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1001. A House for Our Home and a Home for Our Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... energized for the living of our days. If not even a sparrow falls to the ground, without God taking note of it, how much must he love us, and what identity that provides. And that brings us to the next point – Intimacy. Not only do we know who we are, we need ... exactly what I wanted to do, writing music. I had faith in myself. And then he added this, when I was a little boy, I was loved so much and held so often that I think I was 7 years old before my feet ever touched the floor. Now it’s not difficult ...

1002. Living In The Spirit Of Joy

Galatians 5:22-25, Romans 12:9-21

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... when I could offer a meaningful prayer for the ability to forgive. And then I moved to pray to actually be able to forgive. And then one day I met that person, face to face, out of the clear blue. While I wasn't overwhelmed with a deep love for this individual, I realized, in that moment, that God had answered my prayer and I no longer looked upon them with rancor. And when I realized that, I laughed. I laughed and I laughed and laughed. My heart leapt for joy because the burden of my unforgiving spirit ...

1003. The Harvest of the Spirit, Part 1

Galatians 5:16-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you may have memorized those poignant lines. Within my earthly temple there’s a crown; There’s one of us that’s humble; one that’s proud, There’s one that’s broken-hearted for his sins, There’s one that unrepentant sits and grins; There’s one that loves his neighbor as himself and one that cares for naught but fame and self From much corroding care I should be free. If I could once determine which is me. Do you feel that way sometimes? Don’t we come all too frequently to those days when we ...

1004. John 15:9-17

John 15:1-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... but need to reclaim, is not some form of passive acquiescence. Rather, it requires disciples to take a specific course of action — to “keep my commandments” (v.10). Just as Jesus’ love for the Father was demonstrated by his perfect obedience to God’s will, even to the cross, so Jesus’ disciples are to demonstrate their love for him by remaining obedient to his commandment. This obedience, Jesus asserts, is not a burden. It is not some nonstop series of trials and tests. It is rather what will ...

1005. Parenting — Not For The Faint Of Heart

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... world, and I can take you out!" This is the word that God has every right to speak to all of us who have spurned God's love. This is the judgment that God can level against God's beloved. But God doesn't. How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand ... revealing God's self to us in the person of Jesus. God comes to woo us, to call us back. God comes among us in Jesus to love us and to claim us from the forces that enslave and captivate us. God comes among us in Jesus to put those powers to death by his ...

1006. Jesus Is Baptized

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’” Let’s consider for a few moments how God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit ... life. The Holy Spirit is the breath of God within our lives. All of this we see played out in the story of Jesus’ baptism the love of the Father, the humility of the Son, and the coming of the Holy Spirit. “Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he ...

1007. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... (18:19; cf. 18:11). The proverbial pair in verses 20–21 describes speech’s dual effects and fits the disputational context well. The words that we speak can satisfy like fruit, but we may have to harvest and eat our words (18:20). No wonder people love (and should fear) the tongue’s ability to dispense both life and death (18:21). Proverbs 18:22–24 fits well with the initial emphasis on companionship, especially the poor person’s lack thereof in 19:1–7. Verse 22 begins with the most intimate of ...

1008. A Light In the Darkness

John 1:1-6, 19-28

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... connect with this world from afar with an-gels surrounding him singing the Hallelujah chorus. God be-came flesh in the midst of our ugly and messy lives. Advent means there is no place so dark, dirty, or ugly that God will not go to be with us, to love us, to understand us, to comfort us, to save us, and to redeem us! Only the Christian faith dares to claim that God emptied himself completely and went through the entire human experience. God gets down beside us to feel our pain and to heal our lives. Isaiah ...

1009. The Weak and the Strong

Romans 14:1--15:13

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... as these” (Mark 10:14)? This is no less true of the weak in Rome. Passing judgment on disputable matters simply exalts the strong and humiliates the weak. It is an exercise of knowledge (1 Cor. 8:1) rather than of faith. Knowledge creates gulfs; faith and love build bridges. To accept the weak is to accept Christ, for Christ comes to us incognito, as one despised and rejected, as one from whom men turn their faces (Isa. 53:3), as one who “was rich, yet for your sakes … became poor, so that you through ...

1010. Re-Gifted but not Returned

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... gave her a cookbook called “Cooking for One” and a small, individual crockpot to go with it. My wife and I got one of those mystery gifts that we didn’t know what it was as a wedding gift. Our thank you card read something like, “Thank you for the lovely... gift. It was so thoughtful and kind of you.” We had no idea where it came from so we couldn’t take it back. So we kept it in the original box in the attic for about fifteen years. One night we were watching television and we saw our, uh ...

1011. Knitted Together from the Womb

Exodus 2:1-10

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Lori Wagner

... our identity is woven together in the body and blood of Jesus. Like a holy braid, with our prayers, our scriptures, our community, our love of Jesus, the more we weave our lives together in the Story of Jesus, the more our body and blood become a Jesus DNA. ... hand of God, and in relationship with God. And God can do what you cannot. God knows you better than anyone else. And God deeply loves you. And God will see you through. Moses knows what it’s like to take risks, and he knows what it’s like to come ...

1012. The Greatest Motivator

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... Who can doubt that Sister Emmanuel is dancing with the angels right now? I work in a comfortable office and never have to think about garbage or face persecution in my work. But I envy people like Sister Emmanuel and the Apostle Paul. They are driven completely by their love for God. So, I’ll ask you again: what is it you are working for? What is it that motivates you? Is it money? Money is a powerful motivator in our society. Some of you will remember a song by the 1970s rock group Led Zeppelin. In fact ...

1013. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... went to work on him, he had an interpretation. "He is a prophet," (John 9:17) the man said, which was the last thing the Pharisees wanted to hear, since they were trying to prove that Jesus was both an ordinary man and a fraud. A Witness To God's Love But the man born blind was now beginning to see all sorts of things. The opening of his physical eyes was bringing him unexpected spiritual insight. He had gotten hold of just one bit of truth, but his understanding of this bit of truth grew in the process of ...

1014. Wedding: On The Right Track (for a long-time relationship)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... behind the scenes, before the car ever drives onto the track. The driver, the crew, the car, all need to be in top condition and working together to run a good race. A marriage never begins on the wedding day, either. It begins when two people realize they love and trust each other. So they begin to share more and more of their lives with one another, from their deepest dreams and hopes to the most mundane details of everyday life. You two have learned a great deal about each other in the years you have ...

1015. Proper 13

Colossians 3:1-17, Hosea 11:1-11, Luke 12:13-21

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... , it is unbelievable that he could be so good to us sinners who in no way deserve such gracious treatment. Outline: How good of God a. He loves us v. 1. b. He heals us v. 3. c. He teaches us v. 3. d. He feeds us v. 4. Epistle: Colossians 3:1-11 1 ... life a life in Christ vv. 9-10. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 107:1-9, 43 "Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love." (v. 8a) Prayer Of The Day: "Almighty God, judge of us all, you have placed in our hands the wealth we call our own. Give us such ...

1016. Christmas 1

Hebrews 2:5-18, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Samuel 2:12-26, Luke 2:41-52

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... experiences which we should wish for all children, young and old. Outline: As a child of God, you can be like Samuel and Jesus – a. Both were gifts of God 1. Samuel an answer to a barren woman's prayer. 2. Jesus conceived by the Holy Spirit. b. Both had loving parents 1. Hannah annually made Samuel a robe. 2. Mary probably gave Jesus his seamless robe. c. Both boys were in God's service 1. Samuel ministered to God under Eli. 2. Jesus at age 12 was in his Father's house. d. Both grew 1 Samuel 2:26; Luke ...

1017. The Real Jesus is Channeling Grace

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Carl Jech

... and believe in unity and peace. Of course, to the degree that this is a success-mad and merciless world in which many things are wrong, the world needs to face judgment. But God's desire is to convert the world, not to condemn or destroy it. God loves the world! (Remember John 3:16.) The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ, her Lord ... One holy name she blesses ... Lord, save us by your grace. (Samuel J. Stone) When Jesus says "I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through ...

1018. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon Aid

... imprisoned, others would be tortured, more than a few would be executed for their faith. Jesus backed up his ethical teaching about love and forgiveness by the first word he spoke when he was hanging on the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know ... could help you in what you are suffering now. If hate made you pull the trigger, I can only pray that you can come to know the love of God that fills the heart and leaves no room for hate. If you were under the influence of drugs, please, for my sake and your ...

1019. Miracle On Main Street by Dr. George A. Buttrick

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... and human, and our sight is dim. Reinhold Niebuhr used to say that God doesn’t send evil (he doesn’t plant cancers in the brain), he allows evil. I thought at first that Niebuhr was playing with words, but I’ve changed my mind. If God wants us to love him for his own sake, what other kind of world? Not a world of obedient robots! Not a world of always sunny weather as if fabled Camelot! No, in this kind of world I can offer God an unbribed devotion. There’s an exciting more to be said: "He" (Christ ...

1020. It Might Have Been ...

Luke 22:1-6, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 27:1-10, Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

... politeness that hides the real you. It’s a frightening thing to do because when you let somebody inside you - when somebody sees you as you really are - you are so vulnerable; you can be hurt so much. Judas showed himself, at least in part, to Jesus. And Jesus loved him, but apparently he didn’t show enough. And he wasn’t able to give enough. Late in his ministry, a woman came to Jesus and poured the contents of a costly jar of ointment on his feet and washed and anointed him with it. Judas led the ...

1021. The Orphan

John 14:15-31

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . I was a month old. WYN: Who raised you? DALE: I was raised by foster parents and then when I was twelve I was put in an orphanage. WYN: Were you adopted? DALE: I was too old. No one wants an older child. WYN: And you can't remember feeling loved? DALE: No. Never. WYN: Did you ever have a good friend? DALE: A good friend -- no. WYN: How about Jesus? DALE: I know what you're thinking -- Jesus is my friend; he died for me. Right? WYN: Well, that was quite friendly, wasn't it? DALE: Now that you mention ...

1022. The Marriage of Adam and Eve

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... Romeo and Juliet. This is how it started! They were married in the great cathedral of creation by an act of God’s creating love. And they lived happily ever after!? If we would know, however, how it really started, we cannot begin that day in Eden when God ... of God for the salvation of holy marriage. It enables us to live as children of the heavenly Father. It enables us to live in love. It enables us to live in freedom. It enables us to build each other in the faith so that we can live in that calm ...

1023. Christian Thanksgiving

Philippians 1:1-7

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... of the heart. Thus we thank God above all for our Savior Jesus Christ. For it is Christ who purifies our hearts of selfishness and fills our lives with the fruits of righteousness. It is thus that God receives true glory and praise. The song of praise that God loves to hear is a life that shows Christ at work, a life of self-forgetting obedience and service. As one man of God expressed it long ago, "What I have done is worthy of nothing but silence and forgetfulness, but what God has done for me is worthy ...

1024. The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

James W. Moore

... now; only believe, and she will be made well.” They go on to the house. The people are weeping and mourning. They scoff at him for thinking he can do anything about this. But Jesus goes in to that little girl, and He resurrects her. He loves her into life, and then (I love this) He tells them to give her something to eat. Now, of course, there are many beautiful lessons here in Mark 5 in these two dramatic stories of healing, and we could go off now in any number of directions. But for the moment, let’s ...

1025. It's A Terrible Thing To Be Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... back a message asking, "Do you mean suicide?" but he did not respond. The boy's father found his son hanging from a shower frame. The children met at a summer camp about a month before. (2) Eleven years old. You and I would dismiss it as puppy love, but still there is pain. Actually, rejection is particularly hard on us when we are young. This is when we are still forming opinions about our own self-worth. Are we acceptable, lovable, worthy of our place in the sun? There was a heart-breaking story in the ...

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