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176. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... writing in a comedy series, the opening line of his acceptance speech was, "This is all well and good, but I'm still bald."[1] Loser! Ever feel that way about yourself? If you do, I have a word from the Lord for us, a word that will help us keep going when we feel we have let God and everyone else down. The word is found right at the beginning of our text found halfway through the book of Jonah. Listen: "Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time ..." (Jonah 3:1). We know what led up ...

177. Treasure Hidden In a Clay Jar

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... allow him to always be a conqueror. This brings us to the last thing to be said. First of all, meaning and purpose are not something we find “out there.” Either you have it within or you do not. Secondly, this is a treasure that will help us keep going when the going is difficult. Finally, we need to understand that this treasure is not to be found by looking “in” so much as it is in looking “up.” When we say that happiness comes from within, we do not mean that the way to personal contentment ...

178. Feed My Sheep

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

... time of Wesley’s death, this had almost disappeared. 4. Inflation handicaps the developing nations. Fertilizer has so increased in price that food production suffers. A ton of fertilizer requires a ton of oil to produce it, and oil keeps going up. The nations where hunger is rampant cannot afford to buy fertilizer or food from the producing nations. 5. Africa, Asia, and Europe have been visited by natural disasters, particularly droughts, earthquakes, and hurricanes, which have destroyed crops. 6. "Feed ...

179. Father Knows Best?

Luke 6:17-26

Drama

Dave Marsh

... him, and he began to teach them. Dad: Ok, now Jesus decides to take it easy and have a seat and talk to these disciple guys. Disciple, I believe, is Greek for ‘He who follows him that sits down on a mountain.’ Adam: Cool. Wow. Greek. (impressed) Dad: Keep going son. Learn from me. Adam: Okay, …"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Dad: Hmmm. Well, back in biblical times everyone drank wine because the water was so bad and if they didn't have any wine left then they were ...

180. Father Knows Best?

Matthew 5:1-12

Drama

Dave Marsh

... , and he began to teach them. Dave: Ok, now Jesus decides to take it easy and have a seat and talk to these disciple guys. Disciple, I believe, is Greek for ‘He who follows him that sits down on a mountain.’ Adam: Cool. Wow. Greek. (impressed) Dave: Keep going son. Learn from me. Adam: Okay, …"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Dave: Hmmm. Well, back in biblical times everyone drank wine because the water was so bad and if they didn't have any wine left then they were ...

181. Trouble in the Manse

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... on with his work. To be sure, having to care for three small children at home all by himself was a problem, but he had managed. The neighbors had been helpful. They knew the situation and had supported him as much as possible. But Hosea had to keep going. The nation had wandered far from their God. The people had sunk to the depths of immoral behavior. They needed to be brought back. Hosea was God's man for a critical hour. He could not let personal tragedy dissuade him from his work. For him, the message ...

182. Power

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... preach he did - he called himself, "a genuine, Holy Ghost, Jesus-filled preachin' machine." Baptism. Power! I wish we could remember that. I want to ask you this morning, Where do you find the power to hang in there in this world? Where do you find the power to keep going when the going really gets tough? Where do you find the power to continue to believe in love in a world that is filled with hate? Where do you find the power to continue to work for peace in a world that is addicted to violence? Where do ...

183. When Your Lips Are One Place . . .

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... car with your mommy or daddy and seen one of these signs? What does it say? So what happens when your mommy or daddy sees this sign? That's right, he or she stops the car right away. Then, they look both ways to make sure it's safe to keep going. Then they start driving again. But whenever you come to one of these red signs that look like this, you know it's time to stop, make sure nothing else is coming, and then go on ahead. Don't you wish you had a stop sign in your head? Not ...

184. People Jesus Loved

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... eyes were of no use to him, but he was a stunning success. Some of you know the name Max Cleland. Cleland is a former United States Senator from the state of Georgia. Max Cleland is a genuine war hero. He lost three limbs in Vietnam. How did he keep going? He says that one of the books that inspired him after his devastating injuries was an incredible story titled Reach for the Sky. This book is about Doug Bader, a fighter pilot of World War II. Doug Bader was a gifted young pilot in the British Royal Air ...

185. Jesus, Our Rock Foundation

John 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... with his friend trailing behind him, he began the ascent of the mountain. The task was very difficult. The higher the prince climbed the heavier the burden became. The prince slipped and stumbled several times, but he always managed to right himself and keep going. When the two friends first saw the summit, their goal, the prince collapsed from sheer exhaustion. He said to his friend, "In order for justice to be served, the price must be paid." The young man understood the prince and, thus, he shouldered ...

186. Where Earth and Heaven Meet

John 1:14

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... a ladder to the heavens, looking for the point where earth and heaven meet. Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the launching of the Voyager 2 spacecraft on August 20, 1977. It was only supposed to last for five years, but like the Energizer Bunny, it just keeps going. Traveling at 40,000 miles per hour, it passed Uranus in 1986 and Neptune in 1989. As of August 2006, it has traveled a total of 10 billion 578 million miles, but even at a rate of one million miles a day, it will take it another 6,500 ...

187. Jesus' Sorrow for Jerusalem

Luke 13:31-35

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... .) Additional Notes 13:32 fox: The designation may imply a person of no significance or consequence, or a person of cunning and treachery. In either case the designation is derogatory and in today’s parlance might be better rendered as “rat.” 13:33 I must keep going: Lachs (p. 300) suggests that Jesus’ expression might be an allusion to the words of the dying David in 1 Kings 2:2: “I am about to go the way of all the earth” (RSV). surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem: Lit. “it is ...

188. When You're Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... at a great disadvantage in ministering to others. There are some of you, however, for whom the pain of rejection is all too real. Hang in there. There is a man with nail prints in his hands and feet who says it really does matter that you keep going. And remember, there are those who need you to be their wounded healer just as Christ has ministered to you. 1. Mark Litwak, Reel Power (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1986). 2. Bruce A. Demarest, Who Is Jesus? (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1978). 3 ...

189. Christians are Like

Illustration

Anonymous

... are like kittens - they’re more contented when petted. Some are like footballs - you can’t tell which way they’ll bounce next. Some are like balloons - full of wind and ready to blow up. Some are like trailers - they have to be pulled. Some are like neon lights - they keep going on and off. Others are letting the Holy Spirit guide them. Then, there’s this choice. Will you be a sailboat Christian or a steamboat Christian?

190. God Renews Our Strength

Lk 21:5-19

Illustration

King Duncan

... . I have seen people care for their elderly parents, for brain damaged children, for wives in wheelchairs, for years, even decades, and I have asked myself, where do people get the strength to keep doing that for so long? Where do they get the resources of love and loyalty to keep going? The only answer I come up with is when we are weary and out of strength, we turn to God and God renews our strength, so we can run and not grow weary, so that we can walk and not feel faint."

191. God’s Safety Net

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

D. Wayne Burkette

... of Israel, a day when there will be a Good Shepherd who will care for and feed the flock with justice and tenderness, not avarice and greed. Ezekiel’s imagery is vivid. The Good Shepherd will seek the lost and bring back the recalcitrant sheep who keep going astray. The Good Shepherd will bind up the injured and crippled sheep, strengthen the fearful and weak. The Good Shepherd will watch over the fat and strong sheep, so that they do not take advantage of the lean and weak ones. The Good Shepherd will ...

192. Soul Deep Not Skin Deep

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... John Paul had no more, and no less power within him than he has today as a very old, very physically limited man. In fact, as Paul puts it, while his body is wasting away, the Spirit within him is growing in strength and power. John Paul II keeps going, because God's presence and power are growing within him. His life in Christ isn't skin-deep, but soul-deep. The Spirit will never desert him, never fail him, even when he draws his last breath. (With thanks to a conversation with South African church leader ...

193. Joshua People: Turning Worlds Upside Down

Joshua 10:12-15, Acts 17:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Men Can Take Anything I really liked one of the Pepsi commercials. That's what we really think, isn't guys. We don't want to seem to vulnerable to each other. Guys are supposed to be tough. We're supposed to be able to shake it off and keep going. But what happens and to whom do we turn when we suddenly realize that we really can't take Anything; whe we realize that there are blows to our ego and lives that are emotionally, spiritually and sometimes physically crippling? Where do we turn? To whom do we turn ...

194. The Little V-8 Engine That Could

Illustration

Napolean Hill

... matter how much time is required." For six months they struggled with drawing after drawing, design after design. Nothing. Another six months. Nothing. At the end of the year Ford checked with his engineers and they once again told him that what he wanted was impossible. Ford told them to keep going. They did. And they discovered how to build a V-8 engine.

195. That's Not It

Humor Illustration

... , "What is wrong with you? What is the problem?" The man had a baffled expression on his face as he asked, "What problem? I don't have a problem." the psychiatrist said, "Well, there's got to be something wrong with you. It has been reported to me that you keep going all over this base picking up pieces of paper and saying, "That'' not it, that's not it! Now, tell me, just what is it you are looking for?" The man said, "I don't know. I just don't seem to be able to find it. The psychiatrist consulted ...

If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

197. Turn Around

Humor

A woman got lost while driving through Pennsylvania. She stopped at a gas station to ask for directions to Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The attendant said, "If you keep going the way you are going now, it is 24,995 miles away. If you turn around now and get on Route 22, it's only about 5 miles."

198. God’s Evite: Wait!

Philippians 1:3-11

Sermon

Mary Austin

... shadowy figures — like an echo of their former, living selves. First comes a boy who went to school with Harry, and then some other people who have been killed by Voldemort emerge. Each echo-y, shadow-y figure says something encouraging to Harry. “Hold on, Harry.” “Keep going.” As he struggles to hold on, he knows who is coming next. Finally, his parents emerge — his dad and his mom. They tell him to hold on, and then give him a piece of advice that allows him to escape. But when he needs them ...

199. The Power Of God

Philippians 4:13

Illustration

Brett Blair

... of her. Spectators were gone for the most part. But one little girl ran out into the street and cheered her on, "You can do it!" Others on the curb later applauded and cheered and shouted. They brought tears to Linda's eyes and helped her to keep going. Ten hours later Linda was still running in the dark through dangerous neighborhoods. Some admiring spectators walked with her for safety. Then an ABC-TV camera crew showed up and followed the story of her courage. She continued to run. She wore a hole in one ...

200. 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

... to accept his messages. Answering God's call to be a faithful witness and disciple does not guarantee honor, acceptance, or well-being. 2. Driven (v. 4). Here is one who wants to quit but cannot. He decides not to preach but he finds himself driven to keep going. It is like a fire in his bones that must be expressed or explode! He is driven by an inner voice. The love of Christ, faith of God, the sense of obedience, impel, and compel one to witness regardless of popular acceptance. 3. Faith (v. 11). Faith ...

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