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1126. The Fundamentals of Family Ties

1 Corinthians 13:1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud. It is not rude. It is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth. Family is not about power and control, Family is not about ... asking, “If this is the kind of person I am married to, why am I here?” Smalley is very clear in saying if you keep your conflicts at the issue level, people won’t get hurt. If we can resolve our differences at the issue level, then we are ...

1127. The Power of a Personal Commitment

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... widow’s mite,” and I’ve found that true through the years. We are not called to give till it hurts. We must give until it feels good. There is a difference between a tip and a tithe. I meet with a group of men on Wednesday mornings who keep me honest and humble. After the sermon I preached last Sunday about becoming accountable with our financial resources, one of them said to me, “Howard, why don’t you tell us how you really feel about giving?” In case you missed it, here is how I feel. Tithing ...

1128. Holy Waste

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and feel him, you’d know this is an expensive sheep extravagant. He feels like a sheep. He has a little brass bell around his neck and a corsage that was beautiful when it was fresh. You would never guess whose sheep this is. No, it’s not something we keep at the house for our grandson Nathan. No, I didn’t buy it for Jerry. This is my sheep. I found it sitting on our back doorstep on the Saturday afternoon before Easter. I honestly thought someone had brought a gift to Nathan. But the note on it said ...

1129. Heart Religion

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... don’t you think God gets awfully tired of the things we do and the way we live? There is a sense in which that’s what Jesus is saying to the Pharisees in our scripture lesson. You bug me! You pretend to be so good. You keep the religious law. You honor tradition. Every thing outside looks good, but inside you are filled with hatred and pride and jealousy. Jesus’ encounter with the Pharisees was stimulated by their self-righteousness. They saw that the disciples of Jesus did not observe the niceties of ...

1130. The Hungry Monkey

Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18

Sermon

Tony Everett

... to forget. When we show partiality to certain groups, when we carry longstanding grudges and prejudice, we not only wound others, we also wound our own souls. Everyone is wounded, not just the intended objects of our private grudges and selfishness. When we keep our fists tightly clenched around God's gifts, no one, not even ourselves, can share God's blessings. How we relate to all God's children does reveal a measure of faithfulness to God. Holy living is really tough! Loving our neighbor as ourselves ...

1131. Righteous!

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... numbered among sinners and becomes as one of them. He is also guilty under the very law of God. Therefore, he must die as a sinner, cursed, a criminal, on a cross reserved for the worst sort of law breakers. This is all part of God's marvelous plan to keep his promise. This is all part of God's plan to show his righteousness and love to the world. God decides to love the world by taking upon himself in his very own Son the sin, suffering, pain, and judgment that we all deserve. Someone must pay for all this ...

1132. Getting Off the Merry-Go-Round

Romans 8:1-11

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... and purpose for our lives. We are "incurably theolatrous." We have no choice in the matter. Yet, we must choose. We always have some reason to get out of bed in the morning. There is always something we live for and that keeps us from throwing in the towel. And that "reason" is our god and that god keeps us going. We poke fun of the natives dancing in the jungle before their stone and wooden idols, but we can't help but have them, too. They fill our lives every day and hour of the week. We are stuck on ...

1133. Football Versus Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... , the object of the game is to get the most points. To win the game, your team needs the biggest score. But in love, no one is trying to win. According to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, love doesn’t keep score. God doesn’t want us to keep score with the people that we love, and most importantly, God doesn’t keep score with us. If you love God and you are trying to do what he wants you to do, he’ll forgive and forget your sins and love you with all his heart. That’s what God wants us to ...

1134. Silly Putty, Play-Doh and Potter's Clay

Jeremiah 18:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... with our faith? Well, just like Silly Putty, some of us are like Play-Doh. Play-Doh is pliable and shapeable. It doesn't bounce, it just kind makes a thud and splat when it hits. And it doesn't transfer images or words like Silly Putty. But it does keep its shape. You can make almost anything out of Play-Doh. All you have to do is let your imagination go wild. I love watching my grandson, Zach, play with his Play-Doh. The only problem with Play-Doh is that it's not made for creating permanent objects. "Play ...

1135. Living The Faith For Dummies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... philosophy: "What's yours is mine, I'll take it." Second, there is the philosophy of the priest and Levite: "What's mine is mine, I'll keep it." And Third, there's the Samaritan's philosophy: "What's mine is yours, I'll share it." That's how I want us to look at ... that counterfeit ten dollar bill I've been carrying for more than a year." (5) If that attitude isn't "What's mine is mine, I'll keep it" I don't know what is. III. What's Mine Is Ours, I'll Share It A. But the attitude we're supposed to have, the ...

1136. On Your Mark, Get Set . . .

Mark 13:1-8, 32-33

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs. [32] "But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. [33] Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. This passage is one that deals with the Return of Christ or the End Times as some people call it. And that causes a lot of anticipation and apprehension for some. As we look at the passage ...

1137. Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief

James 2:1-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... EMPTY You have to come empty. You have to come hungry and needy. You have to come seeking not satisfied. If you're FULL there is no room for God's Grace, love and forgiveness. So you have to empty your heart and soul of all those things that might keep you from feasting at this All You Can Eat Buffet of Grace and Forgiveness. YOU HAVE TO COME EMPTY SO YOU CAN LEAVE FILLED. II. Leave Filled A. And the good news is that when you come empty so you will leave filled. A large prosperous downtown church in London ...

1138. Dress For Faithfulness

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. [17] Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. [18] Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. [19] Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, [20] for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may ...

1139. Rich In His Poverty

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... at the farm where my wife's parents live. It's a great place for kids. Well, there were no video games or cable TV to keep them entertained and the boys were starting to get bored. I was out in great-grandpas' shop looking for something for some little fix it job ... when you reach out to help, you witness the presence of THE TRUE TREASURE of life. The secret of ONGOING TREASURE HUNT is to keep looking. The secret is to call upon the Treasure of Jesus, so you can see His presence in the world. And so you can be ...

1140. Fighting Back Against Falling Back

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . First, initiative: Idleness leads to a life of no consequence. Disciples of Jesus are people of consequence. For Jesus is able to “keep you from falling” (Jude 24) and “make you stand” (Rom.14:4). The reason why initiative is so important is that the ... major industry, ladled and laddered with showers of God’s grace, for us to climb out of old pits and to keep us from falling into new pits. Third, integrity: A certain music critic, covering a performance of a Beethoven concerto, played by ...

1141. John 14:15 21

John 14:15-31

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... ” to “love one another . . . as I have loved you” (John 13:34). Now he defines the future existence of the disciples’ community by the presence of their love, for Jesus and for his commandments. This love must be expressed in action, to “keep” Jesus’ commandments is to live a life that demonstrates love for Jesus and for one another. By being in relationship with Jesus and each other the disciples may now share in a new promise offered by Jesus. Jesus promises “another Advocate” or ...

1142. Wrong!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... always to put butter on a burn? It was the reigning right-thing-to-do for generations. Until it was finally determined to be the single most wrong thing you could do for burned skin. The oil in butter seals in the heat generated by the injured skin, and keeps the burned flesh still burning. Now we all know the “right” thing to do is to immerse a burn in cold, but not ice, water. Buttering a burn is just plain wrong. Medical errors result in an annual death rate in the US equivalent to a full Boeing 747 ...

1143. Cross Purposes

Matthew 10:38-39

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Leonard Sweet

... the tumblers in clear view and the inherent instability of the land we sit on are at, well, cross-purposes. Cross-purposes keep the pet-lover with allergies continually sneezing and snuffling while joyously playing fetch with the dog. Cross-purposes keep the gardener moving slowly and cautiously on arthritic joints while gleefully playing in the dirt. Cross-purposes keep football-loving dads at a daughter's Sunday afternoon ballet recital instead of at the stadium. Making choices that run counter to our ...

1144. Handling Freedom

Exodus 20:1-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... had no intention of following through. Fraud. God says, "No." People knowingly defrauding one another is not part of a truly liberated life. The command could have just as easily read "Do not defraud" as "Do not misuse my name." Commandment #4: "Remember the sabbath day by keeping it holy" (v. 8). No, this has nothing to do with being in synagogue on Saturday or church on Sunday. It does not mean no ball games, no picnics, no fun, as some of us were taught. This is not an insecure deity's way of insisting ...

1145. The Inconcealable Christ!

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... he is, the inconcealable Christ! What He Can Do Cannot Be Concealed! "It is no secret, what God can do!" If Jesus Christ "could not keep his presence secret," we certainly cannot do it! In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that we can no more hide who Jesus Christ ... ; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" (Hebrews 13:5b). He cannot be hidden, for even "He could not keep his presence secret" (Mark 7:24). He is the omnipresent one who is always there for his people. We Cannot Conceal Christ The Bible ...

1146. Cheering for the Underdog

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... Bigboy fell back and was down for the count. He is the only boxer in the history of boxing known to have knocked himself out. Thankfully, most of us are not like Bigboy. We win a few in life, we lose a few, but we hang in there and keep fighting. Still, sometimes it gets discouraging. That’s why it’s important to know that Jesus not only was the underdog and understands what it is to lose, but that Jesus was also victorious and teaches us that we can be victorious, too. Notice these words again, “The ...

1147. 101 Ways to Spend Your Time

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Tim Kimmel

... your seat belts. Get a complete physical. Exercise a little every day for a month. Make sure you have adequate life insurance on both you and your spouse. Write out information about finances, wills, and important business information that your spouse can use to keep things under control in the event of your death. Make sure your family car is safe (tires, brakes, etc.) and get it tuned up. Replace the batteries in your smoke alarm. Put a security system in your house. Attend the parent/teacher meetings of ...

1148. Doing Your Own Thing

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... celery on TV?” (3) That’s true, even if celery is the perfect snack as far as calories are concerned. If we want to lose weight, we’re not going to get any help from Madison Avenue. That’s one reason it’s hard for some of us to keep our weight under control. I heard a hilarious story recently about a man who started a new diet, The Purina Diet named, of course, for Purina dog food. Well, he didn’t really eat dog food, but have you noticed how some people can ask silly questions? Well, this guy ...

1149. It’s a New Year: Take 7 Steps Forward

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Dads to catch some desperately needed shut-eye. For babies old enough to sit up there is a Swing’N’Sway rocker — an infant seat secured in a kind of swing-set stand that allows the child to happily rock back and forth while parents keep an eye out, but keeps their hands free to accomplish other tasks. Both these “Swing’N’Sway gadgets satisfy the baby by giving the child the illusion that they are moving forward or being taken for a walk when in reality they are staying safely in one place. By ...

1150. Whistling Jesus

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Then pointing to the woman on the porch, he said, “That’s my mother. A few years ago she lost her eyesight. Blindness became a very frightening experience for her, and she was feeling very insecure. So I moved her in with us. I figured if I just keep whistling when I’m outside the house, working on the lawn or whatever, she’ll know I’m still with her.” The world is desperate to wet its whistle on the cup salvation. It needs to drink the Living Water of Christ’s love. Will you start whistling ...

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