah has already identified in chapters 53 and 54 as God’s messianic Servant. As the prophet continues to describe the new relationship God is extending to the people, he urges a series of imperative actions. The people are to “seek” the Lord. They are to “call” out to their God who is close by. They are to “return” to a divine/human relationship hallmarked by God’s gracious “mercy” and “pardon.” The prophet’s description of the Servant’s sacrificial activity in 53:6, 9 ...

4130. The Gift of Preparation

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... lunch box. Half walls were built out of Legos. There was even an arched doorway. The thermos was sitting next the open lunch box like the turret of a castle. And on top of the thermos was none other than Darth Vader, arms spread out as the Angel of the Lord. Along one side, behind the fence from his farm set, all neatly spaced and set in as reverent an attitude as he could were Frankenstein, the Wolfman and the Mummy as the Wisemen from the East. Each with a small gift box in front of them. On the other ...

4131. God's Whatever

Philippians 4:2-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... image of what is IN and cool and perfect changes nearly as fast as computer technology. That's why Paul says: "Rejoice in the Lord, always. And again, I say Rejoice." It's that discipline of "Always" that sort of alludes us at times. And yet, I've ... I learned a very simple technique called Affirmational Prayer. It's very simple. And this is the one I start my day with every day. "Lord, through Your Son Jesus, You love me, once a sinner, now a saint, forgiven and saved by grace. And because You love me, I love ...

4132. On Finding Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a few hundred members. They said if you want to start a new church, all you could hope to do is pray - maybe God would have mercy on you.” If you want renewal, maybe Zachariah was right. “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord. Believe me; I am talking about hope now. I believe in hope. I believe in the deep rivers of hope 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 ...

4133. Follow Me (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... middle of the night when we cannot figure it out at all. Are you willing to go with him all the way? You see, that is what Easter is really about. Some of you have been following for years, a lifetime. What better day than Easter to say, “Thank you Lord, let’s keep walking.” Others of you here have not once in your life made a clear decision to follow Jesus Christ. What better day than today to start? Some of you followed for a while, but other things got in the way. Or you took some other road and ...

4134. Does Love Really Make the World Go ’Round? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

1 John 4:7-21

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J. Howard Olds

... failing remedy for all the evils of a disordered world, for all the miseries and vices of the human race. This religion we long to establish in the world, a religion of love and joy and peace.” Wow - what if Wesley was right? “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR MIND.” This is the First and greatest Commandment. And the Second is like it, “LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” All The Law and Prophets hang on these two Commandments. That is what Jesus ...

4135. Led To Follow

Matthew 2:1-12

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J. Howard Olds

... Spread that kind of gossip. Tell everyone you can find. If I could get people doing that, it’s more important than all the television and radio and promotions that we do in the life of this congregation. Gossip about good things. If somebody wants to find the Lord, will you give them an answer? You see, there is a hunger in our hearts, there is a desire in our souls that may lead us traveling a long way to find it satisfied. They came following; they came seeking. II. They Knelt Seeing Verse 11 On coming ...

4136. Am I My Brother’s Keeper? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

Matthew 25:31-46

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J. Howard Olds

... social needs of our time. Dare we do something about it for the glory of God and the good of humanity? C. Finally, we take action by “INTENTIONALLY FORGETTING.” Those who helped and those who hurt had one common response to the situation in this parable of our Lord. “Lord, when?” “When did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to ...

4137. The Hopes and Dreams of God

Matthew 1:18-25

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. [19] Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. [20] But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. [21] She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save ...

4138. Power for Today

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... us that we have the form of religion, but not its power? We bear the name of Christ, but we lack the power to be his people in the world today because we have neglected that third person of the Holy Trinity the Holy Spirit. Come into our hearts, Lord Jesus, by the power of your Holy Spirit. In the name of the Spirit, Son, and Father. Amen. 1. Hidden in Plain Sight (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002), pp. 65-66. 2. (New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1985). 3. February 2000, p. 76. 4. Bruce Larson ...

4139. Magnificent Fools

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... fantasy than to grapple with reality and struggle with meaning. It’s true, isn’t it? Now here’s the paradox of the Christian faith. We find freedom only as we find our Master. This is what the blind hymn writer, George Matheson, sang about. Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be free; Force me to render up my sword, and I shall conqueror be. I sink in life’s alarms when by myself I stand; Imprison me within thine arms, and strong shall be my hand. For ten years I traveled into every section of ...

4140. On the Emmaus Road with Cleopas and His Friend

Luke 24:13-35

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James W. Moore

... was the one to save us and now it’s all over.” Now, that is the bold portrait of the stress-fractured-spirit. Down, dejected, defeated, worn, weary, wounded. But, we also know that that is not the end of the story. No! Suddenly, the Risen Lord comes to them. He walks with them. He talks with them. He opens the scriptures to them. He breaks bread with them… and as they experience the Resurrected Christ,… look what happens. They, too, get resurrected! They are healed! They find new life! And they rush ...

4141. Some Second Thoughts about Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... be allowed to participate in the mission offering. This was his descriptive word about the Macedonians: “First, they gave themselves to the Lord.” Never forget it we do not give to underwrite a budget; we give as a response to God’s call. God ... you to demonstrate your dedication, follow his commands and test his promise, “Bring your tithe into the store huse, and prove me,” says the Lord, “if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing you will not be able to receive. Here it is ...

4142. It's Tough to Be God

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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Maxie Dunnam

... to be God, because it’s so easy for his children to get lost. II Not only so, it’s tough to be God because God cannot rest until all his children have come home. A lot of people have trouble with the 14th verse of our text - “And the Lord repented of the evil he thought to do to his people.” They try to explain it in all sorts of ways. The question is how could God repent? Doesn’t the scripture say God is changeless? That he is the same yesterday, today and forever? It certainly does – and that ...

4143. Taught by a Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the Bible. Look at their lives. We can angrily wage a war to protect the inerrancy of the Bible, and appear to be righteous in the cause, and still lose our souls. That’s the problem Jesus was addressing when he said, “Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but those who do the will of my heavenly father.” But we do it in all sorts of ways and we’ve done it in the church. Our liturgy is a means of worshiping God, but an elaborate liturgy can become an ...

4144. Who Are We Waiting For?

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... me in your mind for a moment — sit for awhile with me as people come in and out of my life to hear some word from the Lord. A woman sits in a chair across from me and pours out her fear. In a few days she will go to the hospital for surgery; it ... part of which we read for our scripture lesson today we would come to that word: Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary, his understanding is unsearchable. He ...

4145. He Presented Himself Alive

Matthew 28:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... yet, they were hardly there before they were met by an angel who responded immediately to their fear: “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here! For He is risen as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” It was from that experience of despair that had been transformed into hope that those women ran quickly with fear and great joy to carry the word to the disciples. But the presence of the angel was not enough. As the women ran wildly from the Garden ...

4146. Proper 4

Lk 7:1-10 · Gal 1:1-10 · 1 Ki 8:22-23, 41-43 · Ps 96

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John R. Brokhoff

... not a Jew but a Roman professional military pagan! Outline: The marks of a great faith: a. Faith is hearing v. 3. "Faith comes from what is heard and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ." Romans 10:17. b. Faith is believing v. 6. "Lord." A Roman would call only Caesar "lord." c. Faith is trusting v. 7. "Say the Word." d. Faith is seeking help v. 7. "Let my servant be healed." 2. Nothing is too much trouble (7:1-10). Need: Often we do not realize that no one is beyond the concern of Jesus. Nor do ...

4147. He Came, He Is Coming

Luke 21:5-38

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Maxie Dunnam

... son of Man, the Messiah, will set things straight. We refer to it as The Second Coming. And that’s the theme song for many preachers. Though, I don’t like the emphasis on the Late Great Planet Earth and other efforts to predict the return of our Lord. Still the theme is important - in fact, crucial. Jesus came - that’s what Christmas is about. He is coming - that’s what Advent is about, as the creed puts it. He is coming again to judge the quick and the dead. Now, to be preoccupied with trying to ...

4148. The Christ Connection

Colossians 1:9-20

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J. Howard Olds

... what it is, realize the heights and potentials within you. In Christ, we see life as it was meant to be. Christ, the Son of God, where would the world be without you? Even those who do not claim You as Savior and have yet to crown You as Lord, acknowledge you to be the greatest moral leader who ever walked the face of the earth. You have touched our world, inspiring human kind with a dignity that is often denied, a community that is often compromised, and a purpose for being that is seldom pursued. At our ...

4149. Whose Child Is This?

Matthew 1:1-17

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J. Howard Olds

... . Ponder that in your prayers. Remember that the next time you come to church or feel tempted to skip church. Christ the King is born; the best we can do is to fall on our knees, bow our weary heads and worship him, the Lord of all, Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham. C. Jesus Christ, the Son of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba We slide over these names like water over a rock on a cold winter day. But we are not Jews. The gospel of Matthew was written for the Jews. ...

4150. Believe

Matthew 1:18-25

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J. Howard Olds

... in one sweeping, grand miracle that could only be conceived in the mind of God, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us full of grace and truth.” God is with us. You can build your life on that. He came down to earth from heaven, who is God and Lord of all. And His shelter was a stable, and His cradle was a stall. With the poor, the scorned, the lonely Lived on earth, our Savior holy. In the significant moments of life we want significant people with us. In the critical moments of our life, we don’t ...

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