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1776. Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... much. Do you want to be rich? You can be rich, but he'll be twice as wealthy. Do you want to live a long and healthy life? You can, but his life will be twice as long and twice as healthy. So what is your desire?" The man frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Here is my request: Strike me blind in one eye!" Well, as we have already seen with Mrs. Holloway, jealousy will cause you to burn down your house to kill a rat. Incidentally, many many times criticism is the outward symptom of an inward problem ...

1777. A Bridge over Troubled Waters

Psalm 23:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... 33% say that being in the ministry is downright hazardous to their families.2 I have to be honest and tell you that there has been a feeling of stress on me ever since I was in the seminary. In fact, when I read this little poem I thought about myself: A seminarian named Breeze Weighed down by MA’s and PhD’s, Collapsed from the strain; Said his doctor: “It’s plain You’re killing yourself by degrees.” Stress is affecting our rest. We are working longer and sleeping less than at any other time in ...

1778. Why You Should Spend Time with God

Psalm 37:4-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... pale in comparison to the great God that wants to be in control of our life. I heard about a teacher who was teaching math to her First Grade Class, and she looked at a little boy named William and said, “William, what is 3/4th of 5/16ths? He thought about it for a moment and said, “Miss Smith, I don’t know exactly what it is, but it’s not enough to worry about.” If you really put things in perspective and understand that we can delight ourselves in the Lord, commit our way to the Lord, trust in ...

1779. The Great Depression

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... he said, “Doctor, I am terribly depressed.” The doctor said, “Well, how bad is it?” He said, “I’m so depressed I can’t get out of bed, and when I do I can’t function. I’m not eating, I’m not sleeping, I can’t even put two thoughts together.” The doctor said, “Well, I know exactly what you need to do.” He said, “I want you to take a trip and go anywhere you want to go.” The man said, “Well, I just got back from Hawaii.” The doctor said, “Then let me suggest that you go ...

1780. The Near Edge of God

Jn 1:1-3, 14

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... It means that the scientists and the theologians are presiding over a rebirth of mystery, wonder and awe. Science has been humbled, learning that it does not know ... cannot predict ... and therefore is no longer able to dominate the universe, as was once thought possible. Dominion belongs to God alone. Which leads Barbara Brown Taylor to suggest that perhaps (just perhaps) some of us have gotten a little too chummy with God. Tune in many sermons on Sunday morning and you will hear preachers speaking of God ...

1781. In Love with Howard

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... He writes, “When I knelt beside my bed each night and prayed, ‘Our Father, which art in heaven, Howard be Thy name,’ I thought about my grandfather and what a big shot he was because, of course, the prayer ends with ‘For Thine is the kingdom, the ... would cost everything we have, even including our own life, most of us would be willing to give it all up without a moment’s thought. We would give everything we own for the well-being of those we love, but that’s about it. Nothing else that I can think ...

1782. Sowing Tiny Seeds

Matthew 13:31-35

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King Duncan

... street. It worked for Nancy. "His faithful commitment," she says, "helped fashion a stone in the foundation of my own faith." Whoever would have thought that giving a child a picture of Jesus would eventually lead that child to faith? Whoever would have thought that a tiny, little seed would produce such a big shrub? For that matter whoever would have thought that the Messiah would come from such a small, unlikely town as Nazareth? It is often from small, seemingly inconsequential beginnings that great good ...

1783. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... who is the hero of the parade? Some forlorn figure mounted on a little donkey, with his feet practically dragging the ground. What a sorry sight!" Jesus' mood did not seem victorious. He was reported to have wept at the beginning of the parade as he thought of Jerusalem's many lost opportunities. Perhaps he sensed that many of the folks cheering for him that day would be shouting "Crucify him" before the end of the week. He was deliberately presenting himself as a king, but not the kind the world knew. He ...

1784. How To Be An Easter Person

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Don’t worry, I will fix that.” So, he had copies of the Lord’s Prayer made and distributed them to all members of the team. At the end of the season Coach Smith was thrilled when that young girl and her entire family joined Christ Church. Coach Smith thought he was sharing just the Lord’s Prayer, but actually he was sharing the Good News. When we get to heaven, as I hope all of us will, we want to be able to answer this very important question, “Whom did you bring with you?” I mentioned Billy ...

1785. Breakfast on the Beach

John 21:1-14

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... 00 a.m. service, no clean shirts, always in muddy, sooty boots. So he started going out to the mines at starting time, 5:00 a.m., preaching to them on their way to work. He called it "field preaching." John Wesley, high church Anglican that he was, thought it was dreadful. "Vile" was his word for it. Whitfield prodded him to try it. Finally, Wesley did. And, lo and behold, it worked! People listened. Some even got converted. Wesley writes in his journal, "I am determined to be more vile." He preached on the ...

1786. Modeling a Necessary Future

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Maurice A. Fetty

... was at matins one morning that my friend saw it, and when he saw it, it sort of jolted him awake. One of the tall, lanky teenagers was wearing a black T-shirt with bold, white letters which said, "No One Gets Out Of Here Alive!" At first, my friend thought it was a reference to the quality of the camp food, which left much to be desired, but then he realized he was making a profound comment about our human condition. No one knows more than ministers the truth of the statement, "No One Gets Out Of Here Alive ...

1787. Let God Do the Rest

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... to see if the man was in the area, she gave him a few loaves of bread she had just taken out of the oven. She thought he would need them for his journey home. As he went in search for the man he stopped by the local lake and caught a couple ... and fish. He wanted to share with an old man to his side and a woman who was carrying her baby. What about all the others, he thought? There were so many of them and surely they did not anticipate being in such a deserted place where there was no place to buy food. ...

1788. Strength through Diversity

James 2:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... as well. The ones outside never bark, but the ones inside often bark angrily at those not on the inside with them. However, after they come inside and we are familiar with them, we come to completely ignore them, unless they happen to be in our social crowd." She thought, "It would be nice if we changed the rules and stopped acting like dogs. Wouldn't it be better if we extended our hands and were friendly to those on the outside? Wouldn't it be so much better if we did not ignore each other, except for the ...

1789. Jesus and the Ferris Wheels

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... women taught Sunday school and were active in church, but they would have nothing to do with Ada because she drank heavily and engaged in loud quarrels with her husband. While the church women realized Ada needed the Lord, they were proud and couldn’t bear the thought of being seen with her. Then news came that Ada was seriously ill. Although they knew they should help her, they still did nothing, and a short time later Ada died. At the close of the article the author described her feelings as she saw the ...

1790. Accepting the Unconventional in Life

Mark 2:13-22

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of life and death. Phrase by phrase the guru taught them until they had memorized it by heart. Then he gave them a warning that as long as they said this mantra faithfully, they would be blessed. Its power would give them insight, clarity of thought, and allow them to discern the truth when surrounded by lies. Its power, as well, would keep them from despair and give them hope in the midst of misery and hopelessness. Their faith would be strengthened and one day their souls would find everlasting life ...

1791. Momentous Moment

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

David T. Ball

... his social group, binge drinking was common, but even in his group he had a greater tendency than most to drink to excess, and to get too drunk too often. Maybe it would have been easier if he hadn’t come from such a good family. Because when he thought about the problems he was having with alcohol, he hated himself for it. He knew how disappointed his parents would be in him, if they knew how much he was drinking. And although he was managing to stay in school, and to keep his career goals on track, he ...

1792. Chocolate Cake, Flooded Waters, and Baptism

Genesis 9:8-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... as his "Catholic conscience" responded evenly, "But they aren't here!" Rod got to thinking about his background. He had been raised a Roman Catholic, but now was a dedicated Lutheran. How could he even consider taking that piece of cake? It would be stealing. Then he thought, "You could leave them a note and tell them you took it." He reached for the piece of chocolate cake. Then stopped. "They will think you are rude if you do that." He worked on, now famished and confused. He knew that he shouldn't take ...

1793. A Funeral for “I Can’ts”

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to God's promise. Third, when the years passed and no baby came, Sarah came up with an idea. She told her servant girl Hagar that she should have sexual relations with Abraham and have a baby. "I can't have this heir," she must have thought. "Abraham and I will raise this child as our own." Ishmael was born to Abraham and Hagar. Conflict arose between Sarah and Hagar. How often Sarah must have regretted her hasty decision! Hagar and Ishmael were sent away. According to tradition, Ishmael became the father ...

1794. Surprised Saints

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... quit. I don’t work in houses where there is an alligator. I’d a told you this when I was hired, but I never thought it would come up.” (1) Life is full of surprises. Some of these surprises are unnerving like finding an alligator in a bathtub. But ... the back of his mind there was a feeling that would not be stilled. He once said that as far back as he could remember, the thought of all the misery in the world had deeply troubled him. He came to believe that he did not have the moral right to take his ...

1795. The Sheep and the Goats - Sermon Starter

Matthew 25:31-46

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Brett Blair

... shall there be a great division on the final day. Those on the right hand will be allowed entrance into the kingdom, while those on the left will be denied it. And the great surprise is that those who thought they were religious turn out to be not as good as they thought, and those who thought they failed were told they did a better job then they supposed. I would like to suggest three points that this parable is attempting to make this morning… We Are to View Each Individual as if They Are Christ. The ...

1796. LightWorks

Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to the next generation. Can we insure that the next generation will be "stargazers," fascinated and inspired by the light of faith that shines on them from a great distance, yet shines with intensity and clarity? Buckminster Fuller used to say that the thoughts of the world's greatest philosophers and theologians and scientists traveled out and bumped into stars and then traveled back to us. The act of "stargazing," then, is nothing less than reaching out to the stars and touching the history of great ...

1797. The World's Fittest Human

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Shema allow no parts of our being to remain flabby or unattended. Does love of God overwhelm and overcome your heart, making every heartbeat keep pace with God's love for you? Does love of God inform your mind, making love the mainspring of all your thoughts? Does love of God penetrate your soul, making your every prayer a plea not for yourself and your own desires, but an offering formed and normed by love? Does love of God flow through the strength of your body, making your every step a step toward love ...

1798. Matthew 5:21-37

Matthew 5:21-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... be "salt" and "light" is sufficiently vague that the audience could remain reasonably comfortable in their seats. Beginning in verse 17, however, Jesus begins to reveal the meat of his text - and tough and chewy it proves to be. If the crowds thought Jesus' unusual, user-friendly methods indicated some libertarian streak in his teachings, they cringed at this assertion that not even a single stroke of the letter of the law should be abandoned - it must be accomplished in its entirety. Even more distressing ...

1799. Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... a liturgical prayer. They recognize an identifiably Trinitarian focus in this text the work of the Father (vv.3-6), the work of the Son (vv.7-12), and the work of the Holy Spirit (vv.13-14). The glorious language and almost run-on nature of the thoughts perhaps reflect the spiritual joy and excitement the writer feels at relating what he has discovered "in the heavenly places" (v.3). These "heavenly places" are referred to four other times (1:20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12), but the phrase is found nowhere else in the ...

1800. A Burden or a Song

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

James McCormick

... the idea was a catchy one, so I heard more sermons on the subject than I wanted to hear. Frankly, I never cared much for them. Do you have ideas, like that, that turn you off sometimes? I thought it was a pointless question. I thought the preachers were just setting up straw men only to knock them down again. After all, the answer to the question should be obvious to all Christians. Of course our religion is supposed to be a lift rather than a load. It’s supposed to be a help rather than ...

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