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651. Love Sick Remedy

Humor

No matter how lovesick you may be, don't take the first pill that comes along.

652. Faith in the Son of God

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 4:7-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... 5–7), laying down our lives for one another (3:16), and being born of God (5:18). In all these passages a direct likeness is drawn between Jesus and the Christian. Because we are like Christ, God’s beloved and obedient Son, we who are also born of God, loved, and obedient, can be confident in the judgment. In this world is mentioned in contrast to the coming era of judgment. If we are like him in this world, then we can be assured that on the day of judgment we will have nothing of which to be afraid. 4 ...

653. The Knot: Tied

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... face in your marriage, when it comes to all the things in your spouse you are going to find out after you are married, when it comes to all the bad things that will attack your marriage, here is what we are told, “Couples who stay in love stay in love.” Love will always do four things. “It bears all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:7, ESV) That word means to “put up with” and “to protect.” Like a roof, it will shelter the marriage from the storms that come and patiently it will put up with those ...

654. Can Two Stay One?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

James Merritt

... and looked for another crew. Even though there were times you could tell they even made Jesus want to put His hair out He stood with them, and stood by them, and stayed committed to them. I don’t care who you are married to and how much you love them. I promise there are things about your spouse you don’t like. There are things about your spouse you wish you could change. There are things about your spouse that drive you up the wall. I can’t help but laugh every time somebody gets divorced over what ...

655. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... as soon as built? Oh, if indeed that eye foresee Or see (in Him is no before) In more of life true life no more And Love the indifference to be, Then might I find, ere yet the morn Breaks hither over Indian seas, That Shadow waiting with the keys, To shroud ... the centre stood A statue veil’d, to which they sang; And which, tho’ veil’d, was known to me, The shape of him I loved, and love For ever: then flew in a dove And brought a summons from the sea: And when they learnt that I must go They wept and ...

656. God's Christmas List

John 3:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... Christmas List and who is on it. In fact, it is without a doubt the most famous verse in the Bible. If you are only going to memorize one verse in the Bible, this would be the verse that I would recommend - it is John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish." (John 3:16, NASB) There are twenty-five words in this verse. The middle word, the thirteenth word is the word "Son" which refers to Jesus Christ. The first half of the verse ...

657. One Commandment, Slightly Used

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the unlovable, turning the other cheek. One of the episodes of the “B.C.” cartoon strip says “Living by the Good Book is no piece of cake.” It isn’t. A psychiatrist has said that all of life can be boiled down into two basic emotions: love and fear. As the song made famous by Barbra Streisand says: people need other people. But because people also get hurt by other people, they become afraid of one another. Thereby hangs our dilemma. We need each other, but we are afraid to trust one another. You ...

658. When the Golden Rule Isn't Enough - Mother's Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Jesus might do. After two thousand years of Christian history, that shouldn’t be such a radical thought, but it is. We claim to follow Jesus, but we have very feebly sought to live as Jesus commanded us to live, and that is to love as he loves. We see that kind of love sometimes in those who care for the aged and the dying. There was a beautiful story in Reader’s Digest recently. It was written by a woman in Rhode Island. She wrote that only three times in her whole life did she see her father ...

659. In Debt Forever!

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... lives here.’ " Before Christ came into his life, Luther had a very low opinion of himself. He considered himself a vile sinner, abused his body, wore a hair shirt, and suffered from nightmares. After he realized that he had been justified by faith through grace (or love), Luther had a good and healthy opinion of himself. "I want to be none other than I am," he once told his wife Katie. "I am Martin Luther, a man in whom Christ lives!" In his book, Through the Valley of Kwai, Ernest Gordon tells of a ...

660. Envision: The Great Commandment

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

James Merritt

... now living out in the twenty-first century. It is not by accident that all of it begins with the very first step which is to Love God. Why is that the first step? It all goes back to a question that was asked of Jesus by a lawyer. From all I can ... legalistic and rules oriented, it doesn’t matter how many “I’s” you dot and how many “T’s” you cross, if you fail to love God with everything you have, if you fail to put God first in every area of your life, it doesn’t really matter what else you ...

661. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... are on the theme of walking in the light. The first section, 1 John 1:5–2:2, addresses the theme in relation to the issue of sin, while the second section, 1 John 2:3–11, focuses on walking in the light in relation to obedience, especially to the love command. The terms walk, light, and darkness occur throughout the section (1:5–7; 2:6, 8–11) and unify it. The Elder’s opponents are always present in the background. They have made certain claims (e.g., If we claim in 1:6, 8, 10; “The man who says ...

662. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 1:5--2:14

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

663. Do It For the Joy of It!

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

... dispatch them into the world. God knows, it won’t help them if they suspect your care for them is given with strings attached. What happens when we live "reck-lessly" as God does? Here are some possible results: A person who finds it impossible to believe in a loving God, or even in the reality of any god at all, will have a fighting chance to give it another thought and possibly to come to faith. The difficulty with many in our world has been that the claims they’ve heard made for the God we know have ...

664. With Malice toward None, With Charity for All

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

James Merritt

... to read the Bible for himself and he gave his life to Jesus Christ. His name was Captain Mitsuo Fuchida. He was the Japanese officer who spearheaded the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. He, too, began to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ all over Japan because of three words: "love your enemy." II. Look to Your Father "…that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." (v.45) Now when Jesus says that we must ...

665. The Little Golf Club

Sermon

John Smylie

... to him I'm sure I was, simply by being there, by receiving his affection, by enjoying his presence by wanting to be with him. I loved my grandfather and I'm certain he knew it. One day, he came home from the golf course with a little golf club. It was a ... of my grandfather's labor back then, but now as I look back I see that his digging out the prickly weeds was a labor of love. He was in his sixties at the time and working out under the hot, blazing sun of the Pennsylvania summer, when he could have been ...

666. Easter 6

Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 4:1-6, John 15:1-17, 1 John 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... not necessarily a friend of a child. Spouses are not always friends with each other. An employer may not be an employee's friend. Friendship is not an accident. Friends are won and made. Outline: To have friends is to be a friend. a. Choose your friends v. 16. b. Love your friends v. 13. c. Please your friends v. 14. d. Confide in your friends v. 15. 3. We know something you don't know! (15:15). Need: Do you know something I do not know? If so, I'd like to know it! Christians, according to Jesus in this ...

667. Close Up: Husbands - Be a Dream Lover

Colossians 3:19

Sermon

James Merritt

... her and said, "Who wants him back?" Here is the good news. God knows that about us. He only has one expectation for your family. We are in a series entitled "Picture Perfect" and we learned last week that God desires for your family to be a picture of His love, for His glory. The question for all of us husbands is this one - "What does God expect from me? What is my role and my responsibility in the family?" I can tell you what it is in one sentence and this is the key take-away that I want to ...

668. The Gospel in Miniature

John 3:16

Sermon

King Duncan

... day is John 3:1-17, we’re going to focus our attention on this one verse. Martin Luther called John 3:16, “the Gospel in Miniature.” If all you had of the New Testament was this one verse, it would be enough to save your soul. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” We’ve heard this beautiful verse so often we’re tempted to take it for granted. But have you ever thought what it would mean if you just ...

669. Commanded By Example

John 13:31-38

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... of the Gospel of John is devoted to that eventful night in the Upper Room. You can read it in chapters 13 through 17. Among the first words Jesus said to his disciples that night were these: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you ..." At no time in life does anyone speak with greater sincerity or earnestness than when he knows he soon will die. Several times in my ministry I have been called to an "upper room" where a person who knew that life would soon be ...

670. Pentecost 23

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Ruth 2:1-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, Psalm 1:1-6

Sermon Aid

... and night." Such people are richly blessed by God ("like trees planted by streams of water"); they will endure and receive God's full blessing in the judgment, but the wicked are doomed to perish at the end of time. The Psalm Prayer (LBW) Lord God, in your loving wisdom you have set us beside the fountain of life, like a tree planted by running streams. Grant that the cross of your Son may become our tree of life in the paradise of your saints, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Psalm 128 (C) The third verse of ...

671. Easter 5

Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... this fruit? It is what the vine offers through the branches the fruit of his being, his Spirit. It is the fruit of love, truth and goodness. When this fruit of a Christian appears, God is glorified, the world sees true Christianity and the producers have their ... :24-30; Psalm 66:1-11 Prayer Of The Day : "O God, form the minds of your faithful people into a single will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is ...

672. Everybody a Cinderella

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... might be a young couple who never gets done what needs to be done. When they have a child they find themselves not only doing their daily tasks, but they find energy to add a host of extra services for their child. Another grave deadend is self-doubt. Love confronts us in our whimperings with, "If you can’t believe in yourself just know that I believe in you and live off that for a while." In spite of justified doubts the person moves ahead. A major reason why people not only do but perhaps should give ...

673. Easy to Say, Hard to Do

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... heart from contact with and living with God, the God we have come to know through Jesus Christ. Let's listen to the words again: Beloved, let us love one another, love one another. For love is of God, and everyone who loveth is born of God, And knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love, God is love. Beloved, let us love one another, First John four, seven and eight. In trying to think through how to communicate the significance of this seemingly obvious point, an example came to mind ...

674. Epiphany 7

Mt 5:38-48 · 1 Cor 3:10-11, 16-23 · Lev 19:1-2, 9-18 · Ps 119:33-40 · Ps 71 · Ps 62

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the arrogant individualism of the Corinthians by reminding them that they were God's holy temple, built on the foundation of Christ. The building up of the Christian church is a communal affair and each person should do his part with care. The sacrificial love exhibited in Jesus Christ is the only eternal foundation for faith and life. We hear echoes of the holiness theme found in the first lessons. The church is holy (belongs to God), as is every member, by virtue of the fact that we are possessed ...

675. Beyond the Ordinary

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Joe Pennel

... situations like this? How are we to respond? First, we should do what everybody else does about it because we are very much like the rest of the world. We should lock our doors and take precautions. There is nothing un-Christian about protecting ourselves and those we love from harm. If that is all that we are expected to do - to protect ourselves - we could close this service right now and go home early. But, that is not all. We, as Christians, are also not to spend our time and energy trying to figure out ...

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