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1226. Three Modern Meanings of the Ancient Christmas Story

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... her parents came to the hospital they brought another present. But they were never able to stay very long for they were always running off to some luncheon, dinner party or society function. One day the child was particularly unhappy in the midst of all these fine gifts, she held on desperately to her mother as she gave her a kiss and hug before rushing out to the next engagement. The mother tried to interest her in the newest toy she had brought. Through tears the child cried, "Mommy, I want you!" Yes, at ...

1227. What Do You Do When the Lights Go Out?

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Mike Jackson

... that was from the beginning – the Word was with God, and the Word was God…In him was life and the life was the light of all people. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. (John 1:1-5) The gift of Christmas is the gift of light – light in a world full of darkness. This is why we light the Advent candles – to remind us that the Light of the world has come. This is why we decorate trees, homes, and offices with lights – the darkness has been overcome. Jesus is the ...

1228. Grace in the Midst of the Crush of Time

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... the most terrifying phrase in modern life." While many of us experience time as a source of distress, the Bible clearly presents time as a gift. It is, in fact, the only means by which we can receive the grace of God. Time and space are God's chosen media ... do -- and never to feel rushed. The call of God is to slow down, to be present at each moment as it arrives. Time is a gift to be opened one minute at a time -- and no faster. Psalm 90 informs us that God is uniquely able to experience a "telescoping" of ...

1229. Participants In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... belong to Jesus Christ. Now I want you to get that clear. This is the universal aspect of the gospel – over against the claim of some, that the gospel is predestined for a few. Never believe that. The gospel is offered to everyone, but keep the perspective clear. The gift is offered to all, but the privilege belongs to those who by faith belong to the Jesus Christ. The new status that is ours is that of being justified, accepted by God. It is in Christ that we are justified. It is in Christ that we are a ...

1230. The Christian Life Defined By Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... over the faults of others or the weaknesses of others, but sees them clearly, looking beyond them to the heart of things, and continuing to love. Though connected with the light for which Paul prays is not the same as love. Spiritual knowledge and discernment are gifts of the spirit desperately needed in our day, but I don’t know any of the mainline churches that are talking about discernment as something that ought to be present in the life of a Christian. The only people I hear talking about that are ...

1231. Leave Your Stuff Behind

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , save him, immortalize this unseizeable moment, for the junk man is the symbol of all that is going or gone.” Forever after that, Isley said that he could never regard time without having a deep sense of wonder and he sought to receive every moment as a kind of gift that was only his. It’s an image to consider as we begin this year. And to help us appropriate it, let’s look at the scripture. Tucked away in the story of Sojourn of Joseph into Egypt is a verse that is packed with far more meaning than ...

1232. Singing In The Rain

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... we are doing what the Lord asks us to do. Joy comes when we obey the commandments of the Lord. II. In talking about the source of our joy, we have defined the essence of it. Remember, we said earlier that we would return to this: Joy is the gift of the Spirit that becomes a condition of the heart which is confident of its relationship with Christ. That's the essence of joy. So, we need to keep reminding ourselves that joy is more than pleasure, more than happiness. It is a blessedness that is ours because ...

1233. The Art Of Borrowing And Lending A Donkey

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... .) "We're needed! Every last one of us is needed, even those of us who feel no one needs us, those who believe they have nothing to offer that anyone would want. Jesus makes plain, however, that we and God have business with each other. God's self-revelation and gift of love in Jesus Christ inaugurate a mission in which we are to share. The same spirit that dwelt in Christ is to fill us. The ministry of caring love lived out by Jesus is to be lived out by us. The Good News of salvation and peace which Jesus ...

1234. Unworthy or Not?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... use people of all kinds of persuasions and personality types, but God can best use a person who has a healthy sense of his or her own self-worth--who understands that he or she is a creation of God, and, therefore, responsible to God for using his or her gifts in service to God and humanity. God did not call us to be doormats. God did not call us to go around with eyes downcast thinking that we are not good enough to matter in the world. I don’t know anyone who has ever contributed much to the kingdom ...

1235. All This and Heaven Too

Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... read, “I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do,” he knew what Paul was talking about. And when he read, “Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by…grace as a gift” (Romans 3:23-24), he knew that God has touch his life, even his. “Having experienced that grace, Luther could write these words in his hymn, “A mighty fortress is our God”: Did we in our own strength confide? Our striving would be losing. Were not the right man on ...

1236. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... struck by lightning. When you look at those praying hands on the left hand, you can see the black streak going up the hand and along the fingers – the black streak left by the lightning. In a note to me when she sent me the gift, Jeannine said, “There is nothing struck by disaster or devastated by sin that cannot be transformed by the Master’s hands.” Then she added, “The hands that carved these praying hands once processed cocaine for one of Columbia’s big drug lords.” Praise God – with ...

1237. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the action of God that breaks in to make things right again. He is speaking about deep cravings in the soul that come out in our prayers and in our dreams. This is the craving for God that underlies and gives dignity to all our bodily appetites. God’s best gift is to make you ravenous for God. It’s all God has to give. How’s your appetite for God? Is it keen, or has it grown dull, satisfied by other things and perhaps by spiritual junk food. This is the good stuff, where the blessing is, now and later ...

1238. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... to visit the four corners of our county and there erect prayer monuments to ask God to claim our county and make a visit. The best gift God has to give any church is a set of open spiritual eyes and a sense of spiritual emptiness that drives us to prayer. Merely ... us from on high! A church that does not major in the work of praise and prayer is simply not doing its job! Our greatest gift to the world is not our good works but our constant prayer and worship. Our first response is not to act but to pray. You ...

1239. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... But you still wonder, don't you?" Larry nods thoughtfully and answers, "I'm human, Phil."8 What does it mean that my life is a gift? What does it mean that God has allowed me to come within earshot of the message of Jesus, close enough to make a serious response? ... it in yet a third block of teaching Jesus gave us wisdom on managing time in verse 34. Trust God that your life is a gift and that the one who gave it can keep it running: that’s first in verses 25 through 30. Make God’s business your prime ...

1240. An Extraterrestrial Celebration

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He unwrapped it, examined it, and cradled it like a baby. He walked it up and down the aisle. The congregation could imagine the baby growing as he did that. A toddler, a youth, a man. At the clown’s direction, the congregation applauded the presence of this gift among them. Then the clown took out a long railroad spike, jammed it through the bread, and nailed it to a wooden cross on the communion table. There hung the bread from God. The clown fell to his knees and cried. Then he reached up, broke off ...

1241. Branching Out

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Michael Milton

... full.” (John 15.11) But how do we get there? A lot of times we take a wrong turn, we don’t care for the gifts that God has given us, and we end up diseased in our spiritual lives. Maybe someone needs a replacement this morning. Maybe someone needs to ... into that life, but, in fact, we seek to help other families who are in that situation. The life God has given us is a gift, not to leave others behind, but to take them with us. This is what Jesus was doing with His disciples, and that is the greatest ...

1242. Uncle Abraham

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

William G. Carter

... fall short of the glory of God." Then in the very next breath he says, "And they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus ... (made) effective through faith" (Romans 3:22-25). That is the point of why we ... is nothing else to remember or forget. There is nothing you need to do to earn your way inside. You are already there, as a gift - unless, of course, you refuse the offer which has been offered to everybody. Capon says the work of Jesus on our behalf is like this ...

1243. Thank God, We're Already Dead

Romans 6:1b-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... might walk in newness of life." Now, look. According to our church calendar, we are scheduled to baptize a little girl in two weeks. She is a precious little child of God. I am sure she is going to smile at you and win you over. She is a precious gift of God who is being raised by her loving parents. Two Sundays from today, a lot of people are going to be thrilled and delighted when she is baptized. I have only one request to make. After we baptize her, would somebody please tell her what she has gotten ...

1244. When Is Being Right Wrong?

Romans 3:19-28

Sermon

Rick Brand

... and spins smoothly and without wobble or whump, that kind of being put right with God is not a result of the righteousness of the law. The great good news of the Christian story is that being put right with God in relationship has been offered as a gift by the grace offered in Jesus Christ. That is what makes this message of God acting in Jesus Christ so special, so powerful, so refreshing. The word of the Good News is that God has already offered in his own love for us the possibility of the relationship ...

1245. How about Something Different?

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... give anything. Our son came back from the war alive." "That is what I mean," she said. "They lost a son, and they are giving a gift of thanks, a memorial to his life. We got our son back, and we don't give anything." I think that is why Luke remembered this ... ." He does it, and he is healed. Now get this. He comes back to Elisha, and says, "I am healed. I want to give you a gift of thanks." Elisha says, "No." Then Naaman says, "Then I will take back with me to Syria two baskets full of dirt from this land, to ...

1246. Lord of the Dance

Mark 2:13-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... yourself," the phrase we use today. It is not like getting a "spiritual make-over." But it is something that is given to you. It's a gift. The only qualification for receiving it is to say, "I am not worthy." Only those who can say that are able to understand why the Christian ... with them." That is to say, the party has started. A new age is here. A new way of living in this world is here, by the gift of God's grace. You don't put new wine in old wine skins, he says. And you don't put a new patch on an old ...

1247. Christmas 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Colossians 3:1-17, Colossians 3:18-4:1, Galatians 3:15-25, Hebrews 2:5-18, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... a child into this kind of world - terrorism, overpopulation, poverty, and hunger? Add to this child abuse, child pornography, and incest. It is the First Sunday After Christmas and now we get down to the brass tacks of living, paying the bills for the gifts, dieting from overeating, sobering up from too much alcohol, getting back to school and work. It is a real world of suffering, trials, and tragedies. Can one be a Christian in a non-Christian world? Outline: Questions to ponder after Christmas - a. Can ...

1248. Epiphany 2

Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34

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John R. Brokhoff

... Day: Psalm 40:1-11 - "I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance" (v. 11). Prayer of the Day: "Lord God, you showed your glory and led many to faith by the works of your Son. As he brought gladness and healing to his people, grant us these same gifts and lead us also to perfect faith in him." Hymn of the Day: "Jesus Calls Us, O'er The Tumult" Theme of the Day: Called To Witness Gospel - What to witness: Jesus the Christ - John 1:29-42 Lesson 1 - To whom to witness: the nations - Isaiah 49:1-7 ...

1249. Completing The Master's Work

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , so Jesus was sent to show us how to lead good and holy lives, to show us that God is present today. As we heard in last Sunday's Gospel from John, Jesus was given authority over all people to bring them to salvation. Jesus used his many and significant gifts to do his best to complete the work he was given. Jesus did what the Father asked of him, and he did it well. Still, Jesus knew that there would be much more work to do and that is why he established a group of loyal followers, his apostles and ...

1250. Thanks for Nothing!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... nothing you did to deserve this. There is nothing you can do to earn this. All that is, and all that is in you, is a gift. If you would call yourself a disciple of Christ this Thanksgiving, you're asked to offer up a very special, very specific prayer. Thanks for ... world. Thank you for emptying our soul of its selfishness and its fears, so that you may save our soul and bring it the gift of eternal life. As we join together with friends and family this week, whether it be at a huge table groaning with food, ...

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