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4976. Refuse To Be A Victim

Luke 6:27-36

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James Garrett

When a person enters into any society or any fellowship, he takes upon himself the obligations to live a certain way, by certain standards. If the person fails to live the kind of life necessary, he hinders the purpose of the society. Once we make the claim that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true then a claim is put on our lives. In today’s Scripture lesson, Jesus sets down behavior patterns for kingdom people. No one needs to go to a Bible commentary to understand this text. It is a Word that challenges ...

4977. The Proof Is In The Fruit

Luke 6:39-49

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James Garrett

Oswald Chambers in the daily devotion book titled, My Utmost For His Highest, wrote: God expects my personal life to be a “Bethlehem.” Am I allowing my natural life to be slowly transfigured by the indwelling life of the Son of God? God’s ultimate purpose is that his Son might be manifested in my mortal flesh. A Christian is a person who is in Christ and in whom Christ dwells. This indwelling experience results in a new lifestyle. In the sixth chapter of Luke, verses 39 through 49, Jesus underscores the ...

4978. The First Christmas Message

Luke 2:1-7

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James Garrett

The story of the birth of Jesus as told by Luke is the most familiar to most people. The familiarity of the story can be a frustrating thing for the preacher. Who is capable of rising to an occasion on which the most beautiful text of the Bible is read? It makes the preacher turn pale and stammer. However, the familiar can be the preacher’s delight. That the text and message are familiar means they already belong to you, the listeners. There is power, enjoyment, and an occasional “amen” when we hear what ...

4979. A Voice Out Of The Cloud

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

James Garrett

Today we celebrate the Transfiguration Of Our Lord. We will soon begin the Lenten Journey. Often Lent is abused. It has in certain times and places become a period of empty abstinence from tidbits of affluence, and the enjoyment of gloom of self-denial. This is not the purpose of Lent. These 40 days should be a period of engagement with God, of repentance and prayer and a renewal of our baptismal vows. Lent looks towards God’s act in the cross and the resurrection. Lent is the opportunity to move within ...

4980. You Don't Give a Damn

Luke 4:14-30

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James Garrett

In the book, Holy Sweat, by Tim Hansel, he tells of a guest preacher in a rather large church who began, “There are three points to my sermon.” Most people yawned at the point. They’d heard that many times before. But he went on. “My first point is this. At this time there are approximately two billion people starving to death in the world.” The reaction through the congregation was about the same, since they’d heard that sort of statement many times before, too. And then he said, “My second point…” ...

4981. What Goes Up Must Come Down

Mk 9:2-9 · Mt 17:1-9 · Lk 9:28-36

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John Thomas Randolph

A little boy was out in his backyard, throwing a ball up in the air. An elderly passerby, not accustomed to such youthful delights, asked the boy what he was doing. He replied, “I am playing a game of catch with God. I throw the ball up in the air and he throws it back.” I am in no position to comment on God’s ability to play ball, but I do know that whatever goes up must come down. There may be exceptions, such as Charlie Brown’s kite! But as a rule, whatever goes up must come down. The process is so ...

4982. This is My Son, Listen to Him

Luke 9:28-36

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James Garrett

In the book, Unconditional Love, Father John Powell tells of a young man, Tommy, a student in his class, The Theology of Faith. Tommy turns out to be the “atheist in residence” in the course. He constantly objected to, smirked at, or whined about the possibility of an unconditionally loving Father-God. At the end of the course he asked in a slightly cynical tone: “Do you think I’ll ever find God?” Powell decided on a little shock therapy. “No!” he said. “Oh,” Tommy responded, “I thought that was the ...

4983. Above the Noise

Matthew 3:1-12

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John Thomas Randolph

There is so much noise in the world today. There are so many voices competing for our attention. If you want to be heard, you almost have to shout. I once read that during a typical lunch hour at the University of California at Berkeley, spokesmen for a dozen different causes can be found on the plaza, trying to outshoot one another. One day a lone figure sat down defiantly in the middle of the crowd and held up a sign which said, "SILENT PROTEST." Someone tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "What are ...

4984. He is the One We are Looking For

Matthew 11:1-19

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John Thomas Randolph

You see, God through Jesus Christ is still bringing good news to the poor. He is still bringing those who were dead back to life again! He is still healing those who were broken! In the May, 1982, issue of Guideposts magazine, Norman Vincent Peale tells of a woman who came to him for help. Her husband had been killed in a tragic car crash, and as a result, she felt numb, hopeless, and "broken. Peale was able to help her by telling her a true story about a distinguished British violinist named Peter Cropper ...

4985. No! I am not a virgin!

Matthew 1:18-25

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John Thomas Randolph

We call it the virgin birth, and it is one of the most incredible ideas that was ever introduced to the world. Many of us may accept the virgin birth of Jesus on the basis of biblical authority, but we do not understand it. I have a beautiful little friend in the seventh grade whose name is Kristin. She is a very bright and sensitive girl, but she does not understand everything she hears in church. (I am sure that many of us can identify with that!) One day when Kristin was in the cafeteria at school, and ...

4986. God's Kind of Happiness, Today

Matthew 5:1-12

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The Best Gift

George Matheson was a great preacher and hymn writer who lost his sight at an early age. He thought of that infirmity as his thorn in the flesh, as his personal cross. For several years, he prayed that his blindness would be removed. Like most of us, I suppose, he believed that personal happiness would come to him only after the handicap was gone. But then, one day God sent him a new insight: The creative use of his handicap could actually become his personal means of achieving happiness! So, Matheson went ...

4987. Turn Your Other Cheek

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John Thomas Randolph

I think of Jackie Robinson and the real service he provided to millions of people - players and fans alike - when he broke a long standing barrier and opened the big leagues to black athletes. As Branch Rickey, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, prepared Robinson to sign a contract, he wondered if the young player would be equal to the challenge. Would Robinson be able to stay out of fights, both on and off the field? Could he behave in such a way that he would neither arouse black fans nor openly antagonize ...

4988. Waiting With Anticipation

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

David M. Oliver

Bells have been used in many ways over the years. Bells have been used to sound an alarm, and to call children to school, people to worship, and families to meals. Bells mark the beginning and end of the work day, classes, and sporting events. Sometimes bells mark the passing of the hours in a day. On this first Sunday of Advent we will be using the bells we have brought to call us to a time of waiting that is filled with anticipation. The Old Testament lesson for this first Sunday of Advent looks forward ...

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4976. Refuse To Be A Victim

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

James Garrett

4977. The Proof Is In The Fruit

Luke 6:39-49

Sermon

James Garrett

4978. The First Christmas Message

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James Garrett

4979. A Voice Out Of The Cloud

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

James Garrett

4980. You Don't Give a Damn

Luke 4:14-30

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James Garrett

4981. What Goes Up Must Come Down

Mk 9:2-9 · Mt 17:1-9 · Lk 9:28-36

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John Thomas Randolph

4982. This is My Son, Listen to Him

Luke 9:28-36

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James Garrett

4983. Above the Noise

Matthew 3:1-12

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John Thomas Randolph

4984. He is the One We are Looking For

Matthew 11:1-19

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John Thomas Randolph

4985. No! I am not a virgin!

Matthew 1:18-25

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John Thomas Randolph

4986. God's Kind of Happiness, Today

Matthew 5:1-12

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The Best Gift

4987. Turn Your Other Cheek

Illustration

John Thomas Randolph

4988. Waiting With Anticipation

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

David M. Oliver

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