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1076. Weaving the Spirit’s Trail

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a pittance to those who worked for only one hour, he paid them a full day’s wages. The same holds true for those hired at three, and at noon, and at nine. All those who labored in this landowner’s vineyard on that day, no matter for how long or how little, received the full daily wage of a denarius. What was generous at the get-go was outrageous for one hour’s work. How would the grocery stores in your home town feel if suddenly one store started paying their workers ten times what was expected or ...

1077. Don’t Fear the Wait

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... letter in response. He began, "It is now 35 years since I, a little boy of six, was left quite alone in the world. You sent me word that you would give me a home and be mother to me. I have never forgotten the day when I made the long journey of ten miles to your home. I remember being disappointed that instead of coming yourself, you sent your servant, Caesar, to fetch me. I well remember my tears and anxiety as, perched atop your horse and clinging to Caesar, we rode off to your home. Night fell before we ...

1078. Wanted: A Lasting Marriage. Only Good Chemists, Bad mathematicians, Expert Soul-O-Flexors Need Apply

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of money can buy. You can't inherit it; you can't discover it; you can't even own it. What is it? What is this remarkable commodity that draws gasps of astonishment and admiring glances when it is revealed? It's a miracle marriage a long-lasting, loving marriage of two committed people. It used to be only Golden Anniversary couples that got our attention, and even then it was as much for the sheer survival of the individuals as for the survival of the marriage. But as divorce statistics have skyrocketed ...

1079. Call the Tribe of Issachar Together

Luke 12:49-56

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... who has ever had even one day go exactly according to plan? Yet nothing is more comforting (albeit futile) than carefully plotting out exactly what you're going to be doing two, five, or even 10 years into the future. Isn't it remarkable that long-range plans almost never predict that the stock market will plunge, or assets will devalue, or products will become obsolete, or expectations will radically alter, or scandal will rear its head, or people will demand better. Little wonder that there is a new book ...

1080. Mark 12:38-44

Mark 12:38-44

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... and least capable further impoverishing themselves and their households as they attempted to support the needs and wants of members of the religious establishment. Most risky of all was Jesus' taking issue with the prayer life of these scribes. He accuses them of offering long prayers to God, not as an attempt to seek God's will or praise God's name, but as a means of asserting their superior piety. Divine judgment awaits sham and shame. This haunting, threatening comment is Jesus' final public word in Mark ...

1081. About Sex

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... your status in life, whatever the reason may be. A person does not need to be married to be a whole person in God’s eyes. We are all valued. But it is important to understand that sexual relationships are to be a part of a life-long monogamous relationship. As someone has said, “God created safe sex. He called it marriage.” We need to awaken to the moral drift that is occurring in our culture, even among church members, and ask ourselves whether we have allowed ourselves to become a part of a culture ...

1082. Remember Me

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:18-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the presence of the risen Christ, but did not recognize him? At the end of the story they did have their eyes opened and they did recognize him. How? Luke tells us, “And he was known to them in the BREAKING OF THE BREAD” (24:35). As long as we have the bread and the cup, we will remember. A pastor was preparing to lead a new confirmation class. He had worked diligently to gather all of the needed biblical and theological materials. The pastor’s own daughter was in this particular group, and so he ...

1083. A Time to Remember

John 6:16-24

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Brett Blair

... in a real sense that is what we do when we partake of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. By partaking of the bread and wine we are seeking to recover the experience of salvation. Like the novelist Proust, it causes us to think back on experiences that happened long ago and in remembering these experiences we begin to recover our own sense of identity. In a haunting and mystical way the sacrament calls us to remember remember who we are and whose we are.

1084. Go Fly A Kite

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... basic form of free-flying human beings can experience. Is it possible to fly a kite without your soul soaring? All you need to fly a kite is a kid (or a kid’s spirit), a string, tissue paper, two slim sticks. And wind. As long as the kite has wind to buoy it up, as long as the powers of the invisible are there to keep it in the air, and a sturdy string, tethering it to the ground, the kite can fly. But there is a paradox at the heart of kite-flying. In order to stay aloft, you have ...

1085. Familiar Things

John 6:25-59, Matthew 26:17-30, Luke 22:7-38

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Alex Gondola

... outback might find our game of golf rather strange? "Why is that big man trying to punish that little ball by hitting it with that long stick?" he might ask. "He's not trying to punish the ball," you explain. "He's trying to drive it. He wants to put the ... walk over and drop the ball in by hand? It would be a whole lot easier. Trying to hit such a small ball with such a long stick seems like a waste of time." "Well," you respond, "that's part of the challenge. Nobody wants to put the ball in the hole the ...

1086. Until He Comes

2 Timothy 4:7-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... is one thing all of them have in common. Every one of them loves His appearing. Every one of them believes in the literal, physical, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ. A real Christian is someone who from the moment he is saved, looks for, lives for, and longs for His coming, and that is all that matters. Southern Baptists, we will not all agree on everything, but we agree on far more than we disagree on and I exhort us not only to finish well but to finish well together. We are running to Him; He is ...

1087. What Do I Do When My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Deuteronomy 3:1-11, 23-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... That Is Clearer Than Ours God has something that you and I don't have. God has something that we can't have. God has something that money can't buy. God has something that no one on this earth has. God has something no one can ever have as long as they are on this earth. Do you know what that is? The Big Picture. We can see the past. We can see the present, but only God can see the future. We have tunnel vision. God has a panoramic view and that is why the Bible says in Hebrews ...

1088. Parenting 101

Ephesians 6:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... , it is an obligation. Quite frankly, if you will teach your child to obey you, he may not always like you, but I learned a long time ago that although I desire my kids to like me, I demand that my kids respect me. But notice it is not just for ... right and what is required, but what is rewarding. That commandment goes on to say "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." (V.3) You see, God honors the children who honor their parents. Why is this true? There is a practical reason. If ...

1089. Workaholics Anonymous

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... and competitively including play? Do you get irritated when people ask you to stop working to do something else? Have your long work hours hurt your family or other relationships? Do you think about work while driving, falling asleep, or while others are talking ... job, you ought to use the extra time that you have to work for God for free. There is one thing you can always count on. As long as you have a breath in your body, there is a job God has for you to do. At the same time that God showed us ...

1090. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... me alive, as he said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this work to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old." (Joshua 14:10, NJKV) God promised him that day, that no matter how long it took, he would make sure that he lived to take that mountain and to own that land. There is a tragic twist to this story. The children of Israel, because of the disobedience of the people who followed the majority, rather than the minority, and who let ...

1091. Life on the Rock

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... and tragic. The book says hit an iron, a relatively short iron; just keep it straight in the fairway, and short of this Marshy Creek. But Van DeVelde, feeling his oats, pulls out a driver. Now the problem with a driver is, even though you can hit the ball a long way, it is very unpredictable on where it might go. What does Van DeVelde do? He pushes his drive halfway to the Eiffel Tower. Now he has 240 yards to the green with nothing but deep grass and heartache in between. Now the book says just hit a short ...

1092. The Dark Side Revealed

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... escape a judge. You may escape a jury. You may escape justice in the short-run, but you can't escape God or justice in the long run. III. The Dark Side Of Sin Will Condemn You Listen to that verse, just one more time. "Be sure your sin will find you out." ( ... his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how beautiful his roommate Julie was. She had long been suspicious of the relationship between him and Julie and this made her even more curious. Over the course of the evening ...

1093. What Do I Do When I Can't Get Started?

Proverbs 6:6-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... heard me correctly. He said an ant can tell you exactly how to overcome procrastination. "Go to the ant, o sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, Which, having no chief, officer or ruler, Prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provision in the harvest. How long will you lie down, o sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest" Your poverty will come in like a vagabond and your need like an armed man. (Proverbs 6:6-11) We are ...

1094. Experiencing God

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... in the light of Jesus Christ, and many of those listening suddenly knew that the story was for them. God's word began to become a path for them and they reached out in trust toward the God who had been reaching out to them all along. That's the long-range goal of religious experience. To make us aware that we are in the presence of God and to cement our allegiance to him. You may have heard the story of John Newton, the author of such great hymns as "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken ...

1095. What’s So Amazing about Grace?

2 Samuel 7:1-14a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... paralyzes us into inactivity or keeps us from doing the right thing. That, too, is a gift of God. Verse three affirms that not only has grace brought us through a whole host of dangers already, but it also will continue to carry us through. In his long ministry, John Newton served only two churches. When he was sent from his small country church to a big church in London, he started praying for "London Grace." When someone asked him what that was, he replied, "London Grace is a grace of a very high degree ...

1096. A Pair of Ducks and Abundant Life

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... Stop!’ But they said, ‘Not yet.’ Finally, they took me out of the furnace, and someone started to put paint on me and the fumes from the paint made me ill. It made my head swim, and I cried out, ‘Stop!’ But they said, ‘Not yet!’ When at long last they had finished painting, they put me back into the furnace and it was hotter than before. And I cried out, ‘Stop!’ and they said, ‘Not yet.’ Finally, they took me out of the furnace, and after I had cooled down, they placed me on a tabletop ...

1097. Keeping His Word

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... pray that the memories left by the deceased will motivate better living in others. Yes, and some of us who have preached hundreds and even thousands of sermons want just a tidbit now and then to find a place in someone's heart and mind long after we are gone. Does this sound like an unworthy and perhaps unholy competition? Not on your life! For you see, dear friends, what Christians leave really should be a gift from the Holy Spirit. It is a moment tantalizingly suspended between highly mystical phrasing ...

1098. How Not to Become Distracted

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... rabbits. The terrier was at their mercy. But, recently, the list of things cluttering up our dog's life seems to have been growing as long as my own. How not to become distracted is not just a title for a sermon, but a very much needed way of survival for ... to focus on what really mattered at the moment. To sit at the feet of Jesus and learn from him. That's something that will last long after the meal is over and the dishes have been done and put away. It's something we need to learn today as never before. ...

1099. Itchy Ears

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... lots and lots of people. The people themselves are not evil. But our responses can be evil. We can let disappointment kill us or we can find our way through. We can deny that we itch. We can turn off. We can shut down. This strategy will hurt us long term even if it protects us short term. Going underground is not a good place to find God. Indeed, the god of the underground is Pluto, whose name also means "great riches." This is the complaint that is really a request. The anger that is really a begging for ...

1100. Weary in Well Doing

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... a bent as a posture, not even so much a posture as a habit. Christians try to be humble people. Even when someone we love is hurt, we maintain humility. Even when we are scared to death, we maintain humility. This spiritual habit will take us a long way toward positive conflict preparation and resolution. Many ecologists are teaching us how to think small again. It is a way we have lost. They say that the main reversal in our thinking is to understand just how beautiful small is. Humble is one aspect of ...

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