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4226. For the Love Of God is Forgiving

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... countless bad influences! An unwholesome culture panders to my undeveloped values and pushes me to maleficence. I take no responsibility for my behavior! I'm an innocent pawn! It's society's fault." Dad is totally unimpressed and says, "Then you need to build more character. Go shovel the walk." In the last scene, Calvin is shoveling snow and complains, "These discussions never go where they're supposed to go." Many of us are just like Calvin, we don't want to take responsibility for our actions. We don't ...

4227. It's a Wonderment

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to remember the transfiguration.. What's curious is that on the summit of Mount Tabor are three churches, not just small brush arbor tabernacles like Peter wanted to set up but three full blown Churches. Each one commemorates one of the characters of the Transfiguration: Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. The Church has accomplished what Peter could not. II. MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE: A. Everything about this passage is ambiguous and the focal point of theological and scholarly debate except for one thing. Everyone ...

4228. New Creations

2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 14-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... it was a wonderful expression of the Christian faith. A week after Christmas, Marv Lebold made an appointment with Rev. Lopez. He entered the pastor's office sheepishly and said, "I've come to apologize. I was wrong. The Christmas service, especially the cast of characters, really got me. I've changed my tune." Marv Lebold saw what Paul was talking about. During that Christmas service, he saw through the eyes of faith. He learned that as New Creations in Christ, "we regard no one from a human point of view ...

4229. A New Identity for a New Year

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Her app is a great re-creation of the family of God. As a child of God, you have a place at the table. You have a new family who is waiting to love and support you. And you have a new relationship with God. You can know God’s character and purposes in a more intimate way and that makes it easier to reach out to others who also have a need to connect with God’s family. Every Christmas, a young woman named Jackie Turner would watch her college classmates head home for the holidays. They were so excited ...

4230. What Are You Bananas About?

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... looks like a mess right now will one day become a beautiful home you can dwell in. In the same way, Dr. Wilson writes, God places “demonstration model” believers in the church, people who serve as an example of what an authentic Jesus-follower looks like. Their character strengthens the church and keeps us focused on our mission as the body of Christ. They remind us of what God has planned for those who trust Him and give their whole lives to Him. (3) Paul writes, “Keep your eyes on those who live as ...

4231. The Favorite

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... than the vision Jesus was sharing with them. The pedestals we create are not the praise we give to others for their accomplishments or the respect we give someone. Pedestals don’t consist of these pure and honest motive-free acknowledgements of one’s character or wisdom. The pedestals that we build are made of our own selfish goals, perceptions, desires, and plans. And by placing someone or something on those pedestals, we no are no longer respecting or honoring them for who they are, nor trusting them ...

4232. The Wisdom of the Magi

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... did not fear the child. The countries they heralded from did not see the new Jewish king as a threat, for he was to unite the world in peace. The ones who feared Jesus were the ones holding power in Jerusalem. The magi discerned their characters very quickly. They understood jealousy. And they understood the dangers and temptations of power. At this point I want to remind you that writers of the gospels could not possibly record every single thing about Jesus or his life, his teachings, or even his ministry ...

4233. I Love a Parade!

Luke 19:28-40

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... Pride, for all the national holidays, and more. There were also some highly charged religious and political parades. When you gather six million people in one place there’s generally no shortage of reasons to start marching down the street. Each parade had its own special character. Of course, the Macy’s Parade was the kick off to the holiday shopping season. We used to love to watch the giant inflated floats as they went by in a halting kind of glory. I think my favorite was the giant Snoopy from the ...

4234. A Protestant (And Catholic) Way To Confess

Romans 10:8b-13

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... Times (December 22, 2016). [4] See Jean Twenge, Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled — and More Miserable Than Ever Before (New York and London: Free Press, 2006), pp.34-36. [5] Richard Sennett, The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism (New York and London: W. W. Norton, 1998), esp. pp.24ff.; Twenge, pp.4ff. [6] Dean Hamer, The God Gene (New York: Anchor Books, 2004), pp.72ff.; Anthony Walsh, The Science of Love ...

4235. Christ’s Call to Discipleship

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... to accept his teachings and wholeheartedly fulfill the call to accept, believe and repent. The other expectation was to make other disciples. Thirdly, the goal of discipleship is Christlikeness. We need to allow the Holy Spirit to hone us into the character of Jesus through conviction and our willingness change through the transforming power of God. After leaving the synagogue of Galilee, Jesus ventured out to the lakeshore and used a boat for his pulpit. Christ went anywhere people that people would listen ...

4236. Revolutionary Rules For Living

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... -5). Admit our weaknesses and seek opportunities to change direction (Hebrews 11:13-16). Choose right and reject the wrong. After all it is your choice! (Psalm 75:2). Wait for the right time to act (Habakkuk 2:3). Realize that our obstacles build our character and our hope (Romans 5:2-4). Gather the saints of God around you to give you strength, courage, understanding, and wisdom (Revelation 6:9-11). The person who said, “Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit” was right. Ask God today for ...

4237. Get Up

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Will Willimon

... sooth'd By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. --William Cullen Bryant, ''Thanatopsis.'' With whom do you most identify in today's gospel? There are plenty of characters here who are being stung by death. There is a woman whose whole life has been caught, dominated by a terrible, life-demanding illness. There is a distraught father. A little girl whose young life is being cut short. There are the baffled disciples ...

4238. Without the Mask

2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2

Sermon

Mary Austin

... At one race, I watched all the women runners take off in a fast cloud of long, teenage legs and ponytails…and then saw a girl with braces on both legs start walking, step by slow step. She was at the next race, too, and something about her spirit and character came through loud and clear. It wasn’t a micro-expression. She was more on the macro end. When she rounded the corner, and the crowd was gone, I asked her, “Do you mind if I walk with you for a while?” “That’s fine,” she said. I told her ...

4239. Unspectacular Faithfulness

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Sermon

Will Willimon

... story of a group of people who are strangers in a strange land. The Jews have been taken as slaves to Babylon. They live in an alien culture. As a woman and a Jew, Esther is marginalized. Today's first lesson, from Chapter 7, introduces most of the key characters in the story of Esther. King Ahasuerus, who has brought Esther into his court, though he does not know she is a Jew; Esther, orphaned as a child, adopted by Mordecai, who tells her that she may be the only hope the Jews have for survival; and Haman ...

4240. Unspectacular Faithfulness

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Sermon

Will Willimon

4241. The Easy Peasy Guide to Success by S. De Vil

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Pinocchio that he can become a “real boy” if he proves himself to be “brave, truthful, and unselfish.”[1]To help him, she gives him a “cricket” as his conscience. However, Pinocchio quickly goes off on his own, encountering various unsavory characters who consistently lead him off course and get him into trouble. When he lies about his escapades, his nose grows longer and longer. Finally, Pinocchio with the help of Jiminy Cricket escapes his wayward plight and returns home only to find that ...

4242. The Power Of The Resurrection

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... apathetic in our faith. It’s a real struggle. And sometimes, like those American soldiers in the war, we will succumb. In a very real sense, though, the die is cast. Christ has conquered. Famed theologian Karl Barth sees this conquest as “the pronouncedly character of his [Christ’s] relationship to the orders of life and value current in the world around Him.”[3] Elaborating on this point he wrote: ... as long as there is history at all [the orders of life and value] enjoy a transitory validity in ...

4243. A New Heaven And A New Earth: Our Problems Are Fading Away!

Revelation 21:1-6

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... all things new, and that puts our anxiety, unhappiness, and worries in perspective. The comfort God gives entails that his overcoming death and drying our tears are part of his worldwide, universal aims! The spiritual founder of Methodism John Wesley spoke of the cosmic character of the change God’s comfort makes. He wrote: As there will be no more death and no more pain or sickness preparatory thereto; as there will be no more sorrow or crying. Nay, but there will be a greater deliverance than all this ...

4244. A Miracle of Grace

Philemon 1:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... those who murdered Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Did those memories haunt him once he became a Christian? We don’t know. But we do know that Paul fully realized that his salvation was by the grace of God, a free gift of undeserved love, not his own character or good works. It’s like the story of a young woman with a sordid past who gave her life to Christ. From that day forward, she embarked on a new life. She began serving in various ministries of the church. And everyone in the church seemed to ...

4245. Selling Out

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... broke and destitute. If Jesus tried that today, he’d be sued. I once heard a story about a group of Christians who were getting together each week to pray that the neighborhood bar would close down. Apparently, it was a nasty place that attracted lots of shady characters and was a festering pot for crime. They had approached the owners of the bar about it but had been laughed out of the joint. One night the bar was destroyed when a monster storm came through and toppled a huge tree onto the roof. It wasn ...

4246. The Lawyer

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... . Like most of his other parables, its brilliance lies in its simplicity and straightforwardness. Anyone can understand it — even those whose minds are closed. Our lawyer friend was certainly cut to the quick by its unavoidable truth and sincerity. The cast of characters was contemporary and real, and the action was well within the realm of plausibility. In short, our resident expert in the law had nowhere to run. The parable begins with a guy traveling down from Jerusalem to Jericho. It was an authentic ...

4247. I Need

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... probably knew how much it was eating away at her sister, but she didn’t really care (they were siblings). Here we have two women with their perceived needs. Jesus is caught in the veritable middle. Realizing the situation, he does something extremely out of character for him. He takes a side. One could speculate he did so because he became irritated with Martha’s attitude. I seriously doubt that, though. I think he genuinely felt Mary was doing the correct thing. In fact, part of his answer to Martha is ...

4248. All Dressed Up

Luke 12:32-40

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... around us, to ourselves, and to the world about who we are and what we want people to know about us. Throughout history, artists and writers have employed clothing symbolism to help us understand something deeper and more vast about the characters portrayed. An 18th century woman in a corset and mounds of decorative clothing unconsciously conveys by her clothing that she is pure, decorative, untouchable, and confined to certain norms and standards.A plain farmer’s daughter wearing gingham or burlap with ...

4249. Lesson from a Prosthetic Toe

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... evangelistic crusades where people shout and faint and speak in tongues. We want a loud, miraculous display of power to prove our faith. Instead, God plants His Spirit in our hearts and minds and grows us into a people who reflect God’s character. Pastor Duke Kwon leads Grace Meridian Hill congregation in Washington, DC. He recently wrote a meaningful reflection on this subject. He wrote, “We demand answers; God gives us wisdom. We demand ease; God gives us endurance. We demand certainty; God gives us ...

4250. You Don't Have to Yell

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... Dr. Margaret, and I would never have known the God who lives in them.” (8) We have so many ways of withholding mercy from one another, don’t we? Even in the church, we struggle to see others the way God sees us. But Jesus makes God’s character and God’s priorities crystal clear. He loved those whom the world rejects. He loved to show mercy to those who are hurting. And the ultimate goal of his mercy is our salvation and wholeness. If you are hurting, please trust in God’s mercy. Please don’t be ...

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