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1151. Advent 4: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Christ of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... by her loss. He decided to honor her in a signal way. He would construct an incredible temple, the likes of which the world had never seen. The temple would serve as her tomb... and would be a memorial tribute to her... and the dramatic symbol of his love for her. Her coffin was placed in the center of a large parcel of land and construction of the temple began around it. No expense would be spared. He wanted to make her final resting place magnificent and breath-taking. But as the weeks turned into months ...

1152. The Healing of the Man with the Withered Hand

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

James W. Moore

... phone, so there was no way to call an ambulance. So David and Judy Heath did what you and I would have done. Their 9-year-old daughter had been bitten by a highly poisonous snake. Time was of the essence, so they scooped her up into loving arms, jumped into their car, and made a mad dash to the nearest hospital. With the car’s emergency lights on and flashing, and the horn blasting, they drove frantically through the streets in search of medical help for their daughter. It was a horrifying life or death ...

1153. I Will Not Leave You Comfortless

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... have come to see Jesus; but you will never see Him." Why? Because you are crowded out. Jesus resolved that this should never be. It was necessary that he go away so that the Spirit could come and make God known in the heart of every believer. Love, truth, and Christ's presence through the power of the Holy Spirit--these are the keys to avoiding a life of desolation. Christ has promised us a Counselor, a Comforter, an eternal Witness to himself. The Spirit is available to all who would receive him. In his ...

1154. God Outwits Us

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... an outwitting dynamic: The creator of all that is, the Sovereign God of the universe has become flesh; He has revealed himself as a loving father. God cannot be less than we are; he must be more. Our understanding is partial and dim, but we know at least that ... feel especially drawn to Him. I feel that I understand some small piece of what suffering is all about and how much he must have really loved me. And even though it is hard to trust and I’m sad and I’m angry, I know deep within me that one day my ...

1155. Tiny Pencils

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of bonfires, but to focus on the fruit of that true vine. How can the vine and branches be woven into the filthy fabric of human wickedness when it's as the true vine that Jesus states most straightforwardly "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends" (John 15:12-13)? Why is it we can be more creative at being evil than at being good? If you look at the history of the church, you can find plenty of ...

1156. What Is Eternal Life?

John 3:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... to win them". “Eucharistic people take their lives and break them and give them in daily fulfillment of what our Lord did and does. He took his life in his own hands. This is freedom. He broke it—-this is obedience. He gave it----this is love. And he still does these simple acts at every table and in every heart that will have its soul and time and eternity meet.” Anglican Bishop Stephen Bayne The night before his crucifixion, this is the prayer Jesus raised to his Father: “this is eternal life ...

1157. Freedom Faith Brings

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... legalism. The life of liberty is experienced in the power of faith. The life of legalism is lived through the power of the flesh. The life of liberty is found in trusting. The life of legalism is found in trying. The life of liberty is seen by faith working through love. The life of legalism is seen by flesh working through the law. The life of liberty is a matter of the internal power of the spirit. The life of legalism is a matter of the external power of the flesh. If you will look carefully in vv. 5 and ...

1158. A Deserter in God's Army

1 Timothy 4:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... are only two classes of Christians: soul-winners and backsliders." You know he was right. What he was saying was that backsliding is not only doing something you ought not to do, it can be the failure to do what you ought to do. If you find yourself loving any pleasure more than your prayers, any book better than the Bible, any house better than the House of the Lord, any table better than the Lord's table, any persons better than Jesus, or any indulgence better than the hope of heaven, you had better be ...

1159. Bart and Homer, Father and Sons

1 Samuel 20:24-42

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... want to celebrate men who are willing to be positive role models for all of our sons; men who are willing to be vulnerable, loving and trustworthy; men who are willing to model the spirit of Christ. A couple years ago, Mitch Albom wrote a Father's Day ... . David and Jonathan understood friendship. They knew what it meant to trust and to be trustworthy, to care and to communicate, to love and to laugh together. If only King Saul could have learned from his sons, how different their story might have been. If ...

1160. The World's Fittest Human

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... overindulgent lifestyles and overactive egos. In this respect, Tiger Woods also seems to be different from many others, at least so far. He is soft-spoken and polite, he was an excellent student, and he enjoys a close relationship with his parents, whom he obviously loves and respects. The Woods say they didn't set out merely to raise a golfer, but to raise a son. Their training regimes for both projects were extensive and intensive. 1 Timothy 4:7b-8 offers all who are "in training" to be better Christians ...

1161. What Is 40 Days Of Purpose?

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... family. We are also a part of His body, because the Bible calls the church - the body of Christ. Anyone who says, "Well I love Jesus. I just don't care for the church" would be like saying, "I like you. I just can't stand your body." Do ... attend that church and to be practically involved in that church? One of the things you are going to do in heaven is to love other Christians. What we are doing in church is practicing for eternity. In God's family there are family responsibilities. In fact, did you ...

1162. Breakfast On The Beach

John 21:1-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... I called you to be and I know you can be. Tend my sheep. C. Then a third time, Jesus asked, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" I wonder if the smoke of the charcoal fire shifted just about then. Or maybe it was the coals that shifted and sparked up as Peter ... another cock crowed. But I think at that moment it all became clear for Peter. He replied, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Lord, I can't hide anything from you. I can't hold anything back from you. You know I would take it all ...

1163. Do We Live in ‘Why’ or ‘Whynot’

Romans 12:3-8, 16-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , "not claim to be wiser than you are." The truth is, none of us know everything, just ask me about the A/C system in the Family Center and I'll prove it. We can all learn from one another. And we have a responsibility to teach one another in loving ways. One day at church one of the little girls was all plugged into her cd player and singing along with the Michael W. Smith CD she had going. She didn't know anyone was listening as she sang her version of the song "Angels Unaware." When she got to ...

1164. Lost? Looking For Happiness

1 Peter 2:9-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... that drinking Coke can change your world. I doubt that drinking Coca Cola will change the world, or we'd be using it for communion instead of grape juice. But I do think the underlying message of the commercial and especially the music is important. "Give a little love and it all comes back to you" is just another way of expressing the Golden Rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." And I believe that it's really that simple. And maybe that's why it feels so alien, so abnormal. Because ...

1165. Gideon: One Giant Leap

Judges 6:11-16

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Father will be seen for who he is in the Son. I mean it. Whatever you request in this way, I'll do. If you love me, show it by doing what I've told you." Jesus wasn't just recruiting followers, Jesus was recruiting them into a conspiracy. Jesus began the ... up, ask if you can wash the windows of the car next to you. The world needs what God has to offer through us, Love, Grace, Mercy and Redemption. Servant Evangelism and the Conspiracy of Kindness is just one of the ways we can offer the world what they ...

1166. The Fellowship of Kindred Minds

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... is not grandiosity. You are not Jesus; you are just one of the boys trying to get in a good word, whenever a good word is appropriate. You don’t have to take the world’s problems on your shoulders, just share the load with those around you. Love does make the world go round. Without it we die, even though we go on in endless motion and activity. Tuesdays with Morrie is a tender story about Mitch Albom, a sportswriter who catches up with Morrie Schwartz, a former professor dying of ALS. The two meet on ...

1167. Serving the Poor—Compassionately

Matthew 25: 31-40

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ?" Those who helped didn't remember helping; those who passed by didn't remember passing by. So the common question of all on the last day is “When? Lord, when?" Mother Theresa once said, “I never look at the masses as my responsibility, I look at the individual. I can love only one person at a time. I can feed only one person at a time. So you begin with one. If I didn't pick up that one person, I wouldn't have picked up 42,000. My whole work is only a drop in the ocean. But if I ...

1168. A Winning Life

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... to this place.” This is the kind of peace of mind that the writer of Hebrews is writing about. “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have,” he writes, “because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake ... in Jesus Christ is our parachute. It allows us to live triumphantly in a world that would beat us down. It allows us to love with great passion. It allows us to live according to our best values, whether or not our way of living finds favor with ...

1169. God’s Most Troubling Promise

Romans 8:28

Sermon

King Duncan

... doesn’t mean God causes all things. We live in a lawful universe. Most of the time, those laws work to our benefit. But every once in a while those laws can be quite cruel. One thing they cannot do, however, is separate us from God’s love. If we love God as God loves us, God has promised us that, in the long term, together we can handle our lives in such a way that we will be able to praise God for His goodness and give thanks for His many blessings. 1. Doc’s Daily Chuckles - go here http://family ...

1170. Family Re:Union - Great Expectations

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

James Merritt

... want you to hear this carefully. Surrender has nothing to do with the pecking order in the marriage. It has nothing to do with who is to be the boss. It has nothing to do with becoming a doormat. It has everything to do with your love for Jesus Christ and your love for your husband. Surrender is simply the willingness to meet God’s expectation for you in the marriage. That is the way that you serve the Lord and you serve your husband. I want to emphasize something. I want you to hear me clearly. This does ...

1171. The Ice Bucket Challenge

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to do a "kid’s triathalon." No matter that at the time of his decision Noah could not even swim. He started training for the swimming, biking, running marathon he would have to complete. But Noah never even considered doing this triathalon without Lucas. Noah’s love for his brother could never leave Lucas on the sidelines. So when Noah competed in his first "kid’s triathalon he swam his four laps in the pool while pulling Lucas in a small raft behind him. He bicycled with Lucas attached to the back of ...

1172. The Good Samaritan (Revised Edition)

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... to an inn to a clean room for rest and regular care. Out of his own pocket, he paid the innkeeper the equivalent of two days' wages and promised more on his return if the expenses were more. It was not required that the Samaritan love the victim the same way he might love his family. He was not required to have warm affection for the victim; rather, he was expected to demonstrate good will and to help him in his need. It was not required that he be a combination lawyer, chaplain, and orthopedic and plastic ...

1173. The New Covenant Acted Out

Hosea 3:1-5

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... with us and our children forever (cf. Deut. 5:29). And so the prayer of every Christian is not only thanks for what God has given us, but also thanks for what God has taken away. Through abundance or deprivation, God works for our good in love. Afterward, emerging from their period of disciplined training, the Israelites will seek their God, verse 5, that is, the covenant relation will be restored or better, be made new (cf. 2:23). And Israel will return to God in obedience, seeking only the good that God ...

1174. Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... evangelism. Object Lesson: Bring some children’s toy tools and some real building materials. (For example, a rubber saw and a real two-by-four, or a plastic hammer and a real nail or two. The bigger the tools, the better. The toys should not be loved by an actual child; they will likely be damaged.) Show people the building materials and explain the task (cutting the board, hammering in a nail), and ask if they believe the tools you brought will suffice. Then proceed to try. You will probably end up with ...

1175. “The King Rejoices in Your Strength, Lord”

Psalm 21:1-13

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... Jesus. I think about how good he’s been to me. He’s been awfully good to me in my life, you know. . . . I’d rather have Jesus. He’s all the world to me.” And then Mabel began to sing an old hymn worshiping God for his amazing love and care.[19] Do you have that kind of joy? Are you able to worship God with authenticity and integrity, even when life is hard? The death of Jesus and Psalm 22 Poetry: “Cowper’s Grave,” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This poem captures one aspect of the meaning of ...

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