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2026. A Burden or a Song

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

James McCormick

... sound like Jesus. Do you understand? God shapes our lives not by passing down a lot of rules from “out there”, but by loving us and empowering us from “in here”. Jesus insisted that God wants us to have all the best that life affords. Jesus said, “ ... come across to you primarily as an obligation? Do you feel like you have to measure up to all of that in order to be loved by God? Are you afraid of failing, of not measuring up? If that’s what you feel, then your religion probably is more of a ...

2027. About Sex

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a gift from God. Motivational guru Zig Ziglar tells about some reading he has done on Puritans in the New World. He says Puritans have gotten a bad rap in our popular literature. Based on his research, he says the Puritans “were far more fun-loving than they’ve been accused of being, but they insisted that the pleasures of the flesh be subordinated for and to the greater glory of God. They were not ascetics, and they never even hinted that they wanted to deny or prevent the enjoyment of earthly ...

2028. Etched in Stone

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... told a story. What was it? That’s right. The story of the Good Samaritan. In both instances, Jesus is saying that obeying the Ten Commandments is not enough. If you really want to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ, you need to live a life of love. You need to serve those less fortunate. You need to live as Jesus lived living a life for others. The Ten Commandments are the minimal requirement for a godly life. Of course, we sometime don’t even meet the minimum requirement. We covet what others have. We ...

2029. Jesus Is Contagious!

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... us up. It wakes up those around us, and it spreads its wake-up call to all who are within its influence. It’s time to put the “yawn” back into our faith. It’s time to “yawn” others back to faith. It’s time to infect others with the love of Christ, and rather than think in and sink it into yourself, think it and link it to others who are in need of the good news of the gospel. Jesus turned the Hebrew understanding of holiness on its head. Jews could not touch anything that was impure, unclean ...

2030. Mother Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... being. (I’ll talk about the father-shaped hole on Father’s Day.) These holes over-lap the God-shaped hole. A mother who loves us with God’s love can bring us to an awareness of the God, who alone can fill the God-shaped hole. Of course, mothers cannot fill the ... It takes a church to raise a child.” The church provides us godly mothers to fill the mother-shaped hole with the unconditional love of God. They point us to the God, who alone can fill our God-shaped hole. Julie was entering the 3rd grade and ...

2031. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

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John R. Brokhoff

... is a human receiving time. God is the giver and we receive. Often it is more difficult to receive than to give. Christmas is an opportunity to receive Christ in the heart. Epistle: Titus 2:11-14 1. Appeared (v. 11). At Christmas time the grace, the undeserved love of God, became a reality by appearing in Jesus. The grace became flesh that we might see, hear and feel God as a reality. Christianity is not a philosophy, not a program of activity, not a code of ethics but a person. He walked and talked, laughed ...

2032. Proper 6

Genesis 18:1-15, Psalm 116:1-19, Matthew 9:25-10:23, Romans 5:1-11

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B. David Hostetter

... may be more manifest in the world to the glory of the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. As in heaven the prayers of the saints are brought before you as golden bowls full of incense, so may your church encircle with a golden chain of prayer the world you love and for which you gave your Son Jesus in poverty and death. Grant zeal to your church in telling the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty we might become rich. Through ...

2033. Live and Let Die

Galatians 2:20

Sermon

James Merritt

... comprehensive, compact, complete description of the Christian life in the entire Bible "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (v.20) Now the truth of this verse is simple: Live and let die. That may sound weird, but here is the central fact of the Christian life—If you are going to live the Christian life, you must die. You cannot live until ...

2034. Standard Building Codes

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... girl?" He said, "I wouldn't trust me. Why should I trust you?" [[7]] Above all else, guard your heart. III. Code 3: Grow Your Love "If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of ... grow is you must keep the garden weeded, because weeds can kill any plant. There are certain kinds of weeds that can kill love and can kill marriages and can kill purity – weeds of flirtation, weeds of fantasizing, weeds of neglect, or weeds of indifference. I ...

2035. Kill Them with Kindness

Proverbs 3:3, 19:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... but rather than doing so, said something we soon regretted? Kindness is not only how you act, it is also how you react. I talked about loving our enemies. It is one thing to be kind to a friend. It is another thing to be kind to an enemy. It is one ... that is covered with the leprosy of sin. God wants to use us to reach out in the spirit of kindness and touch those people and love those people and bring those people to God. That world is hostile to not only what we believe, but many of them are hostile to the ...

2036. First Things First

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... ? Like Simon Peter, we are to let Christ feed us as he did those disciples there by the lake that morning, and then go out "to feed and tend others," especially those who need it most. First things first, is what Jesus would say, and that involves being loved and loving in the present rather than speculating about the future. There is an old story about a warrior who was struck one day by a poisonous arrow. This man happened to be a speculative sort of person, so as he lay on the ground he mused to himself ...

2037. Beauty and the Beast

Mark 12:28-34

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Donald B. Strobe

... K. Chesterton once said that the really great lesson of the story of "Beauty and the Beast" is that a thing must be loved before it is loveable. A person must be loved before that person can be loveable. Some of the most unlovely people I have known got that way because they thought that nobody loved them. The fact of the matter is that unless and until we feel ourselves loved, we cannot love. That's not only a principle of theology but of psychology and sociology as well. Just as abused children grow up to ...

2038. Living By The Spirit

Galatians 5:16-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... there were really only three General Rules which he challenged all Methodists to live by. Bishop Rueben Job calls these the Wesleyan Way of Living. I like to think of them as a way to Live By The Spirit. Those rules are simple. Do No Harm! Do Good! Stay In Love With God! (1) Wesley said these three were evidence of our desire for salvation and continuation of our growth in the Spirit. Let's take a look at those three rules because they help us Live By The Spirit. I. DO NO HARM: A. First: Do No Harm. It's ...

2039. Flying First Class

Ephesians 1:3-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... offers each of us an Upgraded life. Just like the Bishop, Christ ransomed our souls and has given us back to God. Not because God had to; not because we did enough good deeds to earn it; not because we're the best and the brightest but simply because God loves us and because God can. How many of you have seen the movie Seabiscuit? In the movie, Tom Smith, an old farrier and horse trainer, stops the shooting of a lame race horse. He tells the owner he will take it. When the owner says the horse is no longer ...

2040. Wednesday: The Way Of The Cross: Oooh, That Smell

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... I'd like you open it and smell it and think about the extravagant gift which Mary, the sister for Lazarus gave that day and the love she poured out in giving it. I'd also like you to think about the life of Christ. And the life He Poured Out for you. ... . What kind of aroma do you leave behind? What kind of aroma will people remember you for? Do you live a life of poured out love? Are you living a Christ like, poured out life? 1. The Pastor's Story File (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970 ...

2041. Your Face Gives You Away

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... just like you are. Why in the world would you want to have a nose job?” She said, “As I turn forty, I become less competitive in the market and I’ve got to keep my edge so I’ve got to change my face.” How sad! She’s a lovely woman, but she doesn’t think she’s competitive. (4) There was an even sadder story in the news sometime back. It’s a story that occurs more often than most people realize. Julie Rubenzer wanted to look good. In fact, she was obsessed with looking better. The 38-year ...

2042. Live and Learn

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... road back when he named the Suffering Servant. The bond for this project came due and Jesus paid the price, in full, on Calvary. Instead of a whole new set of rules, Jesus left us with only one rule, only one way to respond to God’s gift. Love. Not a rule, but a relationship. God’s ways are not our ways. God’s thoughts are not our thoughts. God does not expect god-like comprehension from us. Instead of big ideas and new knowledge, instead of cosmic insight and a heavenly perspective, God requires only ...

2043. Why Not Meet in the Middle? (Series: Real Faith for Real People)

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the Cross, towering o’er the wrecks of time. At the Cross, facts are faced. It is a cruel world after all. People fight. Governments kill. Mothers weep. Friends fear for their lives. Say what you will about us Christians, but do not call us naive. At the Cross, love is revealed. “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends,” said Jesus. At the Cross, the ground is level. It’s not about being a man or a woman, a Jew or a Greek, a poor man or a rich ...

2044. If, Because, Regardless

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to do and be the same. The "Regardless" Christian is able to say with the Psalmist: [28] You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. [29] O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Conclusion The Good News is that God is God regardless of what we do or how we respond. "If, Because, Regardless" it doesn't make any difference to God. God is God. And I hope you noticed, too, that all of these types of Christians are still Christians ...

2045. Positive Living

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... two things pray for Christ’s Spirit and focus on these attributes you will find your life transformed. You will have not only the form of godliness, but also the Spirit of godliness as well. Evangelist Alan Walker once told about a girl who had a rich and lovely voice. She was singing in the choir of a church in East London. She had this wonderful voice, but she had also been well-trained in vocal technique. Her fame as a soloist spread until one Christmas she was invited to sing one of the lead parts in ...

2046. What Can Christians Learn from Muslims?

Genesis 21:1-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... religion. So, let us do what we have to do recognizing that our faith calls us to a higher ground. May God help us! My friend Asad sent me an email a few days ago. In part he wrote, “As a Muslim, I am ingrained to believe that to love God is to love mankind so all God's creation can be revered and respected. Thanks for trying to remove misinformation that taints people's hearts with hatred." Let us pray: O God, revealed to us in the person of Jesus Christ, we come to worship you today. We confess to you ...

2047. Brought Together and Sent Forth

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... did that night in the upper room. In kneeling to wash the disciple's feet, Jesus bowed down to our mortal creation; he lowered himself to the role of a servant, and not just a servant, but the lowest of all servants and in doing so, showed how deep our love for one another must be. In holy communion we are brought together. But it is a meal that does more than that. It brings us together — yes — but it also sends us forth as God's servants. When we come to receive holy communion, we are sent forth to ...

2048. Righteous!

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... ." He suddenly realized that the "righteousness of God" was not an intimidating demand but a gracious gift, not a threatening accusation but a merciful offer. The "righteousness of God" expressed not the anger of a God who was disappointed in him and his failures but the love of a God who embraced him even though he did not deserve it. It was not bad news but good news. The righteousness of God, that which set God apart and made God utterly unique, was not just all those "omni's" that scared the daylights ...

2049. Children of the Heavenly Father

Romans 8:12-25

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... the congregations in which I have served. I have seen it happen to friends and strangers. Your parent is aged and dying. It is not pretty to watch. I once had a member of my congregation whose husband was a virtual vegetable after suffering a stroke. She waited lovingly and patiently on him day after day for months. Then one day she looked up at me with pain and grief filling her face, "Pastor, they told me it would be the golden years. I never thought that golden would mean this." In the face of such end ...

2050. There Will Be Peace

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Tell them the story of my birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them. 5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her. 6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt ... my presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine. Don’t forget; I am God and can take care of myself. Just love me and do what I have told you to do. I’ll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; ...

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