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426. God’s Greatest Gamble

Mark 12:1-12

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . It all goes into meat. The naked birds actually weigh five or six percent more than their feathered friends. Moreover, because there is no fatty cushion needed to support feather follicles, there is less shrinkage during cooking. As a result, a roasted, naked bird yields about 16% more meat.(from a sermon by Thomas Hilton in Clergy Journal, October 1981, p. 27) Now, if God had wanted 16% more productivity from us, He could have created us in such a way that we would have to give 16% more, automatically ...

427. The Ninth Commandment: Liar, Liar

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... to recognize the truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself as well as for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in order to divert himself, having no love in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest forms of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal, in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying, lying to others and to yourself." Remember, the nation of Israel had just been delivered from the harsh life ...

428. Blank Walls or Filled Lives (Part V)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Who my faith and love would test; For, like loving earthly parent, He rejoices when He knows, That His child accepts UNQUESTIONED, All that from His wisdom flows. Disappointment - His appointment, Lord, I take it, then, as such. Like the clay in hands of potter, Yielding wholly to Thy touch. All my life''s plan is Thy moudling, Not one single choice be mine; Let me answer, unrepining-- Father, "Not my will, but Thine. Amen and amen. 1. Charles R. Swindoll, LAUGH AGAIN (Word Publishing, 1991), pp. 50-51. Dr ...

429. Tripping the Tempter

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... divert us from the road of life that God wants us to travel. You and I know that, even though we are Christians, we still have the inclination to sin daily. That is why we must overcome daily with the Spirit''s sword--the Bible. We do not need to yield to sin''s power. We can be victors--not victims. Temptation''s hold has been broken and Christ is now Lord of our lives. By faith, we can count ourselves dead to sin and temptation and rely on God''s power to keep us. Let me explain it this way ...

430. Trusting the Truth

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the Bible to be prepared at government expense. Others have tried to destroy the Bible as well, but like Diocletian they are gone and the Bible is still here. God''s word can never be chained--because it is the truth. The word of God never yields to anything except the truth. I recently read these facts which make me tremble for our nation: * The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports for 1991 (the most recent year figures were available) that 6.4 million Americans are addicted to drugs. Nearly half of U ...

431. A Glimpse of Eternity

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Yeats once wrote, "All God asks for is our attention." God had something far more important than building a shrine that day. He wanted to build and mold a man named Peter who would help build and mold the early Christian Church. Thank God that Peter yielded to the voice from Heaven and listened. Are you? LASTLY, THE SAME POWER AND EXPERIENCE IS AVAILABLE TO US TODAY. In a recent issue of the Christian magazine, GUIDEPOSTS, I read a story that had transfiguration written all over it, in my opinion. It tells ...

432. Entrustment

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... in matters small, the more graceful we become in our ultimate entrustments. Our goal, I believe, is to come to that point where we can say with Walt Whitman: My terminus near, The clouds already closing in upon me, The voyage balk'd -- the course disputed, lost, I yield my ships to Thee ... My hands, my limbs grow nerveless; My brain feels rack'd, bewildered; Let the old timbers part -- I will not part! I will cling fast to Thee, O God, though the waves buffet me; Thee, Thee, at least, I know.2 1. Louise ...

433. Only Sex? (New)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... scripture are hopelessly old-fashioned. “Flee from sexual immorality . . .” “It’s only sex,” say many people today. No big deal. It’s a physical need like hunger and thirst. It’s not important spiritually. Meanwhile unplanned pregnancies yield a staggering harvest of unwanted children and guilt-inducing abortions. Sexually-transmitted diseases run rampant among young people. AIDS claims thousands of lives. Young marriages founder when couples confront the truth that all they had in common in ...

434. The Story behind the Glory

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... saw the Babe, to kneel and humbly lay Their riches gifts of gold, of myrrh; and then To travel back, dream-told, another way. Ah, rare and wondrous wisdom, in our day To read God's portents and to find his key! Sweet manger baby, to thy gentle sway We yield all pride, all knowledge, gifts for thee. We worship in the radiance of thy Face, And rise, a different way of life to trace. This is the "rest of the story." Amen.

435. Don't Fence Me In!

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... own," and positively in the words, "Therefore glorify God in your body." It is the price of self-surrender. It is the price of recognizing that freedom is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. And the end is the human soul voluntarily yielding itself to the control of the infinitely loving Savior. It is the price of handing over our independence in order to find our true liberty in dependence upon the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Something like this must have been in George Matheson's ...

436. Grace in the Midst of Limited Resources

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... bios but not zoe. The reason that people buy matching cherry red imported sports cars, risk their lives climbing mountains, collect Ming vases, and drink Mountain Dew while hang-gliding is that at some level they are hoping that these possessions and experiences will yield a rich harvest of zoe. Jesus says, "Don't you believe it." A lot of people would like to play basketball like Michael Jordan. Even more people secretly dream of enjoying a Michael Jordan-sized income. During one of his recent years in the ...

437. Security Concerns

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... task is not to reflect these things but to answer them. This clarion call is a call that shivers its way to us. We seldom hear from "significant" pulpits these days talk about heaven, hell, the Kingdom of God, taking up the cross of Jesus, absolutely yielding one's existence to the Spirit of God or submitting to the rigorous demands of the Christian life.1 It's like the more sophisticated we become, the more wealthy and polished and educated we become, the more God is pushed out.2 We become totally ...

438. Don't Forget What You Look Like

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and left his office to spread his message of "better farming through better equipment." His first two visits had not resulted in a sale. But he could sense that the two prospects had been listening as he had rattled off his litany of better yields, faster harvests, and more long-term profits due to updated equipment. He noted in his customer data base beside each name, "Initial cultivation promising, return for follow-up visit." Then, he stopped in front of his third farm house. The elderly farmer sat on ...

439. Sowing Good Seed - Father's Day

Mark 4:26-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... bulls quickly established the natural hierarchy and reduced the violent behavior of the younger bulls. "The new discipline, it turned out, was not just a matter of size intimidation," says Raspberry. "The young bulls actually started following the Big Daddies around, yielding to their authority and learning from them proper elephant conduct. The assaults on the white rhinos ended abruptly." (3) Raspberry's point was that young males whether they are wild animals or human beings need Dads. Those of us who ...

440. An Affirming Presence

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... been turning down those invitations. Well bless Dr. Stewart, Spear, he ministered to me that day. He helped me see that I was reacting to that opportunity and challenge, not out of a self that was seeking to grow, not out of a self that was yielding itself to the shaping power of the indwelling Christ, but I was slinking back into that shriveled person of self pity and self depreciation. I was hiding in my feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness. That day I sought to deal with those feelings decisively by ...

441. Servants Without Portfolio

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and being in Christ. You see, if we set out to be servants, because we know that’s what Jesus wants us to do, we fail miserably. In fact, we won’t get off the launching pad. But if we concentrate on cultivating an awareness of the indwelling Christ, yielding ourselves to his indwelling presence, then we will find ourselves not dependent upon our own power. And what Jesus said will begin to be true in your life and mine, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do and greater works than these ...

442. Confession And Supplication

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , they shape who we are and what we do. Tim finished his story by telling me that, after days of brooding and even sleepless nights over that young man who had died without Christ, one morning after a time of devotion and prayer, he recommitted himself to Christ - yielded himself to be used in whatever way the Lord wishes him to be used in ministry to others. And it wouldn’t surprise me if in a year or two Tim doesn’t enroll in a theological seminary to become an ordained minister. That’s the in of ...

443. What Really Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as our scripture lesson this morning, which he wrote to the Colossians, you have died and your life is hid with Christ in God. So you see, the pattern is set. The Christian is to die to the old order, to pass through death to life, that is, we must yield our lives to a process of letting the old person die, in order that a new person might be born. And that’s an ongoing process. Death and resurrection is a part of every day living. I must consider myself dead to sin, and alive to God. I must allow ...

444. Soul Drain

Psalm 63:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... New Testament concerning who we are in relation to Christ from the 15th chapter of John. Listen to Jesus. I am the vine. You are the branches. He removes any of my branches which are not bearing fruit, and he prunes every branch which does bear fruit to increase its yield. Now you have already been pruned by my words. You must go on growing in me and I will grow in you. For just as the branch cannot bear any fruit unless it shares the life of the vine, so you can bear no fruit unless you share my life ...

445. In The Beginning And The End...God

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... land which was called Earth and the waters which were called seas. And God saw that it was good. Then He called for vegetation upon the Earth, and life in the sea and so it was and God knew that it was good. And on and on it went. Plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed day and night, signs and seasons for the days and nights the sun to rule the day and the moon to rule the night and the stars. Living creatures in the sea and birds flying ...

446. Courage Me!

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... all the problems. Left to direct the show, the evil one finally tears the family to shreds by diverting them from perseverance and patience and love and forgiveness. The "evil day" comes in all sorts of ways. For one it may be that final yielding to sexual passion that pronounces infidelity to the marriage. For another, it may be the occasion of unexplained suffering when the Devil tempts us to curse God as he did Job. We hang precariously on that precipice of unexplained, mysterious suffering. Just a week ...

447. Prepare The Way Of The Lord

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the way of the Lord is by being joyful. Our second scripture lesson from the prophet Habakkuk is little-known. I want you to listen to it again. "Though the fig tree do not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation" (Hab. 3: 17-18 RSV). Isn't that an incredible word? And how instructive. It tells ...

448. Baptized...and Baptized

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... first names?" May I use the ridiculous to illustrate the sublime. That's what baptism is all about. We are named by God. God calls us by our first name. But baptism by water is not complete within itself -- the baptism of the Spirit -- that is the yielding of our life to the Holy Spirit of God which we know as the Indwelling Christ -- that's the baptism that energizes our discipleship, that brings us to maturity, that is the seal, the promise of our ultimate life in the eternal Kingdom. "Kent Kilburn is the ...

449. Don't Worry Be Happy!

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that I left out is the story of the rich man who tore down his barns to build more barns. Jesus called him "Rich fool." His harvest had been so plentiful that he felt totally secure. because he didn't even have enough space to store all that his land yielded. So he exercised a false security. He said to himself, "I will tear down my barns and build more barns, and I will say to my soul, soul take your ease, for you have ample goods stored up for you for many years. Eat drink and be merry." But Jesus ...

450. Whether You'll Weather the Weather

Luke 6:46-49

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... susceptible to storms. And there is surely a scriptural basis for that presumption. In the Old Testament Law, as well as much of the wisdom tradition of ancient Israel, there is a straightforward cause-and-effect paradigm: obedience brings blessing, while disobedience yields disaster. At the same time, however, the Old Testament people of God were not naïve on this point. They cherished the stories of Joseph, David, Job, and others whose sufferings were unfair and undeserved. Many of the Psalmist's prayers ...

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