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701. “Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic Is Your Name in All the Earth!”

Psalm 9:1-20

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... of God’s majestic name. The swing verse is the ontological question of 8:4. On the topside of the psalm, David is overcome by the wonder of the created world (8:3), which leads him naturally to ask, “What is mankind ” that God lavishes so much care upon them, especially since God has such an awesome world to admire? The following outline is intended to show the inclusio of 8:1a and 9 and to call attention to the question of 8:4 as the literary center: Inclusio/refrain: “Lord, our Lord, how majestic ...

702. Proof of Deceitful Ways

Hosea 11:12--12:14

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to gain more sheep and schemed against Laban when he left (he did not rely on God for these things). Instead the Israelites should look to the example of the prophet whose name is not even mentioned (Moses), for in the second example the “caring for” was accomplished by God’s power, not by human deceptive cleverness. These verses end with a strong conclusion warning the nation about what will happen next. Israel has provoked God’s fierce anger, so the Israelites can be absolutely sure that they will ...

703. The Shepherds

Zechariah 11:4-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... choice men, the military leaders. In the body of the chapter, verses 4–14, Zechariah receives a commission to be a shepherd to God’s flock. He represents the good shepherd appointed by God to care for his people. “Marked for slaughter” indicates the sorry status of this flock. Their shepherds have no care or concern for them; rather, they deal ruthlessly with them, using them as objects for personal profit. It becomes clear as the passage unfolds that the abused flock has the option of receiving or ...

704. Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... “could be satisfied with being just in his relationships with men and pious in his attitude towards the gods” (Meditations 7.66). The apostles acted in conformity with both divine and human law and fulfilled all their obligations to both (“blameless” [2:10]). Paul’s care for them was like that of a wet nurse with her own children but also like that of a father (2:11). He and his associates acted as an ancient father would by training them in the moral life. Philo said the father should teach the ...

705. How Much Are You Worth?

Matthew 10:29-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... most important Scriptural reminders of the love of our Heavenly Father for His children. It tells us how far reaching God’s love is: “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?” asked Jesus. “Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” What a moving testimony to the very intimate love that God has for each of us. A second grader once asked his teacher how ...

706. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... cry to God would be, in effect, an empty plea, and God pays no attention to it because he has already determined the appropriate course of action. 35:14–15 How much less? If the cries of the righteous under oppression do not influence God, why should he care about the pleas of Job? For Elihu clearly relegates Job to the company of the oppressors suffering just punishment for their deeds. Elihu now recounts what he assumes to be the empty words of Job: when you say that you do not see him. Job ought not to ...

707. The Greatest Sin

Luke 13:6-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down ... that guilt. But notice there is a note of grace in this story. The owner of the barren fig tree says to the man who takes care of the vineyard, “For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down ...

708. A Loving Parent

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... are times when we need to be reminded of that promise. We all come to those times in our lives when we need God’s tender care--when no one else can offer the comfort we need. There are hurts that only God can heal. There are burdens only God can lift. There ... the hundreds of years. But it was a salesclerk in a flower shop, a woman making $170 a week, who--by taking the time to care, and by being willing to go with what her heart told her to do--gave Douglas hope and the will to carry on.” (3) Sometimes ...

709. About Unclaimed Luggage

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... concern to the One who created us, and that there is a way by which that which is lost may be found. Let’s consider for a moment our own feelings of being lost and ask three basic questions: How did we get in this predicament? Does anybody really care? Is there an answer for any of us? I believe our feelings of being lost as a people can be linked directly to our declining faith. Many people today are experiencing a faith crisis. We have lost faith in other people, we have lost faith in our institutions ...

710. A Bridge Between Two Worlds

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... returns to establish the kingdom of God on earth. So what about our poor widow? Jesus notes that she kept coming back day after day. She kept demanding justice until her persistence wore the judge out. It says in vs. 5: “Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!” The Greek verb he uses here is hupopiazo. It's a boxing term and it means to strike someone with a ...

711. Parabola

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... it with joy; yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty ...

712. The Gardener

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... our garden of prayer, our hope in the midst of a tense and dense world. Today, I invite you to come forward to the altar and take some seeds. May these seeds be for you the budding of Jesus’ presence within your heart. Take them, plant them, water them, care for them, just as you spend time with Jesus these weeks in scripture, and in prayer, and at your table, and in your home. And watch your relationship with Jesus grow within you. May your life bear the fruit of the gospel, that you may bear the seeds ...

713. Joey and Nicky at Skull Mountain

Mark 15:42-47

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... must have sighed. Ok, he thought. I just wanted to be done with these slimy, self-serving priests. What a major annoyance with their groveling and butt-kissing of Caesar. Did they have no dignity? Why did they want this guy dead so badly anyway? Pilate couldn’t care less if Jesus lived or died. But they were asking him a big favor. If he’s going to give it, he’s not making it easy. Pilate finally gave in. He signed the decree, handed Jesus over, then washed his hands of the whole matter. More like ...

714. Are you a G.O.A.T.?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... their personalities and behavior define them as radically different animals. These differences display themselves most in the roles they serve within community. Sheep are by nature communal and relational animals. They build friendships with each other. They defend each other and care for each other. They are intrinsically social creatures who are content with what’s given them and who feel sad and anxious as a communal group. They go where they are led and need social interaction. Goats on the other hand ...

715. A Non-anxious Presence

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... are out in the middle of the lake and a storm has appeared, a storm so violent that the boat is filling with water and in danger of sinking. And the question is, as we have said, the existential question of all who suffer and are afraid: “Don’t you care that we are perishing?” Jesus, who has been asleep on a sailor’s cushion or sand bags used for ballast, on a raised platform in the back (stern) of the boat, awakes and stills the storm with a couple of words as a parent might rebuke a fussy child ...

716. For the Love Of God is Forgiving

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the note. No signature, nothing. It doesn't take too many minutes of watching CNN or the evening news or just living out in the world to realize that there is something wrong somewhere. What is it? What would cause someone to scratch: "Your God is dead and no one cares" on the door of the Church? What is the cause of all the violence, greed, corruption and abuse? What's the root problem and cause of it all? The Biblical answer is simple. But it's an answer we don't like. We don't like it one bit. The ...

717. A Reminder of the Graciousness of God

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... replied, “Of course! That’s what the family of God is all about.” Members of Lambert’s church have installed a ramp and other mobility accessories in her home and have set up a visiting schedule to ensure this woman has plenty of contact with people who care about her. (5) We acknowledge God best when we live out the kindness of God in the world. That’s what the family of God is all about. And I think Matthew’s story teaches us that it is those who have received the unearned, undeserved mercy ...

718. Living at Cross-Purposes

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” And that’s why Jesus can tell us to not be afraid, even in the face of challenging and uncertain circumstances: “. . . even the very hairs of ...

719. Professional Angel

1 Peter 2:19-25

Sermon

Ronald Love

... There is no end the list of our problems, real and potential. There is no way to avoid our personal holocaust. As we live daily in these fires of destruction we seek out Jesus who is both our shepherd and guardian. Dr. James Dunn, returning home after caring for the wounded during the battle of Antietam, told his wife about the heroism of a woman whom he met for the first time. Her name was Clara Barton. Dr. Dunn related how this nurse performed battlefield surgery using only a pocket knife. He told of the ...

720. How About Some Applause for the Creator?

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... . She was worried about him spending so much time alone. “Alzheimer’s patients need to be touched,” said Mary. But love finds a way. Mary was determined to be with her husband. Finally, an opportunity came. Mary learned that a job was available in Steve’s memory care facility. They needed someone to wash dishes. It was not a glamorous job, but it allowed her to be with her beloved husband for a while each evening. She was once more able to hold his hand and to get him ready for bed. (4) And that was ...

721. The Good Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

George Reed

... was lived in the presence of our shepherd and of one who was a sign of God’s love for us. We celebrate that loving presence of God that was there to greet [NAME] when he/she was born.... [Personal reflection] Today we commit our loved one into the eternal care of our Good Shepherd knowing that the heavenly fold will be a blessed place for [NAME] until we see him/her again. The one who has walked with us and lead us throughout our lives will not forsake us at the time of death. Even in the face of death ...

722. “Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic Is Your Name in All the Earth!”

Psalm 8:1-9

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

723. Words

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... words in that child. Or maybe you sat beside someone who was struggling, and you talked about memories and simply let them know you cared. The power of your words made a difference. But have you ever said something to someone, and the very instant you heard the ... God is, and what God expects. What is the Word of God? “Tend and feed my sheep.” How do we follow the Word of God? “Care for the least of these.” It is that simple. And just like God’s Word coming to us as the man, Jesus, our words become ...

724. The Divine Mission

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... , but the crying from pain changed its tone when they each rested in the comfort of hugging arms—wails that earlier seemed edged with torment became whimperings seeking sympathy. A big part of prayer, it seems from scripture, has to do with finding our way into the care of a Father, even when the hurts and pains of life still trouble us. Third, I think that Jesus is reminding his disciples, and us through them, that we are not alone in the universe, and that times of trouble are times of returning to our ...

725. The Art Of Transition

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... but we weren’t quite prepared for them to slow down the way they have and become so dependent upon us. We knew that we were getting older but… well, you know. No matter how much change we experience, it always takes us by surprise. If we are not careful, the changes that fall upon us can distract us from our destinations ― the visions we had of our future and the goals we had set for our lives. And change is coming at us faster and faster. Look what has happened in just the last forty years: The first ...

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