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176. Refusing to Quit

2 Timothy 4:5-8

Sermon

James McCormick

... we run. No, the all important thing is: do we carry the torch faithfully, and when we arrive at our journey’s end, is our torch still aflame? Anyone can start. The question is, can you finish? Very briefly, I want to give you three reasons why we can keep on keeping on even when the going gets tough and we feel like quitting. First, I am convinced that we are never alone. Whatever God calls us to do, He will give us all we need to do it. God’s grace and strength are always sufficient. Alone I want to ...

177. I Don’t Like My Options

2 Kings 5:1-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.'" (v.10) Now was Naaman grateful for what he was asked to do? Well, keep reading –"But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, ‘Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and ... may not always like doing what you know God wants you to do, but when you do what God wants you to do, then God will keep His part to work it out for your good and for His glory. Sir Leonard Wood was once invited to visit the King of France. It ...

178. Never Give Up On God

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... that children wrote to God. You will find them both humorous, but also interesting: From Alison Dear God, I read the Bible. What does "begat" mean? Nobody will tell me. From Jane Dear God, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't you just keep the ones you have now? From Norma Dear God, Did you mean for the giraffe to look like that, or was it an accident? From Joyce Dear God, Thank you for my baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppie. From Bruce Dear God, Please send me a ...

179. What Difference Does It Make?

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won't spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. But remember the root command: Love one another." Jesus said, [15] "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." So, you see, how we live out these commandments of loving God with all we are and loving our neighbors as our selves, is the proof of our love for Christ. It's not simply saying we love Him. It's doing what He told he told us ...

180. Dinner Guests

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... should expect that. Jesus was, for the most part, an unknown quantity. There had been lots of "press" about this Nazarene, lots of word on the street, but who and what is he really? "Is he one of us? Is he going to help or hurt our efforts to keep Jewish identity pure? We need to know." "One sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched" (Luke 14:1). What did he do upon his arrival? He healed a man and immediately created a controversy. Healing was work ...

181. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... darkness and to cease. XXXV Yet if some voice that man could trust Should murmur from the narrow house, `The cheeks drop in; the body bows; Man dies: nor is there hope in dust:’ Might I not say? `Yet even here, But for one hour, O Love, I strive To keep so sweet a thing alive:’ But I should turn mine ears and hear The moanings of the homeless sea, The sound of streams that swift or slow Draw down ?onian hills, and sow The dust of continents to be; And Love would answer with a sigh, `The sound of that ...

182. Paul's Charge to Timothy

1 Timothy 6:11-21

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... sins of the errorists and to carry on the present struggle of the faith until the final triumph, and to do so by keeping his own calling and confession before him. This leads to a solemn charge (vv. 13–14), which in turn leads to a final ... charge (cf. 5:21). As one who stands in the sight of God and of Christ Jesus, Timothy is charged (cf. 1:3, 5, 18) to keep this command. The God before whom Timothy is given this charge is described as the one who gives life to everything. Actually this verb (zōogoneō), ...

183. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... and love God so that we do not use his name superstitiously, or use it to curse, swear, lie, or deceive, but call on him in prayer, praise and thanksgiving” (Luther, Small Catechism, p. 3). 20:8–11 The fourth commandment, is “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor ...

184. Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5--2:14, 1 John 2:15-17

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... one in the Johannine literature refers to the devil, rather than to an abstract power of evil, though the two are clearly related. In John 17:15 Jesus prays that his disciples be kept from the evil one, while in 1 John 5:18 he fulfills his own request by keeping God’s children safe so that the evil one cannot harm them. “The whole world is under the control of the evil one” (1 John 5:19), who in John 12:31 is called “the prince of this world.” The murderer Cain belonged to him (1 John 3:12). It ...

185. The Daughters of Zelophehad (Part 2)

Numbers 36:1-13

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... Christian teaching sometimes can be described as “the sacred command” or “the command given by our Lord” (2 Pet. 2:21; 3:2), and Christians are “those who obey God’s commandments” (Rev. 12:17; 14:12; cf. 1 John 5:2–3). Moreover, whoever does not keep God’s commandments has not come to know God (1 John 2:3–4). The specific commands to be obeyed have changed under the new covenant, but the need to acknowledge God as lawgiver and ruler by obeying his commands has not. Teaching the Text All ...

186. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 1:5--2:14

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

187. On Taking Candy from a Stranger

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... little boy who knows how to follow the rules. He may not understand why he’s not supposed to take candy from a stranger, but he understands obedience to his mom and dad who taught him that. So no matter the circumstance that he finds himself in, he keeps the rules. As a consequence, at least on this occasion, he missed out on some free chocolate. I don’t think I could be that obedient, do you? It’s not a popular subject in our world today, but let’s talk for a few moments about obedience. Obedience ...

188. Proper 4

Mark 2:23-3:6, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... way, but not rushed...struck down but not destroyed." Few of us suffer for our faithfulness to Christ as Paul did, but life does deal us some terrible blows. Only Christ can give us the strength like that of a Timex watch, which "takes a licking but keeps on ticking." Gospel: Mark 2:23--3:6 Sabbath sabotage. The Sabbath was and is central to the exercise of the Jewish faith. It's easy to see why religious leaders got upset when Jesus appeared to disregard the Sabbath laws. Therefore, they were watching him ...

189. The Doubting Sum

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

... used to these ideas so we hang on to them. We would do almost anything to avoid the anxiety of change, even continue to be held by bad habits. We keep doing things that don’t work because we don’t know what else to do. We need new input. I have a sign in my office which reads: "If you keep on doing what you’ve always been doing, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always gotten." Now that may not sound too startling, but think about it a moment. Let us apply it to an addiction, an old, worn ...

190. Good News for Tenant Farmers

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... are involved in spreading the seed, whether it be by preaching, teaching, singing, inviting, or day-to-day LIVING. I would love to tell you DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED, but I know that is easier said than done. I wish I would not get discouraged, but I do. Keep that fire going, David, no matter what. The message of the parable to all of us who, on behalf of Jesus, are sowers of seed is do not get discouraged over RESULTS. Those are out of your hand. You may encounter those outside the church who could care less ...

191. Loving The Jesus Way

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... His way. III. Now a final word: Loving Jesus' way is loving enough to believe the best. That's where we began in our introduction. Verse 6 says: Love "does not rejoice in wrong, but rejoices in the right." But listen to the way Phillips translates that: "It does not keep account of evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the contrary, it shares the joy of those who live by the truth." Let's face it, Friends. Not many of us are not guilty here. We don't love the Jesus way. Now and again we find ...

192. How To Fail Successfully

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Trying") So that's the first warning: we can give up too soon. II. And now a second lesson that Jesus would teach us about how to fail successfully. If it's true that we can stop too soon, it's also true that we can keep trying too long. We can keep driving on, pressing on regardless of what takes place with great commitment and tenacity, but end up wasting our time and ruining the joy of life. "Stubbornness can be a character strength but it can also be a weakness of character." My friend, and mentor, the ...

193. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... and the wisdom that comes and the Father who gives such good gifts are not just for our benefit; it’s so we can give it away and become channels for God’s love to enter every corner of this broken creation. To give you must first receive, but to keep receiving you must start giving. Verses 7 through 11 are all about inflow; verse 12 is about outflow. From God to me, then through me to others, then back to God for more. Wisdom and all manner of good gifts. All inflow you blow up; all outflow you dry up ...

194. View from the Mountaintop

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... a lesson on God's punishment for Judah's sins. Just as Moses had been denied access to the land because of his sin, they had been deported away from the land because of their sin. If we look carefully, we can see how our sins keep us from entering certain promised lands. Martin Luther King, Jr., wanted to lead the United States to a land of racial harmony, justice, and reconciliation. Perhaps the most gripping interpretation of this passage from Deuteronomy 34 in modern history is the use King made of it ...

195. Still Sinners, Still Forgiven

Romans 5:1-8

Sermon

William G. Carter

... she began to have second thoughts about the promise. To be blunt about it, the accident sent her back into her boyfriend's arms. So she goes to see Father Capon. She confesses how guilty she feels. He listens for a while. Then she says, "I feel like I should keep my promise to God, even though I don't want to." Robert smiled and said, "Do you really think it's going to do any good?" She is shocked, as he goes on to remind her of other people (like the Old Testament character Jephthah) who make rash promises ...

196. Dolphin Drops

Isaiah 56:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... school and college can follow us into our adult lives and careers. Nobody really knows how they get to be a grown-up – we all just keep posing at it until one day the pose is all we have left. Any one who's ever had a doctor or nurse hand a tiny, ... way up, around, through or beyond their career knows about being a poser. You get ahead by going ahead, by diving in headlong, by keeping your head up. What we lack in pure experience we can always make up for in poser-experience. Look, sound, and act like you ...

197. Glory Guaranteed

Jude 1:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... God is able. When you understand that you have faith in a God who is able to do anything, and will do anything necessary to keep you from falling, you have no need to ever doubt your eternal security again. I heard about a young boy that had just gotten out ... do, I'll give you a truckload of apples." Well, we are told that one thing that God is able to do is to "keep you from stumbling." The word stumble means literally "to fall." You know there are certain denominations that teach that a Christian can lose ...

198. How to Deal with Friends, Foes, and Fools

Proverbs 27:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... out and held it the rest of the way home. They pulled up in front of one of the ladies home. They decided she would keep the little dog through the night and try to help it regain its strength. She took it in the house, tried feeding it some of ... animal?" Seeing the look on his face, and fearful of being reprimanded for bringing this animal across the border, she told him she was keeping it for a friend who had found it. The doctor looked at her sternly, and said, "I'm not letting you leave until you ...

199. Why Every Christian Should Be an Optimist

Psalm 121:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... 't this rain wonderful?" The pessimist replied, "Well, if it doesn't stop soon, my garden is going to wash away." The next day the optimist invited the pessimist to go duck hunting. The optimist had just bought this new registered hunting dog, and he said, "I want you to keep your eye on this dog. He can do things no other dog can do." The pessimist looked at the dog and said, "He looks just like a stupid dog to me." Well, at that moment a flock of ducks flew over. The optimist shot one of the ducks and it ...

200. Walking on the Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... sickness and pain and death and the weight of that worry increases the chances that illness will overtake us. That is why Jesus’ words are so important to us, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.” What does that mean? How can we overcome fear? One way is to keep our eyes on Jesus. You remember the hilarious scene that is part of this story. Peter wants to walk out to meet Jesus. He even steps out of the boat. But he makes the same mistake that we so often make he takes his eyes off Jesus. He looks down ...

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