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2051. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... the same place, and yet actually wind up oceans apart. That is exactly the way it is with people. There are people who come from the same backgrounds, have the same opportunities, in many cases even many of the same genes and chromosomes, the same gifts and abilities, the same outlook on life, and yet when they die they will wind up literally worlds apart, never to see each other again. In the parable that Jesus told in Luke 16, He took a snapshot of the other side of the grave. He pulls back the curtains ...

2052. The World’s Favorite Scripture

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... Soviet Communism, or known how to explain our opposition. How do we judge a wrong—any wrong whatsoever—when we have gutted the principle of judgment itself? What arguments can be made after we have strip-mined all the arguments of their voice, their power, their ability to inspire public outrage. We all know that there are times when we will have to judge others when it is both right and necessary to judge others. If we do not confront the soft relativism that is now disguised as a virtue, we will find ...

2053. Everyone's Talking about Him

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... a little bit. "I just purchased the most expensive hearing aid ever made," he said. "It is imported and is guaranteed for life." The second man asked: "What kind is it?" The first man answered, "Five past two." Many of us suffer a gradual decline in hearing ability as we age. Some tones that are clear to young people may not be heard by people who are older. These facts prompted a security firm to develop a device called the Mosquito. The Mosquito emits a high-pitched tone that older adults cannot hear, but ...

2054. The Buzzard, the Bat, and the Bumblebee

Mark 7:34

Illustration

Staff

If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life ...

2055. Praising Our Lord and Spreading the News

Illustration

Harold H. Lentz

J. S. Bach became known worldwide for his remarkable musical talent, but he never ceased to credit his Creator as the one who was responsible for his ability. The pages of his musical compositions could well have been used to satisfy a personal pride as his name appeared on them. But he was determined to give glory to God for his accomplishments. So he always concluded his original compositions with the three letters INS. They stood for the ...

2056. Houston We Have a Problem

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... going to serve God. You've got to decide whether you are going to lay up treasures on earth or treasures in heaven. You've got to make up your mind whether you care more about your comfort or more about His kingdom. You see the greatest ability that Nehemiah had was availability. There are no problems that people can't solve, but there are people unwilling to solve them. Houston, we have a problem. On this property we have a massive project before us, an unbelievable opportunity given to us by God Himself ...

2057. A Clear and Present Danger

Nehemiah 5:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... falling apart. Nehemiah transforms his anger into action. After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, "Each of you is exacting usury from his brother." So I called a great assembly against them. And I said to them, "According to our ability we have redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?" Then they were silenced and found nothing to say. (Nehemiah 5: 7-8, NKJV) He goes directly to the ...

2058. You Can Know What to Do With Your Life

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... want to wear yourself out mentally and emotionally, try to make difficult decisions in your life without consulting what God says in His Word and consulting what you believe God would want you to do. I repeat this does not mean that you take your intellect and your thinking ability and cast it to the wind or throw it out the door. It is not saying that you don't use your mind, but the point is when you come across any intersection and you are trying to decide which way to go, you look first to God and ...

2059. The Driver’s Seat

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... ducts." Although you can tape up a bicycle seat, seal off a leaky radiator hose, secure a broken window, or keep an alligator's mouth shut with it, you can't depend upon duct tape to fulfill its primary purpose. Duct tape isn't alone in its ability to accomplish some great things, while simultaneously failing at the purpose for which it was created. Churches are doing this every day and so are individual people. We must get out of the duct tape syndrome and make sure that we are fulfilling the purpose for ...

2060. Jealousy: Cancer of the Heart

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... jealous for my sake? Oh, that all the Lord's people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!" (Numbers 11:26-29) Moses knew how to rejoice in the success of other people. You know we all need to ask God to give us the ability to honestly rejoice in someone else's success. Someone has well written: It is a good test to the rise and fall of egotism to notice how you listen to the praises of other men of your own standing. Until you can listen to the praises of someone else without ...

2061. Misled By Beauty

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... , how righteous they look. Jesus tells them that they are straining out gnats while swallowing camels. And he adds, "So you ... on the outside look righteous to others, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness" (Matthew 23:28). Jesus, like his heavenly Father, had the ability to look at the heart. Today's text from 1 Samuel invites us to learn a few things. One of them is to be aware of our natural tendency to be biased toward people one way or the other based on their looks. But an even further ...

2062. Mourning Our Fallen Tormentors

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... something we would not want to repeat or wish on anybody else, there were some useful things we gained. In David's case, he could see that Saul's relentless pursuit of him had forced him to gain military skills and develop leadership abilities. His forced exile put him in situations where he was able to help local residents, gaining their appreciation and support. His unwillingness to harm Saul, even when golden opportunities presented themselves, earned him the respect of his followers. None of this is to ...

2063. A Pair of Ducks and Abundant Life

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... you get to the truth, the more abstract and unrelated your thoughts become." Now, I think I understand what Einstein meant but to be sure I turned to the smartest person I know, the one who, I think, is closest to Einstein’s cognitive abilities: ChatGPT. Here’s what the AI told me: This quote, “The closer you get to the truth, the more abstract and unrelated your thoughts become.” suggests that as we approach the truth, our understanding of the world becomes more complex and abstract. The truth ...

2064. Five Differences between a Franchise Faith and an Authentic Faith

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... against me.” Discipleship can have many faces. But it is authentic and real as long as “the name of Christ” stands at its heart. Instead of seeking self-importance Jesus challenged his disciples to a life of selflessness. Instead of defining discipleship by the ability to do miraculous acts of healing, Jesus pointed to gestures as simple as giving a cup of cold water. Instead of closing ranks, Jesus opened the door to others, to all who would work in Christ’s name. Instead of being a funnel, Jesus ...

2065. What Gift Do You Bring?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... at his technology. He had no more technology than anyone else. In fact, they say that he didn't use as many ropes or ladders or technology that others did. In fact, he used no oxygen at all. They said, "Well, it must be something about his physical ability." And they looked and said, "He was no more athletically gifted than another million people in our world. He looked like a marathon runner and that probably helped." But here was an individual who had been able to do what nobody else had ever been able to ...

2066. The Bible: Head and Heart

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... with that one statement, he destroyed their notion of privilege. In speaking to them, he tore down all of their officially sanctioned walls and barriers of hatred. "We're God's special people so that gives to us special privileges and it also gives to us the ability to exclude anyone who is not one of us." Jesus destroyed that and they responded in anger. We can understand a little of how they felt. They were God's chosen people. They had been persecuted all of their lives because they maintained God's Word ...

2067. Woe to the Blessed

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... into the ring, but after defeat he sat in his dressing room alone. Ask Oskana Baiul who, just a few short years ago, stunned the Olympic world with her beautiful figure skating, but success was hard to handle. Now she fights to regain a fraction of her former abilities. Ask the Boston Red Sox player. I forget his name but they say he makes over two million dollars a year and he just filed for bankruptcy. Ask Mike Tyson. He made $147 million in 27 months and his accountant told him recently that he was broke ...

2068. More Time

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... to become patient and wait on God. How good this truly is! How difficult it may turn out to be! In these relationships we can gain strength. Jesus warns us over and over again not to be judgmental. For one thing, he points out our utter lack of ability. For another, it poisons the people of stature, who can at times forget their relationship to God and others. In brief, we can be rightly motivated and still not get the message. How often we have experienced this in the life of the church! Assessing fines in ...

2069. The End of Time

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... apart around you, but having faith in me will save you." We live in a very confusing and, it seems at times, broken world. We live in a world where there is suffering, pain, and sorrow. We live in a world where competing religions threaten to undo our ability to live together in peace. Things are not as they once were. The world is not simple and it is not innocent. The days of Leave it to Beaver are not even known to our current generation. Our young people today know only a world where terrorism and ...

2070. Father, Forgive Them!

Luke 23:33-43

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... . As he lived among them, he found himself falling in love with a blind maiden, and began considering the possibility of marriage. However, the blind people thought that this man who could see was strange. They felt that his mind was cluttered and confused, distracted by his ability to see. They insisted that if he wanted to continue living among them, he would have to have his eyes put out and become as blind as they. For a while, the man thought that he would be willing to do that, but one morning he got ...

2071. Minding the Store of Our Lives

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of his letter with an important note of consolation. He tells the people that various trials and temptations will come along the way. Yes, all will be tested; no one will escape. But Paul also firmly believed that no one is tested beyond one's ability to endure. All are given the strength to overcome the temptations and problems that come our way. Such testing will clearly involve some amount of suffering, but Paul also knew, as did the author of the letter to the Hebrews that it is through suffering ...

2072. All Is New in Christ

John 11:4-6, Philippians 3:4-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... friendly dog. The crowd in the arena was hushed to silence; the Emperor was stunned. He called Androclus to him. He told the Emperor the whole story. "Androclus and the lion are hereby freed," said the Emperor. "Such amazing kindness, gratitude, and the ability to throw away the past must be rewarded." The captivating story of Androclus and the lion presents many themes to ponder, but it clearly demonstrates the need to forget the past, be converted, and begin anew. Androclus, the lion, and even the Emperor ...

2073. Jesus Brings Hope

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , the church continues to celebrate this most significant event in salvation history for fifty days until Pentecost. It is a time when we can and must concentrate on the great hope which Jesus gives us through his resurrection. Jesus' triumph over death, his ability to make possible the impossible must be our source of hope. Jesus' great victory must be the counter to our ofttimes natural human inclination to place hope on the shelf. For some, specific problems plague our lives. We may battle with health or ...

2074. Jesus, The Light of the World

Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... their opinions of us. Our friends and associates are either drawn to or pushed from Christ by what they see and hear from us. Ours is, therefore, an awesome responsibility. How can we shine the light of Christ to others? Some may possess the ability, time, and opportunity to take more active roles. Every project and movement needs leaders and some of us will function in this capacity. We may lobby to keep Christ's presence in our ever-more secularized society. We may be frontline soldiers in some campaign ...

2075. Jesus Rewards the Just

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Abednego, who sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him." As God the Father rewarded the just in the Old Testament, so Jesus in a similar way rewards those who seek him. Jesus rewarded the faith of those who believed in him and his ability. Because of his faith, Jesus cured the man born blind (John 9:1-41). In another incident Jesus encountered two blind men and asked, " ‘Do you believe I am able to do this [cure blindness]?' They said to him, ‘Yes, Lord.' Then he touched their eyes ...

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