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901. No Doubt about It

John 20:24-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... since the beginning of time. There is not a doubt that any skeptic or any questioner can ever come up with that God hadn't already thought about and that God doesn't already have an answer for. The truth of the matter is you don't have to check your brains at ... He is and He did what He said He did. A lawyer by the name of Frank Morrison, was an atheist, didn't believe in God, thought the Bible was a joke and certainly did not believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and he sat out to put an end to this ...

902. When God Gets Excited

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... me, happens to be a rabid Georgia Bulldog fan. He had great confidence in Coach Mark Richt as a man as well as a coach. He thought if he could just talk to Coach Mark Richt, maybe Coach Richt could help him. He called Coach Richt's office and to show you ... not only knows what you are thinking, Jesus knows what you are going to think before you even think it. Now that is intimidation. They thought to themselves, "You can't just give a man forgiveness. He has got to earn it. He has to bring a sacrifice. He has ...

903. Everyone's Talking about Him

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Unable to speak, he just nodded. Almost in a whisper he said, "I feel ashamed." Dr. Remen said that her heart went out to him. In a shaking voice he said, "Something in me wants to live." His eyes were still fixed on the rug. "Say it, Max," Dr. Remen thought. "Say it until it becomes real." She wondered if she dared to push him a little further. "Do you think you could look at me and tell me that?" Dr. Remen asked Max. She could sense the struggle in him. Had she gone too far? He had never confronted his ...

904. People Skills

Proverbs 12:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... have done you wrong or the people who will do you wrong. Trust me, people will do you wrong. There is a man right now that I thought was a dear friend of mine, in fact, he introduced me and my wife, Teresa, many years ago. Not too long ago, he called me and ... money I loaned him wouldn't be a great amount, but to me it was a big amount. I loaned it to him without a second thought and that has been four years ago and I have never heard from him since. I could wake up every day, bitter toward that man, angry ...

905. The Power of Purpose

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... wife, son and daughter, there sitting in a semi-circle sat Deanna Grice, one of our small group leaders and some of the girls in the small group of the girl whose father had died. They were sitting with that girl, ministering to her, loving her and encouraging her. I thought to myself, that is the power of purpose. That is what the church is all about. That is what we are to be about in our own individual lives. Do you really want to be happy in life? Don't look for how many people can serve you. Look for ...

906. The Maybe Moment

2 Samuel 11:1-15

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... ideals. There is an old saying to the effect that you can't keep a bird from flying over your head, but you can keep him from building a nest in your hair. The point, of course, is that temptation, no matter what its subject is, can arise from a thought, a suggestion, a craving, or, as in David's case, a chance glance. There is no sin in that, and we generally cannot prevent such happenstance. Temptations of some kind, and more likely, of several kinds, come to us all. I saw a cartoon once in which a man ...

907. Taking the First Step

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... was in desperate need and had to have it right then. I gave him the money, and as I walked back to the church, I thought to myself, he took you, you're a sucker, and you swallowed that bait hook, line, and sinker. He lied. I found out later that ... definitely did lie. He was one of the regulars that we have at church all the time. I began to berate myself and then I thought, "No, no, no that's not right. Jesus says that if you perceive there is a need, respond with love and generosity. If the other person ...

908. So, Are You The Messiah?

John 10:22-30

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... the signs, too. To celebrate and confess Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is a powerfully inspiring statement. To be open to what the Holy Spirit is saying next may find us unsure and even faithless. Is what is coming across the screen a part of his messiahship? We thought we had this down pat and now we are confused by being urged to move out of our comfort zones. We must go back to the drawing boards and check this out! Indeed, we can be a great deal like the Sadducees and their fellow travelers and not ...

909. Cured Cripples and Crabby Critics

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... life. I love you, but you need to know that you will continue to be a hypocrite until you start to put your faith into action and do something positive to get yourself out of the hole you've dug for yourself by your crabbiness." "Wow," Betty said. "I never thought about it that way before. I guess I've been president of the ‘Poor Me Club.' Let me think about what you said. Right now I'm a little shaken up by it." Later, Betty told her friend that her tough talk was the turning point in her decision to ...

910. Welcome, Rich and Poor

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... needy man right outside his door. Dives tried to live as a good citizen. He may have gone to the temple for worship. He probably thought that he would be rewarded in heaven. But, like the Pharisees to whom this parable was addressed, Dives didn't pay enough attention to ... pleasures led Until one day in a quiet place I met the Master face to face. With station and rank and wealth for my goal Much thought for my body but none for my soul I had entered to win in life's race When I met the Master face to face I ...

911. Angels and Shepherds: Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that this was the end of the chase. I had chosen to come to this place and I had invited God to speak and He had. Of course, I was quite free to say, ‘No, I don’t want to,’ but this would be a clear and deliberate refusal. I thought about it, and I knew that I did not want to say no and that, however much it hurt, I could only humbly accept, so as hundreds of men and women had done before me I said my ‘ (My, yes) (Sheila Cassidy, Audacity to Believe, London: Collins World, 1978, p ...

912. Love Finds a Way

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... . So, you see, God does find a way. Singer 5: (to Singer 4) See, I told you! Assistant Choir Director: Love found a way. The same love that made God send us Jesus as a little baby. The same love we celebrate each Christmas. I’m sorry I thought it was hopeless. (grinning) Let me guess. We’re going to do the same thing, right? Choir Director: Right. I’ve picked out this song, which is written for guitar and choir, and I found someone in the Senior Choir who plays. (Gruber, minus the scarf, enters from ...

913. Christ in the Form of Communion

Luke 2:41-52

Illustration

James W. Moore

... the head. He smiled. She smiled. And then he turned and ran back down to the front of the church to re-join his grandparents. (The Christian Ministry, July-August 1989, p. 47) Think of that. Her 7-year-old brother William thought to include her. Either because she wasn't being included or he thought it might help her feel better he reached out to his sister with what really mattered—the body of Christ in the form of communion. There's a name for that… it's called LOVE! What a beautiful thing it is when ...

914. Every Day God Encourages

Acts 4:36-37; 11:22-24

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... God filled us both. It was like God had suddenly opened a door and we had stepped back 2000 years to an early morning with Peter, James and John. I almost expected to see Andrew walking with Jesus. It was a moment that took our breath away and focused our thoughts and minds and hearts for the rest of the trip; a trip turned into a pilgrimage, not just a tour. You see God wants us to have those kinds of moments each and every day. Every Day God Encourages Us To Be Reverent. For in those moments of reverence ...

915. Braveheart

John 20:24-29

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." Tommy couldn't have put it better himself. "If only I could see his body," Tommy thought to himself. "If only I could touch his body. That's the way we Thomas people are." Tommy's whole thought got fixed on the Bible's Doubting Thomas. That's all he could think about for the rest of the service. That's what he was thinking about when he and Sophia went up for communion. "If only I could ...

916. Startled By Jesus

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... look at the whole passage to see what happened and what brought this on. It's found in: Luke 24:36-49 (NRSV) [36] While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." [37] They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. [38] He said to them, "Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? [39] Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones ...

917. Seeing God In The Ordinary: Work

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and even punishment. And with that attitude we can look at the Scripture and blame it all on the Fall. When Adam and Eve got evicted from the Garden, God said they would survive by "the sweat of his brow." From that moment on there have been two schools of thought, one that Work is punishment and the other, that Work Is A Gift. As you can tell, I'm of the second school. That's what the character Jason discovers in the movie the Ultimate Gift. Jason is a Trust Fund baby who loves all of life's gifts as ...

918. Batman: Driven By Guilt or Grace?

Romans 5:1-11; 8:1-2

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me." MSG Scripture says he couldn't do it. The cost was too high. Peter and the others were staggered by that message. You see, the prevailing thought was that if you were rich, that meant you were favored by God. The more faithful you were, the richer, more influential you became. It was the 1st century version of the prosperity gospel some people preach today. Peter even asks, "Then who has any chance ...

919. Altar Your Presence

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... of everyone present. II. Connected A. I tried to think of all kinds of physical ways to show how we are connected. I thought about running string from the altar to and through and around all the pews and the choir loft and then at some point asking ... of our connectedness and the other to make a giant pop bead chain to display on the Altar, reminding us that we are connected. I thought about asking you to string beads on a key chain to remind you of how we are linked together. But then I tried it and knew ...

920. Who Touched The Remote Control?

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... WAS the remote. "Billy change that to channel 5. Billy turn the stereo up. Billy turn the records over." You get the idea. A lot of you were the remote control in your home, too. I ran across a gadget in the paper the other day that at first I thought was really neat. It's called the Loc8tor and it's a remote for the remotes. You know how sometimes the remote just disappears and you spend 30 minutes looking for it and your blood pressure just keeps going up? Or how about the mislaid car keys. Wouldn't it ...

921. Batman: Driven By Guilt or Grace?

Romans 5:1-11; 8:1-2; Luke 18:9-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

922. God's Whatever

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... heavenly peace with thee! Thanks for hope in the tomorrow, thanks through all eternity! (2) I can't promise you that the "Always" Attitude of “God’s Whatever" or the Affirmational Prayer I shared with you or reaching out through service to others will end all your negative thoughts. But know this, Christ didn’t die on the cross so you would still be burdened by a load of guilt or a load of negative garbage in your life. Christ died on the cross in the garbage dump of the world so you could be set free ...

923. Is It Okay To Laugh In Church?

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

James W. Moore

... gloomy, but Phillips Brooks walked down newspaper row and all was bright.” We see it in the great Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. A friend once asked Hayden why his church music was so full of gladness and Haydn replied: “I cannot make it otherwise. I write according to the thoughts I feel; when I think upon my God, my heart is so full of joy that the notes dance and leap from my pen; and since God has given me a cheerful heart… I can do no other than serve Him with a cheerful spirit.” Joy is our ...

924. The Burning Bush

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in the sand, put his victim in it, and covered him; and went back to the palace. No doubt as he returned to the palace, he believed that the blow that he had struck was just. And I have an idea that tumbling around in his mind was the thought that he had taken the first step in the emancipation of his people. Then, a second confrontation took place. He saw two Hebrews in hot contention. He wanted to be the reconciler, the redeemer, so he urged them to stop their fighting because they were brothers. But that ...

925. Let God Be God - As if It Could Be Otherwise

Exodus 7:14-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... are all about is the call of the sermon title - LET GOD BE GOD! As If It Could Be Otherwise. Pharaoh and the Egyptians thought it could be otherwise — and while we might not admit it so explicitly, we think it can be otherwise, and that’s the reason ... it’s tongue in cheek - now Hell has holy boiled away. It’s true isn’t it? How long has it been since you gave any thought to the reality of hell? I sometimes wish that God were back - we do, now and then, don’t we — wish that he were more explicitly ...

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