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1326. MUSICIAN

Judges 5:11; Amos 6:5

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Stephen Stewart

... triumphs of the Lord, the triumphs of his peasantry in Israel." Amos 6:5 - "who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and like David invent for themselves of music;" Music is both an art and a means of expressing ideas and emotions; it is sometimes called a "universal language." This language makes possible the communication of ideas and feelings among people who are separated by language, customs, time, and space. Music grows out of human experience. It gives us an understanding of the people of other ...

1327. Thy Kingdom Come

Luke 17:20-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... you or your group were to become allies with one of the Memphis agencies which tries to help women in crisis pregnancy situations, agencies like Mid-South Christian Services or Birth-Right or Bethany Christian Services. You see, if we provide enough support, emotional and financial and spiritual, a young woman might regard abortion as her last alternative rather than her first. And thousands of couples praying fervently for a child to adopt would have their dreams come true. If we helped in this area, the ...

1328. The Forbidden Anger

Matthew 5:21-26

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Bill Bouknight

... the kind of anger Jesus condemns in the Sermon on the Mount. He is attacking a much more common variety that lurks in all our hearts. This is selfish anger. This kind of anger, says James, "worketh not the righteousness of God." Paul was referring to this emotion when he wrote, "Put off all anger, wrath, and malice." (Colossians 3:5). When I was first appointed to a church in Columbia, South Carolina, my secretary told me right away that we had a problem I had to address. An elderly lady who lived across ...

1329. Marriage is Forever

Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:1-12

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Bill Bouknight

... of marriage into a contract of convenience. Many troubled marriage partners race for the exit of divorce rather than hanging in there long enough to work problems through. The fall- out from this divorce epidemic is beyond calculation. Divorce is an emotional trauma equivalent to a bout with cancer. 70 percent of all juveniles in long-term correctional facilities grew up in fatherless households. We will never know how many young adults can trace their failed marriages back to their damaged ability to ...

1330. The Might of the Mite

Mark 12:41-44

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Bill Bouknight

... very dear friend, Jean Smith, invited me to attend the 9:45 service. Christ Church has been the only tangible thing in my life to remain a 'sure thing' during these last four years. I have experienced the highest highs, and the lowest lows (spiritually, physically, emotionally, and financially) since becoming a member of this church. In these four years I have made commitments each year to return more than 10 percent of my income to the church for use as God led the church leaders. Even when I was more than ...

1331. Even The Bosses Wash Feet!

John 13:1-17

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Bill Bouknight

... , "I don't want to let you do that much for me." Some people have trouble repenting of their sins and trusting Jesus as Savior because they don't want to be that indebted to anybody. It's just too humbling. Some tend to think: That's okay for the emotional types, the gung-ho Jesus folks, but I'm too sophisticated for that. I believe in God. I try to keep the Ten Commandments and help other people. When I meet Jesus face to face, I'll just tell him that I did the best I could. I'm sure ...

1332. Defeating Giants

1 Samuel 17:1-58

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Bill Bouknight

... too difficult for me. Fill me, Lord." Spirit-filled Christians are protected from terror or despair. I got a wonderful card recently from one of you. Listen to just a few lines from it: "1997 brings many new roads to travel.. .I'm feeling so many opposite emotions...happy, sad, scared, excited...you get the picture. I'm a basket case!! But I know God is in control and using everything for good..." Who gives her that confidence in the midst of stress? The Holy Spirit residing within her. Claim that same Holy ...

1333. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Luke 15:11-32

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Bill Bouknight

... say, "Dad, if you had treated me the way you treated my older brother, I would have turned out better. But you favored him; therefore, my problems are your fault." If he had offered such excuses, he could not have come home. He would have been there physically, but not emotionally or spiritually. When we come to the heavenly Father, excuses won't do. Nor is it the time for "let's make a deal." You can't say to God, "If you'll help my father to get well, I'll become a full-fledged disciple of yours." God ...

1334. The New Birth

John 3:1-21

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Bill Bouknight

... in a human life by the Holy Spirit after one repents of sin and trusts in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. One experiences forgiveness, adoption as a child of God, and new joy, peace, and power. New birth can be a gradual or sudden experience. It can be emotional or calm. It is the first part of the process called conversion. New birth is not the same thing as making a decision about Jesus Christ. New birth is not something we do. It is an act of God that often follows our decision to repent and claim Jesus ...

1335. The Witness of the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

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Bill Bouknight

... , theologically, to explain what had happened, I knew I was different. I knew I had been accepted by Christ and that I belonged to him. That assurance has never left me. This assurance is more than a feeling. Its authenticity is not measured in emotion. It remains even when feelings are low and troubles are as thick as mosquitoes in the Delta. This sense of assurance has nothing whatsoever to do with the New Age flakiness you hear about on TV: channeling, imagining, and psychic intuition. St. Paul taught ...

1336. Marriage: God's Idea

Genesis 2:4-25

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Bill Bouknight

... down to earth when appropriate? God ordained that husband and wife are to become "one flesh." They are to cleave to each other. The word "cleave" comes from a Greek word which means "glued together." One flesh is fundamentally a spiritual union with physical and emotional side- effects. It means that husband and wife are one as a lock and key are one mechanism or as a violin and bow are one musical instrument. First and foremost, they are one spiritually. In "one flesh" marriages, it's almost impossible to ...

1337. Our Scheduled Appointments with God

Hebrews 10:19-39

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Bill Bouknight

... Just a friendly greeting from people like keep the wolf of despair away from their door. In a typical worship service, there are persons here who lost a family member in the last six months, either because of death or divorce. They are wounded and bleeding emotionally. A warm smile and a hug from people like us can help God do some healing. In a typical worship service, there are college students here. They may look sleepy, but they are listening. All week long they are immersed in an atmosphere where many ...

1338. The Hardest Thing That God Could Ask

Genesis 22:1-19

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Bill Bouknight

... for a week, the parents can hardly bare it. I almost wept last Sunday night when 75 of our Sixth graders took their vows of faith and were confirmed as full members of Christ Church. I was not at all sad, actually I was deeply joyful. It was an emotional moment because I recognized that this was a release point…spiritually. If you want to do your job really well, your child will at some point be able to do just fine without you. HERE IS THE SECOND QUESTION: HAVE YOU PERSONALLY INTRODUCED YOUR CHILD TO GOD ...

1339. Fear

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... storm. He’s successful for a moment but the situation gets the best of him. Fear rises and his body sinks. Over and over again the message of the Bible is clear: Fear not, fear not. Over seventy times this is mentioned in scriptures, more than any other human emotion. Did you realize that? So if you have your fears, you are not alone, trust me. Paul, writing to the young disciple Timothy said, God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power and a sound mind. Once we have grasped this most basic ...

1340. Saturday Night And Sunday Morning

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Pamela Urfer

... the dead? He is not here. He has risen." Then they told us to come back here and tell the rest of you. Maria: Especially Peter. Thomas: That’s right. Especially Peter. Joanna: (Politely.) That’s wonderful. That’s really wonderful. (To Nicodemus.) Women get so emotional. Now here’s what I think we should do about this tomb robbery thing. We’ll go to Pilate and complain. He’s the one who set up the guards in the first place. If anything’s happened, he should be held responsible. Joanna: (Shocked ...

1341. Anguish

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

Burton F. Blair

... his soul. And flinging his arms across his eyes, he cried, "My God! My God! That’s my cross he’s dying on!" Jesus experienced being forsaken so that we might know the forgiveness of God, the Father, for our sins. For Jesus, these words were the emotional pain caused by the cost of our new beginning. In these words, our salvation is being paid for by Jesus. In a real sense, these words reflect doubt, but, much more, these words reflect faith in God. Even in a moment of pain, Jesus knows that ultimately ...

1342. When Towers Fall and People Perish

Luke 13:1-9

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Brett Blair

... But, a long-standing almost invisible war will be fought for years to come around the world. That’s the big picture and it says nothing of the tens of thousands of people here and abroad whose lives were changed. Try to calculate the human toll emotionally and spiritually and you cannot. Only God can weigh such matters. But we try in feeble ways to understand. Events like these raise fundamental questions. Why is there so much evil in the world? Why do innocent people suffer? I even saw an article in the ...

1343. Restoring Our Sense of Priorities

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... Commandments in an outlook such as that. 3. Our idea of Christian love has been reduced to a level of sentimentality. Love has been taken over by either of two modern concepts, both of which are wrong. Love, according to the "pop" singers, is a matter of emotion only; it has no depth, no fiber, no lasting quality any more than froth. Then there are the televangelists whose idea of love is something without any cost. It’s merely a good fellow feeling. But to rise to the high level of Christian love it must ...

1344. Beginning with Easter - Then What?

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... the confines of their little groups, they felt power coming into them, a power which united them in spirit and sent them out to witness before the world as the genesis and essence of a new community. 2. This new sense of community, however, was no emotional "flash in the pan." It emerged in action and that action became the mission of the early church. Here we see two movements: one spiritual, the other social. And the latter grew out of and was shaped by the former. As Joseph Parker said from his London ...

1345. Passing the Easter Miracle On

Acts 3:11-26

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Donald Macleod

Three short illustrations fit aptly into the pattern of our thinking today: 1. Mark Antony, in his eulogy at the funeral of Julius Caesar, had just whipped up the emotions of the crowd to fever pitch, and as they broke out into a vengeful mob seeking Brutus and the other traitors, Antony stood by and remarked: "There let it work!" 2. A visitor to the City of Rome was being shown the wealth and riches of the Roman Church - its ...

1346. The Mirror of Judas

Mark 14:1-11

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Larry Powell

... propagation of his message, the extension of his ministry, faithfulness to our vows. Shall we too betray his confidence? 2. Judas knew how to be discerning. He was not without practical judgment. The care of the treasury would hardly be entrusted to a reckless, emotion-driven individual. Judas was present in the house of Mary and Martha when Mary anointed the feet of Jesus with an expensive ointment. His protest of the anointing is not without merit, inasmuch as his concern was not for himself, but that the ...

1347. Song of a Priest

Psalm 15:1-5

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... instruction, and he loses no time answering it. Above all, he replies, the pilgrims must come to the sanctuary with the full intent of receiving and responding to God’s will in God’s way. True worship, he affirms, is more than a passing emotional moment that can be substituted for practical duties. Commitment is total, else it is not commitment. Thus, to be good in one area of one’s life while bypassing others of equal significance is neither spiritual nor moral. Significant here is the fact the ...

1348. A Season Of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Robert Allen

... joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord. The announcement is made by the angels with joy. And after the shepherds go to the manger and find the child, one emotion that they experienced is recorded: on the way back they glorified and praised God - they experienced joy! It seems to me that joy is something we need to give ourselves. It is better than happiness, although happiness is important. In fact, I hope that there are many ...

1349. Create Your Own Happiness

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Robert Allen

... ... He spoke of crosses to be carried ... He spoke of facing death ... Jesus was clearly aware that no one can live their lives without encountering problems. Some of the problems will shake the foundation of our souls. Some of the problems will leave us hurting emotionally. Some of the problems we encounter will leave our hearts aching with grief. You may not be able to do very much about the problems that come your way in life, but you can choose how you are going to respond! That’s right! You ...

1350. I Believe In Judgment

Matthew 25:31-46

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Robert Allen

Recently, I heard a preacher on television preach a sermon on divine judgment. I have no doubt that he is sincere in his beliefs. He is very good at using words and manipulating the emotions of his audience. He is charming, witty, and entertaining. But his interpretation of judgment degrades God from a Heavenly Father to a heartless tyrant. He drew a picture of God which makes my heart shudder, because his idea of judgment is punishment. He believes that sinners will be cast into ...

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