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1901. Living with Integrity

Galatians 2:15-21

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... Did he immediately recognize his fault and mend his ways? Did he talk with Barnabas and the others who had followed his lead and redirect their misguided actions as well? We don't know the answers to these questions in Peter's life, but what of our own response? Do we get defensive and try to find excuses for our own bad behavior? Do we recognize our own failings and seek to turn ourselves around? Do we make amends with anyone that we have misled? These are very real and relevant questions for our own time ...

1902. The Unchanging Christ in a Changing World

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... time he tried to get information about fiscal policy from economists, they always answered, "Well, on the one hand the economy might pick up; on the other hand, the economy might go soft." He wanted an economist with one hand. I have a two-handed response to Hebrews' assertion that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. On the one hand, we rejoice in what that statement affirms. We need a sense of stability in our lives. We Christians need something to unify us. We need something we can ...

1903. A Resume of Righteousness

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir" (vv. 2-3). Is this the quote we have from the hero of faith? Is this the response from our paragon of righteousness? In candor that seems to border on irreverence, Abraham presumes to question God's future plans by questioning God's past performance. The Lord has made a grand and generous promise to Abraham, yet the pragmatic old man responds with a rather ...

1904. RSVP

Isaiah 55:1-9

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... want to know. We need to know who is coming and who is not. It is common practice to ask people to respond to invitations. "RSVP" — please respond. Some of the things that we get in the mail or that we pick up to read do not require a response. A lot of what we read is purely informational. Some is just for our interest or amusement. Some pieces of mail get almost no attention from us at all before we toss them into the wastebasket. However, a personal invitation is different. It is not meant to be tossed ...

1905. Mugwumpers

1 Kings 18:20-21 (22-29) 30-39

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... left everything behind to respond to the promise of God in faith. Isaac means God's laughter and reminds us of the need of humor that keeps us from taking ourselves too seriously. Israel was the name given Jacob and means one who wrestles with God. It is in our response in faith to the promise of God, to the humor of life and the joy of God, and our willingness to wrestle at decisive points in our lives with the presence of God that we experience the power of God in our lives. It was then that fire fell and ...

1906. Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

Luke 1:39-45

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... .wordpress.com/2011/11/16/hebrew‑women%E2%80%99s‑songs‑of‑deliverance. The first half of Mary’s hymn is more personally focused on what God has done in her life and how God has so peculiarly blessed her. Mary’s immediate response is one of great joy, her soul, her spirit “rejoices” and affirms that God is her “Savior.” God has delivered her from a position of “lowliness” — she was an insignificant young Jewish woman, outside any discernible circle of power or prestige or pedigree ...

1907. Are You Part of the Scandal?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... off over the horizon. That his father ok’d such a self-centered act is the first remarkably gracious action taken by this parent. The father gives his child the gift of freedom, even if it is freedom from the father. It is now the child’s responsibility to live a righteous life within that freedom. The youngest son in today’s text goes down fast and hard. Like a college kid with a Platinum card on Palm Beach during Spring Break, his life becomes a disaster. He makes all the wrong choices at every ...

1908. Anything to Declare?

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... had a track-record as a “distinguished author” of one failed play. The last thing you would call him was an international celebrity. When Wilde arrived at Staten Island, he was asked by a customs officer if he had anything to declare. His famous response: “I have nothing to declare but my genius.” What do you have to declare this morning? What line do you take? Anyone here this morning come from Appalachian culture? If you did, you’d recognize a phrase: “I declare.” If you wanted to express ...

1909. The ME and the WE

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to ask, “What’s a party without food?” (It is the rejoicing of the father in the prodigal son parable who makes this overlooked detail explicit.) Jesus then connects these earthly celebrations over the recovery of that which had been lost to the heavenly response to the redemption of sinners. He proclaims that there is “more joy (“chairon”) in heaven over one sinner who repents” (v.7), and again that “there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (v.10). It ...

1910. Who's the Real Leader?

Joshua 3:1-4:24

Sermon

Argile Smith

... to cross the Jordan River, the Lord parted the water so everyone could walk on dry land to the other side (vv. 14-17). By faith, Joshua followed God’s instruction by leading the people in the direction that God wanted them all to go. In response, God provided the miracle that showed the connection between Joshua’s leadership and God’s power. Crossing the river with God’s endorsement in the form of a miracle encouraged the people to place their trust in Joshua and follow him wherever he led them in ...

1911. You Never Noticed

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... rich man in our ability to see only those teachings of the Master that we want to see. Bible teacher William Barclay titles this passage, “The Punishment of the Man Who Never Noticed.” That’s us. How many of us have ever noticed how often Jesus talked about our responsibilities to the poor and the down-trodden? “For I was hungry,” the Son of Man will say on the Last Day, “and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in ...

1912. Let Them Eat Cake

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , and unpredictable storms, earthquakes, and fires. Now we live in fear of road rages, terrorist attacks, and unpredictable storms, earthquakes, and fires. Some things never change. But for Christians our RESPONSE to the forever fears of this world are different. Our response is not to go on the offense or defense, to hide out or head butt. Our response is to give life a compassionate embrace. All of life. The world has not changed. But we have. We have been changed by risen Christ who rises every day in ...

1913. Duuuh!

John 14:15-31

Sermon

David O. Bales

... regularly as he can. He received a number of units of blood after his accident. He doesn’t need a long list of rules to guide him. He has grasped the full sense of gratitude for those who loved him with their blood. Nobody will say, “Duuuh” about his response to the grace that came to him from others. It’s obvious how we should live. Jesus gave his lifeblood for us. We’re now his flesh and blood on earth as he dwells within us. Even if we’re disabled physically or poor in the world’s standards ...

1914. Remembering Jesus

Matthew 26:17-30

Sermon

David O. Bales

... in solving the question of my relationship with the opposite sex. I still occasionally buy her a rose on the fifteenth of the month — any month.”[4] “A memorable day” he said, a day he set out continually and joyfully to remember by doing something in response to the person he loved. We can do something to remember Jesus during any worship. We’ll do what he commanded us here at this altar. But also, like the short brooms laid beside the altar in the fictional nation of Sarkhan, we can come today ...

1915. One For All

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... lives we are called to demonstrate that we are “all for The One,” by each one of us acting as a “one for all.” We are all responsible to and for each other, for “all.” It is not enough to teach our children to be responsible for themselves and their actions. We must also teach our children and embody in our own lives a sense of responsibility for others. If we are followers of The One, we must care for the “All.” In November of 2012 Michael Eli was driving in Ellisville, Missouri when he ...

1916. Let It Go

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... these dual strengths have given us astonishing advances in science, the beauty of art, structures for politics and power, and the magic of music. John 3 reveals Nicodemus as the patron saint of left-brained people. Nicodemus’ vigorously offensive, literal response to Jesus’ declaration that the coming of God’s kingdom required the faithful to be “anothen,” “born again,” reveals someone totally stuck in left-brain gear. When Jesus announces that God is working in a new way, through the “water ...

1917. Pastor, Don't Talk About That!

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... faced by young people today is instability in the home and conflicting messages concerning sexuality in society. Are we not to raise our voices about the decline in sexual values and about what that means to the ability of young adults to have wholesome and responsible relationships? Am I never to warn about the dangers of adultery and indiscriminate sex? I don’t enjoy sounding like a prude as we watch television characters and celebrities hop from bed to bed, but we need to be reminded that sex is a gift ...

1918. Family Re:Union - Inverting the Pyramid

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-9, NIV) Moses said, “What I’ve taught you, you are to teach your children.” I know you’ve heard this before, but the primary responsibility for educating your children does not lie with the schools or the churches, but it lies with you at home. God intended for the home to be the university of life, so I want all of us to say this together, “I am a mentor.” Home is where ...

1919. Ignite: Fight Fire with Fire

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

James Merritt

... you do, you will also have to… II. Stand Tough To say the least this was not the reaction and the response that these powerful authorities had expected. Listen to verse 13. “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived ... every day to follow what the world tells us or to do what God tells us - to cut and run or to stop and stand. Listen to the response of Peter and John. “But Peter and John answered them, ‘Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, ...

1920. An Announcement to a Virgin

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Luke’s Gospel, man had nothing to do with him. An angel appears to a virgin and tells her that she will give birth to the Son of God. All of history was changed by Gabriel’s announcement to Mary. But it was also changed by Mary’s response: “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” No hesitation, no “I’ll get back to you tomorrow.” Mary answers, “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” Gabriel announces to her that she will be a mother even ...

1921. Night of Light

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Timothy Cargal

... the Lord and have felt the warmth of God’s grace and peace. All of that is as it should be. Those who have been blessed by God should recognize and rejoice in that blessing and share its benefits with others. To paraphrase the first question and response of the Westminster Catechism, the highest purpose of human life is to glorify God and to enjoy God forever. But truly understanding and appreciating the light that God has shined on our lives requires that we never forget as we bask in its warmth that ...

1922. Prescription on a Pole

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... when, suddenly, they were healed. No, they were required to do something — to look at the serpent on the pole. In spite of the complete absence of empirical cause-and-effect, the people were called upon to respond to God’s prescription, and that response was an act of faith. That, finally, brings us to the third element: namely, the very limited nature of their participation. The Israelites were indeed required to do something to be healed, but not much. There was no act of heroism required, no expense ...

1923. The Big "W"

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... disciples. Peter was wrong. The discipleship commitment Jesus was demanding was a discipleship of sacrifice and service that was EMPOWERED by the love, not by the power that Jesus’ Messianic identity offered to all people. Jesus’ rebuke of Peter’s fussy-dog response to his promise of sacrifice leads to an even more shocking demand. Jesus asserts that “If any want to be my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (vs.34). Mark uses the term “aparneisthai” (to ...

1924. Christians and Grits

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... to God about that. I just have to answer to God about what I do with mine.” (5) Friends, that janitor has the love of Jesus in his heart. We may have a better position in life than he, but we could learn from him. We have a responsibility to the needy in our midst whether that need be financial, emotional, social, or spiritual. Some of the neediest people are simply people who find themselves alone in the world. Loneliness is a need that we all can help meet. There are all kinds of needy people in the ...

1925. Shall We Take the Escalator?

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He didn’t congratulate them or pat them on the shoulder. Instead he called them to go away with him for a brief but well-needed rest. This response is instructive to us. Everyone needs a time of rest, a time of leisure, a time to get away from the responsibilities of the day. Jesus needed it. The disciples needed it. Even in the best of work, even those who are serving others, even those who are working for God--need a break from time to time. The worse thing that can happen in ministering to others ...

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