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826. How Does Your Garden Grow?

Matthew 13:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and note were retrieved on a nearby beach. A story about the note appeared in a local newspaper and the media picked it up nationwide. A group of people from New Hampshire who were taking children to the Soviet Union as ambassadors of peace, read the article, contacted the boy and his family. They invited them to accompany the group to Russia. So, the little boy and his father traveled to Russia as peacemakers. (1) One little boy made a difference. He planted his seed and it bore much fruit. And it doesn't ...

827. On Your Mark, Get Set, Hope!

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters that cover the sea. What a beautiful picture. When our oldest son, Wes, was about 6, he dared to question the existence of Santa Claus. But Santa would have nothing to do with such nonsense, and contacted Sandy and me with a proposition. “Would it be all right if I stopped by early on my earthly flight and left off Wes’ gifts before night?” asked Santa. Of course, we agreed. So about 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve Santa came to our house. When Wes ...

828. Hope That God Is Nearby

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... The fact is that if you descend into the depths of your own spirit and arrive somewhere near the center of what you are, you are confronted with the inescapable truth that at the very root of your existence, you are in constant, immediate, inescapable contact with the infinite power of God.” Wouldn’t you like to break down the eternal distance and establish an internal friendship with the Divine? G. God Is Before Us A cartoon depicts the board of a certain company taking a critical vote in the board ...

829. The Color Wheel of Blindness

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that focuses in on the small picture. Zooming God’s presence into a single scene, a solitary existence, can transform the world one person at a time. Visit someone who is “shut in” and bring them back out into the world of human relationships and contacts. Mentor one restless teenager and point them in the direction of faith and community. Sponsor one child, making schooling and health care a reality for them, and you can change the world. The power of one has never been greater, which means the power ...

830. What Difference Does It Make?

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... people like that. Maybe you know Christians like that. Obviously it didn't seem to make any difference in the life of that family. But it should, shouldn't it? "What Difference Does It Make In Your Life? In the life of those you come in contact. What difference does it make in your family?" Jesus said, [15] "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." What Commandments was he talking about? I think he was talking about the two most important commandments: "Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and ...

831. The Voice of the Shepherd

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... they are The Voice of the Shepherd. When in reality, they are the voice of the thief Jesus describes in verse 10. Bob's Famous Ice Cream Parlor in Bethesda, Maryland, was robbed, but manager Nathan Peabody was warned in time. Moments before the robbery he was contacted by telephone. The voice said, "Are you the manager? Listen carefully; don't panic. This is the police. You are going to be robbed. Do NOT resist. Let the robber have your money. We will be waiting right outside your store and we need to catch ...

832. Time to Get Wet

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... because this is the beginning of a new creation, a new living relationship, whole and healed, between all the peoples of the world and God, this can only be called "living water." Living water comes freely and fully from God. Living water comes untouched by human contact. But just because this living water is offered freely to us doesn’t mean that it wasn’t obtained at a terrible price. The true price was paid by Christ on the cross. The true price was paid in blood and obedience and sacrifice. The true ...

833. A Guide for Growth

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... was called for, a name was signed. Don made a call to the number listed and reached a young man, the one who had written that note. This young man of 19 years, after a long wandering in a wasteland of drugs, dropping out of sight, severing contact with his family, and getting involved in one mess after another, had come home. The night before he finally reached bottom. There had been a struggle on the streets, a fight and an almost fatal beating. After making sure the victim of his uncontrolled assault was ...

834. No Instant Maturity

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... with his regular customers to get to you.” Now, we may not like that tongue-in-cheek theology, but there is something there. We want instant prayer power when we are up against it. We want deliverance now - never mind that haven’t tried to make contact with God in the past year. As Charles F. Kettering once said, “If you fiddle today, you can’t expect to give a concert in Carnegie Hall tomorrow.” This is what Jesus was talking about in our scripture lesson: “Are grapes gathered from thorns, or ...

835. When You Have To Face Your Own Personal Goliath

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

James W. Moore

... How would you complete that sentence? Well, here are some of their responses. Listen closely to these: You know it’s gonna be a bad day… - When you step out of bed and your bare feet hit water… - When you realize you have put both of your contact lenses in the same eye… - When you lock your keys in the car with the motor running… - When you turn on your computer and it says “all files lost”… - When your hair stylist says: “I really think you’ll like this new color… Dennis Rodman loved ...

836. The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . He shouted through the windows on the side of the house, but still there was no response. Dr. Morgan was so disappointed because he had this wonderful lifesaving gift, but no one would come to the door to receive it. Later, that afternoon the widow called him. Someone had contacted her and told her about the purpose of the pastor's visit, so she called him and said: "Oh Dr. Morgan, I'm so sorry I was inside the house all the time when you were knocking and calling... but you see, I didn't come to the door ...

837. Evangelism Jesus' Style

John 1:29-42

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the answer to those needs. Four, be alert. Now that sounds prosaic, but it is crucial. Do you try to meet the people who move into your neighborhood? Do you share your Christian life and church relationship with them? What about the people with whom you work, your social contacts? If we are alert to people, we will find ways of sharing the good news with them. So, that’s what it means to be a friend. It is not everything evangelism is, but it is enough to go on, to enable use to practice evangelism in a ...

838. Born Again

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... won’t let him pursue who Jesus is. Nicodemus tries: “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these things that you do, unless Jesus is with him.” (verse 2). Here is an indication that there have been other contacts. Otherwise, why would Jesus strike so quickly and speak so pointedly to the issue. Jesus was always a sensitive listener, always rubbed his hand gently upon the mind and soul of another person to see precisely what was going on in that person’s life. Yet in ...

839. Dying to Live

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... this lady before she moved from our city. She showed me a little coat and two dresses he had purchased at Goodwill Industries with money she could ill-afford to spend. They were gifts for the daughters of one of her Mexican-American students. I lost contact with my friend and knew nothing of her whereabouts for over a year. Then came a marvelous letter in which she told me that she had entered junior college. Imagine that. Nearly seventy, in very poor health, but still alive! Here are some excerpts from ...

840. The Burning Bush

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... called recently to share the news of their first grandchild that was born that morning. They broke into sobs as they shared the fact that the little boy was Down Syndrome. I immediately started trying to call the father. It was the next night that we made contact. I don’t know how much I ministered to him, but he certainly ministered to me. They had had two days and nights of crying and praying and looking at their lives. This young man said, “We’ve decided that God has entrusted us with a gift ...

841. Fresh Every Morning - A Test

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... had not been able to tell the whole truth. She’s been plagued by that every since - guilt has eaten away at her soul, because she has felt through these years that she lied on the stand. She was in a quandary as to what she should do. Should contact the lawyer again? Should she seek the family and make amends? Should she send the family a check? Should she leave something in her will to that little boy? Though this took place at least 20 years ago, the burden of the guilt was devastating her life. Do you ...

842. The Geography of the Christian Experience

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . So many people are pretensions of hollow selves. They never look at themselves long enough to know who they are. So, they live like chameleons, reflecting their environment, living out the expectations others have of them. When Paul went to Arabia, separating himself from human contact, from the city and its distractions, and sought the quietness of the desert. He needed to be alone to be sure of himself. But not only did he need to be sure of himself, he needed to be sure of God. To take the time ...

843. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the young people didn’t think of him in that light, either. But they went to him to share their problems and needs, their hopes and dreams, their failures and disappointments. During a five year ministry in San Clemente, scores of young people who had no contact with our church at all came to see me because of Leo. In most cases, I discovered that Leo had already performed the most important ministry, and I simply added my supportive concern. I remember a group of these young people coming to see me when ...

844. When God Seems Far Off

Psalm 10:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... nigh to God. But the Bible knows plenty and shares honestly the feeling of God being far off, absent, silent, beyond our reach. The writer of Psalm 10 expressed that feeling in words that resonates the pain of a heart groping for God, but unable to make contact. Why dost thou stand afar off, O Lord? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble? “To the tearful eye of (this) sufferer, the Lord seemed to stand still, as if He calmly looked on, and did not sympathize with his afflicted one. Nay, more, the ...

845. Making Wise Investments

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ? Just as audits are necessary for business and evaluations are essential for employment, so accountability is critical to abundant life. I hope you have somebody in your world who loves you enough to tell you the truth. I hope you have somebody in your circle of contacts and friendships who is honest enough with you to help you lift up the floorboards of your very soul and look at the foundations by which you have built your life. I hope somebody around you loves you enough to tell you the way it really ...

846. We Believe in the Holy Spirit

John 14:15-18, 25-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of this week, I visited a dear friend of mine who is hospitalized with severe mental depression. This fun-loving, church-going, former bank president who is like a father to me, was sitting motionless on the side of his bed. His eyes revealed his despair. “I've lost contact with the Man upstairs," said Hiram as I gripped his hand. “I know," I said as I felt his sadness. “But sometimes it's not our grasp of God but his grip on us that sees us through. I am counting on God to see you through." With ...

847. Come to the Party

Luke 14:15-23

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to me, it’s better than I deserve. When I think about the friendships I’ve established over the years, in every place I’ve stopped off on this journey in ministry, and the friends that continue to be deep abiding friends to me today and stay in contact with me again and again, there are only four words to explain that—better than I deserve. When I think about the times I’ve been forgiven, when I’ve really blown it and messed up and deserved to be kicked out and yet somebody, through grace, dared ...

848. The Door of Service

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... and are trying to make a living. They would appreciate your being courteous. We serve by the way we treat the people at the checkout counter and the custodians who clean where we work and the people in the maintenance department and in our daily circle of contacts. A kind hello would be helpful. Why is it necessary to remind us of this? When have I engaged the personnel in this place in any personal way? He is talking to me. We have thank-you notes to write, acknowledgements to make, affirmations to extend ...

849. What If A Stranger Came to Church?

Luke 9:51-56

Illustration

Alexander H. Wales

... our church?" Immediately, one of the kindergartners raised his hand and said, "I'd run away and find my mom." Another chimed in, "I'd say 'NO!' and go tell my Sunday School teacher!" One after another the children told the young woman how they would avoid making contact with this stranger. She tried another tactic. "Well, what would happen if a new child in town was visiting our church for the first time? Wouldn't you be nice to him?" "Sure!" one of the children said. "But if he was a stranger, I wouldn't ...

850. What Can Christians Learn from Muslims?

Genesis 21:1-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... life. His brother, who was a student at the University of Louisville, had been attacked on campus. When I was a patient at Vanderbilt Hospital, Asad came to see me. When I hid away to prepare for this series of sermons on world religions, I contacted Asad who graciously put me in touch with the president of his mosque for a most stimulating interview. So, what can Christians learn from Muslims? I. THE HISTORY OF ISLAM Muslims, Jews, and Christians all trace their ancestry to Abraham. In the Scripture lesson ...

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