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976. Lateral Thinking

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... need. Don't pass by people who are in need. You must do something, even if it is just a little thing. Do something to help out that person. And that is okay. That is what the parable teaches, on the surface. But if you read the parable carefully, you will see that it moves laterally, and surprises us. Listen to the parable as if you were the lawyer who asks the question, "Who is my neighbor?" This is the way he would have heard the parable. "A man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho." Immediately you would ...

977. What's The Use?

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... the way God intended it to be. He talked about a world of love, a world of peace and justice. I don't care who you are. I don't care if you are a Methodist, or Baptist, or Hindu, or Muslim, or Jew, or Humanist-Atheist, we all share a common humanity. And ... is an inheritance waiting for you. The analogies are wonderful. They differ in the New Testament, but they all agree that God cares for each individual. God intends that each individual will know the fullness of life. If there is some reason why that has ...

978. Where Can I Find the Church?

Acts 2:1-8; 4:32-37

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... him what happened. He said, "I lost my wallet." I said, "Where did you lose it?" He said, "In La Jolla." I said, "You have to be careful when you go over to La Jolla. A lot of us here in San Diego hold on to our wallets when we go to La Jolla." ... interpret it that way, as a model of the way the Church should be, it is very clear. The Church should be the community that cares about the world. It has a message for the world that can transform the world. And it ought to be especially concerned about the poor. ...

979. Christmas 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Colossians 3:1-17, Colossians 3:18-4:1, Galatians 3:15-25, Hebrews 2:5-18, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... alone, no one ever dies alone. "In all their afflictions he was afflicted." 3. Carried (v. 9). This is a tender picture of God's care of his children. Every parent can identify with this. What child has not cried out to a parent, "Carry me"? When the child gets tired ... the Gospel we see how good God was to his Son and how good he is to us today. Outline: How good of God. a. He cares about the helpless - "the child and his mother" - v. 13. b. He provides a way to escape - "Rise and flee to Egypt" - v. 13. 1. A ...

980. Easter 4

John 10:1-21, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... memberships declining in mainline denominations, we need to see what makes a church grow. This may explain why churches decline and what can be done to make a church grow. Outline: The marks of a growing church. a. A church that teaches apostolic truth - v. 42. b. A church that cares for people's needs - vv. 44, 45. c. A church that worships - v. 46. d. A church that gains the favor of people - v. 47. Epistle: Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-50 1. The Problem Of A Growing Church (6:1-4). Need: Who thinks of a growing ...

981. The One Thing God Can Not Do

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... return to get him at the proper time. Every morning when she drops her son off at his new school, she says, “Goodbye, my love. No one is leaving.” The years pass, and the boy grows into a man. One day, the mother becomes too old and frail to care for herself. Alzheimer’s has begun to steal her memories. Her son places her in the nicest nursing home in town. Each day he comes to visit her, and at the end of each visit, the nurses overhear him saying, “Goodbye, my love. No one is leaving.” And for ...

982. The Incomparable Christ

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... student at the university why he had become a Christian. "I was in a deep pit," he testified. "I wanted out but was in too deep and was entirely too weak to climb out. Confucius looked in and said, 'You are in a deep pit. You should have been more careful. If you ever get out, come and see me and I will teach you wisdom.' Next Buddha looked in on me. He said, 'Quit struggling, my son. There is peace in the pit. Only meditate on my words.' Next Moses visited. He gave me ten rules and told me to ...

983. The Man in the Tree

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; his short stories are considered classics of English literature. You may have heard of this reformed writer yourself. His pen name was O. Henry. Zacchaeus had a new name following his encounter with the Master. Now he could be called Christian. I have a feeling he took good care of the name. How about you? Are you a seeker? Is there a void in your life that only God can fill. God knows your need. God awaits you with open arms. Is today your day to begin anew? 1. Lynn Anderson, Finding the Heart to Go on ...

984. Obstacles as Popsicles

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and death would be the result of her traitorous behavior. In the end Moses' mother couldn't rely on her weaving skills, the strength of the bulrushes, the pity and compassion of the Egyptian princess. In the end all she could do was to rely on God. God's care. God's providence. God's love. 2) There's always somebody who sees better than you do the direction God is taking you. They are just hiding in the bulrushes. In fact, our family and friends can sometimes see much better than we can what God is doing in ...

985. Who Put It There? (Mother's Day)

1 Peter 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to the eternal glory of Christ which God's grace has offered each of us to share in. The long-range vision is eternal glory. The suffering is only a part of the journey to that goal. No wonder 1 Peter urges his listeners cast all your cares on God, for God cares for you. "Rest assured we remain under the mighty hand of God." (5:6-7) Suffering is part of what makes Christians Christians. It lets us know we are still on the right track, a track the world rejects and often times violently resents. We do not ...

986. The Ultimate Identity Thief

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of us talk too much. There's an old Irish toast that goes: "May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you're going, and the insight to know when you've gone too far." Finally, are you particularly careful about your relationship with Christ? It's the equivalent of your Social Insurance Number. It's key to your identity, and not just in credit reports and computer databases. Your identity lives or dies in terms of how safe and secure your relationship with Christ is.

987. Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

James McCormick

... to call, “holy hospitality” – something for everyone. That looks and sounds like Jesus to me. You remember that Jesus was careful to welcome everyone, saint and sinner alike. He made time for and gave love to rich and poor, Jew and Gentile ... preferences. What is not okay is to say, in the name of Jesus, “As long as I get what I want, I don’t care about what others want. I don’t care whether this is a welcoming place, a place of holy hospitality.” We can say that. We just can’t say that in the ...

988. If We Had Known It Was You

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

James McCormick

... . According to Jesus, there are no “nobodies.” There are no “unworthies”. According to Jesus, we don’t have to look carefully to see whether the person we are dealing with is Christ, because it always is! If Jesus means what he says, ... the shop, put them on his feet, and sent the man on his way refreshed, because the old man had made contact with someone who cared. Conrad waited for the Lord’s coming through the afternoon, but the only person he saw was a woman struggling under a heavy load. ...

989. It's My Life, Isn't It?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... best efforts at work, don’t expect to be promoted. If you refuse to study, don’t expect to make good grades. If you don’t care about other people, and if you are unwilling to put yourself out for them, don’t expect to have people lining up to be your ... have encouraged me, supported me, and believed in me. By their love they have called forth the best from within me. If I know that, if I care at all about that, I cannot live my life just any old way. To do so would be to turn my back on that. To do so ...

990. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Numbers 11:4-35

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... mythological sea monster Leviathan. Verses 28-30 move from sea to land to underscore how God's creative power is also evident in the continuation of life cycles on earth. Finally, vv. 31-35 provide summary in three ways: first the poet requests the continuing care of God for creation; second, there is a vow to praise God the Creator; and finally, there is a concluding invective. The function of this invective is to pull the psalmist's meditation on creation back into the moral sphere. Contemplation of God's ...

991. Proper 22

Exodus 20:1-21, Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 3:1-11, Psalm 19:1-14

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... ; overcome evil with good. All: Amen. Lord, have mercy. Minister: You shall not commit adultery. Know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen. Lord, have mercy. Minister: You shall not steal. Be honest in all that you do and care for those in need. All: Amen. Lord, have mercy. Minister: You shall not be a false witness. Let everyone speak the truth. All: Amen. Lord, have mercy. Minister: You shall not covet anything which belongs to your neighbor. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus ...

992. When Mountains Are Not Moved

Mark 11:20-25 (26)

Sermon

James McCormick

... door is shut, God immediately sets about the task of opening a new door or a window. God refuses to be defeated, and He doesn’t want us to be defeated either. God is in the business of bringing good out of evil. That’s what God does because He cares about us so. He loves us. The problem is that we cannot go through the new door that God opens if we are concentrating our full attention on the door that is closed. There are so many wounded people walking around who are not getting well because they keep ...

993. Don't Worry! Be Happy!

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... world on his shoulders. However, one day this man changed. He had a bounce to his step. It was as if he had not a care in the world. A friend asked what had happened. “Well,” he confided, “as you know I have always been one to worry. I have decided ... remind myself that in a few billion years the earth will become a frozen snowball hurtling through space, and nobody’s going to care what Willie Stargell did with the bases loaded!” Do you hear what he’s saying? Some people in the same situation would ...

994. Don't Worry, The Light Is Still Burning

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , or prestige, or just “things,” as possible, in order to validate their existence, in order to assure some kind of survival beyond the day. But hear this: all the “stuff” in the world can never fill that soul-sized crater that comes from feeling no one cares. At the new top of the active volcano Mount St. Helens, there is a huge new crater. It steams and belches toxic gases. The mountain is still growing, magma from the earth’s core is still pushing its way up towards the surface. As this magma ...

995. We Thought You Said Daddy!

Ephesians 6:1-4

Illustration

... had on his family. This particular family had three small children who were determined to have a puppy. Mom protested because she knew that somehow or other, she would end up caring for the critter. True to form, the children solemnly promised that they would take care of it. Eventually, she relented and they brought their little puppy home. The children named him Danny and cared for him diligently - at first. But, sure enough, as time passed, Mom found herself becoming more and more responsible for taking ...

996. Freedom Faith Brings

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... seen by faith working through love. The life of legalism is seen by flesh working through the law. The life of liberty is a matter of the internal power of the spirit. The life of legalism is a matter of the external power of the flesh. If you will look carefully in vv. 5 and 6 you will see the word faith, the word hope, and the word love. That is not coincidental because that's really all that remains of those things that will last forever. That's what the life of liberty is all about; a comforting hope, a ...

997. Food For Thought

1 Peter 1:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... in one word—Holy. Do you know what is wrong with a lot of Christians? They're interested in heaven, health, and happiness, but they care not for holiness. I have learned that God is not interested in how high you can jump, but in how straight you walk after you ... owe. The value of something is not really determined by the price of it, but by the cost of it. I want you to notice carefully the cost of our redemption was not the life of Jesus, as pure as it was; it was not the miracles of Jesus, as marvelous ...

998. I Love My Church

1 Chronicles 29:3

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and probably bail out—my thumb is always out for a better ride.1 But you know another way we can neglect our church is by just simply not caring at all. I'm afraid the average member of the average church really doesn't care whether the church baptizes anybody or not; they don't care whether anybody ever gets saved or not; they don't care if they ever build another building, raise another budget, pave another parking place, or try to reach another lost soul; it just simply makes no difference to them. I ...

999. The Surety of Security

Jude 1:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... one of Jude's favorite words. It is used five times here in verse one, twice in verse six, and also in verses thirteen and twenty-one. Sometimes it is translated "keep." Sometimes it is translated "reserved." Here it is translated "preserved." It literally means "carefully watched" or "strongly guarded." It is the same word used in 1 Pet. 1:4 where we are told that we have "an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you." When Jesus makes a reservation in ...

1000. It Is Right To Fight When You Fight For Right

Jude 1:3-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." In other words, they defy the authority of God. They defy the right of God to call the shots in our lives. So what does the apostate do? He drinks the world's booze, speaks the world's language, defends the world's morals, and either says God doesn't care, or God doesn't matter. c. They Deny God's Son They deny "our Lord Jesus Christ." Now this is the true acid test of the apostate. Now there are some who say that for the Christian it is never right to fight. But Jude says again it is right ...

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