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76. The Blind Guiding The Blind

Psalm 92:1-15, Luke 6:46-49, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, Isaiah 55:1-13, Luke 6:37-42

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William E. Keeney

... resolve to bring integrity between words and deeds. C. Reformation Forever. We never fully arrive at the perfection of Christ. To seek to be Christlike is a lifetime effort that calls for constant self-examination and openness to new insights and change. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. The Speck and the Log. We generally are more harsh in our criticism of others than we are of ourselves. We tend to think our intentions are pure while we ascribe bad motives to others in their actions. Two approaches may ...

77. Lent 3

Luke 13:1-9, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Psalm 63:1-11, Isaiah 55:1-13

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William E. Keeney

... become productive in God's kingdom. A. Awareness of Wrongdoing. Sins of commission. B. Awareness of Not Doing. Sins of omission. C. Providing Nourishment for Fruitbearing. Resources available from the Holy Spirit, Christian people, scripture, and the church. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. The Revolutionary Impulse. People may be angry about the evils in a society. They may want to change the society or the person whom they hold responsible for the evil. A sense of outrage about particularly heinous crimes ...

78. Proper 12

Psalm 85:1-13, Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13

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William E. Keeney

... is not necessarily what they need. Prayer helps us to know the difference. C. Meeting Others' Real Needs. People need the gift of the Holy Spirit to respond to others so that they can serve their real needs instead of controlling them for their interests. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Persistence in Praying. People need to persist in praying, not because of what it does to God, but what it does to them. It is in prayer that the Holy Spirit enables the person who prays in the spirit of Jesus to discover what ...

79. Proper 13

Luke 11:1-13, Hosea 11:1-11, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 107:1-43

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William E. Keeney

... up treasures in heaven and become rich toward God? A. A Life of Prayer B. A Life of Study of Scripture C. A Sharing of Life -- with the poor, the ill, those in distress. D. A Life of Service E. A Life of Giving, not Getting CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Money and Power. Money represents power. It can enable persons to control others. You can purchase their services and use them for your ends. Where goods or services are scarce, you can compete with others to satisfy your needs and desires as opposed to the ...

80. Prepared Servants

Luke 12:35-48

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William E. Keeney

... ) A double thrust would be first through the theme of adequate preparation and second through the readiness to respond as opportunities present themselves. A. Christians Should not be Ignorant B. Christians Live by Faithfulness C. Christians Have a Hope in Christ CONTACT Points of Contact 1. No Fear. The news creates fears. It reports the bad things that happen or can happen in the world. Jesus calls his followers not to be anxious about threats to material wealth. The news reports tell about inflation that ...

81. Weather Signs

Luke 12:49-53

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William E. Keeney

... The person is not true to self. B. Christ Rejects Hypocrites. Persons cannot be halfhearted followers of Christ. C. True Disciples. They are committed to following Christ regardless of cost and opposition. It is the only way to salvation, to wholeness. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Acting in Present Time. The world persists. God's action continues to take place in the midst of history. The perfection of God's kingdom awaits a period beyond history. In the meantime Christians live in the world with a mixture ...

82. Proper 17

Psalm 81:1-16, Hebrews 13:1-25, Jeremiah 2:1-3:5, Luke 14:1-14

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William E. Keeney

... invited us to the banquet feast. We accept despite the fact that we were unworthy before repentance and renewal by grace. 5. Rewards for Righteousness. (v. 14) A. No Good Deed Is Unrewarded B. Righteousness Is its Own Reward C. Blessed in the Resurrection CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Worship Etiquette. Is it a false humility that leads people to sit in the last pew of the church? This often puts the preacher in the position of preaching to an empty space of several rows. It is often difficult to get people ...

83. Proper 20

Psalm 79:1-13, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26, Luke 16:1-15

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William E. Keeney

... Not our Permanent Habitation B. Heaven Is Community C. Would We Be Welcomed Eternally? 6. Worldly Riches and Eternal Treasures. (vv. 9-13) A. The Impermanence of Worldly Riches B. The Nature of Eternal Treasures C. The Permanence of Spiritual Treasures CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Using Opportunities Smart Christians will assess their resources and use them wisely for the purposes of the kingdom of God. Resources may include wealth. It is a legitimate use of wealth to enhance a person's gifts by education ...

84. Miracle Nine: Healing A Deaf-Mute

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Harold H. Lentz

... with his source of power by continually looking to God and seeking his gifts. It was this relationship with his heavenly Father that produced a flow of power through Christ, enabling him to work his miracles. So closely and so constantly did Christ maintain this contact that he could say, "The Father and I are one." It is a great attribute, and indeed a human one, to proclaim one's self-sufficiency. But there are limits to this bravado. The most successful people on earth, people who are loaded with talent ...

85. Advent 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Psalm 80:1-19, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

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William E. Keeney

... . C. Waiting for the Church. Observe how the church can more faithfully witness to the kingdom of God and support those possibilities. D. Waiting for God. At times we simply have to wait and let God act, in confidence and hope that God will do so. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. Christians Recognize the Signs. Christians read various signs of God's Spirit at work in the world. A first type of sign is in their own lives. Awareness of sin and failure in our own lives brings us to an understanding of the need for ...

86. Seeds And The Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

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William E. Keeney

... , Christians should move beyond the simple gospel to the understanding of all things Jesus taught. 5. Expect Great Results. (vv. 31-32) A. Do we Expect Too Little? B. Dare to Venture for Large Results. C. Place Your Trust in God's Outcome. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. An Antidote to Discouragement. Christians may become depressed and discouraged when they pray that God's kingdom will come on earth. If they do not see results of their efforts to live the Christian life and to build the church, they may ...

87. You Can Be A Livesaver

Luke 10:25-37

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Michael B. Brown

... sit in the middle of her bed trembling behind a locked door, praying, "Jesus, if you're real, and if you hear me, don't let them push the door open tonight. Don't let them hurt me again." Finally she confessed to a school teacher who in turn contacted a social worker. Within a week, Sissy was in a cottage at a United Methodist children's home. She was surrounded by care-givers, counselors and peers who understood, for they had been there, too. And for the first time in a long while, when Sissy turns out the ...

88. Epiphany 5

Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:13-16

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William E. Keeney

... image is of a society. The church is the collective of the individual lights that compose it. Together they shine in a way that individual lights do not. A. The Darkness of the World B. The Light of the Church C. The Light Shining in the World Contact Points of Contact 1. No one wants to be discarded. How often people complain that no one pays any attention to them. Or they complain that a spouse never listens to them. People want to be valued. They sometimes express the way they are used as being like a ...

89. Sowers Of The Seed

Psalm 119:1-176, Romans 8:1-17, Genesis 25:19-34, Matthew 13:1-23

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William E. Keeney

... of Wealth. C. The Necessity that Truth be Tested. 5. The Fruitful Life. How does the seed of the word affect our behavior in various areas of life? A. In Personal Life. B. In Social Life. C. In Spiritual Life. Contact: Points of Contact 1. Barriers to Communication. Preaching and teaching are about communication. For successful communication, both a sender and receiver are required. Often "static" interferes between the sender and receiver so that the message does not get through. People may be preoccupied ...

90. Thistles Among The Wheat

Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 139:1-24, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Romans 8:12-25

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William E. Keeney

... misleading aspects of them? B. The Deception of Sex. Why is something as good as sex and as necessary for the future of the race so wrong when practiced promiscuously? C. The Deception of Wealth. When does the pursuit of wealth become an evil? Contact: Points of Contact 1. The Weeds in the Christian. We all have biological urges which help to maintain life and make us survivors. Yet the greatest good can become a great evil. For example, the sexual drive which helps to assure the survival of the race can ...

91. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Psalm 114:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... and Forgiveness. (vv. 22, 34-35) Look at false understandings of revenge and forgiveness. Address some of the false answers people give to them. A. Is Revenge Sweet? B. Is Forgiveness Only a Duty? C. Is Forgiveness a Sign of Weakness? CONTACT Points of Contact or to Ponder 1. Restoring Relationships · Relationships are brokenwhen a person does wrong to another, or one feels wronged by another. The act sets up a barrier between the persons. Only forgiveness, whether in some formal act, such as an apology ...

92. Service And Reward

Matthew 20:1-16

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William E. Keeney

... they are more valued but because they have different functions. 6. When is Justice Done? Examine the different standards of justice and their implications for Christian behavior. A. Equality of Worth B. Our Just Desserts C. Love Fulfills Justice Contact: Points of Contact 1. Birthright or Convinced. The Society of Friends (Quakers) make a distinction between birthright Friends and convinced Friends. Those who are birthright Friends were born and raised in a family that was a long-time member of a Friends ...

93. Two Sons: A Parable

Matthew 21:28-32, Matthew 21:23-27

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William E. Keeney

... need or solve the problem. Some people are so busy doing many things they never stop to ask if they are meeting real needs or doing the most important thing. A. All Talk, No Action B. All Doing, No Reflection C. A Rhythm of Talking and Doing Contact: Points of Contact 1. Many people live with tension between what they hear and confess in church on Sunday and how they respond to pressures other days of the week. They can be challenged to ask whether they show they are sons and daughters of the Father in the ...

94. Wicked Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

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William E. Keeney

... 6. Amazing in Our Eyes. (v. 43) Worship helps to refocus our wonder and awe at the amazing works of God. A. Amazed at God's Acts in History B. Amazed at God's Acts in Persons C. Amazed at God's Acts in Today's World Contact: Points of Contact 1. Human beings want to find meaning in their lives. They are aware that they have some choice and some responsibility for who they are and what they become. Psychiatrists meet people with deep anxiety. They have a free-floating fear. It is not directed to a ...

95. Prepared Or Not?

Matthew 25:1-13

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William E. Keeney

... when the time of accountability will come. It may tarry until midnight. It may arrive sooner than we think. It may come as a surprise. Therefore, be alert and ready at all times. A. Be Awake! B. Be Watchful! C. Be at God's Work! Contact: Points of Contact 1. Reading the Future. People try many ways to read the future. Horoscopes in the daily papers attest to this desire to know how things will happen to us. Tarot cards, fortune cookies, Ouija boards and fortune tellers are some of the means people consult ...

96. The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:14-30

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William E. Keeney

... without hope and what one does eventually passes away if it is not sustained by the Lord of the universe. D. The Antidote to Fear. It is to have confidence that trust and response to the master is a source of approval and joy. Contact: Points of Contact 1. The joy which the faithful slaves received comes not from the immediacy of pleasure. It comes from the deeper sources of life. They had the satisfaction of accomplishing a task and being approved as persons of worth. Pleasure that comes from such things ...

97. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46

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William E. Keeney

... parable that those who ignore the need of fellow human beings are destined for the trash heap of history. A. Who Does the World Honor? B. Who Does Christ Honor? C. Do We Honor Who Christ Honors? D. Who Ends on the Trash Heap Without Honor? CONTACT Points of Contact 1. The human tendency is to judge people's worth. It is easy to consider the poor, the weak, the persons with disabilities, the persons of different racial or ethnic characteristics from our own as less worthy. We can know how they feel when we ...

98. Welcoming Christ

Matthew 10:40-42

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Marc Kolden

... . They are "welcoming" us into their struggles in the sense of verse 40 and we blow it by not speaking and living the apostolic word. Simply the fact that people know you are a believer is a way for those outside the church to make some kind of contact with God. It may be very indirect; it may take many years; you, the believer, may never even know that anything has occurred. But in our passage Jesus praises even the simplest act of giving a cup of water to someone. Getting up on Sunday morning and going ...

99. Yes, It Becomes Unclean

Haggai 2:11-17

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Frank Ramirez

... separate, must dedicate oneself to achieving this goal. I've heard it put this way: "God has no grandchildren." We may all be children of God, but none of us inherits this condition. We join the family by choice. Haggai's next question, "If one who is unclean by contact with a dead body touches any of these, does it become unclean?" requires a yes answer. When you drop food on a dirty floor, it becomes as dirty as the floor. Every cook knows this. Most of us don't really have floors clean enough to eat off ...

100. You Can Be Well Fed

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

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Michael B. Brown

... Guess Who Moved!" When I am overwhelmed by fear, depression, bitterness, loneliness, guilt or any of a thousand other emotions that make life drab and dreary, almost inevitably the reason is that I have been negligent in nurturing my soul. We allow ourselves to lose contact with God, to move away, to distance ourselves. We delude ourselves into thinking that we're too busy for prayer or too rushed to read the Bible. We think we have better things to do with our Sunday mornings than going to church. And then ...

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