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4851. Role Reversal: Baby and Priest

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... ’s revelation. Indeed, God does grow in our minds. God is not an infant come to deliver a band of narcissists; God embraces the character of the man Jesus. God grows up and lives for those who grow up and live. Our defiled world reaches out for the spirit of the adult. A marvelous image is thrust before our eyes. The corporate memory of those first Christian generations leaves us a vivid image of what it means to live as a Christian in any age. The corridors of time are crowded with men and women laboring ...

4852. Having to Stay When You Want Out

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... , trying to go through the motions of the Christmas season with a congregation whose vision and needs are completely out of step with your own conception of ministry? You have managed to stay intact as a human being in spite of all the shaking of your spirit, but you know that inside the beautifully wrapped package you are a jumble of pieces of broken glass that resemble a hundred little pieces of confetti, held together by thin drops of ceremonial glue. You have to stay through it all when you really want ...

4853. What Are Spiritual Gifts For?

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... up the body of Christ? These things can be a blessing or a curse. Do they build up, edify, and serve the body of Christ? Paul begins his message by acknowledging that people can actually curse Jesus through spiritual speaking. How can one be “speaking by the Spirit of God” and say, “Jesus be cursed”? Here Paul is setting up the next portion of his argument, one that will lead to his great metaphor of the one body and its many parts. Paul is concerned that the new Christians not return to their pagan ...

4854. While He May Be Found

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... upon him while he is near. The great Karl Barth tells us that man does not find God, but God finds man. But there must be a mutual seeking. Whatever you are looking for is looking for you. We must seek God, pursue God’s presence, invoke God’s spirit, and celebrate God’s joy and power. What happens to a people who no longer seek God or a people who believe God is no longer worth seeking? The people are no longer hungry, no longer poor, no longer broken. Not having something can prompt a man to seek ...

4855. Sustaining the Weary with a Word

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... myself and how I shall see him? Why should I give my enemy this power over me? I shall never allow the mind of my enemy to become my mind so that I see both him and myself as he sees me. I shall never allow the spirit of my enemy to become my spirit. Therefore, I have no disgrace and I have no shame because I see myself as you would see me, Father, through the eyes of grace, love, mercy, and truth. I have no shame. I am not disgraced, for the enemy shall not cause me to do to ...

4856. Obeying God Rather Than Men

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... God’s way. Man’s way says we don’t talk about the Holy Ghost because he has gone out of style. We don’t believe in basic Bible study because it is too fundamental. We don’t emphasize all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit because we think only certain types of gifts are acceptable. The “strict orders” create a perpetual confrontation between people who say “what we do and don’t do” rather than ask “what God wants us to do.” One preacher lamented the tough time he had in challenging ...

4857. Out of the Box

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... and died and rose so that we would come out of the box. The box of narrow-mindedness and provincial thinking, the box of limited vision and opportunity and the box of the seven last words, “We never did it that way before,” all kill the forward movement of the spirit’s power and presence. Jesus calls us to come out of the box. The empty box is the empty tomb. Jesus is out of the box and we as disciples of Christ should come out of the box too! When Peter saw how the Holy Ghost had come, his mission ...

4858. The Hospitable Servant: A Woman Named Lydia

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... respect by extending hospitality to them? Today we hear the message. We have been baptized and believe, but do we invite the servants of God into our hearts and our homes? Do we have an open door policy for Christ? Do we invite Christ and the Holy Spirit into our homes? Do we show hospitality to Christ and his servants? One man complained after joining a well-known mega-church in Atlanta, Georgia. He was from New Jersey and had no relatives or friends in Atlanta. Believing that he could find friendship in a ...

4859. The Lightest Touch

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... of that name is not known, but it came to mean “announcer.” The prophet announced what God wanted the people to hear. The term nabim also came to connote someone inspired by the Spirit of God. The prophets were regarded as the “insane,” that is, “out of their own minds,” because they represented the mind of God or the Spirit of God. The word which the prophet Jeremiah was to share on behalf of God was a lively word, because God would accomplish what the word has to say. Later Jeremiah could say ...

4860. Father Knows Best?

Luke 6:17-26

Drama

Dave Marsh

... , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Dad: Hmmm. Well, back in biblical times everyone drank wine because the water was so bad and if they didn't have any wine left then they were poor in spirits. Adam: (a little skeptical) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Dad: If it’s the morning, then the guy who is in bed and has a comforter will be blessed! Adam: (more skeptical) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be ...

4861. Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Messiah. Gabriel told Mary that her aunt Elizabeth, well past the child-bearing age, had become pregnant. Immediately Mary went to visit Elizabeth. Under the influence of the Holy Spirit, both women sensed that God has chosen them for special tasks and would do great things through their children. Mary was then given by the Holy Spirit insights far too profound for a simple teenager to originate. She declared the impact that her son would have upon the world. She announced three distinct revolutions, which ...

4862. When Our Children Teach Us

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... that none of you offered to help, because actually she is my favorite patient. I get immense pleasure from taking care of her… and I am learning so much from her. She has taught me a depth of gratitude I never knew before. She has taught me the spirit of unwavering trust. And she has taught me the power of unconditional love.” Then Dr. Ruskin said, “Let me show you her picture.” He pulled out the picture and passed it around. It was the photo of his six-month-old baby daughter. Now, I like that ...

4863. Significance Of Things Eternal

Luke 2:41-52

Illustration

Richard A. Wing

... was going to sit down with Mom and Dad and tell them I love them and would miss them, but my best man was honking the horn in front of my house so there wasn't time. Into our hectic world, Jesus comes, and still invites us to exercise the spirit as well as the mind and the body. The best way we exercise the spirit is by giving attention to things of eternal significance, such as listening, loving, and learning from the least expected places.

4864. Father Knows Best?

Matthew 5:1-12

Drama

Dave Marsh

... , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Dave: Hmmm. Well, back in biblical times everyone drank wine because the water was so bad and if they didn't have any wine left then they were poor in spirits. Adam: (a little skeptical) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Dave: If it’s the morning, then the guy who is in bed and has a comforter will be blessed! Adam: (more skeptical) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be ...

4865. Wisdom Sold Separately

Drama

Dave Marsh

... wisdom we need. The question is: Whether we know God or not, where do we go to find true wisdom? Universities, books, newspapers, the Bible, friends, the Internet, etc? God will speak to us in prayer and meditation through His Spirit (which whispers to our spirit), through other believers, through circumstances, and, obviously through the Bible. This drama focuses on our vain attempts to find wisdom and while it's over the top (no surprise there!), it gets the point across. Also, the part about memorizing ...

4866. Morning Madness (A Drama about Service)

Drama

Dave Marsh

Director's Notes: We know there are certain facts when it comes to how God uses his people within the church: 1) The Spirit gives unique spiritual gifts to believers. 2) The Spirit leads believers to use these gifts within (and outside of) the church. The problem is that sometimes we see a need in the church and feel compelled to fill it immediately. While this can be a good thing for short term situations (a family needs money), it can be a ...

4867. The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... giving her the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Distinguished Life Award. This is the highest award our church gives and it is presented to those special people who have served our church in signal ways over many years and who have lived before us in the spirit of Christ. Jackie Greer has done all of that and then some. Jackie was honored again a few weeks ago (February 2003) by our church. She was the Guest of Honor at our annual Women’s Ministry Tea for her incredible record of service to our church ...

4868. Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen! - Sermon Starter

Luke 2:39-56

Illustration

Brett Blair

4869. Hypocrites

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Brett Blair

... visiting "rabbi," sent the party off with the loan of a carriage and a team of horses. They left the village and traveled to the great city where they spent magnificent holy days under the spell of the famous rabbi. His teaching of the Torah carried their spirits to the very vault of heaven. But too soon, the holy days were at an end, and the three companions had to go back home through the same village to return the borrowed carriage and horses. Terrified, the mock rabbi resumed his disguise; his heart was ...

4870. A Happy Ending

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Brett Blair

... God has resources for each of us that he has not yet revealed. Just before Jesus departed he told the disciples, “It is for your sake that I go. For if I do not go the Comforter cannot come, to you.” He was, of course, speaking about the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. It appeared as though Jesus was now leaving his disciples to flounder around for themselves. Not so. He was leaving them with a resource that at that time they didn't even know existed. We can be sure that God gives each of ...

4871. Unexpected Evangelists

John 4:1-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of talking about me." Jesus answers with the gospel for her that day and for everyone everywhere always: "A time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem...God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." Cities, states, nations, denominations are not holy. God is holy. God's people are holy. No more artificial divisions - Jews/Samaritans, Protestant/Catholic, Presbyterian/Lutheran/Methodist/Baptist - NO MORE DIVISIONS to separate human ...

4872. Angels

Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... can scarcely comprehend. God has given angels higher knowledge, power and mobility than we. They are God's messengers [and] ministering spirits, whose chief business is to carry out God's orders in the world. God has given them an ambassadorial charge, ... other than to affirm that since only God is eternal, angels must therefore be created beings. "They are not ghosts nor are they spirits of the dead. They do not spend time trying to `earn their wings" like the sweetly ministering Clarence in the movie, It's ...

4873. Now That School's Out...

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the custom of his church, he knelt by the man and asked, "Do you believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?" Then, the Cardinal said, the man roused a little, opened one eye, and said, "Here I am dying and you ask me a riddle?"(2) For ... even find the word TRINITY. But as we read and study those sacred pages, we meet God in three persons...Father, Son, Spirit...each distinct, yet each uniquely divine. The church could have decided that this means we deal with three different Gods, but ...

4874. A Religion that Shows

Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... mean he would recommend more and greater cathedrals, huge monuments; tremendous building programs? I doubt it. The message would be "get your priorities straight, and the place to begin is the same place my people had to begin...in their pocketbooks." Years ago, Mora Morris whimsically caught the spirit of the age very succinctly: • I am twenty-five cents. o I am not on speaking terms with the butcher. o I am too small to buy a quart of ice-cream. o I am not large enough to purchase a box of candy. o I am ...

4875. The Original "Average Joe"

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the silhouette of a man. But there was something about him that told Joseph there was no reason to fear. The silhouette spoke. "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Joseph had no chance to reply - the visitor disappeared. What would Joseph have said anyway? We can see him lying there thinking till ...

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