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1351. A Man of the Moment

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... . It is quite natural and appropriate for little children to be focused on what excites them at that instant in time, but lots of people never seem to outgrow that. We continue to want what we want right now, even if fulfilling the momentary urge will affect our longer-term goals. We often seem to be unwilling to delay immediate pleasure even when it is in our best interests to do so. Think of it as eating our dessert before we eat our vegetables. That's okay occasionally, but always filling up on dessert ...

1352. The Names by Which He Is Known

Exodus 3:1-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... the shepherds by name. Interestingly, the Lord speaks Moses' name twice. Obviously, most salutations do not repeat the person's name, but it is a pattern that occurs several times in scripture. And the repetition — "Moses, Moses!" — seems to convey a certain affection and urgency: Samuel, Samuel (1 Samuel 3:4); Martha, Martha (Luke 10:41); Simon, Simon (Luke 22:31); and Saul, Saul (Acts 9:4). Next, the Lord introduced himself to Moses. This strongly suggests that Moses had not heard the Lord speak to ...

1353. Show Me What’s Real

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... more does Moses want? You could argue that God had already shown Moses glory — what else did anyone need? Perhaps Moses wanted to make sure that the breach opened up by the idolatry of the golden calf was now completely healed so that it would not negatively affect the people any longer. Moses had committed his life to God and would continue with the people knowing that it would not always be easy. He needed another sign and assurance that God was truly with him and all the people. Moses did not make his ...

1354. Hearts on Fire

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." This covenant could not be broken; it would become an integral part of their identity, written on their hearts. The new covenant will affect both the minds and hearts of the people. This new covenant will bring forth a newfound sense of wholeness and joy. This was clearly good news for the people. When we are forced to do something, often we feel some resentment. At the least, our hearts are ...

1355. A Question of Loyalty

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... the night on the perch. "I cried and was angry at myself for being so stupid." The next morning, she felt God show her that this hike was similar to her life. She realized how at times her choices had led her away from God. And how those choices would affect her "further down life's path." "On that tiny ledge, I realized that if I were to truly live for God," she explains, "I would have to get to know him better." It took most of the day before anyone found her because of where she was. Unfortunately, the ...

1356. Headed in the Right Direction

Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... biblical archaeology, and perhaps even frequent travelers to the Holy Land, but for whom a present experience of the living God is missing. Typically, we don't have to look for people who can even quote the scriptures extensively but who do not seem to be affected, let alone transformed, by them. In Paul's words (15:4), they are keenly aware of what was written in former days but seem to regard it as historical artifact rather than personal instruction. Pretty much the same can be said for too much emphasis ...

1357. Not What You Expected

Hebrews 2:10-18

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... that was his motivation. So what is going on here? Is this all double talk? No, this text is reminding us of these two important poles: the end, which effects how, we live our lives here and now and how we live our lives here and now, which affects the end. We, like Jesus, are both mortal and immortal and the two are inexplicably linked. We tend to choose, but we know that neither choice works very well. Perhaps we focus on the immortal and become quietistic, too passive, and too unaware of this world and ...

1358. Small-Minded Christians in a Big World

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... that in all these years, including many as a member of the South Indiana Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, I never dealt with a gay person seeking ordination. I cannot even count, however, the people with whom I have worked who have been affected by sexual abuse and exploitation of all kinds, struggles with their own sexual orientation and self-image and what that meant, and the explosion of pornography. All too often these issues have flown beneath our radar because we have already defined the really ...

1359. A Friday We Call “Good”

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

David O. Bales

... of what we've intended or promised; thus our confidence in approaching God can't be erased by the promises we've broken or the resolutions we haven't kept. Christ gets us through to God. What we've done and what we've become don't affect our being invited to God in worship. Through Christ God invites everyone, no entrance tests administered, no diploma needed, no strong family tree or full resume necessary. God's eternal intention has been to hand this invitation to each of us through Christ. God reaches to ...

1360. Power Sharing

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

David O. Bales

... God "raised him from the dead and seated him at the right hand." So if you want to get things done, look to the exalted Jesus. God's might is portrayed in Jesus' resurrection, his ascension, and his current lordship over all of life. Jesus affects lasting change, exhibiting possibilities that God has prepared in advance from all eternity. Where Jesus does his work today, lights aren't poking holes in the darkness, and there's no ground-shaking roar of machines. Jesus' power is currently seen, as Paul tells ...

1361. A Truly Universal Operating System

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Larry Lange

... . Yet, even if he did that, Billius couldn't shake the feeling that it was all ill-gotten gain. He didn't even like XC himself, but secretly envied and owned one of the fruit computers. The rift deepened in the church. Though it didn't affect the church much fiscally, Billius could see that more and more people just didn't seem to be showing up anymore. He heard that the group that had withdrawn from worship was speculating that since corporations almost had to have XC to compete successfully in the ...

1362. Unconditional Love

Luke 15:1-10; 1 John 4:10

Illustration

King Duncan

What is your view of God? The scowling judge waiting to convict you? The disapproving parent whose love you have to earn? Your view of God affects every decision and relationship in your life. Kathleen Chesto wrote to Catholic Digest to tell them about an incident that occurred in her family. Her five-year-old child approached her one day in the kitchen and asked, "Mom, is God a grown-up or a parent?" Mom was a ...

1363. Radiate Love

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . This is the idea expressed in the Greek word "philadelphia." Of course, most of us know that the city of Philadelphia is known as the City of Brotherly Love. That's exactly where its name came from. And that comes from the Greek root word "philos" which describes affection and kindness for friends and family. Now we know that it all begins first with God's love for us as expressed in Christ. When the love of God lives in our hearts, we can in turn love God like Christ. That's where it all starts, in ...

1364. The Burning Question

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to ask for more. So through good times and bad, famine and heat, the villagers held fast to their traditions, until one winter day a sly wind blew in from the North." If you've seen the movie you know that this "sly wind from the North" would affect the whole community. And change their lives forever. The members of the congregation in the movie Chocolat, didn't understand the significance of that "sly wind which blew in from the North" that day. Had no idea just how important that wind would be. They were ...

1365. Come

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... s and don'ts can't possibly understand. It's not on the list. But if you've ever been denied love or only experienced conditional love then you understand fully what this extravagant grace is all about. Where nothing you ever did was right or garnered the love and affection you needed and desired, Now, God says, you are mine and if you honor and love me I will lavish more love on you than stink on a skunk. That's extravagance. Now, I know Jesus said we have to enter through the narrow the gate, maybe that's ...

1366. LENT: The Passion of Christ: "Tempted"

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... who blew in from the North, who opens a Chocolate shop. The Mayor is a rigorously faithful man who really cares about his village. There is only one overindulgence in his life, and that's his self-denial. He is miserable. And that has affected the whole community and every and every relationship. He has watched as villager after villager has entered the Chocolate shop. Finally he can't stand it any longer . . . watch. They felt a lightening, that lightening was the weight of sin, the weight of temptation ...

1367. Out Into The Deep Water

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... at making right choices for God. IV. Dodge, Money On Back That's sort of what the one Dodge commercial was about. You see, we all carry a load of guilt around with us like that monkey on that guys back. That guilt weighs down our hearts and spirits. It affects everything we do. But when we accept Christ and surrender our lives to him. When we "Put out into the deep water" with Jesus, that load of guilt is lifted not by a car. But by our Savior, the Son of God. In Matthew 11:28 Jesus said: "Come to ...

1368. Oops! I Didn't See You

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the week, Sunday. Coincidentally, perhaps, Sunday was the one day of the week when Roosevelt’s father was home and could take care of him. In short, the attacks may have been simply an attention-getting device from a son who craved fatherly affection. And, if his attacks were a device for getting attention, they worked exceedingly well. The family was very wealthy, and whenever young Teddy wheezed even slightly he was whisked off to the country or even to Europe, where a bevy of servants was waiting ...

1369. Jesus the Toxicologist

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ,” “wonder worker,” “messiah.” But I would suggest that what Jesus really practiced was “toxicology.” Jesus was a toxicologist. In every encounter Jesus had with people he immediately discerned and diagnosed the “toxin” that was most affecting and infecting their lives. The Pharisees continued to “grumble” against him and “ridicule” him — for hanging out with known “sinners” and “tax collectors,” for suggesting that one had to choose between serving God and serving mammon ...

1370. What'll You Have?

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... as he calls everyone to get ready. There is an urgency but there isn't any immediacy. We know the Messiah hasn't come yet, so we've still got plenty of time. All we have to do is get ready. So you see, the choice is ours but it affects everything we do. That's why Jesus asked: "But who do you say that I am?" And why we ask ourselves: "WHO IS HE." B. Years ago I read a story about a waitress at a restaurant who was taking orders from a couple and their young son. She was ...

1371. Remember: No Deposit, No Return

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... comes to church with us, it goes to work with us. We CLUMP IT. We push it all together in a big pile and CLUMP IT together so we can carry it with us. It's glued to us and lives like a bad case of ugly. And unfortunately it affects every aspect of our lives. And after awhile, it begins to stink. Kind of like shrimp or chicken. Ever notice, even if wrap it in something or even put it in Ziploc bag, that the odor of the chicken parts or shrimp you've thrown away eventually gets out. Throw ...

1372. We Are Blessed, Adopted and Sealed

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... in the center of the heart. The Wizard says: "good-deed doers have one thing you haven't got - a testimonial. Therefore, in consideration of your kindness, I take pleasure at this time in presenting you with a small token of our esteem and affection." In all three cases, they thought they lacked something; intellect, courageous strength, and a sensitive heart, but they were wrong. Each of them proved that they had the qualities they were searching for, inside from the very beginning. They just hadn't looked ...

1373. Totally Poured Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... conscious effort to touch the lives of others with the love of Jesus Christ? The British writer C. C. Montague once told a remarkable short story about a man is his early fifties who awoke one morning with a curious numb feeling in his right side, which affected him from head to foot. The man had lived an active life, achieved a reasonable degree of success, but was now alone in the world, his wife being dead and his children grown and married. He saw the numbness as the beginning of old age. As he pondered ...

1374. Forgetting Your Own Fatigue

2 Tim 3:10--4:8

Illustration

C. E. Montague

The British writer C. C. Montague once told a remarkable short story about a man in his early fifties who awoke one morning with a curious numb feeling in his right side, which affected him from head to foot. The man had lived an active life, achieved a reasonable degree of success, but was now alone in the world, his wife being dead and his children grown and married. He saw the numbness as the beginning of old age. As he pondered his situation, ...

1375. Fighting Back Against Falling Back

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... And even that extra morning light really only lasts for a couple of weeks, at best. It isn’t easy to readjust the “circadian” rhythms of our bodies. Not even by just an hour. And if you are not afflicted with SAD, “seasonal affective disorder, where the lack of daylight hours brings on depression, lethargy, and genuine “SADness,” losing the light still brings all of us physical challenges and changes. You cannot wake up “bright-eyed and bushy-tailed” to birdsong when all the song birds have ...

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