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151. Remembering Jesus

2 Peter 1:16-21

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James L. Killen

... Bible as we know it and sound Christian doctrine had not yet been well defined. When the writer of 2 Peter spoke of the scriptures, he was talking about what we call the Old Testament. Even the most sincere Christians had differences of opinion. And there were some who were intentionally attacking the Christian faith. Some were misinterpreting Paul's teachings about Christian freedom to say that there is no moral law. Some were saying that, since judgment day had not come, there was no judgment. Some, under ...

152. Complete Joy

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... of an issue and to listen with an open mind, actually and honestly searching for a resolution of the problem that is appropriate. This, of course, is what many people insist they are doing, even when what they are really doing is insisting on their opinion and trying to force everyone else to accept what they have to say. Paul was involved in many controversies during his life, including some that led to councils of the early church to settle the issues, near riots in the Temple, and, finally, his arrest ...

153. Lateral Thinking

Luke 10:25-37

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Mark Trotter

... didn't really understand people under thirty. What's more, I didn't really want to. I knew all about them. Knowing what I knew, I just as soon not have any dealings with them. Do you see how barriers get constructed? First we have opinions. Then we share those opinions with other people. We learn that they agree. So now it becomes fact. I mean everybody knows what we believe. Pretty soon we will have no dealings with them. That is when the barriers go up. Then eventually, and this is terrible, you begin to ...

154. The Light of the World

John 20:1-18

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Mark Trotter

... controversial issues, such as homosexuality, should not divide Christians, but that we ought to model a dialogue, a Christian dialogue for the world, that you can discuss controversial issues, and admit to different opinions without being divided from one another. He and his wife, who hold differing opinions on that subject, give workshops across the country on Christian dialogue. Campolo, when he speaks, will sometimes remind his audience of a sermon that he heard his African-American preacher deliver once ...

155. When to Hold On

II Timothy 3:14-4:5

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Mark Trotter

... generation. I want to talk about that in light of our church, and in light of the contemporary church in our time. It is common knowledge that the old traditional mainline churches are declining in membership. There are a number of reasons why that is happening. I have my own opinion about it. You need to go to First Forum at 11:00 a.m. Sherry Root is going to review Bishop Spong's book. He says the Church ought to change. It may be. I don't want to talk about that. I want to talk about what the Church ...

156. Unchained Melody

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... moral is clear. When Christ appears, will he find his servants arrayed in white robes, living in Christian love; or will he find them arguing about the Trinity, predestination, and other insoluble puzzles, and burning or hanging those who hold different opinions on these matters than do those in positions of power?" (Brian A. Gerrish, Saving and Secular Faith: An Invitation to Systematic Theology [Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1999], 38.) The epistle text for today declares that the word of God isn't chained ...

157. Addiction Free

Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

"No! No! No! No! No!" Our three year old has no doubts about his opinion. Trouble is, he doesn't really know what he is holding this opinion about. But Egil is in de-tox. We are weaning him off two tough habits at once. First, although Egil is unaware of it, we have been gradually decreasing the Phenobarbital he has been on since he was seven months old and seizures began to rack his tiny body after ...

158. Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

James McCormick

... , and when they allowed that love into their hearts, they were able to love one another. Wesley wrote in his journal: “Though we may not all think alike, may we not all love alike? May we not all be of one heart, even though we are not all of one opinion? Herein may all the children of God unite.” That sounds like something Jesus said: “This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” That’s what the Chapel is when we are at our best, and that’s why I ...

159. Advent 2

Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 14:1--15:13, Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... about what composes a Christian life-style, and this reflection continues through v. 6. At v. 7 Paul recasts his advice, although perhaps continuing Structure. The passage falls into two distinct parts: vv. 4-6 concludes the discussion of the difference of opinion about Christian life-style. There is a linear logic in vv. 4-6: (1) instruction in the scriptures yields (2) hope in which (3) God unifies the believers (4) who mutually glorify God. This thought pattern makes a sensible sermon outline. Verses ...

160. What's So Great about Going to Church

Isaiah 6:1-8

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James W. Moore

... so funny anymore… because now he considers himself an authority on everything that has to do with politics. Now, he considers himself the final word on everything that has to do with life in our country and in our world. He is brash and cocky. He is rigidly opinionated, closed-minded and even insulting towards anyone who disagrees with him. Now, let me hurry to say that he can do that if he wants to,… it is a free country, but I have to tell you that I liked him better when he was just funny. Usually ...

161. To Be a Christian

Acts 11:19-30

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James McCormick

... sheep who belong to his flock. And that means we all belong together. Now, of course, there are many kinds of sheep in Jesus’ flock: big and small, old and young, black and white, insecure and adventurous, cooperative and unruly, sheep of a variety of inclinations and opinions. In fact, there are no two sheep exactly alike. Perhaps the one thing we all have in common is that we all belong to the same shepherd, and we all respond to the same voice. I am sure that I could not long remain a Christian apart ...

162. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

1 Peter 3:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... , Professor of Genetics at the University of Descarts in Paris, who discovered the chromosome pattern of down syndrome, testified, "After fertilization has taken place, a new human being has come into being...this is no longer a matter of taste or opinion, and it is not a metaphysical contention, it is plain experimental evidence...each individual has a very neat beginning at conception."6 Professor Hymie Gordon, of the Mayo Clinic, said, "By all the criteria of modern molecular biology, life is present ...

163. Stand Up and Be Counted

Daniel 3:1-30

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James Merritt

... is able to take a sinner and turn him into a saint. Eternally, God is able to take the sunset of death and turn it into the sunrise of resurrection. Our God is able. V. A Determined Conviction A decided confidence led to a determined conviction. V.18, in my opinion, may be the greatest statement of faith in all of the Bible: "But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.'" These young men knew that God could deliver ...

164. Sleep With the Lions Without Being Eaten

Daniel 6:1-28

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James Merritt

... just because something is legal doesn't mean that it is moral. You can legalize abortion, but God says it's murder; you can legalize gambling, but God says it's stealing; you can legalize prostitution, but God says it's adultery. Verse 10 records, in my opinion, Daniel's finest hour: "Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was ...

165. God Is Pro-Life

Exodus 20:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... a network of veins through which flow blood and corpuscles; he is a living soul created in the image of God. Man is not a higher form of the animal, neither is the animal a lower form of man. Man is the highest creation of a Sovereign God. In my opinion, the greatest shift in the thinking of 20th Century man, is the way he views human life. Today we have Dr. Kevorkian, whose sole mission in life is to snuff out the life of those he deems unfit to live. There are now manuals on how to commit suicide and ...

166. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

167. Doing Right When You Have Been Done Wrong

Ephesians 4:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... said he thought immediately that perhaps her itching did not have a physical cause, but a mental or maybe even a spiritual cause. With her permission, Dr. Peale called her personal physician. The doctor told him that, in his opinion, there was nothing physically or organically wrong with this lady, but in his opinion had some kind of a neurosis or an obsession that he described as an "inner mental eczema" a scratching on the inside that in her mind was really on the skin. Dr. Peale said, "Well, do you know ...

168. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

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James Merritt

... , psychiatrists, psychoanalysts looking for the answers to life's problems. Let me tell you something about all of these worldly counselors. They can give you advice, and they can give you opinions, and both of them can be wrong (and often are). But I want to tell you the Lord Jesus Christ will never give you bad advice. He doesn't give opinions, He gives truth. He will never steer you wrong. Isa. 28:29 says, "The Lord of hosts is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance." There is no wisdom like the ...

169. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... that, understand the Bible does not condemn debt, the Bible cautions about debt. Solomon makes an oft-quoted statement about borrowing money that is misunderstood and misused: The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. (Prov. 22:7) Contrary to popular opinion, this verse does not condemn debt, it merely states a fact. The borrower is a servant to the lender in the fact that he is bound to pay the lender what he owes him. There is an obligation he is to fulfill. He is to pay ...

170. How to Turn the Ballot into a Blessing Box

Proverbs 29:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... and he stands for what is right. He is more concerned with what is morally and spiritually right, than what is politically correct. To put it simply, this is a man guided by principle and not by polls. I tell you, a person who governs by polls and leads by opinion, is nothing more and nothing less than a coward. I am reminded of a World War II American Air Force pilot who was vacationing in Hong Kong, and he met a Japanese man who claimed he had been a Kami Kaze pilot in World War II. The Japanese man said ...

171. Seeing the End from the Beginning

Numbers 13:1-2, 17-33

Sermon

James Merritt

... For Investigation Even though God had told them to take the land, he still tells them in v.2 to "send men to spy out the land." Now you will find that not once were these spies asked to give their opinion about whether or not they could take the land. These spies were not sent out to bring back an opinion. They were sent out to bring back a strategy. They were not sent to spy out the land to determine whether they should take the land, but how they should take the land. As the little couplet puts it: Theirs ...

172. Your Word is Your Bond

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... recommend people you work with that you would like to get rid of. For example: For a candidate that you just don't like, he suggests saying this: "I am pleased to say that this person is a former friend of mine." For the lazy worker say this: "In my opinion, you will be very fortunate to get this person to work for you." For the criminal you can say this: "He's a man of many convictions," and "I'm sorry we let him get away." For the untrustworthy employee you could say: "Her true ability is deceiving." For ...

173. Yet Alive....Are We?

Romans 12:1-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... pamphlet which has become a classic, called "The Character of a Methodist:" The distinguishing marks of a Methodist are not his opinions of any sort, his accepting of this scheme of religion, his embracing any particular set of notions, or mouthing the judgments of one man ... or another. All these are quite wide of the point. As to all opinions which do not strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think. The rhetorical question is: "What, then, is a ...

174. God Our Protector and Shield

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... a rigid attitude of absolutism, rejected relativism, and outwardly offered little compassion, peace, or forgiveness to opponents. Yet, his uncompromising method demonstrated that his ideas and opinions were held as convictions of faith; he stood his ground and never backed down. Gillis believed with complete sincerity that not only were his opinions correct, but that failure to reform along his recommended line would be disastrous and possibly fatal for the nation. His belief in America's democratic ...

175. Our Prayers Are Our Thanksgiving

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... " (or at least the edge of the empire). Sometimes, however, that movement was the result of persecutions. Roman stability and uniformity was predicated on rigid demands for civil duty and public order, and there was little room for divided loyalties or dissenting opinions. Those who professed, "Jesus is Lord" were not treated kindly in the realm that demanded "Hail Caesar." Gathering as we do to worship God, with the Christian flag on one side of the altar and the "Stars and Stripes" on the other, presents ...

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