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1526. Concerning Miracles

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... on to tell us, "Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. 'He has done everything well,' they said. 'He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.'" WE LOVE MIRACLES, DON'T WE? Particularly miracles in which people are healed. There are some of you who have experienced such a miracle and it brings joy to your heart every time you recall it. The doctors told you you had six months to live, but five years ...

1527. The Blessed Promise

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.” And in Revelation 22:14 we read, “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the ... any more. (8) Heaven is not about us. It’s all about God and what God has done for us. Hopefully we will live lives of loving service to our neighbors and to our world as a sign of our gratitude, but it is God who has redeemed us and not we ourselves ...

1528. A Time of Grief

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the family, a little girl named Liz, all of a sudden ran and did a cartwheel over the grave. Eda LeShan must have looked surprised because Liz’s mother, smiling broadly, turned to her and said, “Liz hasn’t done any cartwheels since Bob died. He used to love it when she did.” Reflecting upon this, LeShan said: “I tried to understand just what Liz’s message to her father meant. Then I realized that her gift to him was to pick up the threads of her life and to begin to live as fully as she could ...

1529. A Gift for You

Romans 1:1-7

Sermon

James L. Killen

... Jesus Christ, called to be saints. That is the gift God has chosen for each of us. That is what God wants for you because God loves you. Now you see what I meant when I said you might not want to open that package. When Paul mentions being saints, some of us ... faith has always required commitment. The Christian faith requires us to venture out into life daring to trust the reality and the love of God instead of hanging on to the tangible little things we try to use as life preservers. The Christian faith ...

1530. Still Under Construction

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Sermon

James L. Killen

... are already a child of God. You are already a member of the club. That is already yours. God has given it to you because God loves you. If you will remember that, it will completely change the way you will feel about what is happening as you try to grow in ... to keep on doing the hard work of making moral choices. We will have to consider all of the factors involved and ask what Christian love requires us to do. It will get easier as we go along. But most of us will have to keep on making ourselves live like ...

1531. Like None Other

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... them while they were sick and I healed them. [That's a mother talking.] I led them with cords of compassion, with the bands of love. How can I give you up, O Ephraim! That is why I say at baptism there is a celebration, because God has entered into a ... covenant with us. But there is also a thread of sadness, because we know that we can leave God, pay no attention to God's love. In fact, because of human nature being what it is, we probably will, all of us. When we grow old, like Israel, we will worship other ...

1532. The Day Life Increased

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... in crisis, trying to reach out to Diane, and at the same time, trying to maintain some stability in the family life, to hold on to the values that they believed in as a family. There were the rounds of counseling sessions, the rehab for Diane, tough love, tears, prayers. But the more her parents reached out to her, the more rebellious she became. Finally she ran away from home. She started living the kind of life that she now says she doesn't even want to talk about. In her late twenties, things began ...

1533. Fear Factor

Psalm 25:1-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... 's ways and God's path (verse 4). The psalmist's confidence to petition the Lord comes not because he's perfect. On the contrary, he admits to the "sins of my youth" (verse 7). But because he fears the Lord, he's open to receive God's mercy and love that come with God's covenant. Only those that fear the Lord are open to the lessons God offers: "Who are they that fear the Lord? He will teach them the way that they should choose"(verse 12). The Bible's wisdom literature teaches over and over again that "The ...

1534. Follow Me!

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

James McCormick

... the Father. All he wanted to do was to give them life at its best, and to help them make the world a better place for all God’s children. But, most of them listened, and then walked away. So, Jesus asked his disciples, “Will you also go away?” I love what Peter said in response. He said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life!” That’s what I have decided as well. Of all the choices available to me in life, I have decided that the best choice is to follow Jesus. I don ...

1535. Honor To Whom Honor Is Due

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... , but I was too busy working. After all, I wanted to give them all the things I never had when I was growing up. I love the idea of coming home and having them sit on my lap and tell me about their day. Unfortunately, most days I came home so ... and direction require correction. Children must be disciplined. Proverbs 13:24 says, "He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly." "Spare the rod, spoil the child" is not a biblical quote, but it is a true statement. I never ...

1536. Try a Little Kindness (Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... but it cannot be bought. But God is not only kind to the sinner, God is also kind to the saint. Think about this: It is the kindness of God that supplies salvation. God's kindness sent His Son to die for my sins. "But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit." (Titus 3:4-5) God's kindness leads me away from sin to salvation ...

1537. The Paradoxical Power of Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... the paradoxical power of weakness. When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died; my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small; love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. (5) 1. Soren Kierkegaard, Christian Discourses (London: Oxford University Press, 1961), p. 137. 2. Ibid., p. 139. 3. Ibid., p. 132. 4. Harry E. Fosdick, Riverside Sermons (New York: Harper, 1958), p. 320. 5 ...

1538. Discipleship: The Beauty and the Cross

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... . The girl who washed him mumbled and grumbled at her unpleasant chore. Yet, through it all the bowl was basically happy, as he was able to serve, day after day, year and year. Then one day the bowl's mistress walked in with a shiny new bowl. It had a lovely floral design. She said, "You will serve us well and be pleasant to look at, as well." So the first bowl was packed up, along with a few other discarded items and sent away. It was a long journey and rather boring so the bowl slept through most of the ...

1539. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... " recedes, it will be replaced by the "complete" and whole. Should we wail when someone takes away our broken fragment of pie-crust and replaces it with an entire pie? The elegant mystical language Paul uses in verses 11 and 12 is some of the best loved and most quoted - by the religious and non-religious alike. As moving as Paul's illustration is, it was hardly original. The contrast between child and adult was a common rhetorical analogy of Paul's day, and the image of the dark, distorted reflection seems ...

1540. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

1541. Mark 12:28-34

Mark 12:28-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... " referred to in Leviticus 19:18 specifically meant "the sons of your own people." But Jesus had expanded the definition of "neighbor" far beyond those borders (see Luke 10:25-37), erasing national and ethnic self-centeredness as well as excuses for limits on loving one's "neighbor." Verses 32-34a are recorded only in Mark's telling of this exchange. The scribe's paraphrase of the commandments Jesus cited reflects typical Jewish touches. He omits the name of God out of respect and a zealous obedience to the ...

1542. Hosea 11:1-11

Hosea 11:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... unexpected reprieve, this unmerited mercy, is the Godhood itself: "I am God and no mortal, the Holy One in your midst." God is God. God can do whatever God wants to do. Ephraim's deliverance is possible only through God's divine exercise of pure grace. The "love text" closes with a promise that sounds as sweet to Yahweh's ears as it must to the people of Israel. After they have suffered exile, God will deliver them from foreign lands. Called back by a mighty roar, God's scattered children will once again be ...

1543. Eight Days until Eternity

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... hardly stand it. In the middle of that spinal tap, his thoughts went to the cross of Christ. What unspeakable pain both the Son and the Father went through, says Tim Miller. (5) And it’s true. We see Christ’s courage. And we see the Father’s amazing love poured out. And here is the most astounding thing of all: It was all for us. We didn’t deserve it, but Christ died for us. Some of our younger members are undoubtedly fans of Harry Potter. In case you have been living on Mars the past several years ...

1544. On-Beyond-Zebra Living

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... if not of slavery, which is rearing its ugly head with a vengeance in the 21st century. But I want to give you one more test to see whether or not you speak the on-beyond-zebra language of Christ: What’s the divine dictionary definition of “love” Jesus is presenting in this Farewell Discourse we read this morning? Just as some of the profoundest things I’ve learned in life came from Dr. Seuss, some of the profoundest things I’ve learned about faith came from Sunday School. And maybe only second to ...

1545. The Kingdom Is Not K-Mart

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... He is dealing with the whole question of priority. If you are going to be a follower of Jesus Christ, He must be your first love. He will not take second place to any one or to any thing. Can you ladies imagine a man proposing to you and saying "I want ... expects us to live for Him. He expects us to die with Him. That is why he said back up in verse 26 you've got to love him "more than your own life." If you are not willing to die to self, to ambition, to desire, to what you want and surrender your life ...

1546. How to Make Heaven Happy

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... so glad I found you!" Well, you may be glad, and should be glad that you have "found the Lord," but the truth is, He found you. The reason why He even looks for you to begin with is because, even though you are without the Lord Jesus, you are loved. III. Resolve To Bring People Without Christ To The Lord Do you notice that each time the lost was found, the holy celebration broke loose? Listen to verses 7 and 10: "I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than ...

1547. A Father's Heart Cry

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... good ball game or my quiet time with the Sunday paper for that, either? We practice our ethical teachings — until they become uncomfortable. "Love honor and cherish" sounds good in the wedding vows, but something (or someone) better is bound to come along, and don't we ... , God will not abandon us and God will not reject us when we plead for mercy. In the end, God's heart cry is a love song for us. God calls to us like God called to Israel. It is a song of reconciliation sung by Jesus of Nazareth on the ...

1548. Overcoming Obstacles - Together

Luke 2:1-7, Psalm 107:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Coast Guard I learned that rope, woven with three strands, is a whole lot stronger and doesn't ravel as quickly as two strand rope. It's the same in marriage. When we invite God into the center of our lives and develop a strong faith, it will strengthen our love for each other. When we invite God into the center of our lives, we're more able to pray and worship and open ourselves to take those leaps of faith when we’re called upon to trust God. When we invite God into the center of our lives, the center ...

1549. When God Is Like a Mother

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Our souls long to be rocked in the bosom of the Almighty. Let some soul near despair in the lowlands of strife be so filled with the Holy Spirit today that you will go home knowing you are never alone. III. Like a Good Mother, the Holy Spirit Loves Us with a Love That Won’t End Years ago, when I was a student pastor, there was a family in my small church with seven boys. They were successful farmers who worked hard and went to church on Sundays. But like most families, one of those seven boys lost his way ...

1550. Navigating the Stages of Life

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

... me a servant. I was so foolish and so ungrateful and so presumptuous. I was so childish and so adolescent. I’m no longer worthy to be your son. Please make me a hired servant.” Now, we know the rest of the story how the Father forgave him and loved him back into the family circle, but we also see that the Prodigal Son grow up. He became a different person. In these three stages, we see precisely the ways in which people relate to life today, the ways people relate to the church, to marriage, to work, to ...

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