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2076. Harmless Hospitality

Luke 10:38-42 · 2 Kings 4:8-17

Sermon

Will Willimon

... woman over in Shuneme. Any time Prophet Elisha happened to go through town, she invited him over for fried chicken, biscuits, gravy, and squash. It's in the Bible. She said to her husband, ''This is a real prophet, this bald-headed man of God who's always stopping by for lunch. Let's build him a special room so he can stay here whenever he likes." My grandmother's house had a room called "The Prophet's Chamber" which was set aside for traveling Methodist preachers. This is where the term came from--the room ...

2077. When God Is Quiet

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and stills our spirits. Repositions our foundation. Restores our faith. God may appear sometimes to not hear us, to be absent in times when we feel we need God most. When time goes on and things seem out of hand, when the days go long and the storms don’t stop, it can feel sometimes like God is quiet. Or worse, not there. That’s when our faith can begin to slip and terror can set in. But Jesus is always there in our corner, there in our boat. And just at the moment we are convinced, he isn’t paying ...

2078. Uncontainable Faith

Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the people who already know Jesus. We are called to minister to the people who are not like us, who don’t know Jesus, who are suffering and don’t know where to turn. We are called to re-claim that proverb, “Care killed the cat,” and to stop worrying about who will come into our doors or how to fill our pews. When we start trusting Jesus, and healing in His name, the people will celebrate. And the people will come. Healthy people are trusting people. A healthy church is a church in which faith comes ...

2079. An Unbreakable Christmas

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... help out with the toy drive. But he had fallen on hard times himself. In fact, he was homeless, and had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. In those difficult circumstances, most of us would be thinking about our own needs. But after he left the Walmart, he couldn’t stop thinking about those kids who might not get a gift on Christmas. So, he returned to the Walmart, dug deep in his pocket and bought a few toys and even a new bike to donate to the children’s toy drive. He spent nearly all his money on ...

2080. Seeking Jesus

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... upon the Bible. As he read the Bible, Jason Richards says he began to see the truth of God. And then a horrible thought hit Richards: if there is a God, then he, Jason, was a sinner. He says this thought made him feel desperate. He read the Bible non-stop, looking for some way to relieve the burden of his sins. And then he read Psalms 50 and 51, written by King David when he was wracked with guilt and begging God to save him from his guilt and his sin. Jason Richards writes, “I knew that God could forgive ...

2081. Joy on an Elephant

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

Mary Austin

... at the top of our to-do lists, how do we manage it? First, what can we jettison from our lists? What can we cross off right now, with a huge sigh of relief? What Christmas tradition is no longer giving us joy? Is there something it’s time to stop doing? Is there something to move to February, when we’re all bored, cranky, and need something fun to do? We have permission. God wants us to rejoice, not to be mired in things we have to do. Second, what really makes us rejoice? Is it making something out of ...

2082. Jesus' Tears

John 11:32-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... my work. I want to achieve it by not dying.” (2) Well, good luck with that, Woody. Today we are going to visit with three of Jesus’ closest friends, Lazarus and his sisters, Martha and Mary. Jesus spent time in their home. He would stop to visit with Mary, Martha and Lazarus whenever he passed through their community. They had shared many enjoyable evenings together. Jesus was teaching one day a couple of miles from Bethany where Mary, Martha and Lazarus resided when word came to him that Lazarus was ...

2083. For Men Only?

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any related duty. He shall be free at home one year, to be happy with the wife whom he has married.” This addition to the law about divorce is designed to stop people from divorcing their current wife, then temporarily marrying another woman, in order to avoid military service, and then remarrying their first wife. So far from giving men carte blanche to divorce wives casually, this law prevented them from divorcing to swap wives or dodge ...

2084. Deliverance through adversity

Sermon

Willie Soler

... attention: When adversity comes, and it WILL come, we have to make a decision to face the problem and pressures that are too big for us to resolve on our own! In this way God gets our attention. We must stop and evaluate our situation; we ask questions in an attempt to figure things out on our own. However, we have to stop asking question and ask God for wisdom, we have to obey His Word and place our trust in Him to bring us through. b. To point out our weaknesses: It prompt us to rely on God in ways that ...

2085. Going Into Labor

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... , likened the appropriate attitude in waiting for the world’s end to the anonymous First Servant in Shakespeare’s play King Lear. The unnamed servant walks on stage when an atrocity is about to be committed by his master. Speaking barely eight lines, he tries to stop the blinding of an elderly man. That servant is killed. “That is his whole part: eight lines all told,” wrote Lewis. “But if it were real life and not a play, that is the part it would be best to have acted.” That is because, as ...

2086. By D Grace of God

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... thing to see. Sometimes it is contagious. Phil Robertson, the star of the reality TV show Duck Dynasty, says that he once had a problem with people stealing fish from the nets he had placed along the river. At first, he patrolled the river in an attempt to stop them. But then he read the passage in Romans 12 that says to give your enemy food and drink, and to overcome evil with good. And Robertson decided he would no longer protect his fish nets. Instead, the next time he caught someone trying to steal his ...

2087. The Journey

Mark 8:27-36

Sermon

Will Willimon

... string of Bible verses. Think about discipleship as a journey, a journey with Jesus. This is the story that each of us is finishing for ourselves. Each of us is busy tagging along behind Jesus, being surprised by Jesus, trying to figure out what he said at the last stop. Being amazed at the places that he leads us on this adventure. I have a few specific things to say about the nature of the journey, as I have observed it: I. The journey with Jesus is not only an adventure, it is a relationship. You are not ...

2088. When the Doors Were Shut

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the jungle undergrowth and make their way through the clearing. He imagined that they were looking for food or whatever cobras do at night. And they were all told to make sure that they closed their windows tight and put the plugs in their sinks, to stop spiders and scorpions coming in. “Well,” asks the Rev. Dr. Griffith, “how well do you think I slept that night?” He goes on to say that . . . “he didn’t sleep a wink . . . he had the windows closed, the sink covered, towels by the door, paper in ...

2089. The Lonely Prophet

1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a

Sermon

King Duncan

... movement and organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous is the acronym HALT—H. A. L. T. The word, of course, literally means “to stop.” But in sobriety circles, the acronym HALT serves as a reminder to be careful how you react when you are Hungry ... issues, these four states leave you particularly vulnerable to temptation. They suggest that, before you take a drink or pop a pill, stop and ask yourself if you are hungry, angry, lonely or tired, and then find a remedy or substitute action to replace the ...

2090. Feed My Sheep

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... Hey,” we say, “Chill out, Jesus! We already said we are you’re good buddies.” But Jesus didn’t buy the dodge. He kept asking, now as then, “Do you love me? Will you commit yourself and give yourself fully in authentic Christian community? Will you stop dancing and dissimilating? Will you listen and love, not with some neat categorical affection that can be controlled and portioned out…. but with a love which is free and freeing? Will you love with a love that is greater than the sum of all our ...

2091. Finding Your Place

Romans 12:1-12

Sermon

Will Willimon

... with the flow, find our place of security within the crowd, whereby we might attach our fragile egos to something greater than ourselves. So we join clubs, wear neckties, put stickers on our bumpers, membership cards in our wallets. When I was in college, I was stopped by a patrolman on a straight, deserted stretch of highway in South Carolina. To my surprise, the patrolman told me that I had been speeding. I sat beside him, glumly watching him fill out my citation. He looked at my car in front as he wrote ...

2092. Three In One

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... move on to what would be his final destiny in his earthly life, but he had more wisdom to impart to his followers. He also decided to stop and pray for them (and us). In the midst of that, he admitted to the disciples that he still had a lot more to say — “more ... all the truth” (v. 13). This is a theme that runs throughout his discourse with them during the evening. Jesus didn’t stop with the Holy Spirit, however. He went on to say the Spirit would glorify him (Jesus) by receiving the words of Jesus ...

2093. First World Problems

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... might also have a mindset problem. Author Joy Davidman was raised in a prosperous family. She was an atheist until sometime in her thirties when she became a follower of Jesus. In her book Smoke on the Mountain, she wrote, “There is . . . only one way to stop covetousness and the destruction of body and soul that spring from covetousness, and that is to want God so much that we can’t be bothered with inordinate wants for anything else.” (4) There is only one way to change our mindset of more wanting ...

2094. A VIP Seat

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the hospital officials got awkwardly quiet. But then Henri began singing too. Then hospital officials joined in. Soon, the whole room was filled with joyful voices belting out the song, “If you’re happy and you know it, raise your glass!” (5) Jesus didn’t come to stop the party. In fact, the opposite is true. He saw life as a party, and he wanted to invite everyone in. We are the only thing standing in the way of knowing the unquenchable joy of the kingdom of God. Life is not a competition; it is ...

2095. The Joy of Being Found

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? Who would you resist inviting to dinner? When Jesus wants to get an important point across, he usually tells one, maybe two stories. Our chapter for this morning, Luke 15, is unique in that Jesus tells three stories on the same theme: God loves us unconditionally. Full stop. And not just us inside these church walls. God loves those of us who will never walk in the doors of a church. God loves us who have wandered away from Him. God loves us who aren’t even looking for Him. God loves us unconditionally ...

2096. The Lawyer

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... half-breeds. The Samaritans didn’t show a lot of love in return either. If anyone in this story was likely to pass by the half-dead victim, it was the Samaritan (at least, Jesus’ listeners would have assumed as much). Lo and behold, the Samaritan stopped to see if the man was alive, he covered his wounds (probably using his own clothing as bandages), poured his own oil and wine onto the bleeding areas (thus sanitizing, cleansing, and treating the wounds), and transported the man on his own donkey to the ...

2097. Peter Asks A Question

John 13:1-7 · 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... of course Peter gets scolded. But he always spoke his mind. His wrong answers provided us with the right answers. And it was through him that we believers have received the keys to the kingdom. It was Peter who was the one who could deny Jesus because he never stopped to think before he spoke. And when Peter and John hurried to get a look at the empty tomb we, not they, ran. They did not walk. It was not like Peter to walk. Later, when Peter was speaking with the resurrected Jesus, he wasn't afraid to ask ...

2098. Shameless!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... seek him, and he is more than willing to open the door (not just because he’s our friend, but because we were shameless enough to go to him once again). If the neighbor doesn’t ask at midnight, he probably doesn’t get the bread. We cannot stop there, however. Jesus is not finished with his dissertation on prayer. The disciples haven’t heard everything he wants to say to them. There is one final piece of information he has to impart on that subject. And even though a lot of folks pass this part off ...

2099. Get the Grinch

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... I was walking, I noticed a precious four-year-old boy, who goes to my church, playing on the jungle gym with his grandmother. I stopped to visit with them. At first, the boy didn’t recognize me. I had a hat and headphones on, listening to music. When he ... about a rebirth of life for those who come home to Jesus. Anyone can experience this rebirth. All they have to do let go and stop trying to handle life on their own. All they have to do is come to Jesus. Regardless of what you have done, regardless of ...

2100. A Pep Talk for the Kingdom

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... army forces who were called in to disperse them. Eventually, the crowd grew to 200,000 resolute citizens who marched to the town square in protest of the Communist government. The army troops began firing on the crowds, killing hundreds, but it didn’t stop their protests. Then, a pastor in the crowd called out, “Let us pray!” and as his words were passed through the crowd, those hundreds of thousands of marchers knelt in the town square and prayed together The Lord’s Prayer. Their faith and courage ...

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