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151. Never Give Up

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... of others around him. People stared and whispered. He was no longer treated like a normal human being. One day, some children on a playground called W. Mitchell a monster. It would have been natural for him to leave quickly, and to further withdraw from human contact. But W. Mitchell didn't do that. He began talking to the children, explaining his disability to them and how he hadn't let it dominate his life. He said, "It is not what happens to you that is important, but how you react to what happens ...

152. Trouble Brewing In The Kitchen

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Graham M. Bingham

... her minister only to discover that it was his day off. She made contact with him the next day and scolded him severely. "Pastor, I needed you yesterday," she said, "and you were not there for me. You have let me down. I cannot believe you would take a day off when so many people like me need you." Then she added, "The devil ...

153. What Makes A Person Successful?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... out. The best way to bolster your self-esteem is to bolster the self-esteem of others. This is what humility is all about. It is not about how you feel about yourself as much as how you make others feel about themselves. Jesus made everyone he came into contact feel better about themselves. And as far as material wealth is concerned, the best guarantee of a satisfying old age is not only to work to ensure that your own future needs are cared for, but to work toward the goal of seeing that the needs of all ...

154. Rebellion in the Vineyard

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... world-wide reputation. One day, some visitors asked to have a tour of the oil refinery. There was a reluctance at first to allow any guests. The visitors insisted. They had traveled a distance and wanted to tour the facility. The plant manager contacted his boss who reluctantly gave permission for the visitors to tour the plant. The visitors walked through the vast chambers where they saw the processing petroleum, the gleaming pipes that carried the petroleum products from place to place, and the extensive ...

155. Where Is My Guest Room?

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... who come upon the scene for a brief moment, and are then heard of no more. Persons whose lives come into contact with Jesus for but a brief instant, and then vanish into the vast darkness of history. There was the woman who anointed ... credit. And it is true. We wish we knew more about this unknown “householder” of whom Mark speaks. Just when and where he first came into contact with Jesus of Nazareth we do not know. We are not even sure that He ever became a true follower of Rabbi Jesus. But this much ...

156. The Powerful Fragrance of Sharing and Caring

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Paul''s ministry. As we observe in verse 16, Paul writes: "For even at Thessalonika, you contributed to my needs, not once but twice." Since Paul was always on missionary journeys (at least three), they had lost his mailing address. Even when they lost contact with him, they never forgot what he had shared with them. When they had learned he was in need in this prison cell in Rome, they immediately dispatched Epaphroditus to deliver, in person, a love offering to support him. Epaphroditus was also to assist ...

157. Up and Running

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... to whatever calling you will -- not one is insulated from the possibility of burnout. But then what is burnout, if not the emergence of a kind of tunnel vision whereby we cannot see the forest for the trees? Some people wear two different contact lenses, but for different reasons. With one contact, they are able to see well close at hand; with the other, they are able to see well off in the distance. In burnout, we tend to see only through the lens that grants vision up close. We become absorbed in the ...

158. You Are Free to Fail

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... had been poisoned against him unfairly by his former wife. He said that his life was meaningless without their love. The only contact with them had been at their respective weddings, where he was asked to foot the bills and was given the honor of ... giving them away. However, before and since, the daughters had not wished to see him, and whenever he tried to establish contact by telephone, they were verbally abusive and hostile. The advice of the radio host was that all he could do was to wait and ...

159. Justification By Grace Through Faith

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... inspiring as her dedication to humanity was, I always felt a bit depressed after being with her. Though we shared a common commitment and she began to reveal a few hidden corners of her inner self, I never felt that we made any significant personal contact. When our eyes met, it would only be momentarily. She couldn’t really look at me. Her slumped body and her clenched hands continued to symbolize an uncertain, timid, searching, cowering person. But this day she was different. She had tried to see me a ...

160. From Russia With Love

Acts 3:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the support they need to make that witness there. Three, our minister of missions, James hasn't heard me say this, James, don't close your ears. James Loftin and some of the rest of you are going to have to spend enough Russia to make the contacts and learn from the para church groups there who are responsible and with whom we can work in order that we might give ourselves in the planning of churches in order that those people who are being won to Christ might be discipled and brought into a community ...

161. The Need To Pay Attention

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... In a series of cartoon drawings, he pictured husband and wife sitting blandly face to face in their living room, the woman is listlessly turning the pages of a magazine. The man is playing with an empty glass which has probably contained his fourth martini. There is no conversation or contact. The man breaks the stagnant silence by asking a profound question. "Do you believe in life after death?" With no movement or emotion, the woman responded, "What do you call this?" No communication, no conversation, no ...

162. A Peek at the Resurrection

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... be frustrating, painful, and even cruel. We are not given answers to our questions of why life is that way. We are assured, however, that beyond this life, God will restore, recreate, redeem, and rectify. So, let us take heart. We have no antenna to contact those we have lost. Their absence affects us every day. We don't know exactly what their existence is like. Nevertheless, we can comfort ourselves with John's vision. The resurrection is an experience of true fellowship, of the joyous presence of God, of ...

163. Changed Lives: Adam and Eve

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the KGB. When the story finally broke and Profumo’s part in the whole affair was exposed, it became the most sensational sex scandal of the 1960s. Profumo immediately resigned from the government. But curiously, he did not hit the talk show circuit, he did not contact Oprah to tell his side of the story, he did not sell his account to the National Enquirer, he did not seek a huge advance from Random House to spell out all the lurid details. In contrast to so many of today’s celebrities, he never ...

164. What in the World Are We Doing?

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... reject the modern world. - They do not use automobiles or electricity. - They use hooks and eyes on their clothes instead of buttons or zippers. - And, they worship in private homes. - They want their own schools and feel their children will be contaminated by contact with persons outside their group. - Women wear the dress of a century ago. - Men wear broad hats and do not shave after marriage. - They travel in horse-drawn buggies and wagons. - They keep to themselves to protect their way of life… and to ...

165. How to Deal with Friends, Foes, and Fools

Proverbs 27:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... , but a friend is known. Talk to others about their favorite topics themselves. Find an occasion to give a word of encouragement, compliment, or show an act of kindness. You show me a person who practices and applies those five traits with whomever he comes in contact with, and I will show you a person who has a reputation of being friendly. But friendship also involves choosing a friend. Let me give you a rule of thumb on friendship: Be friendly to everyone, but don't have everyone as a friend. Dad, I ...

166. From Selfishness to Servanthood

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... you cannot think of a servant role that you are filling on behalf of the Master, I call your attention to the ten ministry opportunities listed on the page inserted in your bulletin. All of the contact information is given. Now all you have to do is to pray, decide, and then make the contact. Now, everybody please take that insert in hand. I’m going to give you sixty seconds to review it. Some years ago, the greatest missionary of the Twentieth Century, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, was speaking to a graduating ...

167. Thanksgiving and Thanksliving

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... upon the moment. Great laity at times have to show clergy how and why this happens. 4. The world yearns for those who practice what they preach. "Hypocrisy" is such a nasty word! In my long pastoral ministry of well over forty years I have come into contact with numerous people who spend virtually a lifetime dealing with it. They always seemed to look upon the lives of church people they knew and said — in one way or another — the Christian faith isn't lived. They go to church and go through the motions ...

168. God Is Amazing

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... is one example of many that demonstrate how amazing Jesus was and how people took notice. We are challenged, therefore, to again observe and perceive the amazing power of Christ in our lives. The gospels abound in examples of how the people with whom Jesus had contact were amazed at what he did and said. Saint Mark (4:35-41) recounts the amazement of the disciples at Jesus' ability to control nature. A storm rages on the Sea of Galilee and the terrified apostles call out, "Teacher, do you not care that we ...

169. Rags and Robes

Micah 1:1-7; 2:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... who took care of him the most were those who broke through his sense of desperation and isolation. Several times people clothed him, the homeless one, with their spirit - their hospitality, their hope, their affirmation. They took the time to really look at him, make eye contact, and flash a genuine smile or nod of greeting before going on their way. Most of these people didn't give Rivers any money or food. Instead they gave him a much-needed sense of dignity and worth by treating him as they would anyone ...

170. 2 Kings 5:1-14

2 Kings 5:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... is actually a generic term that describes a large number of skin disorders. In fact it is doubtful that Naaman was suffering from that disfiguring, nerve-destroying leprosy we know today as "Hansen's Disease," for he is not barred from any contacts or activities because of his condition. Nevertheless, the suffering and stigma associated with Naaman's skin disease are so monumental that they cause him to take great risks. First, he risks his position of authority by eagerly embracing the advice and direction ...

171. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... (Paul, Timothy and Silas). Paul reminds the Thessalonians of both the work he carried on in their midst and the truly Christ-inspired motivation behind that labor. Despite the fact that Paul was tossed out of the city and is now cut off from contact with the Thessalonians, he begins by boldly denying any sense of failure about his mission. By declaring his work was not "in vain," a "failure" or "empty," Paul suggests the opposite is true his Thessalonian mission was a success. Verse 2 recalls the similar ...

172. Mark 5:21-43

Mark 5:21-43

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... is the unfortunate status this woman does bear that of an unclean outcast. Her continual flow of blood has made her ritually unclean for the past 12 years. In other words, for 12 years this woman has been banned from sites of public worship or any contact with sacred or holy places and things (see Leviticus 15:25-30). Later in today's text, Mark reveals that Jairus's daughter's age is 12 thus this sick, hemorrhaging woman has spent the entire lifetime of that little girl confounded, confined and consumed by ...

173. He Made Me Whole

Mark 1:40-45

Illustration

Keith Wagner

... to be "touched" and included socially to develop healthy lives. His theory was in direct opposition to Sigmund Freud's, which was popular at that time. But, Adler believed in a different approach and introduced an entirely new concept, one that requires a loving contact between us humans. You may wonder why this was so important to Adler. When Adler was a small child he was very clumsy and children often made fun of him. He developed "rickets" at an early age, another one of those despicable diseases during ...

174. One Year to Live

Jeremiah 28:10-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... faithful Christians. There is no big work or little work, there is just His work. Anything that involves His work is a big work. I am going to encourage many of you to begin this year doing something for God. If you don't have something to do, contact us either through our website or through a phone call and make yourself available. We will give you something to do. Some of you need eventually to be leading a small group. Some of you could at least pass an offering basket. Some of you could greet people ...

175. No Need to Worry

John 10:11-18; 27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... shepherd. I want you to notice that I did not say that the shepherd guards us from difficulty. I said the shepherd guards us when we face difficulty. The shepherd cannot prevent sheep from coming into contact with bears or lions or other wild beasts, but the shepherd can protect the sheep when they come into contact with those animals. What does this mean? If Jesus is my good shepherd - Nothing can touch me without His permission. However, if He does permit something to touch me, then it must be for my good ...

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