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4526. You Can't Tell A Book By Its Cover

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Maxie Dunnam

... relationships with others impossible. An overdose of self-pity results in this kind of response to others: If you really knew me, you wouldn't love me.Anything that goes wrong is my fault.To be lovable I must be happy all the time -- and I'm not.If you get ... said: "Our family) saw it as an opportunity to fulfill a yearning for service, to do something for the next generation." When we love God and one another, we get the full enrichment of what the Christian faith has to offer because one plus one is more ...

4527. The Need To Pay Attention

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Maxie Dunnam

... of life. A cocoon had been placed in this beautiful box, an ugly, seemingly lifeless cocoon. By the miraculous process of nature, a lovely butterfly had emerged from that cocoon. Caught in the dark prison of the beetlenut box, it could not spread its wings, could ... , verse 8: He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? We need to pay attention to life. We need to pay attention to each other. We need ...

4528. Rejected at Home

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... the time. They remind us of our failures, our errors, our sins, and they won't let us live them down. Like my son trying frantically to free his finger from the plane, there are people who try, sometimes desperately, to free themselves from their past. They would love a chance to begin again. When we don't let people forget their past, when we don't forgive, we glue them to their mistakes and refuse to see them as more than something they have done. However, when we forgive, we gently pry the doer of the ...

4529. Putting the Puzzle Together

John 6:60-71

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King Duncan

... that life was the light of men." (John 1: 4) Two chapters later, he records Jesus' encounter with an elderly Pharisee named Nicodemus. When Nicodemus is slow to comprehend how he, an old man, can experience a second birth, Jesus blows him away with this promise: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3: 16) John has seen the big picture, and he can't stop talking about it. He has found the key to life! If you ...

4530. Choices

Mark 9:42-50

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King Duncan

... He picked up his meager belongings and headed out the door. (6) That father couldn’t give up on his son. Part of it was his love for his son. Part of it was who he, the father, was--a follower of Jesus Christ. Our faith binds up our life in a unified whole ... being good boys and girls. If it were, all of us would fall short. Eternal life is a gift that God gives us because of His love for us and because of what Christ has done in our behalf. “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.” It’s not one ...

4531. The Light Has Come

Isaiah 9:1-7

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... get bound up in a bundle of misery. Darkness comes when our own wrongdoing gnaws away at our innards, and regret hangs heavy in our thoughts. Darkness dims every dawn when illness wastes us, and it hurts to get out of bed. Darkness can be our daily companion when a loved one has died, and there seems to be no one to fill the void. Indeed, darkness far too often is the condition of our humanity. As one woman put it, "Life is tough. You're born, you suffer, and then you die." And that's all there is -- the ...

4532. Thorns and Thistles

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... done for the Lord are made possible by gifts given to us. In the Epistle lesson of 1 Corinthians 13, the faith, hope, and love that Christians are to manifest in their lives are not products of their own thought and work, but gifts of the Spirit, as Paul ... our evil ways, in order that he may make us new creatures in Jesus Christ. He will not leave us alone in our evil, because he loves us and does not want us to die the death that our sin deserves. Rather, he constantly works to rid us of evil in order that ...

4533. The Sufficiency of Christ

Philippians 4:10-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... unbearable, God has always provided for my husband, my son, and for me, so I want one more scripture to be shared with you, because it’s so true of my life,” and then she quoted this most marvelous passage, “I am merciful and kind, says the Lord, I love thee beyond measure, I propose to do the good, and low I will bring unto thee those who can truly help, if you leave all in my hands.” It is always so. There is support in the Christian fellowship, in that fellowship, God will bring us those who can ...

4534. Fulfill Your Ministry

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... are those of his entire life. These words are dictated, probably to Luke, perhaps within a few days of his beheading by his executioner . . .for the past thirty years (Paul) traveled, witnessed, worked, and preached throughout the Mediterranean world. He has been loved and hated, supported and attacked, praised and cursed. Whatever else can be said of his life, it certainly wasn’t dull! Anticipating the executioners, he passes the baton to his young friend, Timothy, and entrusts to him the next lap of his ...

4535. A Prophet Among Them

Ezekiel 2:1-3:15

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Maxie Dunnam

... off in Tampa, she had received the word that her mother, a cancer patient, was not going to make it much longer. This would probably be their last time together. No wonder she had not been interested in the sunset. I was able to share my concern – the love and care of God, and to simply affirm that underneath her were His everlasting arms. She received that with thankfulness. Now it doesn’t always happen this way – but it happens just enough to cause us to know the power of it, and to give us the joy ...

4536. Keeping Our Souls

John 13:18-30

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Maxie Dunnam

... s own heart,” Scripture calls him. The hero of Israel, the singer of God’s songs of praise and trust and confidence. But listen to him as he moans and groans in one of those songs, Psalm 51: “Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in ...

4537. Partners In the Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... a Roman citizen into jail, they were not only embarrassed, they were afraid of what Paul might do to them legally. So they begged them to leave Philippi and they did. On two other occasions Paul returned. So three times he was in Philippi and he came to love the Philippians. Every time Paul thinks of his friends there, he is filled with joy and he expresses it in those gracious words of verses 3, 4 and 5: “I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers ...

4538. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v1

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... the passage and pick out some words, soundbites really, from that chapter, to burn them indelibly in our minds. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds. Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought to think. Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. . . cling to what is good. Distribute to the needs of the saints. Bless those who persecute you. Do not be wise in your own opinion. Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. If your enemy ...

4539. Salvation Is For All

Romans 9:30--10:21

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... all our trials and temptations you are with us. In this time of worship, strengthen our faith and grant us the courage that comes from knowing we are not alone, for you are always with us. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Loving God, when we are tempted to think we have exclusive claim to your love and care, remind us again that in your eyes there are no differences between your children everywhere, and that you are the Lord of all. Help us so to live that we may be messengers of your ...

4540. The Price Of Sin

Amos 8:1-14

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... for us is beyond measure, but like naughty children we are often influenced by our peers into doing things that are not pleasing in your sight. May this time of worship draw us closer to you and help us to trust your constant love more completely. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, we do not control our tongues, and we know what harm our words may have done to others. We get caught up in the business world and shrug off shady deals by saying, "That's business." Forgive ...

4541. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... restored people body and soul, and only then told them the full cost of the package. He let them drive the sports car for a week before he showed the sticker price. “Whew!” they said, “That’s high! But we still want in.” If this is what the love of God looks like in action, would you men and women like to understand it? Obedience is the path to insight; action is the doorway to understanding when it comes to the kingdom of God. Doing what God told you to do is the path to further divine revelation ...

4542. Rejoice When The Lost Are Found

Luke 15:1-7

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... God who rejoices whenever one of us who strays is brought back into the fold. People: Praise be to God! Leader: Our God is a persistent God who never gives up searching for those who are lost. People: Praise be to God! All: Let us worship our loving and persistent God, and let us celebrate with him when those who are lost are found. Collect Gracious Father, we celebrate with you the return of even one lost person who has wandered into the thickets of sin and has now come back into the fellowship of your ...

4543. Oh, God!

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... despairing. There is a God who is aware of our heartaches, our frustrations, our fears--who personally longs to bow down before us and wipe the tears from our eyes. I don’t know about you, but that sounds like good news to me. God is an intimate and loving God. That is what Christ taught us and even showed us. God is very close. God knows each of us better than our best friend knows us. And God cares about our problems. Last week we mentioned a Bette Midler tune, “The Rose.” Do you remember another of ...

4544. What We Want for Our Children

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... s Day.” And that makes sense, doesn’t it? In fact, we really ought to have a day to honor all those people who give loving service to others. Some of you are at that point in life where you are being the parent to your own mother and/or father ... said my eyes shone like silver moonbeams. In my Nana’s house, there were no mirrors, so I saw myself through my Nana’s eyes who loved me and the beauty of everything was in her eyes.” (2) Wow! What a wonderful gift to give to a child. God help the parent who ...

4545. The Perfect Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

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King Duncan

... of the kingdom of God, the reign of God in every heart. This is God’s plan for God’s creation, that God’s love, God’s compassion, God’s holiness will permeate the heart of every person on this planet. We are obviously a long way from that ... there is no other source of help, and the secular person cries out, “God, help me!” What does such a person know about God’s love? What does such a person know of God’s holiness? They would not have a clue what it means to pray, “Thy kingdom come, thy ...

4546. Maximizing Your Potential

Isaiah 5:1-7

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , that flowed with milk and honey. God cleared away all the stones from his land, that is the peoples of the region who would not allow the Israelites to grow and flourish. God gave the people the law to show them how to live their lives by loving God and neighbor. The people were special, even unique to Yahweh; they were a singular group, a chosen vine, that God planned to nourish to produce a rich harvest. In order to accomplish this, God sent judges, kings, and finally prophets to govern and assist the ...

4547. The Problem with Promises

Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7

Sermon

James L. Killen

... in that while we still were sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). That is really what we need to know. That awesome invisible other who gives us life and relates to us through all of our relationships with life is someone who loves us. To venture out into life believing that, trusting God's love and loving God and life in return, is a whole way of life. It will shape what we think and feel and do and who we are every day of our lives and in all of the relationships of our lives. As if to emphasize that ...

4548. Ten Friends Drive Us to the Promise

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

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Arley K. Fadness

... the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods" (Exodus 20:2). Origin, the second-century North African theologian said, "What each one honors before all else, what before all things he admires and loves, this for him is God." There is only room for one God just as there is only room for one bride at a wedding. A young pastor in his first rural parish in South Dakota once had two brides show up for the one groom. Both brides-to-be, in ...

4549. Writing the Law on Our Hearts

Jeremiah 31:31-34

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Charles L. Aaron

... the rest were part of this teaching. The meaning of those stories, of how they nourish our faith will be written on our hearts. God's teaching shows us who we are, how our faith came to be. The law was intended to teach us how to worship, how to love one another, how to build a community. That will be written on our hearts. What an act of grace! God will work within us to heal our disobedience and end the alienation between God and us. This verse reminds us of the words of the psalmist, "Put a new and ...

4550. Effective Suffering

Romans 8:26-39

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Jeff Wedge

... and comforting, it is a terrible, gruesome interpretation of this verse when it is applied to things such as sudden, accidental deaths, incurable illnesses, debilitating diseases, and the long list of things which abruptly change people's lives. It is also not a correct view of a loving God who listens to the Spirit rather than us to imagine that God sends or allows the bad things to happen so we can appreciate the good. Rather than a God who is with us, this is a picture of a remote God who is cold-hearted ...

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