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1551. Emmanuel - God with Us

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , the God-head see Hail the Incarnate Deity! Pleased as men with men to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel. God, instead if keeping his distance, has come to dwell with us in the form of a person. This is what the world had waited so long for; a human quality in God which would bring him near, flesh of our flesh, body of our body. Some years ago, a teacher assigned to tutor children in a large city hospital was asked to help a particular youngster with his homework. “We’re studying nouns and verbs in class, the ...

1552. Light a Candle

Matthew 5:14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the air, but have we cleaned up our souls? We split the atom, but we have not conquered our prejudices. We have got fancier houses, but more broken homes. So, maybe it is time we got more concerned about the stockroom than the showroom and concentrated on quality as well as quantity. Maybe it is time to add life to our years, instead of just years to our lives. The light of Christ must come from the outside. Will you receive the light of Christ into your life tonight? The light, is shining in the darkness ...

1553. Getting in S.H.A.P.E. for Ministry

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... forwardly, are you willing to join this team? I. ARE YOU WILLING TO JOIN THE TEAM? Paul said in Ephesians, “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” And let there be no confusion about it. There are certain qualities necessary for those who would be ministers throughout the congregation. Be humble and gentle, says Paul. When I travel from place to place and people discover I serve as a pastor in Brentwood, Tennessee, they immediately say, “Do you have a lot of “Stars” in ...

1554. How To Triumph Over Terrorism

Ephesians 6:10-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... love our enemies, I’m going to get up and walk right out of church.” To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. I understand that speedy lovers are not usually very lasting lovers. I understand that quick forgivers are not usually quality forgivers. I understand that it takes time and space, but I need to say to you today, a year later, my friends, sooner or later in the troubles of life, you and I are going to decide. Will we get bitter or will we get better? Will we get ...

1555. We Believe in Life Everlasting

John 11:17-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... from the dead, could he not also provide a resurrection for me? Just as 3 x 3 will always be 9, just as love is stronger than hate, just as goodness is more lasting than evil, just as no trouble is immortal, so there is inherent in the “now" a quality of life that is eternal. Golf pro, Paul Azinger, put it this way while he battled cancer, “We are not in the land of the living going to the land of the dying. We are in the land of the dying going to the land of the living." There is ...

1556. What Would Jesus Say About the Marginalized?

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to redeem a single neighborhood in Nashville. What if our children's ministries, youth ministries, serving ministries, worship ministries, joined hands with our business professionals, medical persons, educators, and construction companies, to offer vital worship, adequate housing, quality education, compassionate child care, job training, and family health services to the most needy neighborhood in Nashville? I want to put that before you. You see, for a long time I have lived by little jingles. Some ...

1557. The Bread We Daily Need

Luke 11:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , we consume food that has been processed, dyed, breaded, sauced, gravied, ground, pulped, strained, blended, petrified, and sanitized beyond resemblance to any part of creation that ever lived.” “In the second place, we want it fast and cheap, without concern for quality or consideration of the people who produce it, or interest in the conditions in which the animals may have existed. In essence, we have separated eating from the earth, and in so doing have lost the spiritual dynamics of the food we ...

1558. The Power to Make a Difference

Acts 16:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... team leaders, entrepreneur leaders, charismatic leaders, dictatorial leaders, visionary leaders. What is a spiritual leader? Books abound about church leaders, most of which are adaptations of business models. But I've started asking another question. What is a spiritual leader? What are the qualities of a person who can engage others in the purposes of God for their lives? I don't have an answer. But I do have some clues. A spiritual leader has a heart for God. “You shall love the Lord your God with ...

1559. Daniel: The Problem of Power

Daniel 6:10-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... done, Daniel came forth with a vision that the Lord Omnipotent would reign forever and ever. It is that same vision which John captures in Revelation to give hope for the world. Parker Palmer says every life is lived toward a horizon, a distant vision of what lies ahead. The quality of our action depends heavily on whether that horizon is dark with death or full of life. We do not dwell in the land of the living on the way to the land of the dying. We dwell in the land of the dying on the way to the land ...

1560. Reaching Up—Reaching Out

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... for the Loop came on the radio. The following Monday I showed up at BUMC only to find some of the best people in the world. Thank you BUMC for what you are doing for so many young adults just like me." Would you give God and others some quality time for worship? II. WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." For years I've read this text wrong. I've preached whole sermons about getting your heart right so your treasure will follow. That's not what it says. Jesus said ...

1561. Be Silent

Luke 1:11-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... important thing in your soul. Silence, it prepares us to speak. You ought not to talk until you have been silent said Henri. There is a difference between having to say something, and having something to say. Henri Nouwen says it's only those who have spent quality time in silence that can speak with authenticity and passion. Silence makes you able to speak. When Zechariah finally got out of nine months of silence and had the chance to speak again, he sang a song. You can read it in the last part of this ...

1562. Sharing God’s Blessings

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... it all. I have learned: 1) I am not the center of the universe. 2) There are more things I do not know, than things I do know. 3) The greatest truths of life are mysteries. 4) I was born not to get, but to give. Mercy generates mercy. The quality of mercy is not strained; it drops like gentle rain from heaven above to earth below. The merciful are blessed with mercy. Nearly 100 years ago, we fought a war that was to end all wars. We called it World War I. The smoke had hardly settled when we saw ...

1563. Living in Gratitude

Philippians 4:4-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... creatures that swim in the sea. He lived a life of gratitude. Do you? To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch heaven. A Texas business man, who had enjoyed ten years of quality life after a heart transplant, reflected on the difference this new heart made in his life. “In addition to this being a miracle of medicine," said David Saucier, “for a new heart to become a part of the living me is a miracle of God. Many people ...

1564. Seinfeld's Last Episode

Luke 10:25-37

Illustration

Brett Blair

... as long at its reasonable to do so. George: I never heard of that. Officer: It's new, its called the Good Samaritan Law, Let's go. The series ends with them serving their time. The critics hated it. It was pretty bad but there was a redeeming quality to that last episode. For nine years Seinfeld's characters used, ridiculed, and made fun of everyone they met. The four of them were the Priest and the Levites of our modern world. We climb the ladder of success and FedEx gives you the world on time. This ...

1565. Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians 1:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... this “walk” with God will be “strengthened” (v.11) by the presence and participation in God’s power (“dynamis”). This powering of the faithful “bears fruit” in the form of endurance, patience, and joy. If faith, love, and hope are the qualities that pave the route Jesus followers “walk,” then endurance, patience and joy are the divine gifts that enable us to keep the path regardless of the conflicts or obstacles we may face. The fourth action Paul instructs the church to demonstrate ...

1566. Always Say a Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Illustration

Leonard Sweet

... manner, we'll begin to find a new way to deal with those rough days along the way. There's work to do, deadlines to meet, you've got no time to spare, But as you hurry and scurry, ASAP: Always Say a Prayer. In the midst of family chaos, quality time is rare. Do your best; let God do the rest, ASAP: Always Say a Prayer. It may seem like your worries are more than you can bear. Slow down and take a breather, ASAP: Always Say a Prayer. God knows how stressful life is; he wants to ease our ...

1567. Be Square

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ” people might appear as strange to the world as those saints did to the people of their day. There are also those who seem to fit right in—-people who do their jobs, show up, work hard, and live right all their lives. But there is a quality of faith, a subtle storehouse of strength, an inner reserve of peace-filled power, that sets them apart. the dad who gets up at dawn, works construction all day, then coaches other people’s kids until evening falls the parent who packs a napkin inscribed with “I ...

1568. Who's Who

John 1:29-42

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... a joke, or keeping things only on the surface, or switching to a safe topic? Are they trying to check Jesus out by seeing if his quarters are worthy of a great prophet? Are they opening themselves up a little, asking to go to Jesus' dwelling place for quality time? The important thing for us is that the discipleship moves slowly. Now, we can move so slowly that we never get around to it, but John gives an okay to developing the relationship with Jesus slowly. If we keep reading in John, we discover that the ...

1569. What the Storms Blow Away

Matthew 7:21-29

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... faith is just as hard as building a house on rock. Do we not realize that the storms of life are coming? We should expect storms! The storms of life expose our weaknesses in faith just as surely as the rain exposed the shortcuts in the quality of the church windows. If our faith is shallow, if we have built our faith on sand, when trouble comes, our lives can collapse just as the house of the foolish builder. Nurturing our faith through prayer, scripture, the sacraments, and fellowship with other Christians ...

1570. Hunger and Politics

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... liberally in the genetic recipe of our kind. When the jar of God's treasures was nearly empty, God put the lid on it. The angels wondered why God did not finish the human concoction, leaving one great resource still in its container. This last quality, God told the angels, is "rest." But God would not grant that divine treasure to the human race. Restless Spirituality The angels, of course, asked why. Herbert was ready with the divine answer regarding the best mix for the human spirit. Let him be rich ...

1571. Political Pardon

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... was assured. So Morrieaux sneaked ahead of the mob he had stirred up, and connived to enter the general's cottage on pretense. But the person he met there was not at all what he expected. There was no gruesomeness about him; he held no monster-like qualities. This was just a feeble old man. In fact, as Morrieaux tried to draw out from him the awful details of his war experiences and crimes, Engel was halting and confused. He could not fully remember all that took place. Dates had blurred and incidents were ...

1572. From “Uh-oh” To “Ah-hah!” — An Axe, A Stump, And A Shoot

Isaiah 11:1-10

Sermon

Tony Everett

... celebrate. For Isaiah, this new king from David's line and his descendants will be bearers of the Spirit of God ... a spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and might, of knowledge and the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2). These are not simply qualities of character. The gift of God's Spirit is intended to result in practical actions. This new king will discern and do God's will. He will not be deceived by false claims of morality, contrary to the corrupt and unfaithful actions of previous leaders. He ...

1573. Are We There Yet?

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... them health care. There will be a time when prisoners will go free, because we chose to spend more money on schools and employment than on jails and prisons! There will be a time when the oppressed will indeed be liberated, because nations will care more about the quality of life for human beings than about the profits of a global economy! Jesus says we do not know the time. I want to suggest that we do not know the time because the time was, is, and always will be now! Now is the time of our faithfulness ...

1574. God's Laughter

Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... director of The Carmel Institute of Humor, whatever that is. According to Mr. Wilde's website, National Humor Month "is designed to heighten public awareness on how the joy and therapeutic value of laughter can improve health, boost morale, increase communication skills and enrich the quality of one's life." Wilde says, "Since April is often bleak and grim and taxes are due on the fifteenth, it can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Besides it's the only month that begins with All Fool's Day ...

1575. Sentimental Slaves

Exodus 16:2-15

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... event — not a wedding or the birth of a baby — but it was a simple slice of life from a friendship of many years, and the mere recollection and retelling of it was full of fondness and joy. Then there is, too, the inevitable bittersweet quality that comes with the remembering and reminiscing. For in our revisiting of the past, we are forced to recognize the people that are gone and the circumstances that have changed with the passage of time. I am a terrifically sentimental guy. I have joked with ...

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