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651. Braveheart

John 20:24-29

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... over the country. Most were letters of encouragement. Some were looking for answers to life's questions. They had seen him keep his faith, and they wanted to know how he had done it. But one day he received this letter: "Dear Mr. Dravecky, If there is a God who cares so much about you, why did he allow you to have the surgery in the first place? I have lived 41 years in this old world and have yet to see any piece of genuine evidence that there is anything real about any of those religious beliefs you talk ...

652. Better Than a Spanking

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... I are, is life. For a human being life means being alive. More of you is yet to come. You are not finished until it is all over.” (4) Let no one tell you that your life doesn’t matter. That you are no good, worthless, ugly, that nobody cares. You have been baptized. You are a child of God. You are a brother or sister of Christ. You have been brought into his family. Writer Philip Yancey notes that the church he belongs to schedules a “Mom’s Night Out,” with free babysitting for single mothers who ...

653. The Wedding Was Saved, but the Marriage?

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... embarrassed? But think about it for a moment and you will see that this miracle is quite consonant with the character of Christ. First of all, in this miracle we see his concern for the young couple. Or at least for the bridegroom’s parents. Jesus cares about people. Someone on the groom’s side of the family was obviously responsible for the wine. Whoever it was would be deeply humiliated if they ran out. But everyone would be affected. Who wants to see a bride disappointed on her wedding day? So, when ...

654. God's 'Yes!' To Every Promise

2 Corinthians 1:18-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... that "Yes!" is one of the most important words we can hear. Kids need to hear "Yes!" from their parents. "Yes! I love you. Yes! I care what you do. Yes! You are one of the most important parts of my life. Yes! I'm proud to be your Father or your ... worried and frustrated. God's "Yes!," Jesus, says: Cast all your problems on ME. 1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you." N. The world says: I can't go on. God's "Yes!," Jesus, says: My grace is sufficient. 2 Corinthians 12:9 "but he ...

655. Stewardship of the Earth (Series: Stewardship: Discover This Word and Love It!)

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ’s just a matter of time until the world self-destructs, why should we interfere with this final judgment? The Bible, however, never teaches such deism. God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. Consider the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. God cares for each one of them. According to Job, even the whales were made to praise God. When will we come to grip with this Absolute Truth? The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it. We are not owners, we are renters. We are not kings, we ...

656. Winning the War Over Worry (Series: Winning The War Over Daily Life)

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... penny. You are worth more than sparrows.” Said the robin to the sparrow, “I would really like to know why these anxious human beings rush and worry so?” Said the sparrow to the robin, “I think it must be they know no heavenly Father like the One who cares for you and me.” God is not out to hurt you. God wants to help you, protect you, feed you, love you. He’s on your side when pain abounds. When trouble persists, he stays around. “Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water,” he lays himself down. God ...

657. Let's Make A Deal

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ?" If we put this all in proper perspective, God is the owner. God is the CEO of the Universe and everything that we have really belongs to Him. God is in charge. We have the privilege of being the managers or stewards of all that God has put in our care. But how much of this treasure have we squandered? God gives us time and we squander it doing things that don't matter. God gives us talents and we squander them on self-interests or because we don't think they are important or God could never use them. God ...

658. Being Christ by Affirming and Forgiving

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of the most vibrant, alive, dynamic persons in the congregation live alone. They have found the answer to loneliness. But I am saying that my city and your city and your community is filled with people who live alone and are lonely. The question is; do you really care? I have a hunch that, as dynamic as our singles ministry is and tits one of the most dynamic aspects of our church life. We are probably only scratching the surface of deep need. But it is not only those who live alone who are lonely and need ...

659. Evangelism Jesus' Style

John 1:29-42

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... heart. In less than ten days, Bear Bryant was dead. He had won the greatest ball game of his life just before the final whistle blew. (quoted from Dr. Jimmy Buskirk, Session #4, CFR – 1984). Do you feel the power of that? Bobby McKenna and Steve Sloan…caring friends, who were sensitive, alert, and were willing to be God’s answer. They practiced evangelism Jesus’ style. The people you know are not Bear Bryant’s but they are as important to God as Bear. And you may be as important to them as Steve ...

660. My Country, Is It of Thee?

Psalm 9:9-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the tempest tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door. “It is help for the needy. The needy will not always be forgotten" (Psalm 9:18a). The judgment of God upon nations from generation to generation has been in proportion to its ability to care for the least of its members. There is an old parody of Jesus' parable concerning the least of these which goes something like this: I was hungry and you formed a committee to discuss my hunger. I was thirsty and you debated the ethics of certain drinks ...

661. When God Speaks

Psalm 29:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... deep abiding Christian faith. He sent this e-mail to his wife just days before his death. “I hope and pray the troops get out of this in one piece. But I am at peace. Here I am supposedly at the peak of my professional success, but I could frankly care less. It's nothing compared to my relationship with you and my girls and Jesus Christ." “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you." There is in every hurricane a twenty to forty mile center of relative calm and unusual stillness. We call it the eye ...

662. The Cost of Discipleship: Get Lost!

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 6,000.00, of Horace Branch pledging $3000. Today you heard the witness of Donna Libby. A wide range of amounts but all rooted in the same truth: Not equal gifts, but equal sacrifice. What would it mean for you to take up your cross in the Because We Care program? III. Now the third facet of this great truth Jesus is stating : Follow Me. This, too, could be an entire sermon. We need to remember a Jesus’ focus here. He’s telling the disciples what kind of Messiah he is, and therefore, what they are to be ...

663. Why Is God Unfair?

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... of that family, what would a truly fair allowance for a nine-year-old be? In reality, she or he should be working 1,000 lemonade stands just to get food into the kitchen and have a place to sleep. Once a relationship of trust and love and care is reduced to monetary value, it destroys the fiber of the bond itself. That is why divorce settlements are often so acrimonious. What was begun as a sharing of lives has suddenly devolved into the apportionment of assets. It has to be done, of course, but it violates ...

664. A Way of Seeing

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... , they will both see patients with missing limbs, patients in great pain, and patients suffering other ways. One might look at all of this and conclude that the world is a mess and life is a nasty joke. He might even decide not to allow himself to care too much for anyone because of the possibility of pain when a loved one suffers. The other person might see in all of this the incredible courage and resilience of the sufferers and decide that the illnesses are an outrage precisely because God's gift of life ...

665. Like Iron Sharpens Iron

Proverbs 27:17

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... pull us away. What would you do if a friend invited you to watch a television program that you know God doesn’t want you to watch? Proverbs 27:17 warns us that people who don’t follow God pull us away and that we need to be very careful about their influence. Does this mean that you shouldn’t be friends with someone who doesn’t follow God? No. Remember that Proverbs 27:17 is a promise, too. Just as our Christian friends influence us to follow God, we can influence our friends to follow God. We just ...

666. Living The Faith For Dummies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. [34] He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. [35] The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.' [36] Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?" [37] He said ...

667. Family Matters

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to belong don't we? We all want be known by others and to know that someone out there knows who we are and cares about us. We have a need to belong, to be in community together. That's why we join clubs, fraternities, sororities, civic organizations, sports ... After all the items were sacked he would look at the customer and say, "I know your family loves you because you take such good care of them." Ms. Parker says she shut up and waited her turn. Chuck helped take her sacks to the car and she tipped him $2 ...

668. There Will Be Peace

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell me all the time. 2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don’t have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them. 3. Instead of writing to the President complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don’t you write and tell him that you’ll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up. It will be nice ...

669. Back to Real Life

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... of integrity, that kind of complete trust in God’s will and God’s way? My guess is that it would change the world overnight. The first thing we need to do after Christmas is to keep trusting God. The second thing we need to do is to take care of those we love. That was Joseph’s primary concern. He loved Mary and he loved their son Jesus and he was committed to doing whatever was necessary to keep them safe and to provide for them not only to provide for them materially, but emotionally and spiritually ...

670. Big "J" and Little "j"

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... glorified, ascended Christ who reigns in heaven is Jesus with a “big J.” The Christ who lives in us, whose Spirit we are encouraged to birth into this world, is Jesus with a “little j.” The classic Dr. Seuss book is the ABCs. This ABC book carefully introduces new readers to the reality that every letter of the alphabet comes in two forms. Every page starts the same way: “Big A, little a, what begins with “A”? “Big B, little b, what begins with B”? “Big C, little c, what begins with C ...

671. A Lesson from Dr. Seuss

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... free to choose what kind of life we will have. He even provides a warning: “You’ll look up and down streets. Look’em over with care. About some you will say, ‘I don’t choose to go there.’” With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you ... She knew that what her boyfriend was suggesting was a bad choice. “You’ll look up and down streets. Look ’em over with care. About some you will say, ‘I don’t choose to go there.’” The Bible says that we are drawn to bad choices ...

672. If I But Touch…

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... unclean as she was by her audacious and selfish touch? And what was the penalty for deliberately making someone else unclean? Did someone say death? Aw, so what! Why not just admit it? This life of isolation and exclusion, no family, no friends, no love, no care is not much better than living death anyway. It only took a moment for her to make up her mind. "Who touched my clothes?" With fear and trembling she came forward, the veil slowly falling from her face. Neighbors in the crowd must have gasped when ...

673. The Earth Is the Lord’s ... And Don’t You Forget It!

Psalm 24:1

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... with it comes responsibility because, like it or not, we are in this together. An old Jewish proverb tells of a man in a boat who began to bore a hole under his seat. When his fellow passengers asked him what he was doing, he answered, "What do you care? I am only boring under my seat." Sooner or later, we will all get caught up in the environmental movement because sooner or later we will all get hurt by what is happening to nature. The question is what kind of world will be waiting for our grandchildren ...

674. Fred and Barney

John 10:11-18

Sermon

John Smylie

... is always there, rain or shine, night or day, always available always dependable — even more so than US postal workers. The shepherd can also be associated with one who is given trust. Though the shepherd likely does not own the flock that he tends, he is trusted with care of the flock and trusted to do whatever it takes to keep the flock safe from the dangers which surround it. The shepherd is trusted to bring the flock home when the season of grazing is over. It may be good for us to merge the sweeter ...

675. When God Says, “No”

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Steven Molin

... soft touch! The second truth is more subtle than the first. The second truth says that sometimes, parents must say, "No." We don't do it to be mean, to be disagreeable, or simply to exert our authority; we do it because we love these little ones in our care, and their health and safety is dependent upon us. So when little Susy asks for chocolate before dinner, we must tell her, "No." Or when eighth grade Billy asks to go to an R-rated movie, we must tell him, "No." And when our children want to run barefoot ...

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