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701. Proper 18

Psalm 149:1-9, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20, Exodus 12:1-30

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... , so that leaders and laity alike should always insist that controversies be settled according to these directions. This is not to say that scripture is merely a rulebook, but when we come across teaching as sane and sound as this, we should be eager to comply. Think of disasters you have known or heard about in the life of congregations and ask yourself whether things would not have turned out quite differently if Jesus' directions had been carefully followed. Jesus' words set forth a means of dealing ...

702. Proper 20

Exodus 16:1-36, Matthew 20:1-16, Philippians 1:12-30, Psalm 105:1-45

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... to die. At a glance one of these outcomes certainly appears preferable to the other. Yet surprisingly, Paul does not see matters this way. His living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is so real, that he shows no fear of death. This does not mean that he is eager to go down in a blaze of martyrdom (Paul is not Ignatius!). Rather, he lives out a vital involvement with Christ, who has died but is now raised. Thus Paul can view death as more than the end of his life; indeed, he can say, "dying is gain ...

703. Changed Lives: Judas

Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... employed a Judas goat is that sheep, unlike cattle and hogs, cannot be driven. They will follow a leader, however, especially if he is a white animal--one that looks like them. Because this “Judas goat” was so handsome, bright, and commanding in appearance, the sheep eagerly trailed after him, only to meet their doom. (6) Judas is the most maligned name in human history. Judas made a bad choice and he paid for that bad choice, just as you and I pay for our bad choices. Sometimes a bad choice will cost ...

704. A Russian Resurrection

John 20:1-18

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Donald Dotterer

... , and not in God. In fact, those who believed in God were frightened. A stone wall separated these people from the rest." Then she said, "Suddenly we have realized that something was missing. Now religion is open to us, and we see the great eagerness of young people. We must explore religion, which can give us a new life, and a new understanding about life." There are now Russian language Bibles on display in the Kremlin government building. The church bells are sounding again, and the churches are full ...

705. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

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James W. Moore

... dried reeds and rushes… so to look for a coin lost on the floor was indeed like looking for a “needle in a haystack.” Dr. William Barclay in his Daily Bible Study Series Commentary on Luke suggests that there were two possible reasons why the woman was so eager and anxious to find the coin. For one thing, the single coin does not sound like much money to us, but it was more than a day’s wage back then and most of the people were quite poor. But, then, also Barclay points out that: “There may have ...

706. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

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James W. Moore

... with dried reeds and rushes… so to look for a coin lost on the floor was indeed like looking for a "needle in a haystack." Dr. William Barclay in his Daily Bible Study Series Commentary on Luke suggests that there were two possible reasons why the woman was so eager and anxious to find the coin. For one thing, the single coin does not sound like much money to us, but it was more than a day's wage back then and most of the people were quite poor. But, then, also Barclay points out that: "There may have ...

707. The Lost and Found Son

Luke 15:11-24

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James W. Moore

... . She was penitent, but haunted by one question. She said: “How can I know that God will forgive me for what I have done?” I said: “You can know it because Jesus told us that God is like a loving parent; who is anxious to love, quick to forgive and eager to reconcile. To drive the point home, I said to her, what if I were your father and you just told me your story just as you told it a moment ago. I would have two choices… (1) One option would be that I could say, “Get out of my ...

708. The Lost and Found Job

Luke 16:1-13

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James W. Moore

... .” “Put your trust in God, not money.” “Use your money to do good, not to do bad.” - Some say it’s a contrast parable, an “If Only Parable,” and the meaning in this story would be expressed like this. If only Christian people were as eager and ingenious and unimaginative in their attempt to serve God and do good as worldly people are in their attempts to attain money and comfort, the church would be stronger and the world would be a better place. - Some say it’s about stewardship and the ...

709. The Gospel According to Winnie the Pooh

Luke 24:13-35

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Leonard Sweet

... make all the difference in the world. Not until you’re in a relationship does a person behind the uniform (or whatever it is they’re hiding behind) become a real, live person. “David Livingstone, the famous nineteenth-century missionary and explorer, was eager to travel into the uncharted lands of Central Africa to preach the gospel. On one occasion he arrived at the edge of a large territory that was ruled by a tribal chieftain. He was instructed to stop at the perimeter and wait. According ...

710. New Doors Will Open

Luke 24:13-35

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Wayne Cordeiro and Robert Lewis

David Livingstone, the famous nineteenth-century missionary and explorer, was eager to travel into the uncharted lands of Central Africa to preach the gospel. On one occasion he arrived at the edge of a large territory that was ruled by a tribal chieftain. He was instructed to stop at the perimeter and wait. According to tradition, the chief would come out ...

711. Not Always A Saint

Luke 24:13-35

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Brett Blair

... play to sing such words; nor could I remember ever to have heard the like. So checking the torrent of my tears, I arose; interpreting it to be no other than a command from God to open the book, and read the first chapter I should find... Eagerly then I returned to the place where Alypius (his friend) was sitting; for there had I laid the volume of the Apostle. I seized, opened, and in silence read that section on which my eyes first fell: ‘Not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness ...

712. The Writing on the Wall: A Poem for Mother’s Day

2 Timothy 1:5

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A simple poem has been circulating on the Internet by an unknown author. It speaks of unconditional love in a beautiful way: A weary mother returned from the store, Lugging groceries through the kitchen door. Awaiting her arrival was her eight-year-old son, Eager to relay what his younger brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It's on the new paper you just hung in the den. I told him you'd be mad at having ...

713. Bright and Loud: What Do You Miss?

Matthew 6:25-34

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John Killinger

... of things, doesn't it? He doesn't notice the different songs of the birds, or the color of wet bark, or the tiny stars that may in actuality be many times the size of our sun. He probably never sees the delicacy of a cat's fur or the eagerness in a child's eyes or the lines in an old woman's face. In fact, he's missing most of the treasures that have always caught the attention of artists and photographers and poets and mystics and musicians. How many people are like him and miss the most intricate ...

714. Do Not Call It Sacrifice

Matthew 10:1-42

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Bishop Ray W. Chamberlain

... the heavy plow as the boy pulled it. "I guess they must be very poor," the man said to the missionary who was the couple's guide and interpreter. "Yes," replied the missionary. "That's the family of Chi Nevi. When the church was built, they were eager to give something to it, but they had no money. So they sold their ox and gave the money to the church. This spring they are pulling the plow themselves." After a long silence, the woman said, "That was a real sacrifice." The missionary responded, "They do ...

715. If I Only Had One Wish

2 Chronicles 1:1-12

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James Merritt

... thought, that thought would be wiser than the wisest thought a human being could ever conceive.8 Fathers, listen up! The Eternal Father knows more about how to raise children than every earthly father who has ever lived put together. God is not hoarding his wisdom; He is eager to give it away. "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (Jas. 1:5) But you must ask for it. All of you golfers will appreciate this true story ...

716. Just Know Him in His Victorious Resurrection

Acts 13:29-39

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James Merritt

... sure that nobody else took the body so that they could produce it, to prove that Jesus did not rise from the dead. They also had the opportunity because they were in cahoots with the Roman authorities, and the Roman authorities, fearing a revolution, would have been eager to have made sure the body was protected, so that it could be produced to quell any uprising. The only difficulty with that is this: Not only is there no evidence to support this, but if the Jews took the body, why didn't they produce it ...

717. Planting Seeds

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... whom Christ calls, “good soil.” These are people who hear, who respond, and who live out the kingdom the best they are able with God’s help. I hope most of you count yourself as good soil. You hear the message of the kingdom, you respond eagerly to its call, and you live out the kingdom life the best you are able with God’s help. You have to wonder, though, where Christ is leading with this parable. No wonder his disciples were confused and asked for clarification. He’s saying that some people ...

718. The Life Is in the Seed

Matthew 13:1-23

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Leonard Sweet

... his good friend, a raccoon, at his home near the river. The opossum marveled at his friend's lush garden and asked if he could grow one like it. The raccoon assured the opossum he could do so, although he cautioned him, "It is hard work." The opossum eagerly vowed to do the hard work necessary, then asked for and received some seeds. He rushed home with his treasure, buried them amid much laughter and song, went inside to clean up, ate, and went to bed. The next morning he leapt from bed to see his new ...

719. First-Class Christianity

Ephesians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... or facilities. The problem is the lack of the Holy Spirit energizing and enervating those churches, programs, ministers, and facilities. A city full of churches, Great preacher, lettered men, Grand music, choirs, and organ; If these all fail, what then? Good workers, eager, earnest Who labor hour by hour; But where, oh, where, my brother, Is God's Almighty power? Refinement: Education! They want the very best, Their plans and schemes are perfect They give themselves no rest; They get the best of talent They ...

720. God Is Pro-Life

Exodus 20:13

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James Merritt

... . There is only one being in this universe that has the right to control both life and death, and that is God. I Sam. 2:6 says, "The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up." Do you know why the evolutionist is so eager to get rid of God? Because if you get rid of God, then you become the one who controls life, and you become the one who controls death, and you become the one who controls destiny. If God controls life, He should be the only one to control death. When ...

721. Freedom Faith Brings

Galatians 5:1-15

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James Merritt

... Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace." (v.4) If you add anything to Jesus, all you do is take away Jesus. In vv. 5 and 6 Paul describes the life of liberty. "For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love." Notice the difference between the life of liberty and the life of legalism. The life of liberty is experienced in the power ...

722. How To Get Better When You're Bitter

Exodus 15:22-27

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James Merritt

... for water. Just when they thought they would thirst to death, they spotted an oasis in the distance. They ran as fast as they could to scoop up that water and parch their thirst. Thanking God for His goodness, they reached down with eager anticipation, brought that water up to their parched lips, took one drink and discovered the water was bitter. They even named this oasis Marah, which literally means "bitterness." You could actually paraphrase v.23 this way: "Now when they came to bitterness." May ...

723. God's Prescription for a Healthy Christian

Jude 1:17-21

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James Merritt

... between waiting for the second coming and watching for the second coming. The skipper of a fishing boat had been at sea for over a week. He was bringing his ship back home, and as the boat neared the shore the men on his boat were looking eagerly toward the dock where a group of their loved ones were waiting. The skipper looking through his telescope identified some of the women saying, "Bill, I see your wife. Tom, I see your wife. David, I see your wife." Well, one man was very anxious because his ...

724. Just Know Him In His Visible Return

Revelation 1:7-8

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James Merritt

... seventy times in the New Testament. But the return of the Lord Jesus Christ is mentioned in the New Testament alone, 380 times. 1,845 times the bible says, "Jesus is coming again." One out of every twenty-five verses in the bible, points with eager fingers to the second coming of Jesus Christ. For every prophecy on the first coming of Jesus, there are eight prophecies concerning the second coming of Jesus. The Old Testament looks forward to his first coming; the New Testament looks backward to his first ...

725. Nothing but the Blood

1 John 1:7

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James Merritt

... seconds the three men fell screaming to their deaths 4000 feet below. For a half hour the other three climbers were frozen in silence and fear, unable to move. Finally, they began that slow painstaking descent down the mountain. Hours later they arrived safely, eager to find answers. Why had the rope broken? They were told that true Alpine Club rope would never break, and that was true. The survivors were shocked when a close examination revealed the rope they had was not true Alpine Club rope. It was ...

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