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151. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... you in hell." It was that hope that kept the Jews looking for the Messiah, and the early Christians looking for Christ's return. God does not turn His back on His children. "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death," wrote David, "Thou art with me." The much-afflicted Job cries out: "I know that my Redeemer liveth," and we who hurt today with almost unspeakable emptiness take comfort in the Psalmist's words, "You will not leave my soul in hell." We know what hell is. There is a character ...

152. The Stewardship of Time

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... that cause you to change your use of time today? Most of us would have to say, "Yes, it would." John Krahn had a friend, named Art, whose doctor diagnosed him as having a terminal illness that would claim his life within a year. After a month, the doctor discovered he was mistaken and told Art that his condition was not terminal after all. As Art reflected on the month he had spent under this mistaken death sentence, he acknowledged the negative, painful emotions he had experienced. But there were also some ...

153. Good Old What’s-His-Name

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... which I have. For I have heard that (enemies) are murmuring against thee and are plotting to injure thee. But I have a very small yet noble city which is big enough for us both.” According to the ancient legend, Jesus’ reply to Abgarus goes this way: “Blessed art thou who hast believed in me without having seen me. For it is written concerning me that they who have seen me will not believe in me, and that they who have not seen me will believe and be saved. But in regard to what thou hast written to ...

154. When Compassion Overcomes Irritation

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... that. He knew that. What does Psalm 139 say: “Though I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost arts of the sea, Thou art there!” But what he meant was that he needed time away - not from God Himself, of course, but from the godly ... artist, an oxymoron like ‘thunderous silence’ paints an unforgettable word portrait.” (Ibid., p. 4) Now, Jesus was a master at the art of painting word pictures; of saying things that stick like glue to the imagination. But when we hear Jesus say “I am ...

155. Dealing with Our Doubts

Mark 9:14-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... downhill from the high and lonely places, where he held communion with God to the level, crowded places of human need. There are those who spend much of their time on the fine art of ‘going uphill,’ climbing to some height of advantage, position, power, or wealth, and pay no attention at all to this much finer art, the art of going downhill. It is the lifelong descent from the place of vision to the place of deed, from the hill of privilege to the plain of need.” (Halford E. Luccock, THE INTERPRETER ...

156. The Lord's Prayer: A Surplus of Meaning

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... The Lord''s Prayer, but the God which The Lord''s Prayer depicts HOLDS ON TO US. During the 1980s, it was popular to say that if a particular piece of poetry, music, or art could portray and reflect different levels of meaning and new insight each time the particular art form was experienced it had "A SURPLUS OF MEANING." To say that a work of art has a "a surplus of meaning" means that the work or its words and its meaning can never be exhausted in one lesson or sitting. It is eternal in the sense that as ...

157. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

As we continue our study of The Lord''s Prayer, we now look at the words "Who Art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name." We observe that though Jesus taught us about the privilege of having ... this petition, he is letting them know that God, while known as a Father, is more than a cosmic bellhop. This petition, "Who art in Heaven," actually can be translated "Our Father, who art high above the heavens." God cannot even be limited to heaven. While heaven is infinitely better and superior to the earth, even heaven ...

158. The Lord's Prayer: Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... be with me in paradise," models the fact that the heart of a resurrection faith is learning how to forgive. [3] Yes, anybody can play the part in a play, but to live it out in the real world is a far more difficult thing to do. At a recent art auction, one of Van Gogh''s paintings sold for over 80 million dollars. Very few persons in our world can purchase such a picture to hang in our homes. I am told that such pictures are a good investment. I was surprised when I recently attended a showing of post ...

159. Brokenness and Bread

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... statues depicting Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the dead body of Christ. He struck it until he was arrested but 40 pieces were laying on the floor. It was a destructive act that demonstrated well the broken-ness of humanity. A beautiful work of art, battered by the raging beast inside a man. The Vatican assembled together a team of "experts" to restore as near as possible the statue to its original condition. It was a monumental task. Fortunately, the team was equal to the task. Seven months later the ...

160. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... on the bathroom wall. And I've never forgotten the humor of it. It went something like this: "And Jesus spake unto Peter saying 'Who do men say that I am?' And Peter answered, 'Thou art, according to Paul Tillich, the very ground of our being. Thou art Emmanuel Kant's deontological categorical imperative. Thou art the man of the Eschaton, the ultimately determinative one!' And Jesus looked at Peter and saith, 'What?' " Seriously, in the text, Jesus did look at his disciples and ask, "Who do you think I am ...

161. Adoration And Confession

Psalm 103:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... our heavenly teacher has given us the very words we’re to take with us as we come to the Father. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. To begin prayer here, is to guarantee that we have started at the right place. And that the rest ... know that he said, he that hath seen me has seen the Father. And you know that he said, when you pray say, our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Begin here, and stay here as long as you can in prayer. Adoration. Praising God who is our Father and ...

162. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the proper perspective to love the neighbor and the self. If you wanted the beginnings of a Christian anthropology, a doctrine on what it means to be a human being, you must start with the fact that we are created to pray, to address this God, “Our Father, who art in heaven....” Prayer is the most human act of which we are capable. And when we have addressed God as God wishes to be addressed, good things begin to happen. We look back on our common human condition through a new set of lenses, and here is ...

163. A Radical Faith

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... with God, they talked about being apart from God. Yet they trusted still that God had not abandoned them. They may feel like God had abandoned them, but they know that God has not. The 139th psalm has this marvelous verse. "If I descend into hell thou art there." Luther descended into hell. He felt God had abandoned him. Then he prepared lectures in Galatians and in Romans, these two classic letters from Paul. The passage from Galatians was read for us today about how we are saved not by our merits, but by ...

164. An Enclave of Resistance

Hebrews 1:1-14; 2:5-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see Jesus. He quotes the 8th psalm in that passage, "What is man that thou art mindful of him...." He says, "It is testified somewhere." But it is the 8th psalm. I take great comfort that the author of this monumental Letter to the Hebrews can't remember where certain passages are located in scripture. That happens to me all the time. It ...

165. How to Be a Blessing

I Peter 3:8-12

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... use "bleeding heart" as a term of derision, is that the source of "bleeding heart" is Catholic piety. It's a picture of Jesus, you've probably seen it, with a heart on his tunic, a drop of blood coming from it. It's maudlin art, it's just terrible art, it's propaganda art really. But it serves its purpose, which is to reveal Jesus our Lord as tender-hearted. So tender-hearted he didn't condemn anybody. He didn't regard the external reality of anybody's life. He looked at what was inside of everybody, the ...

166. Leave No Child Behind

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of Jesus, "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God," are the inspiration for a number of hymns, such as the one we have just sung. You also see that same scene in Sunday School art showing Jesus, meek and mild, a pastoral scene, sitting on hillside, with the flowers in bloom, birds singing, and little children gathered around him, leaning on his shoulders and knees, captivated with the stories he tells them. So predominant and ubiquitous is this Sunday School ...

167. Generations

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... soda. The new Coke drink pitched to busters is even called OK. Not great, terrific, or wonderful. Just "OK." No great ambitions or dreams. No struggle after the best. Be satisfied with OK. For busters work is uncertain and unpredictable. They've learned the art of scraping by or slacking off (hence the nickname "slacker," the title of the 1991 film by Richard Linklater; in Britain it is called the "idler" phenomenon). In a repudiation of the Protestant work ethic, the buster motto is work a little then play ...

168. WaterFire Disciples

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to highlight the city's pride of ancestry, both as a slaughterhouse city and as a city that prides itself in its art and architecture. So they commissioned 300 artists to design unique cows, and placed these "artworks" in various architectural locations throughout the ... the chorus of a lot of "told - you - so's," the city's downward drift proceeded apace. That's when some art students at RISDE (Rhode Island School of Design) got involved. Remember: what is the native language of artists? Images and metaphors ...

169. Are You Living the Three Advents?

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... received a postcard with the image on it plus the biblical text relating to it. Another week someone presented La Farge's “Halt of the Wisemen.” Instead of having families light the Advent wreath, why not have a family introduce to the congregation a piece of art that relates to the Christmas story. Here is a version of the 23rd Psalm that ought to be mandatory reading each day of Advent, and a unison reading each Advent Sunday. The lord is my pace setter . . . I shall not rush He makes me stop for ...

170. That's What Jesus Does for Me

Psalm 139:7-12

Sermon

James W. Moore

... of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39) and nothing can separate me from Him and His love. Then, he prayed over and over these familiar words: “Yea, though, I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.” Again and again, he spoke aloud the strong words of Jesus: “Lo, I am with you always.” Later, he said, those promises of God “to be with us in every circumstance” kept him alive and sane and hopeful. Now, it is very unlikely that any of ...

171. Because He Wouldn’t Know; He Wasn’t Known

Matthew 7:23

Illustration

Peter Hiett

... his bride on his own knowledge. The counselor confronts him in a garden and says this: You've never been out of Boston. So if I asked you about art, you could give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo? - You know a lot about him . . . life's work, political aspirations, him and the Pope, sexual orientation, the whole works, right? But you couldn't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You've never actually stood there and looked up at that ...

172. www.Salvation.com

Ephesians 2:8-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... 10 says, "For we are His workmanship." The word workmanship comes from the Greek word poiema from which we get the English word poem. Now the word two thousand years ago could refer to any work of art: a stature, a song, or a painting. It literally means a work of art or a masterpiece. A child of God is God's masterpiece, His work of art. He is the poet, I am the poem; He is the painter, I am the portrait; He is the potter, I am the putty. You see, the world once again has it backwards. It says you ...

173. In Love with Howard

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... Fulghum says, God and his grandfather got all mixed up in his childish mind as one and the same. And this gave him what he calls, “a pretty comfy notion about God.” He writes, “When I knelt beside my bed each night and prayed, ‘Our Father, which art in heaven, Howard be Thy name,’ I thought about my grandfather and what a big shot he was because, of course, the prayer ends with ‘For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen.’ I went to bed feeling well connected to ...

174. The Shepherd's Song

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... He restoreth my soul Now, at this point, he begins speaking to God, in the direct first person: I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me Thy rod, thy staff Thou preparest the way before me in the presence of my enemies It's one thing to talk about ... that death may come and render meaningless everything I have worked so hard for, that is when I need God. I need to know that "thou art with me" in the valley of shadow. [4] To trust that the shepherd leads does not mean we will avoid the valley. Bad things do ...

175. Getting It Straight

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... the responsibility for it. Regardless of our sizes and shapes, beauty or lack of it, and physical prowess, it is ours and we are supposed to take care of it. That is not only a spiritual directive but common sense. Most of what is needed to apply this art can be learned, unless we run into major health problems or accidents. There is no need to make something difficult when, for the most part, it isn't. Money may or may not be needed. Physicians and other professionals may or may not be needed. God's gift ...

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