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126. Curiosity Or Consecration

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... shocked if we took 15 or 20 minutes today and seriously looked at the amount of money we spend on insurance, social security, and other retirement plans for instance, compared with what we give the church. Or, if we looked at our club dues, our entertainment, and our vacations, compared to what we give to help bring people to Jesus Christ and serve the needs of suffering people around the world. It’s a revealing exercise. Just to look at the checks we write and that’s the story of who we are. It’s the ...

127. Living Hope

1 Peter 1:3-9

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

A middle-aged man was on a Caribbean cruise enjoying his first real vacation in years. On the first day out to sea he noticed an attractive woman about his age who smiled ... and ailments. When people enter a hospital like that, they find out quickly that they have to work to get better. A stay in a rehab hospital is not an easy vacation. Patients learn a lot about themselves that they didn't know they were capable of doing. They find hope. As long as possibilities exist for them, there is hope. Even people ...

128. Because

1 Peter 1:1—2:3

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

129. No Shame

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 (29-31)

Sermon

William G. Carter

... said, "I'm only the pastor, but maybe we could let some people know about this." "Oh, no," they said. "That's not necessary." I tried to change their minds, but didn't get anywhere. One year, I took a big piece of orange poster board and wrote "Vacation Bible School." Adding the dates, times, and the church phone number, I put the sign out on the street corner. A couple of days later, the sign was gone. The Sunday school superintendent took it down. "You don't get it," he said to me. "If we invite everybody ...

130. The Difference between Happiness and Joy

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in college. It was apparently so difficult of the game's creators to think of events worthy of true happiness that they came up with a not-so-subtle cheat. For a fee, any player can earn happiness hearts by paying to stay on the Florida Vacation square. Every time you pay to stay you earn a few more happiness hearts. In other words, money does buy happiness. And this is what most of the world thinks about that tepid, shallow emotion we call happiness. If you have enough money, enough toys, enough things ...

131. It Is Also Blessed to Receive

John 13:1-17

Sermon

James McCormick

... from them was one of my best gifts to them. It is blessed to give, that’s true; but it’s also blessed to receive. That’s true too. Let me say it one more time, and I will close with this. An American woman, Elizabeth Byrd was vacationing in Scotland one year. While traveling through the countryside, she met a local farm woman, a Mrs. McIntosh. Mrs. McIntosh’ husband was away at market, and the two women hit it off, so she invited Elizabeth to stay with her overnight. As soon as they arrived at the ...

132. A New Attitude

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ?” Lucy replies, “Yes, there’s one thing that you haven’t thought of. I DON’T WANNA FEEL BETTER!” Do you know someone like that? They’ve got a miserable attitude--and that is just the way they like it! A woman named Linda Neukrug was vacationing with a friend in Canada. She was not having a good time. She struggled with the language barrier, she couldn’t make sense of the money, the weather was cold, and she felt out of place. Linda’s friend, noticing her discomfort, suggested she look to ...

133. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Disaster: Why do the Innocent Suffer?

Psalm 69:1-36

Sermon

James W. Moore

... a threat to their way of life… so they decide to nail Jesus to a cross. Free will... freedom to choose... it’s our highest privilege... and our scariest responsibility. A couple from Houston chose to go to Southeast Asia to a beach resort over the Christmas Vacation. On the day after Christmas they had a choice to make. The wife wanted to go to the mountains. The husband wanted to go to the beach. The wife relented and they went to the beach. They had been there for a while and they had another choice ...

134. The Lost And Found Collection

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... just get distracted and wander away. Some buy season tickets to support their favorite team. So, for three or four months they are AWOL when God’s people gather for worship. Then they find it very difficult to become regular worshippers again. Some buy a vacation home or a recreational vehicle. Then it becomes easy to be on the road rather than in worship when the weekend rolls around. Many people who stray away from church also stray away from God. Sometimes the demands of work separate a person from the ...

135. Plea for Discipline

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... , and enjoyment is found to be significant slippage in our life in Christ. We have to be recuperated and refreshed but there are right and wholesome ways of this occurring. It can't be done by breaking the Ten Commandments, just to test their validity! Vacations are not vacations from God. We can't stop running the race and then take up where we left off two or three weeks earlier. When we do our observations of others and ourselves, don't we usually find the erosion is little by little? The monster who ...

136. Are You a Taker or a Giver?

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... creative games of fantasy, today's little child may be playing a substitute game on his Nintendo screen. "He is," says Franks, "a computer whiz, a little philosopher, and a tiny lawyer, bursting with opinions on the president, on the best museums, the best vacation spots, and the college he thinks he will attend."2 But you will note there is nothing about religious beliefs or spiritual values or the idea of sharing with those in need. A social psychologist, speaking recently to a church group, spoke of the ...

137. Rock Turning

Mark 1:1-8

Illustration

Douglass M. Bailey

... are at risk in so many areas. One day, out of nowhere, a wonderful gift was given to these nuns. The gift was to pay for the entire Order to go on a vacation. Vans were supplied, and all the necessary money for their trip was contributed anonymously. So, that summer, the nuns closed their Order house and headed to the vacation spot of their choice, the Rocky Mountains. Most of them had never seen the Rockies, except in their imaginations. They were awed by the glory of the mountains. They would stop and ...

138. The Family Ideal, Not Idol

Genesis 12:1-4a

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... it is more important and more expensive than ever. The tourism industry knows that the surest way to attract more people is to offer special rates, programs and services for "families." Even Las Vegas casinos are styling themselves as "family casinos" and "family vacation" centers. Like all systems of idolatry, the family as idol is easily manipulated to serve our own selfish purposes. At the same time that incidents of horrendous child abuse are on the rise, there appears a new growth industry in the field ...

139. God Will Be God

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... scenes from that outing flick by on the screen. The family goes on a trip, stops at a souvenir tourist trap and the kids want a zillion pieces of plastic junk. The guy narrating sighs and states, "So I pay. I'm the Dad. It's my job." More vacation scenes. The family stops at a touristy restaurant. After everybody chows down, the guy again concludes "So I pay. I'm the Dad. It's my job." The concluding scenes flick by with the family car breaking down and a mechanic coming out to fix it. Yet another sigh ...

140. An Unnerving Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... The family didn’t realize their circumstances were of particular interest to anyone else until the father’s parents sent them a clipping from their small town’s newspaper. The headline on the story read: “CAT VACATIONS IN HAWAII FAMILY STAYS HOME.” (1) We all have our favorite vacation spots. For some, it is the beach; for others, it is the mountains. Our text for today focuses on the mountains. Climbing mountains can often be a harrowing experience, particularly for those who are serious climbers ...

141. What a Difference a Day Makes

Exodus 20:8-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... and that leaves you 21 days to get your work done. From those 21 days you have to subtract your two weeks vacation - 10 work days. Continuing the subtraction, 10 from 21 leaves only 11 actual full work days in the entire year, but of ... these people - remember this was a 24/7 culture. They had just come out of Egypt and they were slaves. There were no holidays, coffee breaks, vacations, or weekends. God had to teach them literally to take a day off and the reason why it was so important for them to do this ...

142. The Thick Darkness

1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... Dear God, My teacher read us the part where all the Jews went through where the water was and got away. Keep up the good work. I am Jewish. Love, Paula Dear God, We are going on vacation for two weeks Friday so we won't be in church. I hope you will be there when we get back. When do you take your vacation? Good-bye, Donnie What makes these letters funny, of course, is that the children have assigned to God more or less human characteristics. I read the other day about a man whose four-year-old son asked ...

143. Leaving Before the Invitation

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... are good days. John has called a meeting of the family, and Mary has in the back of her mind an idea of what it's all about. She feels that John is going to announce that he has made preparations for a long-awaited vacation to Europe - a full month! Mary has dreamed of a vacation in Europe all of her life. The children will never forget it. She is so excited. John stands and says, "Well, family, I have an announcement to make. I feel that God is calling me to be a missionary. If we watch our pennies, I ...

144. He Will Abundantly Pardon

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... with the intention of seeking out some historical or national monument. Some of the favorites are probably Mount Rushmore, the Liberty Bell, the Gettysburg Battlefield, or Valley Forge. Indeed, this may have been the point of the whole vacation, to take in an important site that ties the past to the present, and on into the future. Certainly, if you have been to Valley Forge, for instance, even on a warm summer's day, it is hard not to shiver as you consider the horrific winter conditions that tested ...

145. A Chance To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Sir, I have never seen you before.'' Doyle was puzzled and asked him how he knew he was Arthur Conan Doyle. The driver replied: "This morning's paper had a story that you were on vacation in Marseilles. This is the taxi-stand where people who return from Marseilles always wait. Your skin color tells me you have been on vacation. The ink-spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French. Adding up all those pieces of information, I deduce that ...

146. Commitment (Series: Fundamentals of Family)

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... striving to serve others? Tom, a stock broker, decided to become a better husband. So he took his wife on a two week vacation to a secluded cottage. They walked on the beach. He complimented her new clothes. They even went shopping, which was not Tom’s thing. Most ... of all, he didn’t call the office even once. On the last night of the vacation Tom’s wife broke down crying. When Tom asked what the matter was, she blurted out: “You know that check-up I had a ...

147. When We Get Where We’re Going, Where Will We Be? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

It was the middle of the summer. We loaded our family in an old station wagon, the one with wood paneling down the side, and headed to Florida for a vacation. About ten miles into the trip, we heard the chant that all parents hear when they take children on vacation. “Are we there yet?” “How much longer?” “If you keep asking we will never get there.” You know, normal family conversation. Then about 50 miles into the trip, our 10 year-old son, Wes, posed a question I can never forget. “Dad, ...

148. Winning the War Over Stuff (Series: Winning The War Over Daily Life)

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... ’s what I want us to think about today! WINNING THE WAR OVER STUFF Let us begin with a confession, POSSESSIONS HAVE THEIR APPEAL. We like stuff. We collect stuff and we buy more and more stuff. The fun of shopping is a way of life. On vacation last month, I noticed one consistent thing about the five countries we visited. They had plenty of places to shop. Given the choice between food and shopping, several of our group consistently chose shopping. I bought a boat the other day. I didn’t need it, but ...

149. A Goodly Heritage

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in the Smoky Mountains. One evening he and his wife had gone to Black Bear Inn for dinner They were looking over the menu when an old man came over to the table and greeted them and began asking: if on vacation, good time, where from, and what did for living. When Fred said that he was a preacher, the old man pulled up chair and said, “Let me tell you about a preacher.” “I was born back in these hills, my mother wasn’t married, and in those days you didn’ ...

150. A Parable in a Miracle

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of it is the alcoholic or addict who is not aware of the seriousness of their affliction. Jerry and I were in Edinburgh, Scotland, the first part of December – there for three days of vacation following my work in London with the Evangelism Committee of the World Methodist Council. There’s hardly any time, whether on vacation or not, when I’m not thinking about preaching and looking for that which will communicate the word. I knew this particular sermon was in the offing. So, when John Birkbeck and I ...

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