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501. The World's Best-Known Widow

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... church a thrilling story, which we all need to hear. In 1930, George Pepperdine, who was the owner of Western Auto, sold all of his Western Auto stock and went to Los Angeles. He endowed a college for three million dollars it was named Pepperdine College. Everyone thought that college was secure forever. A $3 million endowment in 1930. But as the years passed, it became hemmed in there in Watts in the heart of L.H. I think there was only 15 acres of campus. Dr. Binowski, a young president came to Pepperdine ...

502. Living on the Easter Side of Life

Colossians 3:1-4

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... really free to live. Maxie Dunnam in his book, Alive in Christ, tells about hearing from a small prayer group of twelve women who started meeting as a result of a prayer conference he led in their church. The letter went something like this, “Dear Maxie, I thought you might like to know what has transpired in our prayer group which meets every Thursday morning at 6:30 A.M. - One alcoholic, given the simple medicine of love, has been sober for ten years. - One whose husband left her with two boys is making ...

503. The Temptation To Pass By On The Other Side

Luke 10:25-37

Illustration

Robert Beringer

... to himself, "Come on, Ray, after all, the Nazis bombed innocent children in London and Warsaw; it was wartime; it was years ago; forget it, Ray, and get on with your life; it's not your concern." But thank God, Ray Hamley did not let those second thoughts win out. He wrote to the Mayor of Kleve, asking for the forgiveness of the townspeople, and requesting that his letter be read by the priest at the dedication of the new church building. In 1984, Ray got a reply from the people of Kleve, requesting that ...

504. Mistaken Identity

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... shrine. They cut niches in the rock walls of the mountain just above the burbling caves and set up statues of gods they thought might be resident there. They even gave the place a spiritual name. They called it the "Gates of Hades." Here, they believed, was ... the hall And everyday we said hello but never touched at all He was in his paper, I was in my room How was I to know he thought I hung the moon The greatest man I never knew came home late every night He never had too much to say; too much was on his ...

505. Show Me What’s Real

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... when God replied, "I will do the very thing that you have asked, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name." God would be present once again with the people as they continued their journey to the promised land. One might have thought that this victory would be enough for Moses, but it was not. He appealed to God's gracious side and God responded favorably. Moses made one more request of God, "Show me your glory." What more does Moses want? You could argue that God had already shown Moses ...

506. Willing

Judges 6:1-40

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... God had an unusual battle plan. A trained soldier might have heard God’s plan and said, “That won’t work! Here’s how we should fight!” But Gideon had already come up with the creative idea of threshing wheat in a wine press. No one else thought of it. Maybe God saw Gideon’s creative side and knew that he would see the possibilities in God’s plan. Or maybe God was looking for someone who would trust completely. Military training is no match for God’s hand, and God needed someone who would ...

507. Come

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... yourself?" An old man came along and Foss asked him about the signs. "Well?" said the old man, "we had the water going to waste and we thought it would be a good thing if we could get some thirsty travelers to drink a little of it. Then this is a pleasant spot to ... any good in our attic. So I brought it down here. We have more apples than we can eat at this time of year, and we thought that it would be a satisfaction to us if they could be used somehow. So we put up the signs, and they seem to be doing ...

508. Oops! I Didn't See You

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... out to Abraham, which he did. “Father Abraham, have pity on me,” he cried. “Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.” The rich man still didn’t get it, did he? He still thought Lazarus ought to serve him. He was absolutely clueless about the way the kingdom of God works. Abraham reminds the rich man that in this world he had many nice things while Lazarus had none. And besides, he says, there is a chasm between heaven and hell that ...

509. Eyes To See, Ears To Hear

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

James McCormick

... . Perhaps we are impressed with a sense of oughtness: we ought to do this, or we ought not do that. Maybe we have been struggling with something and suddenly there is clarity. Perhaps someone or something pops into our mind, something we hadn’t been thinking about, a thought seemingly out of nowhere. Perhaps there is an infusion of strength or courage or hope. Something like that, I believe, is the voice of God. I know that God speaks to me. I know that…but that’s the way He does it. Well then, what I ...

510. Laugh, Thomas, Laugh!

John 20:19-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe. Think about it, people, this is just not possible!" Thus, we get doubting Thomas ... not faithful friend Thomas or thoughtful Thomas but doubting Thomas. Not very fair. Perhaps Thomas' real problem was that he was devastated by what had happened and would not admit it. Not to his friends, not even to himself. He was so devastated that he could not see what had to be the sheer joy ...

511. After the Parade

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... what a man says when he has lived as Kagawa has lived.” That is true. In today’s vernacular, it is more important that Kagawa walked the walk and not just talked the talk. A consecrated life is far more eloquent and convincing than any well thought out argument. The world will not accept the way of Christ because we can out talk our spiritual opponents, but only because we can out live them. Such a demonstration of the superior quality of our faith will verify our witness more readily than any other ...

512. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

... mediately feeling embarrassed since not one of the three was anything but skin and bones. "You're a lucky man!" he replied and I thought, he's right, I really am a lucky man. We talked for a little longer and then I asked, "So ... where do you guys live ... talking with them and then left with the pastor. I went back downstairs to finish with cleanup and then drove home. All the way I thought about our conversation and how the one guy looked so familiar. I was almost home when it dawned on me where I had seen ...

513. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... was called such a nasty name. Obviously, he was inordinately preoccupied with those potentially deadly possessions. Until the voice of God interrupted, all we heard about was stuff — his "land, crops, barns, grain, ample goods." He sounded as if he came from the school of thought that was convinced that the one who died with the most toys won. But he had more of a problem than an accumulation of stuff. He had come to believe that the stuff was his security. Wrong, fool! Even without the problem of an ...

514. Passing the Test

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... , if we remain faithful, we are okay. If we don't, look out! But what about all this talk about grace and the gospel? We thought we didn't have to do anything to be saved. Is grace conditional after all? It appears that what Paul gives us with one hand, ... God has us just where he wants us. Jolted out of our complacency, pushed to the edge, about ready to collapse, having had everything we thought was so important stripped out of our hands, all we can do is cry for help. All we can do is open our hands to ...

515. Surprise in a Graveyard

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Mary Magdalene. Mary comes to the tomb and sees that the stone has been rolled away. So she runs to Simon Peter and John, and says, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” Evidently the thought had not occurred to Mary that Christ could be resurrected from the grave. Peter and John start for the tomb. When they, too, find it empty, what do they do? They simply go back to the house where they were staying. There was no celebration, no cries of, “He ...

516. The Church Is the Place

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... was to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to as many people as he could. That powerful vision would take Paul to places he never dreamed of going. Following the prompting of the Holy Spirit, Paul found himself in situations that he had never thought possible. In the opening of his letter Paul mentioned the name of another man, Sosthenes. While we do not know much about Sosthenes, we do know that he was the former leader of the Corinthian synagogue who at one time filed charges against Paul. Paul’s ...

517. On the Ropes: Round 1 - Doubting God

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... praying that I would send revival to your nation. I am not going to send revival, I am going to raise up a pagan, wicked, ruthless nation to wreak havoc and to destroy your nation.” At this point, Habakkuk probably felt like saying something like this, “On second thought, why don’t you just go back to doing nothing? Why don’t you go back to sleep? Why don’t you just forget the whole thing? Why don’t you just forget I ever brought this up?” You are going to see throughout this book that God ...

518. Family Re:Union - (PG) Parental Guidance Required

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... has to hit the right target. What is true of an arrow is true of children. Our job as parents is to make sure from the time our children are born they are shot in a godly direction and they hit the target of having a relationship with God. This thought alone ought to tell you just how precious your children really are. If you are a parent this morning, let me give you a list of things you can’t take to heaven with you. You can’t take your – wealth house 401k bank account cars boats stocks bonds real ...

519. Up Close & Personal: Drawing Near

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

James Merritt

... come to God only because we want Him to do something for us, when He wants to say something to us. I want to give you a thought that ought to rattle your cage. God will speak to us if we will listen to Him. One of the reasons why we don’t hear ... in the first place. How do you remember those things? That leads to the third step in drawing near to Him and that is… III. Record Your Thoughts What I mean by that is to write down what God says to you in a spiritual diary or what I call a “journal.” By the ...

520. Everything Must Go: The Treasure Principle

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... money goes and what goes to earthly treasure and what goes to eternal treasure. At the end of the two weeks, be honest and ask yourself this question, “Am I a master of my money or am I mastered by my money?” Then, I want you to keep this thought in mind, “If money is your master you are headed for disaster.” Some of you may remember the story of Matt Emmons. He was one shot away from clamming victory in the 2004 Olympics. He was competing in the 50 Meter 3 Position Rifle Event. He didn’t even ...

521. The Desperate

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... know why everybody else in this story refused to believe in Jesus except this one blind man? Because their attitude was “Until I understand everything I want to understand and until I get every question answered I want answered I will not believe.” They thought, “seeing is believing.” Let me tell you something. If you are out there today and you are refusing to believe in Jesus because you’ve got this question unanswered and that question unanswered and you don’t understand this or you don’t ...

522. The Loser

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... saying was, “If you want the Lord in your heart you’ve got to give your heart to the Lord.” This man did not have a financial problem; he had a spiritual problem. That is why Jesus told this man he would have “treasure in heaven.” This man thought Jesus was trying to take something from him. Instead, Jesus was trying to give something to him. When Jesus asks you to give Him your entire life, He is not trying to take anything away from you; He is trying to give everything to you that really matters ...

523. A Few Remaining Tremors

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... when we were moving into the home where we now live and graciously offered to purchase the light fixtures for our home and put them in. We were so grateful for his offer. We went to a company, picked out our light fixtures and had them delivered and installed. We thought everything was fine. Right after that, Ray called and asked if he could borrow a good sum of money (let’s just say a good bit more than a few hundred dollars). He said he only needed it for a couple of weeks and would pay us back. He said ...

524. How God Looks at Marriage

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... hard saying just like it was a hard saying when Jesus said if a man looks at a woman and lusts after her, he has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Jesus often spoke like this to show up the self-righteousness of the Pharisees, who thought themselves very pious and righteous. By holding up God’s ideals, he drove home the point that none of us is righteous before God. We are all sinners. So we come to our situation today in a society where so many children are growing up in broken homes and ...

525. Brushing Your Teeth with Oreos

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... they had traveled for about a day. Luke does not say how Joseph and Mary might have left the boy behind, but the tradition was to travel in large caravans. It would be easy to think that the boy was with friends. Each of them might have also thought that he was with the other parent, since the women and small children went ahead and the men followed behind. It was not that Mary and Joseph were careless or neglectful of their responsibilities as parents. But it does prove that they weren’t the kind of ...

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