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2176. Repeat After Me

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... glory that will never fade away. Finally, he says in verse 9, "…and he found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith." This is so vital to understand. When Paul got saved, he didn't exchange one religion for another one. He didn't swap one set of rituals for another one. He didn't exchange one set of rules for another one. When Paul got saved he came to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ ...

2177. He's Everything I Need

Psalm 23:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... pastor with a broad smile on his face said, “I wanted to talk to your son, who I knew was going to die, about the importance of being a Christian and knowing Jesus. But I wanted to speak to him in a child’s language so he would clearly understand it.” He said, “I took your son’s left hand and I held his thumb and said, ‘The’ - because we’re talking about one of a kind.” “Then I held his index finger and said, ‘Lord’ because the Lord cares for us.” He said, “For the middle finger ...

2178. Introducing A Child to God

1 Samuel 1:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to God. Those four lessons are printed in your bulletin. First, teach your child that he or she is a gift from God. Don’t you know that Elkanah, Samuel’s mother, told him again and again how she had asked God for a child? As soon as he could understand her words, she probably said, “Son, you are a miracle child! I asked the Lord for a child and he gave me you.” Your child is a gift from God and he or she should know that. Teach your child that God designed him or her, that he or she ...

2179. Practical Tips For Powerful Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... man called the minister to tell him that her father had died peacefully. And then she said, “For some reason, his hand was on that empty chair alongside his bed. Isn’t that strange?” The minister said, “Oh no, it’s not strange at all. I understand perfectly. He was just reaching out in trust to his best friend.” (2) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (1) Moore, James, W., If You’re Going the Wrong Way…Turn Around!” (Dimensions for Living: Nashville, 2004 ...

2180. The Love Triangle: Man-Woman-God

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... in health, to love and to cherish, “ they cannot know the vastness of that promise. Without God’s help, a couple is unlikely to be able to keep that promise. Only after God does his miraculous work in our marriages, only then can we begin to understand what St. Paul meant when he said, “Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” (I Cor. 13:7-8) All married couples go through some hard times. The big question is not how big your troubles are or how deep ...

2181. Why Is Life So Unfair?

Romans 8:28-39

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Bill Bouknight

... First, remember that though life is unfair, God is good. • Secondly, stay close enough to God to let him heal your wounds. • Thirdly, ask God to bring some good out of your pain. Next to the Bible, the book that has helped me most to understand the ways of God is entitled “The Will of God” by Leslie Weatherhead. Weatherhead used a strange but very helpful illustration. He said, “Let’s suppose that the toddlers of the world were to have a mass meeting. Let’s suppose that they could communicate ...

2182. The Revelation Code II: Crash, Crisis and Christ

Revelation 5:1--7:17

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... over again when the horsemen of military might and oppression ride through the scroll of history and down the streets of Baghdad and Beirut, Afghanistan and Africa. In the face of this seemingly unending cycle of violence and turmoil, we cry out for one who can help us understand, one who can help us find the way, one who can interpret history and bring hope, one who stands in the midst and holds humanity in the palm of his hand. And that leads us to the primary theme of the Book, the key to the Revelation ...

2183. When Seeing is Not Believing

John 20:19-31

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John E. Harnish

... he saw. 2. You see, sometimes seeing is believing. But sometimes, believing is seeing. Like Thomas, when we finally come to the end of our searching, there comes the moment when we take the great leap of faith; when we reach out beyond our understanding to grasp a truth larger than our doubts; when, after asking all the questions, we take the step which leads toward the Risen Christ. And in that moment, we discover that believing is seeing. Robin Lovin, Dean of Perkins School of Theology, says: Resurrection ...

2184. Getting It Straight

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... biggest laugh! Saint Paul is deeply serious, as usual, and in tune with values that have consistently been a part of the Judeo-Christian tradition. I suspect many of us would be hard-pressed to come up with a person(s) who is prudish as we commonly understand it. Of course, that may not be all bad in view of the fact human nature after all is sinful and allowances for repentance and forgiveness are absolutely necessary. Surely we don't have to be caught between a rigid moral code that lacks compassion and a ...

2185. God’s Wisdom or the World?

James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... must choose the same. James, as one of the select disciples of Jesus, took seriously his Master's challenge and passed it on to his readers, including you and me. He begins this passage by basically asking the people how they understand wisdom and understanding. In a rhetorical manner he answers his own question by suggesting there are two possible responses. One form of wisdom is characterized by envy, selfish ambition in one's heart, boastfulness, and lack of sincerity. This is earthly, unspiritual, and ...

2186. Prayer: A Way of Life

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... the wisdom of the rabbi had transformed hearts. The monks had once again started to live their lives according to the Golden Rule. The monks in the monastery learned, "through the back door," of the need to treat their brothers with respect. They were converted to an understanding that prayer must be a way of life. Prayer is vocal, but it must also be action. It must be the way we live our daily lives. Saint James, as he concludes his epistle, a letter based on action, that is being doers of the word, makes ...

2187. Grace and Generosity

Matthew 20:1-16

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James W. Moore

... not getting through to them. They didn't have the foggiest notion what she was talking about. So she took a deep breath and tried again: "Look boys, grace is the break you get when you don't deserve it. That's the simple explanation. But you won't really understand it till you experience it." And that's true isn't it? You need to have some living under your belt to understand the messes we make of our lives form time to time; how it impacts our lives and others. Then you know, when grace is shown, then you ...

2188. When What’s Holding You Up Lets You Down

2 Samuel 18:33-19:8

Sermon

Shirley Gupton Lynn

... , the innocent one, suffered until his sweat was like blood. The prophet Jeremiah cried out, "Woe is me for my hurt; my wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is my grief and I must bear it" (Jeremiah 10:19). To accept our suffering does not mean we understand it. In my "first life" before I became a widow, I was a preacher's wife. On my husband's first charge in the country, we lived in a bright new four-room parsonage. We had our first baby, wonderful churches, and we were very happy. One January day ...

2189. The 6 Words that Can Save Your Life

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Paul offers to the congregation at Philippi a road map to a new kind of existence—-an existence free from anxiety, a life free from worry and gnawing doubt, a life filled and fulfilled by what the apostle called “the peace of God which passes all understanding.” How do we reach that divine destination? How do we get such a “garth?” It only takes six words—-three couplets give precise directions to this place of peace. Are you ready? Here they are. Here is my translation of this part of today’s ...

2190. The Quiet Day of Pentecost

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

George Reed

... God's. That Pentecost not only was the church born, but so was the ministry of listening to the guidance of the Spirit, what we now call discernment. The work of discernment or listening for and to the Spirit has been an important part of the church's understanding of its ministry, for it is not a call to simply be quiet and sit blissfully in the presence of God. It is the hard work of listening for the word of guidance from the Spirit that will send the church out into ministry and mission, enlarging the ...

2191. Caring for the “Little Ones”

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

George Reed

... her hand and called her to get up. When she got up he reminded the parents that they needed to give her something to eat. One can imagine that by now they were delirious with delight and might not be thinking clearly. In this double story, Jesus leads us to understand that there is no one who is not worthy of the love and grace of God. In spite of what people may say about someone, no matter how vile they seem, God declares that they are God's own beloved child. No one is seen as being beyond redemption. No ...

2192. No More Camping Out

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... to say that God changes. God is God. Immutable, eternal, that which is greater than you or I can conceive. No. It's not God who changes. It's we who change. Thus, our perceptions of God change, and we can see this by the way people relate to their understanding of God throughout our history. This was a God untempered by the religion of Jesus. This was not the gentle Jesus kind of God who snuggles up with the kids on his lap. This was a God who could lose it and "burst forth with an outburst upon Uzzah" (2 ...

2193. Following a God Who Flip Flops ...

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... , and most of them involve our willingness to embrace change. Where is change coming for you? In your own body as you age? In your marriage or love relationship as time marches forward? Does change come in the way you experience God? Do we grow into different ideas and understandings of the holy? Can we live with a flip-flop God? A God who can change his mind? A God who can repent of anger and turn to us in love? Can we follow love's energy, even though it is unpredictable and yes, changeable? Perhaps if we ...

2194. The Passion of the Servant Leader

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... did those things and why I gave you so much trouble, and the answer is easy for me to give you, but I wonder if you will understand. Remember when I was about six or seven and I used to want you to just listen to me? I remember all the nice things you ... you had only sat down with me a while during the day and said to me: "Tell me all about it so I can maybe help you understand." If Donna ever has children, I hope you will tell her to just pay some attention to the one who doesn't smile very much because that ...

2195. Salvation in Jesus’ Name

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... You are in big trouble here, Peter. Now give an account of yourself and we will judge what to do with you." Peter was standing before a group of men that had had him arrested and was now about to determine what punishment to give him. "Do you understand the power we have over you, Peter?" We may have trouble with Peter's past behavior. When Jesus told his apostles that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer, and die there, Peter took him aside and rebuked him. Jesus in turn rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me ...

2196. With Friends Like These ...

Job 38:1-7 (34-41)

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... Losses, Judith Viorst claims that the people we are and the lives we lead are determined by our loss experiences. We learn to live as we learn to grieve. Smaller losses need to be acknowledged and grieved along the way also, even when we fear others will not understand. Job knows pain, which convinces him of nothing other than God's absence. His situation seems hopeless, yet he never gives up calling on God. Finally, when God does speak to Job out of that whirlwind, and Job confesses that he had tried to ...

2197. Baby Blues

1 Samuel 1:4-20

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... person, a whole woman, nor a whole Christian without children. After all, didn't God say to "be fruitful and multiply"? She feels pain and shame over her situation. Impertinent words of advice and quick solutions only inflict more pain. She would appreciate compassion and understanding from others who mean well, but who also inflict more pain on her. In time she hopes to fill her emptiness with God's love. We can be in compassionate ministry with those whose dream of children does not come true in the way ...

2198. The Compleat Christian

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a mature faith cannot happen until in both an individual and communal sense one first risks encountering the truth - the truth about oneself, the truth about others, the truth about God. Examined in that light, how do we measure up to Paul's understanding of a truly virtuous, compleat Christian? Do you have hope? Hope is probably the most quintessentially Christian of all these four virtues. As Paul proclaims his hope, as hope has been maintained throughout the life of the church, it is inexorably caught up ...

2199. Quenching St. Anthony's Fire

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... figure of Mary is the Mary of the Magnificat. The angel Gabriel brought Mary a message of authority, not love. To answer the question of your authority as a disciple, your calling as a "minister," you must come to terms with Mary. To be a disciple means you understand what it must have been like to be Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary is absolutely central disciples of Jesus must come to grips with her. You have heard the carpenter's call, you have been chosen to receive God's favor. You, the least, the last ...

2200. Say What?

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... from the overshadowing clouds. After the Transfiguration, Peter does not know what response to make (Luke 9:33). So he babbles. Peter always has to say something _ even when vision is obstructed, when silence is what is called for and when experience eludes understanding until one is off the mountain. 2. There is little growth on the mountaintops. Air gets thinner, trees get shorter, foliage gets scarcer, the higher one climbs. On the top of the mountain itself, there is only the stark beauty of rock and ...

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