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726. What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “Church Matters”

Acts 20:13-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... a hotel grew weary and tired of being yelled at and sprayed with angry spittle from dissatisfied customers who expected five star services from a Motel 6. One day he got an idea. He placed a giant mirror behind the front desk and customer tirades all but ceased. When people saw how rude and hateful they looked while yelling and screaming, they stopped yelling and screaming. Turn your eyes on Jesus. Would you let Jesus be the mirror of your life? Be prepared to change. III. The Church Is of God and Shall Be ...

727. Valley of Suffering (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... being, will also give us an embodied life for eternity. We believe in the resurrection! Sing with all the saints of glory, sing the resurrection song! Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story, to the former days belong. All around the clouds are breaking, soon the storms of time shall cease; In God’s likeness we awaking, know the everlasting peace. Brought to you by FaithBreaks.org

728. Am I In Shape Spiritually? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

1 Timothy 4:1-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... is nothing more than wishful thinking, I stand before you today as a direct product of people’s prayers. The finest, most loving, most caring thing we can possibly say to another is, “I’m praying for you.” Let us pray without ceasing. Let us pray with every remembrance. Let us pray intentionally and relentlessly. Let us be careful. Some of the raunchiest rumors and fiercest lies find their beginnings in prayer meetings. When this happens, the devil is delighted, people are injured, and damage is ...

729. Hope That Hangs In There

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . So it is that droughts come in all kinds of ways. There are physical droughts and spiritual droughts. There are mental and emotional droughts which sap the strength right out of you. But here is the good news. God comes to the desert with streams of mercy never ceasing. Yes, my dear friend, near despair in the lowland of strife, God is in the desert. He comes to quench our deepest thirst. I. God Is In the Desert of Our Own Making Let’s just be honest, we sometimes put ourselves in the desert. There are ...

730. Reviewing Our Hungers (Series: Questioning Our Values)

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... this conclusion about life. All your emails will not be answered when you die, so get over it. The Apostle Peter had it right when he wrote, “Cast all your cares on Christ, because he cares for you” (I Peter 5:7). Learn to pray without ceasing by making prayer the essence of everything you do. Seize the moment with the constant assurance that you have the gift of eternal life. II. What Are We Hungry For? “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.” Matthew said, “Blessed are those ...

731. Praising God All the Way Home

Psalm 150:1-6

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the men say praise the Lord – “Praise the Lord!” Let the choir say praise the Lord – “Praise the Lord!” Let all who breathe praise the Lord – “Praise the Lord!” If we could see how much God’s Worth, His Power, His Might, His Endless Love, Then surely we would never cease to Praise Him. To Praise is to Live – to Live is to Praise. Amen. Brought to you by FaithBreaks.org

732. They Said 'Yes!'

Ephesians 1:11-23

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... promised Holy Spirit; [14] this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God's own people, to the praise of his glory. [15] I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason [16] I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. [17] I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, [18] so that, with the eyes of your ...

733. But Not Yet

John 14:23-29

Illustration

David Zersen

... in history. "Suddenly I heard a voice from some nearby house, a boy's voice or a girl's voice, I do not know. But it was a sort of sing-song, repeated again and again, " Tolle lege, tolle lege," "Take and read, take and read." I ceased weeping, and immediately began to search my mind most carefully as to whether children were accustomed to chant these words in any kind of game, and I could not remember that I had ever heard such a thing. Damming back the flood of my tears, I arose, interpreting ...

734. God and Creation Are Always One

John 17:20-26

Illustration

Anthony Jewiss

... , they argued, and he will go to them when the time is appropriate, too. The astronomers allowed the debate to rage for a while before advising that the light from the new planet had taken so long to reach us that our cousin planet had actually ceased to exist several millions of years ago. If God is immutable, however, can nothing ever change? We know that to be patently untrue. Theologians have a lot to say on these subjects and I suppose the most straightforward answer is that God and creation are always ...

735. To Live in Joy

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , said, “The editorial page is an exercise in the present tense.” Christian living, friends, is an exercise in the present tense — packing all the resources and experiences of the past, and all the hope and possibilities of the future, into living now. Jesus never ceased reminding his disciples that now is the acceptable time - today is the day - the Kingdom is at hand, in your midst. God’s time was not some far-off tomorrow, but his very day. Someone has reminded us that Jesus never went out of his ...

736. He Breaks the Power of Cancelled Sin

John 8:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... he wrote to celebrate the first anniversary of Wesley’s conversion to Christ, 0, for a thousand tongues to sing My great redeemer’s praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace! Jesus! The Name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease, Tis music in the sinner’s ears, Tis life, and health and peace. He breaks the power of cancelled sin, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood availed for me.” Sad to say, what we sing is not always what ...

737. Discipline and Means of Grace

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a visit of Pembrokeshire where there were no regular societies. His evaluation was that “the consequence is that nine of the ten once awakened are now faster asleep than ever.” He was fully convinced that wherever this dimension of discipleship was lost, Methodism would cease to be a vital movement (John Wesley’s Message for Today, p. 84). Wesley gave instructions as to how these instituted means of grace should be used: “First, always retain a lively sense, that God is above all means. Have a care ...

738. Exodus and Easter

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in the courtyard of Pilate’s palace where Jesus was on trial, Peter then denied that he ever knew Jesus. His own life was at stake and denial was his way out. We need to always remember that the power of sin in us is great. Satan never ceases to seek control our lives. First Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas is located in the heart of that exploding city. A pastor of that church said that one of the nicest things that happened during her ministry was the construction of the Dallas Museum of Art across the ...

739. The Gospel of Marah

Exodus 15:22-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... our ultimate healer. We go to a lot of different places for healing, and give ourselves to all sorts of would-be “healers”. - Yet it is the Lord who is our ultimate Healer. Note His healing is perpetual. I AM the Lord your Healer. His healing never ceases. And note finally that it is universal, you see it could have preached a sermon on this alone – the Lord is our healer his healing is ultimate perpetual universal, it is available to all, and it is encompassing. We see it, and we know it; but it’s ...

740. Whatever Happened to Respect?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... they’ve ruined my life…I could never tell my parents anything, it was always “ too busy…too tired…that’s not important. . .that’s stupid. . .oh, your friends are wrong…they’re stupid...” As a result, I stopped telling my parents everything. All communications ceased. We never had that very important thing - fun. Oh, we had love, or what we thought was love. Prompted on my side by an ever-present fear of my mother and pity for my father, and prompted on their side by the thought that I ...

741. Three Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for three” - But no, From the room, far back, a gray-haired man Came forward and picked up the bow; Then, wiping the dust from the old violin, And tightening the loose strings, He played a melody pure and sweet As a caroling angel sings. The music ceased, and the auctioneer, with a voice that was quiet and low, Said: “What am I bid for the old violin?” And he held it up with the bow. “A thousand dollars, and who’ll make it three? Three thousand, once, three thousand, twice, And going, and gone ...

742. Exit and Entrance

Galatians 4:21-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to the present Jerusalem. Sarah represents the Covenant of Promise and corresponds to the Jerusalem on high. Paul saw the present (earthly) Jerusalem as the center of a religion and of bondage where God was shut up in the Temple. Worship of God had ceased to be spiritual worship and had become scrupulous observance of legal enactments. So, today, we look at the nature of that freedom which is given us by Christ in order to understand, appropriate, and celebrate what it is all about. Those two perspectives ...

743. Jesus' Baptism: Affirmed by God

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Wherever this fellow would go – and whenever there was the slightest opening, he would tell the story of that flood. Nothing in the world had ever happened to compare to the drama of this flood. Sometimes his story would inspire – sometimes bare. But he never ceased telling it. When he died and went to heaven, at the first gathering he began to tell his story. Jesus interrupted him and whispered in his ear, “Don’t preach it, Noah is in the audience.” III. Now let’s come to a final consideration ...

744. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that. We can so give in to the sins (plural) of our life, that the sin (singular) of our life will dominate our total being. I mean by that that we can give in to the pull of sin here, the power of evil there, surrender ourselves to destructive habits, cease waging battle against that which we know is out of God’s will, until the course of our life is not Godward, but rather the opposite direction. The ultimate tragedy is that this can go to the extreme, as it did with the poor man in the synagogue. He ...

745. Two for the Price of One

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... We’ll come back to Jesus, but look at him now as Mark captures the very moment the woman exercises her desperate faith. Let’s read verses 28-30 again. “For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well.” And immediately the hemorrhage ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, “Who touched my garments?” The line to focus on is verse 30 ...

746. War and the Prince of Peace

Isaiah 9:2-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... know what to do. But I know he stilled the tempest, calmed the angry sea. And I humbly ask if in his love, he'll do the same for me. Then I just keep quiet, and think on thoughts of peace. And as I abide in stillness, my restless murmurings cease. Peace is an inside job. II. PEACE IS A RELATIONAL ESSENTIAL. Paul wrote in Romans 12:18, So far as it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Peace-making begins at home. Barbara Bush said several years ago in a commencement address ...

747. On Being Faithful and Focused

Hebrews 11:1, 32 – 12:2

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... says, “God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply." Maude Royden wrote, “When you have nothing left but God, then for the first time you become aware that God is enough." When I read the passage in Thessalonians that talks about “praying without ceasing," I used to assume that was meant for the monks in the monastery. Praying is not easy for me. It is one of the most difficult spiritual disciplines I try to practice. I can give a lot easier than I can pray. Then, I made a discovery. I ...

748. Facing Our Fears with Faith

Matthew 10: 27-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... -like hunger of living wonderfully dangerous. I think it is inherent in us. I learn most of my lessons from my children and, now, my grandchild. Last month, I took my two year old grandson to the zoo. He was so excited about going that he talked without ceasing, but he was so scared that he needed constant reassurance from his granddaddy that every lion, tiger and bear would not come and eat him alive. What is there about human nature that wants us right on the edge? If trivial fears can excite us, then I ...

749. You Are Invited

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , Bonhoeffer continues, “If you can hear me, put your hands on the wall as if you were touching mine." Then the great religious leader offered this prayer: Lord, it is dark in me, but in You is day. I am alone, but You will stay. I am afraid—You never cease. I am at war—in You is peace. And the great martyr wrote that he heard the tapping of the hand on the other side of the prison cell. A solider on his way to his death had heard and received that prayer. My dear friends, today I don't ...

750. Fulfilling the Vision

Acts 2:14-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... twice; going for three—" But no, from the room far back, a gray-haired man came forward and picked up the bow; Then wiping the dust from the old violin and tightening the loose strings, he played a melody pure and sweet as a caroling angel sings. The music ceased and the auctioneer, with a voice that was quiet and low, said: “What am I bid for the old violin?" and he held it up with the bow. “A thousand dollars, and who'll make it two, two thousand! And who'll make it three? Three thousand once, three ...

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