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1151. It's a Wonderment

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... That way we'll never forget this moment." It was more than a Kodak moment and Peter wanted to capture it for all eternity and never leave. But just as quickly as it began, it was over. A cloud descended on them and a voice from the cloud, the voice of God ... we're like children who want every day to be Christmas. We don't want it to end. Neither did Peter. Peter didn't want to leave but he wasn't allowed to stay on the mountain top and neither are we. The transfiguration wasn't meant to last, but it was meant ...

1152. You Will Always Have The Poor With You…

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... turns us into that Judas who jumped on Mary with a quick accusation. “That money could have been given to the poor!” And one must admit that there is some credence to this, until we look deeper into the story and reality of the resurrection live. Jesus says, “Leave her alone. You always have the poor among you, but you do not have me.” He rebuts Judas, trying to get him to keep his eyes on the ball. As we move toward Jerusalem and Palm Sunday, it’s important that we come together as a people of ...

1153. Show Us the Father

John 14:8-17, 25-27

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... power, the church could not exist. Without that power, the church could not be a witness in this world. Without her witness, the church is nothing. On the day Philip asked his infamous question, Jesus began to wrap up that part of the conversation with these words. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). He does not give as the world gives. He gives the Holy Spirit — the best gift of ...

1154. What's a Human Book?

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... speaking fees. He says, “I told the Lord that I would spread his word to every corner of the world that I could when he restored me. And if one person is saved or one person rededicated their life, it’s all worth it.” (4) I hope before you leave here this morning, you will examine some of your expectations and experiences with Jesus. If you don’t know anything about Jesus, if you have questions and don’t know what to do with them, then I hope you’ll stick around and ask. Because Jesus was God in ...

1155. Have You Seen a Buck Flying Past?

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... want you to waste your life. He wants you to understand that God is your Master, and God created you for His own purposes. He wants you to understand that whatever you desire most becomes your master. And that the master you serve will shape the legacy you leave. What if tonight God came to you and asked, “What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management. . .” Don’t you want to know how God could use you if you committed yourself fully to His purposes? If you do, then I encourage you ...

1156. Watch This!

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... it will turn into an embarrassing situation for everyone — particularly for the one who tried to get the better position. Jesus points out that the host will have to ask you to move and let the more important guest take your place. Embarrassing indeed. Jesus did not leave it at that, however. He went a step further. He gave everyone this advice: “But when you are invited, take the lowest place” (Luke 14:10). I’m not sure how that sounded to most of the guests there that day, but I’m sure at least ...

1157. A Young Man's Vow

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... villagers cut off from the rest of the world.’ ‘If you want to come any further,’ the leader says, ‘you’ll have to leave your packs behind, from here on the path is too steep to carry all that stuff. You probably won’t find it again. And ... , for whose sake a man will pluck out his eyes which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.”[4] We all want to be in control of our lives, believing that is what is best for us. But the ...

1158. The Joy Of Being Found

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... joy. She must tell others. She had a party. Her joy must not be kept to herself, but she must share it with someone else. The first parable is about a lost sheep. Jesus said: “Which one of you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?” (15:4). What follows was a celebration. ”When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends ...

1159. God IS

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , as you partake in Holy Communion, as you contemplate God, this world, and your faith, let your mind be free for a moment to soar beyond what you know. Instead, marinate in the impossibility, supernaturality, and vast incomprehension of God. I guarantee, you will leave this place with a greater appreciation of your reality, the place you call home, your life, your neighbors, and above all your faith. May you too look forward to spending eternity as part of God’s amazing and beautiful world, both this one ...

1160. What Power Fears Most

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , he was determined to rid the world of what he saw as an urgent threat. With God’s help, the Magi were on to Herod’s intent. When they reached Bethlehem, instead of returning to inform Herod of the whereabouts of the child, they warned Joseph and Mary to leave Israel and protect the child at all costs. Because Herod now had no idea where to find the child, he issued a decree that all children ages two years and under should be killed both in and around the area of Bethlehem. The joy of the Messiah’s ...

1161. To Cross Over

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... could probably describe most of us, if not all of us. We question. We doubt. We wonder. We worry. Perhaps at the top of the list is the insecurity of money. But, there are many other things to ponder: health, family, friends, work, and all of this leaves us in a quandary of insecurity. How do we overcome that insecurity? We seek the ado- ration of adoring fans who pay an exorbitant amount of money to purchase a ticket to come and see us perform. Those flashing light bulbs, the waving arms, the selfies, must ...

1162. The Ear of the Heart

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... to move beyond just the comprehension of the Christ event, but to allow worship to become a call to action. We are to act in accordance with our sons of praise. So then, how are we to apply the Philippian Christological hymn to our lives as we leave this sanctuary this morning? Beyond the waving of palms what are we to do? The Philippian hymn for Palm Sunday was selected by the editors for placement in the Revised Common Lectionary as a testimony to the meaning of Holy Week. During this coming sacred week ...

1163. He's Not Dead Anymore

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... we begin this day by proclaiming “Hallelujah!” Jesus is fine now. He’s not dead anymore. Just 10 verses capture for us the totally unexpected, earth-shaking, life-changing power and promise of Jesus’ resurrection. And I don’t want any of us to leave here today the same people we were when we walked through these doors. We need to experience Jesus’ resurrection as if we were witnesses to it, as if it were happening this very morning. Every person who experienced Jesus’ resurrection exhibited a ...

1164. Equipped for Our Calling

Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... ’re supposed to. It’s called “playing hooky.” It comes from an old Dutch term for the game “hide-and-seek.” So a person who is playing hooky from work is hiding from their boss for the day. (1) It’s a good thing that more companies are offering personal leave days, even mental health personal leave days, so that employees can take time to relax and relieve their stress. I read a news story from the Associated Press a few years ago about an Arizona man who must have needed a few extra personal ...

1165. Living at Cross-Purposes

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Your life is not meaningless or random. The God who created our vast and awesome universe knows you individually. And God values you. The God who made you in His holy image will never leave you or forsake you. If we really believed this, our fears would evaporate. We could take up our cross and follow Jesus with confidence, knowing that a God who loves us enough to count the very hairs on our heads has a purpose for our lives. I read ...

1166. Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon

William G. Carter

... will be separated from the bad. (Matthew 13:47-50) The day will come, he said, when the sheep will be separated from the goats, all on the basis of whether or not they learned to show compassion and care. (Matthew 25:31- 46) Jesus said, “Leave it alone.” When it’s harvest time, better hands than ours will handle it. In the meantime Jesus never said we should acquiesce to “the evils that we deplore.” Faithful Christian discipleship always works for good. It works for God’s good, and it works for ...

1167. One Tough Master?

Matthew 25:14-28

Sermon

Will Willimon

... where you do not sow, gathering where you haven't even scattered. You are a hard man. Tough." But come to think of it, that's only the third servant's opinion of the master. The master doesn't confirm or deny his opinion of his business methods. Which leaves the matter open for us to decide. What do you think of this master? When the story begins, we are not inclined to think of the master as a hard-hearted business man. In fact, we might think just the opposite. How many hard-hearted business people do you ...

1168. I Have Been Gifted!

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Sermon

Ronald Love

... easily 30% of our leadership meeting time discussing the issues of the UMC, and we realized that this was not good stewardship of our time and resources for the kingdom of God.” Grace Fellowship is not the first church to leave the United Methodist Church as they became disillusioned and were weary of being swallowed up in this controversy. Controversy engulfed the Corinthian church, and it was the intent of Paul’s letter to reestablish unity among the parishioners. Unfortunately, all congregations ...

1169. A Courageous Leader

Judges 4:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... . . . I also learned that I was accountable for each day — for the opportunities and responsibilities and work of that day. I did not know what the future was, how long I would be in India, or what was going to happen to my parents in America. I learned just to leave all that with God and remember my daily accountability for what He placed there for me to do.” (7) When we frame reality around God’s faithfulness and God’s promises, then we can ...

1170. Knowing, and Known

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... time and refused. It was offered a third time and accepted. It was a simple way of saying that both parties understand that the visitor is welcome as a guest, to eat and sleep in the safety of the bedouin’s home. But on the third day, they have to leave. It was an old tradition and, unfortunately, it was one that was not practiced that much anymore. By the time the three men approached the old man’s tent, they had already passed a dozen others that did not wave or offer a cup. That was one of the things ...

1171. Click to Unfriend

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... with them were so large it was hard to tell who was really in control of it. All she knew was that they had come for Jesus, and they took him away. Then she saw Judas following the group up the road toward the city. Earlier, she had seen him leave the seder room before it was over, but didn’t know why until someone told her when they got to the garden. She followed them toward the city as well, watching for the other disciples to try and find out what had actually happened and where they were going. She ...

1172. We Need Another Miracle

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... minimize the dangers of CO2 are a looming disaster. The trapped heat exacerbates western wildfires. The alternating challenges of drought and flooding have made sustainable farming impossible in areas where self-support used to be possible, resulting in folks leaving their homes as refugees seeking simply the opportunity to create a life. As the planet’s relentlessly warming oceans expand and great glaciers and ice sheets melt into the seas, the saltwater continues to rise which threatens everything from ...

1173. Vengeance: Human and Divine

Matthew 13:1-9 · Isaiah 44:6-8 · Psalm 1-12, 17-18, 23-24

Sermon

Will Willimon

... to sit at a banquet table while my enemies are forced to watch me eat. Those horrid Jones' who always looked down their noses at us, may then have to watch us prosper--that'll serve them right. What do you do with that? Well, we can ignore it. Just leave it out of our hymnal. Don't think about it. Tell ourselves, ''The Bible is all sweet thoughts and kind sentiments--smile, be nice, ignore it. But if we believe that the Bible, the whole Bible, is inspired by God and worthy of our study and belief.... Or we ...

1174. “I Will Sing the Lord’s Praise, for He Has Been Good to Me”

Psalm 13:1-6

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... honestly with God. Literature: Stories for the Journey, by William R. White. In this book, White shares the story of a seminary professor, Hans, who was devastated by the loss of his wife. The grief was so profound that Hans could not eat and would not leave his home. Concerned for their colleague, the seminary president and three professors visited Hans at his home. Hans confessed to them, “I am no longer able to pray to God. In fact, I am not certain I believe in God any more.” Undeterred, his friends ...

1175. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... . . . Seleucus II (246–226 BC) and enter his fortress; he will fight against them and be victorious.[8] He will also seize their gods, their metal images and their valuable articles of silver and gold and carry them off to Egypt. For some years he will leave Seleucus alone.[9] Then Seleucus will invade Ptolemy’s realm but will retreat to his own country.[10] His sons Seleucus III (226–223 BC) and Antiochus III (223–187 BC) will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an ...

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