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1526. The Perfect Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

James Merritt

... kept barreling ahead until he and his crew were right in the thick of that blaze. They jumped out of that truck, threw the two buckets of water and three buckets of sand on that fire and then beat the fire out with those blankets. That oil man was so impressed by that unbelievable display of courage, he gave the driver $30,000 in cash on the spot and said, "What are you and your men going to do with all of that money?" The driver, shaking like a leaf, said, "The first thing we're going to do is to ...

1527. O Holy Night

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... the form of God…" Again, the word "form" is a word that referred to a Roman stamp. In Bible times an official government document was sealed with wax while the wax was hot. You would press the ring bearing the emperor's insignia into the document, and the impression in the wax would be the exact representation of the insignia on the ring. What Paul is telling us is that Jesus is the exact representation of God. That is exactly what Jesus Himself said again when He was on earth. He said in John 10:30, "I ...

1528. Repeat After Me

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... loss." When Paul met the Lord Jesus Christ on that Damascus Road, and he got a look at real righteousness, he looked down at himself and saw that his robes of self-righteousness had turned to filthy rags. All of his trophies, plaques, and impressive letters were as worthless as wood, hay, and stubble. Paul learned a great lesson, a lesson he repeats for us today, and that is, righteousness, without redemption is deceptive. III. A Relationship with the Redeemer Is Divine "But indeed I also count all things ...

1529. The Tiny O-Ring

Matthew 13:31-35

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The Shuttle program was once grounded for several weeks due to cracks in the fuel line. We are reminded about the tiny rubber o-ring about three-tenths of an inch wide. To look at a tiny o-ring that small would not impress anyone. And yet decades ago two of those rings were placed in the aft field joint of the Solid Rocket Booster to stop gases from escaping. Whether it was the unusually cold weather, a contaminate introduced into the zinc putty used on them, any number of potential compression problems, ...

1530. Making a Meaningful Difference

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

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Greg Nelson

... of a second career, I want it to be meaningful, I want to touch someone's life - whether it's through business or whatever. If I touch one person's life, then my own life will not be in vain. That's what's really important." Pretty impressive perspective on life, isn't it? See, Buck Williams is expressing the need all of us feel - the need for significance. And the older we get, the more aware we become of this ultimate value. We begin reflecting on our lives, wondering about its significance, worrying ...

1531. The Superhero Miracle of Humor

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , poor people, tax collectors, general “riff-raff.” What a joke! This was Jesus’ big joke. He never cured Herod Antipas’ daughter’s headache; he didn’t make rich people richer; he utterly failed to perform before the religious establishment in ways that would impress them. In fact, just the opposite. Instead, in today’s lesson, Jesus fed a big rabble-rousing crowd, with nobody special or influential or even literate in its midst. And he fed them to the point of bursting, and all he had to work ...

1532. Use What You Have

Matthew 14:13-21

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Brett Blair

... he wanted to go to school. He walked 500 miles to Hampton Institute in Virginia, and presented himself to the head teacher. Washington later recalled, "Having been so long without proper food, a bath, and change of clothing, I did not make a very favorable impression upon her, and I could see at once that there were doubts in her mind about me." Finally she said to him, "The adjoining recitation room needs cleaning. Take the broom and do it." A lesser person might have been insulted by being assigned menial ...

1533. We Need a Sign

Matthew 14:22-36

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Jon S. Dawson

... , "You may examine them, Rabbi. It is 11 to one against you. We have the majority." Whereupon the rabbi rose to his feet, "So", he said, "You now think because of the vote that you are right and I am wrong. Well, I stand here and he raised his arms impressively and call upon the Holy One of Israel to give us a sign that I am right and you are wrong." Suddenly, there came a frightful crack of thunder and a brilliant flash of lightning that struck the mahogany table and cracked it in two. The room was filled ...

1534. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

... meet. Is it all right if I bring him by?" "Come on over," we said. So they did. She was radiant. He was young….handsome….relatively new to her life….and not all that many weeks removed from a tour of duty in Vietnam. Making small talk, I asked his impression of the war. To which he said: "They're a bunch of gooks. They all look alike. They all sound alike. You can't tell good gooks from bad gooks. You can't tell our gooks from their gooks. So we ought to douse the entire country with gasoline and ...

1535. The Great Divide

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the patient was taken aback. This had not happened before. He was not sure what to do. Hesitantly, he held out his hand in return, but there was no hand to be shaken. There was only a stump of a wrist, which the young man shook warmly. Impressed by the compassion of their two young visitors, the staff soon discarded their gloves as well. But the Amazon River still stood as a great divide between the caregivers and those they cared for. One night the young medical student decided to swim across the river ...

1536. How To Be An Easter Person

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... or 15 years of age approached me and asked, “Pastor, do we have any crosses left over?” I said, “Yes, I feel sure that we do. Why do you ask?” He said, “I would like to take a few and give them to some of my friends.” Wow! I was impressed. We fixed him up with crosses. I said a prayer of thanksgiving for a young man who is not content to appropriate the good news for himself; he also feels a need to share it with others. A man sat in my office a few days ago and shared a ...

1537. Introducing A Child to God

1 Samuel 1:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... said, “It so happens that I was the boy I was telling you about. If that new preacher hadn’t told me that I was one of God’s children, I probably never would have amounted to anything.” And then he walked away. Well, Dr. Craddock was so impressed by that man that he called the waitress over and asked who he was. She replied, “Everybody around here knows him. That’s Ben Hooper. He used to be the governor of Tennessee.” Parents, you will try to do many good things for your children because you ...

1538. The Grasshopper Mentality

Numbers 13:26-33

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... by fear, see ourselves as little better than insects. Then we assume that others see us that way too. It is a formula for futility. I love the story about the Texan who was being shown around a vast ranch in Australia. The proud Texan refused to be impressed, believing that everything back home was better. The Texan said to his host, “This whole spread would be just a teensy little corner of my place back home.” When he was shown a huge herd of cattle, he said, “This is nice, but it’s just a ...

1539. Practical Tips For Powerful Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the tragic airlines crash.” No, our condolences go to the family but our prayers go to God on their behalf. A prayer is always sent to God and nowhere else. Jesus urged that most of our prayers be private because He knew the temptation of trying to impress people through public prayers. When we pray in public, we must ask for God’s special help in order to keep ourselves focused on Him. God is not confused by our bad syntax or grammar. He understands every accent, whether it’s a Boston brogue, a Delta ...

1540. Never Say What You Won't Do!

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... are often less than honest with each other. This is even true when they are engaged. For example, a man may tell his wife-to-be how much he loves the symphony. He eagerly escorts her to these performances, grinning like a mule eating briars, trying to impress his fiancée with how much he loves the arts. She is thinking, oh boy, I finally found a really cultured man! However, when they return from the honeymoon, he determines that he is never going near the symphony again. He lied! Women are just as guilty ...

1541. Is Jesus The Only Way?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... and determination headed toward those drowning people. He rescued 32 people of them. But let’s suppose that when Tom Lee approached some of those folks in the middle of they river, they had responded, “Thanks, but no thanks. Your boat doesn’t look too impressive to us. We’re going to just keep treading water in hopes that another boat more to our liking will come along.” You’re thinking -That would have been really dumb. Turning down a sure thing in hopes that something else might come along ...

1542. I Believe In Jesus Christ

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... is some nut here who wants to buy half a great fruit.” Then he glanced over his shoulder and noticed that this woman had followed him to the back of the store, so he said, “And this gracious lady is willing to buy the other half.” The manager was much impressed by the quick wit of this young clerk. So, later he said to him, “You could have a bright future in the business. You might end up owning a number of grocery stores. By the way, where are you from?” The young man said, “I am from Lancaster ...

1543. The Shepherd's Song

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... —God's gracious gift. In fact, it is the last gift of the creation narrative: the day of rest. It was 25 years ago that Judy and I moved to Dexter—new appointment, new congregation, new ministry. I was making a frantic effort to make a good impression and to do everything at once. Then one day, one of the leading laywomen in the congregation brought me a small poster with a sketch of a harried preacher, running around with robes flying in the breeze, and the words: "DON'T JUST DO SOMETHING, STAND THERE ...

1544. The Revelation Code IV: The Fight at Frodo's Tower

Revelation 19:1-21

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... day of counsel. Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead. Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means Whereby the great human family can live in peace… Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar, But of God. In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask That a general congress of women without limit of nationality, May be appointed and held at someplace deemed most convenient And the earliest period consistent with its objects ...

1545. Searching: MySpace

Hebrews 11:8-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... shaped by his life and my life will be shaped by his love." Today is that kind of day. Now let me quickly tell you what today is not! It is not graduation from Sunday School. It is not just a nice rite of passage for every pre-teenager to impress their parents. It is not the end of your participation in the life of the church. Rather, it is exactly the opposite. It is a day of claiming your place in this space, signing on, signing up, logging in to the work of Christ in the world. After this day ...

1546. Toward the Cross

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... Savior. He comes, not in the power and might of the world, but in the overwhelming power of love and mercy. He comes to give himself as a ransom for many, so that through the blood of his cross, we might be saved. Another lasting impression out of our all-too-brief week in Italy, in all those incredible churches and all that unbelievably beautiful art, was all that blood! In the graphic literalism of so much of the Middle Ages and Renaissance art, there are crucifixes covered in blood—blood spurting ...

1547. Are You Ready for the Journey?

Mark 8:27-9:1

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... secrets, no more hints. It's time to face the truth. Time to deal with what New Testament scholar Justo Gonzales says is the central question of the Gospel: What does it mean to be the Son of God? The first chapters of Mark give us the impression that to be the Son of God means to have clear power over everything. Jesus fights Satan in the wilderness, heals the paralyzed, the blind and the deaf, stills the storm, feeds the multitudes, walks on water. But now, at this point in Mark's story, Jesus surprises ...

1548. Looking to the Unseen

2 Corinthians 4:18

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... . II By looking to the unseen we are reminded that spiritual reality is greater than material reality. The prophets of old have asserted this truth time and again. Humankind, they said, looks at external, material things, but God looks on the heart. We are impressed with fortunes and political power, but nations are to God like a drop in the bucket, says Isaiah, and princes are a delusion, says the psalmist. Jesus asserted the same truth. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions ...

1549. The Paradoxical Power of Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... thou art entirely weak." (2) Do we not, in our strength, deride the man, who in his weakness, worships God? Do we not heap scorn on the man who needs a crutch, who admits to a flaw in his character, who acknowledges unsureness, a frailty? Are we not impressed with the man who, with complete bravado assures us everything is all right? A friend of mine lived in Indiana. As you may know, Indiana is tornado prone. My friend lived near an old creek bed that seemed to provide a natural path for tornados. One day ...

1550. Where Is Love?

Hebrews 9:1-28

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... to connect with what is truly real and ultimately meaningful, how do we seek the path that leads to the heart of God? The path to God has been cleared for us, not by rituals or incantations, and not by our continual efforts to impress God with our sacrifices and gifts and good behavior. Sacrificial offerings won't get us there, even in our official church envelopes. Succeeding at all our life's grand ambitions won't either. Neither will intense psychotherapy or a degree in theology. Continual religious ...

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