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926. He Leadeth Me

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , and Emil felt that at last his father was about to talk to him. And after awhile his father cleared his throat and he said, “It’s about time to make something of yourself. It’s about time you started on your own I think.” Emil said, “I thought I was going with you,” and his father said, “It time to make something of yourself.” So Emil left that night. He slept in fields and he hitchhiked for three days till he reached a monastery; and when he got there, they took him in; and they gave ...

927. Characteristics of the Church, Part 2

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you call a group of skylarks? Not just a flock, but an exultation of larks! Now isn’t that really descriptive? Which crowd would you rather be with? A knot of toads in the mud eating slugs, or soaring and singing with an exultation of larks? (suggested thought by Joe Harding in “Find Enthusiastic Joy”, September 19—20, 1981). There is a lot in life that makes us feel toad-like. There are people who put us down, who make us feel ugly and warty, and depressed. A pool of tadpoles is meant to become ...

928. The Unforgivable Sin

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 1967 he dated a woman from Vassar who told him she was a witch and put a curse upon his life. And the priest said, “Now I was a sophisticated New Yorker who had an Ivy League education, and I believed witches were for Halloween and sort of ridiculous…I thought it was a joke, but for 19 years, ensuing from that relationship, a pattern of bondage developed in my life. I cried out to God for freedom and nothing I did released me. So to keep from dragging God’s name in the mud, I am giving up.” What a ...

929. We Hold These Truths To Be Essential

1 Peter 3:8-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... formed in the image of Jesus Christ. This same Jesus began saying to people, “If you want to be my disciple, then deny yourself and take up your cross and follow me." It was the same Jesus who said to people, “You have got to reshape your mind and your thoughts." And it was the same Church who began to say, “Let this mind be in you, which was in Christ Jesus, our Lord." It was the Church who said, “Let the peace of Christ rule in your heart even as I have loved you. So, learn to love one another ...

930. Praying Our Way Forward

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... soul. It is time to seek “out there." It is time to dream about possibilities and potentials that maybe you haven't thought about for a long, long time. Sandy and I have been doing that already because this particular program asks us to declare ... of you in this place to make a decision to leave the place of your children's baptism and come into this vast sanctuary that you thought then you could never ever fill up. When I consider those moments, I want to grasp the heels of God and say, “Do it again, God ...

931. Household of Faith

II Timothy 1:3-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to be, what I am going to do, and what route I am going to follow had been my decisions, my choosing. Suddenly, one day over the telephone, I discovered something that I didn't know and that she would never, ever be able to tell me. Somehow, when I thought I was deciding it all, to stay or to go, what I didn't know was that it had all been decided a long time ago. When I get to heaven, I'm going to ask her, “How could you have been so certain so long ago?" A household of ...

932. Getting in S.H.A.P.E. for Ministry

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... comes into focus they can charge to the front and win. Paul says that’s the kind of person we are looking for to be a minister in the church. Be patient and loving. Be unified and peaceful. Once upon a time a group of birds got together and thought they would build a church. The starlings insisted on a lot of educational space for their ever increasing population while the parrot felt they only needed a small room for dialogue. The canary wanted to sing the great hymns of the church but the humming birds ...

933. What Would Jesus Say About War?

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... from the domain of the Muslim Turks. So began the Crusades, a ruthless, blood thirsty, barbaric undertaking by cross-carrying Christians in an effort to deliver holy places from infidels. It is an ugly picture on the face of Christian history. If the thought of Holy War sounds barbaric, foreign and far away, let me remind you of some current events: The Al Quida declared Holy War against the United States on September 11, 2001. Shortly thereafter, President Bush began talking about the Axis of Evil and ...

934. The Cost of Discipleship: Get Lost!

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the cross was given by the daughter of Dr. Joseph Cotton a number of years ago. When walking into the church for the first time, and seeing the cross on the altar, this little girl said, “Daddy, what’s that plus sign doing up there?” Have you ever thought of it that way? The cross as a plus sign. Keep that image in mind as we move through the sermon this morning. I am talking about the cross today because I’m talking about the cost of discipleship. The cost of disciple ship is to “get lost!” I ...

935. Hunger and Politics

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... hungry body going. Potato chips and a soda will stop the munchies for a while. But what are you feeding your soul? Augustine reflected on the spiritual character of our race. "Man is one of your creatures, Lord," he said, "and his instinct is to praise you. The thought of you stirs him so deeply that he cannot be content unless he praises you, because you made us for yourself and our hearts find no peace until they rest in you." What are you eating today? Tomorrow and next week those who are close to you ...

936. Are All Your Sons Here?

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... was that the only thing worse than dancing with them was the prospect that no one would pick you! The lucky one, we thought, was the guy who had been sent to the office earlier for passing notes in class. He, at least, was missing this slow, drawn ... me. Let the other guys take care of themselves, right? I filled out the application, showed up, and when they actually hired me, all I thought about was making sure they didn't have a reason to fire me. It never dawned on me that there might be some people who ...

937. The Way Things Are

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... that happens a lot with the portion we are thinking about today, which is often used as a proof-text for anti-intellectualism and the idea that "you don't need no book learnin' to be a good Christian." Others have used it as a pretext for anti-Semitic thought, as if Paul is saying that because those bad Jews look for signs, and we don't (?) we are better than they. Neither of those strands is the heart of what Paul is saying. What he is saying is pretty clear: The message ("word") about the Cross is the ...

938. Will It Last?

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... instrumental in founding. And, as is typical, Paul uses a variety of metaphors and examples to make sure his audience understands what he is saying. In 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, he reminded them that they were not as well developed as Christians as some of them thought; indeed some were still babes in the faith. Then Paul spoke of the believers as a garden, a field that was able to grow not because of some inherent merit on their part, but because of the work of various apostles and, primarily, the mercy of God ...

939. Righteous!

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... to Alex's ears. A huge smile graced his face. He straightened up, stood tall, and proudly grasped the hand of his new buddy. He thought of how cool this would be and how all of his cousins would be so jealous of him. Oh, if they could only see ... turned to Uncle Herbert and tried to think of something that would express his gratitude and let his uncle know just how cool he thought he was. "Uncle Herbert, you know, you are so ... righteous!" Uncle Herbert quickly turned to Alex and said, "So are you!" In the ...

940. In Spite of Evidence to the Contrary

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... . Then Jesus explains what it means to be the Messiah. He must go to Jerusalem and suffer great things, be rejected, be killed, and after three days rise again. Peter didn't want to hear about this. This is not what he had mind when he thought of Jesus as the Messiah. Messiahs don't go and do dumb things like this and get themselves killed. Messiahs do smart things like triumphing over their enemies and not getting themselves killed. So, Peter "rebukes" Jesus. Jesus, in turn, "rebukes" Peter and says one of ...

941. It Was Only Fair

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Larry Lange

... the only rule would be that we each had stay in our snow fort, and whoever blew up the other snow fort would win. We thought this was a cool idea. Having a limit, a rule was always somehow appealing to us. It added a challenge to whatever we happened to ... his legs or ripped up his weakened leg muscles. Michael was the last guy in the world you'd expect to cry. The more I thought about the way Michael was limping away from the fight, the more I felt ashamed. I felt those hot coals heaped on my head that ...

942. Radiate Love

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... oh, what a difference it can make, in our lives and in theirs. You see, we never know when that "strangers" might actually be an angel of God. I remember a story about Charlie Chaplain. He once read that there was to be a Charlie Chaplain look-alike contest. He thought it would be fun to enter anonymously, which he did. He came in sixth! He was right in front of them, but they didn't know him. Angels can bring us the word of God through human beings who appear to be anything but angelic. Our task is to be ...

943. Here I Am

Hebrews 12:18-29

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... crawfishing and making excuses, Moses finally said: "Here I am." II. ME: A number of people have asked recently about my call to ministry. So I thought I'd share that with you, too. I'll share a brief version. After I got out of the Coast Guard, Mary and I moved to ... what I was going to ask. He sort of blew it off but told me to come by the office the next day so we could talk. The thought stuck with me. But the next day I went and told Bob in no uncertain terms that I didn't want to be a preacher. I was ...

944. Tears, Perfume and Forgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... who could set her free. II. Perfume A. And that bring us to the PERFUME. You see, she may have given the only things she had left to give: her TEARS, her PERFUME and HERSELF. But what she gave was her very best. Have you ever given someone something you thought was a great gift only to have them accept it but not with the enthusiasm you expected? I'll never forget the year I did my internship at First UMC, Dimmitt. We went from both of us being employed to living on a stipend set by the Seminary. Don't ...

945. Fast Forward Faith

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Dad didn't tell me that. He told me that he brought the guitar to sell for Kenny. I never really figured out how my Dad thought, somehow Dad expected me to know that the guitar was really for me. All I had to do was ask if I could have it. But ... caught him at home. But the next week, the church was packed. And when I finished my sermon, I gave that altar call. You would have thought that Bill had rockets on his shoes or the pew was spring loaded. Because I no sooner started to give the call than Bill was on ...

946. The Idea of Resurrection

Luke 20:27-38

Illustration

Scott Hoezee

... do in the afterlife. The set-up reminds you of the time someone wanted to get under the skin of C.S. Lewis. Lewis was fond of suggesting that in heaven, animals (and maybe even our cherished pets) could very well find a place. A person who thought that to be silly snidely asked Lewis "Well, what about the mosquitoes?" to which Lewis replied that God was clever enough to combine a hell for humans with a heaven for mosquitoes! (Or it reminds you of the famous line, attributed by some to Augustine: when a ...

947. It's Not Fair!

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... were and how well their lives were going.” Yancey says he and Douglas sat there together going through so many of these stories from the Bible. Suddenly Douglas glanced down at his watch and said, “I’ve got to go. I’ll leave you with one last thought and that’s this. If you are ever tempted to confuse God with life, go back and read the story of Jesus, the story of God on Earth. Ask yourself how Jesus would have answered the question, is life unfair.” Just before he left, Douglas said, “For ...

948. Sermons In Stones

Psalm 19:1-14

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of life, to cause our gaze to look upon a simple, stunning growth that has happened quietly inside us. Like frost designs on a winter window, they bring us beyond life's fragmentation and remind us that we are not nearly as lost as we thought we were, that all the time we thought we were dead inside, beautiful things were being born in us.[1] As a very wise preacher once suggested, "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was ...

949. Looking Up: Looking Out

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... — the time came when not only could I no longer play this game, but I could not outrun them if I went at it with all my strength. And in my more honest reflections, I realize this is a trend that will not stop. It is a transfiguring thought to acknowledge the passing of time in such a way, to glimpse a future in which we are no longer the strong ones, the competent ones, the robust and healthy ones, but where we become the dependent ones, the weaker ones. On the high mountain, apart from the present ...

950. God’s Anthills

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... week, I was walking through an African village in Namibia with my friend, Solveig Kjeseth. We stopped to look at a strange tower formed out of earth. It was about five feet high, crooked in shape, wide at the bottom and coming to a point at the top. I thought it looked like the top of a giant, rumpled witch's hat, only it was gray instead of black. Solveig informed me, much to my surprise, that it was an anthill. I was even more surprised when we came across many more, some of which towered over my head ...

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