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151. There Is a Price for Everything, Part 2

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... backdrop the scriptural foundation for our theme: THERE IS A PRICE. Let’s pursue the theme by laying down some specific truths. II First, there’s a price for relationship. Note the obvious to which we give too little attention attention. It costs TO BE A CARING PERSON. When Jerry and I were in Amsterdam a few weeks ago, we visited the home of Anne Frank. You recall the story; many of you have read her diary. This family risked their lives and were finally condemned to death for expressing their concern ...

152. When You Have Everything You Need, Except What You Need (Managing Money)

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . He became involved in drugs, in fact became the victim of drugs. No on seemed to be able to do anything about him; no one seemed care about him. We took him into our home knowing it was a risk. We didn’t have any notion that we would be able to do ... this world. Jesus gave us a way of meaning with or without money. That way includes a sense of belonging and a call to care. And Jesus’ big point was: not whether you have money but whether money has you. When you come to the place where you have everything ...

153. A Man with No Name

Mark 10:46-52

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King Duncan

... the scales not only fell away from his eyes; I believe they fell away from his heart. For not only did his healing represent a victory over a physical problem, but his healing said to Bartimaeus, “You really matter. You’re a person of worth. The incarnate God cares about you.” I don’t believe that this determined man was ever again the same. I doubt if he ever let anyone put him down again. I doubt if he ever gave in to discouragement again. Why? Because he knew he mattered. His healing was proof of ...

154. Job Hears the Whispers of God’s Works

Job 26:1--31:40

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... that one is kept by God’s love no matter what the circumstance. Following are stanzas 2 and 3: Never a trial that He is not there, Never a burden that He doth not bear, Never a sorrow that He doth not share, Moment by moment I’m under his care. Never a heartache and never a groan, Never a tear-drop and never a moan; Never a danger, but there on the throne, Moment by moment, He thinks of His own. But Where Can Wisdom Be Found? Big Idea: Despite the best efforts of humans, only God understands wisdom ...

155. No Longer Orphans

John 14:15-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Once again he built his fortune and further established the company we know today as JCPenney. For decades, he gave away millions of dollars and shared his faith in God with anyone who would listen. He died at age ninety-five still trusting that God would take care of him. (4) Just as a matter of interest, in 1940, during a visit to one of his stores in Des Moines, Iowa, Penney trained a young Penney’s employee named Sam Walton on how to wrap packages with a minimal amount of paper and ribbon. That ...

156. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... while he is speaking, he is at the same time reminding them of their forgotten responsibility as friends to bear him up in supportive arms of love. After I have spoken, mock on. Job has little confidence that his friends will renew their original supportive care. The matter has gone too far and they are too invested in refuting his threatening words to go back now. Realistically, Job realizes the best he can hope for is their grudging silence while he speaks. Despairing of any change on their part, he fully ...

157. Uncontainable Faith

Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to minister to people like us, the people who already know Jesus. We are called to minister to the people who are not like us, who don’t know Jesus, who are suffering and don’t know where to turn. We are called to re-claim that proverb, “Care killed the cat,” and to stop worrying about who will come into our doors or how to fill our pews. When we start trusting Jesus, and healing in His name, the people will celebrate. And the people will come. Healthy people are trusting people. A healthy church is ...

158. Love In Action

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Will Willimon

... . Everybody must work." "That's not true," said Gladys. "It isn't hard for anyone in this church to put food on the table. No. There are people for whom such necessities are difficult but you know as well as I, that they wouldn't come to this day care center. Let's be honest: What's becoming more difficult is to have the two cars, the VCR, the house at the lake -- all these things that our parents never expected have become necessities for us. I just hate to see the church buying into the same corrupt value ...

159. Seating Arrangements

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... more safe and secure, and they will entertain us with their promises designed to make us feel special and safe. They will do whatever they can do to convince us they can guarantee us that seat on God’s right side, if we follow them. Jesus said we must be careful to not be deceived by those telling what we must do, so God puts us in the right group. The deceivers use Jesus’ words to convince us that if and when a day of judgment comes, God will look at each of us and ask, What group or denomination did ...

160. Miracle Six: Stilling A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... How much more must he do to exhibit the strength of his love? Yes, in all the trials of life we can experience the caring love of Christ and rejoice that we are the recipients of so great a gift of devotion. Storms In Our Life · People who have ... haven of safety. Christ is God's great haven of safety, a refuge from life's turmoils, sin, and death. "Do You Not Care If We Perish?" · God indeed cares, and sent his Son to keep us from perishing because of our sins. The story is told of an ancient king who dearly ...

161. The Shepherd And His Flock

John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... the frailty of human life on this earth probably look to this psalm more frequently than any other. Pastors are asked to read this for persons seeking solace and comfort in such situations. For Christians, the image of Jesus as the shepherd would help them to personalize the care and support of God. Putting it all Together The sheep is a very vulnerable animal. It has no weapons to defend itself. It is also not a very bright animal. If it is separated from the flock and on its own, it can get lost. In the ...

162. Prayers for Epiphany

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... know your will and follow it. We cannot live fully in your world if we choose to be at cross purposes with your ways. We do care deeply for the people for whom we pray, but that doesn't mean that we always know what to request on their behalf. It would be ... meeting our neighbor's need. Let our actions speak of your love and eagerness to redeem, O God. Let us not be so calculating in our caring. Let us shout through our actions the joy of our faith. Let us risk the use of our hands and feet, we pray in the name ...

163. You Can Be Forever Young

Genesis 25:1-11

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... that relationship in all our todays. How do we age without growing old? How do we keep neon in our veins? How do we add years to our life and life to our years? How do we remain forever young? 1 -- Take care of yourself. 2 -- Take care of your world. 3 -- Take care of your soul. Abraham, "The Father of Israel," the ancestor of Jesus and "the friend of God," understood those secrets and practiced them. And somewhere along the line he probably whispered words like these to Sarah or perhaps later to Keturah ...

164. Prayer And Compassion Fatigue

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... Matthew doesn't have to tell us what the disciples did. Matthew does have to tell us what Jesus did. Matthew says that Jesus cured people. He wasn't nice to them. He didn't harangue them and make them feel guilty because they had problems. He didn't take care of them in order to make himself feel superior and make them more dependent. He cured them. He gave the lame what they needed to stand on their own two feet. He gave the blind what they needed to see clearly again. He gave the deaf what they needed to ...

165. Is It Too Late?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... of all is an analysis of why we have gotten into this mess. We need to take a good look at our theology. Why has the church pictured nature as the enemy, material things as disdainful and economics as neutral? Has our theology led to the neglect of care of the earth? Are we so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good? It is a spiritual problem. The healing of creation needs to begin with confession and forgiveness. We also need a better understanding of our close relationship to the earth. We are of the ...

166. Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

... ? On individuals or on larger groups of people? To say that we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world is to understand ourselves in a certain way. Let us not forget that when we understand ourselves as salt and light, we need to be very careful about who gets the credit. Jesus said that it is okay for people to see your good works; but, people should also give glory to your Father who is in heaven because of what they see. The church goes about its work in the world not to call attention to ...

167. Oaks in the Shadows

Job 12:1--14:22

Sermon

... were weary. I wish you could have seen that tree. You would have enjoyed it, and you, too, would have known its quiet grace and protective care. But the tree is gone now, and yet it is not really gone. You see, it’s sort of in me. The picture, the memory, ... center parking lot on the coldest winter day - the child of parents who don’t want the young one and don’t care. Another of these is the handicapped person who carries the burden of a disability, and the third - perhaps surprisingly - is the pampered ...

168. Stewards of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... as we please, but loaned to us for a while from God. It is to be turned over to him again with an account of how we cared for it. This is my father’s world Oh, let me not forget that, though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.( ... and lifestyles might be quite ungodly when it comes to using up or misusing all that God has given to us to share. We need to be careful about our pursuit of the "good life." We often get the idea that if we can just use enough energy we will be happy. It’s simply ...

169. Wormy Apples Are a Waste

Luke 3:1-20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... see that it becomes something good for someone to eat. Wormy apples and dried-up berries are no good to anyone. They will not help a child grow but instread they make him sicker. If you do not take care of your clothes, they wear out sooner. If you do not shine your shoes, they fall apart quicker. If you don’t take care of the things that grow for food, then someone must be hungry. The next time you see an apple, I want you to check and see if it is wormy. If it is, then think of how unhappy ...

170. The Ten Commandments #5: Honoring Parents

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... giving you." Let us pray. O God, we are grateful for the knowledge of the loving family relationship that we enjoy as your people. Forgive us for not honoring you as we should. Forgive us, too, when we fail to properly honor our earthly parents with the love and care and respect that we ought. Help us to do better. We pray it in the name of Jesus. Amen! 1. Walter Brueggemann, "The Book of Exodus," The New Interpreter's Bible, Electronic Edition, Disk 3, 1997) 2. Deuteronomy 6:1-9 3. Mark 7:9-13 4. Ephesians ...

171. Held Hostage

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... That's my king. . . ." (3) That's the king who stood before Pilate that day. And that's the king who stands before us this day. There are some lessons from Pilate's encounter with Jesus that we would be well to learn. THE FIRST IS, BE CAREFUL ABOUT PUTTING PEOPLE IN BOXES BEFORE YOU LEARN THEIR STORY. Jesus stood before Pilate in chains as a prisoner. It would have been easy for Pilate to deal with Jesus as no one of consequence, for we often pass judgement on people who are in difficult situations without ...

172. Casting Aside His Garment

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... 'll see the hands reaching out. They aren't reaching for money or food. They just want a human touch-to know that somebody notices and cares. Have you ever sat by the side of the road and cried, "O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy upon me?" You have if you've ... . But there are so many of us for God to love. There are over five billion people on earth right now. How could God know and care about each of us as individuals? Is God like the old woman who lived in the shoe, who had so many children she didn't know ...

173. Leave No Child Behind

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... intelligence to see the consequences of such social policy. John Di Lulio, from Princeton, reports that we have the possibility of having a majority of the children going into adolescence in the next ten years unable to read, without ever having the experience of being cared for and loved in a stable home, and having no real prospects for employment. He says we have from seven to ten years to engage this problem before it overwhelms the city. I have been attracted to the Children's Defense Fund because it ...

174. Good News about Death

John 11:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” They were like you and me. They knew that God cares. They were simply mystified why such tragedies occur in this world. Fortunately this isn’t the end of the story. Jesus, once more deeply ... power over life and death, we need not fear anything. We can trust him with our lives. We can trust him with our loved ones. He cares. He wept at the graveside of a friend, and he has power over life and death. What more do we need to know? There once ...

175. Cast All Your Anxiety on Him

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 've been wrong or been right. It doesn't matter if you were the victim or the perpetrator. It doesn't matter to God, "because God cares for YOU." It's as if YOU were an only child in God's eyes. B. There's an old story of an elderly woman who ... what do we usually do? Sometimes without even a "by your leave" or a "thank you Lord" we gather everything up, put it all safely and carefully back into the suitcase of our soul. And then we drag it along with us. Conclusion But that's not what God wants for our lives ...

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