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1051. A Miracle Child

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and said, ‘well, if what you fellows have been saying is true, I don’t guess it would be too bad if Bryan were elected president.’ Now, now we need to be reminded now and then of the long view, and it has nothing to do with democrats and republicans. We need to be reminded of the long view, and that God’s will is going to be accomplished eventually. Do you believe that? Maybe not today, maybe not even this year, but God’s purpose is going to prevail. Do you believe that? Do you believe it enough ...

1052. The Word that Changed the World

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the African pastor told the congregation more about his friend Jesus. All present agreed it was an amazing sermon. (6) Sometimes, I know, when I am in this pulpit trying to preach the word, all you may be hearing is, “There are two great epistemological views in the world today.” Thankfully, sometimes, when I am preaching, God handles the translation and the Holy Spirit whispers in your ear, “Let me tell you about my friend, Jesus.” You see, Jesus is the translation of God’s love into human flesh ...

1053. LOST? Finding Meaning

Genesis 1:1-5, John 1:1-5

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... meaning of life?" First thing you'll notice is that there are 97,800,000 links to answers to the question. Third on the list you'll find a link to Wikipedia an online encyclopedia. And just a brief look shows that there are philosophical, popular, scientific, theological and mystical views on the meaning of life. The Scientific approach believes if you can understand the mechanics of the universe, then you'll be able to analyze the information and eventually determine "what the purpose is." Philosophical ...

1054. 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... sacrificial act, and the resurrection which followed, transformed the human condition and made reconciliation a reality for all who are in Christ. Paul describes his own post-conversion experience as seeing with new eyes. He no longer views Christ or those who follow Christ “from a human point of view” or “according to the flesh” (v.16). To the unbelieving world Jesus’ death on the cross was the violent ending of a story. But Paul now sees beyond the cross to the resurrection and the beginning of ...

1055. Luke 24:1-12

Luke 24:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... ’s head ranting and raving. The only exception to this derisive dismissal would seem to be Peter’s reaction. Luke’s text echoes much from John’s gospel (John 20:3,5,6), as he records Peter’s sprint back to view the empty tomb and the discarded linen clothes. Without the presence and words of the angelic visitors, Peter does not immediately embrace the women’s testimony or expressly “remember” Jesus’ own words. But he does “marvel” (“thaumazo”). Marveling is an attitude associated ...

1056. Revelation 1:4-8

Revelation 1:4-8

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Leonard Sweet

... to contain prophecy, traditional apocalyptic literature, symbolism, a sneak peek into extended church history, and/or a theological view of the events encapsulating the first century church. However you eventually find the most meaning from the Book ... ” God and to offer eternal praises to God’s “glory” and “power.” For John, your worship life and your world view are connected. The divine “glory” and “power” will be made visible to all through the triumphant return of Jesus, the “ruler ...

1057. This Is the Day!

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... assembled there. He began to look at their hands. Many of them had “claw hands” from their leprosy. Some of them had no fingers, just twisted, deformed stumps where their hands once had been. Many of them sat on their hands or, in some other manner, hid them from view. Dr. Brand said simply. “I am a hand surgeon, so, when I first meet people, I can’t help but look at their hands. I can tell what trade you were in by the position of your calluses and the condition of your nails. I can tell you ...

1058. The Color Wheel of Blindness

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... we should get out the telescopic lens. The Hubbell telescope has been letting astronomers and physicists explore the most distant corners of our universe. So vast are the heavens that the events we see through our telescopes had to travel so far that we are viewing events that occurred light years ago. The Hubbell telescope is a powerful symbol of the ultimate lens of a living faith. In the Hubbell telescope we see the past played out now. In the Hubbell telescope we experience the past as our present which ...

1059. John 10:22-30

John 10:22-42

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Leonard Sweet

... a festival that in part celebrated a military triumph. This suggests that the kind of “Christ” these Jews are looking for is far different from Jesus and his mission. If these inquirers are viewed here as more intentionally hostile, their plea for Jesus to speak “plainly” (“parresia”) may be viewed as their attempt to get Jesus to blatantly incriminate himself so that a formal charge of blasphemy could be leveled against him. Jesus’ response recalls his earlier self-identification as the Good ...

1060. The Trinity

John 16:5-16

Sermon

... the incarnation. God came and lived, among us. I am glad that this happened for two reasons: One, it shows beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is with us, that he is on our side, and that he loves us. Secondly, it gives us a first hand view of what the mind of God is really all about. When people ask what God is like, we as Christians point to the person of Jesus Christ. God himself is incomprehensible. But in Jesus Christ this incomprehensible God makes himself knowable. We get a glimpse of his glory. In ...

1061. What Is Man?

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... a criminal a thief, a killer, or a rapist.” (2) Wow! And you thought that little creature in the crib was an innocent gift from God. Thank God for parents and teachers and Sunday School workers. Think what we might be without them. Some people have a dark view of human nature that we are at heart brutes, savages. Then we come to Psalm 8: “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth . . . When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set ...

1062. Three Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for my sake shall find it.” That paradox is an impenetrable mystery for the secular mind — but the cardinal truth of the Christian faith. “And I can say, as did Solzhenitsyn, bless you, prison, for having been in my life. For there I caught a glimpse of God’s view of His world and His passion for justice and righteousness. In prison I realized how preoccupation with self had blinded me; when the scales fell from my eyes, I saw how inverted my own values had been. “When I was in the White House I ...

1063. Sons of God

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... pray, “our Mother.” It is very important to some people that our language reflect our inclusiveness. For others, it is very important that we keep the traditional language of the Scripture. Most of us are able to see both sides of the issue and honor the views of those whose perspective may differ from our own. The important thing is that we worship a God who embodies the best attributes of both Mom and Dad. It’s not about gender. And it isn’t about skin color. Black, white, brown or yellow skin ...

1064. Climbing the Right Ladder

Genesis 28:10-19a

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... side.” Jacob’s ladder was a ladder of greed. Jacob’s ladder was a ladder of competition. DO whatever it takes to win. In Jacob’s view, somebody had to win and somebody had to lose, and he was going to be a winner. A sign seen at the Olympics said, “You don ... a God who fails us not. If I had been God, I would just let Jacob wallow in it. Thank God I’m not God. God views things totally differently than I. If your ladder climbing has left you out on a limb of isolation, I have good news for you. God ...

1065. The Dynamics of Being a Dad

Ephesians 6:1-4, Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... become our true human selves. God expects more of us than he does of cats and dogs. Gary Smalley says, “Honor is a decision we make to place high value, worth, and importance on another person by viewing that person as a priceless gift, and granting him or her a position in our lives worthy of great respect.” Viewing people as a priceless gift, approaching people with high respect—such is the essence of honor. One way to receive honor is to be honorable and ask for mercy when we fail to act that way ...

1066. When God Builds the House

Psalm 127:1-5, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... forget our purpose for being. Offer them Christ. The Werner Art Center on the campus of Ohio State University is a fascinating building designed with a post- modern view of reality. The building has no pattern. There are staircases that go nowhere. There are pillars that support nothing. The architect designed the building to reflect his view of life that was mindless and senseless. A visitor to the center asked the guide, “Did they do the same thing with the foundation?" “No way," replied the guide ...

1067. From Lust to Love

1 Corinthians 13: 1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... engaged in a sexual revolution designed to set us free from the bondage of Puritanism. I agree my mother could have used a lighter view of sex, but has this effort set us free to love and be loved? Mark Laaser is a minister and pastoral counselor. On NBC ... ought to claim it for what it is. I remember standing beside a friend of mine as he said goodbye to his wife of 60 years. As he viewed her body in the casket, he turned to me and said, "She's beautiful, isn't she? I just wish I could hold her in my arms ...

1068. Valuing Life Without Playing God

John 10:10-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the United States handed down the Roe vs. Wade decision opening the door for millions of abortions to happen in all 50 of our states. It also sets forth a debate that has now lasted for 30 years. Within the sound of my voice there are certainly persons with passionate views on both sides of the subject and I have no power to change a person's passion nor would I suggest I could in the brief moment of a sermon. So I just ask a couple of questions. What does the Bible say about the subject? a. Actually the ...

1069. Sisters

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... knowledge of the Law it is as though he taught her lechery.’” (3) One rabbi of the time said it was more profitable to teach your dog the Scripture than your wife. If you think that fundamentalist Muslims have a dim view of women, it is not that much different from the orthodox view in Jesus’ time. So, Mary’s actions of going in and sitting at Jesus’ feet were really quite astonishing. This was not what upset Martha, however. She was upset that Mary had left her to do all the work. Evidently this ...

1070. Sneak Preview

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... up looking for the stolen letter. Just so, many have nearly given up hope of finding God. May this church reveal God to them. For those who cannot see God through the fog of their pain, may this church reveal God. For those who have known only a distorted view of God as too judgmental, too punitive, may this church reveal God. For those who think they have no need of God, who think they can get by without God, may this church reveal God. Let us reveal enough of God for people to begin their journey of faith ...

1071. Set Free for Life

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Lee Griess

... gotten well. If you were doing your part, God, none of this would have happened. If you were doing your part, Lord, we wouldn't be hurting like this." Like the story today of Mary and Martha, the grave unearths our view of God. Death forces us to look deep within. When we come face to face with death, our view of God is challenged and we are forced to examine our faith. When we face death, we are forced to ask, "Where is God?" And yet, why do we think that when a person is not healed, that God is not ...

1072. If Your Sense of Purpose Ever Becomes a Burden, Remember Your Value

Matthew 10:40-42

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... the quest for sex and the quest for status. These two quests fall under the category of love, and in both cases they have to do with desire, the desire to be noticed. We yearn to have respect, to be the object of others' concern, to have our views heard, and even to have our failings indulged.3 This is precisely what Jesus is announcing we have when he declares that we have value! You and I matter. And Botton says that when people like us experience this kind of attention, we flourish.4 To flourish: What ...

1073. How Jesus’ Friendship Makes Your Burdens Light

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... .7 What is it like to have a friend who thinks and lives for you? To some extent, friends can think and live for you and know you better than you know yourself. In Jesus, you and I have that sort of full-time intimate friend. And of course, in view of the way in which we twenty-first-century Americans are messing things up, wayward and confused that we are, we need someone to make us sane. With all our squawking despite all the things we have to make our lives easier, our moaning when we should be rejoicing ...

1074. Why Is God Unfair?

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... murderer like Dahmer. For them the mercy of God is a matter of serious mishandling if it reaches too far into these lives who brushed up against their own daughters at such a tragic price. So if we run Jesus' scenario backward, from the point of view of deathbed conversions of criminals and the like, we find the values he espouses even more maddening. More than that, Jesus seems to reward laziness. Some of the folks in his story came early, eager for work and looking for a job. Why should so much attention ...

1075. Unwanted Freedom

John 8:31-36

Sermon

Chris Ewing

... allows for few dreams. So in discussing "freedom," the kind of political voice and consumer "good life" that we take for granted are not even on the table; they would not have entered Jesus' hearers' imaginations. A much more gritty kind of reality is in view. In Jesus' day, slavery was commonplace. Some slaves were captured in military raids, and of course some were born into slavery, but it was much more common for people to be enslaved as restitution for debt, or to enter slavery voluntarily as an escape ...

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