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Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 15:4-13

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... for all that you have created for us to share in our world. We celebrate every victory of your justice over oppression and every vindication of the blood of the innocent. We join our voices with all who praise your name, in whatever language and whatever style, in every place on earth and in heaven. No human creativity can match the marvelous things that you do. May your glory fill all the earth. Amen PRAYER OF DEDICATION Sovereign of heaven and earth, no gifts of gold and silver, no jewels of earthly value ...

1227. I Put My Money on Jesus

John 6:56-69

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John Ortberg

... to feel guilty or bother to help. I too am one of the ones who wish to go away. Do you also wish to go away? Peter's response is striking. He doesn't say yes, of course, but he doesn't quite say no either. Instead, in good Jesus-style, he answers back with another question: To whom else can we go? It is not, perhaps, the most flattering answer in the world, but it is honest. It's a little reminiscent of Winston Churchill's famous description of democracy as the worst form of government except for every ...

1228. Until He Comes

2 Timothy 4:7-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... into a kingdom without judgment, through a Christ without a cross." Quite frankly, I am seeing that type of preaching and teaching creep more and more into what used to be called our "evangelical world." I want to say to every preacher here, regardless of your style of worship; whether you are sinner-sensitive, seeker-sensitive, or you don't have enough sense to be sensitive, keep the faith. When the hounds of heresy nipped at his heels, Paul kept the faith. When the lions of apostasy roared in his face, he ...

1229. How to Preach a God-Sized Message to a Media Filled World

2 Timothy 4:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... the salvation that God offers through Jesus Christ. Therefore, preaching that fails to confront the sinner, convict the sinner, correct the sinner and convert the sinner through the Word of God does not meet the greatest need of the human race. There is a certain style and a certain substance to preaching that may make people feel good. It may help them to become better leaders and more compassionate lovers, but it will never meet their deepest real needs. May I tell you what I've learned in my relatively ...

1230. Close Up - Wives: Sweet Surrender

Colossians 3:18

Sermon

James Merritt

... to you as soon as he walked in the door at night and couldn't wait to hear everything about your day. Perhaps, you thought your husband would be the emotional support that you always needed or he would provide that dream home and that comfortable life-style you always looked for, then you got the idea that you could change your husband, so he could fit your desires for his life. Like everyone else, the family that lives in your home sometimes doesn't even come close to the Picture Perfect family that is ...

1231. Honor Graduate

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... dumb and ignorant and just don't get it. Then, as we become adults, we have a tendency to get wrapped up in our careers and our own immediate families and forget our parents. We even view them as they get older as burdens that infringe on our style of life. That is why this commandment applies to every stage. a. Stage One: Honor your parents by accepting their authority. "Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do." (Ephesians 6:1, NLT) That is pretty plain ...

1232. Every Member Matters

Hebrews 10:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... it, you will spiritually starve to death apart from the preaching of the Word. b. Worship – Find a church where the worship is uplifting, inspiring, motivating, centered on Jesus Christ, and directed to the praise of God. The type of worship that regardless of style has substance that feeds your soul. c. Witness – Find a church that understands and believes that the church's primary mission is the Great Commission. It is a church that is unashamed of the Gospel, and is doing everything it can to bring ...

1233. It’s All About Him

John 4:19-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... Faithful In The Way You Worship Now we are really going to get down to the "brass tacks." Jesus summarizes worship in a simple statement that tells us the only two requirements God ever gives for worship, and amazingly not one word is said about music, style, or even dress. Jesus said, "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." (v.24) In other words, worship that pleases God will have two characteristics: Number one: It will be spiritual worship; and Number two: It will be ...

1234. Here I Am To Worship

John 4:24

Sermon

James Merritt

... woman who is debating with Jesus Christ, who because He was God, knew everything about a subject that He knew more about than anyone in history which is – worship. She tried to debate Jesus on the best time for worship, the best place for worship, and the best style for worship. In one statement Jesus ended the debate. He let her know that where you worship, when you worship, and even how you worship is not as important as why you worship and how much of yourself you give to God when you do worship. Here ...

1235. Heaven: One Way And One Way Only

John 14:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... properly. Tolerance used to mean, "Even though I may not agree with you, I respect your right to believe as you do." In that sense, I want to be tolerant. The definition of tolerance has undergone a radical transformation. Basically, tolerance today means that all beliefs, values, life-styles and truth claims are equal. No one truth is absolute and all truth is relative and what is true for you may not be true for me and what is true for me, may not be true for you and we are to see all viewpoints as equal ...

1236. Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... open casket." Then there are people who are worried about fashion. "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin…" (v.28) We're so fashion conscious. We've got to be in the right style, with the right label, with the right name brand; even down to the very shoes that we wear. Then there are people, and this is where many of us fall, who are worried about the future. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its ...

1237. Everyone's Talking about Him

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... but which is said to be "earsplittingly painful" to young people. The intended use for this device is to play it in places where older folks do not want younger people to gather. Thus the first group will not be bothered by the disconcerting habits, clothing styles, and music of the second group. However, youth has found a way to get even. There is now a high-pitched cell-phone ring tone that most people over a certain age cannot hear. This enables students sitting in a classroom to receive cell phone calls ...

1238. A Clear and Present Danger

Nehemiah 5:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... city and God's people as a light to the nations. One of the real keys to staying united in "what we do", is to keep remembering "why we do it'. I want to stop and thank so many of you for doing what you do. Some forgiving up a style of worship that you have been more accustomed to for one somewhat different. Understanding we are trying to reach your children and your grandchildren and the next generation. I want to thank many of you who have been willing to come early and stay late, to set up and to ...

1239. Being What We Are

1 Samuel 8:4-20

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... several of you drive past one or more other churches on your way here. I am delighted that you have come here of course, but it is a fact of modern times that you have a selection of churches — each having distinctions in worship style, preaching, fellowship, youth activities, and so forth — from which to choose. And there are folks who do change churches. Something happens they don't care for in one congregation and so they stop attending there and start attending elsewhere. Church-shopping also occurs ...

1240. What’s So Amazing about Grace?

2 Samuel 7:1-14a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... church. Weirton is immediately across the Ohio River from Steubenville, but that night, I discovered that while Ohioans think of themselves as northerners, West Virginians consider themselves southerners. There was no bulletin; the service was conducted in a free style with a southern flavor, with lots of hymns, which the congregation sang wholeheartedly and well. Then the service leader announced that the next hymn would be "Amazing Grace." I suddenly felt a sense of anticipation run through the crowd ...

1241. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... ), and P (for Priestly, a writer concerned in part with instructions for the Hebrew priests). Now this is all a theory, mind you, but when you study the arguments in favor of it, it makes a good bit of sense. And, by following the vocabulary and style differences in each strand, it is possible to do some untangling and make an educated guess about which material came from which earlier source. All of that leads us back to the claim of one literary critic that a woman wrote part of the Pentateuch. That ...

1242. A Pair of Ducks and Abundant Life

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

[While King Duncan is enjoying a well deserved retirement we are going back to his earliest sermons and renewing them. The newly modernized sermon is shown first and below, for reference sake, is the old sermon. We will continue this updating throughout the year bringing fresh takes on King's best sermons.] Original Title: A Pair of Ducks and Abundant Life New Title: Paradox Blocks It’s always interesting to discover a child’s take on things. The Internet recently carried a series of letters from children ...

1243. Call to Oneness

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... of Jesus and his love, we are also telling the story of the Father's love. It will be our theme in glory. We will be living in loving holiness and wholeness. In the meantime, we are to be faithful not just in a military sense but in a loving style of living. The intent is clear for this world and the one beyond. We are to be one in the Lord and one with one another. All of our aspirations seem to come together and we praise his name now and forevermore. Glory be to the Father, the Son, and ...

1244. Wearing the King’s Clothes

Colossians 3:1-11

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... . There is some truth in that. Many of us enjoy wearing an old pair of jeans or our favorite T-shirt. As a matter of fact, I know some kids who go so far as to buy some jeans with holes already in them. I'm told it is the style. As much as we like to put on new clothes, some of us have a hard time getting rid of the old ones. Paul addresses that in the next part of the text. He lists out several habits that we should abandon. As we look at the list, it becomes ...

1245. Weary in Well Doing

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... small ways — the handwritten note, the flowers or jar of jelly, the invite to our son's soccer game. We get close after conflict — as well as fighting and flighting. When we get close again, after conflict, weariness ends. Joy sometimes begins. The epistle advocates a style of conflict management that is more than biological. It is fundamentally spiritual. It is the strategy of humility. Humility is not so much a strategy as a bent, not even so much a bent as a posture, not even so much a posture as a ...

1246. What a Deal: Investing in Hope

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... " is demonized in contemporary, secular thought much like it was during the Soviet communist revolution a century ago. At present, mainline churches appear to be the biggest casualties of this modern assault. Traditional liturgies, worship styles, and ecclesiastical structures no longer communicate with the same meaning and power as previous generations. Theological controversies and social issues have fragmented many mainline denominations and sapped their spiritual energy and commitment to mission. Many ...

1247. Good News about Christ

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... I wake up in heaven this morning, who do I look up to?” “Jesus!” “Shout it out loud and say ‘Jesus!’” “Jesus!” “I can’t hear you!” “Jesus!” “Jesus!” “Jesus!” “In the name of Jesus!” “Jesus!” (3) That’s not our style of worship, but it is kind of invigorating. On this last Sunday of the church year we celebrate the culmination of history, when Christ shall reign over all. John in his Revelation expressed it through rich symbolism: “John, To the seven churches ...

1248. If This Is Your Faith, Tell Me Your Stories

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... help describe the changes time has brought is to divide life “B.E.” and “A.E.” — “Before Electricity” and “After Electricity.” There is nothing like an extended power outage to remind us just how dependent we are on the power grid for our life-styles and livelihoods. When the power goes out everything is work. Making a cup of coffee requires a fire, a cast iron kettle, a lot of time, and gives sad, gritty results. Creating a whole meal can take a whole day. But there are other changes that ...

1249. Turning Up the Religious Machinery

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William G. Carter

... a wide range of excellent and inspirational talks, show you how to alter them just enough to obscure their origins, and get you a reputation for wit and wisdom. Course 2: Voice Control for Prayer and Counseling. We would develop your own distinct style of Holy Joe intonation, acquiring the skill in resonance and modulation that conveys an unmistakable aura of sanctity. Course 3: Efficient Office Management. There is nothing that parishioners admire more in their pastors than the capacity to run a tight ship ...

1250. Joshua People Study

Joshua 1:7-8, Psalm 119:10-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... preferably one you can understand. I love Shakespeare. I especially love Hamlet. But if you don't like to read Shakespeare and barely understand it in the best productions, then you need something other than the King James Version because it is written in the same style. So, find a translation you can understand. The most scholarly translation is the one I read from every Sunday, the NRSV. Another good translation which is easy to read is the NIV. There's also the CEV. And one which I think really grabs the ...

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