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926. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Him--keeps me going in the direction of the Kingdom of God. Now, I hope you see why the Fred Craddock story is so important in its message of affirmation rather than criticism. Our lesson today urges us "not to regard anyone from a human point of view." The poor, the elderly, the children, are not "those people" but the people of God. The next time you share in a conversation, ask the question, "What would Jesus think about what I just said about his child?" Max Lucado was right. We cannot be a reconcilers ...

927. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part V)

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a serious contender for the Democratic nomination for governor, but his determination to trumpet his anti-religious views scuttled his political hopes. Once asked by a reporter how much his extensive library cost him, Ingersoll ... the message of the Bible. Dr. Barnhouse illustrates this by writing a letter sitting in a hotel room that overlooked one of the most magnificent views of the ocean and the beautiful coastline. He could see the ocean through the window. He was writing the letter to a person who had ...

928. A Fantastic Feast

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

Once, while in New York City, I had the opportunity to see the movie "Babette''s Feast," which I liked so much that I bought the video version of it. As I viewed the film, I knew someday it would help form the foundation of a Holy Communion Meditation. As I viewed the film, my mind immediately made connections to the well-known passage of scripture written by Dr. Luke that we just read in our worship service and the other passage from John 12:1-8. However, before I share with you those connections, let me ...

929. The Ministry of Fading

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... and color and pizazz certainly got people's attention, but once he got that attention, Fox ushered them into a musical kingdom where they were treated to the musical gold of someone like Bach. And when Fox did that, there came a moment when Fox faded, and Bach came into view. Ultimately all that matters in this congregation -- or any congregation -- is that we fade and God comes into ...

930. When the Boat Begins to Sink

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... . 'Why should you be spared all the crises of life that everyone else must go through?' " Then she wound up her story saying, "One day I said to God, 'Lord, you've forgiven me. Now I forgive you.' "2 There is a woman who, from my point of view, has a healthy faith. Her faith is not a series of propositions, it is a relationship, and as in all relationships, it is one that changes and can tolerate challenges. It is vital because it is honest. In so many ways our experiences are like those of the disciples ...

931. Bedlam or Bethleham?

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... godly? It sounds as though we are being asked for the impossible. But is it really so far beyond the reach of possibility, for you, for me? Surely we are not to view godliness as Don Quixote's impossible dream! Recall Browning's advice: "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or what's a heaven for?" Perhaps it will be helpful to view the word "godly" as meaning "Godliness" or "Christ-likeness." Here we can see the Christ of Christmas giving himself to us in such a way as to produce a measure of his ...

932. The Highest Bidder

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... was a sign that said, "No Gentiles beyond this point." Beyond the court of the women was a sign that said, "Males only." Entry to the holy place was reserved exclusively for priests. In the temple's interior was the most holy place, which was shrouded from view and from visitation (except once a year by the high priest) by a thick curtain. When Jesus died, the curtain was torn from top to bottom. There is little doubt that Matthew intended the reader to conclude that this was an act of God. Now, through God ...

933. Don't Forget What You Look Like

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... from that day forward. He advanced from good to better and founded the Society of Jesus. At age fifty he was elected the first superior general of the Society, thus becoming the true father of the Jesuits who have given so much to our Christian heritage. Certainly his view of himself at age fifty was far different from the man he had fantasized he'd be when he was a royal page or a competent military commander at a younger age. He had seen a higher image of himself. As you and I leave this service today ...

934. The Achilles' Heel of the Church

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... least one widow to take care of women who were sick.1 The early church was well acquainted with physical sickness. It did not view sickness as a punishment for sin, but an ever-present part of life. The corporate life of the Christian community was concerned with every ... and yoga are now practiced in church gymnasia by brown-bagging business people during lunch hours. From preachers who view the scriptures as "Gospel Medicine,"2 to the readers of Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh, whose Living Buddha, Living ...

935. And God Breathed Into Man

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... this is precisely what does happen to us?" (Thielicke, p. 76). This speaks to the question of creation that we addressed in our last sermon -- the matter of evolution and what that means. "Naturally, I do not deny that from the biological point of view, man is only a mammal, but -- only from the biological point of view! In his essential being he is something else. Or would we be so bold as to say that the love of a mother for her child is no more than a monkey's care for her young, and that man's death is ...

936. All This And Heaven Too

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... like a homing pigeon taking to a far land and when it is release, it always instinctively and unerringly returns to its true home. The soul they say is like that bird. In this life, we’re living in a foreign land or in a cage, death, therefore, in this view is a release – freeing the soul to return instinctively and unerringly to its true home. Now that’s beautiful, but it’s not Christian. It’s in much of our poetry and in much of our hymnody, you get some hints of it in the Bible, but that’s ...

937. And God Breathed Into Man

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

938. East Of Eden

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... we talk about resurrection. There is not in any of us inherent immortality. Immortality belongs to God alone. In the Christian view of reality, we are creatures of dust. No matter how we might seek to deceive ourselves, we can't make ourselves ... know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3). III. So, we don't stop with death -- in the Christian view of reality, in the proclamation of the Gospel, there must always be the promise of life. And there's a hint of it in this East ...

939. Growing In Self-esteem

Psalm 81:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... asked, "You know who that was?" "No," answered Professor Craddock. "That's Ben Hooper. Two term governor of Tennessee." (Tony Campolo, It's Friday, but Sunday's Coming, Word Publishing, p.42) That man learned that he was a child of God and it changed the whole way that he viewed himself. That's the answer -- that's the way we grow in self-esteem -- that's the way can be more than we think we are -- to claim who we are -- children of God and allow Christ to continue to reveal that to us and shape us into the ...

940. All This And Heaven Too

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

941. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ. Not to our political party. Not to the opinions of our family, friends and neighbors. Not even to our nation. But to Christ. That is a risky thing to say from a pulpit in 2006. There are some people today who confuse their political views with their allegiance to Christ, and they are not bashful about branding those who disagree with them as enemies of the Gospel. We’ve seen it happen before. In earlier generations, the battle to keep African-Americans out of schools, libraries, and even away from ...

942. Epiphany: A Faith to Work Miracles

John 2:1-11

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... the implied request for help. "Why are you asking me?" Jesus countered. "It's not my time." Mary proceeded as if she hadn't heard Jesus' objection. From the human point of view, hers was the style of many a mother: while you complained that you were not going to school, Mother continued to pack your lunch. From a faith point of view, Mary was doing what we need to do more often: she was riding over the objection without giving it undue credence. She simply instructed the servants to do whatever Jesus told ...

943. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the early church developed in its traditions, became a divine miracle-worker who was raised from the dead. Borg said Jesus could be viewed as the “decisive disclosure of God” without having to say He’s the “only one or without even saying he’s the best one ... .” He described the Bible and Jesus as simply a helpful “lens” through which to view the sacred. “If we stop using the Christian lens, then we cease to be Christian and that’s not the end of the ...

944. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... different ways. The reward of living within this kingdom is that we get to know God and be partners in God’s work in our fallen world. There is both an ‘is’ and a ‘shall be’ to everything about Jesus. We get a glimpse now, the full view later; appetizers now, the full feast later; forgiveness now, a new home later; partial healing now, a new body later; biblical truth now, seeing God face to face later. Scholars call it the ‘already’ and the ‘not yet,’ and that is the tension we live in as ...

945. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... Mother brings us forth as an extension of herself, then guess what? You are a part of God, and therefore the religious quest is not to reach out for the God who is other than you are but to discover your own deity within. Pantheism, the world view that all creation is a part of God, is the result of this line of thought. Pantheism and paganism go together to erase the Creator/creation distinction. The Bible uses Father language, not because God is male, but to preserve the distinction between God and what ...

946. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... eyed. Lovers are moon-eyed or dreamy-eyed. The crafty person has an eye for a deal. Someone who is cock-eyed has a distorted view of reality, while an excited person is said to be bug-eyed.11 And when Crystal Gayle sang Don’t it make my brown ... light giver. What you saw in life and believed about it was a reflection of who you were, what we would call your world view. And so while they were functionally wrong, the ancients were philosophically and religiously correct. We see the world not as it is but as ...

947. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... what God might be willing to accomplish before I prayed. A little of this, a little of that, then a small, carefully controlled petition that might be easy for God to answer. What a pitiful view of the greatness of God! It is not what preachers preach but what we are willing to pray for that is the better test of our view of God’s character. I pray more boldly now, even foolishly at times, for healing and all sorts of miracles, and sometimes the most amazing things happen. Not just the safe O God please ...

948. Set Apart For God's Purposes

1 Kings 21:1-29

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... or her mate "until death doth us part." In the same fashion, a Christian does not do just what "comes naturally." It is not natural to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you. A Christian does not view other persons as our power-ridden, materialistic society views the poor or the weak. A Christian understands that the meek shall inherit the earth and that God blesses the poor. Christians are a covenant, set-apart people, called to live according to God's will and not the will or desires ...

949. Set-Apart People

1 Kings 21:1-29

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

950. You Are Somebody!

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... middle. He drew this circle with the big “F” in the middle because he hadn't been doing well in school. Then this young man did something tragic. He hung himself over the “F.” A big “F”--failure. That is how he viewed himself. I wonder how many of us view ourselves as “F’s”--losers, misfits, failures. Don’t let the world do that to you. It’s a lie. There was an interesting news story sometime back describing an incident that took place in Trieste, in Northeastern Italy. A rich man was ...

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