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76. The Level Ground Beneath The Cross
Romans 3:21-31, Romans 3:9-20
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Bill Bouknight
... on level ground beneath that Cross. There is a second great democratic truth in this text. It is this: We Are Loved Equally By Jesus Christ. One of the most wonderful sentences in the New Testament runs from verse 23 through verse 25. Of course, Paul had a fondness for long sentences. He was like the man who knew how to spell "Mississippi" but he just didn't know when to quit. Listen to this glorious word: "...since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a ...
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Bill Bouknight
... ate cold grits. Now, cold grits are tough to eat even if your first name is Bubba and your sister is Pearlie Mae. Willis Moore's grandmother preferred her grits hot. It was her priorities that caused them to be cold. Willis fondly remembers how grandmother would cook a hot breakfast--fresh farm eggs, crisp bacon, country ham, homemade blackberry jelly, biscuits, and bowls of hot grits. Grandfather would say the blessing. While the family was eating breakfast, grandmother would read devotions to the family ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... indignity." Sounds more like a warriors than wimps! The disciples who earlier had been silent began to shout the gospel. When persecution forced them out of Jerusalem, they just told the story over a wider area. The great missionary to India, E. Stanley Jones, was fond of saying, "without the Holy Spirit, I'm a mess. With the Holy Spirit I'm a message!" At Pentecost God entrusted the Gospel to a motley crew so obviously underqualified that anybody with common sense would know that the power came from God ...
79. Because He Lives
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
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Bill Bouknight
... kind of faith and peace? It's because of the assurance of resurrection! The Bible declares that if I repent of my sin and claim Jesus by faith as my Lord, eternal life is God's gift to me. That dear old retired Bishop William R. Cannon is fond of declaring that our faith is based on three historical events: a manger crib, an old rugged cross, and an empty tomb. Today I declare the good news of that empty tomb. Our scriptural text from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians is the earliest biblical reference ...
80. The Cross In My Pocket
Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Luke 9:18-27
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Bill Bouknight
... heaven that day! Bernard's passion was expressed perfectly in Isaac Watts' great hymn: "When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride." The entertainer Dale Evans, wife of Roy Rogers, is fond of saying, "I looked for my pot of gold at the foot of the rainbow, but found it at the foot of the cross." When I touch that cross in my pocket, I am reminded of certain great truths that mean more than all the world to me. FIRST ...
81. Chapter IX
Exodus 20:1-21
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Frank H. Seilhamer
... . to Mrs. K. that very night was heard to say, she grieved to touch upon it much, but "Mrs. B. took - such and such!" Then Mrs. C. went straight away and told a friend the self-same day, "Twas said to think" - here came a wink - "that Mrs. B was fond of drink." The friend’s disgust was such she must, inform a lady whom she nursed, "That Mrs. B. at half-past three was so far gone she couldn’t see." This lady we have mentioned, she gave needle-work to Mrs. B., and at such news could scarcely choose ...
82. BARBER
Ezekiel 4:1-5:17
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Stephen Stewart
... . Where have we heard that before? Today’s youth aren’t quite so modern as they would like to think! The hair of the head, also, was a matter of great care and concern, particularly during the New Testament period. The wealthy were very fond of wearing it long, a practice that disgusted St. Paul (1 Corinthians 11:15). Depraved young men, says Josephus, would sprinkle their hair with gold dust to make it more brilliant. Old men like Herod, again according to Josephus, dyed it. And, again, unkempt ...
83. Pillars of the Church
Exodus 17:8-16, Colossians 3:1-17
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Bill Bouknight
... with our love and prayers. And each of us needs to be upheld by a few other pillars of the church. William Broyles in his book "A Brother in Arms" says this: "A part of me loved war. Now don't get me wrong. I'm a peace-loving man, fond of people and animals. In my view, war should have no place in the affairs of men." But then reflecting on his experience in Vietnam he wrote, "The comradeship our platoon experienced in that war provides an enduring and moving memory for me. A comrade in war you can trust ...
84. Right on the Money!
Proverbs 10:1-32
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... it teaches us to avoid debt. THE SECOND ADMONITION FROM PROVERBS IS TO SAVE FOR THE FUTURE. PROVERBS 21:20 IN THE LIVING BIBLE READS AS FOLLOWS: “THE WISE MAN SAVES FOR THE FUTURE, BUT THE FOOLISH MAY SPENDS WHATEVER HE GETS.” My grandfather was fond of quoting the old truism: "A fool and his money are soon parted." No, that's not in the Bible, but it’s an "almost Bible." Many Americans are only one or two paychecks away absolute poverty, just one financial disaster away from bankruptcy. Some people ...
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Bill Bouknight
... from us. He wants a daily surrender from us. He wants total yieldedness, absolute availability for his purpose. He wants people who will try to walk on water if he asks them. He wants disciples who fly the colors boldly. Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Church is fond of saying, "95 percent devotion to God is 5 percent short." The pledge card you are about to hand in is about more than money. It is a barometer of your commitment to Christ. It should declare boldly that you are sold out for our Lord. The ...
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Donald Macleod
... then he came to the Temple and in an angry sweep he upset the tables of the money changers, the bingo players and the black marketeers, crying: "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it into a den of robbers!" We, too, are fond of the Jesus of Palms. We talk and sing about "Gentle Jesus, meek and mild," of the shy little Jesus boy, and of the woolly Lamb of God. And our artists and painters have sketched the face of Jesus as soft and smooth, replacing the rugged and robust features ...
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Bill Bouknight
... ? St. Paul told us clearly in Romans, chapter 13 that we should be subject to governmental authorities because they are agents of God. I know it strains us to regard all politicians in that light, but that's what the Bible says. Though none of us is fond of paying taxes, St. Paul tells us clearly that we should. Also, most Christians believe that the nation in a time of crisis can require of its young adults their very lives in her defense. What else do we owe to America? Let me focus on three obligations ...
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James W. Robinson
... was a truly good man, and Jesus loved him for being so. I. Unfortunately, the young man’s goodness was not good enough. It did not qualify him for the kingdom of God. His goodness was seriously flawed by a defect linked to his heart. A friend speaks fondly about a woman whose goodness, in every respect, matches that of the good young man who dashed up to Jesus that day as he was going along the road. Do not kill, the commandment warns. This woman has to take a tranquilizer after swatting a fly. Do not ...
89. Palm Sunday
Isaiah 50:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Philippians 2:1-11
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Paul A. Laughlin
... Palm Sunday; that we may know that the victory foreshadowed in Jesus’ triumphal entry is one not of earthly might and majesty, but of heavenly power and promise. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that we are so fond of glory and glamour and glitter that we often fail to see the deep spiritual implications of even our most cherished beliefs, or to acknowledge the human cost at which they were purchased. Forgive us our distraction. Help us to see in the events of ...
90. Easter 5
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17
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Paul A. Laughlin
... be led from our comfortable paths to share the Gospel with the least likely and furthest removed, thus to spread the message and ministry of your Son, in whose name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most loving God, we confess that we are often more fond of sharing your Word among ourselves and with those most like us than of obeying Christ’s great commission to spread the Gospel throughout the world. Forgive us our timidity and our prejudices. Lead us by your Spirit to take the good news in Christ to ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... , sound theologies do not count for everything. Jesus is saying that the main business that we are in is the business of kindness, and it is this criterion by which God will view our life. Ignore the law of kindness and we perish. I always remember fondly the movie Sound of Music. At the beginning we find Baron Van Trapp ruling his household with an iron fist. Every time he blows a shrill whistle the children come marching out of their bedrooms like well-seasoned troops. He then turns to Maria, the new ...
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Warren Thomas Smith
... this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide, Lodg’d with me useless, though my Soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide, Doth God exact day-labour, light deny’d, I fondly ask; but patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need Either man’s work or his own gifts, who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best, his State Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed, And post o’er Land and Ocean without ...
93. I Am The One Who Jesus Loves
John 13:23
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Brett Blair
... a walking tour of a rural parish, sees an old peasant kneeling by the side of the road, praying. Impressed, the priest says to the man, "You must be very close to God." The peasant looks up from his prayers, thinks a moment, and then smiles, "Yes, he's very fond of me."
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T. A. Kantonen
... , "It signifies that the old Adam in us should, by daily sorrow and repentance, be drowned and die, with all sins and evil lusts; and again a new man daily come forth and arise, who shall live before God in righteousness and purity forever." Bishop Eivind Berggrav was fond of quoting the answer given by a Norwegian pastor to one who asked, "If the old Adam has been drowned in baptism, why do we have to keep on drowning him day after day?" The answer was, "The old rascal knows how to swim." The new life is ...
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Maurice A. Fetty
... reconciled. As the coming of Christ bound Mary and Joseph together in love, so may his coming bind our families together in new warmth and affection. Let us have your blessing of a new family life of integrity and thoughtfulness. Cleanse our souls with fond memories, and gladden our hearts with the promise of a new day. On this night of humble, but noble birth, we would remember all women in labor, all mothers with children of promise, all fathers with responsibility for shaping sacred life. Bless them and ...
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William G. Carter
... cherished by God. But the church can. 1. Raymond E. Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (New York: Doubleday, 1977), pp. 170-171. 2. From one of Keillor’s unpublished Lake Wobegon monologues, broadcast on National Public Radio. Mr. Keillor is particularly fond of the magi, and they appear frequently in his Christmas stories. 3. Thomas G. Long, Matthew (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1997), p. 19. 4. Thanks again to Tom Long, whose exegesis and proclamation of Psalm 19 has informed my interpretation of the ...
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Harold Warlick
... we scattered, lesser figures have all the elements of our lives there in Chapter 8 of Acts as we encounter Philip among the Samaritans. That the gospel ever got out of self-centered Jerusalem was itself something of a major miracle. Pascal was fond of saying that it is the pathetic fate of God to be everlastingly misunderstood. Heavenly oracles and prophetic words, such as Jesus’ great commission to go into all the world, are usually misconstrued by humans. “Scatter!” said God to the first family. And ...
98. Life's Not Always Fair, But God Will Straighten It Out
Habakkuk 2:2-20, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4
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Mark Ellingsen
Those of us who are old enough and socially concerned enough recall the 1960s with fondness. Troubled as the times were, it was a hopeful decade, a period when many of us dreamed that better days were on the horizon. We sang and dreamed of love and peace. We thought that the Civil Rights movement would put an end to racism, that the war on poverty ...
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Mark Ellingsen
... . But when there are problems with what you own, be it the car, the house, the expensive machine, it is an anxiety-producing experience (unless you are very handy with repair work). I know that when I encounter problems with the property I own, I sometimes wax fondly about the days when my wife and I rented. Then when a problem developed, it was not our problem alone to solve. Ultimately it was the owner’s problem.7 Have you ever felt that way? When you are traveling, staying in that motel or hotel, it ...
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Harry N. Huxhold
... created for national television, Amahl and the Night Visitors. He remembers the pressures he felt for making deadlines for the performance of the opera. He would have been in difficult straits were it not for the fact that his mind filled up with fond remembrance of the names and characterizations of three regal figures whom he made come alive for his operatic production. One could add to Mr. Menotti’s experience the numberless short stories, tales, novels, and art which have been created about the Magi ...
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