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1976. Between a Rock and a Hard Rock Thrower

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a portion of, the clothing or dead body of a saint, or of Jesus himself. (For more see Caroline Walker Bynum, Christian Materiality: An Essay on Religion in Late Medieval Europe [2012]). What united Peter and Paul, despite their differences, was their belief that Christianity centered not in a place, or on certain principles, but in a person, Jesus of Nazareth. Walter Benjamin (20th century German‑Jewish cultural critic and media theorist) dreamed of a book that would consist of nothing but quotes. Ludwig ...

1977. No Substitutes

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Tribune journalist Lee Strobel had to clear on his journey from being a skeptic, a self-described atheist, to being a follower of Christ. “How could miracles disobey the basic laws of nature?” he questioned. “Doesn’t scientific reasoning dispel belief in the supernatural?” There are many people who have stumbled over the question of the relationship between Christianity and science. Now please do not misunderstand me. I believe we live in a lawful universe. Our whole scientific and technological ...

1978. Go Hard or Go Home!

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... I’m sure Jesus loved Bill Borden. “No reserve, no retreat, no regrets.” Jesus wanted his disciples to be productive. He knew what can be done with those who are ready to take charge those whose lives radiate power. That is the meaning of faith. Faith is not belief based on an intellectual premise. Faith is action based on an eternal promise. That is the message of Hebrews 11. The writer begins with Cain and Abel as he shows how by faith the great men of old received the blessings of God. From Abel to ...

1979. Real Heros

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christians. The way you revealed yourself to a fellow Christian was to draw half the fish sign in the dirt with your foot as you talked. If the other guy completed the drawing with a swipe of his own foot, you could safely acknowledge your true beliefs. Today we see fish symbols on the back of expensive SUVs. That is a far cry from the conditions under which this symbol was born. The persecution under Nero was an unbelievably horrid chapter in the life of the church. It cost many believers their lives ...

1980. Discerning In Love

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... on a higher spiritual plane than others in the church there will always be hurt feelings. Paul skillfully called the congregation back to the foundation of their faith, the cross. In effect, it was time to review what they believed in and why they held those beliefs. Paul preached Christ, “so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.” The message is that simple, although sometimes we are guilty of making it too complex for people to understand. Paul knew that the people who ...

1981. Let Them Eat Cake

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... him that living a faithful life and preaching a genuine gospel would bring with it something other than “success,” and most likely suffering and hardship. Paul and Timothy were serving on the front lines of a faithfulness that was defined by beliefs, but acted out by strange “what-do-you-more-than-others” Jesus behaviors and belongings. Christian communities included both Jews and Gentiles. As if that wasn’t strange enough, well-known sinners and n’er-do-wells (tax collectors, nobodies, women ...

1982. A Faith that Does Not Quit

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... airline. His wife went with him because, as she put it, “her faith grew because the size of the plane grew.” (5) Some of you can relate to her concern. It’s difficult to feel secure in a plane that seems too small. Even more defeating, however, is the belief that your God is too small to look after you. J. B. Phillips once wrote a book with the title, Your God is Too Small. And he was right on target. Many people have a God who is simply too small. Jeannette Strong learned that lesson when her son ...

1983. The Right Reason

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

David O. Bales

... reason that Jesus tells us to drop our religious phoniness: God likes us. Sounds pretty underwhelming; yet, as I’ve counseled with people, Christians often don’t think that God really likes them or wants to be around them. They might assent to some general belief that God loves them. But that doesn’t always affect them. How about thinking of Jesus singing this song about you, “I Really Like You.” Has somebody said that to you? Maybe it was from the opposite sex, and maybe you were younger. What ...

1984. On the Road with Jesus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David O. Bales

... ’ Seminar,” in case you’ve heard of the current “Jesus Seminar” that alleges nothing miraculous in the New Testament really occurred. This Genuine Jesus’ Seminar is carried on walking away from Jerusalem with these sad ex-students. Maybe they too have given up belief in miracles. As they continue their hike with Jesus, he leads them on a tour of the Old Testament. He shows that the pattern of the Old Testament is God’s suffering both with and for Israel, and God’s representatives suffer when ...

1985. Praying In Jesus' Name

John 14:5-14

Sermon

David O. Bales

... of the event and watch and listen. If you don’t think that’s prayer, try it for half an hour a day and see what God tells you through scripture. A second suggestion for prayer: Don’t feel you can’t mention details to God. A chronic modern belief is that God doesn’t care about details. But life is only details. God already knows them. It’s a sign that Christians aren’t in touch with the God of the Bible if they insist on not praying specifically, by detail, for what really concerns them. In my ...

1986. Jesus Tempted In Us

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

David O. Bales

... church wouldn’t honor his ministry because of his unorthodox views. But the Paris Mission Society ceded a site for his hospital on the Ogowe[1] River in what was French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). There in the African jungle he worked out his belief in “the reverence for life.” He built, equipped, and maintained the hospital with royalties from his books and proceeds of organ recitals and lectures on visits to Europe. His life commitment was to sacrifice his own needs, even his higher needs for art ...

1987. Where Is Jesus?

John 11:17-37

Sermon

David O. Bales

... — even more important than the stock market, where he made his money. He realized that love is stronger than anything in this world. So, he provided funds for founding the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love. The purpose of the institute is bound to the belief that “[t]he essence of love is to affectively affirm as well as to unselfishly delight in the well-being of others, and to engage in acts of care and service on their behalf…”[5] That’s a fairly good description of Jesus’ love. And ...

1988. What If Joseph Were the Patron Saint of 2014?

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... family. By the first century there was a considerable Jewish presence in Egypt, especially in the region of Alexandria. There a largely independent Jewish community was allowed to exist, keeping its religious and dietary laws and separating itself from the rest of the beliefs and gods of the region. The infant Jesus needed the isolation and anonymity that Egypt offered in order to escape the murderous wrath of Herod. But that was not the end of Joseph’s personal communication with God’s Spirit, or with ...

1989. The Lifesaver App

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... are called to give application to, that is, to actually “apply,” our faith to our life and our lifestyles. An “app” is not just a name for some handy, helpful bit of electronic information. An “app” is the way we faithfully apply our personal beliefs into behaviors in this world. An “app” moves “creeds” into “deeds.” For those who follow Christ, the “use to which something is put” is nothing less than our faith in the story of Jesus and his power to heal and make whole. How we ...

1990. Hitting the Boss Key

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... animals on their farms! And chickens that were treated kindly would produce more eggs! (3) Now I really can’t even speculate about the effects of reading the Bible on chickens. And I am not certain if any research has been done. But the rest of Babcock’s beliefs are spot on: people who read their Bibles and go to church often people who know the love of God surely will be more loving and kind to others around them, even to the animals on their farms! TV host Greg Lauri interviewed one of the women from ...

1991. Fear of Missing Out

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... with the good things of God, rid ourselves of our soul’s anorexia, and fill ourselves with the Holy Spirit’s living water. We need to restore our identity as a soul that belongs to God. Bad FOMO is an identity addiction. Bad FOMO is based in the belief that you alone have to live up to something, or someone else. That you have to be like everyone else to have an identity. FOMO is an identity depletion. But when you power down in prayer, you will find that your identity in God is informed by grace ...

1992. Outpouring and Indwelling

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for six months or so, rejected even by the mice. Definitely NOT “good eats.” And yet we joyfully plunge these desiccated crumbs into the soil we have sweated over, completely confident that something will come out of our efforts. Springtime is the season of belief. Every spring we believe in the power of the life that lives within those apparently dead seed husks. We believe that just a few handfuls of seeds can produce a glorious new crop to nourish our lives and feed our families. Of course, bringing ...

1993. What If It's True?

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ? What if it is ALL TRUE? But you say “Prove It!” Show me the “proof” that it’s true! How do you “prove” if it’s true? In April 2002, 100 philosophers gathered at Yale University for a conference on ethics and belief. One of the keynoters was Richard Swinburne, Oxford University professor and Greek Orthodox Christian. Using the tools of philosophy to explore religious faith is a growing cottage industry, it’s also called philosophy of religion, and here was one of the most celebrated ...

1994. The Nano-Punch of Pentecost

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... That second “charge” is not just to affirm, but to attest. Not just to be charged up to witness certain things, but to be charged up to witness to certain things. Being a disciple is NOT just about believing. Being a disciple is all about proclaiming that belief, spreading that good news of the power of the risen Christ to any and all. A commission to mission is the reason that Matthew’s gospel ends as it does. A commission to mission is the last message Jesus gives to his disciples. His first century ...

1995. Be A Good Virus

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Spirit and brought both back fully into God’s eternal presence. The resurrection of Jesus was an affirmation of both his full and frail humanity, and his empowered divinity. Followers of Jesus ever since, who participate in resurrection through baptism and belief, are never “lukewarm.” We are both/ands. We are clammy cold flesh and heat-infused, spirit-endowed, sanctified beings. Maybe there is another way to think about this “flesh” vs “spirit” theme in Paul. Maybe if Paul were writing today ...

1996. Breaking News: The Middle East

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... s prophet to the Arab people. At this time in his mind, there was no conflict between Christianity and Judaism, because they both worshipped one God. All Mohammed originally wanted for his people was to give up their paganism and their idols and to adopt the belief in one single God. Early on as his following began to grow, he had all his followers kneel as they prayed towards Jerusalem. He originally was not trying to find a new religion. He actually felt like that he had now found the direct link between ...

1997. On the Ropes: Round 2 - Debating God

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... . God judged the Babylonians. One of these days, God will judge you unless you come to know His son, Jesus Christ. If your question is, “How do I escape the judgment of God?” It all comes down to faith. There are only two possible ways you can approach God - with belief or unbelief. You either believe God or you don’t believe him. You either put faith in Him or you don’t put faith in Him. You only come to Him by faith in Jesus Christ or you don’t come to Him at all. So, watch for God, He ...

1998. Do You Believe In Miracles?

Matthew 15:29-39

Sermon

James Merritt

... have performed more miracles in one day than were performed in all of the centuries of the Old Testament put together. The two bookends of Christianity are the incarnation and the resurrection. To put it bluntly the truthfulness and relevance of Christianity depends upon a belief in miracles. Key Take Away: If I believe in Jesus I must believe in miracles. Jesus was a miracle who worked miracles and still does. [Turn to Matthew 15]. We are about to put our text on the screen. Believe it or not, I am ...

1999. The Journey Begins

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... to live the Christian life in our age and culture today. Make no mistake that Christians are becoming one of the most persecuted religious groups in our nation. It is a risk to share your faith with people you know. It is a risk to stand firm for your beliefs when the world around you says they are antiquated and you are a hater or a bigot or a hypocrite. When you decide to step out and follow Jesus, He takes responsibility for the journey. I hear people say, “You had better give your life to Jesus. You ...

2000. The Knot: Tied

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... things, endures all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:7, ESV) Paul uses one Greek noun four times to go with four verbs in this verse. It is the word translated, “all things” which is the Greek word, “panta.” You see it all the time in your dictionary. Pantheism is the belief that God is in all things. A pantry is a place where you store all your food. A panacea is a cure for all things. When it comes to all things you are going to face in your marriage, when it comes to all the things in your spouse you ...

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