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801. What If It Happens To Me? The Fear of Suffering

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... the plains there were hundreds of such groups. Each had a complaint against God for the evil and suffering He permitted in this world. How lucky God was to live in heaven where all was sweetness and light, where there was no weeping or fear, no hunger or hatred. What did God know of all that man had been forced to endure in this world? For God leads a pretty sheltered life they said. So each of these groups set forth their leader, chosen because he had suffered the most - a Jew, an African American, a ...

802. Choose Life

Exodus 20:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... anyone that you carry around with you to this day? - Do you have any bitterness in your heart toward another human being? - Is there any unresolved anger you have toward a brother or sister in Christ? You may call it bitterness, anger, or you may call it hatred, but God calls it murder. You may be like the famous attorney, Clarence Darrow, who once said, "I haven't killed anybody, but I have read a whole lot of obituaries with great joy." I John 3:15 says, "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer ...

803. The King and His Kingdom

Matthew 6:33

Sermon

James Merritt

... for all eternity. This kingdom is not the "Magic Kingdom," it is the Master's Kingdom. It is a kingdom where Christ is King, and Jesus is Lord; a kingdom where there is no war, just peace; no sadness, just joy; no sickness, just health; no death, just life; no hatred, just love; no fear, just faith. It is a kingdom where one day the lion will lie down with the lamb; where the child will play with a snake; where the wolf will feed with the sheep, not on the sheep. It is called in the Bible the kingdom of ...

804. Decisions, Decisions

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... you are slowly turning this central thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish creature: either into a creature that is in harmony with God and with other creatures and with itself or else into one that is in a state of war and hatred with God and with its fellow-creatures and with itself. To be the one kind of creature is… joy, and peace, and knowledge, and power. To the other means madness, horror, idiocy, rage, impotence, and eternal loneliness. Each of us at each moment is progressing to ...

805. Stewards of Power

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... hates Mordecai, apparently because Mordecai will not bow down to him. So Haman, who also does not know Esther is Jewish and does not know of her kinship to Mordecai, persuades the king to have all the Jews living in the empire killed. Because of his hatred for the Jewish Mordecai, he wants to eliminate the whole nation to which Mordecai belongs. To make a longer story short, Esther intervenes with the king, revealing her Jewish identity at a banquet at which Haman is also present. And in the end, the Jewish ...

806. When You Insult Your Neighbor, You Are Insulting God

Mark 9:38-41

Illustration

King Duncan

We need to so fill our hearts and our minds with the love of God that there is no room for hatred and resentment of others. Robert A. Schuller, young Robert, tells of getting into an argument with his older sister when he was eight. "You're a pig!" he screamed when she refused to give him one of his own toys. Their dad, television preacher Robert H. Schuller, heard what was ...

807. Back to the Future

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... and do it." I think that Jesus went back to the task of setting his face toward Jerusalem, of suffering and death and humiliation on the cross. The task had not changed, the circumstances had not changed, his mission and ministry had not changed, the hatred of the groups that were plotting against him had not changed. Nothing had changed, yet everything had changed, because now he was energized and invigorated and encouraged by the Father. Several of us were at a WMU convention and others were at a minister ...

808. What Happens When You're Not Prepared for What Happens

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... nun was asked how she knew that the boy's name was Tyrone, she laughed and replied, "With that many boys on the streets of Detroit, I just knew that one of them had to be a ‘Tyrone.' " Just by saying that name, she cast out her fear and their hatred. Just as Jesus did with the troubled man. When the demons heard Jesus calling them by name, they were terrified and begged him not to send them to the abyss. The abyss is another name for hell or the place where nobody wants to go, not even demons. Now, it ...

809. Reactions to Rejection

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... had taught earlier in the Sermon on the Plain. But as is so often the case, these disciples let their innate passions take over. So angry were they at the reception Jesus had received from the Samaritans that they were ready to let out all of that stored-up national hatred that was inside them. I will show you a much better way, a way more like Jesus. There once was a man who ran for a local government position. He was well thought of and many felt he was a shoe-in. However, when the votes were counted, the ...

810. The Promise that Won’t Be Broken

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... of new Christians. We do not think it is fair that we should have to suffer. In a fallen world the exact opposite is true. Every day ought to be nothing but disaster and sheer chaos. Every day, every moment ought to be filled with malice, hatred, viciousness, and betrayal. The fact that those things only come rather infrequently into our lives is due to the mercies of God. We ought to expect nothing but the direst hardships, but actually we are given hours and days — sometimes weeks and months — of joy ...

811. Operation Omega

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... should be the last to shrug our shoulders at ongoing environment degradation. We should be the last to let despair grind down the powerless. We should be the last to condone cruelty of any kind, to any living thing. We should be the last to let human hatred triumph over divine love. What if we were to implement an Operation Omega — where holding last place, last ditch, last stand options isn’t a last gasp, but is evidence of the first new deep breaths of the Spirit of Christ reborn in our midst? How low ...

812. Home at Last

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... they could return to their homeland. Similarly, King envisioned a new world order where people of all colors and religions could learn how to live together, treating each other as brothers and sisters. He had a dream that people would put an end to hatred, injustice, and violence, and a new spirit of kindness, sharing, and unity would spread across our land. He believed that his dream could become a reality if only we would commit to forgiveness, justice, and love for one another. King shared the dream of ...

813. Jesus: What's in a Name?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . We have come now in our time to fear the water we drink, the air we breathe, the insecticides dusted over our food. We fear the awesome nuclear power we have lifted out of nature, and cannot return. We fear the weapons we’ve made, the hatreds we have engendered…we fear for the value of the money in our pockets that stand symbolically for food and shelter. “We fear the growing power of government to take all these things away from us. We even fear our scientists and their discoveries. We fear ...

814. Tears Are Our First Words

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... death strip” where 136 people were shot dead trying to escape from East to West Berlin, there is now a Chapel of Reconciliation which holds weekday services in remembrance of those members of the “communion of saints” who helped to bring down the walls of hatred and prejudice. It may be worth a minute to retell the story of how the Wall came tumbling down. By the spring of 1989, people of East German cities like Leipzig no longer could take totalitarianism. There weren’t many churches left in East ...

815. History of Christ the King Sunday

John 18:28-40, 1 John 2:15-17

Illustration

Brett Blair

... society. We refer to the plague of anticlericalism, its errors and impious activities. With the term “anticlericalism,” Pius XI sums up the multifaceted war waged against Christianity by modern revolutions, characterized by a ferocious and indeed demonic hatred of the church, clergy, celibacy, religious life, communion, crucifixes, church buildings, parochial schools, the cross and Gospel, and anything that belonged to or bore the mark of the Church. “Anticlericalism” is a fitting term for all this ...

816. Flying First Class

Ephesians 1:3-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the eye, and says, "Don't ever forget, you've promised to become a new man." Valjean, stunned, asks, "Why are you doing this?" The bishop tells him that he no longer belongs to evil, "with this silver I've bought your soul. I've ransomed you from fear and hatred. And now I give you back to God." Jean Val Jean, was a thief and newly released ex-convict with a yellow passport during the time of the French Revolution, which meant he had no hope and no future. He received Grace at the time of his greatest need ...

817. This Is Where We Come In

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... their “Last Supper” together. As Jesus shared the bread and wine with his companions he declared, “This is my body, broken for you,” and “This my blood of the covenant, poured out for you.” Our lives are broken as well. Broken by our fears, our hatreds, our selfishness, our inability to love. There is only one way to bring health and wholeness back into our broken lives. As Jesus showed so clearly at his first hour and in his final hour—our lives must be poured out for others. You know what ...

818. Cross Eyed: Focus

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... when we overlook theirs first. GIVE UP speaking unkindly. Instead, let your speech be generous and understanding. It costs so little to say something kind and uplifting or to offer a smile. Why not check that sharp tongue at the door? GIVE UP your hatred of anyone or anything! Instead, learn the discipline of love. "Love covers a multitude of sins." GIVE UP your worries and anxieties! They're too heavy for you to carry anyway. Instead, trust God with them. Anxiety is spending emotional energy on something ...

819. The Worst Crime

Matthew 5:21-26

Illustration

Brett Blair

... is more righteous than the man who steals from your purse?" Momerie goes on to conclude that the world has suffered infinitely greater by those who are guilty of the sins of temperament which arise ultimately from the sin of pride. Perhaps this is Jesus' meaning when he said that hatred of the heart is the same as murder with the hand (Matthew 5).

820. Resurrection Power (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... that his West Texas hometown owed his parents some money. As Max chased down the stray cash, his mind began to dance with what he might do with the sudden “wind fall” of profit. Maybe he could end world hunger, wipe out AIDS, solve international hatred. Then the voice on the phone said, “Yes, Mr. Lucado, looks like we owe you 3.50. After a long pause Max asks, “Three hundred fifty million, three hundred fifty thousand?” “No,” said the clerk, “Three dollars and fifty cents. It looks like your ...

821. Is God For Real? (Series: Read Faith For Real People)

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... says the God of the Old Testament is arguably the most jealous, proud, petty, unjust, vindictive, blood thirsty, homophobic, racist, megalomaniac, sadomasochistic bully one could imagine and the God of the New Testament is not any better. Unfortunately, there is enough religious hatred in the world to give Dawkins plenty of ammunition. I found a web site this week named, “Love God’s Way Ministries Where Fags are Hated.” That Christians or Muslims would consider any war to be holy is a training ground ...

822. Where There’s Hope, There’s Life

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... than war. Do you pray for peace? Do you petition the Lord on behalf of the war-torn countries of the world? Do you pray for your own “peace that passes all understanding?” Peace-makers are people of love. They are willing to lay down their swords of hatred that inflict wounds on others. They are dedicated to the common good. They do not seek their own way; they seek the best way for all involved. Love your enemies, bless those who persecute you. It is the Christian way. When will we have enough sense to ...

823. Radical Love is Risky (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... persecution. Our adversaries seek to root out the Christian Church because they cannot live side by side with us. So what shall we do? We shall pray. It will be a prayer of earnest love for those who stand around and gaze at us with eyes aflame with hatred, and who have perhaps already raised their hands to kill us.” What will we do? We can pray. Why not? Why not a better way of life? I. Why Not Travel Lightly? Why not travel lightly? Isn’t that what’s going on here about lending, and turning ...

824. Our Common Life in Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... who finally finds an opportunity to get out of her life of degradation and begin a new life. Steinbeck is accurate in depicting Susie as a girl of no self-worth, no self-dignity as a human being, because prostitution is a metaphor for self-hatred, and humiliation. But she has the opportunity to leave that old destructive life and begin a new one. As she leaves, her friend says, “Repeat after me: I am Susie and nobody else.” Somewhat perplexed, Susie repeats, “I am Susie and nobody else.” Then the ...

825. The Broken English of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... as a kind of generic translator. Brokenness was the common language spoken by all hospital patients. The Holy Spirit speaks through broken people to a broken world, using language every broken heart can hear and understand. Because we know what it is like to be broken by hatred, we can speak of the healing love of Christ’s sacrifice. Because we know what it is like to be broken by despair, we can speak of the healing hope of Christ’s forgiveness. Because we know what it is like to be broken by doubt, we ...

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