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1976. Belonging to Christ's Flock

John 10:22-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... the wife had been loved but the love was now gone. Then he asked, “Could you ‘dva’ your wife, [d-v-a]?” “Yes,” they said. That kind of love depended on the wife’s actions. She would be loved as long as she remained faithful and cared for her husband well. Then Lee Bramlett asked the question that truly puzzled him, “Could you ‘dvu’ your wife, [d-v-u]?” Everyone laughed. “Of course not!” they said. “If you said that, you would have to keep loving your wife no matter what she did ...

1977. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... -embracing individual is not only a Samaritan, but is a rich man. Wealth is not a barrier to righteousness, but is a bearer of righteousness. The Samaritan’s monetary abilities make it possible for him to rescue, treat, transport, and provide long term care, for the wounded stranger he rescues from the road. Nothing motivates the Samaritan rescuer but compassion. In short, Jesus’ repertoire of stories includes a positive image of a poor man, and a positive image of a rich man. Rich and poor. Redemption ...

1978. Mary AND Martha, Heart AND Home

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... together at the same time. You cannot take the twenty-pound turkey out of the freezer at noon and expect to have it for dinner at six. You cannot start bread dough half an hour before people are to sit down at the table. It takes careful timing and teamwork to put out a big special meal. This kind of performance pressure is apparently what fuels the discussion in this week’s gospel text. Luke now follows up his “Good Samaritan” parable with another exchange that only he reports. As Jesus continues on ...

1979. On Speaking Terms

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Argile Smith

... a dependable foundation. It was based on their rock-solid relationship. Furthermore, Moses went on to say, the Israelites under his care still belonged to the Almighty. They needed his guidance or they wouldn’t make it to the next rest stop in ... the rock that served like a cradle. There God placed his friend for his protection. Like a baby tucked safely into a cradle by a caring and loving parent, the Lord placed Moses in the cleft of the rock. Then God’s mighty hand covered him. When his glory passed by ...

1980. The Widow and the Unjust Judge

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... pain, Till prayer is joy, till prayer turns into praise; Stir me, till heart and will and mind, yea, all Is wholly Thine to use through all the days. Stir, till I learn to pray exceedingly; Stir, till I learn to wait expectantly. Stir me, oh, stir me, Lord, I care not how, But stir my heart in passion for the world, Stir me to give, to go, but most to pray; Stir till the blood‑red banner be unfurled O’er lands that still in darkness lie, O’er deserts where no cross is lifted high. Stir me, oh, stir ...

1981. The Christian's Royal Jelly

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... poet and novelist most known for Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and other historic novels. As a boy a severe bout of fever left him weak and sickly. There were lots of people around him who treated him like an invalid and whispered that he would need to be taken care of for the rest of his life. When he became a teenager, he visited in a home where some famous literary guests were being entertained, including the poet Robert Burns. In one room was a picture under which was written a beautiful bit of verse. Burns asked ...

1982. What Difference Does it Make?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Tony Everett

... today, there are folks who just don’t get this Christian stuff. They are physically here, all right, but still feel like they are on the outside looking in — kind of like being a spectator at a game you don’t really understand or even care about very much. Even the most devoted church members would acknowledge these feelings at times. What difference does all this Easter stuff really make in my life anyway? What difference does it make in the world? Just look around and watch television. Read the ...

1983. Is the Lord Among Us or Not?

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Tony Everett

... , your place, or not? If people bicker and blame does that mean God is not there? If there is pain and despair, hunger and thirst, does that mean that God is absent? If there is violence and oppression or disease and depression does that mean that God does not care? Is the Lord in this place or not? Yes, indeed. The Lord is in this place, all right! The Lord Jesus entered the dark abyss of the world. He suffered, bled, and died in this world for you and for all human kind. Where bodies are broken, Christ is ...

1984. You Have a Friend (Memorial Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... What a wondrous thought. God will not leave us as orphans. Can there be a sadder plight than that of an orphan with no one to care for him or her? It was particularly true 2,000 years ago. In Jewish society, an orphan did not have the guarantee of a home or ... into the quiet composed face of her companion, and said, “I think you were sent to me by heaven.” (3) Who can doubt that caring gentlemen was sent by God? He will not leave us as orphans . . . That brings us to one thing more we need to see in this ...

1985. A Holy Kiss (Father's Day)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... who has studied what it takes to be a success in the business world: No one ever makes it alone. St. Paul knew that the only way the church at Corinth could become what Christ wanted it to be was for it to become a church in which people truly cared about one another. That is why he said to them, “Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.” The church at Corinth needed to focus on ...

1986. On the Ropes: Round 3 - Defending God

Habakkuk 3:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... he didn’t know it, he was really referring to Jesus. Jesus is the anointed of God. Now, we can look back to what Habakkuk was looking forward to – the cross of Jesus Christ. If nothing else reminds me that the God of yesterday is the God that can take care of today, it ought to be the cross. Here is the point that Habakkuk is making - The God who has been faithful to us in the past will be faithful to us in the present. What I need to do is commit God’s past works to my present situation ...

1987. Family Re:Union - Great Expectations

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

James Merritt

... wives that way. Paul gives us a better example that hits home on a daily basis. “In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church.” (Ephesians 5:28-29) Men, it doesn’t get much stronger than this. Think about what you do with your body. All you do all day long with your body is one thing. You satisfy it – when it is hungry you feed ...

1988. Flip the Switch

Psalm 119:105

Sermon

James Merritt

... guide for what you believe it is not just that you believe the wrong things, but you’ll believe anything. Then, if you are not careful you will get to the point where in your mind you’ll just trash those parts of the Bible you don’t agree with or ... would realize once for all that His book has the answers. The Bible is the authority. It is the final resting place of our cares, our worries, our grief’s, our tragedies, our sorrows and our surprises. It is the final answer to our questions and our search. ...

1989. Ignite: The Fire Burns Brightly

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

James Merritt

... needs to look after the good of the people around us asking ourselves, ‘How can I help?’” (Romans 15:2, MSG) Do you know why this is so foreign to us? So much of our culture drives us to an individualism that totally cuts the heart out of compassion and caring. From an early age, we are taught to have things our way and to make sure our needs are catered to. Can I be honest? It is the attitude that says, “I want church to be the way I want it whether it reaches the next generation or not.” The ...

1990. Ignite: Fight Fire with Fire

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

James Merritt

... tough, and to stand true? Do you realize the reason why the Gospel of Jesus Christ is being preached in the 21st century is because God answered that prayer 2,000 years ago in the early church? Would you be willing to pray that prayer today? Remember, be careful what you pray for because you just might get it! If you will ask God to give you the boldness to take opportunities to speak His word and to share Jesus, God will make opportunities to bring that about. Let me tell you a story about what boldness ...

1991. Ignite: Burning Love

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

James Merritt

... bad news leads to good news. “But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. And he said to them, ‘Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. After him Judas the Galilean ...

1992. Ignite: Fire Extinguishers

Acts 15:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... . They would make it illegal to drink a cup of coffee in the worship center. They would make it illegal to sing anything except hymns and they would make it illegal not to do it out of a hymnbook. They really don’t care about relationships. They just care about rules. They really don’t care whether people come to church or not as long as they come dressed the way they think they ought to be dressed, looking the way they think they think they ought to look, acting the way they think they ought to act and ...

1993. The Landlord's Dilemma - World Communion Sunday

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... does not want anyone to get stuck with the worst pair, so she digs through and finds them. And years of doing that have deformed her feet.’ [Think of that!]Years of loving her neighbor as herself deformed her feet.” (1) That’s amazing, isn’t it? She cared so much for others that she always chose the worst pair of shoes for herself. Think about that the next time you shell out a few hundred bucks for a new pair of heels, or a new pair of basketball shoes. As Jesus confronted the chief priests and the ...

1994. An Invitation to a Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... not about clothes at all. This text implies that there are certain qualifications for those who follow Jesus. This text implies that God cares how His children live. Many people today have heard the message of grace: “Jesus loves me, Jesus accepts me just as I am. ... ” based on insufficient evidence. It was a leap from assent to devotion. He had always known there was a God, but now he knew God cared about him. (7) We all want that, don’t we? We all want God. We want to know Him. We want to see Him. But ...

1995. An Announcement from Our Lord

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... be poor, particularly at Christmas. If you think the church has too much to say about the plight of the poor, it is because Christ cared so much for them. Besides, if the church doesn’t speak up for the poor, who will? At this season of the year, the plight ... but that I did not believe as she did. Then he told me that Jesus loved me and had died for me. As I saw your daddy carefully bandaging my foot, I saw a love that was Jesus’ love and I knew I could believe it. We got down on our knees and we prayed ...

1996. Odd Ducks in a Rubber-Ducky World

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... wisdom of the day held that if you became infected you had lunch with your family and then had dinner with your ancestors. Death came that swiftly. Yet even as the plague swept through the cities and small towns of Europe, there was one group of people that kept taking care of the sick and the dying and the dead: Christians. When other people ran away and left loved ones to fend for themselves and die by themselves, Christians stayed. Within the Christian community ...

1997. A Reminder to God...and to Us

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... promises. They choose not to quit when the going gets rough because they promised once to see it through. They stick to lost causes. They hold on to a love grown cold. They stay with people who have become pains in the neck. They still dare to make promises and care enough to keep the promises they make. I want to say to you that if you have a ship you will not desert, if you have people you will not forsake, if you have causes you will not abandon, then you are like God. “What a marvelous thing a promise ...

1998. A Personal History

John 18:1—19:42

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... there was a tomb... they laid Jesus there.” The two chapters cover fewer than a full 24 hours. It is already the dark of evening when Peter and his disciples are in the garden; and the next evening is coming on as Joseph and Nicodemus hurriedly take care of the corpse. Those few hours are eventful and painful. And the disciples’ heads must have been spinning at how completely their world had changed in less than a full day. As we watch the events of that day unfold — and, specifically, as we watch the ...

1999. Personal History

John 18:1-11

Sermon

David J. Kalas

2000. The Messed Up

John 4:1-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... down your eyes at her condemnation and no holier than thou lecture. Jesus had just said to her in effect, “I know everything about you. I know how you’ve messed up and I know you are messed up, but I care about you. I love you and I accept you. I don’t care about where you’ve been. I care about where you can go, but you will never get to where you need to be if you don’t honestly admit where you are.” Remember what I told you? If you will fess up to your mess up Jesus will ...

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