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4201. Proper 7

1 Kings 19:1-8, Psalm 42:1-11; 43:1-5, Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... . Receive our praise and hear our prayers that we may be guided by your written Word and by the Word alive in the Spirit of Christ. Amen. PRAYER OF CONFESSION Living God, you hear as well as speak, you feel as well as act. We are sometimes aware of hurting the feelings of our closest friends, but rarely do we consider that our bad behavior breaks your heart. We are too often like thoughtless children whose actions bring disgrace to the whole family. Forgive our indifference to your expectations, but grant ...

Mark 6:30-44

I feel, and can never cease to feel, myself a partaker in a crime which is constantly being committed, so long as I have extra food while others have none, so long as I have two coats while there exists one person without any. I must seek in my heart at every moment, with meekness and humility, some opportunity for doing the job Christ wants done.

Leo Tolstoy

4203. Small Saves

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in the mail the other day. It was a surprise free gift from the local power company. Or I should say two free gifts. The power company sent every one of their customers a new “low flow” showerhead, designed to cut down on water usage, but still feel like a real shower. The second free gift was four of those new curly-q fluorescent light bulbs, the kind that last longer and use less electricity while putting out the same amount of light. This small act cost the power company a few thousand dollars. But ...

4204. A Time to Remember

John 6:16-24

Illustration

Brett Blair

... the tea and eat the cake. Proust wrote that an unexplainable delight suddenly came over him. His anxieties and troubles seemed to vanish. Suddenly, he wrote, I had "ceased to feel mediocre, accidental and mortal." What caused this wonderful sensation to come over him? He was at a loss to explain it. How could a taste of tea and cake produce this feeling of peace? He drank and ate more but he still could not decipher the secret. The truth, he guessed, must be in himself and not in what he was eating and ...

4205. Tinctures of Truth in the Tincture of Time

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ” and most especially “forgiveness.” The community of faith is to dose daily on the remembrance that “God in Christ has forgiven you” (v.32), and that we will be forgiven as we forgive others. Forgiveness is a hard gulp to swallow. It is so much easier to feel bad — and “pass it on.” It is so much simpler to see the failure of others than our own failures. It is so much more reasonable to “earn” respectability in the world, than it is to receive God’s free gift of grace and confess the ...

4206. Can The Church Count On Me?

1 Chronicles 29:3

Sermon

James Merritt

... of community and deeper relationships The need to be appreciated and respected The need to be listened to and to be heard The need to feel one is growing in their faith The need for practical help in developing a mature faith [1] If you think about those seven needs there ... . When I was growing up my mom and dad used to make me go to the games. I recently read a book on sports and now I feel that I know more than the coaches do anyway. I hope you see the humor in it, but I hope you see the truth in it too. ...

4207. Did You Know...You Can Be Forgiven For Anything?

1 John 1:8-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." She looked at me and said, "Don't worry. If you're not, you will!" Let me ask you a question. How many of you have ever confessed sin, but after you confessed it you still didn't "feel" forgiven? If you have ever had that happen to you, remember this – your forgiveness does not depend on your feelings, it depends on His faithfulness. If you acknowledge the fact of your sin and you admit the fault of your sin, you must accept the forgiveness of your sin. Don't miss this part either. Verse 9 says again ...

4208. It’s Humble or the Umbles

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... seems to be wrong-footed. 3) Grumble After an interior “mumble” and the beginning of an exterior “fumbling” and dropping the ball, survival experts note the advance of a growing “grumble” — a true displeasure with anything and everything, a feeling of personal attack from any and all obstacles. Uncontrollable grumbling is the third breach in our armor of physical well-being. In the church, no one is happy, everyone is grouchy. 4) Stumble According to survival experts after mumbling, fumbling ...

4209. The Man in the Mirror

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... unity. We must build on the prosperity that I brought to you during my reign and it is time for me to get back to serving the Israeli people. What we need is not confrontation and condemnation by self-righteous religious prophets. We need to forgive each other, feel each other's pain and encourage each other when we make mistakes that we all do. This will be my last statement on the subject, so good-night. May God bless you and may God bless the United Kingdom of Israel. [[2]] King David, thankfully, didn't ...

4210. Until He Comes

2 Timothy 4:7-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... face a secular culture that is becoming increasingly strident and militant in its anti-Christian, anti-truth, anti-God mentality and i fear the danger of facing this spirit with a lackadaisical heart. We face a world whose heart is becoming increasingly cold that needs to feel the hot fire of evangelism and I fear the danger of seeing this need with at lackluster passion. We face a Devil alive and well who has saved his biggest guns and his heaviest artillery for these last days doing all he can to make us ...

4211. What Do I Do When My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Deuteronomy 3:1-11, 23-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... been praying for?" He said, "For peace to come to the Jews and the Arabs." She said, "After praying for fifty years, how do you feel?" He said, "Like I am talking to a wall." Let me assure you that if you have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ ... I can tell you there is more than one prayer I have prayed I thank God that He did say "No" to. If you ever get to feeling angry or bitter, because God didn't answer one of your prayers let me tell you what you ought to do when you get old enough. ...

4212. Total Recall

Deuteronomy 6:20-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... library and it was one of the most difficult depressing times in my ministry for reasons I won't go into. I was all alone and feeling it big time. The phone rang and it was my brother. Now my brother and I talk often but we hardly ever talk in the ... I want you to remember something. God is always present in your life; you just may not always be aware of it. You may not always feel it but rest assured He is right there all the time. III. Remember God's Provision For Your Life "He brought us out from there in ...

4213. We Are At War

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... is we've got too many soldiers asleep in the barracks, and many Christians surrender without even firing a shot. As a matter of fact, there are some of you sitting here right now wondering what I'm talking about, because you never feel like you're in a war. The reason why many of you don't feel like you're in a war is because you have laid your weapons down and you've basically gone the way of the world. The reason why you and the devil get along so well is because you're traveling in the same ...

4214. Liar, Liar

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... another person. We ought to give honor unto whom honor is due, but when you praise another person make sure it is deserved, it is honest, accurate and it is sincere. I understand that we sometimes say nice things about people, because we don't want to hurt their feelings. I am not saying that you ought to say whatever is on your heart at any time whether it hurts somebody or not. There was a man who went to see his doctor one time and the doctor examined him and said, "Sir, you are deathly sick." He said ...

4215. A New Beginning for Everyone

Exodus 35:4-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... is done decently and in order." I will be meeting with the Pastor's Advisory Group immediately to set up the Transition Team that will help lead us through this process. This team will be composed of an equal number of people who feel led to stay on the main campus, and those who feel led to go to the new work. I envision two groups united in their desire to see this process handled with integrity and care, so that the best interests of this church, as well as the work up North, are paramount. But I ...

4216. Focus on the Finish

Hebrews 12:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... my brothers. But I learned that God is good even when life is not—hang in there." You may be saying, "I'm so discouraged. I feel like quitting. I'm facing the biggest problem in my life and I just don't believe I can overcome it." Well David says, "I ... or television. c. Does it burden my conscience? If whatever you're doing, for whatever the reason, causes you to have guilt and you feel like you cannot do it and honor the Lord, then you should lay it beside you. d. Could it block someone from Jesus? Simply ...

4217. Are You In The Know?

John 10:27-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... you here that perhaps doubt the very existence of God. Perhaps, you doubt the Bible is the Word of God. Maybe you have been struggling with this whole issue of God in your life and you've even cried out for help, but you don't feel like you have gotten an answer and you feel like when you talk to heaven nobody is at home. Let me just say up front that I have been where some of you are. When I was a freshman in college, my faith was challenged by a philosophy professor who asked me some questions that ...

4218. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... how big or how high a mountain may look, you can claim, climb and conquer that mountain if you will remember and count on the promise of God. II. Continue In God's Presence There are times in your mountain climbing experiences you are going to feel like you are all alone. You are going to feel like you are hanging on the ledge with your bare finger tips and you can't make it. It is going to appear that there is no one there to help you and you are totally on your own. I promise you there were times ...

4219. The “Gratitude Salute”

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Maybe going to church is “what you do” on Sunday morning. Maybe you are here because your parents dragged you into the car, kicking and screaming, and you would rather be anywhere else. Maybe you are here because you are lonely. Maybe you are here because you feel something is wrong or missing in your life. Maybe you are here hoping that something in here will make you different in here (point to heart). None of these are bad reasons to be at church on a sunny August Sunday (nope, not even being brought ...

4220. RSVP—By Invitation Only

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... a ruffled posture. His parched lips parted; the wondrous taste of that hot chocolate chip cookie was almost in his mouth; he could almost feel himself coming back to life. That aged and withered hand shakily made its way to a cookie at the edge of the table. Just ... looked at the car and then said, "Mister, I've been working all night and this is my last pullover, and I'm exhausted. I don't feel like filling out more paper work, so I tell you what I'm going to do. If you can give me an excuse for driving the ...

4221. Labor Day

Illustration

King Duncan

... top of the hill, he would lose control of it. It would roll over him and down to the bottom of the hill, where he would have to start all over again. On this Labor Day weekend I hope that none of you are feeling like Sisyphus. I hope that you don't wake up every morning feeling like you have to push a giant boulder up a hill. Some people do. Like the teacher who was complaining about her job. She told about her principal who was lecturing the faculty quite unmercifully. One by one, he presented them with a ...

4222. Houston We Have a Problem

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... weren't involved? Have you ever taken the heat over something that directly you had nothing to do with? If you are going to rebuild walls, you've got to be willing to sit where other people sit and walk where other people walk and feel what other people feel. Somebody used a football analogy and said, "Leaders stay back in the pocket and take the hit, but losers run out of bounds." Another way of putting it is - Leaders share the blame, losers pass the buck. There are two kinds of people who will come ...

4223. With The End In Mind

Philippians 3:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... from the heart's of the people there. As you walk down to the front of the room and look inside the casket you suddenly come face to face with yourself. This is your funeral one year from today. All these people have come to honor you, to express feelings of love and appreciation for your life. As you take a seat and wait for the service to begin, you look at the program in your hand. There are to be four speakers. The first is from your family (immediate and also extended)…the second speaker is one of ...

4224. In God We Trust

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... about Adam, because sometimes he would be out late at night and she would ask him where he had been. She said, "Adam, I don't feel good about your being out so late when I don't know where you are going. Are you going out with other women?" Adam said, "Eve, ... support yourself by leaning on something or someone else." In other words, we are not to be guided just by what we think or what we feel we ought to do. This does not mean we are to be without understanding. It doesn't mean you are to put your mind in ...

4225. The Dark Side Arrives

Sermon

James Merritt

... with what I call "honey lips"; people who want you to join them on the dark side of sexual immorality that will say what you want to hear. They say things like "I love you"; "I will do anything to be with you"; "It can't be wrong if it feels so right"; "We deserve to have a little fun"; "We are both consenting adults"; "I want you just like you want me"; "Nobody will ever know – it is just fooling around." In this case, Solomon takes the woman and says she basically has two weapons: her lips and her looks ...

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