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4901. Your Finest Invitation

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... in touch with him. Many invitations may come to you from many sources over many years, but no invitation that comes can ever have a loftier meaning for your life than the invitation that comes from God, the invitation which reads, "Come unto me," the invitation to which you make response in your heart just now.

4902. Being Different

Daniel 3:1-30

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... ! You become held in the grip of a great moral order which is as firm as granite and as out of step with the values of this earth as a sheep is different from a goat. There is a moral standard in the Bible and you and I are responsible to it. It bridges the chasm between race and race, insisting that we are all eternal neighbors. It bridges the chasm between people who are respectable and those who are outcast. It bridges the chasm between social nobodies and those in lofty places. It makes you a different ...

4903. The Necessity Of Forgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... to his perceived enemies. Our greatest danger in resentment lies not in the wrong done to us but in the wrong we can do to ourselves if we let ourselves become inwardly hardened. Can you imagine having to work in a job which stirs up a vindictive response in you? Who has the reward? You or your enemy? How impossible Jesus' ideal seems at first - "love your enemies and pray for them that persecute you." But it is not impossible. In fact, on second glance it seems to be the most practical and rational rule ...

4904. Wheels Instead Of Walls

Ezekiel 1:1-28

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... occupy the highest positions get the best parking places. Ours is a world of preferential treatment for preferred persons. Some play by one set of rules while others have to play by a different set. It's part of our existence and the greater the responsibility a person has, the better the "perks" that person has. It's a fact of life, and a justifiable one, I think. After all our world revolves around big donations, preferred customers and partial treatment. There are certain fences in life that you and I ...

4905. The Shortest Distance Is Not A Straight Line

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... . I see the truth like a man looking through a foggy windowpane. I just don't know everything." Well, he would not be on the air very long. People want a straight line. That's the shortest distance to God, is it not? What does it take to evoke a response from God? Does it take a gallon of faith? A pound? An ounce? In the account of the healing of the centurion's servant, a huge amount of faith brings a healing. Jesus healed the servant long distance because " ... 'not even in Israel have I found such faith ...

4906. Christ’s Life Jesus Before Pilate

Matthew 27:11-26

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... crowd cried, "Crucify him! Crucify him! Release Barrabas instead!" Leader: Pilate was shocked because Jesus had been so popular. Where were all his followers now? Shocked at the crowd’s blood-thirstiness, he declared, "I am innocent of this man’s blood. It is your responsibility." Men: The people answered, "Let his blood be on us and all our children." Women: And it is on us, all our children and all the generations of man that ever lived. For those who accept his lordship, it is a mark that cancels sin ...

4907. Me First

Mark 9:35

Children's Sermon

... remember that being first with him meant that they had to be willing to serve everyone else. The person on the bottom of our pile wanted to be first, so he got the chance to hold up the whole group. Being a leader is fun, but it also has tremendous responsibility. You have to help others to be a leader. Jesus needs leaders, but he needs leaders who want to work and do things for others. That is the way it is to be with Jesus. The disciples thought about that for a long time. Most people want to be first ...

4908. The Master Has Come - To Proclaim God’s Kingdom

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

... direction, to get a new mind. "Gospel" means good news. It is not "repent and flee the judgment," as John the Baptizer had said, but, "Turn around, get a new mind, and believe the Good News about the Kingdom of God." It is a message which calls for a response. We either reject it or accept it. There is no neutral ground. We cannot say, "I’ll wait and see ... maybe sometime ... let’s weigh our options." There is no option. We must respond now. It is urgent! Would we let God’s Kingdom be Good News for ...

4909. The Life We Prize

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Various Authors

... Colorado with some friends. I rode up a long chair lift with a stranger who turned to me saying, "The name’s Clyde; I’m a plumber from California. I'm out here to meet women and have fun. What’s your work?" I answered, "Fire insurance," the response I frequently give when I want to have some fun with an unsuspecting stranger. He questioned, "Fire insurance? Who do you work for?" "The Lord," I responded. "Who?" "The Lord. I’m a preacher." If we had not been fifty feet off the ground, Clyde would have ...

4910. Strength to Overcome Suffering

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

James R. Tozer

... tell her story. She wrote me: I rejoice if my tragedies and triumphs can possibly help someone, but I have to be honest - I was not a victim, I was an overt sinner. I had choices, and I made the wrong ones. I would like to blame others, but the responsibility is mine. When I went away to school I fell into self-degrading practices. Then when I was married there was not a stable basis for that marriage. When the divorce came I thought I had reached the bottom of the pit, only to fall much deeper. I moved ...

4911. The Sermon in the Supper

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... be a God of love, because if there were, and he looked upon this world, his heart would break.’ The Church," replied Temple, "points to the cross and says: ‘His heart does break.’ Men say, ‘It is God who has made the world. It is He who is responsible, and it is He who should bear the load.’ The church points to the cross, and says, ‘He does bear it.’ " In one of his books, Dr. Leslie Weatherhead recalled a night when his ship sailed past the island of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily. He ...

4912. Come, Learn Your Worth

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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Various Authors

... : Christ died for us. The Ultimate One made the ultimate sacrifice. In our common world our worth is often measured on the basis of who will stand up for us, or speak in our behalf. In juvenile court, for instance, a youngster is sometimes spared if a responsible citizen will vouch for him. Then hear this: the Christian Gospel declares that Jesus Christ has not only spoken for us, he has acted for us, and has acted decisively. Some of you may remember the name of Muretus. He was a poor, wandering scholar in ...

4913. Responding to What We Hear and See

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Joe Pennel

... the ways we will have to respond to the One who comes to us during this season. We will be forced to respond based on what we see and hear. The coming One will not force himself on us. No other person has the power to make us decide. Our response will finally rest upon what we hear with our ears and see with our eyes. That is the way it was for John the Baptizer, and that is the way it must be for you and me. But, there is a grave danger. The danger is that we will look ...

4914. Love Transcending Law and Custom

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

... as his wife. Instead of trying to find some way to separate himself from Mary, Joseph loved her and cared for her. For Joseph, care was more important than conventional expectations. Compassion was more important than honored rights. Love, justice, and a sense of responsibility were more important than tradition and law. Every now and then we see a modern-day Joseph - a person for whom love takes precedent over rules and conventional morality. Every now and then we see a person whose vision of life has been ...

4915. The Message of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

... Jesus. He wants to get it fixed in our minds that Jesus is of the lineage of David, and so he records Jesus' genealogy at the beginning of the Gospel. Luke gives us some details about the birth story including angels, shepherds, cradles, songs, and the people's response to the birth of Christ. This Luke does in a very sensitive and telling way. Mark, on the other hand, doesn't care a thing in the world about the birth stories of Jesus. Mark is interested in the crucifixion, so he says nothing about Christ's ...

4916. Settling Our Differences

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Joe Pennel

On the surface "Tribute" is a motion picture about a man who is diagnosed with cancer and about his response to that disease. But at a much deeper level, "Tribute" is about a man who is not reconciled to his own son. "Tribute" is about a father and son who needed to settle their differences. Like those characters in "Tribute," one of the persistent needs of our life is to ...

4917. The Primacy of Human Relationships

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Joe Pennel

... with us if we are perceived as not "ringing true." Truthfulness, as a bottom-line way of life, is facing hard times today. The keynote speaker at the National Democratic Convention said, "they [the Republicans] have lied to us." The Republican response said that the Democrats were dishonest in their presentation of the way things are. Both parties had assumed that the other political faction had lied. Political parties cannot live in correct relationship to each other if it is passively assumed that each ...

4918. Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20, Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 3:1-12

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... . Scholars contend that it is a prayer for the rulers of the house of David, and also a prayer for the messianic king who is yet to come. That the church sees this as a messianic psalm is rather evident by its selection for this Sunday. As a response to the First Lesson, it is most appropriate, and functions almost as the ancient graduals did in the movement from one lesson to another. The Psalm Prayer ties it into the gospel of the Lord, as well as the Gospel for the Day. The Psalm Prayer (LBW) Almighty ...

4919. Advent 3

Isaiah 35:1-10, Psalm 146:1-10, James 5:7-12, Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon Aid

... to the Christ and prepare his way in the world. The Psalm of the Day Psalm 146 was selected because it centers on Jesus' answer to the disciples of John who asked him, "Are you he who is to come, or do we look for another?" - and is a fitting response to the First Lesson, Isaiah 35:1-10. It asserts that people who know and trust the Lord are happy and hopeful because they depend on the Lord God, "who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them," and keeps his promise forever. He is a ...

4920. Christmas 1

Psalm 111:1-10, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

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... means, in the light of the full Gospel, that the effect of the Fall has been reversed; human beings no longer are at the mercy of Satan because their status has been restored to the level of full communion with God. The petition is a fitting response to the fuller meaning of incarnation as encompassing the totality of Jesus' life from his birth to his ascension, as well as his continuing incarnation through the Word and Holy Spirit. The Psalm for the Day Psalm 111 - A song of thanksgiving for all of the ...

4921. Baptism of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 45:1-17, Isaiah 42:1-9

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... one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" Acts 10:34-38 This text was appointed for this day to underline the fact that God had actually anointed Jesus when the Spirit descended upon him after he came up out of the Jordan. In response, Jesus "went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil." Peter understood that Jesus was Lord of all and, as such, was a historical personage as well as the "Jesus of faith." This text, as an integral part of Cornelius' baptism, clearly implies ...

4922. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, John 1:29-34, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon Aid

CSS

... be beneficial to humanity - he comes as a servant, the servant of God - to save us - and, we know, he suffered for taking up the servant's role. Isaiah 49:1-6 - "The Song of the Savior." 1. Put into the mouth of Christ, this is the antiphonal response of Jesus to Mary's lovely song, "The Magnificat" - "My soul magnifies the Lord ... henceforth all generations will call me blessed." Jesus answers, "The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name." 2. Christ was called to be a ...

4923. Epiphany 3

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Psalm 27:1-14, Isaiah 9:1-7

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... , and "healing every disease." This Gospel, therefore, because Jesus' ministry starts in "Galilee of the Gentiles," speaks to the universality of the gospel; the good news is meant for all people, for every nation. It also outlines the nature of the Christian response to Christ in the preaching and teaching of the gospel, the delineation of the nature of mission and discipleship, and the care of the poor, the sick, and the disadvantaged people of the world. SERMON SUGGESTIONS Matthew 4:12-23 - "The Man ...

4924. Epiphany 6

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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... he had given to them. The reason they turned on him was a theological one; he forgot about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ and taught them that Jesus was actually their god, Kisu, not knowing that their god was an evil deity who was responsible for many of the catastrophes, especially great rains and floods, that came into their lives. Instead of raising the natives' theological perceptions to new and higher levels - as an epiphany should do - Jesus became the incarnation of evil for them and was destructive ...

4925. Transfiguration of Our Lord

Matthew 17:1-13, 2 Peter 1:12-21, Exodus 24:1-18, Psalm 2:1-12

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... , he took Joshua with him; he might have told Joshua that they were going up the mountain to get the stone tablets of the law and the commandments that God had prepared for the Israelites. Matthew doesn't suggest that Jesus went up the mountam in response to a message from his Father; the only clue comes in Chapter 16, where Jesus tells the disciples what is going to happen - including his death and resurrection - at Jerusalem. The import of those words must have taken a spiritual toll upon the Lord, which ...

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