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851. Family Re:Union - Inverting the Pyramid

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

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James Merritt

... God and when they serve each other they have a story to share. Parents the greatest gift you will ever give your children is not a will, a living-trust, or a truckload full of money. The greatest gift you will ever give your children is a godly parent who loves God more than anything or anybody. I don’t know if your family needs a real reunion or not, but if you will make sure you are here over the next several weeks we are going to take you through not any plan, not our plan, but God’s plan ...

852. Proper 17

James 1:19-27, Song of Songs 2:1-17, Mark 7:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... it's rainy, cold and overcast. In the winter, unless you're an avid skier, your shoulders droop and your spirits lag. But in the spring, the days get longer and the rays of the sun are brighter and warmer. The sunlight draws out all the colors of life and love; the sky is bluer, the grass greener and our senses are in resonance with the light of life. What our hearts told us all along is now being confirmed by science. It is no secret that more people become depressed in the winter, if you live in a more ...

853. Proper 10

Lk 10:25-37 · Col 1:1-20 · 2 Ki 2:1, 6-14 · Deut 30:9-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... to help people in need. This leads to the question: who is my neighbor? Is my neighbor the starving child in Bangladesh? c. Compassion - vv. 33-35. The source of help is compassion, but whence comes compassion? Its source is obedience to God's laws of love. Love of God leads to love of neighbor. 2. Do You Know Your Neighbor? (10:29-37) Need: The common view of a neighbor is one who lives close to you in a spatial neighborhood. In today's world this is not necessarily the case. Many do not know even the name ...

854. A Man Who Wanted to Burn a City

Luke 9:46-50

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R. Blaine Detrick

... special occasions. Jesus had a large group of followers; of those, he selected twelve. Of the twelve, he seemed partial to the "inner three." And if we go one step farther, John was probably even closer to Jesus than the other two. He is called "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (John 13:23; 19:26; 20:2; 21:7, 20) and is the one who, at the Last Supper, "was leaning on Jesus’ bosom" (John 13:23-25; 21:20). Even though Peter was the accepted leader of the twelve, John appeared to be the one with the deepest ...

855. Old Favorite

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Harold Warlick

... part about “walking through the valley of the shadow of death.” Today’s Scripture is an old favorite. It’s an old favorite that for many of us has become spoiled. Since childhood, most of us have heard the words of Paul’s treatise to the Corinthians on “love.” When a man went to talk to his future father-in-law about marrying his oldest daughter, he was a little nervous, to say the least. He just wanted to get his quick permission and get out of the den as quickly as possible. After all, no ...

856. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

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Donald B. Strobe

... harm us and drag us down. We can resist that spiritual housecleaning, or claim that we don’t really need it, trying to sweep all of the ugliness within our souls under the rug, as it were, but it won’t do. He knows us through and through, and loves us still and all. That is the miracle of the Gospel, the miracle of grace. Charles Wesley captured it in one of his hymns: O come and dwell in me, Spirit of power within; And bring the glorious liberty, From sorrow, fear and sin. Hasten the joyful day Which ...

857. It Was for Us

Luke 23:26-43

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James McCormick

... to do about all of that? I suppose God could use his power to threaten us. He could use his strength to coerce us. But that wouldn’t work. God knows us too well to bully us. That would never accomplish God’s purpose. You can’t force someone to love you. But God will never give up on us. The story of the Bible is the story of a God who, century after century, keeps pursuing us. He has reached out to us with prophets, priests, messengers. He has tugged at our hearts by his Spirit. He has whispered in ...

858. Lent 4

Numbers 21:4-9, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:1-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... . God's will is to save the world v. 16. b. Rejection of God's will sends people to hell 1. Lack of faith v. 18. 2. Love of darkness v. 19. Old Testament: Numbers 21:4-9 1. Can we make too much of the cross? (21:9). Need: There is a tendency to ... . Outline: Why we were born – a. To do the good work of believing in Christ. b. To glorify God with our lives. c. To serve God by loving people. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 "O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good." (v. 1); Psalm 122; ...

859. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

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James Merritt

... a crusade every day for one billion years in hell and nobody would ever, ever be saved. Understand, to deny hell is to deny the love of God, the mercy of God, the holiness of God, the justice of God and finally the grace of God because - III. The Grace Of ... want to, you can come to God, accept His Son, Jesus Christ, and His grace can forgive you. His blood can cover you and His love can save you. Two men were sitting in a restaurant. One man got absolutely angry at the other man and said to him, "Go to ...

860. Holiness of Heart and Life

Romans 2:21-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... next few minutes. What can we rightly expect to be the task of Methodists in America? - To reform a continent and spread scriptural holiness across the land. What is required for such a mission? The circumcision of the heart which will identify us as those people who love God, who seek to obey Him, and who are committed to the promise that the kingdoms of this world will one day become the kingdoms of Christ. But in the meantime – Ah! That’s the point. In the meantime, what is to be our task! Our first ...

861. The Constant God in a Changing World

Psalm 48:1, 9-14

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J. Howard Olds

... . While we see through a glass darkly and make judgments subjectively, God knows all our desires and from Him no secrets are hidden. God cares—we do not stand before a stranger. We do not stand in the presence of an angry God, but in the face of a loving God, “who gave his only Son that we should not perish but have everlasting life." This is the kind of God that I want to trust in the final moment of life. That's what the Psalmist discovers walking through the streets of Jerusalem, God's judgments are ...

862. Wives and Husbands

Ephesians 5:22-33

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... the Church is Christ’s body, so in a true sense the wife is the husband’s body. Through her he extends his life” (Westcott, p. 85). 5:29 By prefacing 5:29 and 30 with After all, the NIV understands these verses as a commentary on 5:28. The love that a husband has for his own body and, consequently, for his wife is illustrated in practical ways: First, he feeds and cares for it. Once a husband has come to think of his wife as his own flesh he will feed (lit., “nourish,” ektrephō and care for (lit ...

863. Driving Out the Nations

Deuteronomy 7:1-26

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... commonest, ʾāhab, which we encountered in 6:5. The running sentence from the beginning of verse 7 to the beginning of verse 8 thus reads, (lit.) “Not because of your being numerous . . . did Yahweh desire you . . . but because of Yahweh’s loving you . . . ” God loved you because God loved you! And God proved it through action. 7:9–10 And so we come to the core of the chapter, affirming Yahweh as God and affirming God’s character as Yahweh. In the final analysis, it is because Yahweh is God, as ...

864. If Only You Were To Me A Brother

Song of Songs 8:1-14

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Gary M. Burge

... appended to the Song by later scribes or editors. The dissimilarity of the material with the rest of the poem, along with the moralizing tendencies of 8:6–7, is cited as further evidence of the disjunctive nature of this section (cf. Murphy, 195). The anthology-of-love-poems approach identifies four separate poems in the section of 8:5–14 (8:5–7, 8–10, 11–12, 13–14; see Longman, 206–22). The interrogative “Who is this?” echoes 3:6 and 6:10, and as in the other two instances, the maiden is ...

865. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Luke 9:51-56

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John R. Brokhoff

... departing, Elijah tries three times to leave Elisha with the excuse that he has to go to another town. Elisha refuses to let Elijah out of his sight. He will stick with him to the very end. What is the cause of this deep loyalty? Is it not love? b. The mantle of the Spirit 2:13. Elijah's mantle represented the Spirit, authority, and power of the prophet. The mantle was transferred to Elisha who with the same power and authority carries on the work of God's prophet. It is a necessary part of the continuing ...

866. A Letter From Paul

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Erskine White

... . Is our Christian faith really meant to be restricted to the narrow sphere of private morals? Is the Christian law of love really meant just for individual lives, while society as a whole is governed by laws of greed and selfishness? Does the ... did it to the least [the poorest] of these My children, you did it to Me" (Matthew 25:35, 40). As I recently wrote to Timothy, "the love of money is the root of all evil; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith" (1 Timothy 6:10). And ...

867. What’s God Going to Do With You?

Hosea 5:1-15, Hosea 6:1--7:16

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John R. Brokhoff

... when we could be at Christ’s banquet table, getting the best food for our strength and refreshment. So that is what God is going to do with us! How wonderful! Though we deserve nothing but judgment because of our sin, God is gracious to deal with us in steadfast love. But there is a catch to it! God can bless us only if we return to him. Remember, it was only when the Prodigal Son returned to his father that he was given a party with plenty to eat from the fatted calf and lots to drink from the family ...

868. Hungry for Anything?

Matthew 6:25-34

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Louis H. Valbracht

... God, that our care, our safety, and the fulfillment of our needs is in His hands. What do you want in life? I can tell you, just as any psychologist could tell you. You want a sense of significance. You want to feel important. You want to be loved. You want security. Don’t try to deceive yourselves that anything else is going to satisfy these basic hungers. Nothing will. They remain with you until the day you die. BUT THE POINT IS THAT NONE OF THEM - NONE OF THESE BASIC HUNGERS - CAN BE SATISFIED WITHOUT ...

869. Good Neighbors

Luke 10:25-37

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King Duncan

... for many people in the world. But it is uniquely so for Christians. Why? I don't know of any other God in any other religion who has scars in His hands, do you? Scars from having hung on a cross. Why did Christ go to the cross? Because of love. That's amazing. Were we deserving? No, quite the opposite. It was because we were helpless. We were lying beside the road, beaten and bloody and about to breathe our last breath and God saw us lying there and had mercy on us. "While we were yet sinners, Christ died ...

870. Like A Big Happy Family

1 Peter 3:8-22

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King Duncan

... burden on them. Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade once dealt with this in a beautiful way. He said, "My wife and I have two grown sons. Suppose that when they were little boys they had come to greet me when I returned home from a trip and said, "We love you. We missed you. We are so excited about your being home. We have been talking together and we have decided that we will do anything you want us to do. From now on, you issue the command, and we will obey without any questions. We just want to please ...

871. God for Dummies

Luke 10:25-37

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Leonard Sweet

... all, we've got a busy schedule, a stressful job, a houseful of kids. The psalmist knew how deep the soul’s craving for the divine could be: As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the loving God. (Psalm 42:1-2) The cry of the soul must be loud enough to wake you from dreary daily routine, from everyday ennui. With All Your...STRENGTH: You can't just muscle your way through life. But neither can you serve God only with your lips. Your "strength ...

872. 1 John 4:7-12

1 John 4:7-12

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Leonard Sweet

... us to produce or not at our leisure. In John 15:2 Jesus stipulates that barren branches will be pruned from the vine, and that even apparently productive branches will be excised. The true Israel will be known by its fruits. Its ability to incarnate the love of God through Christ depends on a disciplined, directed life, a life "pruned" to allow for new growth, new insights. Jesus uses the word "abide" ten times in this illustration, but we must look beyond verse 8 to understand its power. Verses 10-13 make ...

873. 1 John 4:7-12

1 John 4:7-12

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Leonard Sweet

874. John 15:9-17

John 15:9-17

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Leonard Sweet

... is set. Jesus' words today deal with what disciples may expect if they do remain/abide in Jesus. The ultimate fulfillment of what is asked in verse 7 is described in verse 8 the glorification of the Father. It is at this point that the theme of love is introduced, a theme which will be developed throughout verses 9-17. The verb "remain" or "abide" used in verse 9 is presented in the aorist form (which seems to suggest a translation of "begin to remain" or "start remaining"). But coupled as it is with the ...

875. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... of you. We wished that we could have made this presentation to you before your congregation, but we are sure you understand. With all our love.” I have had a lot of honors in my life, more than I deserve, but no honor has exceeded the honor those young people paid ... of weakness, of self—loss, and/or anemic living. To be forgiven and accepted by God, to realize that He knows us thoroughly and loves us thoroughly, to and commissioned, to be made a son and an heir is to be made a new person in Christ, to be ...

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