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176. The Power of a Helping Hand

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... get help. I don’t have any medical training. I could get sued. “Before I could come to my better senses, other people came to this man’s aid, picked him up and carried him out of the street and I went on to make a speech about sensitivity and caring for the needs of other human beings. I thought when I finished my talk, how hypocritical can you be?” A religion that passes by on the other side is really no religion at all. Who is my neighbor? A robber says nobody, what’s yours is mine and I’ll ...

177. A Vision of Hope

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... viewed by many as an almost idyllic time. It had been nearly 400 years since the time of David. The promise that God would send a new leader, a new shepherd in the line of David, filled the people with expectant hope. The new shepherd would love and care for the sheep and would not desert them in the face of danger. Even though the people living in exile were scattered, the day would come when God would act, and they would return to their home together. The appeal of returning home struck a cord with the ...

178. The Reluctant Celebrity

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... about the wonderful things he had done for them. And the more they talked, the more of their friends came to Jesus as well. And the less time he had for his ministry. We could say it was a “vicious” cycle, but it was anything but vicious. Jesus simply cared too much for his own good and people who encountered him were so touched by him they simply could not keep it to themselves even when he told them to be quiet. We can understand, can’t we? If Christ has touched your life, how can you be quiet ...

179. Supernatural: Running On Empty

John 2:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... to me matters to Jesus. I know we believe that is true about the big stuff like cancer, bankruptcy, or divorce. Jesus also cares about grouchy bosses, flat tires, lost dogs, broken dishes, late flights, tooth aches and ruptured disks. Let me ask you a question, “Why ... do it to prove He was the Son of God? No. That is why He didn’t want to do it. He did it, because He cared. He did it to prove what matters to us matters to Him. He did it to show that our problems are His possibilities. A verse that I ...

180. The Knot: Frayed (Part 1)

1 Peter 3:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... matter of focus. Ladies you are going to learn that if you will focus on the inside of you in your marriage, God will take care of the outside of you in your marriage. So wives… I. Focus On How You Respect Your Husband “Likewise, wives, be subject to your own ... clueless, if not down right hostile. When you’ve got one partner in love with Jesus and another partner that couldn’t care less you are going to have serious major-league conflict. You may be thinking, “We are both believers. How does this ...

181. To Elders and Young Men

1 Peter 5:1-11

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... 12; 2 Tim. 3:1–8; Rev. 20:7–8). Like a roaring lion: The simile is also found in Ps. 91:13, but when the devil quotes this passage to Jesus during the wilderness temptations, the reference in the psalm to the overthrow of the lion is carefully omitted. In the natural world, different types of lions use different hunting methods. While one seeks to paralyze its prey by a terrifying noise, another stalks its victim silently. The devil is a master of arts. The comparison of the enemy of souls to a lion is ...

182. Christianity: A Worldly Religion That Makes Sure That Even Animals Matter

Revelation 5:11-14

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... to save the world. He has not just come to save human beings, to save our souls. He came to redeem the whole of creation! God cares so much about the cosmos that he can’t bear to have it destroyed. That’s probably why animals are in heaven too. They’re ... died for us and for his world, for the whole cosmos. Are you grateful for that love? Are you grateful? Then you’ll want to care for the physical things of the earth, want to show it the love God’s given it and given you. There is much precedent in ...

183. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... , but in the fact that such a party is so inaccessible to so many. The problem is that many kids don’t even get a cake in a borrowed church hall and too often we don’t even seem to notice. Or if we notice we don’t seem to care. Lazarus longs to satisfy his hunger from the crumbs that fall from the rich man’s table. The crumbs, just the crumbs, would have been enough to sustain and satisfy him, yet the rich man doesn’t even see fit to give him those. The divide is great and the ...

184. The Good Cowboy

1 Peter 2:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... like to try it on? (Choose someone to try it on.) That looks pretty nice on him, doesn't it, boys and girls? How many of you know what cowboys do? (Let them answer.) Yes, cowboys do all of those things but the most important thing they do is take care of the cattle. Cowboys spend a lot of time on their horses, making sure the cattle stay together and don't get frightened and start to run away. Boys and girls, do you know how the cowboys kept the cattle quiet during the long nights? (Let them answer.) The ...

185. The Power Of A Rumor

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... who is generous with his or her time, energy, or skill and who is sincerely interested in people and reveals a sense of care and concern will always find people on his doorstep. Such people know the meaning of the words, "and many people came." Our church ... not offering anything that is making a difference in people's lives. Our prayer for our church is that we will always be a caring church, with compassion and concern for the needs of others. We pray that what we do here is essential to those who come and ...

186. Recollections of Enoch, A Jewish Captive In Babylon

Isaiah 12:1-6

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... had no reason to look forward; all ground of hope was gone. This young man came to us, and told us that not only does God care for us, want us comforted, and pardon us, but - and this is what gave our spirits such hope - all the promises will be fulfilled. He ... is Yahweh, our God, who is coming to us not as a judge, but coming as a gentle, tender shepherd, coming to guide and lead and care for us, coming to take us home! Is it any wonder I have wanted to tell you about all these things? Is it any wonder the ...

187. Guarding Us from Evil

John 17:12

Children's Sermon

... so that children can cross safely. That is a very important job because it makes it safe for the children to walk to school. One of the names used to describe this person who wears this is a traffic guard or a school guard. To guard someone means to take care of them or to watch over them. Jesus talked about himself as a guard one night when he was praying to his Father in heaven. He told the Father that he had guarded all of the disciples that the Father had given him except the one who was betraying him ...

188. Minute Accounting

Matthew 12:22-37

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... do some accounting for our speech, but is this not going too far? It leaves us no leeway at all. It puts us under the continual responsibility of guarding our speech. There surely ought to be some time when we could take our guard down and not have to be careful of our speech. Is it really fair for us to have to give an account in the judgment even of our idle or careless words? I doubt that Jesus thought of God as some kind of celestial bookkeeper - nor even as the supervisor of a gigantic office force of ...

189. Stewards and Our Bodies

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... sexuality is one of God’s great gifts. We are to celebrate that and to act responsibly. Esther and Walter Hupman had quite a time keeping good tenant farmers there in Darke County. Some would simply use up whatever they could get their hands on - others would gently care for the property and the land and the animals. It’s the same with our being tenants of our bodies. The Apostle Paul summed it up best of all to the stewards at Corinth: "You know that your bodies are parts of the body of Christ. Don’t ...

190. Resurrection: From Brokenness to Wholeness

Matthew 15:29-39

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... wondered in those moments why Jesus told him those things - why he told him those things as he stood balanced on his one good leg. "Jahmai, let me tell you of Peter," Jesus continued. "See him there, resting against that tree? Just yesterday Peter lacked a faith in the care of God - such a faith that he could have moved through a stormy sea as our boat was offshore of our town. Peter saw all the waves about him, and he saw the storm clouds above him, and he said to himself, ‘I can’t!’ And he began to ...

191. A Cup Running Over

John 11:17-37

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... it once more: "Jesus wept." There is more than "mere" sympathy in that simple verse. The tears that he shed were not merely the overflow from a surface pool of sentimentality; they spilled from a well of compassion that had its source at the very core of a caring heart. John wants us to know that. "Now Jesus loved Martha and Mary," he writes. It is a simple statement, but it is not a casual observation. It grips us so strongly that we feel an emotional tightening of the throat and a moistening of the eyes ...

192. Winning over Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... it with us to such an extent that even the things that we never think about...things like birds and lilies and grass...are taken care of as well. If we remember that, we will not HAVE to worry. But there is another very practical side to this whole question of ... around and worry so. Said the sparrow to the robin, Friend, I think that it must be That they have no heavenly Father Such as cares for you and me.(6) What Jesus wants us to know is that we do INDEED have such a heavenly Father...and because of that ...

193. Watch What You Eat

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... field from that day on, he first picked up Joe Gordon's glove and tossed it to him. (2) That's family. That's caring that some one else succeeds. Did you know that there are some people in every church who feel threatened if other people do well ... and very annoyed by the sniffling of a little boy sitting beside her. She scolded the man on the other side of the child for not taking care of him. "This child isn't with me," he said, "I thought he was yours." The little boy wiped his tears and said, "I'm with ...

194. Who Needs a Shepherd? (I am the good shepherd)

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , we are told one shepherd comes only to steal, rob and destroy. The other comes to bring abundant life. However, the Bible teaches us that though they both promise the abundant life, only one can actually produce it. All that glitters is not gold, and sometimes you must carefully examine a "diamond" to see if it is the real thing or a fake or counterfeit stone. Jesus teaches us in the Sermon on the Mount and other places in scripture that there are two roads in life. One of the roads is wide and leads to ...

195. Anxious Thanks

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung & staff

... how quickly things could be different. So even when we sing, "Now Thank We All Our God," a part of us wonders, "Will we have anything to thank God for tomorrow or the next day?" That part wonders if God can be trusted to love us and care for us -- tomorrow. There have been articles written about the spiritual crisis people are facing in the aftermath of this pandemic, where many still haven't returned to church due to health concerns or because they got too comfortable just staying at home on Sunday morning ...

196. A Song, A Dance, A Savior

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... dance of praise to the God who has power to transform and has promised to do so. Jeremiah led in a song about God's faithfulness, he has called for a dance of praise, but he also wants to ... Remind Us of a Savior's Care Jeremiah uses two metaphors to remind us of God's care. He uses the words, "lead," "brooks of water," and "straight paths," which bring to mind the picture of a good shepherd who seeks those who are lost in order to bring them home (v. 9). There is also a reference to the "first born," the ...

197. The Heart -- Our Mirror

Proverbs 25:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... from his marriage to Margie. No housekeeper, no one to share his bed, no one to rear the children. Gone, too, were the high hopes of a big onion farm, for you cannot compete in the big league on onion farming when you are spending chunks of every day caring for a wife who has polio. John and Margie Cooper had a 40th wedding anniversary and someone who did not know John very well asked him to explain his long devotion to Margie. "I am a Christian," he said, "and we try to keep our promises. Besides, I love ...

198. Proper 7

Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 5:12-21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... being of all power and glory have time and concern for the world, even for the least on earth? It seems that to say he does is incomprehensible. Jesus teaches that at the heart of the universe and at the base of our existence is a God who knows and cares about the least of his creation such as sparrows, and the number of hairs on a human head. Why is this so? It reveals the value God places upon a human. A person is of great worth, not because of any inherent goodness, but because of the value God places ...

199. Being Christian in the Family

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

James McCormick

... as if her heart would break. Do you know what her problem was? She said, “My parents let me do anything I want to do.” That meant to her that her parents didn’t really love her – certainly not with a wise love – because if they loved her they would care about what she did. The fences would be there! I am saddened by the number of wrong things happening in the world in the name of love. I see so many parents being overly permissive in the name of love. They say, “I love my children so much that I ...

200. Honor To Whom Honor Is Due

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... heard about two teenagers who were talking, and one said, "You know, I'm really worried. Dad slaves away at his job so I'll never want for anything and I can go to college. Mom spends every day washing, ironing, and cleaning up after me, and even takes care of me when I'm sick." The other teenager looked at him and said, "Well, what are you worried about?" He said, "I'm afraid they might try to escape." Parents, you need to teach your children to work. They need to be given responsibility. They need to have ...

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