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476. What Can Christians Learn from Muslims?

Genesis 21:1-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the word of the Lord into Mohammed's chest and the Quran, the holy scripture of Islam, came into being. This is remarkable in light of the fact that Mohammed, who was denied an education, could not read or write. Mecca was hardly receptive to this new revelation of monotheism. After three years, Mohammed had less than forty converts. But Medina, a city to the north, recognized Mohammed's organizational ability and invited him to lead their city. As a statesman and politician, Mohammed and his followers ...

477. Develop Leaders—Humbly

Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... we do not discover common ground, but higher ground, transcendent ground where the will of God can be known and done. In prayer we create a well not a wall. It is easy to build a wall, but what we need are wells, places of resources, a receptive place where we can quench our deepest thirsts for acceptance and understanding. We say in church, “May the peace of Christ be with you." And the church responds, “And also with you" — pass it on. The peace, not of the world, not of contrived pressure, but the ...

478. Make Disciples—Intentionally

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... much they enjoy one another. Then the kid says, “Poppy, what is God really like?" A junior high girl is trying really hard to fit in with a group of girls. You know how it can be with seventh grade girls. People can be cruel. They are not being very receptive as girls can be. They shun her, tease her. One day on the way home from school she asks her mother “Are all people like that? I thought God told us to love one another. How come no girls at the school love me at all?" Checking out the scene ...

479. The Joyful Provider

John 2:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... on and the wine runs out; the jugs are empty; the guests are thirsty. How embarrassing and how disturbing and how confusing. Don't be too hard on the hosts. After all this is a Middle Eastern wedding. This is no 30-minute service with a two-hour reception. This is a full week of festivities. People are coming from near and far. Nobody bothers to make a reservation. They just all show up. Jesus and his disciples just show up at this place. Picture Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof being the host at this party ...

480. Finding Plenty in the Midst of Scarcity

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... contributed to the restaurant businesses of Brentwood this summer, we have also fed a host of people out of this facility. Eight hundred people joined us for lunch four days this past week. We served 1570 meals at the Tennessee Annual Conference and hosted two receptions that served over 500 people each. Yes, church folk can eat! And food is the subject of the miracle that lies before us today. In this story, there are 5,000 men present to hear Jesus speak, not counting women and children, says Matthew. So ...

481. The Real Real Estate

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... design is not the problem, YOU, the consumer, are the problem. The “fix” that Apple is distributing is a free cover, a kind of rubber bumper think band-aid -which will protect the antennae from you, the faulty user, covering up its reception area. The second problem with the iPhone 4 is that Apple has misunderstood the nature of a true relationship, with customers, with human beings. A relationship that has to “cover up” its imperfections is not a real relationship. “Real” relationships are not ...

482. The Saddest Story

Luke 12:32-40

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... stories they began to tell sad story after sad story. When they got to the 50th floor, they had run out of stories seemingly. No one spoke up. Then it happened. One fellow broke the silence, "Fellows, here is the saddest story of all. I forgot the key at the reception desk." The key whether a door is being opened, or a door is being closed; the key is that we stay awake. Because we never know when we are going to be surprised by a new possibility; nor, do we ever know when something important is going to be ...

483. Becoming Good Trees

Matthew 5:17-30

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... seeing other people as God's children. We do things we wouldn't do if we weren't angry. How much violence has been perpetrated, how many hate crimes have been committed because people couldn't control their anger? Our anger blocks our spiritual growth and our reception of God's grace. Our lust keeps us from seeing people as people. We reduce other people to body parts, assuming they exist for our pleasure. Lust makes us act in ways we never would if our minds were clear. Jesus really is offering us freedom ...

484. Tears, Perfume and Forgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Dad kind of received the gifts with a yawn. My brother even said something like, "You mean you didn't buy me anything?" That's the attitude the woman heard from those gathered with Jesus at Simon's table. It wasn't a very sweet smelling reception. It smelled of judgment and condemnation. B. The woman, though, ignored their comments and their stares. So enthralled with who Jesus was, so moved by His love for her and others like her, the downtrodden and fallen, she poured out her soul and bathed Jesus' feet ...

485. Fresh Grilled Forgiveness

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . Without saying a word, they loaded him into a car and took him to the airport and put him on a plane to El Paso. When the plane landed, Levi was afraid to get off. His folks had driven over 250 miles to get there. He was afraid of the reception he faced, so he just stayed in his seat. The stewardess finally told him he HAD to get off. This was back in the days when you walked down a set of metal steps and then across the tarmac to get into the airport. Levi was slowly walking down those ...

486. Wedding Bell Blues

John 2:1-11

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the right time. She trusted Him and she trusted God's timing. And that was why she pointed out the minor disaster of running out of wine at the wedding feast. It would sort of be like running out of iced tea at a Texas Barbecue. Or having the wedding reception at your favorite Mexican restaurant and them telling you they had run out of salsa and chips. It wasn't a huge deal, physically. But it was a major social blunder. B. Mary knew that she could count on Jesus and we can too. Let me tell you about a ...

487. Repeated Petitions

Luke 18:1-8

Illustration

... learn from Ben that he, too, had read that same Bible story during his captivity. He had interpreted it to mean that God does not object to our repeated petitions. Perhaps God does not speak, but remains silent to listen for something in us. Perhaps God listens for openness and receptivity on our part to the creation of a new, fresh spirit.

488. Didn’t You Hear the Bells?

Luke 19:1-10

Illustration

Keith Wagner

... qualities. As the couple left the chapel, the mother of the groom said to the blind man, "What a pity that you couldn't see the chapel. It really is so lovely. And such a pretty garden." She later repeated this to some mutual friends at the reception. The blind man just shrugged his shoulders each time and changed the subject. He thought to himself, "didn't she hear the bells?" For him, the bells that had rung before and after the ceremony had been magnificent. He was astonished at their tones and the ...

489. Lost Hope

Matthew 3:13-17

Illustration

King Duncan

... how the great composer Tchaikovsky died? There is more than one version of the story but according to one reliable source the end of Tchaikovsky's life is said to have occurred four days after one of his symphonies received an unfavorable reception in St. Petersburg. The great composer, despondent some said, already feeling ill according to others, deliberately drank a glass of unboiled water in the middle of a cholera epidemic. His friends who witnessed this were appalled. Tchaikovsky told them that he was ...

490. The Triumph and the Tragedy

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... all hell breaks loose. That, as they say, is life. Go with me now to the year 1942. The first American troops are marching into London. We are entering the conflict known as World War II. The people of London are cheering the American soldiers. The friendly reception exhilarates the young soldiers. They sing as they march. Suddenly the troops turn into a main street and a strange hush falls over the scene. The happy songs die on their lips. They are looking for the first time upon an area in London that has ...

491. Get Down and Dirty for Lent

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a rural area, you might not know the joys of keeping that most unruly, unpredictable, but absolutely crucial-to-life “pet” known as . . . a septic tank. There are some unbendable rules for septic tanks. 1) They will always back up the day your daughter’s wedding reception is being held in your back yard. 2) They will overflow and need to be re-dug immediately after you’ve just completed re-landscaping. 3) The septic tank alarm always goes off between 1-5 a.m. 4) Your neighbor’s septic tank alarm ...

492. The Triumph and the Tragedy

Mt 21:1-11

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King Duncan

Go with me now to the year 1942. The first American troops are marching into London.We are entering the conflict known as World War II. The people of London are cheering the American soldiers. The friendly reception exhilarates the young soldiers. They sing as they march. Suddenly the troops turn into a main street and a strange hush falls over the scene. The happy songs die on their lips. They are looking for the first time upon an area in London that has been blown to bits. ...

493. Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Acts 2:14-41

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... , like the forgiveness of sins, is first and foremost dependent upon the expression of genuine repentance. It is turning away from a previous state of disbelief and embracing the truth of the “name of Jesus Christ” that opens the way for forgiveness and the reception of the Holy Spirit. Peter’s promise that there is a “way out” for his anxious audience now grows even more extensive. Even as God’s promises to Noah (Genesis 9:9) and Abraham (Genesis 13:15: 17:7-8) extended to all their future ...

494. Will You Dance the Metanoia with Me?

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... dance. You might even say that every generation must live with its own “dorky dance” stigma. Anyone remember the “Twist?” The “Conga?” The “Hokey Pokey?” The “Funky Chicken?” About fifteen years ago you could not go anywhere — a party, a wedding reception, a baseball game — without being bullied to “Do the Macarena with Me.” The Macarena might have been a good ice-breaker at youth camps, or a way to get your blood moving again during the Seventh Inning Stretch. But is was ...

495. Because I Live (Memorial Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... peer through the Hubble telescope. All we have to do is to listen for the Divine whisper from within ourselves. “Find a place in your heart,” said an ancient sage named Theophan the Recluse, “and speak there with the Lord. It is the Lord’s reception room.” Some people seem to find this room easily. Others have more difficulty. Pastor John Ortberg tells about some friends of his who have a daughter. When she was five years old, this girl told her parents, “I know Jesus lives in my heart, because ...

496. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Matthew 13:1-23

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... to accept the words and witness of the Matthean Jewish-Christian community about Jesus and the kingdom. The first explanation for why the seed, which is “the word of the kingdom,” may fail is twofold. First, there is no “understanding” or reception of the message. Hence it does not penetrate the surface of the hearer’s “heart.” As the word lies there the second reason for failure appears. The “evil one” (Mark’s text uses “Satan,” Luke “the devil”) snatches away the “seed ...

497. Matthew 14:13-21

Matthew 14:13-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... gospel writers. Matthew places the timing of this miracle meal at a potentially dangerous moment in Jesus’ Galilean ministry. In 14:1-2 Matthew’s readers are told that Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee and Perea, had become aware of the growing reception and reputation Jesus was gaining in the region “beyond Jordan.” Herod’s musing that Jesus must be John the Baptist “raised form the dead” provides Matthew with the opportunity to describe the macabre meal that ended with John’s execution. It ...

498. Welcoming Jesus

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... from various bodily orifices and often deposit them all over you. They cost thousands of dollars to feed and clothe and repay your generosity with a thumb of the nose. They aggravate, irritate, and infuriate. Finally, they get married and want a huge reception replete with ice sculptures for $22,000 or more. They are trouble. What about their behavior? Jesus asked the twelve, "What were you arguing about on the road?" (v. 33). There was silence — embarrassed silence. Because "they had argued about who was ...

499. Eternal Life Is Now

1 John 5:9-13

Sermon

Nancy Kraft

... when every time he tries to bring up his departure they come back with, "Quit talking like that. You're not going anywhere." Well, the crucifixion finally got their attention. After the resurrection, Jesus had another chance with his disciples. This time they were more receptive to his teaching. Finally, the time had come for him to leave them. And as they gathered around him for the send-off, he had final instructions for them: "Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking ...

500. The Tongue Is Mightier than the Sword

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... with other people. Anyone who has traveled to a foreign country can vouch for the challenges that occur because of communication barriers posed by language differences. When I was in Venice, Italy, I became sick one night and went to the hospital. The man at the reception desk wanted to know why I was there. He spoke no English, and I had only a limited Italian vocabulary, so I was unable to describe my symptoms effectively. Had it not been for the intervention of my multilingual brother-in-law, I would not ...

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