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176. The Ten Commandments #3: God's Name

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... sabbath day..." Why? Is God afraid of being ignored? Not at all. But God is concerned that workers are treated fairly and not driven till they drop. Commandments five through ten - take care of parents, no murder, no adultery, no theft, no false testimony, no coveting what belongs to your neighbor. All of those are involved in having a decent society. The commandments are for OUR benefit, not God's. God is a BIG God with no need to be self-protective. Rather, God cares enough for us to provide guidelines ...

177. David and Bathsheba

2 Samuel 11:1-27, 12:1-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added as much more. David, you blew it! One commandment after another down the drain - it began with covetousness, then adultery, then murder. Will you suffer for it? You know it. You and your entire household. What follows is truly amazing. The arrogance of power that David had displayed in the events leading up to this moment suddenly is gone. I can see both men staring ...

178. My Younger Brother Gets Away With Everything

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... if he were made to stay at home, and so he gave him the money and let him go. You know the story. The boy went into a far country and wasted his inheritance on parties and prostitutes. Soon all the money was gone. He was living among pigs and coveting what the pigs had to eat. But finally he came to himself and started home. And his father saw him from a distance and raced down the driveway to welcome him home. It's hard for a middle-aged man in robe and sandals to look very graceful running. It ...

179. With A Name Like That . . .

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Newfeld, Editor-in-chief of WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY, says that "almost every word" in the latest edition seems to be spoken for. Even a name like XYLYX (from the Greek root word "xyl" = wood), which a Pacific northwest lumber company coveted, was taken. In 1977, the frustration in finding a suitable name drove a Palo Alto electronics engineer to name his new microwave theft alarm company SOLFAN Systems. When a SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS business reporter asked the entrepreneur what Solfan stood for ...

180. Have You Checked On Your Investments Lately?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... you have laid up in Heaven? As an unknown poet once said, I counted all my dollars while God counted crosses; I counted gains while he counted losses; I counted my worth by the things gained in store, But he sized me up by the scars that I bore. I coveted honors and sought for degrees; He wept as He counted the hours on my knees. I never knew till one day by a grave How vain are the things that we spend life to save. I did not know till a friend went above That richest is he who is ...

181. A Society Out Of Control

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... day to keep it holy." The remaining six commandments deal with our relationship with others. "Honor your father and mother... You shall not kill... You shall not commit adultery... You shall not steal... You shall not bear false witness... You shall not covet..." The Ten Commandments. Ten rules of human conduct. Often ridiculed. "Blessed are the pure in heart," said one cynic, "for they shall inhibit the earth." Often ignored. It is said that although Napoleon III could speak four languages, he couldn't say ...

182. Ready For The Game Warden

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... reveals the kind of person we are. Jon Johnston in his book, WALLS OR BRIDGES, tells about a recent major league allstar game. One player, says Johnston, proved to be completely unreliable. "Here was a fellow who had been selected by the fans. A coveted honor. Yet, he somehow couldn't bring himself to get ready for the big game. "Amazing! There he was on camera before tens of millions of television viewers wearing a ragtag outfit. It began when he forgotyes forgotto bring his uniform. Still desiring to ...

183. A Time To Remember - Memorial Day

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not to glorify war. War is the ultimate blasphemy against God. Still, we live in a cruel world where tyrants would impose their will on others. It would be nice if we lived in a world where people always played by the rules, where no one coveted his neighbor's property, where never again would we have to depend upon military might to enforce justice. But such a world does not yet exist. We do not know what dangers may yet await us. When the war between the states flared up, a young Texan enlisted ...

184. Humility You Can Be Proud Of

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... The minister who gave the shortest sermon was chosen to deliver the graduation sermon. (1) Some honor! Author and radio preacher John MacArthur was watching an MTV documentary sometime back titled "The Seven Deadly Sins." Because those seven sins ” pride, covetousness, lust, anger, envy, gluttony, and sloth ” are standard fare on MTV, MacArthur wondered what the documentary would say. It turned out to be vintage MTV; a montage of celebrity quotes, movie outtakes, man-on-the-street interviews, one-liners ...

185. Drowning In A Sea Of Stuff

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... earth, but poor in the things that are eternal. It may be that the biggest spiritual problem you and I have is our reliance on our possessions. We have so much. And we want so much more. If we don't have what everyone else has, we give in to covetousness. If we are among the fortunate few who revel in abundance, we are tempted to look down on those who have not done as well. Even more serious, the richer our bank account, the less we feel our dependence upon God. No wonder Jesus talked about the use of ...

186. The Dynamic Law Of Love

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... love. He writes: Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. The dynamic law of love. Certainly love has ...

187. Son of Man; Son of God

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... to perform? One way is to meet them where they are. Get rid of your own vestments of power so that your presence no longer intimidates. Here’s how some have accomplished that objective: A bank manager in Norfolk removed his name from the most coveted parking spot and replaced it with a sign, “Employee of the month.” Meanwhile he parked with the rest of the staff. A guidance counselor at a middle school in Jacksonville decided to walk the halls and playgrounds two hours every day, engaging students in ...

188. Maturity in Stewardship

2 Corinthians 9:6-15, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... this fine dust falling from the roses. We, too, completely unaware of it, are in danger of being poisoned by a materialistic outlook. We can be tainted by materialism all about us without being aware until it is too late. The Bible says we are not to covet, not to be greedy, not to live just to for wealth alone. FINALLY, WE NEED TO REEVALUATE OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD OUR STANDARD OF LIVING. By and large we have followed the world’s values regarding wealth. "We assume," says A. R. Fagin, "that everything is all ...

189. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... for them. But what we do not understand is that what''s going on out there is what''s coming from in here, out of our individual hearts. Jesus said, "For from within the heart of man come evil thoughts, fornication, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All of these evil things come from within." What is in your heart, and in my heart, is what we see out in the world. When we pray this prayer Jesus taught us, "Forgive us our trespasses ...

190. The Dark Didn't Catch Me!

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... or maybe they'd expect too much from me. So there followed months of intense frustration as I tried to live the Christian life quietly, without any edifying fellowship. Outwardly I became a very moral person. I quit swearing. I tried not to lie or covet or tell bawdy jokes. But inwardly I was growing considerably vexed. I was confused, lonely, tired, and very discouraged. It was then that God brought into my life a young Christian couple fresh out of seminary. They got me involved in a small group Bible ...

191. The Gospel According to Johan

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... a figment of the imagination of Charles Dickens, the great English author. Out of the imaginative mind of Dickens comes "A Christmas Carol" whose main character is one, Ebenezer Scrooge, whom Dickens calls, "a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!" As Dickens unfolds the story of Scrooge, we see him at various stages of his life: Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Future. Eventually, old Ebenezer came to his senses and was marvelously converted and became a man ...

192. Being Christ

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... poor. We do well to consider that word from the epistle of James, this is scripture. “What causes is war, and what causes fightings among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members? You desire and do not have so you kill, and you covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and wage war. You do not have because you do not ask, you ask and you do not receive because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions, unfaithful creatures.” It’s a scathing and stunning word, but it supports Jesus ...

193. Confession And Supplication

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in love? Was I condemning, judgmental? Did I fail to speak when I should have? Did I allow someone to be hurt by idle gossip without raising a question? Did I write the needed letter or make the helpful telephone call or visit? Was I lustful, covetous, jealous, callous? Did I fail to witness for Christ in any given opportunity? Not only personal confession, we need to stay aware that we are involved in a corporate way? Isaiah provides the model – “Woe is me,” he said, “for I’m undone. I’m a ...

194. A Scream And A Laugh

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... sexuality with self-indulgent grasping hands; the passionate drive for immediate gratification and satisfaction that turns the holy into the profane. Or, we could turn the list into the kind Paul makes in Colossians 3: 5-8: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, covetousness, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language. In these "you also once walked when you lived in them" (3:7). It does not take much probing to locate the chains from which we have been freed by Christ; and it does not take ...

195. How To Be Rich And Poor

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , is a lesson in contentment. Rather than pursuing things we do not have, as those who have little are apt to do, and rather than trusting in things, as those who are rich are apt to do, we are invited as Hebrews 13, verse 5, puts it to "Be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have. For he himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."The apostle Paul teaches us that the person who is truly rich is the person who has learned to be content. You remember his word to the ...

196. Draw Nigh To God

James 4:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... it matter to others?" James is dramatic in making his case. Listen to verse 1 and 2; "What causes wars, and what causes fighting among you? Is it your passions that are at war in your members? You desire and do not have; so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain; so you fight and wage war. You do not have, because you do not ask." Wow! Overstated? Maybe. But look at history. What lay behind the spread of the Roman Empire -- and its fall? It was the passions of the Emperor. What about the Napoleonic ...

197. Don't Worry Be Happy!

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... your life, not add to it. So it's dumb to be anxious, and unnecessary, because God has already provided all that you will ever need in this life. Everything you need God has provided. Your anxiety is the result of not trusting God. So if you are addicted to covetousness it's not that you love things so much, it's because you have lost God, or at least lost sight of what it means to believe in God". So anxiety is a spiritual problem. Its root is in our relationship to God. With that as our foundation, let's ...

198. Homesick For a Future: New Life for the New Millenium

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , overseeing ten other employees. He is now married and a father. God is opening more and more doors for him to go out and give his testimony. When he speaks, his words have a weight and an impact that many ordained ministers would covet. As Christians reach out to touch everyone, including the unlovely who are now everywhere in our society, God touches them, too – and revolutionizes their lives. Otherwise we would just be circling the wagons, busying ourselves with Bible studies among our own kind. There ...

199. Power For Christian Living: Am I On My Own?

Romans 3:3-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... poor. If not lazy or slothful, we waste time; if not gluttonous, we eat too much; if not completely idolatrous, we often make a god out of money and material security; if not blatant liars, we slip into deceitful patterns and shade the truth; if not covetous of things, we find ourselves jealous of the position or popularity of others. We know we sin and we come to the edge of despair: Where is the victory in Jesus others talk so glowingly about? We have concentrated on victory to the detriment of obedience ...

200. The Gospel

Colossians 1:3-6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... with self-indulgent grasping hands; the passionate drive for immediate gratification and satisfaction that turns the holy into the profane. Or, we could turn the list into the kind Paul makes in Colossians 3:5-8: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, covetousness, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language. In these “you also once walked when you lived in them” (3:7). It does not take much probing to locate the chains from which we have been freed by Christ; and it does not take ...

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