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1501. God Begins Anew

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... bondage referred to by Jesus when he says, "Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin" (John 8:34). We all fail God and neighbor, we bow down to idols, and we share in the brokenness of existence. Whether we live in pride or in guilt, in denial or in indifference, we are in bondage. So "every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world be held accountable to God" (Romans 8:19b). But Jesus says, "The truth will make you free." We are free when we acknowledge our bondage and receive ...

1502. Remember the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God . . .” One of Rudyard Kipling’s best-known poems was composed on the occasion of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Titled “Recessional,” the poem, on the one hand, expresses pride in the British Empire, but, on the other, expresses an underlying sadness that the Empire might go the way of all previous empires. Each of the verses of “Recessional” ends with a famous refrain evidently drawn from our lesson for the day from ...

1503. Waiting for a Savior

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ. Leo Rosten tells an amusing story that comes out of the Jewish tradition. There was a man in a small Russian village who, because of a disabling condition, could not find employment. The community council wanted to help him but they also wanted to protect his pride. They decided to give him a job. They paid him two rubles a week to sit at the town’s entrance and be the first to greet the Messiah when he arrives. “Just sit on the hill outside our village every day from dawn to sunset,” they ...

1504. The Case Against Capone

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Bruce Larson

... and was the instrument for removing this blight from the city of Chicago. Frank Loesch had risked his life to live out his faith. Each Sunday at this point of the service, my father, a Chicago businessman himself, never failed to poke me and silently point to Frank Loesch with pride. Sometime I'd catch a tear in my father's eye. For my dad and for all of us this was and is what authentic living is all about.

1505. Destined for Greatness

Luke 21:5-38

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John Berstecher

... it was built for an international exposition in the last century, the structure was called monstrous by the citizens of the city, who demanded it be torn down as soon as the exposition was over. Yet from the moment its architect first conceived it, he took pride in it and loyally defended it from those who wished to destroy it. He knew it was destined for greatness. Today it is one of the architectural wonders of the modern world and stands as the primary landmark of Paris, France. The architect, of course ...

1506. He That is Down

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John Bunyan

He that is down needs fear no fall; He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall Have God to be his guide. I am content with what I have, Little be it, or much; And, Lord, contentment still I crave, Because Thou savest such. Fullness to such a burden is That go on pilgrimage; Here little, and hereafter bliss, Is best from age to age.

1507. Danger: A Fair Warning

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In 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We'll never know. What we do know is that the wind was howling outside the posh Richelieu Apartments when Police Chief Jerry Peralta pulled up sometime after dark. Facing the Beach less than 250 feet from the surf, the apartments were ...

1508. Exercise for the Non-Athletic

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Staff

... activities and the number of calories per hour they consume. Beating around the bush...................... 75 Jumping to conclusions.......................100 Climbing the walls...............................150 Swallowing your pride.......................... 50 Passing the buck.................................. 25 Throwing your weight around.........50-300 (depending on your weight) Dragging your heels...........................100 Pushing your luck...............................250 Making mountains ...

1509. Did You Do Your Best?

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Gordon McDonald

... question and I thought I could redeem myself. He said, "How did you stand in your class at the Naval Academy?" Since I had completed my sophomore year at Georgia Tech before entering Annapolis as a plebe, I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, "Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!" I sat back to wait for the congratulations which never came. Instead, the question: "Did you do your best?" I started to say, "Yes, sir," but I remembered who this was and recalled several of ...

1510. At the Root of Rebellion

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Alexander Maclaren

... . Unbelief is the mother of further disobedience. Faith is voluntary submission within a person's own power. If faith is not exercised, the true cause lies deeper than all intellectual reasons. It lies in the moral aversion of human will and in the pride of independence, which says, "who is Lord over us? Why should we have to depend on Jesus Christ?" As faith is obedience and submission, so faith breeds obedience, but unbelief leads on to higher-handed rebellion. With dreadful reciprocity of influence, the ...

1511. Too Much to Let Go

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... ," asked Chigi, "as a mark of reconciliation, will you send him the bracelet you wear on your arm?" "No," she replied firmly, "that would be too much." True forgiveness is hard to extend because it demands that people let go of something they value not a piece of jewelry, but pride, perhaps, as sense of justice, or desire for revenge.

1512. You Can Go Home Again

Luke 15:11-32

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Max Lucado

... on pictures of herself. With her purse full of small black-and-white photos, she boarded the next bus to Rio de Janiero. Maria knew Christina had no way of earning money. She also knew that her daughter was too stubborn to give up. When pride meets hunger, a human will do things that were before unthinkable. Knowing this, Maria began her search. Bars, hotels, nightclubs, any place with the reputation for street walkers or prostitutes. She went to them all. And at each place she left her picture taped on ...

1513. A Caddie Worth Having

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Two golfers stepped up to the first tee on the St. Andrews course at Ardsley, New York, one of America's oldest courses. The elder one was a kindly man who played a thoughtful, deliberate game. The younger man was full of pride and impatience. On the first hole he sliced, lost his ball in the tall grass, shot another one, and had a score of eight instead of four or five. On the second tee he began to lecture the caddie: "Keep your eye peeled. I'm not here to do your ...

1514. A Many-Headed Monster

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James Packer

... . For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy trinity constituting one god: self), and the other enslaving trio, Pleasure, Possessions, and Position, whose worship is described as "The lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life" (1 John 2:16). Football, the Firm, and Family are also gods for some. Indeed the list of other gods is endless, for anything that anyone allows to run his life becomes his god and the claimants for this prerogative are legion. In ...

1515. The Honorable Title of Parent

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Steven V. Roberts

... work skills but not life skills, how to change a carburetor but not a diaper, how to treat a customer but not a kid. Becoming a parent should be the result of love, not just sex; a sign of a lasting relationship, not just a passing infatuation; a source of pride, and not remorse. Only then will our children be safe.

1516. God Give Us Men

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Bob Moorehead

... give us men obsessed with the principles true to your word, men stripped of self-seeking and a yen for security...men who will pay any price for freedom and go any lengths for truth. God give us men delivered from mediocrity, men with vision high, pride low, faith wide, love deep, and patience long...men who will dare to march to the drumbeat of a distant drummer, men who will not surrender principles of truth in order to accommodate their peers. God give us men more interested in scars than medals. More ...

1517. Miles Off Course

Proverbs 12:15

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Dave McPherson

... of the -70 degree Fahrenheit temperature and winds that gusted to 50 mph, they were all frozen within minutes of hitting the ground. A friend of mine was part of the rescue team that discovered and retrieved the bodies 3 days later. As a result of the navigator's pride, 5 other people went to their deaths. Proverbs tells us that "the way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise." The results may not always be so dramatic, but we must all be careful to seek the counsel of God ...

1518. What Are You Proud Of?

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Dr. Dale E. Turner

... but an even better ministry tool to work into your pastorate. Make it part of the way you access people's lives and get them to think critically about what matters. And, where people really have an answer, use that as a chance for you as their pastor to show pride in them. Affirm their good and meaningful works.

1519. Working on God's Land

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Ted W. Engstrom

... repairs on the buildings. He'd mix cement, cut lumber, replace broken windows, and work on the plumbing. It was hard work, but after several months the place began to take shape. And every time the pastor put his hand to some task, he would swell with pride. He knew his labor was finally paying off. When the project was completed, the pastor received a neighborly visit from a farmer who lived a few miles down the road. Farmer Brown took a long look at the preacher and cast a longer eye over the revitalized ...

1520. Top Temptations

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Staff

A survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge: Materialism. Pride. Self-centeredness. Laziness. (Tie) Anger/Bitterness. (Tie) Sexual lust. Envy. Gluttony. Lying. Survey respondents noted temptations were more potent when they had neglected their time with God (81 percent) and when they were physically tired (57 percent). Resisting temptation was accomplished by prayer (84 percent), avoiding compromising situations (76 percent), ...

1521. Strength to Weakness

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Dore Schary

The following strengths, if not properly maintained, can become weaknesses: A person who calls himself frank and candid can find himself becoming tactless and cruel. A person who prides himself on being tactful can find eventually that he has become evasive and deceitful. A person with firm convictions can become pigheaded. A person who is inclined to be temperate and judicious can sometimes turn into someone with weak convictions and banked fires of resolution . . . Loyalty can lead to fanaticism. ...

1522. His Point of View

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Staff

... of a person transforming calamity by his Christ-like point of view is David Watson. Watson, a minister in England, died of cancer before these words of his were published: "It's sometimes only through suffering that we begin to listen to God. Our natural pride and self-confidence have to be stripped painfully away and we become aware, perhaps for the first time, of our own personal needs. "During the ministry of Jesus on earth, a tower fell in Siloam and killed 18 innocent people. 'Why did God allow it ...

1523. A Tongue That Lies

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... will test myself against that mountain, he thought. He put on his buffalo-hide shirt, threw his blanket over his shoulders, and set off to climb the peak. When he reached the top, he stood on the rim of the world. He could see forever, and his heart swelled with pride. Then he heard a rustle at his feet, and looking down, he saw a snake. Before he could move, the snake spoke. "I am about to die," said the snake. "It is too cold for me up here, and I am freezing. I have no food. and I am starving ...

1524. Check Fear Off Your List

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Leighton Ford

When I am conscious of the fear of failure holding me back, I go through a kind of personal checklist: Does this fear come basically from pride, a fear that I will not live up to my own expectations or to those of others? Do I remember that God has called me first to faithfulness, then to efficiency? Do I trust that the Holy Spirit is working before me, with me, and through me? Do I remember ...

1525. I Am That I Am

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During family devotions we often quiz our children about biblical accounts to help them learn. When we asked Carey who built the ark, the gleam in her eye told us she knew the answer. "Noah," she answered with authority. Turning to Tim, we asked who in the Bible had said, "I am that I am." (Exodus 3: 14) He wrinkled his forehead and squinted as he searched for the answer. Then his eyes opened wide. "Popeye!" he fairly shouted with pride.

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1501. God Begins Anew

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

1502. Remember the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

1503. Waiting for a Savior

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

1504. The Case Against Capone

Illustration

Bruce Larson

1505. Destined for Greatness

Luke 21:5-38

Illustration

John Berstecher

1506. He That is Down

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John Bunyan

1507. Danger: A Fair Warning

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1508. Exercise for the Non-Athletic

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Staff

1509. Did You Do Your Best?

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Gordon McDonald

1510. At the Root of Rebellion

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Alexander Maclaren

1511. Too Much to Let Go

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1512. You Can Go Home Again

Luke 15:11-32

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Max Lucado

1513. A Caddie Worth Having

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1514. A Many-Headed Monster

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James Packer

1515. The Honorable Title of Parent

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Steven V. Roberts

1516. God Give Us Men

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Bob Moorehead

1517. Miles Off Course

Proverbs 12:15

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Dave McPherson

1518. What Are You Proud Of?

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Dr. Dale E. Turner

1519. Working on God's Land

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Ted W. Engstrom

1520. Top Temptations

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Staff

1521. Strength to Weakness

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Dore Schary

1522. His Point of View

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Staff

1523. A Tongue That Lies

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1524. Check Fear Off Your List

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Leighton Ford

1525. I Am That I Am

Humor Illustration

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