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151. "Why Belong to Church?"

John 14:15-31

Sermon

... , pleading for respect of the city of Athens, quotes Pericles: "think what she may become and be worthy of her." With equal enthusiasm we might say of the church, "think what the church has been and can become and be worthy of her." So I join and support the church, its Pastors and programs, where we have the hope of peace and love and social justice and where we can see the possibility of a world community; where marriage and family and sex and possessions are put in a proper prospective. In 1830 Benjamin ...

152. King of Atlanta

Romans 8:28-39

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... Atlanta to help organize things more broadly. I feel torn in two directions. I owe a lot to Dexter Avenue Church. But I feel a need to keep the movement spreading. When I saw how the white citizens of this city finally began to give us their support and sympathy, I realized miracles were possible after all. I don’t know where it all will lead. I only know I need Christ more than ever. Keep me in your prayers. His servant, Martin. ANTAGONIST: Do you really think you can change people’s hearts by changing ...

153. Emptiness - Internal Weakness

Illustration

John R. Brokhoff

When the Statue of Liberty was remodeled, it was discovered that the entire inside support system had to be replaced. The outside copper skin of the statue was okay; it only had to be cleaned. Rust and corrosion had ruined the inner iron supports. If repairs had not been made, the statue in 20 years would have fallen over. The iron supports were replaced with stainless steel. Now it can withstand 125 mph winds. A nation without inner supports of moral integrity is doomed to lose her liberty.

154. Jesus and Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... K speaks out of his own experiences and what he had learned about leadership in basketball, business, and life. His philosophy at Duke is very simple, but very profound. In essence, he says to his team: “We are a family, so love each other, help each other, support each other. We are a family, so use plural pronouns. It’s not about “me,” it’s about “us,” and what we can do together… so don’t do anything detrimental to our family. If two freshmen oversleep and miss the team bus… he doesn ...

155. The Ten Commandments #8: No Stealing

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... us of the right of ownership and the necessity for basic honesty in dealing with THINGS (even food), then "in all honesty," we had better realize that the right of ownership also belongs to those who own nothing. We have a responsibility to share. Our support of programs like Urban Ministry, Pennies for Hunger, CROP WALK and our offering today for the victims of Hurricane Mitch help us begin to make things right, but those are ONLY a beginning. Paul had something to say to the early church to which we ...

156. Blessed Be The Title That Binds

Deuteronomy 14:22-29

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... as an ecclesiastical version of extortion, not if we get back to the way it was originally celebrated in Deuteronomy. It can be a beautiful routine, a systematic way for people to come together, give thanks for all they have earned through the grace of God in a given year, support the good work of God's house, and care for the poor. It is a concrete way in which we can acknowledge that everything good we have comes from God. And if you do it off the top, it can even be painless. I want to say a word here ...

157. Integrity

Song of Songs 2:1-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... about washing hands in a certain way before you eat...or at least the modern day equivalent thereof. Religious EXTERNALS. Does anyone seriously think the Ten Commandments need Roy Moore's protection? Of course not. But for him, and for countless thousands of his supporters, this defiant stand is Christianity at its finest. It lets the whole world know WHO we are and WHOSE we are. Sound familiar? Sweet home, Alabama. For what it is worth, there is an Alabama politician these days I am coming to admire more ...

158. Do We Know What We've Got?

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... and fellowship. We may not be articulate theologians but we can be a friend to one another and to the world outside. That is our task. That is the ministry to which Christ has called us--to be a caring community. To reach out arms of sympathy and support to those who are in distress. To rejoice with those who rejoice and to weep with those who weep. Kahlil Gibran once remarked that we can forget those with whom we have laughed, but we can never forget those with whom we have cried. Millions of persons who ...

159. Face To Face With God

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God," he said, "this will not happen again." He said no more. The tension broke. From silence as in death, the ballroom became a chamber of pandemonium. The press, radio, and TV people were not immune. Their cheers, and tears, mingled with those of Eisenhower supporters. W. Howard Chase turned to his wife with two words: "He's in." (3) Political gimmickry? Yes, but it would not have worked if Ike had not been the kind of man that he was. Of course, Eisenhower was not in Jesus' league. That's all right ...

160. When The Going Gets Tough

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... there was also the sound of victory, because he knew that he would receive a great reward. How did he know he would receive a reward? HE KNEW BECAUSE GOD HAD BEEN WITH HIM EACH STEP OF THE WAY. Paul writes: "At my first defense no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth." Paul's ...

161. The Huddle Is Not the Game

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , that he was going to retire from public life. All kinds of people were there, among them those who had fought Thomas and everything he stood for, those who thought that his ideas were naive at best and dangerous at worst, as well as those who had supported him in is so-called “radical” causes. He was far ahead of his time on many issues, for he believed that women had the right to vote, that workers should have a voice in the circumstances of their toil, long before such wild notions were popular. He ...

162. When the Boat Begins to Sink

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... that, living or dying, they were in God's care. Where is God when our boat begins to sink? Right there in the boat, as Jesus was with the disciples. God's presence is not a guarantee of protection, but an offer of maximum support. Support to calm the storm in us, support that helps us to realize that, whatever we are called to go through, at the heart of the universe is Love, and that Love is seeking to find expression through us. 1. Richard Carl Hoefler, There Are Demons In The Sea (Lima: CSS Publishing ...

163. Equipping the Whole People of God: Penultimate Questions

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:11-16,NIV) It is a powerful text. It draws us to it, especially when we’re dealing with the theme of this conference. But the Spirit led me to another text ...

164. Why Join the Church?

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... would come. So in the 20th century the established church by and large lost its identity, and became like any other good institution. The Church was to be supported in exchange for the Church giving support, only in church language that would be "blessing," to the society. So that is the way it has been. The society supports the Church, and the Church is supposed to support this age. But now we are at the end of the 20th century, and looking back on perhaps the most inhumane century the world has ever known ...

165. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

... a trio of words on why my decision was hard, how my decision was made, and what I believe an informed Christian conscience might consider next. Simply put, I have concluded (within the very last few days) that the President and the President's war agenda deserve my support, and that my meager weight should be diverted from the ethics of opposing war with Iraq to the ethics of how best to conduct it. This has nothing to do with my becoming a "hawk," but everything to do with my becoming a "realist." If I am ...

166. With Our Own Eyes

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... hundredfold. (I do not mean to imply that this church was one of them; I don't know.) What does one do with such a message? One could go back and closely examine each of the texts quoted in its original context and see how much it supports the conclusions. For example, all you have to do is open the Bible to discover that in the quotation from Mark 10 a little phrase is omitted: "with persecutions." Jesus said one would receive a hundredfold return "with persecutions." How convenient to drop that phrase. Or ...

167. Mentoring Matters

1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... work ethic through his tent-making trade and is not a financial burden on this young church. Think about a special teacher or mentor who touched your life in a profound way. You are the person you are today because another was there to guide and support you in your earlier endeavors. Maybe it was a grandparent, Sunday school teacher, or even a colleague. Someone older, patient, and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world in a new light, or gave you sound advice ...

168. Enough Foolishness!

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... infected by a virus! This alarmed her. She wanted to know how she could disinfect it. The tech advisor asked her what software she was using. She sounded a bit confused. What did he mean, software? After a few minutes on the phone, the tech support guy realized that she had dismantled her computer and was preparing to wipe everything down with Lysol, a disinfecting cleaner. It took him a minute to compose himself and tell her to stop before she ruined her computer. “You don’t disinfect a computer virus ...

169. Restarting Joy - Rejoice

Isaiah 55:10-13

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... ) with the middle part of watching it grow! Excitement over someone making a commitment to Christ and becoming a follower should cause every Christian to rejoice. But the excitement should also cause Christians to surround the newborn convert with encouragement, love, and support. Our support of him/her should help in their growth. Celebrating the Lord's Supper or Eucharist together is a celebration of the growth and the joy of that growth for each of us. Christ came to earth with one specific goal: to ...

170. The Council at Jerusalem

Acts 15:1-21

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... . and 2:1–10. It is generally agreed that the first of these is the visit of Acts 9:26–30, but opinion is divided as to whether the second, Galatians 2:1–10, is the one described in this chapter or the famine visit of Acts 11:30. In support of the latter, it is pointed out that this is the second visit following Paul’s conversion, as Galatians 2:1–10 appears to be also. It is further pointed out that Paul made the journey “by revelation” (Gal. 2:1f.) and that this could be a reference to the ...

171. The Trial Before Felix

Acts 24:1-27

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... argued that he could hardly have exercised this influence on behalf of his brother later than his own dismissal. Felix’s recall, therefore, is dated by some to the early weeks of Nero’s reign, while Pallas was still able to help him. Eusebius appears to support this view by having Felix’s successor, Festus, take office in the second year of Nero’s reign (A.D. 56). But Eusebius is clearly confused in his dates. The one certain reference he appears to have had from his sources is that Festus arrived ...

172. Love of Money

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... it is precisely the point of view of Job 1:21: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return” (RSV; cf. Eccles. 5:15; Philo, On the Special Laws 1.294–95, where he expresses himself in terms very close to Paul’s and then supports it by alluding to Job 1:21). Paul’s emphasis is on the second clause, we can take nothing out of the world; in light of this eschatological reality, greed makes no sense at all. But, Paul adds as a second reason, if we have food and clothing, we will ...

173. Encouragement to Be Faithful

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... ), which is followed in turn by Paul’s own example (vv. 11–12; the second loyalty), and a final exhortation to “guard the deposit” (vv. 13–14; cf. 1 Tim. 6:20; the third loyalty). 1:9–10 In a fashion typical of these letters, Paul supports his point with a semicreedal formulation, which gives a brief, and not necessarily complete, expression of the gospel, which is at the same time particularly adapted to the concerns of the present argument (see disc. on Titus 2:11–14 and 3:4–7). In this ...

174. Rahab and the Spies

Joshua 2:1-24

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... unnamed king of Jericho sends a message to Rahab asking her to Bring out the men who came to [lit. entered into] you and entered your house. The spies no longer have the element of surprise. Their mission and their lives seem lost. Success depends on the support of a prostitute. If she does not help, the spies will die and damage the opportunity to take the land. Rahab’s words dominate the rest of the chapter. The narrator explains how Rahab protects the spies, hiding them under flax on the roof and then ...

175. Bringing Back the Ark

1 Chronicles 13:1-14

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... also have made use of this precanonical source for his construction of 1 Chron. 13–16. It is uncertain whether this hypothesis holds true. However, one may assume that the Chronicler made use of the Samuel version of this narrative, selecting such material as supported his cause. The information in 1 Sam. 4–6 was omitted by the Chronicler, and he has concentrated his version on 2 Sam. 6. In terms of the Chronicler’s version 1 Chron. 14 poses a problem for biblical scholarship, since it is seemingly ...

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