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76. Paul Sails for Rome

Acts 27:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... . 27:11 Luke gives the impression that the final decision rested with the centurion, and commentators have supposed that this must have been because the ship was in the government service. But he may only have meant that the centurion deferred to the opinion of the seamen with whom the decision finally rested. Considerations other than simply the weather would have entered into their thinking, such as the difficulty of providing for the ship’s complement in Safe Harbors, with the only town a small place ...

77. Realizing the True Nature of Jesus the Christ

Mark 8:27-30

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... comes rarely and temporarily in this life; it comes fully and forever in the “better” world (Heb. 11:39–40). Illustrating the Text “Who do people say I am?” Philosophy: As noted in the passage, at the time of Jesus there were many opinions about him. In that regard, nothing has changed in two thousand years. According to Christianity Today, the Christian faith is the largest religion in the world and boasts a self-proclaimed following of 80 percent of the United States population.7But what do ...

78. What Is It That Makes You Blush?

Mark 8:27-38

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... out about it? That would be embarrassing. Very few people like to get embarrassed. That's why we try to wear matching socks and just the right kind of shirt and pants and shoes. The opinion of other people really matters to us. That's perfectly natural. But deep in our hearts we know that the only opinion that really matters is God's opinion of us, isn't it? If God approves of us, it doesn't really matter if other people aren't impressed. We are God's children. We certainly don't want to do anything as ...

79. Three Things You Can Count On

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... than our ways. I take great comfort from that. There are certain non-negotiables about God. We call that dogma — God is love; God is creator, redeemer, sustainer, and more. But after dogma you have doctrine and opinion and these are flexible and up for debate. There is a relatively small amount of dogma about God and a large amount of doctrine and opinion about God. The sad thing is that much of the history of the Christian church is about the disunity that has occurred through the years over doctrine and ...

80. Living Between the Times

John 17:20-26

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... That means God can make you into a new person by changing the way you think, by the way you believe, and by the way you behave. To be perfectly honest, I do not know enough about the science of neuroplasticity or brain malleability to offer an informed opinion. I do know from experience and observation, however, that people can rise above what comes naturally to do what is right in the eyes of God. Consider the story of Nelson Mandela, the first president of a united South Africa.2 Mr. Mandela was born in a ...

81. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... routine about traffic in Boston, Massachusetts comedian Lewis Black said, “The last person to get across that town in under three hours was yelling, ‘The British are coming! The British are coming!’” A lot of us would agree with comedian Jason Love’s opinion of Las Vegas: “All the amenities of modern society in a habitat unfit to grow a tomato.” And my favorite putdown about cities is from comedian Richard Jeni: “This is how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, ‘Gee ...

82. Reading the Last Chapter First

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... do you say that I am?” To the question, who do people say that the Son of Man is, the disciples answered, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Sounds like the answer to your average opinion poll, doesn’t it? Jesus is somebody important, somebody with a mission from God, but the respondents are kind of vague on the details. But on the second question—who do you say that I am?—everybody got strangely quiet. Do you think they made eye ...

83. House of God

Ephesians 2:1-10, Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... But guess what? When we put you all together, you make a beautiful, and delightful “pesto” of praise! As long as you “talk to one another” in your household of God. As long as you interact with one another. You don’t have to have a common opinion, but you have to talk to each other and brainstorm with each other, and worship with each other, and rejoice with each other, and live with each other “in common.”* We need to “talk to one another”….. in the household of God. Even when we differ ...

You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.

Carlos Ghosn

85. Rule of Love

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

... issues of our day. But how many of us would agree with that Baptist minister from Arizona who believes that all gay people should be put to death? Hopefully not many of us, but on what basis do we disagree, since he quotes from the Bible to support his opinion? That’s what I want to talk about today, not so much about homosexuality but about the Bible and how we make sense of it in the midst of this modern world in which God has put us. As is true of most Christian churches, the Presbyterian Church has ...

86. Casters and Menders

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... unite us in ways that spark new ideas, dynamic innovation, mutual respect, and the forging of the kind of alternative community that Jesus once envisioned and wanted us to imagine. May today going forward you look at your neighbor differently, value and respect opinions that are not your own and see them as curiosities to explore rather than views to fight and oppose, and may your life become one of harmony, peace, love, and above all community –true community. [1] See Strongs Greek 906. [2] Strongs 2675 ...

87. The Art of Reconciliation

Luke 12:49-59

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... uniform. They are made up of difference. God created all of us not to be exactly the same – how utterly boring that would be! But God created each of us to be united in our humanness but differing in our personalities, appearances, gifts, and even opinions! We each have a discerning mind, an ever-growing heart, and a unique penchant for the way we see the world around us. Like musical notes, we play together, sometimes in temporary notes of dissonance, but most of the time in harmony, always moving and ...

88. "No Contest"

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... : a simple, brief prayer of only about 60 words. Notice -- no screaming, no wailing, no self-inflicted wounds -- just a calm confidence as he addresses his prayer with adoration of the name of Jehovah and requests the fire to fall. Note, too, that this prophet had no exalted opinion of himself, for he reminded God that he was only doing what God had told him to do. He then requests that in God's answer the people would once again know God and fasten their hearts on him. Elijah's prayer did what the all-day ...

89. Naaman Is My Name!

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , and that we submit to his remedy. In Wagner's comic strip, "Grin and Bear It," two ladies are sitting in the doctor's waiting room. One says, "I'm still looking for a second opinion. The last five doctors I have been to have all told me the same thing." So when sin is diagnosed as our condition, we need not look for a second opinion. We need, instead, to go to God's grace for forgiveness. There is no other cure! The cross, and Christ's death upon it, were far too costly to negate by replacing it with ...

90. Do You See What I See?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... at the clearance sale at K-Mart. The ochloi have no college degrees, drive used cars, and live from paycheck to paycheck. The ochloi don't bother to vote any more because voting just means exchanging one crooked politician for another. In other words, Bartimaeus doesn't matter. His opinions don't count. He's just one of the crowd. On top of that, Bartimaeus is a beggar. This guy is a welfare slouch. He doesn't even hold down a job. He doesn't pay taxes. He just lives off the generosity of others. He doesn't ...

91. Let Our Kids Pray

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

... in one place speaks about a word from the Lord where he is certain that he is speaking God's Word to the people. Then in other places he admits that it is his committed opinion. What I am sharing with you this morning is not a direct word from the Lord but my committed opinion. I think the place we need to begin is with an understanding of what prayer is. Prayer is that intensely personal, intimate conversation with God. There are several theological assumptions caught up in this understanding. First ...

92. Climbing Rainbows Through The Rain

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... to five times higher, rapes are seven times higher and the rate of forcible robbery is four to ten times higher than in Western Europe. Is it any wonder that so many imprison themselves behind the locked doors of their own homes? Contrary to popular opinion, we cannot blame it all on a lenient judicial system. During the 1980s we more than doubled the number of people behind bars. Presently we convict and imprison a higher proportion of our population than even South Africa or the former USSR!3 God intends ...

93. "Ascribe To The Lord The Glory Due His Name ..."

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... to follow him faithfully. So religious instruction is necessary for true worship, to having God at the center of our attention and the focus of our lives. But the trouble with content-oriented instruction is that it may simply be regarded as "interesting ideas," "one opinion among many" to be acted upon or ignored depending on how we feel. I've counseled with enough young adults who said that they absolutely did not believe in pre-marital sex who were now dealing with an unwanted pregnancy to be fully aware ...

94. The Christian Journey IV: The Pool

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... a lot of attention and praise, the reviewer for The New Republic (Peter Berkowitz of Harvard University) accused Dr. Schwartz of "a recklessly one-dimensional reading of the Bible." In my opinion he is correct, and points to a whole variety of ways in which the Bible is read in one-dimensional ways, namely ways that justify me, my opinion, and my group. One of the most troubling dimensions of our May (1997) Mission Trip to South Africa was coming to grips with how much of the Christian Church supported ...

95. God Knows!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... (1994): It starts innocently enough, Discovering an unplayable lie, we kick the ball toward the fairway ... Or on the sly we take an extra "mulligan." Or we refuse to count the additional stroke for a lost ball because the rough, in our opinion, is not cut sufficiently. Or we disregard the out-of-bounds marker on account of our philosophical objection to unnatural hazards. Gradually, and probably imperceptibly, we grant ourselves a selective exemption from the rules of golf ... The one thing we improve in ...

96. Where The Halls Cross

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David O. Bales

... and I considered what strategy we could use to help the students view adults more as humans and helpers than as antagonists. Mr. Tiner put down his magazine. "Want to know how I see the adults here?" "As a matter of fact, I was looking forward to your opinion." "The faculty and administration together make up the staff of a concentration camp. We are all prison guards in the concentration camp. By law the kids have to come and by law we have to keep them. If they don't come they are criminals. Thus from ...

97. Defining The Mission

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... 's gospel story takes place at the beginning of his public ministry. He is still seeking to discover what God would have him do and be. Everybody else seems to know. "A report concerning him went through all the surrounding country," says the text. Everyone has an opinion. One day he appears at his home synagogue. Here was a local boy who was going to make a mark. Whatever else, they knew he was to do something for them. No doubt he would put the despicable Samaritans in their place. He would affirm the ...

98. Silly Love Songs

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... Nobody seems to realize that hobbies don't matter. The writer went on to describe her marriage. In this woman's opinion what mattered most in their relationship was that they loved each other. They had different likes and dislikes but had ... her plain clothes and quiet manner, she was really quite good-looking. Margaret always kept to herself. She never approached anybody or offered her opinion on anything. She hardly ever laughed. Even her friends were at a loss what to do with her. No one quite knew what to ...

99. The Man From Galilee VI: The Tragedy Of His Victory

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... It is a tragic kind of victory. Today Palm Sunday is a reminder of this fact. Palm Sunday always stands as a great divider. It separates us into two groups of people who either simply have opinions about what a nice fellow Jesus must have been, or who dare to cast our lots with Him. It separates us into either those who follow public opinion and go along with the crowd, or those who are willing to leave the safety of the crowd and walk through the gates of the city with Him. I would remind you that some of ...

100. Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... human rights worker in a country like Guatamala surrounded by secret police in the basement of some secret prison. The human rights activist could warn the secret police that harming her would cause world opinion to turn against their government. The secret police would probably laugh. They aren't afraid of world opinion. They are afraid of revolution. They are afraid of losing power. They are afraid that if they don't harshly oppress the poor people of their country, their own families and the families of ...

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