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1651. What Are You Tied To?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... happiness. Compared to a decade ago, kids do more laundry, more often supervise younger siblings, and more often make their own dinner and cook for other family members. And they are coping well. (3) Psychologists have known for years that when kids have responsibility, they are happier. Jesus said that as we bear fruit, we discover joy. The reason why many Christians do not find fulfillment in their faith is that they are not bearing fruit. Staying connected to Christ. Living in loving obedience to God and ...

1652. Where Can I Be Safe?

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... heartfelt choruses of "‘Our God is an Awesome God,' and yet still cower in fear when God actually calls us to trust in Him. We think our faith is rock-solid as long as it doesn't require us to leave our comfort zone. "Our three most common responses to God," this writer continues, "when He places a radical call on our lives are "‘Not me, not there, or not yet.' “‘Not me,' we say. "‘Choose someone who's smarter, or younger, or braver, or more spiritual, or more eloquent. I'm not the one you're ...

1653. Do You Know This Man?

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... now, the people of Israel have been worshiping and serving God. Now it is time to know God. Author Bruce Wilkinson claims that most Christians fall into one of two categories: those who have a relationship with God and those who have a responsibility to God. Those Christians who have a relationship with God look to their faith for the answers to life's questions. They don't let peer pressure dictate their morality. They worship sincerely and joyfully. They find fulfilment in serving others. Those Christians ...

1654. A Penny For God

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... my heart and now I belong to him. Since then, every time I shine somebody's shoes, I keep thinking they're shoes that belong to Jesus, so I do the very best I can. I want him to be pleased!" (3) Our gifts to God grow out of our response to what God has done in Jesus Christ. We have been in a series of messages that have emphasized Christian discipleship. It is important that we understand that discipleship is not an attempt to buy off God or even to please Him. Discipleship grows out of a keen awareness of ...

1655. An Unforgettable Day

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Parents can drive you crazy too. I'm certain kids get confused about the parent who can be so loving at times and at other times so grouchy and short-tempered. Kids don't understand about stress, I know. They do understand, however, that a parent's response can be out of proportion to a child's misdeed. We can learn from our children sometimes. The wife of an Adventist minister was writing about their family life. She said that their family lives in apartments most of the year, because they move from city ...

1656. A Man Of Character And Generosity

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... laid up, not for themselves alone, but for others also. Joseph was a generous man. So often we call people persons of good character when they keep all the rules--when they're law-abiders--when they never get into trouble--when they meet all their responsibilities. And that's fine and good as far as it goes. But such people are not necessarily Christ-like. Christ calls us to go beyond keeping the rules to a life of generosity and grace. The Pharisees were generally people of character, but they fell short ...

1657. The Dynamic Law Of Love

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... time it was awakened and, in addition to meeting its physical needs, he was also given love. At first he was still afraid. Response was slow, but soon the love and affection began to have an effect, and he started to recover. Shortly afterward, the dog was ... to die for me." On the cross of Calvary we have seen the man who was willing to die for us. And we realize that, in response to the love that was poured out on the hill of Golgotha, we can no longer live our lives in concern only for our own well- ...

1658. After Katrina

Song of Songs 8:1-14

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... not commonly carved into altars. We read it earlier. Song of Solomon 8:7 - "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it." In the wake of the horror in New Orleans, you and I and the whole world can show that by our response. Do what you need to do. Amen. 1. Jim Wallis, Sojourners, sojomail, 8/31/05, www.sojo.net 2. David McCullough, The Johnstown Flood, (New York : Simon & Schuster, 1987, ©1968), pp. 252-253 3. Joel Bourne, "Gone with the Water," National Geographic Magazine, October, 2004 ...

1659. Three Words America Needs to Hear

Acts 24:1-27

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... do the right. It means to tell the truth; it means to be a just and honest person, to be one who acts in responsible love toward others. It means sticking by those principles which God has given, those divine principles such as we find in the Ten ... to him through faith in Christ. Each of us has to come to that place sometime, somewhere, when we are willing to say, "I and I alone am responsible for what I think and say and do, or fail to do. I am the one who cursed my neighbor in anger, I am the one who took ...

1660. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... you need to seek to forgive him from your heart, for until you do, it will be a burden to you. You will not know the freedom God wants you to have. God promises the power to forgive others. You do not have control over their response, but you do have control in your response to God. He''ll give you the power to release your burdens, to let them go. If you''ve never experienced the joy of God''s forgiveness deep in your heart, let me tell you that Jesus stands ready today to give you that forgiveness. He ...

1661. The Chicken or the Egg

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... a new mind to fit the new age. The past is past. Forget it. (God has.) Get on with your life.Jesus did not come to proclaim a new ethic, but a new motivation. So: I would maintain that forgiveness precedes repentance. Repentance is a matter of response to God’s grace. Repentance is the direction our feet take after we come to realize that we are forgiven. Forgiveness comes first. III. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? Is this debate about which came first? of any real importance to us in the daily living of ...

1662. Two Conversations with Jesus: The Second Word

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... do. It was pure Grace. I believe Jesus still responds like this to hearts open to the truth of faith. There is no postponement or waiting period. Jesus simply says, "Today you will be with me in Paradise." It was a simple request--but it was a truly powerful response from God. Imagine it: a sinner going to Hell one moment, and a forgiven sinner going to Paradise the next. It is truly amazing; and only God could do it. It is also amazing to me that Jesus not only promises that thief immortality--but also his ...

1663. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part I)

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... by how many houses we put up. I don''t believe we are saved by how many poor people we feed. I know that we are saved by the blood of Jesus and the Grace of God. But what is our response since we are saved? That is what matters. Our response. We believe 'Habitat for Humanity'' is one response of what has been done in Christ for us." This Lent fast on self-concern and feast on compassion for others. As we opened the worship service today with Jesus'' temptation experience, we know that he was offered all of ...

1664. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... passion to go out? If the doors aren't locked, they might as well be. "Upper room futility. A little bit of faith but very little fire. "Sure, we''re doing our part to reach the world. Why, just last year we mailed ten correspondence courses. We''re anticipating a response any day now. "You bet we care that the world is reached! We sent $150 a month to...uh, well...ol'' what''s-his-name down there in ... uh, well, oh, I forgot the place, but...we pray for it often. "World hunger? Why, that''s high on our ...

1665. The Wideness in God's Mercy

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... matter of "total" obedience, or correct decisions, or simple choices. Rather, it is a matter of faith in the goodness of God to whom we come without fear and to whom we can say without reservation, "If you will, you can make me clean," trusting that God's response to us will be, "I will; be clean." I'm not sure that we realize the incredible amount of courage and faith it took for that leper to approach Jesus. Leprosy was one of the most dreaded diseases one could get. It resulted in the leper being exiled ...

1666. Extravagant Guestures in a Cost-Effective World

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... expensive. A worker in Jesus' time would have labored a full day for a denarius. In order to pay for this amount of ointment, a worker would have had to labor for three hundred days. Talk about pricey! Her action evokes, on the part of some, a heated response. "Why was this ointment wasted in this way? For this ointment could have been sold for more than 300 denarii, and the money given to the poor" (Mark 14:4). The practical-minded folks then commence to scold her, but Jesus comes to her defense. She has ...

1667. Entrustment

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... released from day to day concerns, free now to enjoy a time of re-creation. Caregivers also need times of respite. We all know people who have primary responsibility for a loved one. Their devotion to that loved one is in no way diminished by their need for release from those responsibilities; in fact, respite from those responsibilities maintains, and can improve, the quality of that devotion. How wonderful it is that there are programs and people to whom these care givers can temporarily entrust the ...

1668. In the Hot Seat

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... we might say something like this: Jesus' willingness to suffer and die for us proved that he was worthy to have and to wield the power and authority of God. And, as far as it goes, we'd be right. But that shouldn't be our Final Answer. Our response basically follows the rule that leaders need to "pay their dues." If somebody is willing to suffer for a cause or for the sake of others (and hasn't just required others to do so), it gives that person greater credibility when he or she then wields authority. It ...

1669. Waiting for Godot?

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... from supper, laid aside his garments, and girded himself with a towel." There it is -- the splendor of knowing! Knowing that he came from God, and that his destiny was God, Jesus could bow and assume the lowliest duties of service to men. Here we find the Christian response to life's profoundest questions. Dear Christian friends, who are we? We are children of the Eternal Father; we came from him. What is our destiny? We will one day return to him who made us: the One who will never let us down. Not only is ...

1670. Training the Heart

1 John 1:1-4

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... that a leader of the church would have better judgment and would be spending time and energy on truly important matters." This preacher's heart was not properly formed in its early stages. One wonders what parent or teacher or preacher taught him such unhealthy, compulsive responses. The writer of this first letter of John says that we should love not just in word but in deed, yes, but that there are also those times when we should reassure our heart when it unjustly condemns us, for God is greater than our ...

1671. Grace in the Midst of Guilt and Shame

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... like those of the models who are on every page of those magazines. We must fear for the boys who read muscle magazines and take steroids because that's how to become an impact athlete, and that's how to impress a girl. We must fear for overly responsible people -- those who have the good sense to realize that the world is filled with pain, but the misguided sense that it is their job to fix it. When they fail, they feel devastated. Sadly, church can be a place where many people experience the heaviness of ...

1672. The Challenge of God Brings Hope

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... this challenge, Jesus shows us the way and brings us hope and promise through his public ministry in Israel. Tests, challenges, and trials are part of everyday life; they simply cannot be avoided. When these opportunities for growth come our way we have several options for our response. We can run away, hide, and pretend as if the challenge never arose. We can in so many words place our head in the sand, like the ostrich, and hope that all will pass us by and we simply won't have to deal with life and ...

1673. Obedience to God's Plan

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of what we are asked. God's plan is generally mysterious and, thus, often we cannot "see" or possibly understand what God asks of us. We diligently search through prayer but can find few answers. We call out to the Father, but we receive no clear response. In our frustration and impatience we often find ourselves "doing our own thing," for we have not received the message we so earnestly wish to receive concerning the proper road to follow. Lent is a sacred time when we journey toward the celebration of the ...

1674. Curiosity Or Consecration

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... understanding of and commitment to the Christian faith than you were when you first joined the church? Do you look any more like Jesus Christ today than you did last year? Are you really seeking, earnestly, to appropriate his spirit, his lifestyle? Your response to these questions will say something about curiosity or consecration. Review where we’ve been. I’ve called your attention to these areas of concern: (1) the daily routine interests of our lives; (2) the way we spend our money, our Christian ...

1675. What Really Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... is from the law, he was saying, is an illusory, short-lived. Now we have it, now we don’t. It is dependent upon our efforts at meeting obligations and keeping laws and doing right, but the righteousness of God is conferred upon us by God in response to our faith in Jesus Christ. Now too many of us Christians have yet to appropriate this freedom bringing, wing giving truth. We keep one foot in the law domain, where doing prevails – hoping that our doing will lead to our being righteous. We forget that we ...

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