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451. From Worry To Trust

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... remind me of what Jesus said about worry. Most of us worry too much. If some heavenly computer would tell us how many days we have lost or spoiled because of worry, we would be astounded. When I talk about worry, I'm not referring to healthy concern which leads to action. Worry is chronic fear that produces nothing positive. It is like driving your car with the emergency brake on. Many of us worry about crime. Almost every day we read about robberies of banks or homes or convenience stores. There are some ...

452. Setting All the Idols Down

Hosea 2:14-20

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... the worship of images. In Old Testament understanding, the concept includes the worship of alien gods. The story related in chapters 1-3 of Hosea has long been the subject of academic debate. For the sake of our focus today, we will not explore all of the arguments concerning this. For our purposes, we will assume that it is idolatry that is at the top of Hosea's list as we approach this passage for today. In chapter 2, verse 14, we pick up the story at the point of reconciliation. But prior to this, we see ...

453. Get a Life!

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... yet to come" status. For too many "peace-of-mind" seekers, living in the present means not caring about the future. It may give you peace of mind to use a super-absorbent disposable diaper on your baby when out of the house. But it should cause you concern about a future with overflowing landfills. "Living for the present" is also not much of a philosophy of life when your home is a rancid, run-down, one-room apartment in the center of an crime-ridden, drug-infested slum. Living only for that present leads ...

454. Anywhere Goes

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... congregation's continued existence is based on the physical beauty of its building, instead of the vital life of its faith? when sermons focus on what we must do to belong, instead of what Christ has done to accept us? when we are more concerned with lifestyles than with broken hearts? when we are more interested in a perfect performance than in a heartfelt faith? when political preferences are deemed issues of divine election instead of civic re-election? Like paint from a can, all these attitudes seep out ...

455. Luke 24:35-48

Luke 24:35-48

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... temple crowds (this time immediately following a dramatic healing he has performed in the name of Jesus). Since this is a Jewish crowd, the Lucan focus on the Judaic heritage is once again evident. Peter addresses the people as "Israelites," but knowing Luke's concerns, it is obvious he means to compare these "old" Israelites with the "new" Israelites personified here by Peter. Peter's words continue to link their heritage by addressing them in the name of "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God ...

456. Hebrews 13:1-8

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... serves as a capstone to this first series of exhortations. Perhaps it was a liturgical formula like Romans 10:9 or 1 Corinthians 12:3. If so, it was also a very reassuring declaration. In light of the author's insistence that Christians relinquish their love of money and their concern for preserving their own welfare and way of life, this statement is even more comforting. No matter what lay ahead for this Christian community they could trust in a steadfast, unchanging Christ.

457. Luke 24:35-48

Luke 24:35-48

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

458. Hebrews 13:1-8

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

459. John 1:(1-9) 10-18

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... :5 is John's theology of light. Even as he is drawn to that light, John is also aware of the opposition that greets it. Thus a third Johannine theme recognizes the ongoing struggle between light and darkness (1:5 and 3:19). Yet another concern of the Johannine community was to distinguish the life and mission of Jesus Christ from that of John the Baptist. This is why intruding into the rhythm of the prologue are intentional digressions about John the Baptist (1:6,7,15), which are almost immediately seconded ...

460. Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... and eloquence of the Ephesians' author are magnificently apparent in these opening texts. Ephesians 1:3-14 is actually one very long complex sentence, into which the author weaves both the traditional opening blessing format of a formal letter, an internalized hymn and the outline of concerns and issues that will direct the rest of this epistle. While far richer and more extensive, Ephesians 1:3-14 is similar in style to the opening texts in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and 1 Peter 1:3-12. All of these follow the ...

461. The Most Stubborn Man in the Bible

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... die. But then God spoke to Jonah. He asked him if he was angry over the plant dying. Jonah answered that of course he was. And then God taught Jonah a lesson. In two of the most important verses in the Bible, God said to Jonah, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be ...

462. Easter 7

Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12, John 17:6-19

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... be false? John claims in our text that if we do not accept what God says about Jesus, we make him a liar. If you think God always speaks the truth, how can you refuse to accept Jesus for what God says he is? What does God testify concerning Jesus? Outline: God's testimony concerning Jesus – a. Jesus is his Son "This is my beloved Son." (Matthew 17:5) b. Jesus is the Savior "Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior ...." (Luke 2:11) c. Jesus is life "Whoever believes in him should not perish ...

463. Proper 8

2 Samuel 1:1-16, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... we first give ourselves to Christ. Then we are ready to give our substance, for in giving ourselves we have the motivation, the concern and the love for unfortunate people. 3. Excel (v. 7). Paul asks the Corinthians to excel in giving as they excel in ... more effective than at a time when people are expecting to hear a sermon on money. The truth is that stewardship of funds is not a concern for one month of the year, but for the entire year. The church can serve only to the extent that it has funds. Giving is ...

464. Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... car, fly your own plane, push your own buttons, make your own decisions, you're going to worry. It is only when you make your only concern His concern; when you want your will to be His will that worry ends and joy begins. I heard about a cowboy that went into a store ... said, "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." The only day that you ought to be concerned about is today. Yesterday is gone; you can't change it. Tomorrow is not here; you can't touch it. All you can do is ...

465. Altar Your Prayers

Mark 1:29-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

Lord, out of the silence, we come into Your presence. Truly help us to set aside all thoughts and distractions. Help us to lay them at the Altar as we give this offering of time to hear Your word for our lives. Help us to put our worries and concerns about all of life into Your hands for safe keeping as we worship. In Your hands they don't look quite so big, so urgent, so burdensome. Help us to come into Your presence this morning ready to receive what you would have us hear. Introduction There's an old ...

466. The Wedding Was Saved, but the Marriage?

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a loving, generous, grace-filled God who desires to provide His children with blessings untold. God does not seek to simply provide the barest essentials for our existence. God has more blessings for us than we can possibly imagine. In this miracle we see Christ’s concern for a young couple. We also see the abundant nature of God’s grace. Finally, this miracle is a metaphor for what can happen in a person’s life when he or she invites Christ into his or her heart. Christ can take a sin-filled heart ...

467. We Believe in the Trinity

John 16:5-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . Whatever gains our ultimate attention becomes our god. We have problems with idolatry in the 21st century too. Like Martha in the Bible, we are troubled and concerned over many things. We are concerned about work, family, marriage, health, life. Every concern is tyrannical. It wants to own our whole heart, our whole mind. It wants our infinite attention, our unconditional devotion. I saw a bumper sticker stating “Soccer Rules.” In Brentwood, Tennessee, they are right. In many families that is true ...

468. One True God

John 17:20-26

Illustration

J. Howard Olds

... . Whatever gains our ultimate attention becomes our god. We have problems with idolatry in the 21st century too. Like Martha in the Bible, we are troubled and concerned over many things. We are concerned about work, family, marriage, health, life. Every concern is tyrannical. It wants to own our whole heart, our whole mind. It wants our infinite attention, our unconditional devotion. I saw a bumper sticker stating "Soccer Rules." In many families that is true. We develop all kinds of gods. Maybe it's time ...

469. The Broken English of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... blueprints and boilerplates, and start doing what these early disciples did: trust the Spirit and do Pentecost. When we do church, we’re concerned about our protection and position in the church When we do Pentecost, we’re concerned about being out there in the world “hid with Christ in God.” When we do church, we’re concerned about decency and order. When we do Pentecost, we’re concerned about fire and glory. When we do church, we want God to leave us alone; When we do Pentecost, we want God to ...

470. Holiness of Heart and Life

Romans 2:21-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Thessalonians the fourth chapter. The two keys verses in that passage are verses 3 and 7: “For this is the will of God, your notification…for God has not called us for uncleanness, but for holiness.” In terms of practical application, Paul used two areas of concern: the home, and our relationship to others. What does holiness in the home mean? Men, it means loving your wife as Christ loved the Church and gave His life for Her. Women, it means loving your husband and being subject to him as the head of ...

471. Why Am I A United Methodist?

I Timothy 1:12-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... lesson we heard today, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ was poured out on me abundantly. I, the worst of sinners, was shown mercy displaying Christ’s unlimited patience as an example of one who believes.” When grace fills a place, a fellowship of concern is sure to follow! Wesley was not about to savor this experience for himself, nor turn it into a shrine for others to visit. Grace for Wesley was free. “Whosoever will” may receive it. In fact, the hymn his brother wrote on the occasion of John ...

472. Reaching Up—Reaching Out

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a grin on his face, spoke up and said, "I can't believe you fellows would do a thing like that. I took the whole $100,000 and wrote the old man a personal check." When Jesus gave us the Sermon on the Mount, he left us little wiggle room concerning the ethics of the Kingdom. We live in the light or darkness. We store up for ourselves treasures on earth or heaven and we choose to serve God or money. At the heart of this teaching is one of the most quoted and misunderstood scriptures in the New Testament. "For ...

473. Wonderful Opportunities for Mission

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... What is the point of this story? New Testament scholarship has discerned that the context of Matthew's gospel is the experience of persecution, and that such persecution is a sign of the end which is not far away (Matthew 10:23, 7). One of Matthew's main concerns, it has been noted, is that because the earthly Christ and the heavenly Christ are one, time is blurred with the approaching end of the world.1 As a result, it follows that what Matthew reports is intended to paint a picture of our day. Jesus' word ...

474. Small-Minded Christians in a Big World

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... spokesman who had had head to head confrontations with King Ahab, and the only miracle worker who had resuscitated the son of the widow at Zarephath left. But he was not the only faithful person in Israel — there were 7,000 others! As far as I am concerned, one of the most exciting things about a campus like Houghton is that it brings people together from a diversity of Christian backgrounds and from all around the world. Of course it may well be that few, if any, share exactly the same faith journey, but ...

475. God's Battleship

John 17:6-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... here. Here we are on one boat, with one captain, and one destination. And though our battle is fierce, the boat is safe for our captain is strong and the gates of hell will not prevail against this grand vessel. Of that there is no concern. This boat will not sink. Max says there is concern, however, not with the strength of the boat, but with the harmony of the crew. You see, when we first came on board we assumed that everyone here was just like us. But as we have wandered these decks we have found a few ...

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451. From Worry To Trust

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

452. Setting All the Idols Down

Hosea 2:14-20

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

453. Get a Life!

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

454. Anywhere Goes

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

455. Luke 24:35-48

Luke 24:35-48

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

456. Hebrews 13:1-8

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

457. Luke 24:35-48

Luke 24:35-48

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

458. Hebrews 13:1-8

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

459. John 1:(1-9) 10-18

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

460. Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

461. The Most Stubborn Man in the Bible

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

462. Easter 7

Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12, John 17:6-19

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

463. Proper 8

2 Samuel 1:1-16, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

464. Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

465. Altar Your Prayers

Mark 1:29-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

466. The Wedding Was Saved, but the Marriage?

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

467. We Believe in the Trinity

John 16:5-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

468. One True God

John 17:20-26

Illustration

J. Howard Olds

... . Whatever gains our ultimate attention becomes our god. We have problems with idolatry in the 21st century too. Like Martha in the Bible, we are troubled and concerned over many things. We are concerned about work, family, marriage, health, life. Every concern is tyrannical. It wants to own our whole heart, our whole mind. It wants our infinite attention, our unconditional devotion. I saw a bumper sticker stating "Soccer Rules." In many families that is true. We develop all kinds of gods. Maybe it's time ...

469. The Broken English of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

470. Holiness of Heart and Life

Romans 2:21-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

471. Why Am I A United Methodist?

I Timothy 1:12-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds