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126. Fixing The Fox!

Luke 13:31-35

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John R. Brokhoff

... refused to stop his work and he had his workmen hold a weapon in one hand and a tool in the other. While enemies surrounded them and tried everything to stop the work, the Jews kept on building. What a lesson for us today! It is not for us to give up just because all people do not agree with us. We have been given a work to do, a work for God. A steward is to be found faithful; he is to keep working until the end, at all cost. Ignatius of Loyola was once playing a game with fellow students ...

127. When The Baker Becomes the Bread!

John 6:51-58

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... I will raise him up at the last day." — John 6:39-40 And what is it? It is that we, likewise, are called to give up our own rights and lives to follow God. There is a final part to the question of who this living bread is: "No one has ... die. What we become spiritually we will be because of taking Jesus into our lives. So, I ask you, are you ready to give up your perceived freedoms and benefits to become his? Are you ready to take on the additional responsibility that being Christ's disciple brings? Are ...

128. Minority Report

Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... a new Christian you don't need to be hanging around these mobsters anymore unless you are going to try to win them to Christ." This is what Mickey Cohen said: "Jones, you never told me that I had to give up my career. You never told me that i had to give up my friends. You never told me I had to give up the way that I make money, and the way I stay on top of the world. I mean, after all, there are Christian movie stars, Christian athletes, and Christian businessmen; what's the matter with being a Christian ...

129. How Odd of God

Acts 3:11-26

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King Duncan

... 1-10 where would you put that on a sliding scale of misdeeds? Pretty near to the top, wouldn’t you? But Peter points out that God had taken this terrible event and used it to save humanity. Now, where would you rank it? This is why we should never give up, no matter how badly we have messed up. God is in control of this universe, and God can take even our sins and bring something good out of them. Peter’s words echo some words found in the Old Testament. You will remember that Joseph, the Old Testament ...

130. Getting to a Teachable Moment

Mark 15:1-15

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Craig MacCreary

... something in order to hand on anything of the gospel. In my congregational tradition, one is called as a pastor to a local congregation to be both pastor and teacher. Whatever the role as pastor, I know that a teacher is called to give up something in order to educate in the literal sense of “to lead out.” Being a teacher involves entering into the world of the student and allowing some of one’s preconceived notions to be challenged and to die. Being a teacher is like playing a perpetual away game ...

131. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Larry Powell

... and go home." Such reasoning is correctly viewed as immature and inconsiderate in adult affairs. Things do not always go to suit us, but remarkably, life goes on. Regard for the other fellow is the overture to love. Paul said that a person should be prepared to "give up some childish things" in order to gain some other things, for without love, "I gain nothing." For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood ...

132. Just Common People?

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... frightening phrase when you use it, because it is a terse summary of all too many lives. A lady in our congregation put it to me this way just a few days ago: "When I think of the way the years are slipping past, I become frightened. I find myself giving up, one by one, all of the constructive, worthwhile things that I intended to do, and more and more, I am becoming just a slave to this endless, meaningless routine. The weeks and the months and the years go by, and I have nothing to show for them." It’s ...

133. Revising The Agenda

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

William G. Carter

... to follow Jesus and to do his work. And nothing else will ever come before it. “Follow me. Pick up your cross. Deny yourself.” Whether we hear these days in the winter of Lent or the dog days of summer, this is Christ’s invitation. It never means that we give up our dignity, but it does mean that we will take on the mantle of faithfulness. We will speak as Jesus spoke. We will act as Jesus came to act. And if a cross is given to us, we will not carry it alone - for Jesus Christ is risen from the ...

134. Proper 8

2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... repeatedly to heal his little daughter who is near death. On the way to Jairus' house Jesus comes in contact with the woman who had the hemorrhages. This woman had seen all the doctors, tried all the cures, becoming destitute in the process. Yet she would not give up the quest for a cure. She heard about Jesus and believed that he could cure her. She found her way to Jesus even though he was being mobbed. The third person with an unstoppable faith was Jesus. He believed that he could indeed cure these sick ...

135. Eliphaz's Third Speech to Job

Job 22:1-30

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... “dust.” If these are indeed promises, the sense would be that Job’s gold will be as abundant as dust, and as plentiful as rocks in the ravines. 22:25–26 Eliphaz employs an extended wordplay to draw his exhortation along. He encourages Job to give up his hopes in, or reliance on, wealth or gold (NIV“nuggets,” Heb. betser) by casting it among the “rocks” (Heb. betsur) of the ravines. If he is willing to do this, then the Almighty will be your gold (Heb. betser) and choicest silver. This whole ...

136. A Peaceful Mind

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... now but we believe that things will get better. The thing about hopelessness is that is makes us helpless because we see no way out. Abiding in Christ’s peace reminds us that there is hope, and so we can keep moving forward and refuse to give up. In South Dakota the community of Spencer was once devastated by a tornado. Six people were killed. Many buildings were destroyed including St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. The day after the tornado a group from St. Matthew’s walked with their pastor through the ...

137. You Have Outwitted Me

Hosea 11:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

The title of this sermon, "You Have Outwitted Me," comes from the writings of Brother Lawrence. I am indebted to John Imel, who discovered the quote, shared it at a staff devotion some years ago. Brother Lawrence entered a monastic order thinking that he was giving up the happiness of this world to become a monk. He discovered instead a deeper happiness in a monastic life than he had ever imagined. He said, "God, you have outwitted me." That's a wonderful phrase, and a testimony to what we call the ...

138. Surviving the Big One

Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... lost child in Wal-Mart. Suppose at first you go looking for your child and you can’t find that child what would you do? You get others to help you. Why would you do that? Because, you don’t want to give up until that child is found. Just as God doesn’t give up on us we should not give up on others. Jesus says in this case, “Take one or two others along with you.” (Matthew 18:16, ESV) What is the purpose of doing that? First of all, when you take other people with you are showing the person you are ...

139. How To Deal With Frustration

1 Kings 8:22-61

Sermon

Robert Allen

... has come to mean a lot to me in the the last few months. It’s the little phrase which says, ‘and this too shall pass!’ ” There is something to be said for dealing with frustration in this manner. Whatever frustrations come your way in life, never give up because they will pass, they will not last forever, they will change. That is the nature of things -- there is always a change. So, whenever the frustrations come your way in life, don’t give in to despair or defeat or failure. Don’t allow the ...

140. Walk Wisely

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... collegebound kids that successful living means playing within the rules. That is the first way in which people are foolish. They think that they are somehow exempt from the physical and moral laws by which this universe is governed. PEOPLE ARE ALSO FOOLISH WHEN THEY GIVE UP BEFORE THE RESULTS ARE IN. After surviving fiftyfive hours adrift off the coast of South Carolina sometime back a man slipped off a life raft into the ocean just one hour before it was spotted by the Coast Guard. Saying, "I just can't ...

141. The Future You Hope For

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the quote from Winzell's, "If even half our wishes came true, we would have twice as many troubles." We need to be careful and clear about the future we hope for -- it would be tragic if we substituted our future for God's future. That means we need to give up our frantic and frustrating waste of energy and doing our own thing, and spend more time and prayer seeking God's thing. And it's there -- for each one of us. God says it clearly. "I know the plans I have for you-- plans for welfare and not for evil ...

142. Great Reasons for Great Giving

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... scholar, and a famous theologian. One day while he was reading the scriptures, he happened upon our story of the rich man and Lazarus. As he thought about this story, Schweitzer saw Africa as the beggar lying at Europe''s door. This prompted Schweitzer to give up his career in theology to go to medical school and eventually to open his hospital for the poor in Lambarene, French Equatorial Africa. His experience of the grace of God caused him to lay down everything that was familiar to him and to take up ...

143. For the Love of God Is . . .

1 John 5:3-4

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... experienced that day as he chose to sacrifice his own son to save the lives of those men? (4) I'm not so sure I could have made that decision if I had been driving the bus that day. Ask me to give up my truck, my guitar, my computer, my dog, my sight but please don't ask me to give up my sons. My decision would probably be selfish rather than selfless. I aspire to be like God but God's love is different. God didn't even spare His own son. Instead, God gave his son so that we could live ...

144. A Fruitful Life

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... use up the soil?” “‘Sir,’ the gardener replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’” Just a little more patience, the gardener is advising, before you give up on that tree. This brings us to the first insight for the day: Life is short. Any good we would do in this world needs to be begin now! These verses from Luke’s Gospel may sound like a clip from HGTV, but they’re actually a glimpse ...

145. Choices

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... this kind of rejection, week after week. Nobody would do this.” The older man looked the younger one straight in the eye. Then he said, “God has put up with it for centuries.” He picked up his meager belongings and headed out the door. (6) That father couldn’t give up on his son. Part of it was his love for his son. Part of it was who he, the father, was--a follower of Jesus Christ. Our faith binds up our life in a unified whole. If you are a follower of Christ you are a better marriage partner, you ...

146. When God Gets Excited

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... crowd, so they dug through the clay roof above his head. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus." (Mark 2:4, NLT) You've got to admire these guys. Even though they couldn't go in, they didn't give up. The reason why they didn't give up was - they had faith. They climbed up to the top of this house where the roof was. In Bible days, the roof was made up of dried palm branches with dirt that was laid across beams, somewhat like tile. It was relatively easy to tear the roof ...

147. Are You a GOT TO or a GET TO Christian?

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... trying to successfully hide from it, these former victims "take back" their lives. Traditionally during Lent we talk about "giving things up" - about "making a sacrifice" for the forty days of this church season. But Lenten sacrifices have become pretty tepid. Maybe we give up meat, or coffee, or sweets. Such tremendous sacrifices on our parts usually result in huge meals eaten at Red Lobster, a sudden surge in the popularity of chai tea or mochas, and a large jump in the consumption of peanut butter. Have ...

148. Shiny Objects

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... distract us from God’s will is to question our identity. “If you are a child of God. . .” When you know who you are, when your identity is rooted in your worth as an image-bearer of God, then it is a lot easier to endure times of testing without giving up. And the final thing we learn from this passage is our times of testing show us what our true purpose is. Look at Jesus’ final test in verses 9-10 in this passage. The devil offers him power over all the kingdoms of the earth if he will bow down ...

149. The Spiritual Fitness Demands of the New Age

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... the new. In this age of false freedom, AT&T has to run a full page ad: "What can you do about obscene, harrassing, or threatening phone calls?" Our world is a sick world. We are unfit. We need reconditioning. We hunger for the touch of healing. Don’t give up! This is the kind of world Christ died for. It is the kind of world Christ seeks to heal by his love and by his holiness. He wants to make it acceptable unto God and richly meaningful for humanity. When Christ says, "Straight is the gate and narrow is ...

150. The Broken

John 8:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... brokenness into blessing.” The best thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was the night he had a fight and broke both of his hands. After that fight was over, his manager told him he would never again be the slugger that he was and he could give up his dream of becoming the Heavy Weight Champion of the World. Gene Tunney decided instead of becoming a slugger he would become a real boxer. He would hone his boxing skills and he would make up for the loss of power he had because of those broken hands ...

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