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1801. Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... holding up living and dying to ourselves in contrast to living and dying "to the Lord." Both Jewish and Hellenistic thought abhorred the selfish mindset Paul preaches against. Self-centeredness was generally decried as an empty, futile gesture by thoughtful philosophers from both cultures. But Paul's Christian perspective offers considerably more comfort than had any Jewish or pagan thought, for its benefits extended beyond death. Verse 9 reveals that Christ's death and resurrection offer more than pat-on ...

1802. Don’t Forget Your Dance Partner!

Mark 1: 21-28

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Scott Hoezee

... and just do it almost without thinking about it. But if you must constantly look down at your feet, if you have to think about each movement before you actually make it, then you can't dance yet but are just learning how to dance. Worship is like that, Lewis thought. A believer should be able to move through the liturgy without having to check his every movement first. An ideal service would be one you hardly notice in the sense of your simply being immersed and caught up in a set of actions and a series of ...

1803. Rainbows and Roses

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... I had no children, no husband, no family nearby, and too great a debt to allow any travel.” “So what did you do?” asked Sandra. “I learned to be thankful for thorns,” answered the clerk quietly. “I’ve always thanked God for good things in life and never thought to ask Him why those good things happened to me, but when bad stuff hit, did I ever ask! It took time for me to learn that dark times are important. I always enjoyed the ‘flowers’ of life, but it took thorns to show me the beauty of ...

1804. The Heart of the Matter

Psalm 51:1-19

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King Duncan

... guilt, lust and a host of other negative emotions. And they’ve taken their toll on us. We no longer feel the joy of our salvation. All we feel instead is a deep emptiness within. Perhaps we’ve committed no grievous sin, but the damage of negative thoughts and negative words and actions to our relationships, particularly our relationship with God is real just the same. We feel no peace within. We know we need to forgive, we know we need to let go of our hurt, our sinful longing, our pride, our resentment ...

1805. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... to seek us out and give us what we deserve? Will he come back and judge us? “Shame on you. How could you deny that you even knew me? How could you abandon me, running away, seeking safety – while they whipped me and crucified me? I thought you were my friends. I thought I could trust you.” The Risen Jesus appears among the disciples. Just as there is no stone too big for God to move, locked doors are no obstacle either. Jesus stands with them. And what is the first word he says. It’s not a word ...

1806. Would You Take The Crown Without The Cross? - Sermon Starter

Mk 1:9-15; Lk 4:1-13; Mt 4:1-11

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Brett Blair

... ." Then the sheriff asked, "What two days of the week start with the letter 'T'?" "Today & tomorrow." Replied the applicant. The sheriff was again surprised over the answer, one that he had never thought of himself. "Now, listen carefully, who killed Abraham Lincoln?", asked the sheriff. The job seeker seemed a little surprised, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, "I don't know." The sheriff replied, "Well, why don't you go home and work on that one for a while?" The applicant left ...

1807. It's Not a Snuggie Love

Mark 15:1-15, Mark 11:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... orange, and hope to get their hairy paunch on national television. *A stadium full of strangers will energetically work together to create “the Wave.” In a crowd your own behavior doesn’t have to make sense. What you do doesn’t have to be well thought-out. Before you do what you do you don’t have to draw up any long-range plans. Crowds have personalities. *There are joyful crowds — think of Billy Graham stadium revivals, or the Pope’s outdoor Masses, or round-the-world “rock concerts for a ...

1808. Proper 5

Mark 3:20-30, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 3:31-35

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John R. Brokhoff

... akin to his. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 1. Family (v. 21). God sets the solitary in families. In this passage we see that Jesus had two families. The one, based on physical relationships, did not understand nor appreciate him. His mother, brothers and sisters thought that he was out of his mind and came to take him home. They were embarrassed and ashamed of him. Jesus' other family has a spiritual relationship. He is son and brother to all who do the will of God. Only if we do God's will ...

1809. Afraid No More

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... art. Some of us may not understand some kinds of music. Opera, for example. Or some forms of rock music. I read recently that termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music. I don’t know any particular significance to that. I just thought it was an interesting fact. There are many things in life we don’t understand. I saw a list of the top ten things that men understand about women. Beside each number the line was blank. [Could I get an “Amen” from one of the ladies?] There ...

1810. Jesus at the Center of the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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Will Willimon

... young man crying out, "You called me into the ministry. You put me in this boat, placed her here with me. Do you not care that we perish?" On this beautiful June day, it is easy to sit here in this air-conditioned chapel and think good thoughts about the world. But you know life. There can be darker, more difficult days than this. In June, walking around a placid lake, hiking in the park, nature, the world seems benevolent and benign. We moderns, because we have devised so many means of protecting ourselves ...

1811. Excellence in Giving

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and it came with a free bank. Oh well. We laugh to keep from crying. When they were talking about the big bank bailout I thought of an old Will Rogers line, “If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?” I figure it’s ... if it were safe, the flavor had probably deteriorated, and she wouldn’t recommend eating it. The caller replied, “That’s what we thought.” Then the woman added these words, “We’ll just give it to the church.” If that doesn’t make you laugh, it ...

1812. Believing with the Heart

Mk 6:6

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King Duncan

... the human body," he announced, "and I found no soul." The pastor said, "That's interesting. When you dissected the brain did you find a thought? When you dissected the eye did you find vision? When you dissected the heart did you find love?" The student answered thoughtfully, "No, I did not." The pastor said gently, "Of course you believe in the existence of thoughts, of vision, and of love. The human soul is the totality of man's existence in relationship with God. Just because you cannot locate it ...

1813. The Message That WILL Save Your Life

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... saw this same man riding up this same road with those same penguins in his backseat, but this time the penguins were wearing visors and sunglasses. He pulled him over again and said, "Aren't you the man I pulled over yesterday?" He said, "Yes sir." He said, "I thought I told you to take those penguins to the zoo." The man said, "You did and we had such a great time that today we are going to the beach!" There are a lot messages that if they are miscommunicated or misunderstood, it is no harm or no foul ...

1814. Did You Know...You Can Be Forgiven For Anything?

1 John 1:8-10

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James Merritt

... remind us of those two specific character qualities of God? That is - He is faithful and He is Just? First of all, God is faithful to His word. Isaiah 55:7 says, "Let the sinful turn from his way and the one who does not know God turn from his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have loving on him. Let him turn to our God, for He will surely forgive all his sins." (Isaiah 55:7, NLV) God has made a promise, set it in concrete, written it in stone, and sealed it with His own ...

1815. A Stone’s Throw Away

1 Samuel 17

Sermon

James Merritt

... they not send a decent soldier to fight him, but then they have to insult him and humiliate him by sending out a punk kid. If Goliath only knew…. Just like everybody expected the fight didn't last long. The only difference was it didn't turn out like anybody thought it would. "Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the LORD will deliver ...

1816. The Paralysis of Analysis – The Fear of Failure

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

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James Merritt

... . You are asking yourself questions: Do I have the right club? Am I aiming in the right place? How much should I allow for the wind? What did I do wrong with that last shot? [I ASK THAT QUESTION A LOT!] Combine all this with tips and technical swing thoughts and you will suffer with ' 'paralysis through analysis'."."". What Leadbetter is saying was - you step up to the ball with any fear of failure in your mind, you're going to hit a bad shot. The same thing is true in life. One of the greatest men in the ...

1817. I’m At the End of My Rope

2 Kings 4:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... do you do when you don't know what to do?" Well they had been discussing guidance and knowing the will of God. Ron said he thought for a moment and then he said, "Do what you know to do."1 Let me tell you one thing you can do when you don ... between trash and treasure. That woman did not realize what she had in that jar of oil. She had underrated it and overlooked it. She thought the jar was incidental, when in reality it was fundamental. I want you to remember something, and it is illustrated by a story I read ...

1818. What Do I Do - When I Don't Know What To Do?

2 Kings 4:1-7

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James Merritt

... do you do when you don't know what to do?" They had been discussing guidance and knowing the will of God and so forth. He thought for a moment and he gave this answer. This is the key takeaway for this day that I want you to write down. Key take away - ... all of a sudden, he saw something that stunned him. There in the middle of the desert was an isolated restaurant. At first he thought he was hallucinating, but as he got closer he saw it was real. He was ecstatic. With renewed energy, he picked himself up ...

1819. The Man in the Mirror

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... finally said, "Now is the time." We know from Psalms 32 and Psalms 51 that David wrote during this year long period. David was in absolute misery, because of what he had done. God let David's conscience do his work for him until He stepped in. Yes, David thought he had gotten away with it, but if only David had spent some of his quiet time reading what God said in Hosea 7:2. "And they do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness now their deeds are all around them; they are before ...

1820. Explore the Evidence

Acts 1:1-3

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James Merritt

... say that Jesus really didn't die on the cross. Many believe in what is called the "swoon theory". It suggests that either Jesus Christ fainted on the cross or perhaps went into shock and fell unconscious, but He didn't really die, it is just that everybody thought He was dead. Then when He was taken to the tomb, the cool air revived Him and somehow He got out alive. In other words, He wasn't resurrected, He was just resuscitated. There are several problems with this line of thinking. First of all, we are ...

1821. Being a Woman of God

Acts 16:11-15

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James Merritt

... tremendous differences between men and women. For example: Women have many faults Men have only two; Everything they say and everything they do. I told Teresa the other day in a conversation, and I don't even know how it came up, but I said to her before I thought about it, "Teresa, you've got to admit that men have better judgment than women." Well, the minute I said it I knew I had stuck my foot in my mouth until Teresa said, "Oh, that's definitely true. Just look at us. You married me and I married ...

1822. At Your Service Lord

Ephesians 4:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... to produce the rubber; somebody else had to know how to manufacture the paint; and somebody else had to know how to put it all together, and then market it and distribute it and sell it. Now what is true of a pencil is true of the church. The other thought I want you to carry home with you is this: You need to ask God, if you don't already have it, to give you the attitude of a servant. It's against our nature to want to serve others. When the average person looks for a church here is ...

1823. It’s Time to Grow Up

Ephesians 4:14-15

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James Merritt

... part of maturity. When you serve in some capacity and minister to the needs of others that is a part of maturity. When you share your faith with non-believers that is a tremendous part of spiritual maturity. Every thing a church does should be ultimately with the thought in mind of making disciples and maturing disciples. That is the one thing that we can do, that nobody else can do, and that we can do better than anybody else can do. We can only go so far. We can only give you resources. You must determine ...

1824. Name Dropping

Exodus 20:7

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James Merritt

... you know what that means? What you and your family do with the name of the Lord will determine whether or not your family will spend eternity in heaven together. Don't you be a divine name dropper. You be careful in how you trust God's name. You be thoughtful in where you take God's name and you be faithful in how you trust God's name, because that is the only name that can take you to heaven. [1] Rob Schenck, The Ten Words That Will Change A Nation: The Ten Commandments (Tulsa, OK: Albury, 1999) pp. 53 ...

1825. Sex and the City

Exodus 20:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... specifically and especially for those who are having adulterous, extramarital affairs. One card called "my lover" reads like this: Just when I thought I would never find my true love - you came along…My soul has been searching for you since I came into this ... Garden of Eden the first day they got to know each other and she looked at him and said, "Adam, do you really love me?" He thought for a moment, looked around and said, "Eve, as far as I am concerned you are the only girl in the world!" That ought to be ...

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