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151. Running With Patience

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... pieces of the puzzle do not seem to be present, when the clear course of action appears blurred, when the directional arrow is hazy, the distant drum beat too muffled to recognize, the goals slightly out of focus, the closed door not quite yielding to our touch, the intuitive knowledge still indecisive, and the pattern not ready to crystalize. And so we wait. Yet, with waiting, comes discovery. Out of nowhere (yet surely from Somewhere) it seems to steal across the mind, stimulate the senses, motivate the ...

152. Ghosts - 1951

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... world over. Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts, thick as leaves, fall from the past to cover us, to smother us, in their rotting mold. Whoever cares for life must struggle. Straight is the gate to life, and narrow is the way, and few there be who find it. Obey, yield to the ghosts, and you get, not life, but a sorry substitute for life. All around us are the dead, a numberless, walking host, whose laughter plays like foam upon its sea-murmur of sorrow. But thank God, there are souls who demand life at any price. Better ...

153. A Discussion Among Angels

Matthew 24:36-44

Drama

Matthew Powell

... , the weeping of wretched women and children. Uriel: Power corrupts and might cannot save. The earth is full of ignorant strife, and for this evil there is no cure ... except by giving humans greater knowledge. It is because humans do not understand evil that they yield to its power. Wickedness is folly in action and injustice is the error of the blind. It is because men are ignorant that they destroy one another, and at last themselves. If there were more light in the world there would be no sorrow. If the ...

154. Totally Poured Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... two people to safety. Together the three surmounted the ridge, found a hut, and spent the night in warmth and conversation. Bell had, of course, rescued the man and the woman. But they had also rescued him. For, if he had not heard their distress, he would have yielded to exhaustion and lost his own grasp. (5) What a marvelous parable of our place in this world. God has placed us here to serve one another and to serve Him. It is in giving away our lives that we receive new life. It is in serving that we ...

155. Never Say What You Won't Do!

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , THE OTHER MUST AGREE. That request is non-negotiable. If either partner feels that their attempts to solve some persistent problem have been unsuccessful, then marriage counseling is a necessity. Even if the other partner doesn’t see it that way, he still must yield to the other if he values the marriage. The seventh and final guideline is this: WORSHIP AND PRAY TOGETHER. Remember, it is not your task to change your partner. That’s God’s business. Your task is to love your partner well. If a husband ...

156. Calculated Christianity

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... , the illusion that I am smart, that my privileges are somehow earned, that I am entitled to what I have, that I can somehow accurately calculate and measure and evaluate my Christianity, my faithfulness, my discipleship or anyone else’s. When I let go of these things, I yield to be shaped in ways pleasing to God and useful to others. The truth is, I could give away all I own and still not make a dent in the debt I owe the One who went to the cross in my stead. We can never calculate what discipleship ...

157. Like Cupped Hands

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... do they part! THE THIRD COMPONENT TO A GOOD MARRIAGE IS COMPANIONSHIP. The Bible calls it "one flesh." That's exciting! The longer a couple stays together, the nearer they are to "one flesh." C.S. Lewis wrote of how the initial thrill of marriage can yield to something even better. He wrote, "Let the thrill go--go on through the period of death into the quieter interest and happiness that follows--and you will find you are living in a world of new thrills all the time." (4) One Saturday evening, as Mrs ...

158. How Does Religious Conduct Work?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... fortified him, and the necessity always to nourish it was among the strongest precepts he gave to his disciples. For us, Peter T. Forsyth put the matter thoughtfully when he wrote, "Unless there is within us that which is above us, we shall soon yield to that which is around us." Yet, even among church people, this injunction is painfully neglected. We live in an era of feverish activity. Quiet fellowship with God is not eagerly sought nor easy to come by. Solitary hours and inward meditation are no longer ...

159. He Presented Himself Alive

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... was something different about her, subtle but distinctly different. “How are you?” I asked. “I’m praying, and I want you to pray that Jesus will come soon and deliver me.” We did that together. It wasn’t a surrender to despair; it was a yielding to certain hope, It was her ultimate commitment. For over a year she had fought a courageous battle, and lived the strength of her faith. And now, she had moved to another level of commitment. She prayed confidently and in hope. Her prayer was answered ...

160. All Saints' Sunday

Jn 11:32-44 · Mt 5:1-12 · Isa 25:6-9 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:1-6 · Ps 24

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... ordered the stone to be removed from the entrance to the tomb, Mary warned that there would be a stench, the stench of death and deterioration. Jesus did not let that stench of death keep him from confronting that ugly spook. The stench of death yielded to the sweet smell of life as Lazarus emerged from the tomb. Outline: Mary warned Jesus about the stench of death (v. 39). Most of us would agree that death stinks. Jesus challenges her to believe even in the face of death (v. 40). Jesus confronts death ...

161. Can People Change?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... about 5 minutes. Finally Kemble felt so sorry for the poor fellow he reached down and set him free. We are much like that Daddy Longleg, Kemble concluded. We are trapped in sin. It may be only one little area of our life that we have not yet yielded to Christ. But like that Daddy Longleg we gain a little ground spiritually, only to slide back frustrated and disappointed in our inability to make any significant change. We are like St. Paul when he later said, "When I want to do good, evil is right there with ...

162. A Prophecy Against Assyria

Isaiah 14:24-27

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... Tyre sought to assert independence over against Assyria during the years of Isaiah’s ministry, that they allied with each other in doing so, and that they sought to involve Judah in such movements. Isaiah believes it to be bad politics for Judah to yield to their tempting blandishments—not because he is a better worldly politician, but because he knows what Yahweh’s priorities and intentions are. Yahweh is going to put down all these nations; it is foolish to put trust in any of them. An implication ...

163. Finding The Right People

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . Yet, within a little more than three centuries, it became a dominant force in the Empire. While the author points to various contributing factors, certainly a major one was the believers' firm commitment to Christ and His unique way of life. They yielded to the Spirit instead of their lower nature. (3) They were teachable. They were decisive. They were people of integrity. And one thing more: THEY WERE PEOPLE OF COURAGE. Maybe this is another reason Jesus started with lay people rather than clergy. He ...

164. After A Lost Election, Field Of Dreams

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

James Angell

... at Los Angeles (UCLA). It still seemed like the New Frontier, though controversy over involvement in Viet Nam kept the city in a mild uproar much of the time. By now one of the Angell daughters was married and living in Georgia. But the rest of us yielded to this strange call of the western wild, forsaking the gentle ways of Kentucky for a new position where the pastor's study was only about 100 yards from the gravesite of Marilyn Monroe. The first year was a time of adjustment, but we stayed with it. The ...

165. Goodness Is Not Good Enough

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... his sweetheart bid him farewell with the words, "Another idol has displaced me ... a golden one." Scrooge’s heart, unmoved in that distant time and place, breaks as he views that which is lost to him forever. The Ghost of Christmas Past yields to the Ghost of Christmas Present, who transports him to the home of his clerk, Bob Crachit. What a wonderful time they are having. Even little Tiny Tim, with his crutches and withered hand, bubbles over with Christmas joy. Scrooge, overpowered with unaccustomed ...

166. Traveling Tables

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . The first covenant was given on tablets of stone. But Jesus turns stone tablets into heart tables. In the Lord’s Supper, the covenant is laid out like a feast, not in words but in works of flesh and blood. In the Lord’s Supper, the tablet yields to the table, and our bodies became a moveable tabernacle, a moveable table, a moveable feast. Paul’s focus on our physicality in this week’s epistle text might make us uncomfortable. That’s especially true if we have put on a few pounds in the past two ...

167. The Sawdust Trail

Colossians 3:1-4

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... at all,” Edison encouragingly replied, “for I have learned 50,000 ways it cannot be done and therefore I am fifty thousand times nearer the final successful experiment.” Eventually the battery was developed. Edison was a genius, and a large part of his genius was knowing that he would never yield to disappointment. Let us take up the challenge of 50,000 attempts to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and love.

168. A Great Love Story Gone Awry

Genesis 24:1-67

Sermon

King Duncan

... both did all right for themselves. But it was not until they were old men that they sealed the bond between themselves as twins. And that happens in life, doesn’t it? It takes a real commitment to make a marriage work. It takes a willingness to yield to another’s desire. It takes a common dream. It takes parents who do not use their children as pawns in their own marital conflicts. The best that can be said for Isaac and Rebekah is that they survived. When they died, they were buried beside Abraham and ...

169. Daniel’s Final Revelation

Daniel 10:1--11:1

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... that help them to know more deeply the person and work of God. Assure them that this will also result in them knowing themselves better in the process. Encourage them to recognize and accept their humanity in contrast to God’s sovereignty and to yield to his wisdom and will in this context. 3. Spiritual warfare. The struggles we face as God’s people today exist in a larger context of spiritual warfare. This can give us hope and focus. In Daniel’s narratives and visions, evil human beings set ...

170. Jesus Before Pilate and Herod

Luke 22:66--23:25

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... , they shout for clemency. Despite finding Jesus innocent, Pilate, nonetheless, bows to the pressure of the crowd. His was a harsh and unpopular rule in Judea, and the last thing that this governor needed was more trouble. Thus, Pilate’s authority yields to the demands of the people, thereby enabling Luke to place the blame for Jesus’ execution more squarely on the shoulders of the Jewish religious leaders. Not only does this serve Luke’s broader theological program in which he consistently portrays ...

171. What Is The Question?

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... delicate beauty. As continued looking at the shell, he wondered how such a fragile thing could survive the pounding tons of churning water. The answer, of course, was that the shell did not panic. It never put up a fierce struggle, instead, it yielded to the circumstances that it could not change. Gordon thought of his own life, and how he had raged against circumstances beyond his control. Filled with anxiety, anger, and hopelessness, he, like the shell, had to learn to accept that some things were beyond ...

172. Epiphany 8

Mark 2:18-22, 2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6, Psalm 103:1-22, Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... in commemoration of Good Friday while the Jews fasted on Monday and Thursdays. The old must give way to the new. Jesus brings a new covenant, a new era, a new way of life based not on the law, but on the Spirit. Old Judaistic customs must yield to the new era. The new patch of Christ cannot be sewed on the old garment of Judaism. The new wine of Christ calls for new wineskins. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Mark 2:13-22 1. Fasting (vv. 18-20). For many Protestants, fasting is an unknown quantity. Yet ...

173. The Power to Resist Temptation

I Corinthians 10:13-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... on the street or in the stateroom. Pride is a problem on campus and in culture. Addictions know no social class. Abuse of children by clergy is no less a crime than by perverts. Unless there is within us that which is above us, we shall soon yield to that which is about us. So we pray, as Peterson translates this phrase, “Keep us safe from ourselves and the devil." Evil lurks all around us. “Do you renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of this world and repent of your sin ...

174. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... song asks, "Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and all the world go free? No, there's a cross for everyone, and there's a cross for me." As he modulated those chords, the Holy Spirit interceded. New chords and new words emerged. The composer's grief began to yield to faith. And Thomas Dorsey wrote, "Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; through the storm, through the night lead me on to the light: Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home." Thomas Dorsey is ...

175. The Power to Make a Difference

Acts 16:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... me. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Do your best to come before winter." An evangelist preaching in a park in Dublin once said: “The world has yet to see what God can do in and through and for one individual who is completely yielded to the Lord Jesus Christ." Dwight L. Moody, a shoe salesman from Chicago with a 6th grade education, who loved to teach Sunday school, heard the evangelist and replied, “I want to be that man." The rest, as they say, is history. D.L. Moody preached all ...

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