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1576. The Parable of the Careless Farmer

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... to a sermon somewhere, he really likes to control his own life. He hears the Gospel every Sunday, but the seed never really penetrates the soil of his heart. Very few of the values that he hears in church are translated into Bob’s everyday life. Bob knows what he wants and very little of it fits the claims of Jesus on his life. The altar Bob worships at is the altar of Bob. Bob’s problem is that he has committed himself to himself instead of to Jesus Christ. Bob is his own lord. Bob is the king of his ...

1577. Don’t Be a Trender - Be a Trendsetter

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... two years, when I invited you to our Sunday School Christmas party, you turned me down. This year I'm not going to take no for an answer. You have to come.'" Swindoll testified to how that request from a friend hit a nerve in his soul. Everything in him wanted to say yes, but instead he replied, "‘I turned you down the last two years for the same reason I'm going to turn you down today, and any future year you ask. We now have twenty adult Bible fellowships, all of which have Christmas parties, and if I ...

1578. Why He Did It

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... Simon Peter. He loved Jesus. He believed that Jesus was the Messiah, the strong son of God. He believed that Jesus was the one who had been sent to deliver Israel. How could the Messiah be put to death by ordinary humans? It didn’t compute. He didn’t want to argue with his Master, but surely there was an error somewhere. Surely there was a way to beat this thing. So, not knowing what else to do, Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. Of course the Master rebuked him in return. He even called him ...

1579. The Good Life

John 10:11-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... He looks at us through shepherds eyes. He sees us for what we are, as sheep. No one questions that the greatest Psalm ever written is the 23rd Psalm. In that Psalm David is talking just like a sheep. When he says, “The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1, NASB) Over and over and over in the bible we are compared to sheep. Now I hate to break the news to you, but that’s not very flattering. For one reason, you won’t find a dumber animal than a sheep. You can train dogs, you ...

1580. What Are You Waiting On?

John 11:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... Jesus don’t ever forget this next fact. Whatever Jesus is doing in your life He’s doing it not primarily to satisfy you, but to glorify God. The glory of God is the trump card in the deck of life. God’s glory will always trump our desires, our wants, and our preferences. When we’re sick what’s far more important than our healing is the glory of God. When we’re poor what’s far more important than money is the glory of God. When we’re unemployed what’s far more important than a job is the ...

1581. The Failure

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

James Merritt

... forgiveness and a place in your kingdom? If you know the story you already know the answer. Even if you don’t know anything about Jesus you can figure it out. This man needed what Jesus had to offer, but he couldn’t offer anything that Jesus either needed or wanted. He had no leverage, no bargaining chips, and couldn’t make a deal. What is he going to say? “Jesus, if you will remember me when you come into your kingdom I promise you I’ll go to church. I’ll be a better husband and a better dad. I ...

1582. The Loser

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... before God.” This young man had realized that one day he was going to meet God. He was going to spend eternity somewhere and he wanted to make sure he was ready. As Jesus often did, he doesn’t answer the man’s question, he asks his own question. “And Jesus ... with the fact that his money was his master. Gold was his god. Silver was his savior. What Jesus was saying was, “If you want the Lord in your heart you’ve got to give your heart to the Lord.” This man did not have a financial problem; he ...

1583. No Excuse

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... either were lame or would not work together. No rancher would buy such valuable animals without looking at them. You may not look a gift-horse in the mouth, but you will if you have to buy it. This man didn’t go to the banquet, because he didn’t want to go. Excuse #3. “I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.” (Luke 14:20, ESV) Talk about a flimsy excuse! Even though it appears the man had recently got married he wasn’t going to be gone very long. There would be plenty of time to see ...

1584. Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... . The only thing I know of that is worse than being lost is being lost and not knowing it, or even knowing it, and not caring. I want you to understand this. A person, far from God is lost. He is like a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that ... to God. What matters to God should matter to us. It is because heaven is happy when lost people are found. We ought to want to make heaven happy. That is why the most important question a church ought to be asking itself every single week is not, “How ...

1585. Sunday's Here

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... his dream he found himself moving through a cool, dark tunnel. And then he came out in what he could only describe as kindly light. He was accepted. He was embraced. He was welcomed. Suddenly a voice spoke his name and said, “Welcome. I have some questions I want to ask you.” He thought to himself, “Here is going to come a catalog of all the complaints against my living.” But the voice said to him, “Can you weep for all the pain you’ve caused others and you’ve caused yourself; for the way you ...

1586. Ruth Meets Boaz

Ruth 2:1-23

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... Sam. 14:4; 2 Kgs. 4:37; Mark 7:25; Eph. 5:25–28). With the question, Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner? the narrator resolutely keeps our attention focused on two themes. The first is favor. Ruth wants to know (as do we) why Boaz lavishes upon her such undeserved favor. The narrator uses here the same word used by the narrator of Judges in describing the “favor” (khen) sought by Israel’s leaders (Judg. 21:22). There seems to be a subtle wordplay here involving ...

1587. Israel Unrepentant

Hosea 6:1--7:16

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... :2 God muses and sometimes seems to have internal arguments in the book of Hosea (cf. 6:4; 11:8–9). That is what we find in 6:11b–7:2, where God’s musing takes on the tone of an apologetic lament. God wants to heal Israel, which is Hosea’s way of saying that God wants to forgive the people (cf. 14:4) and return to the intimate communion that they knew in the wilderness (cf. 2:15). To restore the fortunes, in 6:11b, means “to return to the former state,” to make Israel once more blessed. God is ...

1588. Jesus’s Ministry and Popularity Continue to Grow

Mark 1:40-45, Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... he prayed. This may be the same “wilderness” or “desert” (er?mos) where Jesus was tested by Satan (1:12–13), yet it is also a place of solitude where Jesus can gain divine solace in prayer with his Father. There is a contrast between Jesus, who wants to be alone with God, and his disciples, who in 1:36 are attracted to Jesus. This concludes Mark’s portrait of twenty-four hours at the beginning of Jesus’s ministry, and it is appropriate that it ends with prayer. 1:36–37 Everyone is looking ...

1589. The New Heaven and New Earth

Revelation 21:1-27

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... has gone to this much trouble to live with us in the new creation, then we should know in our deepest being that he wants to live in intimate fellowship with us now. This passage must be heard as an expression of God’s great love for us (see ... :3). These are the words of a bridegroom to his bride. God has planned a beautiful, glorious future for us because he loves us and wants to be with us. People crave a mental and emotional vision of what God has in store to sustain them through difficult times, and it ...

1590. If You Are Looking for a Savior...

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

James L. Killen

... to be accepted into human relationships. For the dead to be raised can mean for those who are spiritually dead to be made able to become fully alive. All of these things can be ways of talking about being made truly whole, to have the kind of life that God wants us to have. Throughout the Bible, the saving work of God had to do with God saving us from those things that cripple our humanity, things like greed and fear and hate as well as from external oppression. It has to do with God saving us to a new kind ...

1591. Here's Mud In Your Eye

John 9:1-41

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them, "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?" Then they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from." The man answered, "Here is an ...

1592. Dying To Live

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... Christ died to redeem the world, so we must die to our sins in Christ in order to become a new creation. It is difficult to swallow such bitter-tasting truth. We live in a world that likes to be inclusive. We don’t like to give up what we want in order to have what we need. After all, who says you cannot have your cake and eat it too? But bondage cannot co-exist with freedom, especially the freedom which God desires to initiate in our lives. The gifted writer Urban T. Holmes III makes this clear for us ...

1593. Need a Lift?

Acts 9:36-43

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... this week— one person you could take to lunch and really listen to them because no one else does — one person you could write a note to and tell them how wonderful you know they are — one person you could encourage with the words of Peter: “Get up! I want you to know you are worth something to me, and you are worth every- thing to God.” This person may be your spouse. This person may be your child. This person may be the neighbor you see at the mail- box every day. This person may be your employee ...

1594. Love without Limits

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... minutes Walter talked about the joy of his life before cancer and the anger and bitterness he felt toward God because of his cancer. After we talked, I asked if I could have a prayer. He said, “I don’t think it will do any good, but if you want to, go ahead.” So I took his fragile hand and began to pray. At the conclusion of my prayer, I said, “Lord, wrap your arms around Walter like a warm blanket. Amen.” When I opened my eyes, I could not believe what I saw. There were tears streaming down ...

1595. I Wonder about the Miracles in the Bible

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... of this wine, the gospel records in verse 11, “Jesus did this and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.” John did not record the miracles of Jesus so we could say, “Wow, that’s amazing!” like when we watch a science fiction movie. John wants us to respond, “Jesus is the Christ!” Miracles are not an end to themselves; they are a means to an end. We don’t worship the miracles. The miracles point to the Lord and lead us to worship him (John 20:30-31). Do Miracles Still Occur ...

1596. Elephants in the Room: Sexploitation

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... to be well adjusted emotionally, spiritually, sexually, and mentally. So what is the first thing Paul tells us not to do if we want to be healthy and whole human beings? “That you abstain from fornication.” That’s an old fashion word! It sounds like it ... do you apply this lesson to your life? How do you prevent lust from dominating your life? Well, if you are a teenager and you want to honor God and live life the way God intended, you will make the choice to wait until marriage. You may need to ask your ...

1597. Elephants in the Room: Depression

Lamentations 3:17-26

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... when I was 19 I went through experienced depression. It was delayed because right after my dad died I was appointed to my first church. I wanted to be God’s man of power and glory! I did not have time to deal with emotions. Well, what I would later learn is ... door to the balcony it was locked. He could have gotten a key from the volunteer who was monitoring the balcony, but he did not want her to see him jump. So Bill went back to his dorm. He lied on the black and white tile floor and thought about this ...

1598. The Power of Appreciation

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... . First John 4:11-12 says, “Beloved, since God loves us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” I have found that so many people want to experience God in their lives. And many people will pay large sums of money to go to exotic places to experience God. They will go to conferences and retreats to experience God. There is nothing wrong with any of these things, but there is a simple way to experience ...

1599. Like Fighting a Giant Tuna

Romans 7:14-25a

Sermon

King Duncan

... around her father’s neck, gave him a big hug, wheeled around, and was gone as quickly as she had come. When she was gone, Carter Jones continued in prayer. “Father,” he said, “I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had much time for you. I just want to tell you again that I love you.” (6) It is amazing how much strength we gain for our battle with temptation when we spend time every day simply basking in the light of God’s love. Life doesn’t have to be like a constant battle to land a ...

1600. Pop Star Madonna and the Cross

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... t miss our favorite TV show? We can’t afford to give more than a pittance out of the abundance with which God has blessed us to the work of Christ in this world? What has happened to us? “Whoever wants to be my disciple,” said Jesus, “must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.” You will have to evaluate your own life, as will I. Are you a person who is focused on ...

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