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1026. God's Timing or Our Timing -The Tension of Time

James 4:13-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... is time. Every morning it credits you with 86,400 seconds! Every night, it rules off as lost whatever you have failed to invest to good purpose; it carries over no balances. It allows no overdrafts. That means the way in which you deal with time affects how much wealth you discover in human existence. If you greet each new day as a treasure house to be invested wisely, the progression from Sunday to Saturday turns into an exciting and exhilarating experience. By the same token, if you do not use time wisely ...

1027. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... pastor, or a fellow Christian, stop right in your tracks and ask the following question: "What would Jesus say to what I have just said about one of his children and servants?" I am absolutely convinced this would stop or prevent half of the deep-seated problems that affect the life of a church. This is exactly what Jesus declares in John 8:1-11 when the righteous locals are about to stone a woman to death who was caught in the act of adultery. I always wondered, what did they do with the man? Jesus did ...

1028. Do You Know What Time It Is?

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... "Time". Every morning it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it rules off as lost whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balances. It allows no overdrafts. That means the way in which you deal with time affects how much wealth you discover in human existence. If you greet each new day as a treasure house to be invested wisely, the journey from Sunday to Saturday turns into an exciting and exhilarating experience. By the same token, if you do not use time, it ...

1029. Making a Difference

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... in distant parts of the world can have an immediate effect on our lives right here, whether it is a millennium celebration in New Zealand or a military coup in West Africa. We are, indeed, like a multi-colored piece of cloth whose beauty and appearance is affected by who each one of us is! This introduction is prompted by this morning's Gospel story about Nathaniel. He is mentioned only twice in the Bible, and then, only in the Gospel of John. Matthew, Mark, and Luke never talk about him. They do talk about ...

1030. Extravagant Guestures in a Cost-Effective World

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... , we gather at various times for a special, or extravagant, meal. We spend more money on that meal than we normally spend to eat, but it is a special meal because it is shared with people we love. The food we prepare is a reflection of the affection we have for these people. Note, too, that this extravagant gesture is not in competition with other expressions of generosity. When Jesus reminds this lady's critics that they will always have the poor with them, he is not for a moment suggesting they be put off ...

1031. Too Good to Be True?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... Wesley, whose hymn "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" is sung on Easter morn in virtually every Christian congregation in America, died in 1788. But he continues to be present when we sing his hymn. Beethoven died in 1827, but every time we sing "Joyful, Joyful," Beethoven affects us in a very personal way. Similarly, every exertion of ours that can be called Christ-like happens because we are in the presence of Christ's risen-ness, whether we happen to feel it or not. At some level, conscious or not, there has ...

1032. Together, But Not Enmeshed

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... by contrast, he had been pushed out in a wheelchair and helped into his waiting automobile. Whenever possible, we want to project the best image we can. The images we have of ourselves are also powerful, both with regard to how we behave and how our behavior affects other people. There is a world of difference between a husband who sees himself as a loving helpmate to a wife who is his co-equal, and a husband who sees himself as the lord and master of his home and, by implication, his wife as a subordinate ...

1033. God Help the Fish

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... new friends among the people he had once alienated. No one treated him like the old Andrew. (4) Sometimes the biggest barrier to starting a new life is fear of how those closest to us will react. If we do change, our relationships will inevitably be affected. Other people are involved. We have responsibilities. If we change, how will our spouse react? How about our friends? It’s easier to stay in our comfort zone if we feel that others will regard us negatively if we seek to change. However, probably the ...

1034. A Higher Calling

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ. After his release, Colson founded Prison Fellowship, a ministry to inmates in prisons around the world. Many years ago, Colson started a Prison Fellowship group with just eight young inmates at a maximum security prison in Delaware. One young inmate was deeply affected by what he learned in the Prison Fellowship Bible study. When a judge reviewed his case and unexpectedly set him free, this young man asked to be allowed to remain in prison until he had finished the study. About a year after Colson ...

1035. With a Little Help from My Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... process. But this story is different. In this story, it is the faith of the man’s friends that is cited. “When Jesus saw THEIR faith . . .” This man found healing because his friends had faith. That’s fascinating. We can understand when our own faith can affect our healing, but the faith of others, can it make a difference? The answer is, yes. What you and I believe has an impact on others. Does it matter when people first become parents that they are people of faith? Of course it does. People who ...

1036. Things That Make Jesus Angry

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He noted that all the thousands of dollars Martha Stewart spent on high-powered attorneys could not keep Martha Stewart out of prison. Appearances by high-profile friends like Bill Cosby and Rosie O’Donnell throughout the six-week trial did not affect the outcome. The jury was not swayed. The evidence condemned her. She was defenseless. Only one witness testified on her behalf. Every other person taking the stand pointed an accusing finger her way. Just fourteen hours after closing arguments, the jurors ...

1037. The Healing Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... legs. That was the kind of hug that heals a lot of things. It was a therapeutic touch. There are, however, other kinds of touching. My unabridged dictionary listed 25 uses of the word touch that go beyond the tactile experience. These include such words as affect, impress, move, inspire, contaminate, stir to pity, and so forth. Jesus asked, "Who touched me?" It is a question we also would do well to ask, and its answer will remind us that each of us has much for which to be grateful. We have been touched ...

1038. The Dark Didn't Catch Me!

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... I was younger, God's Word seemed to me like water. A few years ago the scriptures were like milk. But now the Word is like fine wine! Life in Christ with its joys and disappointments is like a beautiful love story in which God pursues me with his affections and gifts, and I learn to respond emotionally, willfully, and intellectually. To so love God and my neighbor as myself is the meaning of my life now. Life in Christ is also an adventure story. It's like a good book. Page after page, I simply can't put ...

1039. Heart Transplant

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... didn't my parents tell me? Heart transplant? What are you talking about? Isn't there something less radical, less dangerous? Our real heart? What's going on? The pastor patiently answers your questions. "If our physical heart is wounded, clogged, malformed, it affects the whole body, doesn't it? If it fails, the whole body dies. And in the meantime, before the transplant, you're in bondage. You're a slave to pain, to the terrible limitations enforced by the malfunctioning heart. And without a transplant ...

1040. Waiting for Godot?

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... or accusation against us." That, dear Christian, is good news. That is amazing, astonishing, astounding grace: love without limit! What kind of response on our part can begin to carry with it the measure of gratitude that rises to the surface when we stand before such unspeakable affection? Perhaps all of us put it best when we sing: "Were the whole realm of nature mine, it were a tribute far too small; love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all." Our God is also the God who will not let ...

1041. Who Can Ask for Anything More?

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... the one who speaks, were touched with the greatness of our need for one another? May the One who is both Friend and Brother of us all provide both inspiration and strength for us to demonstrate to all who observe us the same kind of compassion and brotherly affection that once prompted a pagan leader to say of the early Christians, "Behold how they love one another!" Ralph Harlow expressed it beautifully when he wrote: Who is so low that I am not his brother? Who is so high that I have no path to him? Who ...

1042. Stop the Offerings!

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... ? Is mine? Did Jesus die on that cruel cross in vain for you? For me? Are we still trying, still working at God's approval? Still holding out on loving others till they measure up? Have you ever known a child or adult who never got the love and affection and affirmation from a parent that she so desperately craved? Do you know of the effort, the striving, the work required to live a life trying with every action, every phone call, to get approval and love from a father or a mother? Not a pretty way to live ...

1043. Do You Hear What I Hear?

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... of the gospel, one must stand in it. There's a great German phrase, "zur Kenntnis nehmen." It means "to acknowledge something." It often is a way of deflecting a criticism or warning. "Okay, I hear you, but don't expect me to take any action on it or be affected by your words." To stand in the gospel is to receive it and allow it to influence your life. To stand in it is to stand against that which would deny the gospel. To stand in it is not to go with the crowd. It is tough for a teenager ...

1044. Caution and Opportunity

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... of what the Bible is about. People can learn. Abraham wasn't a spontaneous lover but he learned how to love. Jacob and Isaac and Moses were not instant lovers but they learned how to love. Peter and John and Paul and all the rest of the people Jesus affected were not spontaneous lovers but they learned how to love. Love can be learned. And we can learn how, too! Fear is learned. War is learned. Prejudice is learned. Hate is learned. The Good News of the Bible is that love can be learned, too. That is the ...

1045. Morning Has Broken

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... process within which it is possible to improve. "Good" here does not mean perfect but that what has happened has achieved his divine intentions. The use of "good" also implies that God remains involved with his creation. The Creator sees what he has created and is affected by what is he sees. God's use of the word "good" to evaluate what he has done begs the question: "What have we done with God's good creation?" Sad to say, humankind, created in God's image, has left his good world an ecological mess ...

1046. A Forgiving Presence

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for five years, my first year out of seminary in Gulfport, Mississippi. Our relationship has been a lively one through these 20+ years. Jeri and I have always felt that theirs was a kind of model marriage - love abounded. Within the family, expressions of affection were spontaneous and free. They had three boys. Again, models of happiness, growth and wholeness. I had not seen my friend for over a year, I knew from some correspondence that a recent family event was devastating. One of her sons was going ...

1047. Being Christ

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... clearly. We become possessed by our possessions. Now the awful truth is, getting heavy now. The awful truth is that in our day, there is an almost unbreakable link, if not a fusion, of consumerism and militarism. This goes beyond individuals and groups and nations, it affects all races and sexes, the rich and the poor. We do well to consider that word from the epistle of James, this is scripture. “What causes is war, and what causes fightings among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your ...

1048. The Christian Life Defined By Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... t rain. We have trivialized the word love abominably. We love everything from cashew nuts to Jesus Christ. The problem has been with us a long time. We use the word love to translate the Greek words for immoral passion, sexual feeling, and fraternal and family affection. But there’s a fourth Greek word which the New Testament has really lifted up to immortality – the word Agape. Peter and John and Paul especially, selected that word for love in order to express to us what God chose to do in Jesus Christ ...

1049. The Primacy Of Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... will have only one. In English, we have only one to express all kinds of love. Greek has no fewer than four. The words are eros, storge, philia, and agape. Eros expresses primarily physical love -- love between the sexes. Storge is primarily family affection -- the love of parents for children; children for parents. Philia is close to storge -- but a bit more expansive. It means to look on someone with affectionate regard. It is a beautiful word to describe a beautiful relationship. By far, the commonest ...

1050. At Home In The Daylight

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... by those he cared for the most, the relentless and lovable knight rose up, grabbed his lance, and was again ready to charge windmills for the sake of his beloved Dulcinea. Listen to how Leo Buscaglia describes his own response to what he saw: The scene affected me greatly and tears flowed freely down my cheeks. A woman seated next to me poked her husband and whispered in wonder: "Look, Honey, that man's crying!" Hearing this, I took out my handkerchief and loudly blew my nose as I continued to sob. She ...

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