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401. Life is Messy

John 1:29-34

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... they will get well soon. But let’s not dwell on it too long, okay? That’s messy stuff and we’re trying to worship here, you know? Sure, we have funerals, but those are special occasions where it’s okay to be messy and cry and carry on. Did you know that at one time, church families took care of preparing bodies for burial, digging graves, and "sitting up" with the deceased all night before the burial? Now we hire professionals to manage these details for us. Death and illness are messy, and we just ...

402. Proper 8

Lk 9:51-62 · Gal 5:1, 13-25 · 1 Ki 19:15-21

Sermon Aid

... to challenge the worshipers to take one further step toward total commitment. Outline: Elijah shows what commitment involves. a. A jealousy for and championing of God and his cause - v. 14 b. Obedience to God's orders - vv. 15, 16 c. Enlistment of others to carry on your work for God - v. 16 Lesson 2: Galatians 5:1, 13-25 This Second Lesson fits into the Theme for the Day: "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore ..." Paul urges us to be committed to Christian freedom which involves living ...

403. All-Out Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... ," but one does not have to be at peak form to love God with all one’s strength. God is pleased with even our weakest accomplishments when we are honestly doing our very best. In fact, he blesses them and gives us all the more grace to carry on. And, in some mysterious way, he uses our weakness to fulfill his mighty purposes, and makes us strong even while we are weak. Paul struggled with a "thorn in the flesh," a persistent, possibly life-long affliction. He asked the Lord three times to take it away ...

404. The Promise of Sight

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... who had been left behind in Jerusalem and also with the many who had been scattered around the world. The prophet writes, “Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you, your sons and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms.” The many Jews who had been dispersed throughout the Mediterranean world would be able to return to the Holy City of Jerusalem to celebrate the great festivals which honored the mighty acts God had performed in the history of this ...

405. When God Speaks

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... were able to remove it. As they did so, a gush of water came forth. It was rich and plenteous, and they began to drink and drink. It was a remarkable sign for the whole town. What the miracle of the well did to the growth of this church carries on until this day. The number of conversions to Christ was staggering; the entire town was influenced by it. Church membership grew from a few dozen to over nine hundred within that same year. (3) Was it a sign from God? What shall we say about such phenomena? For ...

406. Is Suffering Really Necessary?

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... in her later years. Her husband committed suicide, and illness left her a virtual cripple. In a rare mention of her troubles, she said, "Sometimes I think God got me mixed up with Job. But Job never cursed God, and neither have I. I carry on." (2) Why do innocent people suffer? Here was a young adult who suffered grievously. Why? Our hearts break when we see little children stricken with awful diseases, but why do old folks suffer? Some of you have seen your parents battle cancers and heart problems ...

407. Jesus Came Preaching

Mark 1:14-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , or whatever. All of these are worthy pursuits, but nothing can replace the “telling of the old, old, story of Jesus and His love.” There has never been found a substitute for preaching, and every great religious revival from century one until today has been carried on the wave of good preaching. II. THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE TO ASK: WHAT IS PREACHING SUPPOSED TO DO? For one thing, every good sermon should help the listener to understand the Bible better. But the real business of preaching is not the ...

408. Expectancy

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... in that situation tell of experiences of renewal in which the religious faith they had professed all of their lives has taken on new meaning for them and given the whole adventure of life a new freshness. The promise that God will be there in our future to carry on the work of our salvation extends even into those conditions of life that most people think are completely empty of possibility. An alcoholic who bottoms out may think he or she has reached the end of his or her rope. But then, with the help of a ...

409. Filling the Hole in Our Hearts

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , since we don’t normally do that in our church. A few of you might be freaked out. One or two of you would question my sanity. Somebody might react like some outsiders reacted on that first Pentecost, “Hey, the pastor’s drunk. Listen to him carry on.” And you might go home telling jokes at my expense. But imagine that you heard a mighty wind and the room shook and then I started speaking in flawless German or Italian or Arabic, some known language I had never studied. Wouldn’t that impress you ...

410. Re-thinking Our Mission

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... when he behaved himself. She helped him try to control his anger, to keep him from striking out at other children. Even during recreational times, though, Brandon acted up, hitting and pinching the other children. During music, he goofed around and carried on conversations; during meal time, he was an absolute terror throwing food, spitting at people, and making the little kids cry. April and the other leaders didn’t know what to do. They secretly hoped that his grandmother would make other arrangements ...

411. Wanna Fight?

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... be the people of God. Our lesson for today shows the disciples acting territorial, jealously guarding their claim to represent Jesus. On one level, this is understandable. In that day and time, disciples were often named after their rabbi. They were responsible for carrying on his legacy. They were identified not as themselves but by the name of their rabbi. That was the nature of the relationship between disciples and rabbis. And it was an exclusive one. It would be an invasion for anyone else to use the ...

412. How to Have a Rich Future

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... this one: nobody knows when that day will be. Nobody knows what the future holds. Some of you will remember when radio preacher Harold Camping predicted that the world would come to an end on the 21st of May, 2011. Camping’s radio ministry which was carried on 150 radio stations nationwide spent more than $3 million dollars to spread the word on more than 5,000 billboards throughout our land that the Rapture was coming on May 21, 2011, when believers would be swept up to glory. Some of the donations which ...

413. Noah and the Robots

Genesis 9:8-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... exhausted and whimpering to sleep in a small clearing. “Meanwhile, her parents were beside themselves with anxiety. They searched the forest, calling out her name. They roused the neighbors to help them comb the woods. They even organized groups from the nearby village to carry on with the quest. But to no avail. No one could find the girl. And by the middle of the night, most folks returned to their homes. “But not the girl’s father. He scoured the woods looking for his daughter. He called and called ...

414. Next Man Up

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... done and you and I are an integral part of that undertaking. This is to say that you and I have been entrusted with the work of the Savior, and God will give us what we need to succeed in His service. You and I--we have been entrusted to carry on the work of the Messiah. The Deliverer. God in the flesh. And God will give us what we need to be successful in that work. A young man named Pat Dirken loved to surf. However, one day when he was surfing he was hit by a particularly large wave, which ...

415. More Than a Popularity Contest

Luke 12:49-53, Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... from the world’s attractions, from its values, from its popularity contests. Jesus is trying to warn his disciples that they can’t count on the crowd’s approval for long. He knows he will be leaving them soon, and they will suffer greatly as they try to carry on his mission without him. They will pay a price for following him, so they’d better be prepared for it. But he can also see how the Holy Spirit, his Spirit living in them, will lead them to change the world. Many leaders gauge the success of ...

416. Sharing God's Vision

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... Mahesh sitting out in front of his house, and he asked him why he was so sad. Mahesh shared about his troubles, and the neighbor shared with Mahesh the hope he found in Jesus Christ. He recommended Mahesh listen to Thru the Bible, a radio program carried on Trans World Radio. Mahesh began listening to the program in his own Hindi language, and the message changed his life. As he says, “God filled me with joy.” Today Mahesh is a member of a small Christian congregation in his rural town. He says, “(God ...

417. Lent 2

Philippians 3:12-4:1, Jeremiah 26:1-24, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 13:31-35, Psalm 27:1-14, Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... darkness to rise by.' " He continued: "It is marvelous that in every generation God raises up men and women with visions larger than their time. These are people who are for truth, no matter who tells it; for justice, no matter who's against it. Like God, they carry on a lover's quarrel with the world. It is not a grudge fight, mind you. If they are against evil, it is only because they so love the good. And if they say the present situation smells to heaven, it is only because they hold such a bright view ...

418. Competition In The Kingdom?

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... actually entrusted his mother as he was dying (John 19:25-27). No doubt about it, these two sons of Zebedee were truly devoted to Jesus. It is believed that James met a martyr's death after being the early church's first missionary to Spain. And John continued to carry on a ministry with Peter in Jerusalem after Jesus' ascension into heaven (Acts 3:1-4; 8:14). Do you and I not try to live as faithfully in our own way? Yet on the day when our gospel lesson took place, this sort of faith was not much in ...

419. Epiphany 3

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Psalm 27:1-14, Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon Aid

... and teaching dimensions at the beginning of Jesus' public life; he came to call people to repentance and proclaim the imminence of the Kingdom of God. It is also a prayer of involvement, which asks God to anoint us so that, we, too, might carry on that ministry by taking good news to the afflicted, ministering to the broken-hearted, and proclaiming liberty to the captives. The Prayer of the Day seems to suggest a tropological treatment of the Gospels by the preachers, wherein the Word is turned toward the ...

420. A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

George Bass

... to recognize their lack of Christian charity toward each other and, in true repentance and faith, learn again that we are all part of that one and selfsame Church whose mission is to witness to the gospel in the world rather than to carry on an internal battle against one another. Fellow Christians of other persuasion dare no longer be called "The Opposition," to borrow Peter Mattheissen’s phrase from his minor classic (Time magazine), At Play in the Fields of the Lord. But there are signs that this ...

421. Journey To The Cross III: Jesus And The Extravagant Woman

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

James W. Moore

... it! Instead, they chose to be extravagant in their generosity… and they decided that those who were strong would pick up the weaker ones and put them on their shoulders. So, the little children, the elderly, those who were ill or wounded, were all carried on the backs of the stronger. With great fear, they waded out into the rapid waters of the river and they were met with a great surprise. To their astonishment, they discovered that the weight on their shoulders enabled them to keep their footing through ...

422. In Which Direction Do You Travel?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... , we make a mistake in the church when we try to preach the gospel of Christ by means of assurances and explanations alone. Reuel Howe, in his book Man’s Need And God’s Action, (Greenwich, Conn., Seabury Press, 1953), notes that the church in carrying on its teaching function has put too much faith in the use of words and used too little the "language of relationship." Indeed, Jesus himself engaged in very few religious "arguments;" he simply related his life-style to individuals in need of a change. We ...

423. King of Atlanta

Romans 8:28-39

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... Martin, Jr., by the hand and marched angrily out of a shoe store without buying his son a pair of shoes because the clerk expected black people to sit in chairs in the back of the department. Martin, Jr., must have vowed to carry on his father’s example but to do something more than simply get angry. ANTAGONIST: Dangerous business, trying to change society. PROTAGONIST: Dangerous business, letting it destroy innocent victims. LECTOR: Dear Michael - I was surprised to get a letter from you. It’s been ...

424. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the Johansens' home. He read carefully these words for the night of December 17, 1944: "We fixed places for those soldiers to stay overnight and we prayed much for them." (5) Here is the secret to extraordinary power. Prayer. No matter how much activity we carry on in the church, we will never be what God has called us to be, until we are united in prayer. That was the second characteristic of the church on the Day of Pentecost. They had an intense fellowship and they were a praying church. FINALLY, THE ...

425. Peace

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... with Charlie Brown. She chases him, shouting, "I’ll get you, Charlie Brown! I’ll get you. I’ll knock your block off!" Charlie Brown, who has been running full speed, stops, turns around and says, "Wait a minute! Hold everything! We can’t carry on like this! We have no right to act this way . . . The world is filled with problems . . . People hurting other people . . . People not understanding other people . . . Now, if we as children can’t solve what are relatively minor problems, how can we ever ...

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