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2026. A Stone’s Throw From: The Harvest

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Blanche has given Lucy a present. Lucy says, "Oh, blanche, you didn't have to get me anything." Blanche says, "Oh I didn't get it, not like ‘store bought' get it. I made it." Lucy says thank you and takes it. Blanche goes on, "Just in case you want to start scrapbooking." They look through the gift and come to a very forlorn picture of Lucy, who asks when Blanche took it. Blanche says, "Oh, it was awhile ago. You looked like you had the weight of the world on your shoulders. So alone. But you know, Lucy ...

2027. Altar Your Service

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , In the name of God's Poor which shows what I'm talking about. (watch) That's a servant's heart. That's the Heart Jesus wants us all to have as we seek to serve Him and become more and more like Him each day by giving Him our heart. Oh, you ... That young man had a servant's touch. He was a servant. He became an instrument of the Incarnation. Christ entered that hospital room through Him. God wants to use us the same way. But in order to be used like that, we can't try to race ahead of the traffic jam and ...

2028. LOST? Looking For Peace

Matthew 18:21-22, Colossians 3:8-15, Hebrews 11:1

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... we had it for lunch or a snack when we were home. It was a staple. You'd think after all that Bologna, that I wouldn't want to touch it, but I still like Bologna. How many of you like Bologna? It's versatile. Sometimes it's used as a filler in ham salad ... first name or their full name. You can write it big or you can write it tiny. You can write one name or as many as you want. This is your sandwich. Then place it between the two white sheets. And place the sandwich in the bag and seal it up. The hurt caused ...

2029. A Soul Restored

Psalm 23:2-3a

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... so full of comfort. It can be that Psalm of refuge which reminds us of God's constant companionship and God's faithfulness. It can keep us focused and it can feed our undernourished souls. Let's look at it again. [1] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. [3] He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will ...

2030. Compliments Of The House

Psalm 23:6

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... us. Christ promised He would be there with us forever. And Christ promised to come back and take us there so we could be with Him and dwell in the house of the Lord forever. For me, that's enough. For me, it's enough to know that we all want to go home. B. The movie Antwone Fisher is based on an autobiographical account of the author. It's the story of a young black sailor prone to violent outbursts who is sent to a navy psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks ...

2031. A Chance To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the taxi pulled up, he put his suitcase in it and then got in the taxi. As he was about to tell the taxi-driver where he wanted to go, the driver asked him: "Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle?'' Doyle was astounded. He asked the driver if he knew him by sight. ... and a New Vision for our lives. All we have to do is ask. Jesus asks us the same question he asked Bartimeaus, "What do you want me to do for you?" All we have to do is answer "A Chance To See." His love and grace have already provided it for you, ...

2032. The Miss, The Kiss, The Mess, The Rest

2 Samuel 11:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , the magnificent musician and poet. No the picture we have here of David is despicable. He's broken at least six of the Commandments. You want to slap him and say, "How could you be so stupid." And you expect God to whack him up along side the head and boot ... We have to deal with the consequences of our actions. If you break the law, you have to pay the penalty. If all God had wanted was justice. David would have been struck down and the story would have ended there. B. But thanks be to God that God is a ...

2033. Luke 13:31-35

Luke 13:31-35

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... get away from here” in order to escape Herod reveals that these Pharisees have not understood Jesus’ message and do not recognize his true identity and final mission. If Herod had changed his mind and now truly wanted to kill Jesus, and if some of the Pharisees had changed their minds and wanted to help save Jesus, Jesus himself continued to stand firm and unswerving. Rather than heading for the hills, Jesus instructs the Pharisees to report back to Herod what he is doing and how long he will continue ...

2034. What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “Church Matters”

Acts 20:13-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... to be. It took me in and held me close and gave me a place to serve and use my God-given talents and gifts. I want to thank you, the people who populate the Church for pouring out your love, affirming my abilities, and being willing to follow the leadership of a ... the way we work, the way we live, and the way we treat other people. The Lord and I had an argument not long ago. I wanted to know why He would cut my ministry short when He had introduced so many ideas into the life of this church that remain in ...

2035. The Gift of Gifts

John 1:1-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to admire so you lift it up for all to see and then place it in a safe place. Maybe, just maybe it's something you've wanted your whole life, so you hug it and hold it in your lap. Maybe it's a complete surprise but turns out to be the most wonderful ... t know it yet, but it'll be one that you cherish all of your life. And the feeling you have now is one you'll want to pass on and share with everyone you know and love. That's what happened, that first Christmas morning. The most wonderful Gift of all, the Gift ...

2036. Where do You Live?

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... claim she is a witch. It's very obvious that her long crooked nose is fake and has been tied on and she's been dressed up to look like a witch. Sir Bedevere questions the evidence and the people confess that they made it all up. But they still want to burn the woman as a witch. You know, we may not judge people as witches anymore, but we do judge them by everything else under the sun. We judge people by their clothing, jobs, friends, the kind of car they drive, the music they listen to, their hair style ...

2037. Cast All Your Anxiety on Him

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . But what do we usually do? Sometimes without even a "by your leave" or a "thank you Lord" we gather everything up, put it all safely and carefully back into the suitcase of our soul. And then we drag it along with us. Conclusion But that's not what God wants for our lives. God doesn't tease us like I do the kids when I say, "Give me five" and then pull my hand away. God isn't like that. God is like, well, sometimes words aren't enough. Sometimes we need words and music and pictures....(Show clip: Lonely ...

2038. The Short List

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... it my way instead of the right way, just like you. But in that particular incident, I think I got it right. And that's what God wants, for us to get it, to get it right and to do what's right. B. One of the mistakes we make is in thinking that life ... of manslaughter, or I wouldn't get paid. It took me the whole week to convince them to vote with me on that verdict. They all wanted to acquit him." (5) Sometimes God takes care of the justice. But you and I are called to DO justice. II. Love We're also called ...

2039. Come and See

John 1:29-42

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... eyes, and she looks back in yours, everything feels not quite normal, because you feel strong, and weak at the same time. You feel excited, and at the same time terrified. The truth is you don't know the way you feel, except you know the kind of man you want to be. It's as if you've reached the unreachable, and you weren't ready for it.'" I think what Peter describes is the same phenomenon Andrew and John and we experience when we come to know Jesus. Looking into the eyes of Jesus, the Christ, the Son of ...

2040. Let's Make A Deal

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Game Show, at the end there were three curtains from which to choose. One was a complete Zonk. One had a nice gift and was pretty good. But there was one which had the Grand Prize of the day worth 10 times what anyone else had won. So, I want us to look behind all three curtains today as we try and figure out why Jesus praised this crooked, conniving, self-centered manager. I. Curtain #1: The Zonk A. I did a ton of reading and research this week trying to find out what other peoples' take is on the ...

2041. Love and Obey (Mother's Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... bland as “Don’t sit too close to the TV . . .” or “Be sure to put a jacket on . . .” or “Be in by midnight . . .”, you know down in your heart, she’s doing it out of love. You are at the very center of her world and she wants you to be safe. She wants you to be happy. She knows that this is a dangerous world. There are some things that might bring us a few moments happiness that in the long run of life can spell ruin for us. She’s not really being mean. Overly protective, perhaps, but not ...

2042. Living While You Wait

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... than teammates, they were very close friends. So, they talked with each other about that mattered most in their lives. One of their big concerns was whether there would be baseball in heaven. They loved baseball so much that they were not sure at all they wanted to spend eternity in heaven unless they could play baseball. They had an agreement that the first one who died would somehow get a message back to earth, letting the other know whether baseball was in heaven or not. Well, it happened. John died, and ...

2043. The Essence of the Gospel

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the sad news that he was having to leave our church - his job was taking him to another city. He was sad, very sad, because he didn’t want to leave Christ Church. But there was a radiant joy about him as he reminded me of the commitment to Christ that he had bade here about ... as Savior and a willingness to forthrightly commit yourself to him — to yield your life to Him, saying, Jesus, I want you to be Lord of my life. III THE INCREDIBILITY OF THE CHRISTIAN WITNESS The incredibility of the Incarnation the ...

2044. When Are We Most Like God?

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you think about that? What does it mean? Let’s talk about it?” And then just stand here quietly for you to respond. But I doubt if I would get much conversation going – at least verbal conversation. I’m not going to do that, but I do want conversation to start, in your mind. In fact I try to do that every Sunday. I hope I’m in dialogue with you, responding to your questions – questions I hear you asking each week, and your feelings that you share with me – your thoughts, your anxieties, your ...

2045. A Sunday Kind of Love

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... One young student said, “These teachings of Jesus are difficult for me. I’m not sure I understand them.” Another person said, “I see it just the other way around. They are difficult for me because I think I DO understand them . . . I’m just not sure I want to DO them.” For some of us it is not easy to incarnate one or more of those aspects of the Love Triangle. Some of us are “stingy lovers,” not realizing that the more we give away the more love we will have in our own life. Young children ...

2046. The Gospel of Marah

Exodus 15:22-27

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... change. Three days away from one of the mightiest acts of God, at the Red Sea, they come in their Exodus to Marah, and I want us to stay with them here for awhile, let’s read verses 22-27 – and so we come to our scripture lesson today. There is ... sorrow or bitterness just hang around for awhile, your time will come. In life we come often to Marah, and we get to the point where we want to cry with Martin Luther, “I’m sick of life, if that is what you call it.” II Now note a second truth: God comes to ...

2047. The Geography of the Christian Experience

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... picture, the response of the people,. “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” Isn’t that an inspiring expression of the miracle of the Gospel? We could settle down and relish the richness of that for a long time. But I want to center on other than that. Tarsus was the place of Paul’s birth, and Tarsus was one of the chief cities of Cilicia. It’s now in Syria. It must have been difficult for Paul to go to Tarsus, the city where he had been born and had gone ...

2048. Chaos or Christ: Dreams Which Calm our Fears

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the same. In fact, you'll be pleased to know that you will be grandparents in a few months. Love, Cheryl P.S. Actually none of the above happened no fire, no burns, no Bill, no pregnancy. However, I did get two D's and one F this semester. I wanted you to keep the news in perspective when I get home for the holidays. The Angel of the Lord had a different perspective on this problem. That night Joseph discovered in a dream something that he had known as a carpenter for a lifetime. It is a lot harder to ...

2049. We Hold These Truths To Be Essential

1 Peter 3:8-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... You know, I have never been in a church in my life except for a wedding or a funeral and there's a question I always wanted to ask a pastor. What on earth do you do, anyway?" I fumbled for an answer. I wish I had a second chance. I wish I ... to jump in order to become a member of a community of faith. Today, I prefer to offer you a different kind of church. I want a fellowship that is easy entry and high expectations. Whosoever will; let them come. Jesus did not put a lot of qualifications on following. Peter ...

2050. The Holy Spirit and You

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... 't be able to move, to speak or open your eyes even though you'll be able to hear what is going on. During that time I want you to know I'm going to be right by your side. I will hold your hand exactly as I am doing now. When you feel my ... us to be is already in our souls. The church and our faith should never say you ought without immediately being able to say, you can. I want to say to you today you can, not by your own strength and your own power, but by the power of the Holy Spirit. Whatever it is ...

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