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101. Adopted! Thank God!

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... every Wednesday evening about 7:00 and didn’t reappear for two hours. Every Sunday morning the dog likewise disappeared for a couple of hours. One Sunday the man’s curiosity was so aroused that he decided to follow and see where the dog went. Hurrying to keep up, the man followed the dog to the little church where this woman had worshipped so faithfully. He watched as the dog took its seat on the aisle while the service went on. At the close of the service, the dog went to the altar and took its ...

102. A Loving Parent

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... funny, David! What do you mean?” The son texted: “Mom, LOL means Laughing Out Loud.” Mom replied: “Oh, no! I thought it meant Lots of Love.” Then she added: “I have to call everyone back.” (1) That’s all right, Mom. It’s hard to keep up nowadays. A few years ago, the Des Moines Register newspaper asked readers to send in stories of their Mom’s love. A woman named Donna Devereaux Copeland submitted this short, but powerful example of a mother’s love and comfort: “On my first day of ...

103. The Tinsel Time Machine

Drama

Edward Long

... about the same age. MR. RANDALL: Works in a large factory near Shadybrook, but at this Christmas season finds himself laid off. MRS. RANDALL: Doing her best to provide income by taking on a part-time job packing and sorting eggs. She tries to keep up the family spirit, but by Christmas Eve her spirit is badly depleted. KLAUS KINDERMANN: A German tailor imprisoned by the Nazis in a camp somewhere in Germany, in 1944. A friend of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. CAROLERS: Various ages of young people going from house to ...

104. THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAP

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... as his neighbor could have twice as much. After agonizing over this, the man finally made the wish that he would lose one eye!) We’re not quite that bad, but we’re not too far from it on occasion! Maybe it’s not comparisons that are our real concern. "Keeping up with the Jones’s" may be not quite the hang-up for a lot of us that "Getting along with the Jones’s" is. It may be that we couldn’t care less what kind of a car Mr. Jones drives if he’d only keep his kids from running ...

105. Academics, Fanatics, and Other Disciples

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... search for approval and approbation from our peers sometimes cause us to forget the loyalty and allegiance we once swore to Jesus as Lord and Master. We acknowledge we have paid more attention to our doubts than to his challenge to doubt our doubts. Determined to keep up on the daily news, we have neglected the eternal truths to be found in your Word. Striving to be "in the know" for the present age, we have avoided searching for the truths for the age to come. Forgive our dalliance and diffidence, O God ...

106. When We Are Uncertain about The Future

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... few years. And the Stock Market has been wildly erratic. The value of your home equity took a tremendous hit a few years back and it still has not made it back to the plus side of the ledger. And so you are becoming fearful. How will you ever keep up with the pace of inflation? Does anybody know what I’m talking about? One reason Abram was uncertain was because he and his wife were childless. Some of you know that heartache. It is a very difficult human condition to go through at any time in history. But ...

107. Click to Unfriend

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... them this would happen, she heard herself scream “NO!” But no one heard her or even cared. Mary watched as Barabbas was brought out and turned loose, while Jesus was taken away by a group of Roman Centurians. She fought through the crowd to keep up with them until they reached the Antonia Fortress where she watched as he was taken inside and the gates shut behind them. As the morning passed and became afternoon she tried to find people who could tell her what was happening inside the fortress; what ...

108. Plan Your Leisure - Jesus Did His!

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... I have felt guilty taking the phone off the hook while I walk down the hall and back! You find yourself often pushing, striving, worrying, deciding, promoting, struggling, and only sometimes enjoying. You struggle to keep yourself going, keep others going, and just keep up with whatever is going. When ... how ... do you ever relax? Really relax, so that the muscles in your neck, your shoulders, your back, your abdomen are calm and have no need to produce a posture? When does your brain ever get the message ...

109. Moses's New Job

Exodus 4:18-31

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... mostly men older than me. The boy-child killing backfired on Pharoah. So he quit after twenty years, realizing he was depleting his labor force. He has put women to work. He has cut water and food rations. He's become paranoid about the Hebrews. If he keeps up the harassing and the assassinations, there won't be a nation for God to give as a blessing to the world. We plan no military attacks. We plan no retaliation. We plan to exit this place as gracefully and low-key as possible. Pharoah may not cooperate ...

110. Jerry's Christmas

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Clark D. Cowden

... because he loved them so much. But, at the age of 70, Jerry was starting to slow down. He had six children, 12 grandchildren, and six great-grand children. The mansion was too much for him to keep up. Jerry had always dreamed of retiring up north in the woods, where he could be close to nature. So he found a little house he could keep up, 1000 miles to the north. He loved his family so much, but he felt they needed to be on their own without him always telling them what to do. So, with tears in his eyes, he ...

111. How To Be Truly Wealthy

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... just willing to put in the long hours. If they are willing to make money their first priority. But the price of the good life is rising at an alarming rate. So we just have to work harder, earn more, put our nose to the grindstone, whatever it takes to keep up with the Joneses. That’s the American way, isn’t it? Sadly, in many cases it is. We can see a dangerous parallel to our lifestyle in the true story of what happened to the citizens on the island of Nauru, a tiny island in the Western Pacific Ocean ...

112. How to Handle the Mess of Stress

Exodus 18:23-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... different things. Some call it the stress factor; some call it the stress ratio; some call it the stress components; some call it the stress formula. Basically, it's the gap between my "ought to's" and my "can't do's." When my "can do" can't keep up with my "want to," frustration, tension, and stress set in. That was exactly the problem with Moses. "And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening. So when Moses' father-in-law ...

113. Who is Greatest Among You ...

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

... of activity and noise. Several students worked part-time in the cafeteria bussing tables and washing dishes so as to help pay tuition and other expenses. Made conspicuous by their white jackets, they worked feverishly during the noon hour trying to keep up with the influx of students all wanting a clean table instantly. Unfortunately, a crudely callous tradition had developed there in the dining hall. Anytime one of the table servers would accidentally drop a plate or glass onto the floor, the students ...

114. 'Nevertheless': A Word of Faith

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... longer deserves to be called our son.” Then here comes that word again! "NEVERTHELESS, if you want us to persevere with that boy, we will try. If you will help us demonstrate tough love, we will. If you can break into his hard, cold, addicted heart, we will keep up our vigil of love and prayer.” Back we go to the Sea of Galilee. So great was the catch of fish that Simon had to call to his partners, James and John, to bring their boats. Both boats were so overloaded with fish that they could barely make ...

115. The Problem Is Not Faith

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... words in a more contemporary setting, we might imagine paying our light bill. When you send that small fortune off to pay for your utilities, you don’t expect a letter back from the president of the power company saying, “Well, done! You paid on time! Super job! Keep up the good work! We’re proud of you!” No, we pay our bill because that is our responsibility, particularly if we don’t want our lights turned off. Or, when we pay our taxes, we don’t expect a letter from the commissioner of the I.R ...

116. Lifelong Disciples

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... grandchildren see when they look at you? Do they see an adult who is functioning as an informed and mature person in most parts of your life? Do they see you competent and responsible in your work? Do they see you managing your finances well, keeping up to date and being able to discuss politics, economics, and world affairs in an intelligent way? Taking an interest in your community and investing yourself in organizations and movements that make it a better place? Do they see all of that, or in contrast ...

117. What Do I Do When The Load Is Too Heavy?

Exodus 18:13-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... things. Some call it the stress factor. Some call it the stress ratio. Some call it the stress component. Some call it the stress formula. Basically, it is the gap between my "ought to's" and my "can't do's." When my "can do" can't keep up with my "want to," frustration, tension, and stress set in. That was exactly the problem with Moses. "It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. Now when Moses' father-in-law ...

118. A Few Remaining Tremors

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... , “If you will just give me enough time I will pay you back.” I guarantee you hell will freeze over, monkeys will fly, and I will become a Florida Gator fan, before that man is ever going to pay that debt back. Unless reincarnation is true, and that man can keep up a pace of working 21 lifetimes, 7 days a week, living on nothing and giving all his money back to that king, that king is never going to see his money. What does this have to do with us? Remember, we are in every story that Jesus told. Do you ...

119. The World's Best Kept Secret

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... teenager, I had labored under the assumption that the only way for me to go to college was on a football scholarship. And that's exactly what I set about to accomplish. During my days at Furman, I had a roommate who was extremely studious. I wanted to keep up with him, so I threw myself, with a passion, into every curricular and university service pursuit that he did. One day in my junior year, I went to the office of my history professor to discuss a paper. At the end of the conference he said, "Warlick, I ...

120. Abraham and God's Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... would father a mighty nation. When we come to today’s lesson, many years have passed and Sarai is still barren. She is now in her seventies. Children? Even if she had a child at this advanced age, how would she ever have the energy to keep up with it? What hope could there possibly be that God would ever grant Abram and Sarai their deepest and most significant dream, that of parenthood? Many couples through the years have identified with Abram and Sarai’s predicament. Abram was troubled and he let God ...

121. When Saying No Means Yes

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... hard. They were out of water. They didn't know how they would survive. They wanted to go back to Egypt. They complained that God was not doing his job. That's what is called, "tempting God." It assumes that God and I are partners in this business. If I keep up my end of the deal, if I do what I am supposed to do, then God, by god, better do his job. And we know what that job is; to look after us. They thought to be "chosen," meant to have a certain status, or privilege, in this life. What ...

122. True and False Discipleship

Luke 6:46-49, Luke 6:43-45, Luke 6:37-42

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... day, can speak out of character. It is also sadly possible to deliberately conceal one’s true character by the way one speaks, so that the test of “fruit” (6:44) may be needed to unmask a deliberately false profession. But it is not easy to keep up such an act consistently, and truth will come out. 6:46 Lord, Lord. The word kyrios may be used simply as a polite form of address: “sir.” But addressed to a Galilean villager, it is a notable mark of respect, and its repetition suggests a serious ...

123. Proper 9

Galatians 6:1-10, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... out laborers into the harvest to visit and witness. Evangelism is a year-round project which never ends until all are safely brought into the Kingdom. In witnessing it is easy to get tired, to lose heart, and to want to do something else. Paul urges us to keep up the good work. Outline: Keep up the good work of a. Sowing in the Spirit v. 8. b. Doing good to all vv. 9-10. c. Glorying in the cross v. 14. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 30 "O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed ...

124. His Suffering Servant

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... so at work in his world, we accept the role of servant through whom God will work healing. How? lt might mean this. My car is ten years old. There is enough money to buy a new one. But if I did that, it would be a lot harder to keep up the kind of giving I know I should be giving to my church, to the hungry of the world, to a list of charities and causes. So, I'll take care of my ten year old car and keep her going. It might mean this. Do you have a friend ...

125. Who Is God Anyway?

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... end? Thousands of new magazines and journals were launched in the United States in the last few years. The Harvard Library subscribes to more than 160,000 journals. (2) Information is exploding all around us. It is a challenge just to keep up. But keep up we must. In the April 1989 issue of Cook's magazine, Christopher Kimball, publisher and editorial director, unveiled a theory he calls the Ascending Organ Thesis. The idea has application beyond the kitchen. "During the 40s," Kimball explains, "you had to ...

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