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1001. Receiving Christ

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... they talked around fires, heating up their scraps of food in old tin cans. He had something to express about the God who took on human flesh. And Mario discovered that all of them, even the most bitter and hardened, had a longing for home, affection, and security. After winter arrived, Mario informed the gang that he’d found a place for them to stay, the abandoned ruins of the church of Saint Gennaro. Slowly he transformed the structure into a home and started providing the boys with nourishing meals. One ...

1002. The Three R's Of A Spiritual Life

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Later, the movie's hero, played by Robert Redford, offers her this advice: "It's all right to take a chance," he says, "as long as you're the only one who will pay." (3) Well, maybe so, but it's rare that the people we love are not affected when we indulge in questionable behavior. Please don't misunderstand. There are some risks that are positive risks. We can't always play it safe and be effective in life. But there are some risks that clearly do not make sense. St. Paul puts it like this: "Those who ...

1003. God's Design and Our Destiny

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... roofs were immune to DDT and multiplied due to the decreased lizard population. Prior to the well-intentioned intervention, the villagers, insects, lizards, and cats had lived in a balanced community, each interdependent upon the other. The spraying of DDT, which was intended to affect only one part of that system, changed the entire community. (7) God confronted the same kind of dilemma. How to root out fear and jealousy and hatred and bigotry and all that’s evil from the heart of not just a few, but all ...

1004. Day People

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to live out our beliefs in our daily lives. What is really disturbing is that today’s Christian man or woman does not seem to be living any differently than his or her neighbors. More people are in worship, yet fewer people seem to be affected by worship. This moral flabbiness is true of our society as a whole. Author Bill Perkins once asked a prominent business leader to name someone he would cite as a “leader of integrity” in both their business and personal life. This man counted numerous wealthy ...

1005. YES, BUT...

Drama

Angela Akers

... . If I had lived back then, I probably would have fudged at least a little with my offering. It just would have been too risky. "But we live in about the richest country on earth. And our whole society is built around money. Money affects just about everything. So giving away our money is like giving away not just our security but our identity too. There goes the new car to impress our friends. There goes the new briefcase to impress my clients. There goes the vacation we need to ...

1006. WHY THEY MATTER TODAY

Drama

Angela Akers

... Julie: "It''s just a lot of names and dates." Kim: "Government is boring. I just don''t see why it''s so important to learn this stuff." Teacher: "So government is boring." (The students agree) Teacher: "So, this stuff really doesn''t affect your lives." (The students nod, make affirmative comments) Sammy: (jokingly) "Anyway, they''re all crooks. You don''t want us to learn about crooks, do you?" Teacher: "Oh, I get it. You don''t even like our government." (The students are really ...

1007. In the Meantime: Between the First and Second Comings

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

David Busic

... for something more. And so, we believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ is the means by which an even more pervasive newness will appear. And Isaiah gives us a glimpse into this future reality. There will be overarching peace and unity that affects all people. The Lord will establish a “holy temple” where God will be worshipped by “all nations.” God will be the one to settle any disputes among various peoples. “They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks ...

1008. One Commandment, Slightly Used

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... talks about is not so much an emotion as it is a position. It does not have to do with how we feel toward someone, but rather how we act toward someone.” Christian love is not an emotion, but a position. It does not mean feeling spontaneous affection toward people. Some people turn us on, others turn us off. It has nothing to do with that. Christian love is not a feeling, but a position of active goodwill toward another person whether you happen to feel anything toward that person or not. You cannot whip ...

1009. Whatever Happened to those Mansions?

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... with many “mansions” inside of it would look like. I can picture a house that is a mansion, or I can picture a community of mansions. But for the life of me I cannot picture a house with many mansions inside of it. My affection for the older translation was based on familiarity and sentimentality rather than thought, and I came to believe that this was another case of our putting our minds into neutral and our tongues into high gear and reciting words without ever carefully considering their meaning ...

1010. Believing Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . It does indicate that Thomas had a special relationship with Jesus, however. One writer suggests that Thomas was a twin who lost his twin brother to death at an early age. This was a blow from which his faith never quite recovered. Then he transferred his affections to Jesus, and was content to tag along in the crowd, allowing Jesus to replace the twin brother he had lost. But then Jesus died, too! Thomas’s faith was shattered! That was the last straw! When the disciples gathered in the Upper Room that ...

1011. The Thirteenth Apostle

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ordination of women, he said nothing about it. He did have problems with women as teachers, stemming from his own paternalistic background. Those who quote Paul to oppose the ordination of women fail to realize that if his words are taken literally they would not affect women in the pulpit, but they would wipe out the Sunday School where faithful and devoted women have done most of the work over the years! Paul, like the rest of us, was not always consistent. He confesses that sometimes he speaks with the ...

1012. Angels in the Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... our fellow human beings. When people looked upon St. Stephen, the first martyr, as he was being stoned to death for his faith in Christ, they said that his face was “like the face of an angel.” (Acts 6:15)You and I have known some people whose lives have affected us that way. They are all too few, but there have been some. And thank God for them. Many times, the “angel” who brings us strength and ministers to us is a fellow human being. And, after all, isn’t that really our job, if we are to be ...

1013. Salty Saints

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... -loving intellectual, was interrupted as he often is by his infatuated admirer, Lucy. Lucy asks Schroeder, “Schroeder, do you know what love is?” Schroeder abruptly stopped his playing, stood to his feet and said precisely, “Love: noun, to be fond of, a strong affection for, or an attachment or devotion to a person or persons.” Then he sat back down and resumed playing his piano. Lucy sat there stunned and then murmured sarcastically, “On paper, he’s great.” SO ARE WE, on paper. There are some ...

1014. Sine Qua Non

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” That is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is this: III. “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” Now, “Love your neighbor” here does not mean personal liking or sentimental affection. Christian love is a position, not an emotion. It means active goodwill. We believe that if you like some enough you may, eventually, come to love them. Jesus taught that if you loved them enough, you might eventually come to like them. But ...

1015. The Lord's Prayer: Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... every sentence, confessed the sad story, only to find that when he was but half-way through it, her arms were around him in love and acceptance. The relief of it! The joy of having nothing to conceal! To look at his dear parents with affection unspoiled by guilt seemed to him the supreme happiness. He never forgot it. The experience was forever after the starting point of his understanding of God''s forgiveness of us. [2] This story reinforces the Biblical principle that our forgiveness is based on God''s ...

1016. Half-Time is Now Over

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... and await further instructions and a new assignment. The schedule would go on as planned. Jesus was giving them a chance to change the world. That brings us to a question that we should often ask ourselves as we travel on our own Emmaus road. Are we affecting the world--or is the world infecting us? Jesus knew there would be no instant disciples or microwave saints--but that we would need His presence forever in our lives. We would need him to guide every step of the journey we take, knowing that he has ...

1017. The Second Commandment: What Is Your Golden Calf?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... aren't up to it." So, the question today is, What is your golden calf? The shape and the size of the idol is not important--only that you substitute it for God. The door to heaven cannot be opened by idols. Anything that shifts your attention--your affection--your allegiance from God to something else is an idol. The word "EGO" stands for Edging God Out. Anything that edges God out of the center of our lives is an idol. It is a mistake. Dr. Richard Mouw is the president of Fuller Theological Seminary in ...

1018. The Third Commandment: God's Last Name Is Not...?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... observed the first four commandments deal with our relationship primarily with God. These are vertical. They are directed upward. They deal with our respect and reverence for the living God. However, these vertical commandments dealing with our reverence for God directly affect our horizontal relationships with our world and neighbors. As Dr. William Barclay writes: "It demands reverence for God and respect for mankind." These two go hand-in-hand. They are like two sides of the same coin. They fuel and ...

1019. The Sixth Commandment: Respect and Reverence for Life

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Yes" to a greater way of life. Much like the man in our opening story, a total transformation had to take place. They were now in a different kingdom with a different king on the throne. This throne also included the human heart as well. This new insight would affect the totality of their experience as a people. The need for this commandment and the new direction it can provide for our nation and world is as great as when Moses first gave it. I am glad that the Bible is honest enough to admit that the first ...

1020. Don't Let Your Tongue Bite You

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... good Lord gave us two ears--but only one tongue. We should try to listen twice as much as we speak. Today, our world is on the brink of war in the Persian Gulf--and there isn''t one of us who won''t be or hasn''t already been affected by this. We are praying fervently for a peaceful solution. One of the reasons war could begin is our inability to come up with the right words on our tongues to allow everybody to back out gracefully of this dilemma. There are no winners in war--only survivors and casualties ...

1021. Your Faith: Winning or Whining?

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... depression? Did you know that faith can actually be a shield to protect you from discouragement, despair, and disappointments in life? The Christian faith is based on one thing and one thing alone, which is what God has done in Jesus Christ and how that affects the totality of our Christian walk and witness. It is always faith in God''s salvation in Christ--not faith in ourselves. Faith can give us a holy boldness and confidence and determination, but these are the results of faith in Christ who lives and ...

1022. The Power of Encouragement (Part VIII)

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... they would embarrass me with their love and enthusiasm," she said. Gert did not find the church people as loving and enthusiastic as she imagined. What she discovered was, "Bowed heads, long faces and funereal whispers." She expected people to shower her with love and affection for making the right choice and wanting to be part of the church. But no one welcomed her. No one even spoke to her the first Sunday she went to church. "As time went on and I attended other churches," Gert writes, "in various parts ...

1023. The Power of a God-Shaped Attitude

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... alive. One of the primary reasons that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christian fellowship at Philippi was to remind them of the great joy we have in Christ and to keep our minds centered on Christ. The models we choose to follow in life affect us in a great way. We can become programmed. We develop habits and routines. These can be an asset if they are shaped by Christ. They are disastrous if shaped by cultural forces and patterns. The Christian life mandates a continual discipline of surrendering every ...

1024. Tackling the Tough Tasks

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... help me get through college. She was the most godly woman I have ever known." You might remember that the next time you encounter a waitress. We know our society is hooked on outward appearances. Ask the teenagers of this congregation how their looks and dress affect how people respond to them. If they do not look like a model or achieve the status of sports heroes, they are made to feel like inferior people. We label and stereotype people in the stadium and unfortunately in the sanctuary as well. We try to ...

1025. The Tenacity of Trouble

James 4:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Tenacity of Trouble is found in every generation. It has been felt in everyday life and relationships. You and I know it as the "He said/She said" syndrome. It hits every family and church house. James was concerned that Christians'' inner desires were adversely affecting their outward journey of faith and thus rendering the church''s witness powerless. He knew he had to deal with the rage in the human heart. Often when we think of the word rage, we think of the winds, the oceans, waves, water, hurricanes ...

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