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101. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... the sun rises the next morning, it beats down on Jonah's skull with tropical cruelty, and once again Jonah is ready to give up. What kind of God is God, anyway? Does God not owe it to Jonah, a prophet, to keep him alive -- and comfortable? Is ... the rushing of his blood was like the thunder of cannon in his ears: and even then it was not his last word, because he would give up his life with a triumphant cry of trust: "Father, into Thy hands I commit my spirit!" This is the One who brought to light, and to ...

102. More Than "Turkey Day" (New) Thanksgiving

2 Chronicles 9:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... class about a missionary’s son in Chile who had contracted hepatitis. The teacher wanted the class to buy the boy something to cheer him up. The children voted to buy the missionary’s son a bicycle. Amanda’s little heart broke at the thought of giving up her bicycle money, but she knew that the missionary’s son needed it more than she did. So she gave every hard-earned dollar to the Sunday School teacher. Years later, Amanda fell in love with a college classmate named Phillip. Amanda’s and Phillip ...

103. What Is That in Your Hand?

Exodus 4:1-17

Sermon

James McCormick

... that the result is not our responsibility, the effort is. As someone said, the point is not our ability, the point is our availability! Once we begin to calculate our chances for success in the big enterprises of life, we will feel like giving up before we begin. Listen: our resources are always inadequate! God’s people are always outnumbered, overwhelmed, and under-financed. History is full of causes that should have been lost causes if we looked only at the obvious. But, again and again remarkable, life ...

104. At Cross Purposes

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... at the end. However, no one responded to the appeal. Within minutes after the service ended, the two teenagers were at the old man's side. "That was a nice story," politely stated one of them, "but I don't think it was very realistic for a father to give up his only son's life in hopes that the other boy would become a Christian." "Well, you've got a point there," the old man replied glancing down at his worn bible. A big smile broadened his narrow face. He once again looked up at the boys and said ...

105. Favoritism Forbidden

James 2:1-13, James 2:14-26

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... (Eccles. 11:5). When one dies, the spirit or breath returns to God and the body crumbles into dust (Eccles. 12:7). Spirit and breath are identical words in Hebrew and in Greek (rûaḥ and pneuma respectively), so breathing one’s last is often seen as giving up spirit (e.g., Gen. 49:33; cf. John 19:30; Luke 23:46; and Mark 15:37 for three descriptions of the same death). For the Jew and Christian death is never welcome. Their Greek neighbors rejoiced in the freeing of the immortal soul from the prison ...

106. Faith and Deeds

James 2:14-26, James 2:1-13

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

107. Proper 18

Psalm 139:1-24, Philemon 1:8-25, Philemon 1:1-7, Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, Luke 14:25-35

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... place of love, a lesser loyalty. Perhaps it was more like the kid who loves apple pie and ice cream but hates broccoli and beets. 4. "Even Life Itself." (v. 26) This is not a death wish or a desire for martyrdom. It is a willingness to give up attachment to anything that would deter a person from making a total commitment, including family ties, possessions, and risk of death. 5. "Cannot be My Disciple." (vv. 26, 27, 33) Though a disciple might be a learner and a follower of a teacher, Jesus expected more ...

108. What Does God Really Want?

2 Corinthians 8:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... any time you can change the allocation of what you give. If you decide eventually to stay here then give all or most of what you are going to give here. If you decide eventually to go North, then give most if not all of what you're going to give up North. The good news is either way you'll be investing in eternity. But this was still not the climax of the story. Paul had really not expected a financial response, but they went beyond what Paul wanted and they gave what they really knew God wanted. "And this ...

109. Losers Keepers

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... did, and we do, too....right down to this day. Undoubtedly, our morning Scripture came out of the church’s experience of persecution in the earliest centuries. The first readers of this Gospel understood it literally; to be a follower of Jesus was to give up one’s life for Him and His cause. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, like most others in the German Church in the days of Hitler, could have chosen to keep silent. But because his faith could allow no such passivity in the face of tyranny, he became involved ...

110. Prayer Changes Things

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... Mark when four men never gave up on bringing their paralyzed friend to Jesus. They carried their friend on a mat to a home where Jesus was teaching. The crowd surrounding Jesus was so large they could not even get in the front door. But they did not give up. They had faith that they could get to Jesus and he could heal their friend. They climbed up on the roof of the house and dug a hole through it and lowered their friend down to Jesus. Jesus was so impressed with their faith that he forgave the paralytic ...

111. Out On A Sycamore Limb

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... , Zacchaeus did not give mere intellectual assent to the message of the gospel but engaged in full repentance and true faith that involved his whole person. Unlike the rich person mentioned in chapter eighteen of the gospel of Luke who would not give up his riches, Zacchaeus was willing to give back more than the law required. Also, we know that the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus only occurs in Luke, not the other gospels. Peter Gomes, recalling his worship in the black church in Plymouth, Massachusetts ...

112. On the Ropes: Round 2 - Debating God

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Persistence develops spiritual power. Do you know what tough times are? Tough times – a chance for you to show how a person acts who truly trusts God. The word “wait” literally means “be patient in persistence.” When you can’t find God in tough times don’t give up, don’t blow up, but look up. It is interesting if you put a buzzard in a pen 6 - 8 feet square and entirely open at the top, in spite of his ability to fly he will be an absolute prisoner. Why? He always begins a flight from ...

113. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... . Matthew 5:11–12 is the background, for Jesus calls blessed those suffering for good deeds. This is a reversal of the world’s evaluation, and James implies that “the same happiness can be yours.” Since the prophets’ happiness was because they did not give up but persevered, perseverance is also required of Christians. In this vein, Jesus had earlier said that the truly saved is “whoever holds out to the end” (Matt. 10:22; 24:13; Luke 21:19), and Paul will point out that it is those who cross ...

114. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

115. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

116. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

117. When The Recession Reaches Your House

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... to die. That is about as desperate as a person can become. Some of you may have been nearly that desperate at some point in your life. Life can look so bleak at times. What do you do when you're that low? One thing you don't do is give up. On December 20, 1986, Sir Harry Platt, 100, died at his home in Manchester, England. Platt was unusual not just because he lived to be 100 nor because he was considered to be a founder of modern orthopedic surgery, nor that he was a president of the Royal College of ...

118. When The Economy Goes South

1 Kings 17:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... things as marital heartaches and concerns about our family, our health, or our job. What are these timeless principles? For one thing, don't give up. That's what the first widow was ready to do. Before Elijah got hold of her she was going to go home and ... in your life. Life can look so bleak at times. What do you do when you're that low? One thing you don't do is give up. On December 20, 1986, Sir Harry Platt died at his home in Manchester, England. He was 100 years old. Platt was unusual not just because he ...

119. An Absolute Cure for Boredom

Philippians 3:7-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... to his life of moral conflict and spiritual struggle and just tough it out. Could he live like that, Pastor Murrell asked? No, the man replied. He was at a breaking point. Something in his life had to change. So Pastor Murrell proposed option number two. He could simply give up serving God at all. He could go back to living the way he wanted to live like he did before he gave his life to Christ. He could forget all about serving God. He could settle for a life of doing what felt good. He could take as his ...

120. Sleep With the Lions Without Being Eaten

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... to pray three times a day as it was to eat three times a day. You see, Daniel had one rock-rib he would not give up; he would defy the law before he would deny the Lord. Now somebody says, "But you are to render to Caesar that which is Caesar' ... to the authority of God. Daniel believed in God, therefore Daniel believed in prayer; and because he believed in both, he would not give up either one. Now it would have been so convenient to compromise. Daniel could have said, "Well, I'll just pray in secret." He ...

121. Give Them Good News...

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... ? Instead of condemning the world and everything and everyone in it, offer people the Resurrection Hope. Give people Christ and a vision of what they can become in Christ. Make his far more excellent way of life so real and so exciting, such good news, that they will gladly give up their old way of life in order to pursue it. Don't give them the bad news, but the good. Don't tell them about their sins; tell them about the Savior. Give them Good News: It'll totally disarm them! They won't be expecting it and ...

122. It Doesn't Matter What I Do

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... the $140,000 to the estate and said they have no regrets about their decision. "Morally, we believe we did the right thing," Jake said. "It didn't feel right to keep it." (4) I'm not even going to ask how many of you think they were dumb to give up that much money? I don't want to be disappointed. But listen carefully to the words of the Psalmist: "Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in ...

123. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... have often gone on strenuous fasts to obtain better living conditions. We will remember seeing vividly portrayed on television (May 1989) the 300 students falling in the streets of Beijing, China, as they fasted for political power and freedom. And as we fast for health: we give up something if it reduces cholesterol, lets us live longer, or pleases us when we look in the mirror. But would we fast for God? Isn't that asking too much of a fast-food generation, a people that not only wants what we want to eat ...

124. Love Without Limits

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... 's faith as all of us have our faith tested now and then when we ask for help from God and/or from God's people and either we feel ignored or the answer seems to be "no." The temptation then is to give up on God, give up on the church, give up on other people, or give up on ourselves. It is then that only love, in this case the woman's love for her daughter, can break through the limitation of fear and despair -- call it the limitation of believing that some things are impossible. Everybody needs that kind ...

125. Advice For Soldiers At The Front

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... without their pin that says "There's Hope." (2) That is God's first word to each of us this morning. There's hope. Don't give up. And here's another: PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD. Notice that St. Paul says the whole armor. A little piece here and there ... way. The battle Paul described can only be won by the entire community of faith. Working together, we are less likely to give up. And we can remind one another to have on our protective gear ” especially the shield of faith. And by praying together, we ...

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