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976. What's So Great about Going to Church

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... so many incredible things, amazing life-changing things. I would like to show him here because (you see) I am convinced that the comedian has never seen or experienced a church like St. Luke’s. If he had… then I believe, with all my heart, that his views about the church would be totally different. You know, of course, that it happens not just to comedians but sadly, it happens to all kinds of people. They have a bad experience with some narrow rigid church (or no experience first-hand at all with any ...

977. God Loves a Cheerful Giver

II Corinthians 9:6-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... was going through the main street of Logansport, suddenly a pickup truck came out of an alley… and came up behind me. In my rear view mirror, I saw the driver reach over and pick up a hat and put it on. And then, he reached over and picked up ... the solution… not part of the problem!” Now, as I drove away, I thought to myself, “Happiness is Logansport, Louisiana in the rear-view mirror at 2:00 a.m.” No, I love Logansport… there are wonderful people there… I’m just kidding about that. I also ...

978. The Gospel According to Winnie the Pooh

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... with milk, since chronic stomach problems kept him from drinking the local water. To his dismay, the chief took the goat. In return, the chief gave him a carved stick, shaped like a walking cane. Livingstone was most disappointed. He began to gripe to God about what he viewed as a stupid walking cane. What could it do for him, compared to the goat who kept him well? Then one of the natives explained, ‘That's not a walking cane. It's the king's very own scepter, and with it you will find entrance to every ...

979. When Mountains Are Not Moved

Mark 11:20-25 (26)

Sermon

James McCormick

... at the prayer life of Jesus. In Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, there are two phrases which leap out at me. First, he prays, “If it is possible, let this cup pass from me.” Jesus recognizes that some things are not possible. He has no magical view of prayer. He is under no illusion that all he has to do is pray and it will be done. Still, he prays. He makes his requests known to God. The second phrase in Jesus’ prayer is always the bottom line for Jesus. He concludes his prayer by saying ...

980. A Not So Simple Story of Demons and Pigs

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

... be called the story of a healing. But what it really is, is the story of an exorcism. Which nudges it toward the fringe of respectability. But since you and I have never considered it, let's take a run at it together. Let me suggest that we view the story from four perspectives. In order to keep things straight in your head, allow me to guide you through this little exercise by using four words that begin with the letter "c." I will begin by saying a few words about the country, followed by related comments ...

981. To Tell The Truth

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... primates much more adept at it than other mammals, and human beings the most masterful deceivers on the planet."[vi] Listen to what some child psychologists are saying: In Child magazine, April 1990 article, "The Truth About Lying," there is this caption: The old view: Lying, like other issues of morality was seen only in black and white. Children were taught that all lying was bad, deserving a strict punishment and frequently reminded that "Lying will make your nose grow as long as Pinocchio's," the new ...

982. God Is Pro-Life

Exodus 20:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... precisely what our critics charge us with being: callous, selfish, and casually destructive men and women who share a cheapened view of human life. I argue for a radical shift in the pro-choice movement's rhetoric and consciousness about abortion ... is the highest creation of a Sovereign God. In my opinion, the greatest shift in the thinking of 20th Century man, is the way he views human life. Today we have Dr. Kevorkian, whose sole mission in life is to snuff out the life of those he deems unfit to live. ...

983. The Church: The Health of a Godly Family

Hebrews 10:22-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... more the church is being perceived as just another building; a place one goes for weddings or funerals, or to drop in when you think it's necessary. It is no surprise that 81% of the American people say they can arrive at their own religious views without regard to a body of believers.2 A1994 Time's mirror survey asked respondents which institution they felt most decided what was important to them? An astonishing 43% listed the media, 22%listed Washington, and 10% listed Hollywood. Only 7% named religion.3 ...

984. Going For the Gold

Joshua 1:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... .8) Not only should you chew on the Word as it were, but you ought to run it around in your mouth; taste it, get all of the juices out of it; digest it, make it a part of everyday living. Now the Christian view of meditation is not the same as the Eastern view of meditation. In Eastern religions you empty your mind by chanting some meaningless syllable. But with Christian meditation you fill it with the truth of God's Word, and ponder over it, pray over it, think about it. Over one hundred years ago, George ...

985. What Impresses God

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... Pharisee would have won that contest hands down. He had an "i" problem. Five times you will read the little pronoun "i" in these two verses. He was stoned on the drug of self. He suffered from two problems: inflation and deflation. He had an inflated view of who he was, and a deflated view of who God was. His pride had made him too big for his spiritual britches. C. S. Lewis once said, "A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and of course, as long as you are looking down, you can't see ...

986. My God Is Real

Psalm 14:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... life beyond the reach of scientific inquiry. It is a statement of faith and the power of a Supreme Being not subject to the laws of science. The second theory is also an act of faith. The act of faith consists in assuming that the scientific view of the origin of life is correct without having concrete evidence to support that belief.10 A professor with a Purdue University system, educated at Oxford, with a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, once admitted to his class the following truth about his own ...

987. Science and the Bible

John 17:17, 1 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... whatsoever. True science must always be in harmony with the Bible. I want to give you just a few fascinating examples of how the Bible makes scientific statements that only God could have known was true. When the Bible was written there was a ptolemaic view of the universe. That is, the entire universe was geocentric not heliocentric. That is, everything was centered around the earth. The earth came first and then all of the heavens came later. Yet, right off the bat we read in Gen. 1:1, "In the beginning ...

988. Are You In the Know

Job 19:23-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... earth. It will be a physical coming; it will be a visible coming; it will be a literal coming. As you travel to other parts of the world, you find that certain people do not think like we do. They don't have the same world view. They don't even have the same view of history. Many people believe that history is cyclical. That is, it's just a series of events repeated over and over again ad infinitum. Well, the Bible says history is linear; it is a straight line, and my friend, at the end of that straight ...

989. You Had Better Get It Right

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... in modern day America. The greatest single change that has taken place in America in my lifetime is the way Americans view truth. In 1962 a Gallup poll revealed that 84% of Americans believed in absolute truth. Thirty years later, a 1992 Gallup poll revealed that ... only 30% of Americans believed in absolute truth. That goes as well for our view of the Bible. In 1960 65% of Americans said they believed the Bible was true. Today, only 32% believe the Bible is true ...

990. Progress

Illustration

Ray C. Stedman

... you had suggested that the world is getting worse instead of better. Today it is the other way around. Now it is almost ridiculous to suggest that the world is getting better. Yet there are still some who hold this view. The other day I ran across a rather humorous statement of it: My granddad, viewing earth's worn cogs, Said, "Things were going to the dogs." His granddad, in his house of logs, Said, "Things were going to the dogs." And his grandad, in the Flemish bogs, Said, "Things were going to the dogs ...

991. In Love with Howard

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... this. Because of the time difference with the continental U.S., the NFL Monday Night Football game is played in mid‑afternoon in Hawaii. So the local TV station in Hawaii delays its telecast until 6:30 in the evening when the greatest audience is available to view the game. Arakaki says that when his favorite team plays, he’s too excited to wait for television, so he’ll listen to the game live on the radio. Then, because it’s his favorite team, he’ll watch the game on television, too. If he knows ...

992. For Better, For Worse

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... .” That is our focus for today. Our American culture is experiencing awful trauma today because the institution of marriage is in crisis. Many Americans have bought into the culture’s distorted view of marriage that is advertised by some Hollywood stars on the covers of a dozen tabloids sold at your grocery store. This distorted view claims that marriage is a compact of convenience, and that it should last no longer than it is deemed to be mutually agreeable. Because that lie has been accepted by many ...

993. Is Jesus The Only Way?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... biblical interpretation? Dr. Laura, the popular and controversial radio host, has talked about the large volume of hate mail she receives for believing in moral absolutes. Her enemies ask her to be more tolerant of other moral views, but they don't want to tolerate her views. In America, we believe in religious toleration. You can even be a Satan-worshipper and have your religious expression protected. But along with our toleration has come the dangerous idea that no religion should make exclusive claims ...

994. God Loves Us All

Matthew 16:13-20

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King Duncan

... than the poor, the healthy more than the sick, the virtuous more than the wicked. Engai favors the Masai over every other tribe, providing them with rain and sleek cattle and protecting them against their enemies. We could call such views primitive if we were not aware that this is how many Christians view God - a God who favors some people over others. But this is not the God that Jesus gave us. Jesus taught us to call God "Abba" or "Daddy" and taught us that God loves all people equally whether they are ...

995. On the Mountainside

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... But the religion of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, and the religion of Jesus Christ is pitilessly hard on all these low and trite views of God. The Bible is forever reminding us that it is no use to talk about the God who is beside us or within us until ... is in heaven, the God who is holy, the God who is Our Father. You can visit the Convent of Pater Nostre in Jerusalem and view any of the 1128 languages and dialects at www.christusrex.org/ww1/pater/. As I say in the sermon, J.B. Phillips' Your God ...

996. Secret Revealed

Romans 16:25-27

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... debate the timing of the event? As we understand history, we might very well conclude the coming of Jesus and his ministry should have happened in some other generation or century. Is that blatant arrogance? I don't think so, as long as we admit our views are always severely limited and our understandings less than perfect. Frankly, I think it is healthy to theorize about other periods in history for his entrance, as long as we are willing to admit to what we are doing. Whoever became any less by testing ...

997. Getting It Straight

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... is not easy. In fact, it can be downright difficult! Our temptation may be to point the finger at someone, who has betrayed some of the most basic criteria for living a healthy life. I believe this is only helpful after we take personal inventory. We view and often experience morally fractured lives all about us. Appearances mislead us and we can be devastated. Never judge a book by its cover is long-standing and sound advice. To be honest, this state of affairs can also work in an opposite manner. Someone ...

998. The Acceptable Time

2 Corinthians 6:1-2

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... , fertility goddess of the Greco-Roman world. Situated atop the rocky mountain behind the city, the temple enjoyed a commanding view of the harbor and the city. Hundreds of sacred prostitutes were kept busy by the endless flow of traders, businessmen ... persecuted the followers of Jesus, hoping to put an end to the troublesome heresy. Once he had regarded Jesus from a human point of view, but he regarded him as such no longer. A radical change had occurred in his life. The living Christ had appeared to him and ...

999. Blue Christmas

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’t reach the popularity of “Blue Christmas.” I’ll bet most of you can’t guess who first sang this Christmas classic? The late, great folk singer, John Denver. Clean-cut and wholesome, “Rocky Mountain High,” John Denver. Singing from the point of view of an eight‑year‑old, Denver reminisces in the song about a Christmas when Daddy drank too much and fell down underneath the Christmas tree, much to Mommy’s dismay. He asks Daddy to show some restraint this year because he doesn’t “want ...

1000. God Is Amazing

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... into space we were glued to our television sets to watch the whole event. In the summer of 1969, when Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon, we were all watching. We looked into the night sky, viewed the moon, and were amazed at this accomplishment. Yet, today, with the frequency of travel and the success of the space program, few people take notice of its accomplishments. Only when tragedy strikes, such as the Challenger and Columbia disasters, do we think how amazing ...

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