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876. I Believe In God The Father Almighty

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... told him that it would be $2.25 either way. This was over twenty years ago when $2.25 was more money than it is now. Mr. Andy thought for a moment and then asked her to take it back. Then he said to his friend, “I wouldn’t pay $2.25 for a banana using my ... 7) God told Isaiah long ago, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Is. 55:9) Here is the third lesson from the first line of the Creed: OUR GOD IS A BLEND OF POWER AND ...

877. Strong in Faith: A Little Dab'll Do Ya

1 Corinthians 16:13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... whole new set of nations with a whole set of new problems; a pesky place called Korea was simmering just below the radar; and Vietnam, barely a blip in our consciousness at the moment, was set to become the formative experience for my generation. Even when we thought the world was so calm, everything was changing. The imagery for our campaign this year, that 50's look, is not a nostalgic flash to the past, pining for the good old days. We are not suggesting that we should go back to a time when June Cleaver ...

878. Are You Ready for the Journey?

Mark 8:27-9:1

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... when an airplane is ready to take off, when a basketball player steps to the foul line, like throwing salt over your shoulder or clutching a rabbit's foot. But more deeply, what would it mean to mark our lives with the sign of the cross? To allow our thoughts to be formed after the mind of Christ To plant the cross in our guts, our passions, our deep desires and motivations To place the cross in our hearts so that every emotion, every love, and all our relationships would be shaped by the love of Christ To ...

879. Whose Side Are You On?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... beneath the aircraft. “That’s my blood!” he called out. Both faces immediately brightened. “What a relief!” one said. “We thought it was hydraulic fluid!” (2) Far be it from them to worry that he was bleeding. In one of history’s ... it!” No wonder that a recent study of one million senior high school students revealed that, on leadership ability, 70 per cent thought they were above average, only 2 per cent below. In the category “ability to get along with others,” none of the students ...

880. Being Single-minded

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... to our sins and incompleteness. From the time we are small, some of us were taught not to put all of our eggs in one basket. Then, in a spiritual sense, that is exactly what we are inspired to do! Perhaps the thought occurs to us from time to time, that if we are wrong in our decision, we have lived a wasted life. It is a sobering thought. For the thinking person it makes perfectly good sense, even though it can be depressively destructive. To have lived and died in vain is perhaps the most horrendous ...

881. God Is Amazing

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... was the only decent one of the lot. Nobody did the parish census; Nobody joined the parish council. One day there was a call in the bulletin for people to apply for a position as a teacher in the religious education program. Everybody thought Anybody would apply; Anybody thought Somebody would apply. So, guess who applied? You are right — Nobody! My friends, let's not be an everybody, somebody, or anybody. Rather, let us truly strive to be a nobody. In such a way we empty ourselves so we can be filled ...

882. What Is Caesar’s and What Is God's? - Sermon Starter

Matthew 22:15-22

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Brett Blair

... moment about the ironies here: We know, because we live on this side of the resurrection, that Jesus was God. They thought he was demonic, an agent of Satan. We know that Jesus is the King of kings. They thought he wanted to be the King of Israel. We know that he was the Son of God. They thought he was simply Joseph and Mary's son. We know that Jesus has influenced the world for 2000 years. They thought his influence would end at the cross. It's a fascinating story. We look at the Pharisees and we shake our ...

883. Revitalizing the Lo-cal Church

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , giving us the divine through the "flowers in the field" and the neighbors across the street. Meditation is our talking to and thinking about God. Prayer is God talking to and thinking about us. Evagrius of Pontus even defined prayer as "putting away of thoughts." Because any thought is necessarily less than God, we endanger God's coming to us by the mental shaping of the mind. Prayer is the soul's love for God. Prayer is not our asking for favors, or presenting God with some shopping list for the kingdom ...

884. You've Got That Healin' Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... forces, almost material entities. In the formula that Einstein believed unlocked the secrets of the universe, E=mc2, energy and matter are different expressions of the same fundamental reality. The energy of our thoughts, our meditations, our prayers and our contemplations takes physical shape: words become flesh. Thoughts and meditations and prayers and contemplations are the most revolutionary acts one can perform in life - for good or ill. "Be careful what you I pray for, " the old saying goes. "You may ...

885. Back to the Real World

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... the car pool can’t make it. We’re out of pasta if you think of it for dinner. I love you. See you around seven.” And in the days following the destruction of those twin towers, he sat, playing that message over and over. (4) I doubt that Mary thought very much about losing her loved ones until it happened. That’s really for the best. We would worry ourselves sick if we did think too much about losing those we love. I guess it’s best that we don’t know what the future may bring. Life can be ...

886. A Theology of Linguistic Linguini

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... crumbling apartments, and ripe with the sights and smells of poverty. But inside were neat wooden beds, a clean kitchen, a safe haven, and the first home the children who would live there had ever known. As John’s mother looked at the unimposing building she thought about how often she had prayed for a miracle for John when he was sick. She realized that, maybe now, that miracle had arrived. Do you get it? When you ask, what is the Christian equivalent of a prayer bump, a zabiba, just ask John Halgrim ...

887. Weakness into Strength

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

James McCormick

... to know we have the truth is humbly to ask again and again, “Do I have the truth? Do I have the truth?” I remember hearing about a teacher who invited a college student to tea. He was a bright student, but he was not realizing his potential because he thought he knew it all. The two of them sat in the professor’s home, and the professor began pouring tea into the student’s cup. He poured and continued pouring until the tea was spilling over the cup into the saucer and then out of the saucer into the ...

888. The Most Stubborn Man in the Bible

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... s presence. And he learned that God loves everybody: Jews and Gentiles, Iraqis and Russians, the people of Nineveh and the people of Israel. We all belong to one great family, and Christ died for everyone’s sins. I hope that, as Jonah thought about his past attitudes, he came to realize that God’s grace was sufficient for him as well. 1. Daily Grace Devotional (Colorado Springs, Co: Cook Communications Ministries, 2005), p. 192. 2. Adapted from Donald & Vesta Mansell “Sure as the Dawn,” copyright (c ...

889. An Unpopular Preacher

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... day polishing that silver, keeping all that old china. That was really stupid when you think about it. Life ought to be more. I thought I would die after the burglary. But I’ve come to the conclusion that I may better off without all that stuff.” (Will ... using your faith to meet your needs and God’s using it to change you so profoundly that you come to see that what you thought were your needs really aren’t. There’s a difference between using your faith to get what you have your heart set on and God ...

890. The Father’s Blessing

Genesis 27:1-40

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... asked him to write his mother and me letters in which he expressed what he needed from us. His mother’s letter was short. Mine was much longer. In it he said, “Dad, I want you to spend some of the time you spend with the church with me.” I thought I was. I was wrong. On this Father’s Day I give God thanks for the way God’s blessing has come to me through Julie and Michael. Each has become the kind of person I’ve aspired to be. Their love embraces everyone, especially those who need love most ...

891. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... . I have lived in the neighborhood for years, and so far he has been the only one to stop. The problem is not that we don’t have enough power,” says Veronica Goska. “The problem is that we don’t use the power we have.” (4) Have you ever thought of compassion as a source of power? It is. Every time we exercise our sense of compassion, we are making the world a better place for somebody. That’s power. At such times we are godlike. We can’t touch the leper and make the leper clean. But we can ...

892. An Easter Heart

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ) An Easter heart church is filled with laughter. The resurrection is a testimony to the adage, “he who laughs last laughs best.” The Sanhedrin thought they had the last laugh. The Roman authorities thought they had the last laugh. The cruel crowds and sadistic soldiers thought they had the last laugh. But the resurrection proved God has the last laugh. Those who thought they had triumphed over Jesus were soundly trumped by his triumph over death itself. Proving this point of laughter is the custom that ...

893. Ordinary or Extraordinary?

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... were told there was something different about Jabez. He was not one of God's favorites, because God doesn't have any favorites, but he was one of God's intimates. Amazingly, Jabez is remembered, not for what he did, but for what he prayed. Now you wouldn't have thought that Jabez would have amounted to very much. His name literally means, "he who gives pain." Come to think of it, I've known more than a few Jabez's in my own life. How would you like to know from the time you were born that your name means ...

894. I Don’t Like My Options

2 Kings 5:1-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... God wants to buy you. In fact, His purchase price is the blood of His own Son. The richest person in all the world does not have enough money to buy one square foot of heaven. You know why? You can't buy what's not for sale. He also thought God could be bribed with morality. After all, this was a man who had been voted "Man of the Year" by the Chamber of Commerce; he was in "Who's Who." He had medals, awards, decorations, and trophies all out throughout his home, and even had a personal recommendation from ...

895. How to Preach a God-Sized Message to a Media Filled World

2 Timothy 4:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... four of these women, that you are married to, that they can no longer live here and you can no longer be their husband." The man thought for a moment and said, "I've got a better idea. I'll wait here. You go tell them." Well, someone has to step up to ... January and the ground was blanketed with a foot of snow. He started not to go to church, thinking no one else would go, and then he thought to himself that he was a deacon and if the deacons didn't go, who would? He put on his boots, hat and coat and walked ...

896. Picture Perfect Close Up: Children - Get Under The Umbrella

Colossians 3:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... , do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart." (Colossians 3:21, NASB) From that one verse, there is one key thought that I want to plant in your mind. This is the key take away for you today - Obedience honors parents and pleases God. I am ... I ask you to do. Now, you either put wood on that fire or you leave." The boy left. A year went by and that boy thought to himself, "I am so foolish. I left the best thing I've ever had. I had a good home, good parents, roof over my head, ...

897. Live and Let Die

Galatians 2:20

Sermon

James Merritt

... trying to live the Christian life the best way I know how." When a Christian makes that statement I can automatically tell them they're probably not doing a very good job of it. I heard of a man who was walking by a seaside cliff in the darkness. He thought he knew the path, but the path evidently had fallen away by erosion, and he stepped over the cliff into the darkness. As he was falling he found an overhanging limb; he grabbed hold of it and he was dangling there with his feet in midair. He began to ...

898. Bring It On

Hebrews 4:15-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... 5:21, "He knew no sin." Every time sin knocked at the door of His heart, Jesus would say, "Depart from Me, I never knew you." Jesus never lost sleep over a guilty conscience. He never brushed over a shameful comment. He never regretted any sinful conduct. No unclean thought ever flashed through His mind; no unkind word ever crossed His lips; no unrighteous deed ever came from His hands. I heard about a little six-year-old boy that had gotten some money from his dad, and he wanted to go and buy his mother a ...

899. Are You A Satisfied Customer?

John 6:35-42

Sermon

James Merritt

... their problem gets. I heard a story about a little boy who loved pancakes so much that he sometimes made a glutton of himself. His mother thought she would cure him of this so once day she said to him, "I will cook all the pancakes you can eat, but if I cook ... fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.'" (John 6:31, NASB) They thought that all there was to life was the material, the physical, what you can hold in your hand, what you can put into your ...

900. Heaven: One Way And One Way Only

John 14:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... other. Interestingly enough, most people who do believe in heaven believe they are going there. In a recent poll by Fox News, 85% of Americans said they believed in heaven [[1]] and more than 87% of Americans believed that they were most likely to go to heaven—only 13% thought they might not make it. When I read surveys like that I am reminded of the teacher who was teaching her kids how to spell. She told the class she wanted each one of them to tell what their father did for a living and then spell his ...

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