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2176. Men in Black

Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43

Sermon

James Merritt

... or a saint. Now much of the time you can tell the difference, but not all of the time, and that is why you have to leave the final judgment of who is and who is not, in many cases, to God. That is what this parable is all about. I. Only God ... Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! (vv. 38-43) Now there is a reason why the farmer instructs the servants to leave both the weed and the wheat alone. First of all, their plant roots would have become closely intertwined, and even if you distinguished the good ...

2177. Keep Your Eye On The Ball

Nehemiah 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... on a great project right now. If this is Sanballat, Tobiah, or Geshem, you are wasting your time. If it is anybody else, please leave a message after the beep." The reason why Nehemiah refused to stop what he was doing and shoot the breeze is found in the ... So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?' " (Nehemiah 6:3, NKJV) Nehemiah was doing a great work. Do you know why building a wall was such a ...

2178. The Dark Side Revealed

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... your sin has found you out", because maybe it hasn't. It doesn't say, "Be sure your sin may find you out, because that way it might leave you in doubt. The verse says, "Be sure your sin will find you out." It may not be finding you out this moment. It may not even find ... There is a real truth in that story. It is true that no two people have the same set of spiritual fingerprints and you leave your fingerprints on every sin you commit and one day either in this life or in the life to come, either in time or ...

2179. You Can Know What to Do With Your Life

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... in Isaiah 42:16. "I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, in paths they do not know I will guide them I will make darkness into light before them and rugged places into plains these are the things I will do, and I will not leave them undone." (Isaiah 42:16, NASB) Here is another verse from Isaiah. "And the LORD will continually guide you." (Isaiah 58:11, NASB) Solomon's father, David, I am sure taught Solomon this verse, because he wrote it. "I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you ...

2180. Experiencing God

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... and trust. Some years ago, I managed one of our church camps. At those weeklong summer events, many young people had profound and dramatic religious experiences, so strong that when the week was over, many of the teens wept and did not want to leave. Then they'd go home and return to their church the next Sunday, all fired up spiritually, and suddenly feel the letdown. That was because the church services could not replicate the emotional experience the teens had had in the hothouse environment of camp ...

2181. The View from Michal’s Window

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... not with the way she chose to handle it. Fairly early in her marriage, when her father Saul was still on the throne, David had to flee for his life when Saul tried to kill him. In fact, Michal helped her husband escape, knowing he would have to leave her behind. Once David was out of reach, Saul took Michal, and giving her no choice, presented her in marriage to another man. In the meantime, David acquired a couple of more wives, and, as far as we know, made no attempt to even communicate with Michal. Years ...

2182. Eating in the Echoing Hall

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... stay in Casablanca with Rick. Then Rick says to her, "Inside we both know you belong with Victor. You're part of his work, the thing that keeps him going. If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and for the rest of your life." And so, Ilsa goes, leaving Rick behind. Well, maybe she would regret it if she had stayed, but there is a recent study on the subject of regret published in the May 2004 issue of Psychological Science1 ...

2183. Putting God to Work in Your Life through Peas, Squash, Lettuce, Thyme

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... livelihood. Unemployment numbers are still on the rise. The most recent statistics are the highest they have been in 26 years. People are either moving in with family and forming extended families, or we are leaving dead and dying towns to search out work in some other part of the country . . . leaving behind bad mortgages, good schools, family memories. When you’re unemployed, the goal is not so much a better future; the goal is getting through today and getting to tomorrow. Some of you here this morning ...

2184. A Pair of Ducks and Abundant Life

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... sermons.] Original Title: A Pair of Ducks and Abundant Life New Title: Paradox Blocks It’s always interesting to discover a child’s take on things. The Internet recently carried a series of letters from children to their pastors: Dear Pastor, I’m sorry I can’t leave more money in the plate, but my father didn’t give me a raise in my allowance. Could you have a sermon about a raise in my allowance? Love, Patty (age 10, New Haven). Dear Pastor, I think a lot more people would come to your church ...

2185. Death in Jesus Christ

Mark 8:27 - 9:1

Illustration

J. Dudley Weaver

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who lost his life for the sake of the Gospel, literally, wrote: "When Christ calls a (person), he bids him come and die. It may be a death like that of the first disciples who had to leave home and work to follow him, or it may be a death like (Martin) Luther's who had to leave the monastery and go out into the world, but it is the same death every time - death in Jesus Christ, the death of the old (person) at his call... Only the person who is dead to his own will can follow Christ ...

2186. Escaping the Rat Traps

Mark 9:38-41

Illustration

Jan Campbell

... while, marveling at the courage it took for the rat to choose to survive by chewing its leg off and leaving it behind. It makes one wonder whether we would have the courage to do what the rat did. If you were caught in a life-threatening situation one day, would ... you be able to cut part of yourself off and leave it behind in order to go on living? That's one of those things we never truly know, unless and until we actually faced that situation ...

2187. Holy Extravagance

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... Who would have thought the fathers of the church would include the story in holy scripture? Ah, but wait a minute, we have the answer to that one. The Holy Spirit ordained it and it was and is so! The Bible does not provide us with a take it or leave it posture. To be in the scriptures is to have credibility. We attempt to talk our way out of it and away from it at our own peril. Our correct response is appreciation, gratitude, and teachability. Our Lord says to come and learn from him because he is the way ...

2188. The Extravagance of Love

Luke 7:36-8:3

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... . Far from observing the customary social protocols, she throws caution to the wind and gives it everything she has. It's as if she has completely forgotten that there is anyone else there but her and Jesus. She didn't just say a couple of polite "Thank yous," and leave it at that. No, her actions were over the top. Now remember that this woman is repudiated to be a sinner. Not even Jesus disputes that. The fact that she has her long hair down is a tip-off that she's a prostitute. In ancient Israel, Jewish ...

2189. What Happens When You're Not Prepared for What Happens

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... see this previously insane and violent man, whom they feared so much as to put him in chains, now sitting quietly and in his right mind listening to every word Jesus had to say. So startled were the townspeople that they asked Jesus to go away, immediately, and to leave them alone. All their lives, they had been dealing with this sick man. They may not have handled things the best way, but at least they felt they knew what to do while he was sick. Now that Jesus had come and stirred things up and healed him ...

2190. My Earlier Life

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

John Jamison

... Saul found himself in Damascus, rejected by his own, feared and hated by everyone else, blind, and living in a one-room hovel. Those papers he carried from Jerusalem? Useless. Perhaps the real hero of this entire story is a guy named Ananias. Again, we'll leave the theological debates for a later time, but just know that Ananias was a Christian, and overcoming his fears and the fears of his friends, went to visit Saul. It was during this brief visit that Saul regained his sight, and rebuilt his life. He ...

2191. The Promise that Won’t Be Broken

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... God's Word and to walk with God. In Christ, we find we are able to do what we could not do before. Jesus now stands with us and we have the power of the Holy Spirit within us. This is what makes it possible for the alcoholic to leave their drinking, for those struggling with infidelity to remain faithful to their spouses, for the gambler to turn away from the games of chance. We cannot do it on our own, but we have been promised power from above so that we might do extraordinary things. A fourth promise ...

2192. Boasting and Praying for You

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... fireworks. Nor breakfast. God is so grand to me that I have to boast. What I most like to boast about is theology. Nature is second only to theology. Most of us understand how to boast about the sunrise or the ocean, the mountains or the fall leaves. We know about beauty and the incredible amazement in God's creation. We discover and rediscover awe by watching a bird outside of our windows. But fewer of us know how to enjoy our theology. By theology I mean the invitation and commandment to enter every human ...

2193. Do Not Be Quickly Shaken

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... resisted, as in sitting at the bottom of the stairs and refusing to climb, in first feeling the snow on his feet and trying to jump up in the air, in putting a dumb look on his face when he climbed out of the airplane carrier in the north after leaving the tropics only three hours earlier. What impressed me was that he was only afraid once. After he managed each cold and fear, he went on. He didn't repeat the fears over and over. He just had to do them once. I have declared him brilliant, another companion ...

2194. The Good News about Marriage

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... meant to be. You don’t have to be married to have a satisfying life. But if you do marry, you should do it with the intent that this will be a lifelong relationship. That takes work. And that takes the grace of God. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” 1. Reader’s Digest, October 1985, p. 27. Cited in Ed Young, The 10 ...

2195. Walking in the Light

Isaiah 60:1-6

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... body and life into a pew near the front. There, he sat and wept. In the comfort of God's house and in the anonymity of darkness, he let himself be honest and hurting before God. In the darkness, he remembered the Word of God, "I will not leave you comfortless." The candle in the front of the church, with its steady glow, reminded him of the constant light of God's presence that had shone in the lives of faithful believers throughout the centuries. The light shone in the darkness to remind him that God would ...

2196. Risky Business

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... the devastation of Israel, as well as to preach hope for a new way of life. His own words are to be as powerful and effective as fire, or as a pounding hammer. While his message will separate the prophet from family and friends, God will never leave him alone. In God's service, Jeremiah can be assured of God's continuing presence. Jeremiah is not alone in his reticence to proclaim the Word of God. Many folks are terrified of public speaking. Surveys say that most people, if they have a choice between public ...

2197. Sowing Eternal Seeds

Isaiah 55:10-13

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... the spoils of humanity's creations. No words can adequately describe the dignity of God's created order. The dawning of each new day calls forth adoration and praise. Every mountain, every hillside, every valley, is revered. Creation is a sacred place, leaving us awestruck by its beauty. The prophet Isaiah lauds creation as he speaks words of encouragement to his people in exile. Two generations earlier, the Hebrew people had been scattered to the four winds by invading enemies. They had forgotten God's ...

2198. As Seen from the Solitary Broom Tree

1 Kings 19:1-18

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... queen, Jezebel, is after him because he trumped her prophets, Elijah hightails it out of the area. Then, when he is safely away, all his energy leaves him, and he begins to feel sorry for himself. He has had it with being a prophet and he wants to resign his commission. He is ... , your relationship, a situation, or a person is dragging you under, try to alter your circumstance, or if necessary, leave. MIT View: If you feel something is dragging you down, suppress these thoughts. This is a weakness. Drink more ...

2199. Calamity and Hope

Joel 2:23-32

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... . Joel's prophecy reaches across time and Peter becomes for Joel a voice of one crying out from history that God will not leave the people alone. In the final analysis, Joel presents us with a vision of the blessings that we can expect as God's children. ... We have a promise of immediate relief from trouble. God loves us and will not leave us to our own devices. God will not allow us to be forever afflicted with doubt and uncertainty. God will intervene as happened on ...

2200. Preaching God's Reformation

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... . The realistic message of both the Hebrew Scripture and the New Testament is that our help is in an ever-present God. Our God is not confined to the top of a mountain. Our God lives with us, not apart from us. The Bible tells us plainly that God never leaves God's people in bondage or exile. We all need to recognize, as did the early reformers, that our God sees beyond the present reality of our world and is ultimately in full control of all reality. In addition, our God is a God of promise. "The days are ...

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